The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-26 00:00:00

GO; "I ?IJURGH MAIL.

CARLSITA Ai .G
5 vhol.e of the garrison-
MI Ai.ffld Of Ertholine has deserted, having lint
sp.ilod ail the gung, &Aro', ed the magazines, and
.
carried away all the sniall arms. They arrived hero
in two vei,els they seized for the purpose
of their escape.

(; .iTENBURGH, AUG. 11.—Yesterday morning
the Dinisti Agent here, Mr. FOYA, received orders
to illiralediately to Copenhagen to have an in-
terview with the King. The, busines4 seems so ur-
gent, that his instructions are to make the greatest
exe-rtinns on his journey, and that on his arrival he
not even wait to change his dress, betoie he has
'an aiNtience of nia Majesty.

CARLP.CRONA, AUG. 6.—The convoy which sai-i_-
®d from hence on the 3d inst. put back into this port

last even►ng.

Three vebseli got damaged, and oar galliut, a Rw-

,sian prize, sunk:
kroni Carlshatn we learn, that two hundred
Danish' soldiers arrived there yesterday frOm the
Atholins, from which place they deserted, after
having spiked all the guns.
A C.1t,lain Of a -vessel, who arrived this morning
from Rig) says, That all ships have been pdt under
embargo in the Russian ports, and it is expected
general embargo will take place immediately.

ST(iCifrOLM, AUG. B.We have no kind of in-
telligence frotn oar, navy or army, but entertain the
'most 'sanguine ltOpes,"t hat-peace between this country
'lad Russia, will soon be concluded. A message
tent le the Diet by his Royal Majesty on the 26th
'oftgt comity, ielative "to the 'state of defence of this
:.•—•
country, contains the following passage Although
bit Royal Majesty, still hopes that a peace, which is
the King, as well as his
'so 'earnestly desired by
faithful subjects, will :soon be concluded, yet tais
Rom Majesty feels obliged to pUrsue the mdst ef-
feaual measures of defence with the utmost vigour,
which 'alone can induce our enemies, to agree
'to 'such 'tetras as the honoiir and independence
'of thq 'Cduntry require; which his Mojesty is 'firmly
.determined to assert and maintain.

Ale.tter from gi'Changel, of the 23d June, states,
that the English have withdrawn from that port,
that the navigation is .perfedly free, and that. an
• American ship from Bihimore, and a Russian ves-
'set hive already arrived i that harbour. (Stockhoba

Gazette.)
COPENIIAGLN, Ave,. 4.—Public notice was giveil
by our•GOvernne.nt, that all vessels of friendly and
'neutral ❑atiotis will,hencefOrth be allowed to clear

out with such goods as are permitted, according 'to
The ftoyal'Ordinanc.:2, without .gßing any security
in futuye ;. so that the Edict of ihr sth of January.,
1808, is 'thereby Cevok eil .—(Dagen, of Aug. 4.)

OF A LET:ER PROW ,ff ELSINGIIVRGII,Datt.D

AUGU,T 8•

" The only news of importance 'from Denmark
is, that the Danish GovernMent will not, for the
laresent, licente any More' privateers, and that the
American ships:, lately taken, will be liberated, as
it is intended to encourage 'neutral trade much as
PeSible, in consequence of the great distress felt 'fur
'Vie Want of Colonial produce,''

, .
Some tr imports wit h
.wounded Officer's and 'inert
'of our ar-T, and several transports with French
Prisoners, are arrived at Portsmouth from Portugal;
atter a very short passage.
300 urea were drafted from the Cold-
ttrYea(t,s‘"rclaY
to h ,oldall,' second regiment of Guants., wiih order;
theniselVes in readiness at an hour's notice Tor
foreign service.
Ye4terday a general change of quarters took plate.
'With the three re:tin-I'6ns of Foot Guards ; the first
teginTents moved froin Westminster, and relieved
the Coldstream in Portinan Barracks ; tli. Cold-
Zream reiieved the second regiment at Knights-
ridge B.lrracks, and the second removed to quar-
ters in Westminster.
I' was General Dolmt who arrived at Cadiz
ilt'arly at the same time.witti the Marquis WE'r.ts-
tEY. With the glad tidings of the Victory Of Mita=
V`ra, gained by his gallant brother. The fervour
tii entliusiastn created by this .donble event among
11- classes oft he inhabitants we have already had the
"'asure or noticing ; there is one trait however so
"arailetistic of the hatred of the Spaniards towards
the. Prenelt armies and the -Corsican Usnrper, of
Ntvhich we
.have since been inform,...d, that we hasten
VOC'''nulkiluicate it to the British- Public. , Among
'ericon; Other marks of honour paid to his Excel-
ou; lifird WE,LI.EsLEY, the.people of Cadiz brought
ja„,,. ,rt'lleh tili,, and, opread it upon the steps of the i
N-plzice such asituation,that the first foot i si&,hich
~s
.. in.
triu,l.,iel L'''=,llency set up.on, Spanish ground must !
cruel ~. "i'w th. colours of the most' perfidious and
athe Spanish nation. The idea, we think,
ithast h.' verve
one, and calculated to 'strike at once
the iin;iginai iem and the heart. .. .
Tile' following d-scription of the town of Talavera
de la il
: ~, u—qhn, is taken verbatim from PiNEDA's' Spa-
Instkktinnary
• `!. Talavera de la Reyna is'a town, in the kingdom
of t\leweastile, in Spain, on the banks of the river
\
1 sous, to a curious valley, twelve leagues from 10.
eClo'. It is wailed, has a stately palace, handsometlatteets, andlofty buildings, a -fruitful
.territory,'
friars,
houses, Seven- parishes, seven monasteries of
(Tars, five of nuns, eight chapels. In it is a consi-
erale b)ahaaCture of woollen stuff's', Ancl,tuost cu-
rious., earthenware, equal to the best in Europe.—
il_ilL ancient n:nne was Talibriga, corruptly Talave-
-4;
_lt once belonged to Queen ;Aary, wife to Alon-
! 411. tor which reason it wat:cillt.d De la Reyna,
'r the QUettiss."

T.:IL/114;RA. ,

I~li`rit:Tß CT PROZ.I A SPANISH PRIVATE- LETTER.
•
" .r.L e ALAVERA DR LA REYNA, JULY 29.—When
the enemy was driven from Talavera de la Reyna
and the Fuente- del Alberche, by the combined
army, he diretied his retreat towards Toledo, by.
Way of Santa Olalla. The English army took pos-
session of Talavera, and its vanguard advanced to
Caralcoja ; the Spanish army pursuing the enemy,
drove him from Torrejos.' •
" On the 26th, the enemy attacked ouradvaneed
guard, situated in that town.; and his superior forces
would have defeated them. but tOr the opportune
arrival of the second di.ision of cavalry, under the
command of the Duke del Albuquerque ; and
which, by its able evolutions, kept back the enemy.
Nevertheless, Baron Armendariz, Colonel of the
dragoons of the regiment of Villaviciosa, was wound.:
ed and taken prisoner;. this and Other corpS left be-
,bind-some men and horses, though our cavalry did
great. execution. This movement, and the superior
force of the enemy, determined our General to re-
treat- to Alberche, and unite himself with our allies.
Tee • retreat was made in good order, and the army
' bivauaed On the left bank of that, river. Here the
Generals Cuesta and Wellesley held a conference ;
the result of which was, that they agreed to form
one line; the right of which was to rest on the her-
mitage of our Lady del Prado, and be left to the
Spaniards; while the centre and left were to be en-
trusted to the English, on the heights orMedeliin.
At day-break of the morning of the 27th, the
Spanish army paSSed the Alberche, and took the
positions assigned, and at the same time the enemy
attacked the English vanguard at Casalega ; which,
by order of their General, retreated, at the same
time chastising the foe, and maintaining the passage
of the Alberche without molestation, w hich 'was not
effeeled by the French. At two the afternoon,-the
e ()espy having collected his forces, determined to ford
the river, in which operation he suffered greatly from
the English artillery. Notwithstanding, his columns
having at the same time passed the badge, they_
advanced to attack our. line, which they did with
great vigour on the IA defended by the English
arei the centre. This attack was made by a column
ot- select grenadiers, at the bead of which, it is sael,
was Marshal Victor, protected by a great-number of
batteries. if it cannot be denied ti.at they attacked
with great spirit, the valour, coolness; and skill
with which our allies defended their posts, cannot
be 'surpassed, upon whom the loss they sustained-,
and the proximity of the enemy, made not the least.
,impression.
The enemy was at last obliged to desist from
his endeavours. but before the night cloSed, some
of his columns made an attack upoh our centre ;,bnt:
the brisk and well-supported fire of our line caused
them to tall back, and the night passed in profound
silence,: while it was evident the 'enemy purposed re-
nety iligftue engagement the following morning with
_greater vigour.
" In lad, at eight o'clock of the mornirrg of the
28th, a terrible discharge of cannon from built lines
took place, which Was followed, by a vigorous attack
made by the enemy upon the heights, on which
were placed the English batteries, in order, by. pnt-
sessing therir, to hank the whole army, and cluse a
general rout. But the klnglish and Spaniards re-
maining. frill, as well artillery as infante) „awl ca-
valry having gone to reinforce them, the'tissailauti
were nriveri hoick by the bayonet...
" At ten., a pause took place, and the French
.re-.
tired to their posts, bUt it was still apparent that the
I conflict was not:decided) and would be soon again
renewed.
‘1 At two in the ifternode; the enemy advanced
with all 'his terce, cons Ming of not les, than forty
thousand men, and still attacking our lest wing., It
is impossible to give an ideat.4l the dreadful fire which
then pronceeded from. both lines the French per-
sisting in the attack; which the English as obstinate^
resisted. Our allies took 1 o pieces of cannon,
with their amn-mnition. -.Equally unavailing was
the assault made by 'the enemy's columns on our
centre; which was nut 'only valiantly :sustained by
our lines 'and batteries, but the King's ,regiment of
cavalry; after having withstood a 'charge et' the en-
trance of an olive garden, charged upon the enemy;
and there was not a single man who did not dye his
sword with the blood of more than one of the ene-
iny ; and if the-French bad not been proteded by a
powerful reserve of cavalry; and it the grOund had
not. been fortified by trenches, there is no doubt
they would have been completely routed ; but only
the King's'
Regiment was able to charge them ; the
ether regiments were only lookers on ; but the po-
sition which they kept, notwithstanding eleir ek-
pastire to a brisk •fite, Contributed to the gaining of,
out Of the most bloody and obstinate battles that ever
was, fought.
„ •
" The 1033 of the ememy has Been very great, as
is evident from the dreadful spectacle which was '
'presented on the field of battle: In killed, wound-
ed, and prisoners, it cannot have been less than
7001) men ; the deserters and prisoners indeed, make
their lossamount to 20,000 men. 'The English, be-
sides losing one General (with two Wounded), and
inany'Oftieers of different ranks, count 2000 wound-
and 1500 'killed; and 'with respeCt to ourselves, we
may have lost about a third:
n" In fuse, this battle will render more illustrious
the defence of Spanish Freedom, and the generosity
of _England ; which nation has set us an example
how French pride isio be-subdued. According to
.heady deserters and prisoners; the tippling King
(el Key botella) was present during the attacks ; and
when he saw that that made on the evening of the
28th; was ineffedeal, he withdrew his escort.
" At day-break on the 2gth, we were in doubt
whether the. attack would not be renewed ;. when
we learned that the enemy had retired from all the
points they had occupied; and repassed the Al-
berche. The allied armies are taking a little repose,
burying the vast numbers of the dead, and colleding
the arms and effeCts which the enemy had abandon-
ed. Our allies having received fresh reinforcements,
they are preparing to gain new triumphs ; thegreater
number of our brave soldiers having retrieved the
bad character which had been formed, from the
flight of some cowards at the first discharge of the
cannon.

6, Head-quarters, Talavera de la Iz cy na, July 29, 1E09."

Yesterday his Royal Highness the Duke of CAM..
Ditll)o°. If► town for Windsor.

_r iiiiy.

RE FORM.

For twenty years, when out of place, •
Whig I;'a-:riots bawrit about Refor►ri,
Arid stouqy swore that, .change their case,
They'd ekii'e the Placeken out by stv+.
Wheuin, they. threaten'd gen'ral.
13Ut how, gOod Lord ! did they h gin ?
tor ev'ry ilacent:ln they turnl.l cut, •
They brought 1,-n need). Pei rktr ix.