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DowNraG-sTREEr, SEPT. :
Drsravtes, ofwhich the follow
ms are copies and extracts, were thi
dof received at The Office OF Viicoun
Ga,liefea9h. ore of his Majelty'
PRINCIPAL Secretaries of State, from
Lien. Gen. vnsouat Wellington
X. d.
7rssilb, dse. II
ICY LoRp,-When I marched
from Tahvera on the cd infant
with a view to oppofe the French
corps which we had heard had PAT.
fed through the Puerto dc Banos,
ana had arrived at Plafencia, Sir r.
Wilton was detached upon the left
ofthe army, towards Efcalona and
before | marched OH that morning, I
put him in communication with the
SpaRilh General Cuclta. who it had
been fettled was to remain at Tala.
vera. lnderitood that Gen. Cueft a
put Sir Robert in communication
with his advanced Guard, which re.
tired from Talavsra Oh the night Of
ahe 4th.
Sir z. Wilton however did not ar
rive at ValadA till the night of the
Al, having made a long march
through the mountains and as he
was then Fix leagues from the bridge
Of AFRO Isifpo. and had to crols the
high road from OropcG TO Talavera,
Of which the enemy was in poGefion,
he conceived that he was too late to
retire to Arzo Biipo, and he deter
mined to move by Venta St. Julian
and Centinello towards the Tietar,
and acrofs that river towards the
mountains which feparate Cattle from
Effrsmsdura.
Some of Sir X. Wilfon's defpatch-
IS having miaed me, am nor aware
By which of the -pafes he went
through the mountains, but l believe
BY, Iornavacas. He arrived. howev-
or, at Bonas on tn. nth, and on the
17th was attacked and defeated by
the French corps of Martial Ncy,
which with that Of Soult, returned
to Placencia on the 9th. 10th and
nth, that o: Ney having Gnce gone
on towards Salamanca.
IincloGe Sir r. WILLOWS account
Of the action. He has been very
active, intelligent, and ufeful, in the
command of the Portuguefe and
Spanilh corps with which he was de-
,ached from this army
Before the battle of the a9th July,
be had pufhed his parties almoit to
the gates Of Madrid, with which ci-
~ he was in communication aud he
would have been in Madrid if had
not thought it proper to call him in,
in expectation Of that General action
which took place on the 28th of Ju-
~. He afterwards alarmed the ene-
Any on the right of his army and
throughout the fervice, howed him
felf to be an active and intelligent
Par:izan, well acquainted with the
country in which he was acting, and
pcHeMng the condolences of the troops
which he commanded.
BeiSg perfuaded that his retreat
was NOT open by AFRO Bilpo, he ac-
ted right in taking thc road he did,
with which he was well acquainted |;
and although unfuccessfull in the
action which he fought, (Which may
be wei accounted for, by the fupe-
rior numbers and Description of the
sncmys troops,) the aetion, in my
opiuion, does him great credit. : I
have the honor 20 be, SC.
(signsd) ARTHUR WELLESLEY.
e." fer. fol!dtvs a Ing letter from
Sir Robert NiJsn, DATED Miranda
de Caitcnas, Augua %, 1900" de-
failing bis fqDags # The momfains
fran Cattle and Ettremadura, to the
taf If Banos 1ebsye be 1vas attacked
BY the French csrfs under Ney, in its
2rsg rs frsn tie ragus 10 Leon. Sir
Robert Loeaks highly Of The conduit Of
J:verai sf IT,. Spanjb and PortngucS
officers and corps, in defending varis"s
pd6ss and msnnfaias but fran the
Juprriority Of biz enemy, particularly in
sa0aity, and froeps cahcalfeatO aa ia
jorye5, be acas rNmpelled to retreat !;
ubicb il appears uoaS .getfs4 in go,d ar
dsr.--His k.ssr tbs esacipd<J j
"The enemy is now passing to Sa