Star.
London, England, 1809-09-07 00:00:00

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the head of the army which be hail cite:etas! on the
25th near Toledo, marched against theAninsur-
gents.
,lilis-advanced guard met that of questa in
the environs of Escalona, Which was so rapidly at-
tacked ancirchtted, that that General; beirix. discOn-
ceried, was not able to collect his forces,'andrecross-
ed the Alberche in the greatest disorder.
" The King took his position at Santa Olalla.—
On the 27th he renewed his march. At Casaligas,
the advanced guard of the enemy was in like manner
driven beyond the Alberche. The King pursued it,
fording that river at the head of his army, a move-
ment which was executed in perfect order, and. in
the most brilliant style.
" At the right of this ford, hills covered with trees
extend to the mountains of Escalona, which on this
side are on the right bank of the Tagus. The Eng-.
lisp had placed there a great part of their force. They
endeavoured to support themselves by brisk and
well-supported fire; but the division of General La-
pisse attacked them with such vigour and impetuosi•y
that they yielded that position at once, and left on
this attack, which was made,With the bayonet, 1200
dead on the field of battle.
: . It was four in the evening when the Dike de
nelluno obtained this important advantage. He ne-
vertheless pursued the enemy from position to posi-
tion, till, night arriving, he was forced to halt hear to
,Talavera.
'44 At day-break, the whole hostile army appeared
in itder of battle ; its right supported by the Tagus,
and covered by heavy artillery in the town of Tala-
•vera ; its left stretching to the mountain, and deploy.
,r 4 upon an eminence, the position of -which was very
advantageous, a deep • ravine separating. it*from the
rest of this chain of mountains, to which it was joined
only by the base ; his rear was protected by olive-gar-
dens and vineyards, so that to attack it, the French
'army had to cross a front full of obstacles and ine;
.qualities. The enemy had not less than 80,000 men
• formed in several lines, while the French had scarcel.v
40,000 combatants.
" The King, in spit. of this disproportion of force,
and the advantage of the English position, resolved
to attack them. We had just been informed that Ve-
negas had re-established the bridges of Aranjuez
that some of his foraging parties were within four
leagues of Madrid ; and that his artillery was already
playing upon Toledo. The King was resolved to
save his capital. The battle was bloody. The enemy
defended his position with the greatest obstinacy, but
he sustained so considerable a loss, that during the
night he resolved to abandon Talavera, and to prepare
for his retreat.
" The King slept on the field of battle. To renew
the attack on the following day, and to pursue the
combined army, would be delivering up the capital t •
Venegas, and rendering useless the movement already
begun by the Duke of Dalmatia.
- 44 Convinced that the losses sustained by the enemy
would reduce him for several days to a state of inac
tion, his Majesty thought it right to advance to sue-
ciber Madrid, even should the English flatter them-
'Olves that they could maintain the position of ;l'ala
vera. In consequence, the Duke of Delluno was to
fall back upon the Alberche, while with the 4th corps
and the•reserve, the • King• marched towards Toledo,
the communicatintrrof which he re-established, and
where he left only a garrison of 1200 men. • After
•having manoeuvred to discpiet Venegas, and to oblige
him to withdraw the troops he had on the right bank
'of the Tagus, his Majesty entered Toledo yesterday,
drove the :assailant's from their positions, and causing
;be 4th corps to pass the bridge, stationed it on the
• }eft bank of the river.
;,f... Then we were informed of the union of the
Dukes of Dalmatia and Belluno, and learnt that the
enemy, taken i•y surprise, and unable to reach the
bridge of Almarez, had no other retreat than that of
'Arzobispo ; and that closely pursued as. he was on a
road hardly passable, which 'he was obliged to take,
he would be obliged to lose the greater part of his
.artillery and equipage. We learn that such hasbeeti
the precipitancy of his retreat, that he was obliged to
abandon, as well at Talavera as at Argesa, from 5 tp
-6000 wounded.
What will most surprise you, Sir, is, that yester-
day, at night, Venegas had not heard of the -retreat
of the English and Cuesta beyond the Tagus. As'
we do not perceive that there were any great circuits'
to be made in order tojnform him of thii, it is a proof
that the enemy had no concerted plan of operations;'
or, at least, that he was so confounded by his de-
feat, as not to think of informing Venegas of it in
i time.

You see, Sir, what has been effected by nume-
rous armies, at least two-thirds stronger than that of
the French opposed to them ; not one of their detach-
ments has been able to sheer themselves before the
gates of Madrid. They were only a few hours on
the line which stretches from P.lberche to the capital, 1
and their campaign has ended by abandoning about
6000 wounded, and probably with the loss of the.'
greater part of their artillery and equipage ; not to
mention the prisoners, which of necessity will be taken
by us in the pursuit." • •

PROM 7f9E SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE PAPERS.
BARCELONA, JULY 20.
- The victims who were sacrificed here on the 3d of
last, were Dr. inn, rather Glyeta, Juan Mas-
'salsa, N. *Aulet, and a serjeant from Soria. Thz first
was a Doctor.' of Civil and Canon Law. of the lini-
..eersity of Cervera, and Rector of the fortress., Being
asked, by-the Judge whether 'he had-distributed fifty
muskets? he:answered yes ; -and that he should do it
again,:had.be.nte.cipportunity. Being asked for what,
purpose he had done. it ? he answered-, .to defend his
bids, Religion, and Country. It being retorted upon
him that lie was doing the contrary, since his religi6n.
forbade the shedding uf blood, his King did not desire
it, and his country abhorred it ; he replied, that they
neither professed Dor understood the Roman Catholic
Apostolic Religion, new acknowledged Ferdinand Vii.
as their King ; that they had, therefore, 'another'
country, and 4 was no wonder that they should speak
as they did, Being asked to whom he distributed
a those muskets I he said to good and faithful Spa
niards, at.d that.,
he would not betray their names.
He suffered the gorre't
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..[Tise garrote is a mole of strangling, by maim of,g gam]
The second, was a priest,the,.SuOirionof St, cayF.
tang- He died lheltol, hvittg asißiklio;Effd*
; CSo9l4l4tiqa.k9foliiio.ll4e34l33fit
garrote with the utmost serenity. -
' The third teas a tnecchant's to.gortgaigio thy

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