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regnired to submit thernseivisi, ao4 threatening all
bohtile proteedings with the severest punishment.—
All further military operations had for the present
ceased."

Amman AM, AUG. 21.—A circular letter has been
sent by M. Vander Cappellen, Minister of Justice
sod Internal Atrairs, to the Lmidrosts in the depart-
ments, concerning the celebration of the King's
.Birth-day. It begins with the following sett=
tences:--

" As at the very moment that the peace of tbe Con.
tinent is about to be assured, our country is become
the seat of war, and a great part of the department
of Zealand is already in the hands-of the enemy, it is
the will of his Majesty that no extraordinary mani-
festations of joy shall take place until the territory of
the kingdom' shall be wholly delivered from the
enemy.
" The King who, in this state of affairs, places all
his hope in the known energy of a people, who at all
times wish to deserve that name, desires that the re-
joicings which otherwise would on that day be made,
should not take place ; but should be confined to the
celebration of public and fervent prayers."
The letter then proceeds to order the performance
of public prayer and worship, on the 4th of Septem-.
ber, in order'to " implore aid from heaven ;" and
that our beloved Monarch may be preserved to us,
&c. inc Minister requires that. this solemnity
should take place with all possible splendour, and
that at twelve o'clock on the same day, the Land-
drosts of the several departments receive the felicita-
tions of the Constituted Authorities. ,

MADRID, AUGUST 3.--Since the 22d ult. very
serious actions have taken place, all of which have
terminated in our favour. The day of the 28th was
most bloody. The loss of the enemy is estimated
at 5000 killed and wounded. Our hospitals are full
of them, and the number daily increases. It is re-
ported that Marshal Soult has advanced as far Al-
mariz ; if this proves true, the retreat of the British
army is cut off.
PARIS, AUG. 13.--,-Letters froef Madrid mention
the operations of our army otl: the Tagus. The
loss of the enemy is double ours, but we have to de-
plore the loss of many brave Officers, and among
others General Lapisse, who received a mortal
wound. We are infc•rmed that Marshal Soult
has, since the 26th, marched with 3000 men to-
wards Placentia.

AUGUST 15.—The Adjutant-Commandant Car-
rion de Nisas has passed through this place from the
head-quarters of the King of Spain, on his way to
the heathquarters of the Emperor. The reports to
the Minister of War from the head-quarters of the
King of Spain, dated Valdemas, August 8, state,
that the enemy, having received information of the
arrival of the Duke of Dalmatia at Placentia, has re-
treated. The Marshal Duke of Belluno is in pur-:
suit of them. If the Duke of Dalmatia should ar-
rive (asis most probable) before the British army on
the Titar, the commudicai ion of the enemy's army
with POrtugal by the right bank of the Tagus will
be cut off. The only retreat left for it will be over
the bridge of Almaraz. In this case the march of
the Duke of Belluno to Talavera will considerably
annoy the enemy. The King has likewise put his
&nips in motion against the army of V,tnegas,'
who has crossed the Tagus at Aranjuez, after bay-
ittg been reinforced by the corps under Cuesta. On
the arrival of the King, the enemy repassed the
Tagus, burning the bridges. We are in anxious ex-
pectation of the result of the combined movements
of the Duke of Dalmatia aga nst the rear-guard of
the English, and the Duke of Belluno against the
Spanish insurgents.—The loss of the British on the
26th, 27th, and 23th of July, is estimated at 10,000
men.

AUGUST 17.—Dispatches from Spain of the 7th
instant, state, that General. Wellesley has been
obliged to retreat suddenly, leaving behind him at
Talavera 4000 wounded. The cavalry of the Ist
corps marched into Talavera.oz the 6th, , and left
it on the 7tb .for Oropesa.
AUGUST 18.—The reports which the -';Minister
of War, Count Hutienburgh, bad received of the
retreat of the English in Spain, have been fully con-
firmed. Letters of the 7th state, that General
Viellesleyhad been compelled to make a
.precipitate
retreat, leaving- 4000 wounded at Talavera. On
this occasion the English General sent a letter to
the Duke of. Belluno, recommending their wounded
to his care.

On the 6th of August, at night, the cavalry of the
first corps had, arrived at Talavera, front whence
it. procx:eded to Oropesa. The Duke of Belluno
follows this cavalry with hisinfantry;and we every
moment expel to hear that he has etteaed a junc-
tion with the army of the Duke of Dalmatia, which
must hasten and annoy the enemy's retreat.
ivate letters
.Irotn_ &tura 011a1a"of the gth, men-
tion, that the Duke of Belluno had armed with his
va►:guard at Talavera, and that nothing could be
snore precipitate than the retreat of the &ninth:—
They !cave behind them all' their caissons and
baggage, and many thousands of their Sick and
14Cd y,s IA eh 64 WOillcn, to the humanity- of
the French.

On the 7th, 'intelligence arrived that the artillery
of the enemy which had bombarded Toledo, had
ceased tiring, and that the English and insurgents
had crossed :he Tz'..,,ros.-.-(4'vloniteur.)
Aco. iti.—The sitting of the Senate the
day huroie yesterday was a most, important one, as
appears by the following otricial documents publish-
ed tin, day in the .111onite27
" 41:Gt2T 1 5. .—Yestrrday the Prince Arch-Chan-
cellor of the Empire attended the Meeting of she
:>enate, . at. which
,the Senator Count Germain Gar-
pier presided as yearly President: The Arch-Chan-
cellor was, accompanied by the Minister of War,
the Arch-Trrasuier, , and she Minister of Police.—

iii Pi mice Arch-Chalicellor delivered the following
,

`.‘ At ihe moment the Emperor left, this place to
obtain revenge for the breaking of treaties by Aus-
tria, his Majesty ordered every means of precaution
to be ta)ten tut the security of the frontiers of his
empire. tie every where relied upon the allegiance
of his people, assured that they would come for-
ward to defend every part of the empire Which
might he threatened.
" Notwithslanding these precautions, a great Ex-
pedition was assembled in the different harbours of
Euglakid. The enemy haring FlOably changed the
destination of this 41xpoditicitt, when informed of.
the cesat'n. of hovilities with Austria, it has made
appearance in different point's on the northern