The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-09-02 00:00:00

TALAVER4.

FURTIIER FRENCH ACCOUNTS er TIIC SIT-
Ti.l., AND TILL Ity.THEAf OF TILE tiltlllSil
Alt MY.

MADRID, AUG. 3.--Since the 22d July, very
serious iteiintss have taken plare, all of which lia%e
turned out in our favour. The day of the ,28111 •
was must 1110..1y. The loss of the enemy is esti.
mated at 5000 killed and wouuded. Our hospitals
are full of them, and the number daily inereasts.
It is reported that Marshal South has advanced as
far as Almanzi ; if this !wove tree, the retreat of
the British army is cut ow.
Pants, Auo. 13.---Letters from Madrid men.
tion the operations of our array on the 'Pages.
The loss of the enemy is doable ours, hut we have
to deplore the loss of many brave Officer-, and
among others General lapisse, who rectived a
mortal wound. We are informed that Marshal
Sonit has, since the 96th, marched with 30.000
men toward: Mut:neje-4 Amsterdam Cut:runt,
.141 g. 10.)
Ace. 1.5....-The Ailjntatit-Commandant Car.
riot Dc Nisei, has passed through Vas place from
the head-qaarters of the King of Spain, on his
way to the head quarters of the Emperor. The
reports to the Almister of War from the head.
quartas of the King of Spain, dated Valdomas,
August 8, state, that the enemy having received
information of the arrival of the Dake of Dalmatia
at Plaseticia, has retreated. The Marshal Duke
of Belltine is in pursuit of them. If the Duke of
Dalmatia should arrive, as is most rrisbable, be.
fore the British army ott the Titer, the commitui.
cation of the enema's army with Portugal by the
right bank of the Tagus will be cot oil. The
only retreat left fur it „ill be ovi r Cie !midge of
Alinaraz. In this case th march of the Dtilse or
Belluno to Talavera will considerably attn.))• the
enemy. The King has likewise put his corps 'at
motion against the army of Venegas, who has
crossed the Tagus at Aranjurz, after having been
reinforced by the corps tinder Curate. On the
arrival of the King, the en-any repassed the Ta-
gus, bur Ung the bridges. We are in anzioas
expectation of the result of the cambium' muse-
mews of the Duke of Dalmatia against the rear-
guard of the English, and the Duke of Bellunts
against the Spanish insurgents. Time loss of the
British on the Utith, 27th, and 28th of July, is es.
timat.d at 10,000 useu.—(ltullerduld Cuurunl7
Aug. 19.)
N. B. The whole of this account correspond,
with an extract from the ifouileur of the 156,
given in the Iluerlens Courant of the 19th of
August.

A ea. 18.—Dispatches from Spaitt of the 17th
instant state, that General Wellesley had been
obliged to retreat suddenly, lea►iutg behind hint
at Talavera four thousand wounded. The cavalry
of the Ist corps marched into Talavera on the
6th, and left ou the 7th fur Orupesa. Nothing
can be more precipitate than the retreat of the
Euglish. They leave thousands of sick, wound-
ed, and women, to the mercy of the French :
much baggage is also left behind by them.—( I(ut-
terda►w Gourant, Aug. '22.)
The reports which the Mmi-ter of War, Count
ifunebtvg, had received of the retreat of On
English in Spain, have been fully confirmed.—
Letters of the 7th state. that General IVellesley
ha I beer conqtaied to make a precipitate retreat,
leaving 40)0 wounded at Talat era. Ott this vice::.
sio:► the English Geveral sent a ktter to the Duke
of lielle►nu, recommending their w ()tooled to his
care.

On the 6th August, at night, the casalry of
the first corps bad arrived at Talavera, trout
whence it proceeded to Oroi'csa. The Duke of
Ilellauu follows this cavalry la ith his iatantry,
'and we every moment expect to hear that he has-
eti•cted a junction ,vi:h the army of the I)ui.e.
of Dalmatia, which intist hasten auti roomy the•
entny's ietreat.
Private letters from Santa °Halo, of the gth,
mention, that the Mike of Bellama bad arrived'
with his tan-guard at Talavera, and that noth.:!::,.
could he more precipitate than the re .real of ihu.
English.' They leave behind t.te.n all 01,..ir cak-
sons and bagoge, and many thollS4.llls tl.vir.
wounded, to the humanity of the French, who ler
nant of waggons they cannot carry au .
On the 7th, intalli4ctioe arrived th.it tile al ii!.
lery of the enemy which has bombarded To!..,iik.
trail ceased firing, and that tlsc a.s.l et.
sargeats ,:russets the Tagus.— )