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.• r •I. `l c't - - SWEDEN. STOCKHOLM, AU GUST 25. Under d e .. of the 29th pf July, Capt. Walhstedt, or the Royal Navy, who commands the •arined ship Neptune, l:ss reported, 'that on the 96th July, at nine o'clock in the morning, she'got a pilot on board, who broiight him intelligence that the convoy must dome to anchor of POW, since the communication with Swedish ships is not yet - permitted. At eleven o'clock they dropped anchor. CaptainWahlsted immediately proceeded to Wismar with. a flag of truce, went to the 'Governor, and inquired the region why the con- vey Was not permitted re•sail up to the town? The Governor answered, that he had orders not to fiermit any ships laden with Swedish produce to enter the port, hut told him, at the same time, that the, Duke of Mecklenburgh, who was acqUainted with . the arrival of the convoy, wished to speak with the Commander of the convoy, and see his orders. Thd Captain immediately waited on his Highness; and pre cluded his orders, and a return of the ships:unclirla , convoy, and their cargoes. The Duke told him thai however painful it proved te seethe convoy so back, cspeeially as he found that the'gr4atest park of the cargo belbnged to his own subjegs, yet be could.' net allow the . ships to. unload, without-Abe .Frenili Emperor having granted the hecessapy len* fortOt purpose, thich could not be obtained wAin less than rii tiveel~s, but. that hiS Highness ,should- be glad if the Captain would proceed to Itainbuigh,,and endeavour to obtain from the French Minister, residing: there, leave for the convoy to'untoadinlViimar, The twin determined to go to Hamburgh; and from thence Travemunde, where he fourid.the French Minister; aid this mcas:tire''Succeeded so well, that the Miaister , sent orders. to yv ismar and Resteek, Bwedi's / N Pomeranian, and neutral ships, laden with Swedish' produce, and furnished with authentic certificates, should be allowed to ' unldiad and load in the above ports. • , • . - •k !: 014,700 SPAM , • ." 4 • . • • . PROM TI - If FRENdii.pAIV.II,e. ' . MADRID, AUGUST 11. LTTIIIt WRITTEN ON THE lOTII . AT TOLEDO, AND 31LNT • ~ t, TO MADRID. • • : " My dear Friend 1)o not fail to forward inteilte't gence, as I profit by the free eommunication bet weea this city and the capital, which is preserved by the Sth corps and the reserve. Our apprehensions must" have been reciprocal during the eight or ten day{, while three hostile armies had surrounded us by thesv o manoeuvres. • 1. " My solicitude at this critical moment did rot prevent a man who recollects his first profession of a soldier, from following attentively, and with interest,' the movements of - 40,000 Frenchmen, who were threatened by two of these armies, which amounted to 120,000 men ; while, at the centre of these opera,' tion.;, I have still to explain how it hasihappertedthat t the French succeeded at the same time in cOveriitg Madrid, in preventing the union of the two combin-1 ed armies, and in detaining gt•Talavera . that of the Anglo-insurgents till. tbe arrival at Placentia of the Duke of Dalmatia'. • - .. S • ••• • , .. " Yoti, is a military man, unil take. an interest in the details I am about to communicate, theugh.you will see fresh reason to deplore the fate of our un happy country, which is desolated by a handful of —ambitious men, who can have no hope to see their pat iy triumph, • . . : .., " On the 21st of Tuly the English army of thitip t , five thousand men, •locluditig five thousand 'Pert+ guese, effected,a junetion with forty thousand inisir gents under Cuesta. On the same day these coinbi lied forces came in front of the Duke of.Belluno, por ted on the banks of the Alberehe v ivhose advanced guard defended Talavera. . , • . . . " It appears. that their plan of •-campaign - was to drive the first corpi far from its positions, in orderto unite at Toledo with the army of La Mancha, Under die command of Venegas, and then to advance, to the number of 1(20,000 men, upon the capital ; thus obliging the french army, which covered and defen ded the shores of •the Tagus, to retreat beyond the. mountains of the Guadarawa, that they might not commit themselves against so imposing a force. " In this situation, all the French could do-was to collect their troops its the environs of Toledo, to avoid any engagement of their corps apart, and when once united to offer battle to one pf - thocottalained armies be' - ore they could unite. . .. • .. " General Sebastiani occupied with the 4th corps the borders Ofthe-Guadiana, oliet*ing.Venegtai ' - at three days' march from Toledo ;Abe Doke of Beltuno m aim:lined - with the-first corps a pdsititatt on the' Al . bercl , e, at three days* march both fitini' Madrid. arid . Toledo. There was no time to be lost, and the move meats of these two corps were to he combined with as mach rapidity a' precision. • • :. • " in spite of the.immense superiority of the ene my, the Ditki-of Belluno maintained his position on. the 22d and2sd. On the 24th, by ..a . retrograde movement, he_ proceeded toTorri;Os ; and do the 25th to the left hank Of the Guadararna, cv.tOkagues frOm Toledo. Tlse order was given to Generali:Sebastiani to fall back by forced naarehea: on that city, where he art vs.,i on the 25th, having skilfully masked his mOvernalt, that he might not be pursued . hy the ene my. The Ka% quitted Madrid on the. 23 with the body of recieeve, and advanced-to Nairal CXrriein, in order- to held in check 8000 men, as Iwell• En g lish as P.m uguese, who threatened by way of Esealimit to tile in the rear the first corps, in its, position ,of • Aiherche: The reserve As.), after a march of more than twelve leagues, establisheditielf at Vargas i tyro kagues from l'9ltdo. Thus the whole army vies united on the 25th, withopc the necessity of firing s single mtelet, . . " Befits, his departnve from Madrid, the King had"seut orders to rhe'Dalte of Palmatialo•unite at Salamanca tile three corps under Ids command, and to march to.Placeu.ia. in order to cut off the retreat ;of the English into Portugal. . .. ". His Majesty had, in like manner, theinteriti :11 „.. throw 30th melt into Toledo, in order 4 secure • 7 ,bgid gos of t h at c i ty over abe Tair4, and obli g e • t he • . oNegas, in case he biloulj,pripose crossing the ri. . r yes., to *eels by itssikjec ai far as Araniuesa - Which: . r dre t ai d for tinee . 4ya the plovernetlis4 that' • • 1 . - etterAa -• r.- ---- 0 I.lseau-rangerneats being made, t h e pa - . S, :.0 . .* V -. • - the head of the army which be hail cite:etas! on the 25th near Toledo, marched against theAninsur gents. ,lilis-advanced guard met that of questa in the environs of Escalona, Which was so rapidly at tacked ancirchtted, that that General; beirix . discOn ceried, was not able to collect his forces,'andrecross ed the Alberche in the greatest disorder. " The King took his position at Santa Olalla.— On the 27th he renewed his march. At Casaligas, the advanced guard of the enemy was in like manner driven beyond the Alberche. The King pursued it, fording that river at the head of his army, a move ment which was executed in perfect order, and . in the most brilliant style. " At the right of this ford, hills covered with trees extend to the mountains of Escalona, which on this side are on the right bank of the Tagus. The Eng-. lisp had placed there a great part of their force. They endeavoured to support themselves by brisk and well-supported fire; but the division of General La pisse attacked them with such vigour and impetuosi•y that they yielded that position at once, and left on this attack, which was made , With the bayonet, 1200 dead on the field of battle. : . It was four in the evening when the Dike de nelluno obtained this important advantage. He ne vertheless pursued the enemy from position to posi tion, till, night arriving, he was forced to halt hear to ,Talavera. ' 44 At day-break, the whole hostile army appeared in itder of battle ; its right supported by the Tagus, and covered by heavy artillery in the town of Tala •vera ; its left stretching to the mountain, and deploy. ,r 4 upon an eminence, the position of -which was very advantageous, a deep • ravine separating . it*from the rest of this chain of mountains, to which it was joined only by the base ; his rear was protected by olive-gar dens and vineyards, so that to attack it, the French 'army had to cross a front full of obstacles and ine ; .qualities. The enemy had not less than 80,000 men • formed in several lines, while the French had scarcel . v 40,000 combatants. " The King, in spit. of this disproportion of force, and the advantage of the English position, resolved to attack them. We had just been informed that Ve negas had re-established the bridges of Aranjuez that some of his foraging parties were within four leagues of Madrid ; and that his artillery was already playing upon Toledo. The King was resolved to save his capital. The battle was bloody. The enemy defended his position with the greatest obstinacy, but he sustained so considerable a loss, that during the night he resolved to abandon Talavera, and to prepare for his retreat. " The King slept on the field of battle. To renew the attack on the following day, and to pursue the combined army, would be delivering up the capital t • Venegas, and rendering useless the movement already begun by the Duke of Dalmatia. - 44 Convinced that the losses sustained by the enemy would reduce him for several days to a state of inac tion, his Majesty thought it right to advance to sue ciber Madrid, even should the English flatter them 'Olves that they could maintain the position of ;l'ala vera. In consequence, the Duke of Delluno was to fall back upon the Alberche, while with the 4th corps and the•reserve, the • King • marched towards Toledo, the communicatintrrof which he re-established, and where he left only a garrison of 1200 men. • After •having manoeuvred to discpiet Venegas, and to oblige him to withdraw the troops he had on the right bank 'of the Tagus, his Majesty entered Toledo yesterday, drove the :assailant's from their positions, and causing ;be 4th corps to pass the bridge, stationed it on the • }eft bank of the river. ;,f... Then we were informed of the union of the Dukes of Dalmatia and Belluno, and learnt that the enemy, taken i•y surprise, and unable to reach the bridge of Almarez, had no other retreat than that of 'Arzobispo ; and that closely pursued as. he was on a road hardly passable, which 'he was obliged to take, he would be obliged to lose the greater part of his .artillery and equipage. We learn that such hasbeeti the precipitancy of his retreat, that he was obliged to abandon, as well at Talavera as at Argesa, from 5 tp -6000 wounded. What will most surprise you, Sir, is, that yester day, at night, Venegas had not heard of the -retreat of the English and Cuesta beyond the Tagus. As' we do not perceive that there were any great circuits' to be made in order tojnform him of thii, it is a proof that the enemy had no concerted plan of operations; ' or, at least, that he was so confounded by his de feat, as not to think of informing Venegas of it in i time. You see, Sir, what has been effected by nume rous armies, at least two-thirds stronger than that of the French opposed to them ; not one of their detach ments has been able to sheer themselves before the gates of Madrid. They were only a few hours on the line which stretches from P.lberche to the capital, 1 and their campaign has ended by abandoning about 6000 wounded, and probably with the loss of the . ' greater part of their artillery and equipage ; not to mention the prisoners, which of necessity will be taken by us in the pursuit." • • PROM 7f9E SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE PAPERS. BARCELONA, JULY 20. - The victims who were sacrificed here on the 3d of last, were Dr. inn, rather Glyeta, Juan Mas 'salsa, N. *Aulet, and a serjeant from Soria. Thz first was a Doctor.' of Civil and Canon Law. of the lini ..eersity of Cervera, and Rector of the fortress. , Being asked, by-the Judge whether 'he had - distributed fifty muskets? he:answered yes ; -and that he should do it again,:had.be . nte.cipportunity. Being asked for what, purpose he had done. it ? he answered-, .to defend his bids, Religion, and Country. It being retorted upon him that lie was doing the contrary, since his religi6n. forbade the shedding uf blood, his King did not desire it, and his country abhorred it ; he replied, that they neither professed Dor understood the Roman Catholic Apostolic Religion, new acknowledged Ferdinand Vii. as their King ; that they had, therefore, 'another ' country, and 4 was no wonder that they should speak as they did, Being asked to whom he distributed a those muskets I he said to good and faithful Spa niards, at.d that ., he would not betray their names. He suffered the gorre't .• • . ..[Tise garrote is a mole of strangling, by maim of,g gam] The second, was a priest,the,.SuOirionof St, cayF. tang- He died lheltol, hvittg asißiklio;Effd* ; CS o 9l4 l 4tiqa.k9foliiio. l l4e34 l3 3fit garrote with the utmost serenity. - ' The third teas a tnecchant's to.gortgaigio thy lk • • -.7,A AA an T house of Llbrdella. Hiru convirtod 'offering to purchase stores belcniging . f. commandant. Being . eepreaChed hy'the Tiede! witheisv toter ie Ir l . me. traitdr ; who, under die snasle. s of fried slap, *NO crtir fortresses. I hate-but, tried . to regain what you wickedl robbed us off.' . ' was lbanged. The f o uith was also 'a yciong ratan, of whoni, as I well as • of the Serjeant, the particulars are not ascer -tained ; but all adcounts agree, that they were both ; hanged, having merited the appellation of martyrs of their country, and perhaps of their religion. - AUGUST 4. The army which was dispersed in Relchite is .re uniting and re-orgaoizing In Tortosa, whence it is. to be hoped it will soon- lova, to irgle the uistrict of Alcaniz from the ravages of the enemy. In the mean time there has been a rising and arming in the vallies of the Pyrenees of Arragon, and as.this movement may have the most advatitageous conse quences, the Marquis de Lazan has ordesied the brave Co'onel Don Filippe Perena to set opt -with his divi sion for those mountains, the illustrious cradle of Ars ragonese liberty. It appears that the vallies of Anso and Roneal have taken the lead of all the others in the nosle resolution of arming against the enemy.— In these the Brigadier-General Don Mariano de . Re 'novales commands the brave companies of peasants who already have had some skirmishes with the French detachments left there in garrison. „ - *uo. 9.—The Duke del Parque, Captain:General of 014 Castile, announces, that some of Ms detachidents from the army at Ciudad Rodrigo having approached . ,Salamanca, this intelligence spread tTor among the French and their partisans ; the good Spaniards Were 'so filled with joy, that some of them incautiousl y pressed their satisfactiOn4 among others, ap .Apothe cary shouted', " Viva Fernando beptinao ?E e ft :wbe i k he, and otherS,ere 'thrown into prisbn. 111#/#l, rise to the following letter ; ; . THE MAE DEL FAiqui, OKNEE,AL IN CliilltilKtll . l4lll6 • OF , CASTILE, TO .THE _FiptitAL MAN NO THE "TROOPS IN EALANIAirCA. , General—l • have learned, that some detaclimen• ts of my cavalry have arrived at the gates of your city, attacking your advanced pasts, and that they have spread disorder and confusiOn among your followers;, that the renegado Spaniardi thought their taut hoot was come, which probllLy is net far diStant ; and that their malice availed itself of this opportunity to gratify priiate revenge ; accusing their .felhiw- citi. zens of having affixed Writings written by themselves to furnish a pretence for their iniqnitiest ;. and who, in consequence, have been thrown . into prison, and loaded with irons. " I cannot behold with indifference that the - liS ; br: thy inhabitants of Salamanca should suffer innocently in consequence of the movements of my troops. I therefore give you notice, General, that I shall exe cute reprisals, inflicting the same punishment upon an eqnal number of French prisoners, which you may cause the people of SalannOca to suffer. " I have also been informed, that you do' not .con:. cider as soldiers the officers and scouts of my army, because they do not wear a uniform, styling them -robbers and insurgents, and treating such as fall into your hands as malefactors. Know; • GO T 4ral," that they are soldiers, and deserve trO3ccciosidered as such. They know the laws of war, and observe . them better than your men do. One of your Genera e, and his two Adjutants, who were those of Joseph Napoleon, fell into the hands of these partisans, werei well treated, and sent to this .fortress in safety, and I with decency. Such Las not been the lot of the Spa- 1 nish Generals who have hadthetnisfortuneto beeome your prisoners. • " Compare the difference there is b2ttveen the - hut inanity of the Spaniards, whom you call insurgents, because they defend their country and fireside; against the most horrible and tyrannical invasion, With your! inhumanity, who burn, ravage, and destroy, like Vaul t dais, whatever you reach ; prophaning temples, mai• sacring Women and children, violating women, and 1 committing atrocities unknown to the Goths, Van dals, and even the Moors, when they made their ir ruptions into Spain. What has your boasted pbilo, saphy wrought '? Where have the . ancient French peoPle bidden themselves, who were once so famed for the gentleness of their manners and their amiable enlightened character, and who knew for ages to I carry on war, and preserve' the characteristic honour of true warriors ? No, you do not belong to that no ble and distinguished race, or if you have a connexion with them, it is only as their spuriotis ckscendants.---, As such, you have comported yourselves,' and as such I shall treat you, if you misuse my brave men, and commit in PM Castile the crimes and horrors you have exhibited in Gallicia and Asturias. • " The Duke del PanQUE CASTEILLO." " Head-quarters at Cuidad Rodrigo, July 18." CORUNNA GAZkITES TO THE 24TH OF AUGUST. • • OFFICIAL. Oa the-17th the enemy made their appearance on La Baneza with one regiment of cavalry ; the vie. guard of the army of the left on its march to Beni: • yente immediately attacked it. The enemy had t* officers killed, and a great many wounded, leaving at the same time behind there a great quantity of prom :lone.., collected from the • town, which fell into out- . hands. On our part we had a soldier Of - horse killed • and two wounded. - ()CANA. Army of the Centre, 59th Jaly, at II o'clock at night: The division of Lacy is arrived at Toledo, arid has already exchanged afew cannon-shots, in which- it rlost a grenadier of Cuenca. The enemy has sufered greatly. It is determined to batter the passes and bridge of Toledo, with some twelve-pounders sent to him. . The division of Zarian arrived last night at Tepes. That of Giron is in Aranjuez, and th.it of Castejon, I with the Etat Major, at Ocana. To-morrow, the head 7 qii.trters and reserve will be advanced to Aran ,juez. The advanced parties are on the other side of the Tagus; and have arrived at Valdemoro. The bridges are not as yet completed. The order from General Cuesta to attack has not as yet arrived. It is certain that both attacks ought to commence at V . r r • mnsarb7ieltteetuedS .. „ . c izoso ..i i - -slllllti nk,a " t - V i i . FerpetTealldornelistr i .....' a:. ..._e 'enemy are every where vh isiv ' Th ,and the people even colfwel them to s to . ~F erAinand. At all this.the French are ve ry p ass i e, and seem astonished ; they have shut themselv es I: in the Retina. I have ordered the arrest of 6., G,P vernor and his Alcalde Ma y or; the first for his par. 7112110. ..` tiality to the enemy, and the other for solicitin g hi, appointment from them. A repori of all this is sent to the King, and is dispatched into the in,erior. The Governor will be a great loss to O'Farfeli, as lie h.,, s not been able to execute a secret and impo:t tnt corn, mission which was given him yesterday tclativu to our operations. The following is an extract of a letter written by a Lady in Gerona, to her friend, describing the sie g e: 0 MT DEAR. FRITNO, " It is now nine o'clock at night, and we have had an herzed respite; after a bombardment of three.days,withnut a nionteee, interruption. I can find no words capable of giving you at , g a I. of the horrors of this scene. .1 he enemy has eleven mortars, at of which are tumctimes discharged at once. We have fors } , b aii , that hate fallen at our own thredtoid. The Cathedral is L fr og: of us, and they knowing it is full of people, and that the Im o . zine of gunpoWder is atjaeent to lt, direct their aims at that e4i: five. Bat • twigs us. aad although silt balls have fallta u m the Cathedra one only has passed through it, which irdeed lei killed 13 women and wounded IA 2 but ibis is uaddrg consid erths the number of people in the Churcli, All the engineers allow there never was a more severe bombardnient. The shells are is and 14 in•ches In circumference, and they inclose combustible; which often occasion conflagration wher e th e y f a ll, y mercLy , twevely large-ones exploded before our house, ant! the Royal j..Hespital has been on fire ever since yesterday m orn i ng ; but the sick and wounded have bees removed, The houses are almo s t aii 4;skroyed; but notwithstanding this general mischief and ru :, - it ieistorrilking to see the people of the c i t y, an d, is partictlr d i ; wetweit:it the doors of their houses, and passing along the s;te.x, witbout fear al 4 -1 even the military express surprise at the iLt t ,,. sibility of at; citizens, male and fentale, to the dangers. to r iik ttley al.o ex osed." • - • • —•- . CERVERA (IN CATALONIA), JULY 1.2.. Yesterday evening our worthy Captain Coner2l, ...Don Joaquim Blake, st; out from this town for Villa deCal.at. . • • • . .- dotx 14.—We know ofaciaHy that succours hive - enfered Gerona, and that severalongagernents with the enemy have terminated in our favour. • • * ' .UsnoN, AUGUST 22. . - We learn by letters from Corunna of the Bth inst that • the array -of the. Marquis R Omana, to the num, her of 30,000 men, began,its mare!) from that place . for Lugo on the Ist, 24, and 3d inst. a r • THKEVEI•IiN 7 TAM • . •: . LONDON - • - ` l l'l - 11JR$DAY,, SEPTEMBER ?. ' PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOiX i 3 per Cant. Cris. felt money Bx{+••—for acc. -06taittof 3- I prem, . - PRICE OF STOCKS YES I'ERDA.Y. airair4kock.— laths fonds Ins. pr. 3 per Cent. Cons. joe 68 s li Exoheq. Bins, 9.. IE3. pre. tr 14 Cetit.;i? 9 • State Lottery Tickets 4sl.i7i • lir*. per C. 61 COllll. for aoc. eti• 0 PHRAsANT sloop of war frilm• CnrOdna ;•errol, 'end the VmAgo..guni , tiefrom 44-livid at Plymouth,:—The , Cpatus sloop.of ..war has 4100 lit-rived tiara .I..itheil (at Falmoud4, t itillt ifieet efetaerchantmen and transpertt -. • • • -nti letters froM Corunna and Fetid actotints before received, that at the latterplaessLey were busy getting the men of war ready for sea ; but they add what we were not before informed of, that • at Ferrol they were under great apprehensims that* strong French force would soon pay them a visiet6t the purpose of again taking possession of the town, the harbour and arsenal. This apprehension had t i e good effect to accelerate the equipment of the ships which were working out, in ordely be remonilol Cad;z. • The news of the retreat of the• Combined Army, after the battle of Talavera, had spread a great degree of consternation at Fprrol, Corunna, and Lisbon. Time waste of time and wont of energy on the part of the Spanish Rulers, had damped the hopes of many of the Patriots, and filled their minds with gloomy fore• bodings of a fatal. termination to the contest in which they are engaged. The best informed Merchants in that citt4rter, and many of the British Officers, con sider the cause of the lethargic Spaniards as absolutely hopeless. . The Gazettes which have reached us present but little intelligence of importanCe--fnor dare we eve' give implicit .credit to. details wining through the medium of a fettered,pressl • Letters from Seville, of the 17th ult.'enentien Oat the Marquis WELLEntif had arrived in that city ifta'A indifferent state of health, but that his Excellency was Past recovering.—lntelligence of the retreat ot the combined British and Spanish armies had reached the Central Junta, and it was expected that every excl . . tion would immediately be made tO give vigour and effect to the struggle for Spanish independcnce.e' Those who can, may believe that such men can ea will make exertions—Why have they not been mad: long ago ? By the Plexus brig, which has Arrived at fir Mouth,,.in 11 days, 'from Lishen, Captain SMART, .Aid-de-Camp to the late General AlacKeNzte, hag come home with dispatches from Lord WELLINGTON, dated about the 20th ult. We understand, that the British army'had been obligtd to retreat still farther, even into Portugal, from an absolute want of provi• • sions and necessaries . Somuch for Spanish exertions! Not a pound of meat could be procured at any price, nor any adequate supply of forage- for the horses. The Theme, the THAMES, an 4 the RENOlifmSit have arrived at Portsmouth from the Straits, The'. garrison had heard the,ictory at Talavera, a nd felt. all that joy which •brave.isten •ever experience when they hear of the bravery of-their companions the same hour. The inhabitants 'of the different towns to a r/100 'come out to meet us, proclaimiog us ti r 4alivarers. It is the most grateful sight to' ,see every. oniv i without distinction, comivg Nvithjass . o twitrei,m4i4c bread and- cheese, offeriug ahem' LIMO wieners, A conhderaisi spy from Madrid is just " arrived, *ICI reports tba; the confusion in that city I ~ -