Star.
London, England, 1809-08-05 00:00:00

JULY 6.-INTELLIGENCE FROM MADRID.

On the 2d, 3d, and 4th inst. considerable agitation
was observed among the French ; they made several
arrests, and sent away many carriages laden with in-
valids, civil officers, and equipage. On the 4th, at
night, the plate belonging to Marshal .Tourdan, and
two other Generals, was packed up. The intrusive
King was making preparations for his journey to
Granja. The day before yesterday, the works at the
country palace, and at the Rctiro, were discontinued;
but the most remarkable thing is, that a considerable
quantity of artillery, bombs, and 4renades, has been
sent to Castile.
•
SEVILLE," JULY 7.

Lieutenant General Venec.,,as has sent the follow-
ing report to Don Antonio 'Camel :
" I-have the honour to transmit to your Excel-
lency the Report of the action of Taralla, which I
have received from Colonel Don Louis Lacy, and
which is as follows :
" Most Excellent Sir—The first trial of the flying corps, com-
posed of the regiment of Burgos, of a company of the chasseurs
of Cuenca, and the regiment of cavalry of Francisco, was made
yesterday, in the environs of Toralba, by surprising and routing
from the field the first regim;•nt of the Polish uhlans, the Such,
and 2.6 th regiments of French chasseurs, and two Westphalian
regiments of light horse, with two pieces of cannon.
" About five o'clock in the afternoon, I received intelligence
that the first corps hastened from Almagro to attack in that
place the enemy. I gave the necessary orders to commence the
attack, as soon as the obscurity of the night should favour my
design.

"-As soon as it was dark, I marched at the head of my troops,
and occupied a large plain close to the town, where, considering
the time, position, and superiority of the enemy, a most glori-
ous action was fought. The field was covered with the enemy's
slain—his wounded must be very numerous—lances. helmets,
all descriptions of arms, horses, and one sole prisoner to bear
witness to the fact, are the fruit of that fortunate night, In which
our troops fought with uncommon gallantry and enthusiasm.
" We are informed by the said prisoner, and by two German
dragoons, who have deserted, that the enemy supposed they
were attacked by 8000 Spaniards, which pretended supposition
is perhaps merely intended to cover the disgrace of being attack-
ed by only 9015 foot, and s:0 cavalry. liarnesco made a most
spirited attack, and all the officers and tam did their duty.
" The enemy did not dare to intercept our retreat, which it
was necessary to make, in consequence of advice being received
of a considerable corps of ti:e enemy's horse having arrived in
Damiel.

" The deserters state, that the enemy's loss consists in 1.14
killed, and a great many wounded, amorg ss hesm is the Colonel.
—Our loss is trifling. (Signed) " cods LACY."
" Calculi di Calatrava."
PRIVATE LETI ER.

Extract of a Letter from an Officer iu Sir ARMOR
WELLESLEY'S army, dated Jane `27:
We have just received the &pod news from Cermany : the
Danube has, for a time at least, suspended the.current of Bona-
pane's fortune, and the character of the French is altogether
transmitted; for no longer is it aggressive at the same moment
in every quarter of the compass. We seethe effect by the ene-
my's movements here. hey are in rapid retreat ; and their route
is traced with the characterlitics of pressing urgency.
" Cuesta is iu purseit ; his whole army has passed the Tagus
and Almaraz whilst we, alas! are snails in our operations, at
' the peried vigour is most necessary, when we should be drivitig
at the enemy in every direction. I would undertake with one re-
giment to do the French more mischief btftire they reach the
kW-0, than the whole British army now effects. The Spaniards
indigLant—they had every where prepared the necessary
su; plies ;but we shall riot have a British brigade beyond the Por-
tuguese frontier before the .24 July, and the army cannot be ac-
tually moving as an army before the bth or 9th..
" his is sad, very sad indeed, and to me unaccountable; for
S:r Arthur Vitik,ky if. himself ati!ant; and active. I
uspre t that the Eritish Government have only recently taken a
determine:ice) to ent:n. Spain, and the order to that effect just
given. But this policy, of malting Portugal the sole object of
corAderaion, is so opposite to that which so long during the
winter abandoned this country to its fate, that it is *carte credi-
ble. Th,: army have wanted slices, and Coe delay is said to have
'teen caused front not having specie to pay the troops. All that can
be said hi, that hitherto there has been a must naehtnclauiy and
useless application of a fine aspiring atm.,.
t` P.S. sir Robert Wilson is consaderatly advanced beyond the
British army, and is at Zasza Mayor, or Zara Mayor."