Star.
London, England, 1809-08-23 00:00:00

ORDER OF THE DAY.

Gsellersdorf, July 7.
" In the battle of yesterday, the troops of the left wing in no
respect answered the expectations which I had a right to cherish
respecting them, nor the hopes I had formed, the importance of
that day considered,.from their strong and advantageous position.
The disastrous result of that battle must be ascribed to the con-
duct of these troops; for as the confusion was general among
them, the retreat was made with too great haste and disorder.—
I am also, with some exceptions, far from being satisfied with
the infantry. Several regiments marched forward too soon, and
began to fire without any cause. They were besides so crowded
together, that they ,ired upon one another. The Officers were
not able to rally the larger bodies, which fled in disorder, and
thus ground was lost. The confused cry which was heard among
the troops drowned the voice of the Commanding Officers. Had
the Commander 'accustomed their troops to silence, and taught
them to attend to nothing but their orders, the separation of the
left wing would not have produced such shameful consequences.
" In every regiment which shall hereafter conduct itself in a
similar manner, the tenth man shall be condemned to die, and
the rest of the men shall be distributed among the other regiments.
The Commanding Officer shall be cashiered, and the other Offi-
cers dismissed. Cries of alarm among the troops shall be punished
with death. The troops must only act when orders are given to
them, or on the signal of the drum. In most regiments the drums
are placed with the music out of the reach of the fire, but the
Commanding Officer shall see that all the drums return to their
posts, and shall take care that the troops under his direction do
not fire without orders, or at too great a distance. •
" In the evening of the Sth, the regiment of Argentair made
such bad dispositions, that in the unprofitable retreat to•Neustdel,
the 2d line fired on the first, and occasioned great disorder. The
regiment of Hesse Nemburgh did nothing but wander here and
there ; sometimes were heard the cry of forward, where there
was no enemy ! General Riese did net conduct himself well at
EntzersdorfE On the 6th, in the evening, I did not find him at
the head of his troops, and, besides, he did not follow the orders
that were given him respecting the attack. He shall be dismis-
sed from the service of his Majesty.
" The disorder which still prevails among the troops, proves
that the Officers of the Staff know not how to apply a nmedy. I
shall myself set the example. I shall, according to the circum-
stances, dismiss or cashier such Officers of the. Grand Staff, whose
troops are not again brought under proper discipline. It is the
shame of the army that so many stragglers and plunderers are
found on all the roads, and in all the villages.

(Signed)

" CUARLEI, Generalissimo."

SPAIN.

DECREE OF JOSEPH BONAPARTE.

Joseph Bonaparte published last month in Madrid,
the following Decree, which is curious ; as an instance
of the consistency with which the French proceed in
the execution of their monstrous tyranny. This De-
cree can, in fact, answer no other purpose, than to
furnish an easy- pretext for the most unbounded exac-
tions; and will, doubtless, be understood throughout
Spain, as a foretaste of mild and just government
under the new dynasty :

" All the inhabitants of the towns and villages of Spain, who
have ions among the insurgents, are bound to supply as many
men to the army of his Majesty as they have sons In the hostile
army; or pay into the Royal Treasury a sum of money in pro-
portion to the p-operty of each. These contributors are to be
thus classed:

" Those who have a revenue of 3000 ducats, shall pay 12,000
reals for each person they ought to furnish ; those who possess
2000 ducats, 6000 Teals; and those whose income does not exceed
1000 ducats, MOS reels.
" These whose income Is less than,looo ducats shall he arrested
and carried into France, until their sons shaU surrender themselves
up to the legal authority. Elder brothers and guardians are com-
prised in the provisions of this decree, which is not applicable to
younger brothers,

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23.

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