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

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SWEDEN.
STOCKHOLM, AUGUST 25.
Under de.. of the 29th pf July, Capt. Walhstedt,
or the Royal Navy, who commands the •arined ship
Neptune, l:ss reported, 'that on the 96th July, at nine
o'clock in the morning, she'got a pilot on board, who
broiight him intelligence that the convoy must dome
to anchor of POW, since the communication with
Swedish ships is not yet -permitted. At eleven o'clock
they dropped anchor. CaptainWahlsted immediately
proceeded to Wismar with. a flag of truce, went to
the 'Governor, and inquired the region why the con-
vey Was not permitted re•sail up to the town?
The Governor answered, that he had orders not to
fiermit any ships laden with Swedish produce to enter
the port, hut told him, at the same time, that the,
Duke of Mecklenburgh, who was acqUainted with.
the arrival of the convoy, wished to speak with the
Commander of the convoy, and see his orders. Thd
Captain immediately waited on his Highness; and pre-
cluded his orders, and a return of the ships:unclirla,
convoy, and their cargoes. The Duke told him thai
however painful it proved te seethe convoy so
back, cspeeially as he found that the'gr4atest park of
the cargo belbnged to his own subjegs, yet be could.'
net allow the . ships to. unload, without-Abe .Frenili
Emperor having granted the hecessapy len* fortOt
purpose, thich could not be obtained wAin less than
rii tiveel~s, but. that hiS Highness ,should- be glad if the
Captain would proceed to Itainbuigh,,and endeavour
to obtain from the French Minister, residing: there,
leave for the convoy to'untoadinlViimar, The
twin determined to go to Hamburgh; and from thence
Travemunde, where he fourid.the French Minister;
aid this mcas:tire''Succeeded so well, that the Miaister,
sent orders. to yv ismar and Resteek, Bwedi's/N
Pomeranian, and neutral ships, laden with Swedish'
produce, and furnished with authentic certificates,
should be allowed to ' unldiad and load in the above
ports. • , • .
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PROM TI-If FRENdii.pAIV.II,e.
' . MADRID, AUGUST 11.
LTTIIIt WRITTEN ON THE lOTII.AT TOLEDO, AND 31LNT
• ~t,
TO MADRID. • • :
" My dear Friend 1)o not fail to forward inteilte't
gence, as I profit by the free eommunication bet weea
this city and the capital, which is preserved by the
Sth corps and the reserve. Our apprehensions must"
have been reciprocal during the eight or ten day{,
while three hostile armies had surrounded us by thesvo
manoeuvres. • 1.
" My solicitude at this critical moment did rot
prevent a man who recollects his first profession of a
soldier, from following attentively, and with interest,'
the movements of- 40,000 Frenchmen, who were
threatened by two of these armies, which amounted
to 120,000 men ; while, at the centre of these opera,'
tion.;, I have still to explain how it hasihappertedthatt
the French succeeded at the same time in cOveriitg
Madrid, in preventing the union of the two combin-1
ed armies, and in detaining gt•Talavera . that of the
Anglo-insurgents till. tbe arrival at Placentia of the
Duke of Dalmatia'. • - .. S • ••• • ,
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" Yoti, is a military man, unil take. an interest in
the details I am about to communicate, theugh.you
will see fresh reason to deplore the fate of our un-
happy country, which is desolated by a handful of
—ambitious men, who can have no hope to see their
pat iy triumph, • . . :
.., " On the 21st of Tuly the English army of thitipt,
five thousand men, •locluditig five thousand 'Pert+
guese, effected,a junetion with forty thousand inisir-
gents under Cuesta. On the same day these coinbi-
lied forces came in front of the Duke of.Belluno, por-
ted on the banks of the Alberehevivhose advanced
guard defended Talavera. . , • .
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" It appears. that their plan of •-campaign - was to
drive the first corpi far from its positions, in orderto
unite at Toledo with the army of La Mancha, Under
die command of Venegas, and then to advance, to
the number of 1(20,000 men, upon the capital ; thus
obliging the french army, which covered and defen-
ded the shores of •the Tagus, to retreat beyond the.
mountains of the Guadarawa, that they might not
commit themselves against so imposing a force.
" In this situation, all the French could do-was to
collect their troops its the environs of Toledo, to avoid
any engagement of their corps apart, and when once
united to offer battle to one pf-thocottalained armies
be'-ore they could unite. . .. •
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" General Sebastiani occupied with the 4th corps
the borders Ofthe-Guadiana, oliet*ing.Venegtai' - at
three days' march from Toledo ;Abe Doke of Beltuno
maim:lined-with the-first corps a pdsititatt on the' Al-
. bercl,e, at three days* march both fitini' Madrid. arid
. Toledo. There was no time to be lost, and the move-
meats of these two corps were to he combined with as
mach rapidity a' precision. • • :.
• " in spite of the.immense superiority of the ene-
my, the Ditki-of Belluno maintained his position on.
the 22d and2sd. On the 24th, by
..a. retrograde
movement, he_ proceeded toTorri;Os ; and do the 25th
to the left hank Of the Guadararna, cv.tOkagues frOm
Toledo. Tlse order was given to Generali:Sebastiani
to fall back by forced naarehea: on that city, where
he art vs.,i on the 25th, having skilfully masked his
mOvernalt, that he might not be pursued.hy the ene-
my. The Ka% quitted Madrid on the. 23 with the
body of recieeve, and advanced-to Nairal CXrriein, in
order- to held in check 8000 men, as Iwell• English as
P.m uguese, who threatened by way of Esealimit to
tile in the rear the first corps, in its, position ,of
• Aiherche: The reserve As.), after a march of more
than twelve leagues, establisheditielf at Vargasityro
kagues from l'9ltdo. Thus the whole army vies
united on the 25th, withopc the necessity of firing s
single mtelet, . .
" Befits, his departnve from Madrid, the King
had"seut orders to rhe'Dalte of Palmatialo•unite at
Salamanca tile three corps under Ids command, and
to march to.Placeu.ia. in order to cut off the retreat
;of the English into Portugal.
. .. ". His Majesty had, in like manner, theinteriti :11
„.. throw 30th melt into Toledo, in order 4 secure
•7,bgidgos of that city over abe Tair4, and oblige
•the
• . oNegas, in case he biloulj,pripose crossing the ri.
. ryes., to *eels by itssikjec ai far as Araniuesa -Which:
.rdretaid for tinee.4ya the plovernetlis4 that'
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