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THE STATESMAN.

pMuru~lTl T►h.%l.

LONDON:

TUSt43I V . A:y*4A? 22.

Mtn the French should claim the victory at
Talavera, we naturally expected ;—but from the
'aria Papers that have been received, it is apparent
that the narrative of that battle has been very im-
perf.v.ly detailed to the Parisians. On the 28th
of iv!, the French, finding their efforts ineffectual,
retreated. In a letter in these Paper., dated Ta.
beets, the 29th of July, King Jussru is said to
hare continued to pursue the British after the bat-
tle sr the 18th. There is added this very correct
ilkatemeat •-•••46 Gen. LATouit httesonao entered
" Talavera this morning, the 29th." Sir Alt?llint
Wcccasctor dates-his last dispatch from Talavera
•n the Ist of August. All this is very absurd.
In the *use letter is contained a passage, which
spews how equally nations run the race of sanity
against each °ilia-. 44 In these oireumstancesti
" the " French" have proved, as they have
cc often done, that whatever be the positiuu and
" number of their enemies, they can overcome
ar all Obti3 el 'S." if we substitute the surd 64' Eng,.
fish" for 64 French", this paragraph may be sup.
posed to hate been copied from one of the many
thousands of a similar natuse that have appeared
in the British JournalA. •
The French funds have experienced a slight de.
Fression. The 5 pet:tents'. were on the Bth at 78 fr.
Sr c. aud Bank Stock 1'215 fr.

From the same source of intelligence, we have
tuntradietory statements with respect to the com-
mencement of hostilities between France and
Austria.—From Munich is armounced the forma-
tion of au intretiched camp by the Austrians, near
Prague, on the Weissembourg, or White Hill,
memorable for the signal defeat and ruin of the un-
fortunate EIACTOK.— While fruin Frankfurt, of
the later date of the 4th of this month, we leans,
that news was n:ceived there on the '2d, of the
signature of the basis-of Peace on the •ttith
.01 last
ustutth.

To separate truth from falsehood, becomes daily
a task of greater difficulty to the public journalist;
and in sioAustauce have we found contrarieties
•ore irreconcilable thin in the reports of the re.

MMus :Accrue' t of bustslititn between France end
Austria. The foilowittg is the substance, of what
is eirculatod suillbelieteil on this important sub-
jac

A considerable difference of opinion existed be..
tweet many of the Austrian Generals, and those
under whose immediate influence the AaCiIDUZI
Vas supposed to be, respecting the manoeuvres of
tie Austrian ariny, when the Danube was first
passed by N tyoutom. The villages of Aspern and
.gssling %s ere strongly recommended to have been
occupied by the Austrian army in the first instance.
This was first serious difference of opinion.—
When the French te.passeil the Danube, Prince
roux of Lichtenstein recommended a perseverance
in the conflict—and in this opinion be was sup.
ported by the most experienced Generals.—The
tuba/ by which the A ncunuae was surrounded,
persuaded him to turn a deaf car to this advice.—
Tile French ammunition being afterwards known
in the Austrian camp to have been absolutely
exhausted before they retreated to lu.der.
Lobaa, excited a general* discontent throughout
the army.—Tbe A sten ova* then determined
on remaining on
,the defensive in an entrench.
ed camp, against the advice of Prince Jolts
of LicIITINITEIN sad the other Generals, who
concurred in the expediency of the entrenched
camp, but strongly insisted on the prudence of
opposing the second passage of the Danube, and
urged active measures to interrupt the progress of
the French works.

After the battle of Wagram, in which the am.
munition of the French had again been exhausted,
Prince Joan of Lictrunrretts proposed to make
&diversion, with 30,000 men, by passing the Da-
nube, and cutting off the supplies of NAPOLEON
from Vitae.; his advice was again rejected ; and,
although the opimiou in the Austrian army was
generally favourable as to their 'Mara, the armis-
tice of Znaim was proposed, in direct opposition
to the opinions of Prince Jour of taco-rest-
slat a, and absolutely against the inclination of the
Emperor of Austria ; the negotiations were after-
wards protracted by the perseverance of the Arch-
duke Cita aLas in his opinion, " that whatever were
" the 'aerial:es required, hostilities should cease."
Tito Emperor Napoleon was ielletible In the ri-
gour of his demands, &ad the Emperor of Les-
eau, finally resolving not to submit to the hem
requiredi appointed Prince Jour of Warms.