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The Junta has fled to the Isle of Leon, 
mear Cadiz. It is supposed that most of the 
members will embark for America. 
Madrid, Feb. 1.—The king left Cordova 
on the 28th, and intended to sleep that night 
at Ecija. 
The Junta has quitted Seville. That 
city has sent deputies, and his Majesty will 
doubtless enter it before the end of the month. 
Grenada has opened its gates. The ene- 
my’s armies are dispersing. Prisoners, can- 
non, and stores, are incessantly collecting. 
The king is every where received as a 
beloved father, arriving in the midst of his 
children, after a long ‘and painful absence. 
This is the infallible effect of the comparison 
which all the inhabitants make between the 
tyranny and violence of the Junta, and the 
beneficence of his Majesty, who brings peace 
and security to every family. 
The army enjoys abundance. It returns 
the good reception it meets with from the 
inhabitants, by the most exact discipline ane 
respect to persons and property. 
‘the troops of his Majesty the Pherae 
and King have entered Cordova and Jaen. In 
every part of the army’s line of march, the 
inhabitants testify the greatest satisfaction at 
being rescued from the tyranny of the Junta. 
All the citizens remain in the bosom ot their 
families. 
The insurgents seem to have had the in- 
tention of defending Jaen ; where there were 
found 46 pieces of cannon, and a great quan- 
tity of military stores and provisions. 
The total of prisoners exceeds 7000, among 
whom are a number of officers. There are 
between 3 and 4000 wandering in the moun- 
tains, and several of them are hourly brought 
in, exclusive of a great number who have 
thrown away their arms; and are returning to 
their homes, whence they had been carried 
by violence. Arrizaga, in his flight to the 
mountains of Grenada, was scarcely able to 
get 5060 of the poor wretches to follow him. 
These happy tesults afford the consoling 
hope of seeing the war in Spain terminate 
speedily, and without bloodshed. _ 
The king contines to enjoy the best staté 
of health. The gratitude of the inhabitants, 
and the frank expressions of their joy, are, to 
his Majesty’s heart, the most fiattering res 
wardof his clemency and paternal bounty. 
A column of infantry and cavalry, which 
left Madrid three days ago, under the orders 
of the Chief of Squadron Soubeyran, has 
fallen in with, and routed, a numerous corps 
of brigands,; near Santa ee de la Sarza. 
On the 29th, this officer came up with 
them, from 100 to 159, near the village of 
Prado. 
head of 25 chasseurs of the 26th regiment, 
killed 20 of them on the spot, and took 18 
horses. ‘The rest fled in the greatest disorder, 
(Signed) BELLIARD, 
GREAT BRITAIN. 
The following return shows the effective 
strength ef the army which embarked for sere 
He instantly charged them, at the. 
State of Public Affairs in February. 
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[March 1, 
vice in the Scheldt, in the month of July, 
1809; the casualties which occurred; the 
number of officers and men who returned to 
England ; and the number reported sick ac- 
cording to the latest returns (with the excep- 
tion of the 59th regiment, from which corps a 
proper return has not yet been received :) 
Adjutant Generals Office, Feb. 1, 1810. 
secites Trompete 
ers, Drummers, 
Offcers. & Rank & File. 
Embarked forservice -. 1,733 57,481 
Officers. @ Fie : 
Rilledss vse =e ae? 99 
Died on Service.40 2,044 
Since sent home 29 1,859 >67 4,105 
Deserted--++++--0 84 
Discharged «++2--+0 Diss 
Total Officers and men who re- 
turned, who are now borne on 
the strength of their respec- 
tive corpS\eeeseesees1, 671 53,373 
Of which number are re- 
ported sickeesseeesss 277 11,269 
(Signed) - Henry Carvert,. 
Adjutant-Gen. 
According toa return laid before parliament, 
the number of sick and wounded sent home 
from the army in Walcheren, from the 21st 
of August to the 16th of December, amounts 
to 12,863. 
An accornt laid before the House of Com- 
mons, of the total net produce of the perma- 
nent, annual, and war taxes, in the years 
ending the 5th of January, 1809, and the sth 
of January 1810. 
In the former: 
ie s. d. 
12,158,450 15 10 
4,929,790 1.9 
20,291,797 10 9 
Permanent. taxes 
Annual ditto 
War ditto 
Total 57,380,038 8 5 
Sey 
In the latter: 
Permanent taxes 33,544,348 19 62 
Annual ditto 4,920,760 18 6 
War ditto 20,798,145-10 72 
Total 59,263 
255 8 8 
— eet 
Making an excess of neatly two millions in 
favour of the latter year. 
National Debt:—An account of the re- 
duction of the National Debt, from the 1st 
- August, 1786, tothe 1st February, 1810: 
“Redeemed by the Sinking Fund 156,042,936 
- Transterred ‘by Land Tax re- 
deemed £3,421,468 
‘Ditto by Life Annuities purchased 1,024,512 
SE 
On Account of Great Britain 180,488,916 
Ditto of Ireland - 6,593,966 — 
Ditto of Imperial Loan - 1,020,525 
Ditto of Loan te Portugal . 21,662 — 
Total 188,125,069 
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