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my advanced capon that divislotiin
General Ray, commanding the first..brigadi of .tbas
division,-charged the enemy with the 28th regiment.
in column, and the 32d deployed a second line. This
charge checked the enemy, who renewed the attack
three several times, but was as often repulsed.
The enemy having concentrated the troops on his
light, advanced against General Belair's brigatie,but
that General marched to meet the enemy, and routed
him. In spite of the difficulties of the ground, the 75th
regiment had reached the plain, by forcing theenemy's
line, when the charge of cavalry checked his move-
ment. Colonel Burquet was dangerously wounded
and taken prisoner. General Sebastiani caused h's
division to be supported by General Leval's, which
forming in a square on his left, not only kept the
whole brigade of the enemy in check, but gave the se-
cond brigade time to form in column, and to oblige
the enemy to take a position farther back.
While the 4th corps was gallantly fighting,theDuke
de Belluno had himself rallied Lapisse's division, and
conducted it again to the foot of the hillock. General
! Vilatte arranged the brigade which was intended to
cover the valley. The battalion of grenadiers, com.
manded by the Chef de Battaillon Bigez, was already I
formed in column. the 27th regiment made the same i
movement, when the enemy directed a charge of ca-
valry
against that infantry. It was received with the
utmost coolness and intrepidity by the grenadier bat-
tal:on and the 27th light regiment. Numbers ofhorses
and men fell at the feet of the ranks of infantry. The
English regiment of 23d light dragoons, which head-
ed this charge, in spite of the fire of the 27th and of
the grenadier battalion, kept up the engagement in
the valley, passing between Vilatte's and Ruffin's
divisions. Genera] Stroltz's brigade, composed of
the 10th and 26th horse chasseurs, advanced to meet
it. General Stroltz manouvred with his troops, with
a view to suffer the enemy's regiment to pass,
sand
to .charge it in the rear. The confusion was mop
complete. Gen. Merlin, with the pikemen (lanciers)
and the light horse, took the enemy in front and
flAtic : only five men of the 23d light dragoons escap-
ed, the whole being either killed or taken.
The line occupied by the hostile army, at the begin-
ning of the engagethent, was now, in a great measure,
•in possession of the Imperial Army. The post of
Talavera wa's attacked by the 4th corps, as was also
I the hillock, by Ruffin's division, which formed the
extremity of the sight of our line. The enemy had
withdrawn his artillery from the hillock, or at least
desisted from using it: From some reconnoissances
on the side of Talavera, it appeared that there was a I
much smaller number of troops at that post, then at the
beginning of the action. In short, every thing announ-
ced that nothing bot a vigorous blows was wanting to
'overthrow the enemy's army,and toenable our cavalry
to come up: it was too late to undertake this operation.
Your Majesty, however, was disposed to attempt it the
next. morning, when some officers came to inform
you, that the right of the first corps was turned, and
that it could not remain in the position which it oc-
cupied. Other officers, on the contrary, reported that
Marshal the Duke de Belluno was of opinion, that the
.; enemy's army would not be able to withstand a new
• attack. In the uncertainty into which your Majesty
was thrown by these different reports, you wrote your-
self to the Duke de Belluno to ascertain the truth. It
was then ten at night; we had all U.:mangle:el for the nigh t
about your Majesty, in the persuasion that the action
, ! would be renewed the next morning, or at least that
, ! your Majesty would not pt rsue a contrary course, till
• you had ascertained, by day-light, the dispositions .of
' the hostile army. At day-break, however, your Ma-
jesty was awakened by General Sebastiani, who had
i fallen back upon the reserve with the 4th carps, and
I who announced to your Majesty, that he had made
this movement, because the 1c corps was retiring up-
' on Casalegas, along the foot of the hills.
There was now no time to deliberate ; it was
necessai yto follow the movement. The reserve
and the 4th corps began their march. General
Milhaud's division formed the rear. The m ye-
! ment was executed slowly and in good order ; the
enemy did not pursue. Your Majesty arrived at the
position of the Alberche, by the high road from Ta-
lavera to Madrid, at the same time that the first corps
! reached it by the road of Casas de Salinas. Some
I general cflicers, who had staid behind, having ac:
I quainted your Majesty that there were a few more
I wounded in the cnvirons of Talavera, your Majesty
' ordered General Latour-Maubourg to advance with
his division. Mathieu Faviers, ordonnateur, sent am-
munition waggons after it, and all the wounded were
I brought away
:without any obstacle. Marshal the
• I Duke of Belluno informed your Majesty, that all:the
troops under his command behaved well, especially
the 16th light infantry, and the Bth and 54th of the
line. The 3d battalion of the 51111-of the line distin-
guished itself by several charges which it made with
the bayonet.
Colonels Philippeare, of the 54th, Barier, of the
45th, the Chef de Battaillon, Peneser, commanding
the 16th ; Colonels Dermoncourt, of the Ist, and
Ismer, of the 2d dragoons, were wounded. Generals
Laplane and Chaudron Rousseau did themselves ho-
nour by their excellent dispositions. The Duke de
Belluno likewise mentions Colonel Lacoste, and the
Chef de Battaillon, Bigex, with distinction.
General Sebastiani bestows the highest commenda-
tion on the troops which fought under his command.
Among these, General Leval was conspicuous for his
coolness and intrepidity.
General Ray had a horse killed under him early in
the action, and was himself wounded in the arm by a
musket-ball ; but, nevertheless, continued at the head
of his brigade. General Liger Belair likewise had a
horse wounded. Baron Deymares, Colonel of the 32d,
was wounded in the arm, while charging at the head
of his corps. Lamartiniere, Chef de Battaillon, who
supplied his place, behaved gallantly.
Baron Touissaint, Colonel of the 28th, received
two balls in the second charge of his regiment.--
M. Deschamps, Chi de Battaillon of that regiment,
was also wounded.

M. Legrand, Colonel of the 35th, received a dan-
gerous contusion on the head, but did not relinquish
the command of his regiment. The Chef: de Batiail-
lon, Fou quate and Derlauson, d istinguished themselves.
he gallant Colonel Baron de Porbeck was 'killed
Elbe head of his corps. Major Veilech was dange-
rously wounded. Major Stcrnetz, of the artillery,
was killed upon his cannon. Colonel Dangereau, of
the artillery, had a horse killed under him.
In this engagement the artillery displayed its ac-
customed courage and ♦alour. •

• Thoutaiiiiif the coMbined army may be coMputed
at 10,000:, The English Generals Mackenzie' and
Lsingwertb were killed, and a. third General was
wonndta. Many officers of distinction have perished,
and, eight days after the battle, 200 officers, and
4000 wounded, whom the enemy had not been able
to remote, were.found at Talavera. The loss of the
imperial army is likewise considerable; it consists of
600 killed, and about 4000 wounded : two-thirds of
the latter being but slightly wounded, will soon re-
join their corps. •
At nine in the morning of the 29th, 'the army was
concentrated on the left bank of the Alberche. The
enemy's army had not been completely routed, but
.it had sustained such considerable loss, that it was
improbable it would resume offensive operations for
some time. This was a sufficient motive to await
the arrival of Marshal the Duke of Dalmatia, which
could not fail to accomplish the destruction of that
army, unless it made a hasty retreat to the left bank
of the Tagus.
Thus, after disabling/the English army and that
of Cuesta for advancing, the principal point was to
save Toledo, which was briskly attacked by the left
bank of the Tagus, and to cover Madrid, which was
threatened by the army of Venegas, whose advanced
posts were at Valdemoro. Your Majesty, in conse-
quence, judged that the object of the passage of the
Alberche was accomplished ; that the losses sustaib-
ed by the enemy had spread dejection among his
troops ;.and that the first corps, posted- in the same
position which it had occupied when the enemy com-
menced offensive operations, would be suffic;ent to
keep in check his beaten and discouraged army.
The Ist corps, therefore, took up a position behind
the Alberche, and your Majesty went and encamped,
with the 4th corps and your reserve, at Santa Olalla.
The division of light cavalry, under General Merlin,
followed the movement of the 4th corps.
On the 30th, your Majesty, with the 4th corps and
your reserve, fixed yourself at Barges and Olias,
near Toledo. One whole division of infantry entered
Toledo ; and the division of dragoons, commanded
by General Milhaud, pushed on towards Anoner del
Tajo, between Toledo and Aranjuez, where, it was
reported, there was a ford, by which the enemy made
demonstrations to pass the Tagus, with a view to
proceed to Toledo.
On the 3lst, the 4th corps and the reserve rested.
In the night between the 31st July and the Ist of
August, Marshal the Duke of Bellu;so informed your
Majesty, that he was apprised that the English army
still remained at Talavera, with that of Cuesta ; and
that a Portuguese column had put itself in motion
among the mountains, to turn the right of the Ist
corps ; he added, that, in consequence of thi's intelli-
gence, he should quit his position, and retird upon
Magneda. On the other hand, your Majesty was
informed, that Venegas had withdrawn from before
Toledo part of his troops' who had' attacked that
place ; that be was concentrating his forces upon
Aranjuez, and that he manifested an intention of
marching towards Madrid. Your Majesty then
thought fit to post the 4th corps and the reserve in
such a manner, as to enable them to advance rapidly
'either upon the Ist corps, to impede the march of the
combined and discomfited army; or upon Venegas,
if his army attempted to march towards Madrid.
Your Majesty, in consequence, ordered that a gar-
rison should be left at Toledo, under the command
of the,Adjutant Commandant Mocquerey, whom you
appointed Governor of that place, and that the re-
serve and the 4th corps should march, and take up a
position, on the Ist of August, at Illescas. General
Milhaud received orders to send out strong parties of
cavalry in the direction of Valdemero, to watch the
motions of the army of -Venegas. Venegas caused
his advanced posts to fall back, and merely kept an
advanced guard on the right bank of the Tagus, in
front of Aranjuez.
August the 2d and 3d, the 4th corps and the re-
serve remained in their positions.
. August the 2d, the Duke of Belluno informed your
Majesty by letter that the enemy appeared in the di
rection of Escalonna, on the right bank of the Al-
berche ; that the parties which had been sent from
Escalonna to Iltimbella had been attacked by some
troops of the enemy's cavalry. The Marshal added,
that he had sent two regiments of dragoons with or-'
ders to observe what was passing there ; and that if
he learned that the enemy was directing hii course
to that point, he would retire upon* Mostolese ; but
that, in the contrary case, he should remain at Ma-
queda.

The report of the Duke de Belluno did not an.
nounce the. March of the combined army : it related
only to Wilson's corps, which manifested an inten-
tention of annoying the tight of the Ist corps. Your
Majesty.then thought that it was not yet time to join
the Ist corps with the 4th, and the reserve ; but with
a view to facilitate their junction, if it should be found
necessary, you proceeded with your reserve, in the'
night between the M and 4th of August, to Mosta-
lese, and the 4th corps remained at Illescas, to con.
tinue to watch the army of Venegas.
Fresh reports, addressed to your Majesty on the
4th, by Marshd the Duke of gelluno, stated, that the
combined army had not yet advanced, that it had
only pushed on some cavalry towards Santa Olalla,
and that the corps whcli was at Numbella was not
supported 'by a considerable body, as it had been re-
ported that it would. The Marshal added, that he
had made arrangements for attacking Gen. Wilson
at Numbella, on the morning of the sth.
Your Majesty left Mostolese in the night between
the 4th and sth, to proceed towards Valdemoro. Ge-
neral Sebastiani received orders to advance likewise
with the 4th corps, from Illescas, to Valdemoro,
where your Majesty immediately- directed it to pur-
sue the road of Aranjuez, in order to attack the ad.'
vanced guard of the army of Venegas, which was on
the. rightbank of the Tagus, between that river andthe
Tajona. Yott Majesty's orders were executed. The
advanced guard of Venegas, 10,000 strong, was
routed, and obliged to fall back on the left bank of
the Tagus. The enemy destroyed his bridges. On
the 6th, the 4th corps and the reserve remained in
their position.
Marshal the Duke of Belluno, by letter of the' sth
August, acquainted your Majesty, that Vilatte's di-
vision, which had•been directed to attack General.
Wilson at Numbella, had found no thorny theie ;
that General Wilson had retired on the 4th, andthat
the inhabitants.of Numbella sated his retreat to:levei
been occasioned by the. arrival of a of French!
troops at Plasencia.

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Marshal the. take of Belluno went on the '3,,h •.,
Santa Obala, from which place he acquaiiit: i y.,
Majesty', that the Anglo-Spa.ni%li army had
Talavera on the 4th, proceeding towards Pl.:s;at.• •
atilt-dee cavalry of the Ist corps wonhl that dly
Talavera, and that General Welksley htd vet::
mended to him 400;) wounded, whom he hal
obliged to leave behind him in that tow».
'Marshal the Duke of 13elluno advaaceJ (,n
to Talavera, with his whole c,)rps of the army.
same day the caralry of the Ist corps '').
Lion at °rpm and At Puente de l'Arz
the troops of the Duke of Dalmatia.
Marshal the Duke of Belluno, by hi: •-',.1
the- Duke of Dalmatia,. afforded your 11,,i• f
lity to act against Venegas. You jit:itt., d
rebuilding of the. bridges of Aranjuez v.-. :;: 4
long and difficult work, and that it ::c
dangerous to force the passage of tlie TaTi, Jws
ledo, where we had remained masters of
You therefore gave orders that the 2.h ,
reserve should set out on the evening of
proceed to Ofias and Bargas.
On the Bth, General Leval's division
ledo. The division of dragoons, under the z, •
of General Milhaud, received (»del-, to
front of the ford of Pinover del Ta:c.
(To* rontinw.
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MARRIED.

Tuesday senniiht, at Si. Mary-LI -bonne, th lion a.
Henley Orsley, brother to I.‘ rd Ongley, to Franc, s, • ,
the late Sir Philip Monox, Bert. of Sand ;:-place, r i;
The Rev. Fonds Jones. to Miss Arne rong, •
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the late Andrew Armstrong, Erg. of Chre-:u

DI:.I).
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At Bury St. Eimumr*, en the 6.4 istst. is her 8 ;111 rnr,
Anuiger, widow of Ole Lee Ceiteral Arm ger.

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CiIAI.J.ENGE.

MESSRS. CUR RID: and Co. Surgeon;.
M4,6ty's Service, challenge the wbok wo.-1 I
Single instance where their Medicine and method of utr.• _
Nile,' of the desired effect. The practice of ma;:;; •
Particular branch of their profession has net given ft,: t,,,;,•
unsuccessful case,

They continue to direct their studies to the tr, atment :.rd c..ri
of Venereal Complaints, an that derangement of th,:
which is the consequence of the pernicious and wasteful 01.
habit long tiud most unhappily pursued by the youths of •
in the one it will be fount! to be the unfailing source •,
ness ; the other have its ravages fatally developed te them '.,•• • -
tressing state of debility, winel, if not timely remedied, t. •
in impotence. These are its remote and ultimate effect s,!-. . -
sumptions,loss of muscular power, and various nervous 4
usually characterise the earlier stages of this solitary VICC. ‘:. . -
sous languishinrunder the disorders incident to such a
treatment is simple and has never proved upsttu:•••l, m
course of a long, laborious, anti much extended practis.e. :1!e
most obstin.ste and complicated cases of venereal infi.....1!0n, .!• -'t
as obstructions in the urethra, spuugy exerescencsi., !,•-
rnours,callous ulcers, eruptions, seminal weakness, glests,

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STRICTURES,
Whether recent or of long duration, and wkich have tan. I •!,f.
skilliof other Practitioners ; are by their present improve,: p:
1 treatment, effectually and permanently cured, without • :
suffering the excruciating pain and alarming liemo:Thr.-.2 N• •:t
often follows the application of the lunar caustic. lu the •
20 years extensive practice in this metropolis, nu: ereso rzz r
Strictures have been and are daily under their care, tilt: •.•
eradication of which are effected by a safe, certain, at:tl
tious mode of practice, superior to any other yet atloptt.i. :
weakness, relaxation, and debility proceeding from this c(l3:p!,'...'r,
is speedily removed, and the patient restored to sou: : !.sees ib
porous health. But where the debility has for years ;:\ i;,L4. a
proper perseverance in their restorative remedies, after zh, ~
ture has been destroyed, is indispensably requisite to
islumbering sparks of life, and to reanimate the COIISCIULl,):1.

Several Noblemen and Gentlemen, of the first respect.:,,!!.y,
have been under the care of Messrs. Currie and Co. for th•
moval of complaints of the Urethra, Strictures, tkc. an.% l
received a radical and permanent cure, request that n!tlr.
may be made to them as satisfactory evidences of the ds ci.. t•
periority of Messrs. Currie and Co.'s plan of treatm7.:
of these Gentlemen have had Strictures from ten to twunty
and had been under the care of Messrs. Home and IlLari•
and other surgeons of equal eminence, who attt ntp!ed the 4.;a
by the application of the lunar caustic, without succ,.s%
Messrs. Currie and Co. may be consulted by either sex s\ :tt. •
greatest delicacy, secrecy, and honour, at their 1i0n5..., •
Hatton-Garden. Patients in the country are requo.:.d
the particulars of their case, age, and general i.abu of li
iuclosing a remittance for advi,\ and medicines, ssli.:n :he
will be given or sent to any part of the kingdom.
To ensure that secrecy so essential to their undertalcillz. 1;3
postage of Letters may be added to the acamitit for int,hzieti.
9th June,lBo9-107, Hatton Garden.

, WHIN PROFESSIONAL MEN of Edlic.H.!s.
and Responsibility deviate from the Getier.:l : r
the selection of a particular branch, the sanction of long can:nit:A
success is the best criterion of superiority.
Fourteen years have we devoted our practice to the en
treatment of two disorders, and the successful result of our •:..41
gives us additional ardour to oppose, as far as we arc
raga of those complaints which are the most is ::.5
catalogue of human infirmities.
.
After tnitiatien into every branch of pract!ce, we coaterup.. •
the sufferings of Siphylkic and debilitated Patients, and f 0..:: • I .t
wish to rescue individuals from the ignorance of unediti
or the equally dangerous precipitancy of general pmet it iunr7-.
The disorders, to the cure .)f which we have devoted ear
Lion, comprise every species of Venereal Infection, I
r u:
recent or long duration: 2dly, Ali kinds of Vs •
arising from the habits of school-boys, or the hadulgen:ics of •-
Lure age.—Numerous diseases are the result of igner2:2c...
haste in the treatment of a simple Gonorrhcea, and it no;
quently happens, that the seeds of life are poisoned by the .
eretion of an unguarded hour.
By a .;uperior method such complaints are easily curc,'.;
even where others bare failed, we trust that we
of a radical re-estal)lishment.

Few, however, are the cases of complicatcd distress in t!::
order, compared with the calamitous sit ulaions cr. ni:
.rom an indulgence in a Solitary Vice, or the preva!, •i: r
a -fashionable life, acquire that state of drbilit y, c:!.
avoidable consewence of such pernicious habits.
Where the unhappy suferce broOsis over his misery, ta czr •
Idly conceals his misfortune, it may be some consolan:il ./1 hi
to know, that although it he an object of doubt or
with other practitioners, the removal of the 6e ficien, :•
gradual progress of renovation is the acq out of 911: ns
It the rites of Bacchus or Venus have beua to
vigour, much anxiety willing prevented by au early .• -4
•f this languid state,and In those cases, ny gnat diflicult:: •
But where this deficiency has for years existed, a p?-.:l ,'r:""'
verance is indispensibly requisite to revive the ilumben...,
of life, and to re-atiimate the constitution.
The secrecy which is so essential to out ord,rtakinf,,, -•,. t t'?'
qualifications which we presume to state, lean the bai:
st
pretensions, and in coincidence with suc:i thi, int
that 4/4iessre I.xt GM and Co. may be consulter'
letter, (inclwing a Bank Note) at their house, •N0...T,
street, Strand, 'tear Temple Bar.
There is an additional entrance In Water-street a'; •i • • • -
the name is on both doors.
A Diploma from the /top! Collett of Surgeons • • • j
Testimonials from the most,emineut Physician; awl
regular education, and assiduous attention to tie • ;
branch of theprofession, are open to the it tspec,.
and constitute a fair ground for that meccas with •:.:',!c!.• " e
hitherto been houotsred. h. 1.5191-1 and Co. .7;1.4.e s'.
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