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London, England, 1809-10-11 00:00:00

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Sal%kranbrfroitt MOO till five o'clock.—Ploni.
fear. .MS-1. JO.)
Two to 01 I arrived here, yesterday, from Totis„
As the two So% ereigte4 continue to carry on a direct
correspondence with each other, on the important
su'uject of peace, we expect to hear some further
particulalalii the course of tins evening.
MADIUD, seer. 16.
The King has issued an edict, which orders all
holders of plate, and silver, in Ingo's. to make a
declaration thereof to the Master of the M nt, and
to deliver up all such plate and silver, to be on•
verted into money—one-fourth of the value thereof
is to he paid to them immediately on the drli►ery
thereof, and the remaining three-fourths in four
mouths after the delivery of the above plate and
silver, with the addition of ime, two, or three ►iala
per ounce, by way of a reward fes'ilse service they
bare reu./erid.
CAMPAIGN IN SPAIN.

P.% :4% lIFIPT. 47.
REPORT TO THE KING, COMMANDING 111 E
FRENCH ARMIES IN SPA! v.,
SIRE—Your :.I.ljvsty has ordered 1114 e to draw up
• geuer3l Report of the operations of the .rniy. front
the <2.;d of July teqt;to the !Atli instant. 1 hart

strictly complied with your commands.
Before give your Majesty an account of the
marches of the cliff, sent corps of the army, and the
brilliant actions which have conferred glory on the
imperial troops, I think it n'ceuary, for the elw•ide-
tion of my Report, to describe the position of the
respective corps of the imperial army, and that of
the hostile sruities,.oli the Liutli of July.
POSITION OF THE IMPERIAL ARMY, AND OF
THE ENEMY'S ARMY, ON THE so:nun:LT, ►augr
At this time the 4th corps, commanded by Ge-
neral Sehnstiatii, was posted at Consuegra and Ma.
dridujos, watching the army of Veneto's, 30,006
strong. This army occupied Maneanares and
Devine', sod had its advanced posts on the Gua-
diana.
1 •
.The let corps, commanded Hz Marshal the Duke
of Belluno, was posted on the left bunk of the
Alberche, in front of Casale-gas, covering the pose
from Talavura towards Madrid. The wilvaiiced
guard of tliis corps of the army occupied Talavera
de la Reyna.

Marshal the Duke of ReHun° woe' ed thearmy
of Cuestm, "000 ,trong, which had ere-.red to the
right hank of the Tagus, by a bridge thrown SWOP
that river at Almarez, ■nd by the bridge of Arse.
bispo.
Your Majesty had received orders from H:•
im-
perial and ItoYid Majesty, directing that the Duke
of Dalmatia should unite, under his conamat.d, the
4d, sth, and 13th corps, consisting of 80 'battalions
and thirty squadrons, amounting to upwards of
60,004 effective men, that he should march ..g..iiist
the English, seek them out ;Ther:srer they might
be, and engage then,. In truninAiping the Elope.
roes ordeJs to the Doke of Dalmatia, your Majesty
gave all such directions as depended on tuu, to
enable that, Marshal, without loss of time, to ac-
complish the intentions of His Majesty the Empe- •
ror and King.

Meanwhile the 2.1 corps still occupied Salaman-
ca and Zamora.
The 511%1.094 was in Valhi&lir and its enviroas.
and the 6th occupied lienatente, Astorga and
Leon. The latter corps had in its font the troops
commanded by i.e Romano, and the insurgeots of
Gallicia and the Asturias.
Independently of the armies of the insoractits,
report announced that an English army, yO,OOO
strong, was assembling in the environs of Plasincia.
under the command of General Welles.ey,
On the 2i'd July, your Mairmy received ititel-
ligence from Marshal the Duke of &Nunn, that
the El:Khali army, tinder the command of General
ellesley, had formed a junction, between the
Tagus and the 'View, with the army of Cocoa,
and that this combined force was on its march to-
wards Talavera ; while • corps of e or 10,000 men,
commanded by General Wilson, was advancing
toward Escalortna, along the right batik of the
Alberche. The danger was imminent ; and it ay
necessary to take decided measures.
The same day (lied} your Majesty sent ord. rs to
Marshal the Duke of Dalinatia to unite sreedile
at Salamanca, the throe corps of the army under
his command, and to advance rapidly to Plaselicia,
in order to break the hue of operation of the hos-
tile army. You at the sane time ordered General
Seliastiaiii to proceed, by forced marches, with the
4th corps, from Madridejoi to Toledo. Your Ma-
jesty left Madrid in the night between the it2rl end
13d, with your reserve, composed of the Royal
Guard, and the btigade of Gelieral Gudinot, form-
ed of the little regiment or infantry, the Slat regi-
ment of the line, and the 47th regiment of hone
ekemeuns. The cotatnand of this reserve aim maw
treated to the General of Division, Dessoles.
In proceeding to Naral-Carnero your Majesty
had 61 twofold object : heck the march of Ov-
um! WIND. who end: moored to get .0 the mu

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