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*Aden:tom, shot Tsar Mak sty immediately di-
reeled it to pursue the road of Antiquez,in order to
attack the advanced guard of the ur iny of Veuegas,
which seas'im the right bank of the Tagus, between
that river and the Taiona. Your Majesty's orders
were executed. The advanced guard sof Venegml,
10.000 strong, was touted, and obliged to fall
buck on the left brink of the •nigivi. enemy
destroyed his bridge'. On the Gilt, the 4111 corps
ancrthe reserve remained ia their position. •
Marsha! the Duke of helium's, by letter of the
.sth Argent, acquainted your Majesty, that, I'd atte's
division, which hud been directed in attack Gene-
ral IVilsoil sit Numbs-1:s, had f Ino enemy there;
that General Wilson had retired on the 4th, end
tiler the inhabitants of Numbelli statcd his retreat
to have hero occasioned by the art ind of u corps of
French troops at Plaseocia.
Nlsrolial the Duke of Belinno went on the Gth
to Santa Olathe, from which place he acquainted
your 51ajesty, that the Anglo-Spaisisli army had
quitted Talavera on the 4th, proceeding towards
Plasencia; that the cavalry of the Ist corps" would
that due remelt Taluveni, and that General Welles-
ley had recommended to him 4000 sounded, whom
he hind been obliged to leave behind him in that
tows.

Marshal the Duko of Bellows° advanced on the
7th to Talnvent. with him whole corps of the stomp
The same day th • cavalry of the first corps fens",
a junction at Oropesa, will at Puente tie l'Arzo-
Bispo, with the troops of the Duke of Dalmatia.
Marshal the Duke of &Bunn, by his junction
with the Duke of Dalmatia, afforded your Ma-
jesty facility to act against Venegas. Yew judged
that the rebuilding of the bridges of Aranjues
would bee long and difficult work,imil that it would
he less dangerous to force the passage of the Ta-
gus at l'otedo, where we bait remained masters
of the bridges. You therefore gave orders that
the 4th corps and the reserve should set out on the
evening of the 7th, and proceed to Olias and Bur-
put. On the sth, General Leviirs division entered
Toledo. The division of dragoons, under the com-
mand of General Milhaud, received orders to take
peat in (root of the ford of Pinover del Tajo.

[Ts be euntiaredj

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