The National Register.
London, England, 1809-08-27 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

atotaltfess tyranta This Decree can in fact, answer no other
psrpote, dun to fornishatteas) pretext for thr most unbounded
lexactiows; and StiH, doubtless, he understood throughout Spain,
aria (intestate of wild and jut government under the new dy-
ty:—

" AU thc inha.bitautt of the tAtTtl% nwl villages of Spain, who
hate sows among; the insur,:rots, are btltlll4.l to sappl3 as many
mew to the army of his Majesty ac they hare sons in the hostile
arm v; or pay the aoyal 'freastiry a sum of money in pro-
potn.iti2. to the property of each. These contributions are to hr
dots ctassed

" The9c.: *lto have a rercnite of finoo ducats, shall pay 12,000
real, fovea/tit persou they ought to furnish ; those who pos,rns
dis4-3Lts, *RV crais ; and tote whose income does not ex-
ceed MO 41z1.7.zt5, 3fICQ teals.

" 'nose 4A ii incoaae is ic*s than 1000 ducats shall ht arrest-
-414 atad carried into rra.uet, until their sons shall surrender t hem -
setc.es or to the leral authority. Elder brothers and guard iani
are tors. prised is the provisions of this decree, which is nut ap-
pticable to yoitlter brothers."

11.11-1-La OF WAG!! ,f
The frllowing iz the o;lieial account of the battle of liragram,
alts pitbilistva in tke A.;i,,trian--Gazettes, dated from the bead-
tilt-Liters of the Archelttke Charles, '29th July. It appears
likewise is tke Ilatutsurgh t7orerspandenten, of 11th of August
bast vu-bteJ, the passages in italics ha% in been suppressed :--
" Se.avrety had tie morning of the tith began to break, when
the voting's allay composed of a force which, since the earliest
haf•perhaps never been collected in one point, appeared
at the distanee ~(a long cannon shot.
It was eraituated at front 140 to 150,000 ;nen, according to
Ike/Aka ttstUm<;i4ts ',jibe Emperor Nirpoteori rind his Generals,
Rcsasistedaf 180,000 combatants. On the pa, 1. of the Imperial
..lastriaas not inite 109,000 men were in the on the day of
&info. The attack began with a brisk cannonade all along the
liar, which the enemy auswertel by ajar superior number uf heavy
•rdaance, and kept it hp without interruption. The right wing
.(the Austrians made tke most splendid progresses. Adlerklae
was f.7ten, and the enema driven front Russenbrunn, Breilenles,
and fre e:sfelltn. The enemy's cavalrg on the left trin,,f was
to a ni,telo router', a.nil Field-Marshal Lieutenant Klenatt with
he 6th corps, which he commanded in the room of Field Mar-
• h d Huller, who was taken ill, penetrated on the enemy's left
-21 ilk as far as Aspern, Esslingen, and the town of Enzeridorf,
made himself master of our entrenchments, which we had aban-
doned the day before, teok. ten pieces of cannon and some t him
sand prisone's, be,icks on' eagle aad several stands colours.
In the meaLtime the French center. where the I:mperor 'Napo-
leon was, did not move from the spot frn:n Raschdorf; it was
stationed there in several ranks consisting of upwards of 60,01,0
men strong, and continually lengthened its right ‘vin„ opposite
the left of the A uArians, till the 1:!!tcr were quite overwhelmed
about now by a superior mrss of cavalry and a great quantity
ofartillery. The corps which had been expected from Mar-
eheek did not arrive, and it was. easy for the enemy to out-flank
oui :eft wing; their violent cross fire soon silenced our batte-
ries. Our 4th corps, which was placed on nor extreme left,
was repulsed, and the heights in that quarter occupied by the
e
By this the second corps of the centre was not only proyentei
from undertaking the attack against Raschdorf, hut ea.: itself
overwhelmed, and furred to retreat to the causeway of Brann,
11 bile the enemy, having already gained Pikstens and Enzers-
dud, was threatening the road Its Wolkersdorf in the rear of
the tin pt rial royal army ; night put an cud to the action. In
the battle 9 pieces of cannon were last, in the retreat none, and
t he 10 pieces of cannon taken were carried nil. The Arcl►dtiLi'
John arrived is the afternoon near Siebnhruan, after the battle
1% as decided, and then went back again behind the march.
The army continued its retreat till the 9th, on the Prague road,
of far as Gumersdorf. The rear had obstinate ctigagenten:s
daily, during which Kornenhitrg and liollenbrunn took fire, and
the was always ready for battle.
On the 11th, shortly before sun-set, in the hottest of the ac-
tion, worn both armies were for the faost part drawn up, facing
one another, a formal conference took place after some intonal
wessag•s, and at last a temporary armistice, the want of ohich
was-equally felt by both armies, after an uninterrupted conflict
of eight days, and being overcome with fatigue. In consequeace
of this an Armistice was concluded on the 12th, by which hos-
tilities are suspended for four weeks, and foorteen clap notice
411 to be gives befire breaking it. The Auatrian alloy has tsikva

.1 retrogade position in Moravia, and the adjoining district* of
Bohemia, to enjoy some repose after the unheard of toils of the
last eight days.

FROM THE, sr./ENIsl.! AND PORTUGUESE PAPERS.

Cottoor a, AVG. 3:—The approaeh of our armies towards
..dadrid has excited in that capital a general commotion; many
left it on the 25th of July, by the road of A leoveorn, K ith sup-
plies of pruvisions, and whatever they could collect, in order to
receive their deliverers. In Madrid the hotels, coffee-houses,
and all the houses; of that description were kept open night and
day. The populace with flags proclaimed in the stteets Ferdi-
nand VI I. :net the French, shut up in El Retiro, posted pla-
cards, in which they stated that the eneray was approaching,
whoever wished to secure their persons and take arms, should
rendezvous for their defence at the said Itetiro. The Governor
Belliasd ent out on horseback, est., rted by sixty cavalry, to-
%catd; the Toledo gate, telling the people to tranquillise them-
selves, that the enemy had not yet appeared ; on the 27th he
;have orders to Elate double guards at the entrance of all the prin-
cipals streets of the capital; on that and the following day the
exultation in Madrid attained such a height, that they insulted
Elie French in the streets, with shouts of " Long live Ferdinand
the VII," throwing their hats up into the air, and the whole
eight there were dances amoug the common people. Cannon
have been placed in the gr.tat square, and in that df del Angel
on the days mentioned, neither letters of safety were issued, nor
were passports required ; latterly, it is said, the gates of Madrid
have neon shut. The division of the Marquis de 'Lorain arrived
on the 281 h at Irepes, that of Giron and Vigedet are at Aran-
juez, that of Castijon, at Ocana. The skirmishing parties ex-
tend to Valdemora. The people go out iu bodies to the roads,
welcoming the troops as their deliverers. It is a most affecting
scene to behold persons of every class offering jars of water,
bread, wine, and cheese, to the soldiers—Badejcs Diary.
LISBON, AUG. Id.—lt appease by the latest accounts from
Badajoz, that the corps of Soult, .icy, and Mortier, having
advanced to Placentia iu the rear of the combined army, the
latter passed the left bank of the Tagus, leaving a strung corps
on the right in front of 'lonic de Areehispo, to command the
passage of the river when it should think proper. The British
army has its head-quarters at Deleitosu. The Portuguese, un-
der the command of the Marshal Beresferd, were at Fuente de
Ginaldo, bsy mid Cuida Rodrigo, on the 7th inst. We know no-
thing of the Spanish armies ; but certainly the whole of the
Treech have united, and !...ft Arragon and both the Castiles al-
most without a garti.on ; it is the most favourable moment for
invading thnie provinces, destroy ieg the weak garrisons which
may he fotted there, and retaking many important points essen-
tial to the sub%i,tence and communication of the enemy. whose
privations and want of necessaries are excessive.—(Lisbon Goo.
13 t Da soz, Arc:. B.—The following Order of the Day was
published to our aroty or the 2il instant :
" Soldiers of the Army of Lstramadura! On the 27th and 28th
days of July you fought bravely ; you repeatedly repulsed the
enemy, who was compelled. to By, leaving the field of battle
covered %vial his dead ; thisglorious victory is due to your firm-
ness and union, toy our incessant and well supported fire, and in
confidence in your Officers and Chiefs; if you always observe
the same, you will always he invincible. The French troops
are not men except where t bey find no resistance ; that which
they met with in the valiant English troops, our routed
and put them to flight. We know that the French soldiers novr
refuse to enter into action after seeing their best troops destroyed.
" Soldiers ! lam satisfied with your valour and firmness;
congratulate you On your triumph, and I rely on your union and
discipline. Ido not call soldiers, nor consider as a part of the
army those base cowards w ho abandoned their regiments on the
day, of battle, tiff jug in the ninincia of danger, and with the
destsa of prodeeiug disorder ; such wretches, besides the itifamy
which covers then*, shall be decimated eta soon as they are ape
preheuded.

(Sirrnetl)

" CUCSTA."

Johnson, the smuggler, swain with the rope of a cata-
maran round his arm, up to the very ramparts of Flush-
ing, the train lighted, and tied it. clo4e to the Pier.
He got back sale, and unperceived ; and for some minutes
the expected explosion was looked for with 2uxiety, but
the train hiai gut 'wet with the sea-tipateis and it d:d uvt
explegt.