The National Register. — London, England, 1809-08-20 00:00:00

AUG. 20 THE NATIONAL REGIST.. 1,011D011 2 SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, ISO). FOLITIC4L EUCNTS OP THE WEEK. We haw the s::Acerest pleasure in announcing to the Pub lic the particu:ars of the glorious ai,d important Victory obtained by our Army, under Sir ARTIIUR WeLLEscty, over the French, under JOSEPH BUOINIAPARTU, in person, assisted by Wudials JOURDAN and VICTOR, and General Sests-rts.m. It will be recollected by our Readers, that by the last dispatches from Sir ARTHUR WeLLESLRY, that after preparations had been made for attacking VICTOR on the 23d July, it was postponed at the desire of Corm*, and that Vic Ton profiting of this circumstance had ie treated on that uigut to Torrijos. The Combined Army was left at Talavera, frwn the of Sir ARTHUR to pursile it in consequence of wanting the means of trans pert, without which " he did not think it proper, and, indeed, he Could not continue his operations." The reach, not finding themselves pursued, naturally inferred a degree of weakness, want of cordiality, or want of confidence, in Allied Army ; and accordingly we fiad them ornployed, 4 41isi Ike WI tagooking dam JA ;906tatrating tki* whole force, for the purpose uf attaci,,itag the army from which, the precedine:ila., they had beeei retreatieg. Thair force, on the 26th, consisted of Y'iteroit's Corps, Sea ANIJ, the Garrison of Madrid, anA TOO of the body Guards of the Usurper Joseen, amonatieg to about .1.1,000 men. The Spews!' ...ieneral having ailvaaced to Torrijos on the 4 2Gth, Wai attacieed hy the i'rencil and ob liged to fall back. It appearing c': debt to :nr AnTEUIII WELLESLEY, on the Vol, that the enemy \Veie preparing to become assailants, he of-de,red in he iv.o division s of infantry and the brigade of cayatri, inch lie had dis patched across the Abeiche under conteral :.11EttUAOK:tr la the wean time, Sir eto a Fie eso N'S Corps had art iv ed at Escalons. General AlAcKrsztE, who hA turned tho right of the French army oa tee led, was left as au ad rauced poiton the riget of the Aberche. fie was attacked. on the 2101 by the dieing, but, beiii• i ; supperleei by Gene ral Josicoes kie;ade, aad by the cavalry Alder PAYNE and ANSON, lie l'etared iti gooU wile% At this limo the tine of the t.:01111ililed Army eXithitleil two miles. thlr Army fOrIACLI the left, with e;teieral titee's division of Infaatry, is echelon ain't ma second line. The e t i nti h Army were on the left, add occupied the ground in front of Talavera, exteaelin; to tee fagus. Tne ceater, which was a commanding emineace, was occupied by a bri..;atle of infantry in front, melee General C %meal:Le, supported by Gene:al Corros's bjgade of IJ ra gooi.s, and sonic Spanish Cavalry. elAcl::cNziL, OpOtt nom; attari.ked, advanced I;trarti, an.l graduaity icfl tipoil the Sir A et rile WI.LLESLZY particelarly• ;muses the iveadiness atoll ,leicepline 'of the 4.31 it and the -1:11 i3att. cith lie L4 l. ; th e loss upon this oc:7asion parlicti!arly upon the 2d Batts th Regt. and 23 Batt. 3lst. On the 21th, iu the eYeeiiig, the enemy commenceM his at tack, by a catmoaade on the left, and at leeepted, at the same time, by an attack of lais cavalry, to overthrow the Spa- . nisi: Infantry, but this entirely failed. The enemy, by re !meted attacks (lurnig the night, azieturted to gain pos iiessioli of the hei. , ,ht occupied by General HILL, but they were. completely repel by the lit dermen Drago o n s . ;it'd the (.211 Light 11)1%1i : cool:A tinder A NS:ri and PAYNE. sop. parted by the flenvy Cayaky folder General FAsx. 11 at:- pears that the impetuosity of .he Gnarls having- carried them too far, they setrered coosidera!ily. Notwithstand ing great superiority hulabei . s, to one, tile enemy ‘vere defeated at ail p,iiuts, and on the evening of the ~48111, liege's his retreat, leaving 20 pieces of cannon, 5 standards, Borne prisoners, and a quantity of . ammunitiim iii our posseNsiun. it appears that he has lest aboYe 10,000 men in this engagement. Nor is the loss on our side trilling or unimportant. It is estimated at —killed, 801; wounded, 39 . 13 ; missing, 653; total,—. 5367. The advice. from Spain are of a nature to produce emo. tions of the highest interest. intermixed, however, with others less cheerful and promising ; whilst we indulge IR Gott pride and exultation produced by the conduct of the British army in Spain; and whilst we admire and applaud the able commander who has again led our troops to victory and to immortality, a recollection will dart across the mind, that all this may be iuelfc.ctual, that we may possibly be obliged to relinquish a cause to which we have attached ourselves with so much interest, and which we ItupPiNtqd wi4b ell th♦ treasure and with sumo of the M!trray, Pattrunster-ctry, Spitalfiehls, iihoe-intiou factorer, Rnd Sritt. ;it twelve, at Guildottll. Attorney, 51 `7l 'the, Old-3quare, DIVIDILN DS. N ov , "M. aai 11 illiam Williams. Mark lane, mrr.!:ian!,,, at Cit'Vea ) at (;.3i1:1 . 1;111.—Se:)t. 19. Boller( At organ, Sottlittnoltoo-street, St. Geor,ze's, Hanover-square, coal•tnere'iant, at twelve, at CriLiholl.—Sept. 21. David Th o mp ; -,in eri, Sttur.ford, Lincolnshire, draper, at eleveo, at the George Inn, St. nirtio's Stamford Bastin, Northampton shire.— Sop). 9. .I(4ta Bruce. mater-mariner, at twelve, at GIIVZI7III.—SIIII. l6i. f:yl , ,s Lone, Grange-road, ;3ermorelsey, Surrey, drys Alter, at tea, at Guildhall, Loodon.--ov. A. mas Sherwin, 'l'o wer-street, wie•inerctsaut, at !en, at Guild hall.—Nov. 4. • Cluirles 1'1(.41, Qleen-street, PortAea, Hants, taylor. at twelve, at Go;t:laa11, Lotir!oo.—Nov. 18. Charles linowiton, Bristol, I:n;a-fltaper, at twelv.;‘, at Lon don.—Nov. 15. Frn; e Oakley, Hereto woolitapler, at eleven at (la . :1 h.:11, I,fmiloo.—Nov. 14. IZolwrt Anierson, Guildford-;treot, mere) t, at eleven, at Guildaall.—Sept. 16. Al):'ah;l , 9%, San •••icl, Kent, linln-Ilraper. At eleven, at t,oadon.—Sept. )6 Jame.t 1) Willi:to) All dress.y l'he t r•, and George IV'illiatus, of Fridav- , treet, Cheap side, ware.itintsem n, at ele%en, at Guild :: , .11.—Sept. 12. 'rho ma, M.lrsh:,ll, Sca.horoug:), York4iire, vintner, at ten, at the llouie of Willutai Scorborough.—Sept. 26. John Gib!, , , IlKil ham, Stnsex, innkeeper, at eleven, at Ow Crown Inn, 14. George Ile-a iek, Portsmouth, ta%ero keeper, at one, at ;Ile Puma le Coffee-house, l'orismouth. Oct 3. Rohert ilobson, Sansthor tl.mler, at aievem, at the White Hart Ino. Lincnlnshise.—Sept. 11. John Edgar, New Saritni, I'illtthire, surgeon, at six, at the Ati.elope Inn, New Slrittn.—Sipt. 13. Ja:aes Pre,ton, Ilnrtou-ttp:m-iltimber, Lincolnshire, eau.ier, at nine, :a the White Sw:m rim, liarto , i-upon-liumbvr.--Sept. 12. Conre Perry, Liverpool, marble-men Inuit, at tw eke, at tae Globe 'Tavern, J o:in-street , Lotti-pool. CERTIFICATE— ‘' , EPP. 9. William Angus, I cliester, Kent, Ili:en-dr:lpr. 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