Star.
London, England, 1812-09-15 00:00:00

SPANISH PAPERS.

MADRID, AUGUST ie.
EXTRACT FROM THE MUT GAZETTE PUBLISHED ATVa.
DIIID AFTER ITS RESTORATION.
14 The many and important events which haw
passed in this capital from the 10th inst. to the pre
sent, are of such a nature ai to fix the attention of
all Europe. A simple and faithful narrative of them
will cause tears of pleasure to be shed throughout
Spain, the allied nations, and every partofthe'erehil
where virtue is not a mere name ; at the same time
that they draw forth groans of furfanddespitefrom
the heart of Napoleon and his vile satellites. They
are the triumph of the constancy, valour and patrio-
tism ot the Spaniards, and of the fidelity, generosity,
and perseverance of the Allies—an eternal stignitef
ignominy on despotism, ambition, and tyranny—a
terrible lesson to tyrants—a salutary admonition to
the people.
" To prevent confusion in our Ideas, we will M.
low a chronological order, as our Readers have s
right to expect trom us a narrative of events in the
same order in which they happened :
" August 10.—As soon as accounts were received
of the Battle of Salamanca, symptoms of inquietude
and perplexity were observed in the whole Court of
Joseph Napoleon, in consequence of the total rout of
the army of Marmont. The alarm and dread which
this occasioned in the French and their partizans were
the greater, as they had a blind confidence in their
strength, conceiving their troops to be invincildenot-
withstanding the many defeats they had suffered in
Pot tuFal and Spain.
" 1 his prejudice being thus dissipated, the pertur-
bation and confusion in which they were, sufficiently
showed to the inhabitants of this capital the real state
of affairs, which they in vain endeavoured to conceal-
The public joy was manifested on all sides. Them-
port of the great event was speedily circiditted
among the Patriots, and the Police was in 4esPlib
seeing that all their efforts to prevent it were in vaeL
In vain they employed threats—in vain they dotl
bled their spies—in vain they filled the dungeons
with Patriots—in vain they circulated reports which
nobody believed, because they circulated them.—
Common fame soon made known the death of the
Marshal, and the destruction of his airily ;
and even
the lowest of the people were acquainted with the
news.
44 The departure, or raper flight of Joseph, his
' Court, and partizans, having been determined in re-
punted Councils of State, it chanced that about six
in the evening of the 9th, some soldiers, who had
been stationed to observe the heights ot Guagarens'
gave notice that they saw English battalions dot;ei.l'
ding them.
" Consternation immediately spread through the
palace—orders and counter-orders were given—and
at length it was finally determined to leave the city,
at six in the morning of the 10th. This anticipation
increased the disorder of the fugitives. In the gre*
test confusion, the immense convoy of the intrusive
Government was collected. Mourning and lamen-
tation spread through all the houses of their parti-
zans. Some'sold their moveables for half their Ta'
lue, or what they could get ; others gave them CO be
kept by their friends ; and others asked that favour
from the insurgents themselves, whom but a toe
days bef9re they had looked on with disdain. Thor
named into money all they could save of the wrack
of their property.
" Unfortunate fugitives; they were not yet aCe
quainied with the French—they did not yet kn ovr
that the money and precious etfectsv which they hAd
with so much difficulty collgctea for their subsie!