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of the let corps, tiy Ebtalonna; sad to form a
junction MIIII .91111'131,11 'll4 Li,lke 01 flailmais, islth
a view to edible him to krep,the enetvg ist:her.k
till the junet,on of the 411, curl*. end tillAstiesulit"
of the march of Alarshallhe Duke of Dalmatia
should be ascertaisird.
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Meanwhile, in the evening, of the 23d. Marshal
the Duke of Helium:l informed your M.kjebty, that,
ott the 2id, the advanced guard of his corps of the
'army had been obliged to quit Talavera de Is
Reyna, and to retire along the left hank of the
Alberche; that ha was certain be should be at-
tilted on the 24th, by the combinert armies of the
Roglislt arid Ciiesra; and that, unwilling to hazard
the Ist- Corps spina such a superior force, he'
should march in the night between the 2Jd and
24411, sod proceed in two days to the left bank of

the Guadaraina, at its confluz with the Tagus.
ti,!:ir Toledo. in order to Olivet * junction with the
4'll corps. Your Majesty will highly approve the
Triciveinent of Marshal the Duke of ; for,
if that Marshal had retreated upon Naval•Cardero,
instead of retiring to Toledo. 'the jnotetion of the
'lst and Ilth corps would hare been tendered es-
tremelydifeCuit, mid perhaps even impossible.
It is likewise very certain, that Nlarshal the
Duke of liellutio had formed a correct judgment
of the designs of the enemy. Orden round upon
the Officers have proved, that the let corps wee to
have beets attacked, on the morning of the 24th,
by the English army and that of Coesta, in its po-
sition on the A Ilierche, while Wilson's corps we. to
have endeavoured to cut off its retreat towards Ma-
drid. by advancing from Escaloitun upon Naval-
Carnero.

Your Majesty. en receiving the letter of Merida!
the Duke of lielluuo, took the resolut►on of pro-
ceeding also towards Toledo, atilt your re•ervr, in
order to Cum a junction with the Ist :Ind 4th corps,
pug.' tie present to the enemy a body, iu►pusutg, tot
from its number*, hut from Its ►alnur,

On the 24th. your Maje►ty advanced with year
reserve to (.4VA11114, three leases from Toledo.
The nest day. the nits. you filed your head.
quarters at 8ar4.1..
The same day, General Sebatittani, sifter ably
disguising his movement from Veneges, arrived
with the 46 corps. at Toledo. Lastly. the Ist corps
hal taken a position oil the left bank of the Gus-
daraing; so that ■ll the troops which it was in
your Irlijest's power to oppose to the enemy, were
united.
Your Nlajeaty ordered a detachment to be left at
Toledo. to ;:uard that city and the bridges.
oil the 2titit, ),,ur Majesty ordered the whole
army to pii,s over the bridge. of the Gloadaraina,
and AdValllet o;•un Torrijos. The lit corps opened
the march. General Latour Maisbosirg command-
ed the whole of the cavalry of the Ist corps, to
wii.eh your Nlaj.i.ty had joined the division or light
catrali;/. ender Gener4 Merlin, which had pre-
♦isualy hem, attacl.e.l to the 4th corps.

0 the 23th, Cuesta's ariuy took up a position at
Santa Oilata ; it was to cootious its usareb OU the
MO, to aileance upon Toledo, with s slaw to at.
selopt r junction with Veuegas. The Evils,' army
bid oat yet quitied Talavera. but ba,l pushed its
advanced guardien Ceval-gas, en the left bard.; of
tM Alberche. corps bad continued its
imminent. owl 414 pushed its advanced posts to
Duval-Catnens.