— 504 
Lately they crossed the Inn, and invaded the 
territory of our allies—lately they presumed 
‘to tarry the war into the heart of our country 
" s=now, defeated anddismayed, they fly in dis- 
order; already my advanced guard has passed 
the inn—before a month is e esate? we — 
beat Vienna. 
Fron) our Head- quarters, Ratisbon, April 24, 
j (Signed). NAPOLEON. 
Third Bulletin of the French Grand Army. 
This Bulletin is dated from the head-quar- 
Rers at Berghausen, April 30. It details no- 
thing of importance. The Duke of Dantzic 
reached Altenmark on the 28th, Gen. Wrede 
entered Salzburgh on the 29th, and on the 
S0th the whole army crossed the Inn in full 
pursuit of the Austrians. Many prisoners 
weremade. ‘ The Emperor of Austria,” says 
_ the Bulletin, «is zone to Scharding, a position 
extremely well adapted for a Sovereign, who 
neither wishes to be ia his capital to govern 
his dominions, nor in the field, where he is 
known to be merely an incumbrance and dead 
weight. When he was isformed of the result 
of the battle of Eckmuhl, he judged it pru- 
,fent to retire into the interior of his domi- 
nions. *=-Speaking of the Austrian imitations 
of the French military system,the Bulletin re-_ 
marks, ‘* But the ass is not ennobled toa lion 
because he is covered with a lion's skin; the 
long ears betray the ignoble beast.’°—The 
Autrians are precipitately evacuating the Ty- 
rol, Owing to the victories in Bavaria. Mar- 
shal Davoust és to proceed to the Tyrol to re- 
. 8tore tranquillity. 
SPAIN. 
The following general orders were pub- 
lished at Head-quarters, in Madrid, on 
the @d Apri: 
“His Catholic Majesty has given orders, that 
information should be given to the army, of 
the new victory gained on the 28th March, 
by the first light corps under the command 
ofthe Marshal Duke of Belluno, at Medellin, 
ever the army of the enemy, under the com- 
ynand of the SpanishGeneralCuesta. Ten thou- 
sand Spaniards having been killed, and 4,000 
made prisoners by our light troops, and the 
gest saved themselves by flight in the best 
manner they could. ‘The whole artillery, to 
the number of 25 pieces, with 6 standards, 
fell into our hands. The greater part of the 
Superior and staff-officers were left on the 
field. The Spanish Lieutenant-general, Don 
Francisco de Frias, was found among the dead 
severély wounded. 
‘<The army of Cues and a part of that 
‘of Andalusia are, by this fortunate event, an- 
nihilated. The Marshal Duke of Belluno 
gives the greatest praise to the Generals and 
Officers, as well as the troops under his com- 
mand. Our loss, in comparison to that of the 
enemy, appears incredibly small, as this 
glorious Gay cost us, in killed and wounded, 
not more than SOO men. We are indebted 
State of Public Affairs in May. 
[June ft, 
for this advantage to tle impetuosity of our 
attacks, and the spirit with which they are 
maintained. 
‘¢ This victory secures us the conquest of 
Andalusia, the whole of which will shortly be 
in possession of our troops. . 
(Signed) (8 JouRDAN. 
6¢ Marshal of the Empire, and Major- 
general of his Catholic Majesty.” 
‘* Cadiz, April 10, 1809, 
*¢ In spite of the multiplied treacheries of 
the Spanish and Portuguese Chiefs and Ge~ 
nerals, in spite of the notorious imbecility, 
corruption, and perhaps even perfidy of this 
Government, and the wretched mismanage- 
ment on our parts, the views of the enemy 
seem to be completely bafiled. 
he is retiring every where, ‘except frons 
Barcelona. The Jast accounts state, that 
he destroys the forts, &c. and leaves his sick 
and wounded ‘o the mercy of the Spaniards. 
He is retiring also in La Mancha and Estre- 
madura, after gaining advantages which 
seemed to lay the road into Andalusfa open 
without assistance. The ‘treachery of Urbine 
exposed the army of La Mancha to almest in- 
evitable destruction, and it fied in the most 
disorderly manner, seized with a sudden 
panic, for several days before a small division 
of French cavalry. Albuquerque has repre- 
sented to the Junta the perfidy of Urbino in © 
the clearest light. ‘he copy of his letter is 
here. You will no doubt have received the 
details of the cowardly behaviour of the 
In Catalonia 
‘Spanish cavalry at Medellin; which, if the 
French had properly used the advantage they 
gained on that day, would undoubtedly have 
made them masters of the pass at least, if 
not of Seville itself. ‘Their numbers, howe 
ever, seem to be too insignificant for further 
conquest, and notwithstanding the numerous 
partizans they have amongst the higher 
classes and officers of Government, if not is 
the Government itself, the People are true te 
their own cause. 
GREAT BRITAIN. 
At a meeting lately held at the Crowa 
and Anchor, in the Strand, for the pur 
pose of obtaminga Reform of Parliament, 
the fullowing resolutions were carried : 
1. That it is “ the grand principle of the 
constitution, that the people shall have a 
share in the government, by a just Fapresen- 
tation in parliament.” 
2. That the long duration of parliaments 
greatly facilitates the corruption of the mem- 
bers, and removes that wholesume check or 
controul on their conduct, a frequent recur- 
bo to the opinion of their constituents. 
. That in a petition presented to, the 
Bisues' of Commons, on the 6th of May. , 1793, 
it was offered to be proved at the bat "that 
154 individuals did, by their own authority, 
_appoint or procure the return of 307 members 
of that house (exclusive of these from Scot- 
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