Martinsburgh Gazette

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New York, June 24. —The packet ship Montana, Captain Smith, from Havre, arrived last evening—having brought Paris papers and private intelligence to the 19th of May—being three days later than was received yesterday via London. For the following translations we are indebted to the Editors of the American.

Among the passengers who came in the Montana, was the honorable Albert Gallatin, American Minister at the Court of St. Cloud.

"Paris, May 17.

The Moniteur publishes to day the following telegraphic dispatch, transmitted from Bayonne, the 15th, at 5 o'clock in the evening.

Head Quarters at Lerma, 13th—11 o'clock at night.

The Major General to his Excellency the Minister of War.

The army continues its movement upon Madrid. H. R. H. the Duke of Angouleme, arrived here to-day, with the reserve from Burgos. The Marshal Duke of Reggio, entered Valladolid yesterday: His vanguard is on the Duero—General Obert was to have been on the 14th at Almazan."

The Moniteur gives in its non-official column the following letter.

Copy of a letter from Baron d'Eroles, 10th May, addressed to Marshal Moncey.

"Monseigneur—As I had yesterday the honor to state, I was advancing my troops upon Vidia, when I learnt on the road the retreat of the enemy upon Berga: thinking that the point of Vidia would be too distant from his line, I directed my force towards Pedro de Torello, and shall possibly, push my right on to Ripoll—there I shall await the determination of Curial and Gen. Donadieu. I have communicated my opinion to them, which is, that Mina should be pushed 'till he is destroyed, and I can assure your excellency, that if we pursue him with vigour for 8 days, he is lost for want of ammunition and provisions.

To the General of the armies of his C. Majesty. (Signed) BARON D'EROLES."

Paris, May 17.

Intelligence from Genoa, of the 18th, announces the occupation of Palamos by our troops, who were received with those transports of joy to which they are now accustomed.—The approaches to Barcelona are continued. The movements of Mina are very uncertain; the 11th he descended towards Gerona, and appeared, by the hesitation of his march, to have no fixed plan, and only desirous to avoid an engagement. His troops are diminishing every day. Those whom he had forcibly enlisted, take advantage of the mountain defiles, and night marches, to desert.

From the corps blockading Pampeluna, they write on the 7th—"The city is closely pressed, within short cannon shot, by 8 battalions and 8 squadrons, of the 3d corps of Concoy's division, and by 3000 Spanish Royalists. These forces will be augmented in a few days, by the arrival of 3 battalions of the 14th regiment from France, and by 5000 Navarros, whom the Brigadier, Santos Ladon, is bringing from Saragossa by Jaca. The French and Spanish royalists live in the most perfect harmony—they are rivals only in the zeal with which they support the fatigues of the service and the rigours of the season. The garrison of Pampeluna, which is composed of the skeletons of 5 or 7 regiments, and 500 militiamen, forming altogether an effective force of less than 3000 men, sustains daily losses from desertion. They dare no longer to hazard any sorties. Fresh meat is already very scarce in the city, while the blockading troops enjoy great abundance. It is thought that if the battering train were arrived, that Pampeluna, notwithstanding the strength of its walls, would not be long before it opened its gates."—Journal des Debats.

The departure of his excellency Mr. Gallatin is not without hope of return. This worthy representative of the United States having asked for his recall on account of his family affairs, has only obtained an unlimited leave of absence. Mr. D. Sheldon, Secretary of Legation, remains a "Charge d'Affairs" of the United States during the absence of Mr. Gallatin—Constitutionnel.

Paris, May 18. —The report yesterday circulated, of the complete defeat of a corps of Royalist Spaniards, 2000 strong, commanded by Romagosa, by Mina, who fell unexpectedly upon them, becomes to-day more probable—It is said that the plan of Mina, was to attack in order to disperse the two divisions of Eroles and Romagosa, before coming to hands with the French army. It is said that Gen. Quesada, who was blockading Santona with 3 or 4000 men of the Army of the Faith, having attempted to cause some soldiers to be shot, for want of discipline, was suddenly abandoned by his whole corps d'armee. It is even said that there was a sort of mutiny, and that the General of the Faith was obliged to fly, accompanied only by a single aide-de-camp. According to the same story, several battalions had been detached from the French army in the vicinity, in order to keep up the blockading of Santona. It is said that the Marshal Duke of Albufera, (Suchet) is about to take his departure for the army.

A letter from Perpignan of the 7th May, gives as a report, that the French commandant of the town of Figueras, sent to the commandant of the fortress a flag, begging him not to fire upon the city, as it injured it very much, menacing him at the same time with rigorous treatment, when captured, if he should persist in his course. The Spanish commander received the flag, and message, sent back the messenger, and immediately commenced a fire upon the town.

PERPIGNAN, May 10.

Extract from our private correspondence:

General Donadieu entered Vich on the 6th.—There was only a slight skirmish in the woods of Tosca, between Olot and Laspreas, where we had only about 30 men wounded. The enemy continued his retreat, passed over the bridge of Roda, over the Ter, where he abandoned the left bank of that river, and retired upon Lusanes—Then it was that Gen. Donadieu entered Vich, and that the enemy detached 4000 men to reascend the Ter by the right bank, and taking the road from Vich to Ripoll, passed through this last city and arrived the 8th at Campredon, a place situated about three leagues from our frontier, in order to cut off our communications with that place, whence Gen. Donadieu draws all his munitions and provisions—The entry of this corps in Campredon was announced by the sudden and unexpected arrival of those same monks, who, on the 4th, at six o'clock in the morning, had gone out of town with ringing of bells, to repair to their respective convents, and take possession of their rents and emoluments. The arrival of the enemy at Ripoll, is also confirmed by the way of Cerdagne.

On the 7th the inhabitants of Ripoll fled to Cerdagne, spreading the news of the arrival of Mina in their town. The troops were under arms during the whole night of the 7th, expecting momently the arrival of Mina's troops; but the object of that chief seemed to be to occupy Campredon, and thus cut off the supplies of General Donadieu. A considerable convoy which had already started from Olot, returned on the 8th to Perpignan. We know nothing of the ulterior operations of these two corps. We only know that on the 8th General Donadieu ordered the 7th battalion of the 25th regiment of the line which had remained at St. Laurent de Cerdans, in order to cover that part of the frontier, to march immediately on Olot, which they did on the 9th. The enemy appear in no wise disconcerted by our entry into Catalonia, and those of their partisans who remain in the villages which we occupy, appear satisfied with Mina's operations—The soldiers of Eroles' division which remained in Cerdagne, deserted every day with their arms and baggage. The officers of the Faith pretend that it is because they are not paid; and in fact the military chest having followed the march of Eroles, there has been no paymaster left in Cerdagne, for the troops of the Faith.

BAYONNE, May 11.

[PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.]

We learn from travellers that the Constitutional Government has forbidden any intercourse, dating from the 1st inst., with the parts of Spain occupied by the French. It is true, as we stated that the greater part of the families at all easy in their circumstances, fly at our approach—Segovia was evacuated five days ago. Excepting some field pieces, which the scholars of the artillery school carried off to Rodrigo, all the material was abandoned for want of means of transportation. Madrid is almost deserted. Every body is retiring to the Andalusias. The roads are incumbered with emigrants carrying off their most precious effects. There is, however, no reflection among the troops, and the bands of the Faith do not increase. The occupation of the capital was foreseen, and no one appears alarmed at the thought. The necessity of escorting the convoys is already felt, as certain information has been received of the formation of several guerilla corps in the provinces. We know that the prisoners, to the number of 60, made at the affair of Logrono, have arrived at Vittoria. The efforts, however, to incorporate them with the bands of the Faith proved unavailing: all refused, declaring with the greatest energy that they preferred to be shot.

Extract of a letter from the correspondent of the New York American, dated

Havre, May 20.

"I refer you to papers herewith for what is passing in Spain. There is a rumour that negotiations are going on. So far, the French have gained nothing but ground; and it remains to be seen whether that is not in fact, a disadvantage to them. Mina has fallen on a body of his countrymen and cut them up at the moment they thought him lost."