The National Register. — London, England, 1809-08-27 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. atotaltfess tyranta This Decree can in fact, answer no other psrpote, dun to fornishatteas) pretext for thr most unbounded lexactiows; and StiH, doubtless, he understood throughout Spain, aria (intestate of wild and jut government under the new dy ty:— " AU thc inha.bitautt of the tAtTtl% nwl villages of Spain, who hate sows among; the insur,:rots, are btltlll4.l to sappl3 as many mew to the army of his Majesty ac they hare sons in the hostile arm v; or pay the aoyal 'freastiry a sum of money in pro potn.iti2. to the property of each. These contributions are to hr dots ctassed " The 9c.: *lto have a rercnite of finoo ducats, shall pay 12,000 real, fovea/tit persou they ought to furnish ; those who pos,rns dis4-3Lts, *RV crais ; and tote whose income does not ex ceed MO 41z1.7.zt5, 3fICQ teals. " 'nose 4A ii incoaae is ic*s than 1000 ducats shall ht arrest -414 atad carried into rra.uet, until their sons shall surrender t hem - setc.es or to the leral authority. Elder brothers and guard iani are tors . prised is the provisions of this decree, which is nut ap pticable to yoitlter brothers." 11.11 - 1 - La OF WAG!! ,f The frllowing iz the o;lieial account of the battle of liragram, alts pitbilistva in tke A.;i ,, trian--Gazettes, dated from the bead tilt -Liters of the Archelttke Charles, '29th July. It appears likewise is tke Ilatutsurgh t7orerspandenten, of 11th of August bast vu - bteJ , the passages in italics ha% in been suppressed :-- " Se.avrety had tie morning of the tith began to break, when the voting's allay composed of a force which, since the earliest haf•perhaps never been collected in one point, appeared at the distanee ~(a long cannon shot. It was eraituated at front 140 to 150,000 ;nen, according to Ike/Aka ttstUm<;i4ts ' , jibe Emperor Nirpoteori rind his Generals, Rcsasistedaf 180,000 combatants. On the pa, 1. of the Imperial ..lastriaas not inite 109,000 men were in the on the day of &info. The attack began with a brisk cannonade all along the liar, which the enemy auswertel by ajar superior number uf heavy •rdaance, and kept it hp without interruption. The right wing .(the Austrians made tke most splendid progresses. Adlerklae was f.7ten, and the enema driven front Russenbrunn, Breilenles, and fre e:sfelltn. The enemy's cavalrg on the left trin, , f was to a ni , telo router', a.nil Field-Marshal Lieutenant Klenatt with he 6th corps, which he commanded in the room of Field Mar • h d Huller, who was taken ill, penetrated on the enemy's left -21 ilk as far as Aspern, Esslingen, and the town of Enzeridorf, made himself master of our entrenchments, which we had aban doned the day before, teok. ten pieces of cannon and some t him sand prisone's, be,icks on' eagle aad several stands colours. In the meaLtime the French center. where the I:mperor 'Napo leon was, did not move from the spot frn:n Raschdorf; it was stationed there in several ranks consisting of upwards of 60,01,0 men strong, and continually lengthened its right ‘vin„ opposite the left of the A uArians, till the 1:!!tcr were quite overwhelmed about now by a superior mrss of cavalry and a great quantity ofartillery. The corps which had been expected from Mar eheek did not arrive, and it was . easy for the enemy to out-flank oui :eft wing; their violent cross fire soon silenced our batte ries. Our 4th corps, which was placed on nor extreme left, was repulsed, and the heights in that quarter occupied by the e By this the second corps of the centre was not only proyentei from undertaking the attack against Raschdorf, hut ea.: itself overwhelmed, and furred to retreat to the causeway of Brann, 11 bile the enemy, having already gained Pikstens and Enzers dud, was threatening the road Its Wolkersdorf in the rear of the tin pt rial royal army ; night put an cud to the action. In the battle 9 pieces of cannon were last, in the retreat none, and t he 10 pieces of cannon taken were carried nil. The Arcl►dti Li' John arrived is the afternoon near Siebnhruan, after the battle 1% as decided, and then went back again behind the march. The army continued its retreat till the 9th, on the Prague road, of far as Gumersdorf. The rear had obstinate ctigagenten:s daily, during which Kornenhitrg and liollenbrunn took fire, and the was always ready for battle. On the 11th, shortly before sun-set, in the hottest of the ac tion, worn both armies were for the faost part drawn up, facing one another, a formal conference took place after some intonal wessag•s, and at last a temporary armistice, the want of ohich was-equally felt by both armies, after an uninterrupted conflict of eight days, and being overcome with fatigue. In consequeace of this an Armistice was concluded on the 12th, by which hos tilities are suspended for four weeks, and foorteen clap notice 411 to be gives befire breaking it. The Auatrian alloy has tsikva .1 retrogade position in Moravia, and the adjoining district* of Bohemia, to enjoy some repose after the unheard of toils of the last eight days. FROM THE, sr./ENIsl.! AND PORTUGUESE PAPERS. Cottoor a, AVG. 3:—The approaeh of our armies towards ..dadrid has excited in that capital a general commotion; many left it on the 25th of July, by the road of A leoveorn, K ith sup plies of pruvisions, and whatever they could collect, in order to receive their deliverers. In Madrid the hotels, coffee-houses, and all the houses; of that description were kept open night and day. The populace with flags proclaimed in the stteets Ferdi nand VI I. :net the French, shut up in El Retiro, posted pla cards, in which they stated that the eneray was approaching, whoever wished to secure their persons and take arms, should rendezvous for their defence at the said Itetiro. The Governor Belliasd ent out on horseback, est., rted by sixty cavalry, to %catd; the Toledo gate, telling the people to tranquillise them selves, that the enemy had not yet appeared ; on the 27th he ;have orders to Elate double g uards at the entrance of all the prin cipals streets of the capital; on that and the following day the exultation in Madrid attained such a height, that they insulted Elie French in the streets, with shouts of " Long live Ferdinand the VII," throwing their hats up into the air, and the whole eight there were dances amoug the common people. Cannon have been placed in the gr.tat square, and in that df del Angel on the days mentioned, neither letters of safety were issued, nor were passports required ; latterly, it is said, the gates of Madrid have neon shut. The division of the Marquis de 'Lorain arrived on the 281 h at Irepes, that of Giron and Vigedet are at Aran juez, that of Castijon, at Ocana. The skirmishing parties ex tend to Valdemora. The people go out iu bodies to the roads, welcoming the troops as their deliverers. It is a most affecting scene to behold persons of every class offering jars of water, bread, wine, and cheese, to the soldiers—Badejcs Diary. LISBON, AUG. Id.—lt appease by the latest accounts from Badajoz, that the corps of Soult, .icy, and Mortier, having advanced to Placentia iu the rear of the combined army, the latter passed the left bank of the Tagus, leaving a strung corps on the right in front of 'lonic de Areehispo, to command the passage of the river when it should think proper. The British army has its head-quarters at Deleitosu. The Portuguese, un der the command of the Marshal Beresferd, were at Fuente de Ginaldo, bsy mid Cuida Rodrigo, on the 7th inst. We know no thing of the Spanish armies ; but certainly the whole of the Treech have united, and !...ft Arragon and both the Castiles al most without a garti.on ; it is the most favourable moment for invading thnie provinces, destroy ieg the weak garrisons which may he fotted there, and retaking many important points essen tial to the sub%i,tence and communication of the enemy. whose privations and want of necessaries are excessive. —(Lisbon Goo. 13 t Da soz, Arc:. B.—The following Order of the Day was published to our aroty or the 2il instant : " Soldiers of the Army of Lstramadura! On the 27th and 28th days of July you fought bravely ; you repeatedly repulsed the enemy, who was compelled . to By, leaving the field of battle covered %vial his dead ; thisglorious victory is due to your firm ness and union, toy our incessant and well supported fire, and in confidence in your Officers and Chiefs; if you always observe the same, you will always he invincible. The French troops are not men except where t bey find no resistance ; that which they met with in the valiant English troops, our routed and put them to flight. We know that the French soldiers novr refuse to enter into action after seeing their best troops destroyed. " Soldiers ! lam satisfied with your valour and firmness; congratulate you On your triumph, and I rely on your union and discipline. Ido not call soldiers, nor consider as a part of the army those base cowards w ho abandoned their regiments on the day, of battle, tiff jug in the ninincia of danger, and with the destsa of prodeeiug disorder ; such wretches, besides the itifamy which covers then*, shall be decimated eta soon as they are ape preheuded. (Sirrnetl) " CUCSTA." Johnson, the smuggler, swain with the rope of a cata maran round his arm, up to the very ramparts of Flush ing, the train lighted, and tied it. clo4e to the Pier. He got back sale, and unperceived ; and for some minutes the expected explosion was looked for with 2uxiety, but the train hiai gut 'wet with the sea-tipatei s and it d:d uvt explegt. ~~ AUG. V. AUG. t 7. the adjoining districts of the unheard of toils of the • He, TUG UESE P. 41 PERS. 101 l of our armies towards general commotion ; many id of A icoveorn, ith sup- .y could collect, in order to the hotels, coffee-holes, were kept open night and 'aimed in the stieets in El Retiro, posted pla- e enemy was approaching, ,on and take arms, should iid Itetiro. The Governor • tied by sixty cavairy, to- wople to tranquillise them- appeared ;. on the VI it) he the entrance of all the prin- t and the following day the height, that they ithulted s of " Long live Ferdinand ito the air, and the whole common people. Cannon 7e, and in that of del Angel of rafety were issued, nor is said, the gates of Madrid 11larquis de 'Lorain arrived n and Vigedet are at Aran- 'he skirmishing parties ex- out is bodies to the roads, •ers. It is a most affecting ss offering jars of water, n . s—Batlejoz Diary. y the latest accounts from :icy, and hlurtier, having pf the combined army, the 121.15. leaving a strung corps