The Sun.
London, England, 1809-09-07 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED,

William Foxal I, of Edmonton, coach-master, Iforti Sept. 9.,
to Sept. 16, at eleven, at GuintliAl.
George Seaborne, of Hoxtun, stocking-tnanaiaurer) frwa.
Aug. 22, to Sept. 16, at ten, at Gutlith..ll.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERS D ED.

William Dignuin, late of St. Martin's-le-grand, clteir;e.
it .tiger.
'B ANKR UP IS.

Thomas grown, of Rust.ell-stieet, 130eiOndsey-street, cur-
rier, to surrender Sept. t 6, '2.3, and Od 17, at eleven, at
Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. I. 1.1.. Alit's, Vine..trcet,
cattilly.
Rouen Barber, of Watling-stre*t, merchant, dealer, erml
ehapinan, Sept. 74, at one, 30, and Oa. 17, at tkui; at
Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. john Baker, No. 5, Brick:.

lames Prosser, of Sloane-street, Chelsea, grocer, Sept. IS,
at one, 19, and Oct. 17, at ten, at Cuilnirali. Attorney,
Mr. Wingfield, Great Malbarninr,h,street.
Thomas Narcomber Smith, of 13roadway, WoreeSter, draper,
dealer and chaprnan,,Sept. a; e 6, and Oct. 17. at eleven.
at the Rein Decr inn, Worcester. A ttornej , Mt. Wiiitaat
Parker, Worcester.
Thomas Caley, of Liverpool, merchant, dealer and chap-
man, Ott. 2,3, and 17, at eleven, at tire Globe re veraw
Liverpool. Attornies,- Messrs. Cooper and LoWe, South.
anipton.bOildings, London ; and Messrs: Massey and Carr-
wright, Liverpool.
Stephen Pcarson, of New. Mills; Derby, baker, ,dealer and
chapman, Sept. 14, Oct. 5, at lour, and 17, at ten,, at the.
IVarren Bulkeley Arms, Stockport. • Attorniet‘, Mes,;r,.
Cooper and .Lowe, Southamptori.buitchngs, London ;
and Mr. Chethan, Stockport.
Jonathan Docker, or Ludworth, Derby, thread-manufattui,:r,
dealer and chairman, Sept. 14 and (Set. s,•at four, and, r 7,
at ten, •at the kVarrenßulkeley Arms, Stockport. Attot.
nies, Messrs. cooper and Lowe, Southampton. buildings,
Chancery-latie • and Mr. Chetham, Stockport.
Robert Cowgey, !ate of Falr.outh, merchant, Sept. 27, 28,
and Oct. 17, at eleven, at IVyltieb Hotel, Falmouth. AL.
tonnes, _Messrs. Tippet and Son, VAmouth
Tiro. Churchman Domvile, late of Stretford, Bedf..rd, dra.
per, Sept. it, at five, t2i at ten, acrd Oa 17, at twelve, at
the Swan Inn, Bedford. Attornies, Mr. Garrard, ()lire(
I3ucks ; and Mr Taylor, Southainpton.buiidinto.
Wm. Roughsedge, of Wotton- Under-edge, Gloucester, vint-
ner, dearer and chapman. Sept. 11, at rive,' 19, and Oct.
17, at eleven, at the Full- MOUFI 111114 13(16t01 Attorney,
' Mr. lanes, Gray's Inn-square.
John Ellin, of Queen-street, Cheapside, lead-merchant,
Sept. 9, 19, and Oct. 17, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attur.
ney, Mr. titimplireys, 'token.:nuuse-yard.
DIY MENDS. •

O&. 7. Robert Urquhart and Rich, Walker Whalley, of the
Strand, goldsmiths, at twelve at
Sept. 26 I' red. Glenton and Jesse Ness, of Newcastle-111),n
Tyne, cheinist, at eleven; at tne Queen's Head, Newcastle,
upon-Tyne.
Od. 21: t ho. Cogan, of Houndsditch, stationer, at twelve
at Guildhall.
Sept. 19. John Hounsom, of Fleev.street, linendraper, at
ten, at Guildhall.
Sept. 19. Tno. Hu vhreys, of Cheltenham-place, St,
George's-fields. horse dealer, at ten at.Utuldhati.
Sept. z/c. KOD. Wright, of Thorverton, Devon, dealer, :at
eleven at the Globe l'avern, Exeter.
Sept. 2d. Wtn, Simpson, of Shetheld, innkeeper, at twe!ve,
at the Tontnie Inn, She:Meld. .
Sept. 27. Golden Lee Gibson, of Colchester, taylor, at ieni
at cite Grttii~► Inn. Colchester.
Sept. 28. Gerard Davis, of Barnard-Castle, Durlitin,
ton- manulattuier, at eleven, at the King's Head, Bainard:.
Castle.
Sept. 30. Sarah Bull, of Brewer street,' Golden square,
tallow-chandler, at ten; at Guildhall.
Sept. 13. Thu. Austin; of Chester, -coach-proprietor, at
eleven, at the Golden Lion, Chester.
Sept; A 6. Win. Hopkins, of Leman-street, Gootlinam's»
hel Is, silk-tniOwer, at ten, at Guildhall. • ,
Sept. 2Y. lohn Gregory, of Haverhill, Suffolk, linker,
three, at the Bell 1,,n, Haverhill. -
CERTIFICATES%
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Sept. 26. William Martin, of Hornerton, btriker..
Cilarlcs Agar Hunt, late of Welbeek-street, apothecary;
James Pearce, Nilharn Dixon, and Bennet Ailen, late of PO
ternoster row, inotiey-scriveners.
William Russell., of Liver;qool, merchant.
Henry I lilliar, of the Haymarket, wribrella-make.r.
Edward Rhodes, of Leeds, currier.

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llenjArnin Dewson the younger, of Wolverhampton, Stafford,
japanrier.

PARTNIiRSIIIPS DISsOLY.EI).

• W. Graham and W. I3'; johnamt, of Liverpocil, wineitters.
chants.
W. Gurnell and W. 'Newsham, of Liverpool, palhters.
J. Betts and E. Mariin, of Oxford-strcei, haberdathers:
k. Little and W. CiAilStone, of linen-drape's;
NV. Knight and W. Uucknall, of ildrby-street, Hatton- gar-;
warch-malliffacturers.
E:•Williams; E. Holland, and AL M*lshurst, of Smitt,jr.t
Lancaster,

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FROM THE FREACH PAPERS.

MADRID, AuGus? Ir.

LETTER WRITTEN ON THE 10TH AT TOLEDO, AND

SENT 'Di MADRID.

" MY DEAR FRIEND,

" Do not fail to forward intelligence, as I profit
by the free communication between this city and ;he
capital, which-is preserve•: by the 4;b corps and the
reserve. Our apprehensions must have been reci-
procal during the eight or ten dlys, while three
bustile armies had surrounded us by their ma-
lICCIIV res. _

" Ms solicitude at this critical moment did not
present a man who recollects his firs, profession of a
-soldier, from 'following atien ively, and with in-
serest, the movements ot 40,000 Frenchmen, who
were threatened by two ot -these armies, which
atn-untell to 120,000 ; while, at the centre of
these operations, I have still. to explain how it has
happened that the Fiench succeeded at the same
tithe in covering Madrid, in preventing the union of
the I o com;y4ied armies, anti in detaining at Tala-
vera that of the Anglo•iiisurgen:s the arrival at
Placentia of the Duke of Dainilit a.
" You, as a military man, will take an interest in
the details I am about to communicate, though you
wili see fresh reason to deplore the fate of our un-
happy country, which is desola,ed by a handful of
ambitious men, who can have no hope to see their
party triumph.
" On the 21st of July the English arty of
35,000 men, including 5000 Portuguese, effeCted
junclion with 40,000 insurgents under Cuesta. On
the •ame day these combined forces came in front'of
the Duke of Belluno, posted. on the banks of
the Aiberche, 'whose advanced guard defended Ta-
lavvra.

" It appears that.their plan of campaign was to
drive the-first corps far from its positii,ns, in order
to unite •-,t Toledo with the army of la Mancha, un-
der the command of Venegas, and then to advance,
tq the number 01 120,000 men, upon the capital;
thus obliging the Vrench army, which covered and
&tenth-0 the shores of the Tagus, to retreat be-
y-nd the mountains of the Guanarama, that they
might not commit themselves against so imposing
a force:- • -

" In this situati,m, all the French could -do was
to coiled their troops in the environs of Toledo, to
avoid any engagement ottheir corps apart, and when
once united to offer battle to one of the combined
armies before they could unite. General Sehastiani
occupied with the fourth corps the borders of the
Guadiana, observing VenegaS, at three days'. march
from Toledo; the Puke of Belluno maintained,
with the first corps, ,a position on the Alberche, at
three days' march 'both from Madrid and Toledo.—
There was no time to be loSt,-and the movements
of these two corps were to be combined with as
much rapidity as precision. -
" In spite of tl,e'irmilense superiority of the ene:.
my, the Duke of Beliuno maintained his position on
the 22d and 23d. On the 24th, by a retrograde
movement, he proceeded to Torrijos ; an 4 on the,
25111, to the left bank of. the Gwdarattia, t leagues
prom Toledo. The order was given to General, Se-
b?.stiani to fall back by forced marches on that city,
where he arrived on the 25th, having skiltuliy
masqued his movement, Oat he might not be pur-
sued by the enemy. The King quitted Madrid On
the.23d, with the body of reserve, and advanced to
Naval-Carnero, in order to hold in check 8000 men,
as well English as Portuguese, who threatened by
way of Escalcna to take in the rear the first corps,
in its ptsitiOn of Alberche. The reserve also, atter
a march of more than .tWelve leagues, established
itself at Vargas, two leagues from Toledo. Thus
the whole army was united on the 25th, without the
necessity of firing a single ninsquet. • •
". Before his departure front Madrid, the King
had suit orders to the Duke of Dalmatia to unite at
Salamanca the three corps wider his command, and
to maren to Piasencia; in order to cut off the retreat.
of the English into Portugal. His Nlajelity had, in
like manner, the intention to throw 3000 men into
Toledo, in order to secure the bridges of that city
over the Tagus, and oolige Venegas, in case he
should purpose crossing the Siver, to march by •its
side as tar as A!ariju...?.-, ; a hid) would retard for t hire
days the movements of that General. _

These al rangements being made, the King, at
the head of the army, which had collected on the
rh near Toledo,•marched against the Anglo-insur-
gt.nts. His advanced guard met that of Cuesta in
the environs of Escalona, which was so rapidly at,
tacked and routed, that that General, being discon-
ce' red, was not able to collect his forces, and re-
crossed the Al'tJetcne in the greatest disorder. The
ing took his positio;t• at bant,i. Oialla. On the
'27th he renewed his march. At Cassaligus the ad-
vanced guard of the enemy tn as in like manlier
driven beyond Alberche. The King pi rs,wu it,
fording that river at the head of his art, y—a
meat which was executed in perteCt order, andin
the Most hi illiant

" At the right of this ford, hills, covered with
trees extend to the otountains of Escaloritt, oii
this side are or the right bank of the Tagus. Tire
Engitsb b plactA there a grea; pto of ti,eir force.
endeav .ur:u to ueiend theinselves oy a brisk
and well supported firt! : but the dit ision,ot Getieral
Lapisst:-attacked them wi b such vigour and itupe-'
tuosity, that they yielded that position at once, and
left on this attach, Minh was wade with the bay-
onet, 1200 dead on the fluid of battle. It waB tour
iff the ~,ruing when the Duke de Betluno obtained
this irni,ort,int advantage. He nevertheless pursued
the enemy i on. position to position, thl, night ar-
risi,,,z, he sA as forced to hall ne.ir to Talavera.

4Y At day-break, the v% hole hostile army appeared
in order of hat t)e ; us rigt,t supported by the Tagus,
and co%ered by heavy artillery in the town of Tata
very ; its left stretching to the mountain, and de-
pl, yed upon an eminence, the position of which was
Vt:l . advantageous, a deep rat toe separating it Iron).
the re.t oi. tins chain or. mountains, to which it was
joine&only by the base; his rear was proieCted by
olive-gardens and tineyards so that to attack it, the
French airny had t•, cross a front lull of obstacles
and. itiequalitiei.
The enemy had not Jess than
soiooo men fo rned in Several lines, while; the
French had scarcely 40,090 combatants.

.
" The ,[ding, in spit: oft his dispropOrtion Cl:force,
and the 'advantage of the Engl'!sli poSilion, resolved
to atta'eit them. • We hadj9st beeti into:pied that
Venegas had re-established the bridges of Atanjuez

that some of his foraging parties wire viith:n roux
leagues of Mddrid and that his artillery was already
playing upon Toledo. The King was resolved to
save his capital. The batik was bloody. The ene-
my detended his osition with the greatest obstinacy,
but he sustained so con,iderahle a loss, that during
the nigh: he resolved to abandon Talavera, and to
prepare for his retreat.

" The King den` on'the field of battle; - To re
new the attack on the following day, and to pursue
the combined army, would be &kering up the ca
vital to Venegas, and-rendering us-less the nioVei--
ment already begun by the Duke of
" Convinced that the losses sustained by the ene.
my would redoct him for several days to a state of
inaction, his Majesty thought it right to advance to
snticour Madrid, even should the English flatter
themselves that they could maintain the position of
Talavera. In consequ“tce, the Duke of Belluno W3EI
to fall back upon the Aiberche, W bile with theAith
corps of ieserve, the King marched towards Toledo,
thecommunicat ions of which he re-established, anti
where lie left only a g2rrison of 1200 men. -After
having manceuvred to disquiet Venegas, and oblige
-him to withdraw the troops he had on the right
bank of the Tagos,his Majesty entered Toledo yes-
ierday, drove the assailants from their position, and
causing the 4th corps to pass the bridge, stationed it
on the left bank of the river.
" Then we were informed of union of the
Dukes of Dalmatia and Belluno, and learnt that the
enemy, taken by surprise, and unable to reach the
bridge of Almarez, had no other retreat than that of
Arzobispo ; .and that clo,.ely pursued as he was on
a road hardly passable, which he was obliged to take,
would be obliged to lose the greater patt of his
artillery and equipage. We learn that such has
been the precipitancy of his retreat, that • he was
obliged to abandon; as well at Talavera as at Argesa,
from 5 to 6000 wounded.

" What will most surprise you, Sir, is, that yes-
terday at night Veneas had not heard of the retreat
of the English and Cuesta beyond the Tagus. As
we do not perceive that there were any great cir-
cuits to be made in order to inform him of this,
it is a proof either that the enemy had no conceited
plan of operations, or, at leastohat he was Si) con-
founded by his defeat, as not to think of informing
Venegas of it in time.
You. ,e, Sir, what has been effe6.led by nu"
melons armies,. at least two-thirds stronger than
that of the Fr.,-nch uppo.ed to them : not one of
their detachments ha+ been able to show themselves
before the. gates of Madt id. They were only a few
hams eli the hoe which stretches from Aiberche to
the ci;pital, and their campaign has ended by abatil•
cloning about 6000 wonnded,_ and- probably with the
loss of the greater part of their artillery and qui- ,
page; not to mention the •priimiers, which of
ne-
cessity will be taken by us in the pursuit."

[FROM THE ARGUS OF THE 126TH AUGUST.]

ANTIV'EItr, AUG. CO.—On the iGth inst. the' ti.)l-
- general Order was published here :

ARMY OF THE NokTu,

GENERAL ORDER.

Notice is given to the Army, that in virtue of
the Orders of his Majesty the Emperor and King,
his Highness the Marshal Prince of PoriTE Convo,
is arrived at Antwerp, in order to take the command
Of the land and sea forces which are assetAled in
the Scheldt, -and in its environs.
" The 24th military division, and that pat t of
the '2sth which is on the left bank of thL; Meuse,
are united ,ender this command. The Marshal
esteems himself happy in being able to share %.,:ith
the National Guards of the Empire, the Regulars,
and Imperial Navy, the honour of fighting against
the enemies of the Continent. His Highness is
persuaded that all will vie with each other in Zeal for
the defence of the State, and in devotedness for the
service ot his Majesty the EmpOur and King."

Atj G. 2 . —Since yesterday no change has talien
place either in the English line or outs; they are
still within two cannon-shots of one another. We
are continuing our preparations with the greatvst vi-
gour. A numerous cordon of troops is going to be
established round Antwerp.

Orders are already issued to make free all the
roads which are shut by bars, in order that neither
horses nor carriages may meet with hany interruption,
either by night or by day. The necessary Prepara-
tions have been made for suddenly inundating all
tilt.. low grounds, in case of the enemy's presuping JO
approach. Even already the tneadJ‘vs,bot h tot he right
and left of the rOad.Of Ghent, beyond the head of Flan-
ders, are covered, and the sluices are still raised, in
order to alive:lt the waters in case of necessit'y. In this
manner 2).ntwerp will be covered on the left. Great
movetnents of troops are taking place in, the city.
We have, either within our walls or in the envi-
rons, fifteen Generals, and every day fresh troops
and more superior otncers are arri% nig. A battery
is pow establihing at Fort Frederick, upon the
1-tt bank. This morning the English fired a few
cannon shots, in order to endeavour to obstruct the
works, hut they will not succeed. The inhabitantS
of the countr► have furnished, with the greatest zeal.
whatever is necessary for an army which has been
formed with sri much precipitation. Every thing is
in movement in our, city the workmen are em-
ployed both night and day—the blaclorniths are
making t ool4—t he coach-makers and waggon-makers
are employed in the service,„of the equipays tor the
artillery, and the diggers are c,vcring the, redoubts
which are raisiro on the right and left banks of the
Scheldt.