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a S t t ctiristori, in inch thantler as to tie able, in Case, the o tr emy ihoirldactach the plain, to attack them by t h e right of this plain, in the mean while that the light cavalry should ch mgt . his lett, ef Th e most part of these movemenea:mee p ee _ • • totted with irregularity. 44 The fifth division, after hating taken the d pitst sb igned to them. extended itself on its lett, vii put any cause or reason. The seventh division, .Which had orders to support it. marched to its position, — en d in short, the second division was still m thereat } . 1 felt all the consequences Which might result from these ke,gularities, and I resolved on remedying t h em myself on the spot, which was a very easy mat ..ter, t he enemy not having as yet made any move ment at 44 At the same tine, I received the report of the p ans y having caused fresh troops to pass from his l e ft to his rent. 1 ordered the third and fourth di trivent in march by the skirts of the wood, in order th at I mig:tt dispose of them as I found needful, — It was half-past four o'clock, and I went to the plain, which was to be the object of a serious dispute ; but, it this moment, a shell struck me, and broke my r i g ht atm, and made two Large wounds on my right side. I thus became incapable of any kind Of pare in the command. " The precious time which I should have em lloyed in rectifying the placing of the troops on the e ft, was fruitlessly passed : the absence of the Com. brander gives biith tit starchy, and from thence pro. beds disorder. . • di Meanwhile the time Was running away without th e ene my undertaking any thing. At. length, at 1 five o'clock, the enemyndglng that the situation was favourable, attacke d this 111-farmed left wing I with impetuosity. The division engaged repulsed the enemy, and were themselves repulsed in their turn; but they acted without concert , and without isethod. The division which I had called to sustain the first, found themselves in the situation of taking 'art in the combat without having foreseen it, " Every General makes extraordinary efforts to tontribute, bfhis own particular dispositions, to such which are in the whole requisite ; but if lie can attain it in part, yet be cannot effect it completely. The artillery coveted itself with glory, performed prodi gies of valour, and in the midst of our losses, caused ' the enemy to suffer enormously. He directed his at tacks akin:lst Aropiles, which was defended by the breve 1 - 20th regiment, and was there repulsed, leav fng more than 800 dead on the spot. At length the away retires, evacuates the plains, and.retires to the skirts of the wood. There the enemy makes fresh efforts. The division of Fuy, which, by the nature of the busipess, was charged with the covering cf the retrograde movement, was attacked with vigour, and constantly repulsed the enemy. This division merits the greatest eulogy, as does likewise its General. From this moment the retreat was effected towards Alba de Tormes, without being disturbed by the enemy. Our loss amounts to about 6,000 men hors de combos. We have last nine pieces 'ef cannon, which, being dismounted, could not be tarried off; all the rest of the bagrge, all the park of artillery, all the materials belonging to the army, have been brought away. It is difficult, M. le Due, to express to you the differs is sentiments which agitated me at the fatal moment when the vieund which I received caused 'fey removal from the army. I would, with delight,' Late exchanged this wound for the certainty of re •eeiving a mortal stroke at the close of the day, to :have preserved the faculty of command, so well did I know the importance of the events which had just : taken place ? and how necessary the presence of the i Commander in Chief was at the moment .when the 'chock of the two armies appeare4 to be preparing to „give the whole direction to the troops, and to appoint glen. movements. Thus one unfortunate moment has, testi oyed the result of six weeks of wise comb' eations,l of methodical movements, the issue of which had hitherto appeared certain, and which every thing seemed to prettge to ,us that we should reap the fruit. " On the 28d, the army made its retreat from Alba de 'formes, on Penaranda, taking its direction to-' wards the Douro: The whole of the enemy's cavalry. Harassed our rear, composed of the cavalry of the Ist This cavalry tell back, and left the divisio* too much expi2sed ; but it formed itself in squares to resist the enemy. 'One of them was broken, the otisere resisted, and especially that of the 69th, which killed 200 of the enemy's horse, by push cf bayonet- After this they made no attempt on us. " General Clause' has the command rf the army, Ind takes such measures as circumstances require.— I am going to have myself transported to Burgos, where 1 hope by repose and care taken, to recover .01- the severe wounds, and which affect me more' from the dire influence which they have had on the success of the army, than from the sufferings which • they have caused me to endure. " I cannot do sufficient justice to the bravery with' Which the Generals and Colonels have fought : to the good disposition which animated them in that difficult circumstance. I ought particularly to men tion General Bonnet, whose reputation has been so long established ; I should likewise name General Tatifin, who commanded the 6th division. General Clausel, though wounded, did not quit the field of battle, but to the end gave an example of great per sonal bravery. The General of artillery, Terlet, and Colonel Digeon, commanding the reserve of wa tts', particularly distinguished themselves. " In this day, unfortunate as it has been, there are t multitude 'of pits which worthy of being noticed, and heinous the French name. I will collect them, and solicit from his deserved M Majesty es e ty . rewards fur the brave men IA() h ave I ought not to defer mentioning the gallant con duct of the brave Sub-Lieutenant Guillemat, of the 118th regiment, who sprung into the enemy's ranks to obtain a flag, which he seized, after having cut off the arm of the person who carried it: he has brought oks, notwithstanding the several has received. regret the loss of the General of dead of his wounds ; of General 'upon the field of battle • and of Ge- Generalsßonnet and bausel,and ,;Bade Minne, are wounded. Excellency to receive the assurance consideration.—[Signed, with the left The Marshal Duke of Reouss." t movements of the English army, wider whose orders inn ellored all tire rrolch arittel i n Spain; *Ai. ctotrtninect to unite *ll the dispniab troops he had belonging to! the army of the centre, tb *arch at the same time With theMaishal i)uke of Itaguia againk the indimp' —On the 20th /illy, his Majesty had in effect asst!-. bled a considerable edipi, a the head of which 'he had advintied e betvitten 'the 21st and 24th of July, to Arevato.::-The reireit,of the army of Portugal hai: •ing taken place: befoie" his Majesty could join it, bi w it s ,liliged to clinfine to checking Laid Wellington's army, which he has successfully done by this diversion. The greater part of the enemy's forces having marched upon the army of the centre, his Catholic Majesty at first-thought of covering ' Madrid, and sending from it the persons most at tached to his service and the Most importint objectss A considerable convoy, escorted by Dirmagnac and Palombino's division!, has been fortunitelt conduct ed towards ValenCia. On die 143 th of August, the King had his head-quarters at Villa Robledo. The intention of his Majesty was to unite the troops of the Army of the Centre, according to circumstances, either with the army of the South, or the army of Arragon,lo fight the. English with advantage." • PARIS, SEPTEMBER fa. The dispatches sent to the Minister at War, by the Aide-de-Camp of the General-in-Chief of the Army of Portugal, have informed us of the move ments of that army, to the termination of the affair of Aropiles, near Salamanca; and we have seen, that the French army having retaken a position be hind the Douro, the enemy made no fut then demon stration, which announced the project of acting offensively. a t. this flag into our rant ko z onetehavewoundslL be to reg mion Firey, dea, led'upc lieralDesgravurs. 1X Al General of Briga " I beg your Exc high conside • A,nd Thi 44 the first x 01014)1';',,, reatholizMajegYs 4. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. India Stock —Cons. Shi*—far 1 411. 5 45 4 per Ct. shot-5 per Ct. Setif —Bank Stock Omit. 4i4 pre..—Bonds Be. 91. die.--Long Anna. Each. Bills. (Sid.) 2s. Be. pre.—Do. (Sid.) Ss. Is. die. We have received Paris Papers to the 22d inclu sive. They furnish us with one of the most impor- tant documents which we have seen for a long time. At length MAHMONT'S official account of the glorious affair of Salamanca has been published. It is dated Tudela, on the 91st of July, being precisely a week after the battle, which it describes ; but it must have travelled to the head-quarters in Russia, for the gra. tification of the Emperor and on its return to Paris, has been made public under his sanction. It adds another sprig of laurel to the brows of the great Captain who commanded the Allied Armies on that occasion, for it is an undisputable avowal on the part of MAIWONT I that his army was beaten, discomfited, and utterly ruined by the superior skill, intrepidity, and prowess, vilfch was opposed to it. He admits a loss, on the afternoon of the 22d alone, of 6000 men, hors de combat, and nine pieces of cannon. —The success of the English and German Cavalry on the 23d, when they came up with the broken co lumns of the enemy, is most shamefully passed over; but, as hientacm was not in the field on that occa sion, and as there is a tolerable air of candour through- out his whole narrative, he may have received his information on that subject from an Officer who had less of the soldier and more of the Gascon than his master. Mark how this part of the narrative is managed.— " The whcfle of the enemy's cavalry harassed our rear, composed of the cavalry of the first division. This cavalry fell beck [i. c. lied like cowards], and left the division too much exposed; but it formed it self in squares to resist the enemy. One of them was broica—the others resisted, and especially that of the 69th, which killed 200 of the enemy's hone by push of bayonet." Now, gentle Reader, hear the noble Marquis of WNLLIN4TON'S account of this very affair : " We renewed the pursuit at break of day in the morning, with the same troops, and Major-General BOCK'S and Major.. General Anson's brigades ed cavalry, which joined during the night, and having crossed the Tonnes, we came up with the enemy's rearguard of cavalry and infantry, near La Serena; shey were immediately attacked by the two brigades of dragoons, and the cavalry fltd, leaving thelnfantry to their fate. " I have never witnessed a more gallant charge than was made en the enemy's infantry by the heavy brigade of the King's Ger. man Legion, under Major General Boca, which was completely anceessful, and the whole bedy of infantry, consisting of three battalions of the enemy's first division, were made prisoners. The pursuit was afterwards continued as far as Penaranda last night ; and our troops are still following the flying enemy." Here we have one more striking proof of the re liance to be placed on French statements: but it renders the triumph of the British army still more complete. Our Generals are as incapable of the baseness of concealing a defeat, as they are, we would bdpe, of being actually defeated. In short, whoever calmly peruses this ingenious composition of the French General, will find abun dant matter of amusement and gratification. He labours hard to prove that his whole system of opera dons were calculated to annihilate the English army, and we are constrained to admit that they were masterly. The manoeuvres of the gallant WILLING TON were, however, at least as masterly, and not hav ing the misfortune to be struck by a shell at the commencement of the action, as . MatamoNr was, he gained the victory. There is throughout this document, as we have already 'Observed, an air of candour, and yet there is consummate Vanitt in MAIUNONT monopolizing to himself the foetune of the day ; for he plainly tells us, that in his hands the blind Goddess had placed her scales. We find, however, that previous to re ceiving his wound, there were " irreguLrities" corn-' Weal by several of Lin Generals. 'sod in preceediag to feineciy treneti, 'vitt ws cieprivea ohl his servicell;arlie rat: iii g 4e digs defected at etety pbinti long before the taut shell disabled hint icin keeping the field in persons • • For once, Welejoiee to !hid tide On • ihie tsetesitin at least the Bfitidi were fat stilitotitt in cavalry--a superiority which was sibefullp experienced of the legions opposed to them, and which no (1014 gave `rise to much of that anguish of •inind which their Ge neral so pathetically describes. in a Second Edition we yesterday laid before our Readers the following outline of Letters from the army, containing a correct detail of the operations Of thd Marquis Of WELLINGTON, dOWtI totho 7th instant s " VALLADOLID, SEPTEMBER 7. a The Martinis of WELLINGTON left Madrid tin the lot Inst. to direct the movements of the troops which he had ordered to be collected at Arevalo. They moved from Arevalo on the 4th, and peeved the Douro on the 6th, at the fords of Herrera and Albiago. General For, finding Astorga had surrendered, re turned to the EsU, and marched upon Cariajalor, with the view of cutting off the Portuguese militia employed under the Conde IYAMAILAKTI, in the blockade of Zamora: The Lieutenant General made good his retreat without loss, to the frontiers of Portugal. For carried off the garrison of Zamora on the 29th August, sad marched for TordesiMs. The conduct of the Condo D'AMARAI4Tt and his bravo troops merits particular attention. ,The whole remains of the Army of Portugal are collected be- tween Valladolid and TordesUlu. Their adianeed guard was posted on the 6th at La Cisterniga. The allied troops marched forward on the 7th. .The enemy retired from Cisterniga daring the night—abandoned it on the Marquis of WaLLINOTOM ' S ap- preach, and crossed the Pisueria and blew up the bridge. 3 hey were closely followed through the town by Colonel Pousownr, with detachments of the 12th light dragoons. They retired along the right bank of the Pisuerga to Dumas. When General Foy moved towards Astorga, the Army of Gallicla retired. Since his march on the Douro, they have been advanced to the Esla, —The: Earprcinado has informed the Marquis of WlLLinc.- TON that General VILLA CAM ra had taken prisoners IOGO men, which had been the Garrison, and had evacuated Cuenca, after the surrender of the Relit°. The last accounts from General MAITLAIND, are of the 24th ult." The retrograde movement of the Marquis of WEL LINGTON, announced in the foregoing Letter, has had more importance attacked to it by some of our contemporaries than is warranted by the circumstance. It is easy to conceive that results necessarily flowing from a combination of operations might be hastened, ' by the personal presence of the Commander in Chief in other quarters than ,that in which he had already effected his object. Manuoarr'a army, as may be seen from his official Report, thugh defeated by tin Allies, was not annihilated, and it must be supposed that the Marquis of WELLINGTON was well informed of the real condition cf the enemy,and that farther ope. rations would still be required to insure all the benefi cial consequences which might be expected from the defeat of MAnMoNT. From the above account it does not appear that the Marquis of WELLINGTON withdrew any troops from Madrid ; he merely headed those collected at Arevalo, passed the alum, and drove the enemy up the Pisuerga (which empties itself into the Douro), to Duenas, a town considerably beyond Valladolid. Of the Marquis of Waccusovotes future motions we are uncertain. He has no doubt left a strong force behind him at Madrid ; and besides, Andalusia being freed from the enemy, by the raising of the siege of Cadiz, we should not be surprised, if the force under General Cauz and Colonel Stautarr, uniting with that under General HILL, should march to the Spanish capital. In that case, the line of ope. 'rations would be changed ; and the Marquis of WEL. LtKoTow having cleared, what would then become his left flank, from the army under MAMMA, would 'face to the east towaids Cuenca, either to attack or repel SOMA' and SUCHET. One thing will not escape observation. The French are receiving reinforcements from France. It is now some time since we announced that this was one of the measures for which the Conservative Senate was assembled. We have heard of no delay in the march of these reinforcements, waiting thelat of taylors, men milliners, and whisker trimmers, respecting the cut or colour of their clothes, the form of their caps, &c. &c. ; nor do we think that these are requisites in a contest for victory !—" For victory ?"—nay more, for national and individual existence! We are happy to state, that on the 3d inst. a con voy of transports arrived 15 Lisbon, and on the fol lowing day, detachment' so the amount of 3000 men were disembarked; but airy are we to add, that the Life Guards, a descriptiOn of force much wanted in the Peninsula, have not yet been able to march—nor do we know when they will. . •••••1•••.....m. The Auckland packet, .*with a Mail from Heligo- 1 land, and the Lady Francis racket, with a Mail from Gottenburgh, have arrived at Harwich; but the letters and journals had not been delivered out when this Paper was put to press. Epigram on JOSEPH BosApAnnes expulsion; The ism King of Spain Sees the end of his reign, And, an claim to the kingdom trilkllleg • Cries—alas,•poar Xiwr Je I • 4 - s You're taught graivdy to know That Spain is no country for h-44! 41m1••••••••••••• The Duke of MARLBOROUGH has sold his house on , the Stein, Brighton, to the Ptu.qcs Rmantrr. Yesterday, Earl BATHURST entertained the Earl of LIVEAPoOL, and a select party at dinner, at his Lordship's house, in Mansfield. street. Mr. and Mrs. iIkrELLESLIT Pots arc at present at tbcir seat, Wansisad House, Essex. • . " !Holt eitctooo Majott, to tbeitegiraental listtshon, or r have thf bona ante wail be ttirtts, and agreeably to For every Compan. Ditto, of Ditto; Ditto; • Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, For a Cbrps Ditto; Ditto, " His Royal, the above allowance 1800, the charge t' accempt, under carps was act► he subsequent quarterly accornins, Colonel We are . fro i nt th L e ist:on, Ist Foot pd and the lame) This mc lets Militia, to Deptfori ters by the FLo - shino amount of General Field Car 6ubalte) ST, Our trade American • parativel tared by sent here been activ Istonda' the Chai which ti two schooni Tuesday Lisbon, with twi Tagus as-the the Princess ham pa( Jamaica, ~. for St. Helena —His Maj brings it sail of , three schooners, to slip out GROWLF" brittack on nt•were fist the • . „ itift fes J • , tCIRaILAR His Reyaa the &iota Regent htsitilf t ; twisty plraiitil,qin the name kid on the Willi bf t :o order that ad AlloitintO, In -aid Of the Eipertrkt rental Mote l should be stanted t E evert Reg' r or Corps' Moan sist•:inveii 111lakiAT ononr to se q uilot yob therewith; and that the Ado aPOVritolle4_ar t eording to the stahlt.h heft of • d under the Dlivition of the Ctinunstleng A •- . to the folloviing Seale, via. ry kighnent or Battalion; Consisting of teti+sioope ian'es; and upwards ; at the rate of a1124p6t if 9 Tr. tops or Companies 221 ditto bl3O dittci • - • t 171 6 di:td SO 5 ditto • - - 116 • i 4 Atm Imp inv. of 3 Troops or Companies • 75 • 2 ditto - - • 0 t - -1 ditto - - - • PS • loyal Highness having also been pleased to diner, • allowance shofild comment* &obi 25th Decent. char g e thereof may no* be mode in s espplementa under the head of Conth.gentles, for tin time that th actually serving in Great Britain In the year 1810. tquent charges may, in Futon, be placed in the t- accompa, tinder the same bead. (Si g ned) , " PALMIER sr's:* •• nel of the Regtment." • re sorry to learn, by lettth received iota sbon, that blajor-GenerA LX , Oft • t Guards, and Major-General HUM . S, ha tribute of nature---the formtfr by skin' latter in ctaisecluence t f exussite fatigfiet morning .the Ist Regiment of Timer HZll4a ' tia, marched through town from Hackney ford, and are replaced at their former quer* the :Id Regiment. 111:46 Entre Moz4T--The follo*ing Is the of the distribution to the rtspectlve classes 1 eneral Officers - L 1561 ts s old Officers • • • 211 15 of aptahis • • • so sio tbalterns s 12 1 4 leant! - '• ti a P rammers and Rank and File 0 18 of NAVAL INTELLIGENCE C. C. JOHN'S, (NEWFOUNDLAND) Styr. 1 trade and fisheries have suffered materially by an privateers ; indeed our protection is coma ely nothing. The Alert sloop of war was cap• y the Essex, American frigate, in lat. 41. anti T a cartel. The squadron on the station hare live in catching prizes. FALMOUTH, SEPT. day arrived his Majestyis brig aeowart fro tnnel fleet : left Brest on Sunday evening, at time five sail of the line. three frigates, and lowers were in the Roads, ready to slip out. y arrived the Arabella packet, with mails front , 16 days passage 3 his Majesty's ship Rore, ro British Generals on board, was entering the as the packet came out. Sailed this evening ocess Elizabeth packet, for Lisbon Walsing. Icket, for Coritnna.,• and Hobart packet, for • a, with mails; also the Comet (Sonth-seaman) Helena; and Jubilee, BUCKLAND. for London. Majesty's ship GROWLER, arrived at Falmouth, intelligence, that a French squadron. of five the line, three frigates, two gun-boats, and schooners, were lying in Brest harbour, ready out the first opportunity. The boats of the LEA, MARTIAL, ,and INsoLENT, had made an on a convoy, and cut off two chaste marees, !re obliged to relinquish them by the heavy fire he batteries. The boats sustained no loss. • PLYMOUTH, SEPT. es. • Majesty's sloop Onerres is appohned to take r to Portsmouth and the Downs.—Arrived last iris Majesty's cutter SYLVIA, Licut. PACK, from na, and landed dispatches from the Marquis of moToti, dared at Valladolid ; the SURLY curter ersey; and Haucom, 10 guns, from a cruise. id this day the Orb, HILL master, from Mahon, rine •, a.Prusrian ship. and schooner, from Boor. ,with wine, &c. all bound to Guernsey.—Sailed day the iNrsulnzer gun-brig, on a cruize is day the SYLVIA cutter, on a cruize. PORTSMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 24. His MI convoy night his orunna. *-WeLLINGTOIi, .from Jersey Arrived tf *with vai Beaux,, yesterdi and thi. PORTSMOUTH, SEPTEMBER s 4. Arrived the Wismourn from the Downs, with • fleet. Sailed the SARACEN for the Downs; the Ma. CEDONIAN, with the Inglis, HAY, for India j and the Morgiana, for the Cape of Good Hope. DEAL, SEPT. 24. Sailed the Yuma, to join/Admiral Youna's fleet of the North Foreland. SHEERNESS. SRPTEMIIER U. Sailed the MERCURIUS, with convoy for the Baltic. The next convoy will probably sail about the Bth of October. General SARIIAZIR has been at Harwich for KMUP time,' in the expectation of getting over to Sweden ; but he has not been able to procure the signature of the Swedish Ambassador to his passport, without which, by a very proper and late regulation of the Secretary of State, he will not be allowed to proceed. CoYINT•GARDEN TiltATßß.—The Tragedy of revice Preserved was performed last night. Youva sustained the part of Fitly with great ability and most deserved success ; C. REIcBI.7 was as effective as usual as the representative-of Jailer ; and Miss MARRIOTT, though inferior to either of her prede. cessors, was on the whole very successful in the ar - ducat part of Belvidera. HORNSBY and Co. respectfully acquaint the Pub. lk, that they have a variety of Tickets and Shares on sale at the lowest prices, in the State Lottery to be drawn on the 20th of next October—only 10,000 h Tickets, two Prizes of £20,000, besides many capi-. tal prizes, and no prize less than *22. HottuaaY and Co. haim been successful in selling and s i bz• r ' Capital Prizes to their Friends who have hol ed them with their favours, at their old-established State Lottery Office, 26, Cornhill ; whete all Frizes are exchanged without any deduction whatever. CORN•MARIEET. MARK-LANE, 101C'T. Rs. This day we liars not many fresh arrivals of Wheat; bit this, remaining an abundant supply of New, which not being or die first quality, sales are named at a reduction or about ss. or Se. per quarter; a few select samplts of Old ceased the general eery and,Barley neatly at use lute reduced _prices.— " but &Hs variadoo--ate Peao are drerer —The two Beans neatly at the laticadvatice—hiew Oars now begin '-rely to Market, and this trade named also at Mc 'goer is expected cheaper. -‘e aiss.isos.—escasisoiew is 116. In ht lath II to Cal