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IV-IR IN SPAIN.

(FltoAl THE MOXITEUR.)
PARIS, SEPTEMBER '27.

REMIT TO THE RING, COMM ANT:H.:CO TILE FRENCH AMU ILS

IN SPAIN.

Sire—Your Majesty has ordered me to draw up a
gene:.:ll report of the operations of the army, from the
23d of July last to the 15th instant. I have strictly
complied with your commands. Before I give to
your Majesty an account of the marches of the dif-
ferent. corps of the army, and the brilliant, actions
which have conferred glory on the Imperial troops, I
think it necessary, for the elucidation of my Report,
to describe the position of the respective corps of the
Imperial army and that of the hostile armies on the
20th of July.
POSITION OF THE IMPERIAL ARMY, AND OP THE ENEMY'S
ARMY, ON THE 20rit JULY, 1309.

At this time the 4th corps, commanded by General
Sebastian', was posted at Consuegra and Madridejos,
watching the army of Venegas, 30,000 strong. This
army occupied Manzanares and Daymiel, and had
its advanced posts on the Guadiana.
The first corps, commanded by Marshal the Duke
of Bdluno, was posted on the left bank of the Al-1
berche, in front of Casalegas, covering the pass from '
Talavera towards Madrid. The advanced guard of
this corps of the at my occupied Talavera de la Reyna.
Marshal the Duke of Belluno watched the army of
Cuesta, 30,01 strong, which had crossed to the right
bank of the Tagus, by a bridge thrown over that river
of Ahnaraz, and by the bridge of Arzobispo.
Your Majesty had received orders from his impe-1
rial and Royal Majesty, directing that the Duke cfj
Dalmatia should unite, under his command, the 2d,

sth, and Gth corps, consisting of 80 battalions and 30

squadrons, amounting to upwards of 60,000 effective
• men—that he should march against the English ;
should seek them out wherever they might be, and
engage them.
Meanwhile the 2d corps, still occupied Salamanca
and Zamora.
.The sth corps was in Valladolid and its environs,
and the 6th occupiial Benevente, Astorga, and Leon.
The latter corps had in its front the troops command-
ed by La Romana, and the insurgents of Galicia and
the Asturias.
Independently of the armies of the insurgents, re-
port announced that an English-army, 30,060 strong,
was assembling in the environs of Placentia, under the
command of General Wellesley.
Oa the (221 July, your Majesty received intelli-
genze from Marshal the Duke of &Hun°, t! at the
English army, under the command of General Wel-
lesley, had formed a junction, between the Tagus
and the Tietai, with the army of Cuesta, and that
this combined force was on its march towards Talae
vera ;. while a corps of eight or ten thousand men,
commanded by General Wilson, was advancing to-
wards Escalona, along the tight bank of the Al-
berche. The daner was imminent ; and it was ne-
cessary t' take decided rneasuee.
The same day (!i23) your 2,lajesty sent orders to
Marshal the Duke of Dalmatia to unite speedfly, at
Salem:lnce, the three corps of the army under his
command, and to ad ,ence. rapidly to Placentia, in
order to break the line of operetion of the hostile
rmy. Yeti, :et the same time, ordered General Se-
basthuli to proceed, by forced Marches, with the 4th
co: ps, from I\ !adridejos to Telede. Your Majesty
left Madrid in the night between the 22d and 23d,
with your reserve, composed of the Royal Guard,
and the brigade of General Gadinot, formed of the
12th regiment of infantry, the slst regiment of the
line, and the 27th regiment cf eerse chassettes. The
c, mand of this teserve wes enerusted to the General
of Division, Dessoles.
In proceeding to Naval Carnero, your Majesty had
tv..o-fOld object : to check the march of General
VH eel, who endeavoured to get in the rear of the Ist
by Es, alone : anti to ferin a junction with
na; sled the Duke of Belluno, with a leew to en-
able him 0 keep the enemy in check till the junc-
tien of the tth corps, and till the result of the march
ca Meeled the Duke c, Dalmatia should be ascer-
ta;eed.

Meanwhile, in the evening of the Marshal the
1)t..k..: of &Pun° intormed your Majesty, that, nn the
the advanced guard of Lip, corps of the army had
obli,Ted to quit Talavera ue le Reyna, ant to re-
ti! :e along. the left b: rk of the i-Ilberche ; that he was
certain he should be attacked on tile 24th, by the entn-
Li:lc.:l armies of the English and Cuesta ; and that,
to hazatd the Ist crit.ps against sech a sit-
force, lie s:iould march in the night between
21411, and proceed in t-No days to the
L.:llc t.i the C;tiadaraina, at its ccnflux with the
•Le.o. T01c2...), ordcr eft.:ct a junction with
Maje,ty wi',ll:ghly approve the
it tt,e ; for, if
t!..1. 'pad N::v.11 Cutivro, in-
it. Is .o) j,t;.;tion 1.1 the Ist ats...l
4111 rrtiat.:(l extrertiuly dart-
is hkewi:a: v.fiy Marskil ;he Duke
',;:txt,tl a cetrect judgmtnt of the de_
wi.;115 of the- e:::..:1;)-. ()islets tOund upon the officers
tove Moved, t!-at the ti.,t uirps was to have been at-
uicked, on thz Inot of the 2-1-th, by the. English
and de.: (di Cuesta, in its go4ition on the MI

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berche, while Watothompritos tWhave endeaeolfre •
to cut off its retreat towards .Madrid, by adstanaagf
from Escalina upon Naval Cameo:
Your Majesty, on receiving the lettee.of .bl4fishal
the Duke of Belluno, took the resolution cif 'Fogad-
ing also towards ToledO, with your reserve, in order
to form a junction with the Ist and 4th corps, and to
present to the enemy a body, imposing not from its
numbers, but from its valour.
On the 24th, your Majesty advanced with your re.
serve to Cavanara, three leagues from Toledo. The
next day, the 2.5 th, you fixed your head-quarters at
Bargas.
Te same day, General Sebastiani, after ably dis-
guising his movements from Venegas, arrived with
the 4th corps at Toledo. Lastly, the Ist corps had
taken a position on the left bank of the Guadarama ;
so that all the troops which it was in your Majesty's
power to oppose to the enemy, were united.
Your Majesty ordered a detachment to be left at
Teledo, to guard that city and the bridges.
On the '26th, your Majesty ordered the whole army
to pass over the bridge of Guadarama, and advance
upon Torrijos. The first corps opened the march.
General Latour Manbourg commanded the whole of
the cavalry of the Ist corps, to which your Majesty
had joined the division of light cavalry, under Gene-
ral Merlin, which had previously been attached to the
4th corps.
On the 25th, Cuesta's army took up a position at
Santa 011 ala ; it was to continue its march on the
26th, to advance upon Toledo, with a view to attempt
a junction with Venegas. The English army had not
yet quitted Talavera, but had pushed its advanced
guard to Casalegas, on the left bank of the Alberche.
Wilson's corps had continued its movement, and had
pushed its advanced posts to Naval Carnero.

dered dtatieglitient tercilarge -*titbit* baye st. Tt
obeyed with all the intrepidity by which it is distill-
gnisbedi The enemy was soon completily muted,
-and thought only of running to join the main body
.of hit troops. The division of Vilatte also forded the
,Alberche, and followed the direction of that under
the command of General Ruffin. The brigade of
light cavalry, under General Beaumont, supported
the division of General Lapisse. When the advanced
guard of the enemy's army was driven from Casa Sa-
linas, the first corps continued to advance.
While Marshal the Duke of Belluno =stated the
enemy's advanced guard at Casa de Salinas, General
Latour Maubourg, and General Merlin's division of
light cavalry, passed the Alberche, and formed in the
plain, between the high road of Talavera and that of
Casa de Salinas. This movement was soon follow-
ed by the fourth corps and the reserve, who forded
the Alberche in close columns, by brigades. The
division of dragoons, commanded by General Mil-
haud, was directed to cover the left of the infantry of
the 4th corps, and to watch the high road of Talavera.
In this order, the army advanced to within cannon-
shot of the enemy's army.
Meanwhile the divisions of Lapisse and Ruffin had
cleared the oak forest. The country began to open, I
and the movements of the enemy might have been
easily distinguished, had it not been so late. It was
nevertheless perceived, that a corps of 10 or 12,000
men was hastening to reach its position. The artil-
lery of the Ist corps, which was as forward as the
divisions, did considerable mischief to these troops,
and threw them into the greatest confusion. This
disorder was general along the whole of the enemy's
line, which had not yet had sufficient time to form.
Marshal the Duke de Belluno conceived, that if,
by fivour of the darkness and the confusion which
prevailed in the enemy's army, the hillock could be
taken, on which that army supported its left, and
which might be considered as the key of its position,
the enemy would not be able to maintain himself in
it. He, in consequence, ordered General_ Ruffin to
to take the hillock with his three regiments ; at the
same time directing General Vilatte to support the
attack, and General Lapisse to make a diversion on
the centre of the enemy's army, but without engag-
ing. Marshal the Duke of Belluno has informed your
Majesty that the 9th regiment of light infantry, which
headed this attack, and which kept it up with its cha-
racteristic bravery, was not supported. In the dark-
ness which prevailed, the 24th regiment had mistaken
the way, and the march of the 96th was impeded by
the passage of the ravine. The enemy, fully sensible
of the importance of the hillock, had there posted se-
veral battalions, which he reinforced with other troops
as soon as, he saw it attacked. The form of the hil-
lock enabled him speedily to send assistance, while
our troops had to pass a very difficult and steep piece
of gr. ',Lind.
The 9th regiment h td nearly reached the summit
of the hillock : some men were even killed just at 'he
top ; but being obliged to renew the engagement with
fresh troops, it was compelled to retire to mid-way,
where it maintained itself. The Duke de Belluno
adds, that this regiment acquired great glory in this
affair. Its Colonel, M. Mennier, particularly distin-
guished himself : he received three musket balls.
The Ist corps took a position at the foot of the
hillock.

Your Majesty bivouaque'd in the centre of the re-
szrve, within cannon-shot of Talavera.
It had been ascertained in the evening, that the
enemy had made Talavera an unattackable post. It
had likewise been ascertained that the centre of the
enemy's army was covered by rugged ground, with
olive-trees and vines. This position was, moreover,
fortified by some abatili and field-works ; while the
resistance of the obstacles, which Marshal the Duke
of Belluno encountered in the attack of the hillock,
proved how difficult it would be to force the enemy's
left.

No intelligence was yet received of the march of
Marshal the Duke of Dalmatia ; and it was resolved
to attack the enemy.—(To be continued.)

TUE EVENING STAR.