Star.
London, England, 1808-08-25 00:00:00

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quences, as they!
subsisting an army, - pro-
-vidtd with every thing. ihabow, i added, that
they have waited for the heaven. they had hatter felt
care e:thenueiver.

THE EVENING STAR.

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THURSPAY, AUGUST 25.
di PRICE OF STOCKS THIS UAL' AT ONE O'CLOCK:
• Coes. atom; 46f—for ace.66lA—Reduced wit

.
The facades far obtaining intelligence from the
. , soft' tinent seem daily to increase. Dutch Papers to
spwilie a 2sa a,
.11 ~ r(if, 0 sbi"f ' ~- lass 22d, and Hansintrgh Papers to the 14th instant,
I t I
---ir , 1 1-4,.: • ? *]_l.: . ' have come to hand; and private letters from various
ACCOria, ns.
BATTLE OF BAYLEN--0
;no, i 4.2. quarters, which furnish the cantents of the Preceding
Some of these articles are so incorrect as
22d inst. to his Excellency Don F. X. Castanian com-
senTthtteCafolmlopwinMgarcsohaimmputrcatiTohnmd, urederßdedate-9of rse cOlumns-
to facts, that we would not have given them a place,
mander-in-Chief of the Army of Andalusia s•• • • -I • were it not to let our Readers see bow imperfect the
a Most Excellent SirlSubsequently to the dis-
patch which I had the honour to transmit to your
accounts ate which are circulated in the North of
Excellency on the 17th inst. relative to the attic % 'llniv"-----• . ....._____
From accounts, ins t as they are, anti
made by thGoeuedirotisikruedunidnerthrneyacctoimmmwanhdichonwtlaisatdis.or
from, -
the following private letters, it appears, how,
lodged from all 'the positions it had occupied, as far tver, that news 9f the events that are passing in Spain
as the proximity of Bayleti, and completely defeated, are in Ciretthtiote, and excite a general sensation—a
and subsequently to the motives which had induced me
__son m • ...: .
nen heightened by the rising of the Spanish
to fall back on Menjibar, I repassed on the evening of seasau
the same day the
troops in the North against the enemies of their
river of Guadalquiver, and took a pa-
sition on that night, in which I was joined next morn- country.—lf we may give any credit to some private
letters, hopes may be entertained that all the Spanish
ing, on the 18th, by the second division, tinder the
command of the Camp Marshal the Marquis de Cou-
troops in Holstein hive by this. time joined their
pigny. We jointly broke up for that city, with a
brethren in Langeland.
view to attack the enemy, if he occupied it.
a Immediately on my arrival, in compliance with PRIVATE LETTERS.
your Excellency's orders, I disposed the columns of u Banns oe THE Else, Juin, 29.-a-For these two
nstack with a direction to Andujar • but at three o'. days pastlt has been rumoared in a once gyeat cons-
clock in the morning of the 19th, and when our troops .
nsercial city Of Northern Germany, that the Lady of
were forming for the march, General Dupont with
his arm attacked our camps, and opened a fire with an eminent Dutch merchant had written to the Lady
his artillery, in the hopes undoubtedly of taking us of the French Minister from Paris, that it was re.
by surpnze ; but with the celerity of lightning, the ported in some of 'the higher circles there, that after
troops of the different divisions, led. en by their in- the death of the Governor of Cadiz, who fell a seed-
trepid Chiefs, repaired to all the points of attack, as-
sisted by artillery. The shock was so vehement that five to the resentment of the inhabitants, to whom he
the first company of-horse, and also of foot, suffered had refused arms on their having demanded them
greatly from the enemy. ' to oppose the French, the fleet bad been surrendered
" At the break of day our troops were already in on certain conditions to the English ; and some Bri.
possession of the heights, which they had occupied j •
usn troops, joined by the Spanish insurgents, bad
before, and the enemy attempted his attack on vari-
ous parts of the line, having the advantage of form- ednsteci a landing, and defeated a French corps of
ins; his columns under the cover of our inr,•by the 8000-men, most of- whom were killed, and the rest
superior position he occupied, under protectionof his
artillery. put. to Ail ht, with the loss of their artillery, baggage,
and annnunition. This battle is said to have been 44 He has been driven from all points, and even ; ..•
pursued, in defiance of all his vigorous attacks, which fought between Madrid and Cadiz.
he reiterated without any farther interruption th ; "In the Sooth of Spain another Junta is mid to
avhat arose from occasional recession and the form- hive' been formed, which organizes the insurrection
ation of new columns, until half pistaireire o'clock and lends the combined operations against the French.
_of the day, when, overcome by fatigue, ifiltlickit hav-
„The new 40i-
ing been able to gain ground, although he had at truant 1(1.8 of Spain Ls said to here
, •
intervals broke our lines of defence with the courage refused, on this account, to pursue his journey to Ma.
peculiar to troops so accustomed to vanquish, and drid„ After all possible enquiries made, this report
even arrived at our batteries, which were served on could not be traced to any channel of authenticity, as
this day in a manner that astonished and terrified the
enemy, and of which there are few parallel instances,
per :pie in general here are afraid of declaring even to
at 'they not only instantaneously dismounted his
whole artillery, bat anulOnted every column in friends, the sources of their information, for fear of
being arrested, and perhaps obliged, even if they
measure as they presented themselves, still protecting should speak true,' to forfeit their lives.
the points attacked, and varying its positions, actor.
... Great preparations are now making at Hann
din"g to the exigency of circumstances. burgh for the feast -of Napoleon on the 15th of Aao
The last attack was' made •by. General Dupont,
--/
who, with the other General., placed himself at the gust, at white ?Pernanotte, General Dupes, and
head of the columns, under the fare of the artillery, many Fretschi Spanish, and Dutch military Officers,
and was sustained with a firmest truly admirable, , are to be present.
but with no better success, for by the account of the " The Spanish army in Holstein has, it is credi•
enemy, he had fourteen guns dismounted, two thou-
bly reported, been awed by all sorts of threats to do
sand men killed, and a vast number wounded, among
whom are Geistral Ditildift biWsel4" wits two other homage, and swear fidelity to the new King Joseph
Generals. . • Napoleon. The officers were given pretty plainly to
" Under such circumstances, General Dupont understand, that, unless they cerr.plied, they would be
begged to capitulate. Hostilities were accordinly
suspended in both armies, and it was stipulated that disarmed, dismissed the service, and those who had
each should maintain its respective position. The, property, would lose it by confiscation.
fruits of the valour and perseveraace of the generous " None of the Officers or soldiers fram Spain ren
troops that compose these two divisions, are the total chive any letters from their Country, speaking of
rout of the enemy, the army of Dupont being made
the present state of things, which, by all secret cha
prisoners, and that of Wedel being subjected to the r,-
eels of information, appears to be dreadful,
same fate, without any other distinction than that of
the latter receiving their arms at the time of their cm- nln Hamburgh the poverty of the inhabitants in-
barkation only, for having taken position against mi. creases daily, a., . the Treasury of the city must pay
liters- law, during the suspension of arras conceded to all the expences that are to defray the celebration of
him and to his commander-in-Chief. : '
tii
" The Camp-Marshal, Marquis de Coupignyo '
will‘
amount to near 100,000 marks
Chief of the second division, has not only, -in concert
with me in the direction of the moveitents of this day, feast of Napoleon. These • ores, it i% said,
—mean time many
families want bread.
contributed to their successful termination ; but hay. " AVOUsT 11.--The City of Hamburgh and itt
ing selected the corps of which I have made mention, , Magistrates nad just been summoned by the French
he led them in person to the hottest points of the three
Generals to make the most sumptuous and splendid
neral attacks, and secured by his judgment and gal. 1
it example the said happy result.
" Brigadier-General Don Francisco Benegas, Chief I
i
preparations for the approaching feast of Napoleon,
when the inhabitants were surprised at seven o'clock
of the van of my division, placed on my right wing, yesterday evening by the sudden departure of their
disposed with skill and much presence of mind, the f foreign guests. Two battalions of Dutch troops and
proper corps and artillery on all the points attacked a number of artillery nere ordered to appear in the
by the enemy, and ably contributed to repel him in I
all his partial successive attacks, as well as in-the last 1 grand parade by nine stelocis,- and immediately
A h out trough the ltana gate, and proceede
d
turn and obstinate one, by which he attempted to marched
turn the said wing, at the same time that he was at. -by forced marches into Holstein. Various are 'Zit
tacking the centre... reports with respect to the cause of this sudden break-
[The remainder of this doonnent is merely recommendatory •
mg up, but all agree in stating, that the Spanish
of the regiments and individuals whcidistinguishedthemselves oa
the occasion) army in Fuhnen and Holstein have refused to take
" l3aylen, July 22, IEOB. (Signed) 14731N0." the oath of allegiance to their new Sovereign; that
•
ANDUJAR, JULY 2S. • they have risen tgisdnatthe Meth and Dutch, mas-
On the 23d the Spanish army formedin two lines
fronting each other, when the division of Dupont,"tied* 19141/1"1"1444'thi11"144 b.ing
seemied
consisting of .5100 men, of which 1200 were cavalry, bYar*_c°,,ll4
.. 51.,,kt4.1 Swedish forces in the
and followed by 20 pieces Of cannonsmarched through maims allatias 4110141111.vi11i sPisneas .of the Island of
and laid down their arms at the distance of 800 wises...ramp, and opposp gate resistance to their
The infantry were as fine troops as ever left France. -treacherous allies,
• On the 24th, the division of General Wedel, con. woe t
Ise My they have even killed
of their own:bakers.'
laisting of 9000 men, of which 1931krere cavalry, did
o;he same. „ - •
<- ~ ..t, -. se Nheir General the Marquis de LI Romana lies-now
Dupont made seven Partialenlist tor, general atOil '11.•.14"4•8:4 and has in consequence refused to take
-
tacks, upon the Spanish army, and was repulsed with theneils. Thus public report contradicts every stale.
loss each time.
li
The Spanish artillery did iThidttl; and in less
-thaw
. .., , went of the Hamburgh and Altona papers, whose
ndi tors have bees obliged to assert that the brave Spa-
two hours dismounted 14 pieces of the enemy'sca '
Forty daft preceding this action, CR3121105 had only. a'!ash army has, wit. .. hesitation, taken the oath to
-An army of'Sooo troops at Carmona, and 15,000 peinsanhe new King. Tp-morrow another Dutch regiment
nano,_ IgNt. brad run away at Alcolea ; and such has :'fliiins Bremen is to enter Hamourgh, which bas sew
be cet the still and enterprise of the General, that in . no other garrison than French gees d'armes, and
the time above mentioned, he organized and directed. 4 roasst saaouse soldiers of the same nation. In the mem
a 'forte, which has defeated and di: d•a fine ''''"-°.7*-
nag& army at 21,000 mere
...xaamaadd by an abiis 1 ;dm% ihe, prepano ti oas for celebrating the feast of Na-
and distinguished Officer. .. ''
' ' " ' ' I poleon here are continued with the utmost expedition.

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t the Per . - lonikunierk.p,
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n attack m e Austriausl:which
n attended with dan'gerous some-
had no magazines, for thermeant of
ray, while
`the_ Austrians were pro-