Star.
London, England, 1809-09-02 00:00:00

AFFAIRS or SPAIN.

ceedings, I used every possible dispatch to give the MADRID, AUGUST 3.
necessary directions, in consequence of the orders ti.- Since. the 22d ult. very serious actions have taken
ceived from the Emperbi previous to his departure, place,all of which have terminated in our. favour.
to send reinforcements to the points threatened by the I. The day of the 28th was most bloody. The loss of
enemy; and in less than three days, an army-of 20,000 i the enemy is estimated at 5000 killed and wounded.
min was collected, under the orders of the ,General . Our hospitals are full of them, and.the number daily
Senator ltampon, in the lines on the Scheldt, 'Whichlincreases. It is reported that l ‘,a Mars .. • h otilt hag ad-
Lvanced as far as. Almara 1 hil pro ,ve true the re-
divide Holland from the emire of France. At the
Same time the General Sepator St. Sitearrtfe' Was •treat.of the British army is cut off..
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threatened in vain at Boulogne, being sittratedin'auch. • PARIS, AUGUST IS.
a manner as to tepel the enemy. Since that period Letters from Madrid mention the operations of our
th...se armies have been reipforced. . army on the Tagus. The loss of tha enemy is 'double
9 The imperial battery on the island of Cadsand, i ours, but we have to deplore the loss of many brave
as well as the one of Napoleon, have kept up a most Officers, and among others General Lapisse, who re-
tremendous fire on the English ships which attempted ! ceived a mortal wound. .
to force the pa.ssage of the Scheldt between Flushing ; We are informed that Marshal Soult has, since
and Breskens, and they have compelled the enemy to I the 26th, marched with 3000 men towards Placentia.
seek another im 'sage en the side of Zealand. The AUGUST 15.—The Adjutr.nt-Commandant Carrion
fortresses of Lille and Lief-kenshock, which,are so de Nisas has passed through this place from the head
constructed as to keep a cross tire at the entrance of .. quarters of the King-of Spain, on his way to the
the Scheldt, towards Antwerp, defend the approach I head quarters of the Emperor. The reports to the
to the harbour and dock-yards of this important place, ! Minister of War from the head quarters of the King
which has, for so many years, excited the envy of the of Spain, dated Valdemas, August 8, state, that the
enemy. These fortresses have of late been formi- enemy, having received information of the arrival of
dably strengthened. - ' • the Duke cf Dalmatia at Placentia, has retreated.—
" The vanguard of the army of the North is now The Marshal Duke of Belluno is in pursuit of them.
united on the Scheldt, and is'already eery formidable,llf the Duke of Dalmatia should arrive (as is most
exceeding in numbers the force which the enemy-is sup-iprobable) -before tile Bi itish army on the Titer, the
Zused to have. Our troops are united at Bergen-op- cOnitirimeation of the enemy's army with, ortugal
oom,. with the army which the King of Holland ! by ths.ejkllt bank of the Tagus will be cut off.. The
,commands in person, and the left wing of the army rely,tiqreet left for it will he over the bridge.of Aim
extends itself from Antwerp along the Scheldt, to I swirl& . "In this case the march of the Dike of Bel.,
the island of Cadsand, protecting the. Northern fron:f lean to l'alavera, will considerably 'annoy the enemy,
tier of our empire. Evev person's question is, whati,The.lting hailikewise puthis corpi in motioif against
are the intentions of the English ? for, by the precao-Mite-the army of. Venegas, who has crossed the Ttip-us at
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tious takes to defend Antwerp, all their attempts will: Aranjuez, *sifter having been reinforced by the corps,
be rendered abortive. Under these 4irodrastance:X; under Cuesta. ..
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the Emperor has given the contmandaflacith these f- On arrival of the King,- tin 'lsestuty- repassed
armies t'o the Prince of Ponte Corvo, .and• the two' the Tagus, boning the bridges. '. Wire-in anxious
corps of observation now at Wesel and Ruypel are -expectatton of .the result of the eon:dined movements
nnder the orders of Marshals Kellerman and Mousey.' Of the 'Duke of Dalmatia against. the rear-guard of
CAPELLE, AUGUST ifs, 1 the English; and -the. Duke pf Belluno against
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• Sn'inish insist-gents *
'His Majesty returned here last night. The French'. .. ‘ •
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ft.e..l The loss of-the British on the 26th, 21th. i'a.ttii 44.
army, under the'cornmanit
_of the Prince
t y,..i.s estimated.,..
at 10 000 men. ' - •
Corvo, is very strong, and receives daityssvain:P°f6faiTt- !•I'l ja - •
At.ourr 17.—Dispatches from Spain. of ,ihe Ith
meats. His Majesty has entrusted to Marshal nittz, f ,
monceau the command of the arm. in Brallasit, -Which ; inst• state, that
.9eneral Wellesley has been 014;04
is to co-operate with that tind
. • Prince of retire !Jo retreat'suddenly, leaving behind him at_ Talantrs
marchedat
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Corvo, The division under General NarenS is'cltat- '4" wounded. The cavalry of the Ist corp
. into Talavita. on the 6th, and left it 'en the ith for
ged With the Defence of the Helder, until suelrtinle
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as General Graben shall arrive. ' uropesa. .
Anousr 18.,--The reports which the Millist3rlo(
ROTTERDAM', AUGUST •ii,. . War, Count - Hunenburgh, had received ,of the re-
The Prince of Ponte Corvo has arrived atiststwerN ' treat of .the neigh' in Spain, have been Tully con-1
accorapanied by the Minister Dejeun, and, :st ale' curled. . ..
same time a reinforcement of six thousand isten fon,' Adetteis of tht 7th state, that General Wellesley
the French army. That place (Antwerp), and the • had been.compelled to make a firecipitate retreat,
fleet, are perfectly secure against any attempt of the . leaving 4000 wounded at Talavera. - On. this °eta-
enemy. - _ - . .- ' 1 siort tile English General sent a lett(
AUGUST 22.—The Minister of War, Count' Von' J.:tenant% recommending their wound'
Naucaliurgh, states, that : the Department- of -the i On the Oth of August, at night, ,
North bad sent thousands of grenadiers and jagerad Hist corps had arrived at Talavera
and a company of volunteer artillery, whe had for- : proceeded to Oropesa. The Duke t:f...
vncrly much distinguished themselves at Ruypel,.to , this cavalry with his infantry, and vie ,
'the Scheldt ; thin all the other Departments were fol.' expect tit:hear that he has effected a jut
owing their example, particularly those a the Pasde • army of 'the Duke of Dalt:ll44a, which
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and annoy the enemy's retreat,

L*DEN, A.UGUST -21.
French troops continue to arrive on the banks of
sechlt i 9 such numbers, that the 4.)qtrb troops
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PAY4qt lepers from Santa Ofiala
044 that the Duke of Jl4luflo had
vanguard at Talavera, and. that
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Pose the necessary preparations have been made. 1 cognition by the United Statc4 of three conditions, to.,
HAMBURGH. AUGUST 19. . ,
I one, the least of which tine Government could never
w The Danish corps under the commas of General I accede. It may w _ll be dottb-ed, whether Mr.
Von Ewald, which Ittd possession of Cuxhaven, and Erskine would so far have deviated from positive is:-
the district of the Weser and the Elbe, ,arid on the structions, as to make an -arrangement without d:e
approach of the corptdf the Duke of Brtinswick Were , recognition of any ore of them. Mr. Oakley, the
collected at Bretnerlehe, has, since the arrival of•titc.: , bearer of the dispatches which Nerve the basis of the
Westphalian troops at Bremen, Crossed the Elbe, and arrangement made in this city, arrived in the Rosa-
makd on the °a cf Aeril, which vessel bronght Lon.:
repaired to Pinneber,g,•whe:e its headltfarters arc
established. .... , , i don dates to the ';11 Ft:lnn:try. The instructions
Sincetlie embarkation of the Duke of Brunswick ': published are dated the 25;1 of January, at least 16
Gels, every thing his been quiet in this neighbour- i-
• days prior to the depirturc of Mr. 0. from London,
hood.
I and in these no mention is made of Mr. Oakley, who
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1. Vroin Hanover we learn dui' Dutch troops were i was selected as the hearer. It seems. to be a rational
'to commence their march towards 1-lolland-on- the ;.de;luction that Mr. Oakley was selected as the bearer
' 16th. . ,
~...... i of itistructions 'of a rarryitrnt date Aso, possibly of j•
We have recfollowing eived the intelli.,ence from
0 '..cenfideittialnattire, and therefore not published.
St. Petersburgh : •
• 1 Abotiiihe time that Mr. Oakley sailed also, Mini-
m The Circassians, instigated by the 'rdrks, lately' steriallipealers in Par.:iv:mein, and- the Ministerial
passed in great numbers the river Ruban, detsecnded ', print's', conveyed the idea that the British Ministy CC 1-
into the plains, plundering and robbing every it :ere, iiid.ntly exitettrd an amicable adjustment of all &l-
and menacing the Governor of New 12 ussiii, the Duke ferns with Ant4ica. Did they expect it from the
de Richelieu, with an invasion. The Marquis tie , inspatCtion's now published? Did they expect it from
Traverse, who commands the gpssian'sgLdron u'i , ateanutiliatin4 conditions from us, in consequenceot
:the Black Sea, resolved to repel the invaders, and.' wfalt ,iltey,"We done us die favour to tax us no
punish the robbers ; for that purpose he set-10i deta'cli- lonter.f ylie ilea is absurd.
merit of vessels, with troops. on board; towartikthe3l4.
fortress' Anap, the most important spot wlitere they.:;ns!
..,-critsC.,•glici).
Irestairr*A'lit.is'evicitnt that these were not the only'
to . Mr. Eri,kiae, although t11:-
could be brought to obe.dience. : „kle, also caused a
Column to pass Bugavt -iss'Order tisl*Pproach the said i? •-i '''' d.- -i- - ' '
my Live_ eamooskdthae part at them which it has
. . I ecity vo.cnie . pi! u.le to mike puhlic.
fortress on that side.
i, As soon as the vessels were arrived befOre 4.:.,:;.
P' • nrocl trnalion; interdicting,.. under heavy penalties,
:i,. AocusT 3.—The Mayor of this city has issued A
they commenced a brisk cannonade, and cinpelled • •"
the Circassiam to evacuate the fortress; no "which the Istilential or infec-
. intercpurse--.with the inhabitants 4 Bracklyn, on ac-
the
rat the prevalleuce there of a p.
troops took possession of the town. . 'li:he caluitts I,
which was sent by land in like maser rep;lied.the'i ti°lll;,4:i9eßtitle-t.riet.i.ggie- Bi'itiW..... WT3II•
assaults of--the Toting bodies of. t!le Cireassians midi
arrived safe at the fortress; but it vas foutid neces-
sary to feud out a detachment, in-ofder to disperse :: ington'orrz.,4aWlasi.'" ''' .• ' •• .. •
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Minister,isrited at . .
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5000 of the enemy. ...!-.lcli hia),,dttacked the rear; and Colts,' .lsolkesesenger, lion.: L'Ortent the 14th
! June. - The.dispatches from Mi.-.,.,4
sGainter:l,on, which brought Mr.
this suceeedecraccordingl--• •
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use of all means to be.of ar4favonrable nature: raistrOg are said
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their duty ; but as l: There is. Some doubt of Mr. Jackson's nveting With
'iced an iirecon- : a welcome, reception at Washington. It is said that
two fietachments llonaparte,-saispecting Mr.-Jackson to have been con.
rots. The first of cerned in a conspiracy against him, gave notice to
~persed, a corps of , the povers of Europe some years since, that he should
amber of. prisoners. consider the ackuov.ledgement ...f that Gentleman in
eyed several vil-
them. After this 4ahn ; diplomatic character, as a dtclaratien of war op:nit
and it.wotol.l seem that this is now thrown out
verse issued i Pro- to deter the Ilytsident froth receiving the new Nii..::-
- are required to stet. Truse/ig. to • the proverbial politeness of Mr.
all lionile Pro- Madison, vie arc confident that even if Mr. Jackson
it.. All further. Presenki, tun' sc)f al} -a pettier:tale 'ham, he will #:..,,-.!
mighceased2P 0 hinst . :.
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ra. • tin. this octa- I N" -The Commandx4 /then made us,
ter to the Duke oil to lirizJg back. the Cireassians to then
'tied to his care. I this produced I)? effect, aud.they evin(
, the caz4ry of the cileable hate towards the Russians, n
.a irons 'whence it sere seat out to punish the insutgentq
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of Delluno allows these destlo,yef several villages, dispe
Nsie every mom nt 12-,oop p • LanS, and took a numb.
a junction vkitiv he —',l7lle,' • chment Also destroy
?Web mast en latest -7,41 i ; the enemy before. the
.itligto,the Marquis de. Travers
aof the 9th, n: ctakiaiiiiet sii:v;hkit the .inhabittuts
Id arrived' i,vith hie sisbrhit thlea,nklves, ,and .threatentn
nothing could be .ceedinirs with the severest punishment
; of tho EnAlisiL---. militarY °pep, tic 45 .had for the prosepl
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