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London, England, 1809-08-14 00:00:00

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The whole of the- particulars had not transpired
when this Paper vas put to press ; but, we under--
stand, that the contest was obstinate and bloody.—
Our loss in killed and wounded is reported to be not
much shot of 3000 men—that of the enemy 15,000,
including prisoners. Among the latter is one of the
French Commanding Generals. The enemy also
lost twenty pieces of cannon, a number of eagles, and
a considerable quantity of ammunition and baggage.
King JOSEPH is stated to have been there in person,
but he took care to take himself off when the French
began to give way.

seen the next Jay in the greatest consternation and
contiisinn.• The "Spithiards :wafer CIYESTA and ViNE-
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C A:So were pursuing them totrudsMadrid.
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• Ihe reinforcements under General TaAtaluto
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..were within a day's. march of Sir A. WELLESLEY.

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i Dispatches hata. been received from Sir Jottx
STUART, with an account of the surrender of the cita-
del and island of Ischia. They also contain, it is ru-
moured, the intelligence of a landing in hither Cala-
btia. .
Rear-Admiral Sir S. SMITH had an audience, on
Saturday, with Lord.MuLrirtavr, at the Admiralty,
on his return from the Brazils, and afterwards dined
with his Lordship. We are concerned to state,, that
the gallant Admiral does not appear in very good
health. He sailed from Rio Janeiro on the 21st of
June, in the DIANA frigate, with Capt. DaviE, his
Flag Captairi, who is returned along with him. His
departure from the Brazils was greatly regretted.
The Prince of the BRAZILS shed tears on taking leave
lof him. The Hon. Admiral' De c9pacv has sue 7
eeededbirn in the command on that *station, aadlas
4replayed th&ships of his squadron in the following
manneh—The FOUDROYA,NT, 80, (fiag-ship) Capt 1
Hatccock ; ELIZABETH, 74, Hon. Capt. CURZON ;
BEDFORIN 74, Capt. MACKENiIE ; AGAMEMNON, 61;
Capt. ROSE; MUTTNE sloop, Capt. FABIAN ; • MIISEL-
t•TOF. and NANCY brigs had sailed for the River Plate,
! it, being apprehended that' the Rochefort squadron
' were 'n''"one 'there. The Pa ESIDEN•r and' HAYCINTII
were .gone on a four-months cruize, between the
Rivet- Plate and the Cape of Good Hope. . The
STEADY was at Buenos Ayres, taking dollars on -board
'fur Rio de Janeiro, belonging to British merchants.
-The CILEARLY was in the River Plate. The LIGHT-
NING was, gone to Para, in the River Amazon ; and
Ole CONFIANCE was refitting at Rio de Janeiro. It
was daily expected that LINTERS would open'thc ports
in: the. Riielt • Plate to British merchandize, at a chity
Of 4;l2l:per °eat. ad valorem, the same as is imposed-
-upoti all :loads imported into the Brazils ; for, ee-
l.,
' cordinglo;the present state of things, the OffiCers -of
die Custom-houses reaped the principal advantages,'
from the' goods now sold in the South American
markets, oh which there were considerable qnaritities,
and which.they allowed to be clandestinely landed.—
The BRILLIANT, Captain SMITII, had sailed with a
convoy for En.glind.
Marshal BERESTORD is coming home from Portugal
and Sir J. CRADDOCK from Gibraltar. •
Saturday dispatches from the Baltic were received
from Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ. They bring an account
of a successful attack upon Archangel, where the
Ihrtunace adventurers have succeeded in taking pos-
session of about 100 ships in the harbour, laden with
tallow and other valuable commodities. The public
accounts mention, that Sir JAMES SAUMARSZ, with
the squadron under his orders, had appeared off Cron-
stadt, and that an embargo was therefore imposed in
all the Russian ports of the Baltic.
Friday evening, the Aeons sloop of war, Captain
STUART, arrived at the Motherbank, from Gibraltar
and Cadiz. She left Gibraltar cm the.loth and Cadiz
'on the ilth ult. and brought dispatches from Lord
COLLINGWOOD and Admiral. Pliltillf.• Teri sail of
transports came under her convoy from Cadiz, with
Merino sheep, for his MAJESTY, on board, viz. Aber-
deen, Montreal, Mary Alia; Williatri) Thetis, George,
Thornton, Apollo, Young 1-tentY,aand Cotton. They
are all under quarantine. , ~
The following Officers have been promoted, for
their distinguished services in Basque Roads :
Capt. NEWCOMB, of the Beagle; Ca;)t. JOYCE, of the Redpole ;
Capt. GODFREY, of the Etna; and Capt. CAULFIELD, of the
Thunder, are promoted to he Post-Captains. I.ieuts. HQCIINGS,
MCSTON, CARPENTER (of the Caledonia) ALEXANDER, NIXON,
WEST, and CORESLEY, are promoted to Commanders. Mr.
SHARSHOTT, signal-mate of the Caledonia, is promoted toa Lieu-
- enant.

Since writing the above we have learnt the follow-
ing particulars relative to the action :
The French army consisted of 44,000 men, of whom
about 12,000 have been killed, wounded, or taken

prisoners.
Of the British troops 5,376 have been killed or
wounded, cr are missing.

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Ottr whole force engaged was'only' itoul 19,000,
The French., under...Cenerali finTROAN and Vicront

retreated On Olala,-"IdlOut 45 miles from Madrid.

We are concerned to state that, besides the loss we
have,alreaLly mentioned, our victory cost us the life
'of a brave and experienced Commander—General
MACKINZIF, of the 78th.

We have to lament also the loss of some other Va.
likable Officers : among whom are Colonels Ross and
Brnicer, of the Guards, and Colonol GORDON, of the
.53d, killed ; Colonel LANGWORTII, of the German
Legion, and others. Our whole loss in• Ofneerskilled
and wounded, is nearly 100. The battle was fought
at Talavera de 'la Reyna, whence the; dispatches in
the Gazette were sent. The French were the assail-
ants, expecting, no doubt, from the quiet inoffensive
disposition of CUESTAt that our troops would be left
without support, and fall an easy prey to superior
numbers: In their first hope they were not disap.,
pointed, but they were frustrated in their ultimate de
sign by the unparalleled courage of our countrymen..
The contest lasted for two days—the 27th and 28th
July, and terminated, as we have stated, in the com-
plete discomfiture of the enemy. -
• General CIIAUYORD'S corps was expected to join Sir
ARTHUR WELLESLEY army in a day or two after the
battle.
Sir AaTIICIt mentions in his dispatches, that the
grent disparity in point of numbers between the cent--
tending armies, prevented him from following up his
victory with that vigour which in other circumstances
would have enabled him to render his triumph still
more complete.
The Park and Tower Guns were fired this after,
noon, at two o'clock, in consequence of Sir A. W.F.J.-
LISLEY'S Victory.
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Since writing the above, we have been favoured
with the following additional particulars :
• • Captain WOOLORIDGE, who so nobly led in the
The French having been strongly reinforced, drove mediator, to break the boom at Basque Roads, is
in Major-General 114‘KENZIE, and the advanced appointed to the command of a fine new frigate fitting
guard, to Talavera. Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY con-
in the River.
The Montgehnery Regiment of Militia marched
centrated his forces, amounting to 20,000 men, indu- into Dover on Saturday from Tenterden.
ding cavalry.
• Tuesday last, the Sd regiment of Edinburgh,Lcal.
On the evening of the 27th ult. the enemy, with Militia, commanded by Colonel JAMES HOPE. wasreviewed in Burntsfield Links, near Edinburgh, by
from 40,000 to 50,000 men, commanded by JOSEPH the Right Hoit•the LordProimst,,Lord Lieutenant
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BONAPARTE, Marshals Vtcron and NEY, and General of the City.
Tuesday morning last, the BerWlekshire Militia
SEBASTIANI, attacked the English alone, taking no embarked at Leith, on board two transports; for Dept-
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notice of the Spanish army, which was drawn up on ford, where they are tn be quartered.
The Ayrshire and* Fifeshire Regiments Of Militia.
the right of the English line. The battle continued have embarked from Portsmouth, and called for Leith.,
till late at night, and was fought most obstinataly by The•inverness-shire Militia, Colonel..Gn ANT, are ar-
rived at Spithead from Leith. They are to laxid'and
moonlight. It ended by the enemy being repulsed .
march into Sussex.
at every point with the bayonet. The field of battle Saturday his' Royal Highness the Prince of WALES,
,was strewed with the dead and the dying. entered his 49th year, on which occasion the usual
demonstrations of joy were manifested throughout the
At :three in the morning of the 28th, the enemy metropolis, and at Brighton.
renewed the battle, with the whole of his immense. The Duke of Pon-reaxn. at seven o'clock on Friday
force, and supported by an extraordinary quantity of evening, on his way from London to Bulstrotie, wastaken very ill at the other side of Haves, and it was
artillery. Their whole efforts were directed against apprehended a blood-vessel was broken. He bled
the British forces alone, taking no notice of the Spa-
freely from the mouth ; but having received into his
carriage a hason of water, napkins, &c. he made an
niards, whom Sir ARIHUR WELLESLEY had directed effort to continue his journey. All the medical ren-
to remain firm on his right. tlemen of Uxbridge were called to attend him at 13u1-
strode, for Which place they set out immesiiarely.
The tremendous attack of more than 40,000„men, .d•
i!streissittgi-nteit4entisappened to Miss
with an immense number ofAseeiv'y'aiin—on., directed STFPHENSOY, daughter
of Mr. STEeuENsse, near&citccii
against our army, now less than 20,000 men, with
leg. Beim, on a visit to Mr. PARR. of Deeping Fen,
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she, with Mrs. PARR and a few friends, walked to
eight field-pieces only, was sustained from three in the; meet Mr. PARR and a party on their 'return from
morning till dark. The enemy were invariably
shouting. The latter unfortunately had their guns
loaded when the meeting took place ; and one of the-
di iven back by charges of cavalry, and by the bay- pieces accidentally going off, wounded Miss STEPHEN-
onet, till, at length, he was compelled to draw off his sox in a shocking manner.
' The Russian prisoners that surrendered to Sir
n hole army, leaving behind him 15 large pieces of ciIARLES COTTON, in the Tagus, will sail ;n a few
cannon, and about 10,00'J men ; and carrying off, days from Portsmouth to St. Petersburgh. Admiral
SINIAVAN takes his passage in the CHAMPION frigate,
under the cover of the night, 80 or.-90 waggon loath
Captain HENneasoy. The crews of the squadron
of wounded. - will be put on board a division of transports, which is
Our loss has been very severe. Major-General under the orders of Captain SHEPHERD. The RusSian
ships are to be brought into Portsmouth.
NPlCtsztu,Brigadier-GencralLANoworrn, and about Ps:nus-rniazes.—A wager of 200 guineas has been
1000 men killed, and 4000 wounded. made between Mr. Downes, the pedestrian, and Mr.'
White, each to go 60 miles a day until one resigns.;
The annals of the world scarcely furnish a parallel The parties started from Andover on Wednesday,
to the battle of Talavera de la Reyna. The enemy nd were travelling together near. Oxford yesterday
morning at six o'clock. Mr. Downes is considerably
were retreating all night after the battle, and were
the favourite.