Star. — London, England, 1809-10-14 00:00:00

MIR IN SPAIN. (Continued frcm the STAR of yeterday.) BATTLE OF TOLEDO. In the night betweeik the 6th and 9th all the troops or the 4th corps, except the division of General Mil haud, were united at Toledo. Before day-light of the 9th, General Sebastiani passed the bridge of Toledo with some battalions, took the first posts of the enemy and obtained possession of the summits of the first emi nences. Thedivisionoftheenerny before Toledo, which occupied the strong position near the city, the river, and bridges, was 6 or 7000 strong. It at first at tempted to prevent the 4th corps from passing, but being soon attacked with the bayonet, it was routed and closely pursued as far as the plain—it retired upon Aiobin. The 4th corps took a position, with the right at 13nrg,illos, and the left at Nembroca. On reaching the latter village, Moulin's light cavalry met a party of the enemy's cavalry, almost the whole of whi.,:h was taken ; and it learned, from an Officer of Engineers, w h., was one of the prisoners, that the whole of the enemy's army was on its march, for the purpose of uniting before Toledo ; and that the divi sion to which he belonged was already atAlmonacid, league and a half from Nembroca. As soon as General Sebastiani had made himself master of the position before Toledo, lie sent orders to General Milhaud to force the ford at Anover del Tajo, to descend the Tagus, and to clear away all the enemy's troops on the high road from Aranjuez to Toledo. The ford was forced by Milhaud's divi. sion, with extreme intrepidity. At six in the evening of the 9th, two battalions and three squadrons which defended the ford, were cut in pieces, or taken; and this division passed the night at the gates of Toledo, • On the left hank of the Tagus. The same day (9tli) your Majesty proceeded to Toledo, with Tour reserve. On the 10th, Milhaud's division joined the 4th corps. Your Majesty ordered General I)essoles to conduct. , General Gadinot's brigade and the 27th horse chas seurs, forming part of the reserve, to the rear of the 41 , th corps. I our Majesty continued at Toledo with Tani guard. General Sebastiani reconnoitred the po sition which the enemy's army had taken at Alma tack!. BATTLE or ALMON'ACITL Cn .he morning of the 11th, your Majesty set.out frore Toledo with the guard, to join the 4th corps.— 'I le report of Cannon soon announced to your Majes ty. that the enemy had resolved to stand an engage erint. Your Majesty quickly repaired to the 4th corps. On your arrival, the action had already commenced. You directed in person the subsequent operations.— I cannot better describe the transactious of that brilli tint day, than by submitting to your Majesty General Sebastiaui's report. IiLPORT OF GENERAL SYZASTIANI, HEsPECHNe!) THE BATTLE or ALMONACID. The enemy, amounting to 36,000 infantry, and 4,000 cavalry, being unable to accomplish the design which he had formed of uniting before Toledo, had collected ail his forces at Almc nacid, and had taken ft position with his kit, supported upon a very lofty hillock, detached from a raii h e of babe that runs north and south, bet.tinieng at Tole - do. His centre was post- ed cn the plain in front ef Almonacid, his right ex tending to the eminences beyond that village, and his reserve being drawn up in several lines upon a steep mountain in the rear, on which the castle is situated. The enemy's infantry was in three lines, the cavalry on both wings. Forty pieces of cannon were placed nmphitheatrically on this commanding position. I soon perceived that the victory deiended on the possession of the hillock, on which the enemy's left was supported. I immediately resolved to cause it to be attacked, by the 2d and :id divisions, under Gen. Leval. I ordet ed him to film in close cohinms, by divisions and brigades, to advance along thehill which descends front Toledo, to support the right by a square at the point where those hills terminate, and at the base of the hillock - - :hick was to be attacked, to advance upon it by his right, with the 2d division, and to cause it to be attacked in front by the third. This order was exe cuted with admirable coolness and precision. The hillock, defended by 10,0(X) men, and seven pieces of cannon, was taken by assault, under a tremendous fire of sitiller? and musketry. The brave Colonel Count Salolesky there met death, while covering him iet with glory. A Chef de Battaillon, of the 9th re ment, fell at the same instant ; several other Chefs de Battaillon were wounded. rut the valiant Prince de Sulkowsky, rushing forward at the head of two bat talions, instantly routed the enemy, and made a dread ful carnage. The attack made on tire right by the 2d division, :vas not less impetuous. Generals Leval snd Scheiffer, marching at the head of it, overthrew 11l that came in their way. Whilethce - e troops w etc so courageously overwhelm ing the enemy's 1, the Ist division, 6000 in num ber, charging the 15,000 Spaniards who defended the plain and village at Almonacid, and routing them ever y where, wok three pieces of cannon, and a great number of airmuniticeowaggons, and covered the field of battle with the dead. Never was attack more vigorous, or crowned with more brilliant success.— This division was in se) lines; his uneven battalion; ie close columns, and his even battalions deployed. In this at' ck, the S2si lost its brave Chef de Battaillon, Lamartiniere, who commanded it, and who was severely we:undid ; but the Chef de Battaillon, Bausset, who supplieat his place, sheaved himself worthy of commanding a regiment of such high re. putatan. Generals 15:lair and Rey, who conducted this attiii - ! - dispia) ed no less skill than malaunted in trepidity. Tire enemy attempted, at me time, to turn ear r . ght with his cavalry, and to come upon the rear of the army, but the 51st regiment, belonging to the reseiNe, wae fi rined in a square rpon a plain in the rear, and some :leadions, w horn General Merlin had posted the, e, with loin pieces of cannon, very jucii cioi.sly placed, cl ecked this movement, which never gave me tiny uneeeness, hccause it had been foreseen. The eneni) attene - ted a charge upon two battalions, in peeeion, bet he was received quite close, and re puh-ed with considerable loss. Colonel e `ere took advantage of thi s m oment to charge v itli tf e nth di ageons, and alne-st entirely de ka 511 ,. 7.e . et di e iegiroeuts t Verdinand V I I, and A Ta. The enemy c«1 from his first positi on , had; n eti a rlj ed upon ;he hel castle. 1 ordered General Le yal turn his left, and caused a brisk cannonade to be kept op. Your Majesty Perceiving that he Was thrOwn into disorder,. detei mined that a simultaneous move- meet of the left, right, and centre, should hurl death and destruction among the hostile ranks. Tour Ma jesty's orders were executed. General Leval, with his divisions got upon the rear of the right flank of the ar my of Venegas. General Rey, in close columns, mounted with the 28th and 32d to the position of the bill which was on our right ; two deployed battalions of the 38th ascended by the centre, supported by a bat talion of the 12th light infantry belonging to the re serve, which General Godinot conducted in close columns towards the castle. General Belair with the 75th regiment, the Ist battalion of the 58th, and two of the 12th light infantry, forced the whole right of the enemy. and the whole army, at the same time, found itself on the other side of the bill, pursuing the ene my with an order and precision difficult to be obtain. ed at a review. The enemy had removed all his ar tillery to about a cannon-shot behind this hill; he had formed some corps to cover his retreat for a moment, but, broken by the movement of the troops, and char ged with impetuosity by Milhaud's and Merlin's divi sions of cavalry, which I had ordered to advance upon the enemy, as your Majesty had yourself directed me, the enemy's retreat became a complete overthrow. In fantry, artillery, cavalry, were all mingled in confu sion ; the French army took 35 pieces of cannon, 1.00 ammunition waggons, upwards of 200 carriages, 4000 prisoners, several standards, and a tia-eat number of of ficers ; 4000 dead were left on the held of battle, and the number of the enemeS wounded is immense. The hostile army, pursued beyond Mora on one side, and to within two leagues on Trenebleque on , the other, is wandering :thole, dispersed. and no longer exhibits the appearance of an army. Wanes himself is flying-, and in his flight outstrips his army, the relics of which yesterday passed the Guadiana, by the routes of Alenzar and Hermit. The fugitives have marched twelve hours without stopping. Their movement is the more rapid, as, being without artile lery or baggage, they have nothing to retard them. None of the corps retreated by the high road of Ma dridejos, Puerta, Lapiche, and Villa Haile, which we yesterday occupied, after a march of 15 leagues in pursuit of the enemy. Infantry, cavalry, artillery, all vied with each other on that glorious day. The infantry surmounted and overcame every thing ; there was tothing that the cavalry did not accomplish. The light- horse of your Majesty's guard took several pieces of cannon, and charged the enemy with great gallantry. I must do justice to the talents and intrepidity of the Generals of Division, Leval, Milhaud, and Merlin ; Generals Belair, Rev, France .chi, Werlet, Faultrier, Godinot, and Scirieffers, distinguished themselves in every way ; and the conduct of Gene ral Straltz, commanding the Ist brigade of Merlin's division, was highly meritorious. Colonel Dane, the Chief of my Staff, rendered eminent sr] vice upon that day, and maintained the reputation for valour and abilities, which he has ac quired in the army. Colonel Daugereau, Chief of the Artillery Staff, caaeinguished himself, and mameuvred with remark able bravery and precision. Lieutenant Brichtel, of the f"ri regiment of light artillery, and Captain Tripoc, of the artillery, also signalized themselves. Colonel Legrand, of the 58th regiment, the Chefs de Bataillon, Fool - cede and Berlabsorbee, of the same regiment, Schwekaate, of the 28th, and Folsom, of the 75th, who commaroled those regiments, behaved in the most distinguished manner. Amin the Officers of cavalry, I must mention, with the highest commendation, Colonels Spare and Vial i Colonel Jamin, commanding the Light nurse of your Majesty's Guard ; Adjutant-Com mandantd'Allemand, Chief of the Staff of the 2dl division ; Colonel Roar, of the 21st dragoons ; and 'the Chefs d' Escadron, Bertrard, comma:idiot o s the 1 12th ; dragoons Nan: Tit, of the 1 COI ; Caymer, com mending the 26th regiment of chassears ; St. Leecr, commanding the loth ; Messrs. Helsel, Konopika, and Jaitichtiwsky, Officers of die pikemen (Ion:le:A. The latter had a horse killed under him, in charging a party of the enemy, the whole of which l'e took. I hope yorr Majesty will deign to make known to our august Sovereign, the General Officers, and others, who serve him with such zeal, love, and respect ; this is the reward to which they aspire, and they will be happy to obtain it. (Signed) Gen. SEBAs T iAs h At night, your Majesty fixed your head-quarters at Mora. On the 12th, the 4th corps and the reserve, proceeded to Madridejos. The enemy's army was dispersed, and none of the corps could he overtaken. During these transactions in front of Toledo, the Duke of Treviso forced the passage of the bridee of Arzo-Bispo, between Talavere and Almaraz, took the artillery of the enemy's army, and forced him to destroy his ammunitioeeeeiggoes and baggage. 1 Mershal the Duke of leelluee !' e ' seconded his l i operations, by advancing as far as A. idea Nuova and i lierbaraya, :long; the left bank of the Tagus. Your Majesty, juiaing that the presence of the Ist corps was no longer necessary un the side next Talavei.t, ordered it to move towards Madridejos, by Toledo. Marshal the Duke of Belluno arrived, on the 14th, at his new position. Your Majesty thought it necessary to draw the 4th corps near to Madrid, and returned to your capital' on the 15th of August, at the head of your reserve, to celebrate the birth-day of his Majesty the Emperor. In order to give your Majesty a more complete ac count of all the operations, 1 think it necessary to sub mit to you the report of Marshal the Duke of Dal matia, respecting the movements of the 24, sth, aad 6th corps, teem the banks of the Duero to the Tagus. (To be continued.) FRENCH, DUTCH, AND GERMAN PAPERS. MADRID, SEPTEMBIIR By a decree issued the 18th inst. his Royal Ma jesty has ab-lished Alt Orders which at present exist in Spain, with the sole exception of the Royal Order. of Spain, created by his Majesty's decree of the 20th of October, of last year, and the Order of the Golden Fleece. PARIS, SEPT. 30.—GENERAL STAFF. ORDP.R OF THE DAY OF THE 30711 SEPTEMBER. Agreeably to his Majesty's intentions, and in pursuance of the orders of his Excellency the Minister at War, the National Guard of Paris is to be relieved; from and after the lit of October, from doing any military duty in this place. The several posts in the Capital shall all then be occupied by the troops of the line of the garrison of Paris. The Commanding General in Paris avails himself of this op. portunity to express to the National Guard the high satisfaction with which he has witnessed the &natality and teal disP4r by all its members, in the execution of the duty felaplitte4 to t 'tnit moßAltf t t) .1 On the igth inst. the EtitpeAr fispOleas-irrived in 1 our place, and alighted at the Hotel of the States, where a Deputation of the Statei of Moraeia•sester day waited on his Majesty. At eleven o'clock the Emperor proceeded to the field of battle of Auster litz, where he reviewed the third army. On the re turn of his Majesty the whole town was illuminated. This morning the Emperor left this place for Vi enna. The negociations for peabe are continued in Al. tenburgh without interruption,.but all the reports in circulation relative to the ternps-of peace are most , ....- certainly without foundation. • ZURICH, SEPT. 26. His Excellency the Landamman proposes' to im mediately renew the negotiations relative to the tern-1 tories, dependant on Switzerland, which have. been sequestrated in Suabia by the Kings of Bavaria and' Wurtemberg. In all the eastern cantons of Switzerland, the pre-1 hibition to export powder, lead, and other similar objects into the Voralberg and the Tyrol, has been re newed on the recommendation of the' I andamman, who has addressed circular letters on this subject to the cantons of Zurich, Schaufhausen, Turgovia, the Grisons, &c. These circular letters signify, that on a part of the Swiss frontiers, A clandestine traffic is carried on with the neighbouring countries in warlike ameetnition, which can no longer he tolerated with out danger of compromising the Helvetic neutrality. New prohibitions have been accordingly published by many of the cantons—that of St. Gall declares the offenders enemies to their count! v, and orders'that they shall be brought before the tribunal of criminal justice of the cantons, and punished with the utmost rigour of the laws. The four Swiss Regiments in the service of France are completing ; they will amount in the whole to 15,608 men. The general statement of the central contingents gave 1.5,916, but the vicious mode of te cruiting which has for some time been suspended, pre vents this total from being rendered complete. The last diet recommended to the Landamniall to take proper measures to remove the obstacles whieeh the enrolment had met with from the regiments, and their councils of administration. • Same cantons which are in arrears relative to others with respect to the leviec of men prescribed to them, have also been required from the Diet, and are today to regulate themselves in this Particular without delay. STUTGARD, sEPT. 26.• • The process commenced'at Lindau against the in surgents of the Voralberg still continues. MUNICH, SEPTEMBER 21. This day his Majesty.received advices from Schoen bow, which are very, favourable to peace, and with which his Majesty was highly gratified.. GOTTENBURGH WAIL. GOTTENBV3GII, Oct. 6.—A'number of ships, des tined to England from the Souncl e insee'pit.in here. Sonic of them are damaged in .a brisk gale during their passage by Helsintotrg..- AppreheOsions are en tertained for a ship of 50(loton't,with hemp, wbkh did . not arrive with the convoy.. . . Peace has been signed between Sweden. and Russia, alter a long delay in negotiation. The - main The - main arti,:le it conta;ns is, that our ports *are to be :against Great Britain ; but ;tee to . any other parfictil'ars we know nothing, as the treaty has not been received here kom Stockholm; You will have learnt before this arrives in England, that peace has been at length conchided by a tre.aty between this country.end Russia ; a peace injurious ro both countries, which Britain will feel, but which Sweden will feel more. Those who take a general view of the situation of the two nations, r. ill, litA‘'ever, perceive that all intercourse cannot he put an end to. The treaty we have net vet seen, but my are in hourly expectation of receiving it. ladeed it has been said, that it has act , i div al rived here, but I have not beer, able to see or o) obte,n it. Same of the contents have transpired. and amen other articles it is re ported to comprise one, which proVides that &nisi) colonial produce and salt, m:lnufaCtnred in England, should be ad:niaed ieto the ports of Sweden in nett ', teal tressel jlis be. the ease, tbe prospect is not so dark as it at first appealed to he, and the commerce may yet be maintain- I helirectly between the two kingdoms. We have io news to communicate ; but it has been several times rumoured on various :ool.orities, that the armistice on the Danube had been broken, and the war commenced ; yet people have ceased now to believe it. Letters from Bremen lately arrived make no mention of the subject. THE I , l\' FaN I N(; LONDON. CO4l. TRADE.—On the Impositions practised nn the Public in the Price of Coals, we have published several Communication. from Correspondents. Others have come to hand, but we must decline their Insertion, as we cannot exclude other subjects from our columns to make room for so lungtheued a con uver,y. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11. PRICE OF STOCKS TI-lIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK S per Cent. Cons. fair maney 68-4—for arc. 69. Omnium 1 prent.—Exche. Bills, 6s. 12s. pre. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stock shut Omnium 1 prem. 3 per Cent. Red. 671 1 , India Stock 190 3 per Cent. Cons. 680 India Bonds, 265. 275. pre. 4 per Cent. 15211 Exch. Bills, 10s. 151.. pre. .5 per Cent. Navy 99 3 4 i English Lottery Tick. 211. 17s. Lung Aun. 13 746 5-t6 Cons. for Nov. 4i9 Mon;frunr to the .sth inst. and also Dutch and Cr.e man Papers to a late date, arrived last night. The accounts from Holland are to the 9th instant. They are of a pacific complexion. A letter from Vienna, of the 26th ult. observes, that the important negotiations at Altenburg were proceeding as fast as the difficulties the contracting parties had to encounter would admit. The restora tion of tranquillity was procrastinated until the return of the Courier froin Petersburgh, whose arrival was daily expected. Letters from Walcheren to the 11th inst. speak of the improving 'health of our troops in terms highly • We have this morning received Ceeman Paper‘ the 7th, from which the following h tip only extfav worthy of notice : BANKS OF THE ELBE, OCTOBER c. Private letters from Bohemia and Hungary soil continue to represent the hopes of an ultimate peace between Austria .and France as mote and mt.ac wavering. Perhaps the return of the last Courier from St. pt', tersburg, which was expected in the iritid:e of th,, present month, will bring all to a!: isaie. r ,. turn of Prince Ponte Corvo Ilernadott2) froin Par. to Austria was considered in many political ci:Lles in that capital, as a certain omen of war, The conditions-of Peace bi:lween Russia alit! Swe den, it must be regretted, anit hard for Sweden, and directly opposite to the political inturest It] ; i c i a hitherto subsisted between that uni . orit:z:::t e and Great Britain. A very respectable rneuting of the inhabitanti Portsmouth and Portsea took place yester.iay at u Town-hall, to take into considcration the best plan celebrating the approaching Juhile...—SAmUE L Siacth, Esq. Mayor s in the chair ; when :t subscription v. v .; immediately entered into, and it was deteilri:'eti :;.• it should be apprt,priated to the relki unLrtuita., persons confined fin. debt in the liorotq. : ,ll • It will be remembered by our Readers, that :k;.. WAlTitmam, in his sy.ech oil the .F.lll , ;ect ui tilc ILL lee, last Thursday but one, in the :"art of c ohimou council, asserted, (hat lie bad heard that sane Members cf . that Court ha'l, /an, n jr,, an.ii,.,l„ 1. diaant Carperat:lJ rlerr to Hulse: .706gies the Jul i4re." We now preeat o:tr Readers with an an:rayrn;4l,, letter, to riv less a pr so:; than the Chief i,1., v6 i, 174/v of Glasgow, written expressly for the purpose ;1 . 11.2dg. ed by IMr. Warta' NIAN, and so long ago as the month of August. I.w. I'O 7 lllE EDITOR IF THE GLASGOW COURIER. SIR—I - laving this day observed in the Lorilnn Newspaper,, as alio:4on, by a Member of the Coniinuti Council of th at cite to a letter said to have been written to the Corporation of Qh: gow, to induce them to illuminate on the avproaching OCC3iioli 01 his Majesty's entering into the LOth year of Lib reign, I think it right to se ate, for the: iiiformation of the public, I.nel t., ecri•ecr aiie: pre vent erroneous conclusions, that, on or about of .-lu6l, I received an .anonymous letter, of which the toliowing is a if- Tr. a/I t. copy. This letter has the London poNt-mark en the i.irL August on it i and the London postage was charged. lai :hilik it right to state, that I never recriyed any other letter on the sub ject.-1 am, Sir, your plus: obedient servant, Ulasi;ow, Oct. 9, 1 sp9. Lsast s 13t.itcx, Provos' " It is respecttul'y suggeoted to the Lord Provthc of Glas gow, that on the _fish of October, his Majesty commences the Sot A year of his reign ; that so remarkable all quell Las n ut oc curred since the reign of Edward the Third, 4en trli; loin during twelve hundred years ; that it is, thereon. propose.'., as a mark of personal attachment to his Aliajes (dLitaa (rata all party politics), to commemorate the day by pond V I A. val throughout the United Kingdoms. The plan et ssy;l a hi. tival must necessarily be subservient to local circuinstanca; Lit it is hoped the Lord l'rovost of Glasgow arm ri::cipal Niacis trates, will n.iUly and zealously concur in in - Limiting tlas loyal übj, et by ev.ry means in their power, and by recommuilin; such art angements as they may conclude most agmable tas Inhabitants of Glasgow and its vicinage. " the Lord Pruvu.t of Glasgow, Sur. Fic.." Some of c'.ir loyal Papers seem to be afraid lea Jubilee day should have the appearance of a Fas day, from the circumstance tit an additienal pra) a r being ordered ; but there is no reasonable toundama for such fears. The festivities of t4e day will not 4c overlaid by the weight of rciigita! ! 1 American ship librice passed Elsineur z!:e 29th- Septembers-having on board Mr. JOHN QL:•fiti ADANIS, the. newiy appointed Minister to the LuAlci St. Peteraburgh from we United States. The Horace, notwithstanding the importance of her charge, was compelled by the l.),tnish Government to pay the Sound tin.:s, betore she was permitted to pr.we:ti on her voyage. WILLIAM HANIATON, sq. (son of br.ilA:aitTos; is appointed Under Lecretary of State I.:r foreign Maws, ir. the room of the Hun. CHARLIii Bauer. Deputy Comniissary.G'eneral )SISSET arrived early yesterday morning, at the bccretary t-t State's Orrice, with dispatches twin Sir EYRE LowE, at IN:sidle/en. answer CO an implication to the liaard of I ads:, by several niercliants engaged in the rind' to ROW, respecting the extent ;mu uaration of licences for the ensuing year, it was notified to the latter, that it was out the intention ct Government to grant licences for a longer period timit duce mninlis. • On the 13th inst. died, at her house in Berkley square, CAROLINE, Dowager Lady bELsi , ..v, in her b‘Al year. Dui lug the intimacy which subsisted some years since, between the celebrated Mr. Purl: and the mad:. admired Duchess of Queensbury, a misuinkrstarding liappenett, in which we poet thought, himself inipio pelly treated by her Grace dos gaye rise a) writing the following epigram : aunt LELIA 4 person with bier sense airee, What tIo rtal could behold her, and be lice ? But Nature Las, in pity to maukind, Liacch'd the image, iota delac'tt the mind! Tu which her Grace gave the retort courteous i . . the tollo wing lines; liad Pure a person equal to his mind, How fatal would it be to woman kind! but Nature, who does all things well ordain, ljetorm'd the body, but enrich d the Minn! On Sunday evening, betwixt tour and five o'clock. a gentleman riding iron) CuMbernauld to Glasg-° was stopped near Chryston-gate by a toot-pad, %%/:, The a pistol to his Meast, and dernaaded. .. gentleman not being prepared fur .l" . money. presented l attack, which occurs so rarely in that part of country, was obliged, after remonstrating for bel:.t time, to give up his watch and what silver was in pocket ; but he was fortunate enough to retain pocket-book, in which there was a good deal of Money. Sunday sennigin, a ludicrous circunbiance red in the Cathedral of Carlisle. The _Mayor Corporation having attended divine service, as c"'" tomary before the election of a new Mayor, the churcl , was crowded in every part. When the organ strutk up T'e Drum, the congregation were surprised . t 1,, L profound silence observed by the Churis;ers iumt was to be heard but the tones of the instrurn..:i--r( voices accompanied it as usual. Still it pi.ciej, still the white-robed gentry persisted in their silence. We find, upon inquiry, that their harmonious t;:roc. will be mute till their salary is increased; bs• i" : annum, being the precise sum they at present their attendance. Since the reign of Henry V.‘ tro augmptatNn of tl . wir pay bas taken placc,