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irtigoons of General Cotton, an by some Nail
o„, of our cap airy.
Our combined army being thus arranged, the
....eno• presented himsellin considerable force to our
..t w in inifesting, at first, an intention to attack the
„ c:,n of the v inatiard under General Mackenzie.
`;,:;;.,istint of tact, he fulfilled this design bef ire that
was enabled to retire to his proper position,
'lase gallan: and disciplined troops which com-
p:„ cd the icade of General Mackenzie, of Colonel
D'onkiiis, the brigade of cavalry of General Anson,
and their corps, supported by General Payne. with
for regiments of cavalry, posted in the plain and
;;ye groundsof Talavera. retired in most admirable
order, but not without some loss in the olive grounds,
irly two of the corps of this division. Thert~ular,ty,
i,artievrti•iarity, steadiness, and fortitude of all these troops,
'; wen as the military talents of General Mackenzie,
:ere conspicuous in every movement, and this officer
is deserving of the highest praise and admiration for
tbe coolness and serenity with which he withdrew this
dir;sili to the left of the British army.
The number of the enemy increased on the right
rite Alberche as the day advanced, and every
bank of
thing.ndicated his determination to give battle to the
coo,ned forces.
As dusk approached, he commenced a furious
attack by a cannonade, and a charge by the whole
his cavalry, en the right, occupied by the Spanish
of
infantry, with the apparent design of breaking through
posted as I have before described. This
our ranks,
attack was received by an active fire perfectly well
sustained, both of cannon and musketry, which dis-
concerted the purpose of the enemy and put him to
fi,,ht at a quarter past eight. During this time, a
strong division of the French advanced by the valley
to the left of the height occupied by the English Ge-
neral Hill, of which, with very great loss, they ob.
tamed a momentary possession, but Hill returned to
the charge presently with the bayonet, drove off the
enemy, and :ecovered his ground. In the night the
Trench repeated their attack, but without succeeding
and win,;;read loss. At break of day on the 28th
ciiey returned with two divisions of infantry, but they
were reposed by the brave Hill, who could not be
~ed by their repeated attempts, or by the
progressive accumulation of the forces of the assail-
if Ge•eral Wellesley, in consequence of these re-,
hewed exertions of the enemy by the valley, on the
left side of the height, ordered thither two brigades
ofh's cavalrif, supported by Lieutenant-General the
Duke of Albuquerque, with the whole of his divi-
sion of cavali y. The French, seeing this movement
sent sharp-shooters into the chain of mountains to the
left of the valley, who were attacked by the .sth divi-
sion of rny infantry under Marshal De Camp Don
Lu;s Bissecourt, who dislodged them with much i .ss.
The general attack commenced by the advance
of different columns of the enemy's infantry, with the
intention of attacking the height occupied by General
nil. These columns were charged by two parties
of English Dragoons, under the command of Gene-
ral Anson, led by Lieutenant-General Payne, and
supported by the brigade of cavalry of the line of
General Tanne. One of these regiments of English
dragoons suffered very much; but this spirited charge
Ind the effect of disconcerting the designs of the ene-
ry, who sustained a very great loss. At the same
time, the French attacked the centre of the army,
where the English General Campbell was stationed,
having on his right Lieutenant-General Don Fran.
ciao de Eguia, the enemy was driven back by both
these Generals, who had their infantry supported by
the Ring's regiment of cavalry, and by the division
pf Lieutenant-General Don Juan de Henestrosa.—
This corps covered itself with glory in the charge
that it made on the infantry of the enemy, during
which it turned the column by which it was assailed;
ender which advantage, the English infantry, pro-
tected by the Spanish, possessed themselves of the
artillery of the enemy. At the same time with these
proceedings, the French attacked with fury the centre
of the English army, commanded by General Sher-
brooke. The foes were received with extraordinary
courage, and were driven back by the whole English
division, with charged bayonets. But the English
brigade of guards, which was carried onward preci-
pitately in the ardour of battle, advanced too far,
and WAS in consequence obliged to withdraw under
the tire of the second line; composed of the brigade
of cavalry of General Cotton, and of a battalion of
intantr) detached from the height by Gen. Wellesley,,
as soon as he observed the remote situation of thc.i.
;;nards. General Howard, who comManded the
English artillery, was distinguished for his extraordi-
nary courage, and' performed the most important
!Cr‘ ices.

Lieutenant-General Don Francisco de Eguia,
my second in command, was posted on my left, with
Oic S.!, 4th, and sth divisions, under Generals the
:11(1;iis de Portago, Don Rafael Manglano, and
Do% Loci: Alcxandro Bassecourt, but the latter was
Ade.:.:,l to support the division of cavalry of Liente-
nant4;eneval the Duke of Albuquerque, which
tkaclicd to reinforce the British army. The
t: .
L'Patciles No. 4,5, and 6, from these Generals, are!
(ndised fer the information of his Majesty.
" f took under my particular orders the centre
end Cie right, without neglecting, however, the su-
pc.:mite:l6lre of the rest, and with much satisfac-
nun I noticed the conduct of the Generals of the first
lila second division of the Marquis de Zayas, and
Don Vicente Iglesias, as well as Don Juan Berhuy,
a:ld Lieatenant-General Don Juan Hencstrosa, &c.
." The loss of the enemy was very great. They
Ittt on the field of battle from four to live thousand
:nea, itnd the number of their wounded is computed
at 5000 more.

" 'IV() or three Generals were killed, several
!sounded, and at least 100 other officers. We have
'A-m 19 pieces of artillery, and many waggons of
?.!nmuitition, and the rout was one of the most corn-
c;,asidering that we vz-ere acting on the defen-

S:7

" The English have lost General M'Kenzie, Bri-
i.:adier-General Langworth, and other officers of dis-
i.:::guished rank and merit. The total of their officers
lilted and wounded is '260, and that of tlwir rank
and file .5000. Our diminution is much less. Don
Rafael Manglano was wounded, and 50 more of our
r).ffirers were killed and wounded, and 1150 rank and
Our artillery was served with ability and fordtude, and the names of such officers, whose talents
were most conspicuously displayed, arc mentioned in
dispatches from the respective Generals.

asuesasistll. Us uiy Uwu UULT, it a tits
not communicate to your Excellency, for the infor-
mation of his Majesty,' that the conduct nn the Bri-
tish General in Chief, Sir Arthur Wellesley, and that
of the Generals, subordinate Officers, and soldiers
tinder his command, is above all praise. I have seen
the enthusiasm with which these faithful Allies have
in
.copicais streams poured forth their blood in the
defence our liberty, and no language can ade-
quately express the sentiments ofgratitude with which
our breasts ate animated. With the highest satisfac-
tion I have noticed my army hailing our companions
for the victory obtained, and mingling with exclama-
tions indicative of the warmest affection, the appella-
tives of our country, and Ferdinand, with those of
our powerful and generous allies.
11134 liberal and spirited eulogy is succeeded by a list of the
Officers and others of the Spanish army, who deserved the high
reward of the approbation of their Commander, among whom is
distinguished a lad of 1 6 years of age who killed four Frenchmen
with his own band. We are sorry our limits do not allow our
inserting the catalogue of the names of these brave champions of
Spanish independence.]
" Dated head-quarters, Olive-hut, August 7. 1809.
(Signed) GREGORIO DE LA CUERTA.
To hi. Excellency Don Antonio Camel."

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The Ministerial arrangements are now nearly com-
pleted : indeed, they are all settled, excepting the Fo-
reign Department. The following Noblemen and
Gentlemen will kiss his MAJESTY'S hand at the Levee
to-morrow, on their appointments, viz.
The Right Hon. SPENCER PERCEVAL, First Lord of
the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Right Hon. ROBERT DUNDAS, Secretary of
State for the War and Colonial Department, in the
room of Lord CASTLEREAGH.

Lord WILLIAM BENTINCK, Secretary at War, in
the room of Lord GRENVILLE LEVESON GOWER.

And the Hon. WELLESLEY POLE, who, we believe,
succeeds Mr. ROBERT DUNDAS, as Principal Secre-
tary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Lord HARROWBY will, it is said, fill in the interim,
the office of Secretary of State for the Foreign De-
partment in the room of Mr. CANNING; but this ap-
pointment will, it is thought, be offered to the Marquis
WELLESLEY, to whom permission has been sent to re-
turn from Spain, should he be inclined to change his
situation.—The office can hardly be filled by any
person better qualified than the Marquis, to attend to
its various and important duties.