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London, England, 1809-10-12 00:00:00

Mr 4' 4., Cif/J. RmU iluu.f that nigiattot•
woia 1186 wiiaaded.
M. Legend. Colonel of the 356, receive': a
dangerous contusion on the held, hut did -not rev
lisupsibli the command of his regiment. The Chefs
de Battaillos, Fouquate and Dertaaroa, distiagui,h-
cd themselves.
The pliant Colonel Ilarou de Porberk was
killed at the head of his corps'. Major Vellech
was dangerously wounded. Major Sternetz, of
the artillery, was killed upon his cannon. Colonel
Ilangereau, of the artillery, had a horse killed
under him.

In this engagement the artillery displayed its
accustomed courage and valour.
The loss of the coinbitied army may he com-
puted at 10,000. The English Generals ,Mackenzie
and Langwerth were killed, and a third General
was wounded. Many Officers of distinction have
perished, and, eight days after the battle, .100 Offi-
cers. and 4.000 wounded, whotu the enemy had
not lieu ',lair to remove, aere found at Talavera.
The losoiff the itiqwrial arms, is likewise consider-
able ; it consists of 600 killed, and about 4,000
tvottodrtl : two-thirds of the latter being but slight-
ly *untitled, will soon rejoin their corps.
lit nine in the morning of the 29th. the army
was ,micentrated OA the left hank of the Alberclw.
The enemy's nrnn had nut been completely routed,
but it had sustained such considerable loss, that it
was iiiiiirobahle it would resume offensive operations
Gm some time. This was a sufficient motive to
await the arrival of Alaislial the Duke of Dal-
watio, which con hi not fail to accomplish the de-
stroctiatuol that army, unless it made a hasty re•
tr...t. to the left bank of the Tagus.

l'lsus. after disalgiug tilt. English army and that
Cuesta fur advancing, the principal point wea to
Ve Toledo, which was bri.kly attacked by the
left ask of the Tagus, unit to cover !Madrid. which
was. I:sreatimed by Oil army of Valera, whore ad-
vancvl posts were at Valdese's. Y our Majesty.
in costr.oneoce. judged that the object et the
passage of the Albreche we. accomplisher! • that
the lowve curtained by the enemy hall spread de-
jection smeng his troops ; and that the let corps,
prestvil to the tame position which it hash occupied
when the enemy COLAMPtleeti offensive operations,
would he sufficient to keep iu check hie beaten sad
discoutairad.arsay. The Ist corps, therefore. took
up a positive behind the Albercbe, and your Ma-
jesty went end encamped. with the 4th corps and
your reserve. at Santa Olalla. The division of
light cavalry, wider General Merlin, followed the
movement of Cat 4th corps.

.On the 30th. your Majesty, with the 4th corps
sad your reserve, fixed yourself at Bailors and
Ofias, near Toledo. One whole division of in-
fantry entered Toledo; and the division of dra-
goons, commanded by General Milhaud, pushed
on towards Aoouer del Tajo, between Toledo and
Aranjurs, where, it was reported, there was a ford,
by which the enemy made demonstrations to pass
the Tagus. with a view to proceed to Toledo.
On the 31 et, the 4th corps and the reserve rested.
fit the night between the 31st July and the Ist
August, Marshal the Dnke of BeTruno informed
your Nlajesty, that he was apprised that the English
army still remained at TIIIIIVCIII, with that 01
c:Ueicto ; anal that a Portuguese column had put
itattlf to motion among the mountains, to turn the
tight of the Ist corps; he added, shirt, in emise.
Trance of tliwointelligeoce, he should flint his po.
wenn. awl retire upon Arlagned.i. Uu the other
hand, From 31'ijiisty inforin-d, that Vei.egss
had withdrawn from before Toledo part of his
troops who butt atiacked that place ; that he was
'coocentrating his forces upon Aranjiiez, and that
he manifested an • ..ntion of marching towards
Your Majesty then thought fit to post
the 4th corps and the reserve in such a manner, as
to enable them to advance rapidly either upon the
Ist corps, to impede the march of the combined
and discomfited army; or upon Venegini, if his
army attempted to march towards Madrid.
. .

Your Majesty. iis eosiseritienca. ordered that a
garrison should by left at Toledo, louder the com-
mand of the Adjutant-Comusandent Mocquerey,
whom you appointed Governor of that place, and
that the reserve and the 4th corps should march,
and take up a position, on the Ist AIIOW, at
llleecas. Gencral Milhaud received orders to send
out strong parties of cavalry in the direction of
Valderaoro, to watch the motions of the army of
Veliegas. Versegas caused his advanced pods to
fall hack, and merely kept an advanced guard on
I the right baiik of the Tagus, in front of Araisjure.
—11.1.5:4 the shl and 3d, the 4th corps and the re-
serve remit:lied in their positions.
August the rid. the Duke of Belluno informed
yenr Majesty by letter that the enemy appeared in
the direction of Escalonna, on the right bank of the
Albetche; that the pettier which had been sent
fro:a Escaonna to Numbella bad been attacked by
some troops of the enemy's cavalry. The Marshal
added. that he had sent two regiments of dragoons
with order, to observe what was passing there; and
that if he learned Itiet the messy was directing In.
course to that point, he would retire upon Mosto-
lese; but that, us the contrary case, he should re-
main at .Maquerla.
The report of the Duke de Bellows did not an-
nounce the march of the combined army: it related
only to Wilson's corps, which manifested an inten-
tion ref annoying the right of the Ist corps. Your
Majesty then thought that it was tint yet time to
joe thee 14t corps with the 4th. and the reserve;
hot with a sieve to facilitate their juection, if it
.shosild be found neeeseary, you proceeded with your
reserve, its the night between the drt and 4111 el Au-
gust. to Moetolese, and the 4th corps remained
at Illeseas, to continue to watch the army of
Yenegies.
Fresh reports, addressed to your Majesty on the
4th, by Marshal the Duke of Bellows. stated. that
the combined army had not 4rt advanced. that it
had only pushed on 'nine cavalry toward Santa
(Nall*, and that the corps which was at Nurobella
was riot supported by a considerable body, as it
had been reported that it would. The Marshal
added, that he hail made arrangements for attack.
tog General Wdeon at Nutnbelle, on the enormug
of the SO.

Y 1111; Majesty left Mostolese in the night be.
tweet' the 4th and 6th. to proceed towards Valde-
wore. General Sebastian' received orders to ad-
emote likeftise with the 4th corps, from Mesta, to