GOVERNMENT OF MADRID-NEWS FROM THE ARMY.

On the 10th, the army of Vanegas stopped its retrogade movements, and stopped at Almanacis.

On the 10th, the King united the 4th corps of the reserve at Dandbroca. The 11th, the King marched towards the enemy, surrounded him, attacked, and drove him from all his strong positions, and put him completely to the rout. This was an affair of three hours.

Thirty pieces of ordnance, one hundred caisons, two hundred waggons, three thousand killed, an infinite number of wounded, and several stands of colours, are the result of this brilliant day. Our loss is very inconsiderable.

A. BELLIARD.

Madrid, Aug. 14.

ROYAL ORDER,

Addressed to Senhors Don Luin Mendouza, and Don Andres Gonzales Pacheco, Members of the Supreme Junta. "The supreme junta of the government of the kingdom has seen, with the most lively interest, the observations which excellencies made, in your your memorial of the 12th inst. on the causes which have led to the want of provisions in the combined army, and the means of remedying this evil, and while it em ploys the necessary measures for the purpose, it charges me to inform your excellencies that our own security and defence requiring the said army should be abundantly supplied with whatever it requires for its subsistence and operations, chiefly our generous allies, who fighting for our liberty and independence with the same enthusiasm as they would defend their own, render themselves creditors, both by gratitude and justice, to every consideration and sacrifice of the nation and government.

"Your excellencies will use every possible and conceivable effort in order that the said army may want nothing; Co-operating with the commission which his Majesty has given to the member, Don Lorenzo Calvo, and with the intentions of the government, which are directed exclusively towards the welfare and salvation of the country. I commanicate this by royal order to your VOL. VI.

excellencies, for your information, directions, and fulfilment. May God preserve your excellencies many years.

"MARTÍN DE GARAY." Royal Palace of Seville, Aug. 15.

ANSWER.

«SIRE-With the greatest pleasure we have received the royal order of your Majesty, of the date of the 15th, enjoining us to redouble our exertions for the supply of the English auxiliary troops.

We have the satisfaction to inform your Majesty that the inhabitants here supply every thing with the greatest alacrity, and this town contributes 1000 rations daily, and meal and meat more than could be expected from a country so ravaged by the enemy.

lect all the grain belonging to the go"We have used every means to col verniment of Garrovillas, which is daily grinding in the mills of Talaban. The flour is afterwards deposited on the two bridges in the said town of Garrovillas, in order that it may be in readiness whenever the intendant may apply for provisions. The vats are deposited in St. Jago del Campo, all within the distance of four leagues. If Senhor Don Lawrenco Calvo will send an order, it shall be immediately executed.

"We request your Majesty to be cons vinced, that our patriotism cannot be exceeded. Provisions are daily arriving, even more in the opinion of almost every one, than are necessary--this province being as frank and liberal as any uther if not more so."

(FROM THE MONITEUR.)

Paris, August 30.-While the Eng lish, after exposing their allies to all the disadvantages of a pursuit, placed themselves in security against events, the Spaniards imagined that they could cover their retreat if they took a position at the bridge of Arzo-bispo. The five corps qassed the Tagus, partly by a ford, and partly by the bridge, overthrew all be fore them, and took 30 pieces of cannon, with the powder waggon. When the Marshal the Duke of Treviso saw the

enemy's army fly before him, he was satisfied with sending soine detachments after it, who every moment bring in stragglers, deserters, and prisoners. Some Hanoverian deserters left the English army on the 8th inst. ten leagues from the frontiers of Portugal, to which they are retreating by the way of Badajos,

That army is leaving every where its baggage, artillery, and sick behind; it is generally believed that its destination is Lisbon, in order to embark the troops there. Meanwhile they plunder on their route, and the enraged peasants murder all who fall into their hands.

While these events occurred on the banks of the Tagus, the 4th corps returned to Toledo by the bridge of that town, and the division of Michaud on the same day forced the passage of the river by fording at Anaver del Tajo, which was defended by six battalions and four squadrons of the enemy. On the 10th the troops of the 4th corps formed a junction with the reserve at Nambroca. On the same day General Venegas concentrated his army, 30,000 strong, at Almonacid; and on the 11th the King gave orders to attack mm. An action of three hours was sufficient to drive the enemy from this strong position, to rout them completely, to take a great part of their artillery, and to occasion them a very serious loss. The enemy left on the field four thousand dead, and we have made about four thousand prisoners. We have also taken 35 pieces of artillery, with 100 powder waggons and 200 other waggons. Several standards are among our trophies. An incredible number of wounded increases the loss of the enemy, who, unable to reunite, fled in every direction. The troops destined to the pursuit have therefore fallen in with only parties of fugitives, scattered without order, and incapable of the least resist

ance.

The English commander in Spain having been obliged on his retreat to leave a great number of wounded at Talavera, wrote the following letter to the General in chief of the French army :

SIR,-The fate of war has placed in your hands a number of English officers and soldiers. They are brave, and merit the attention and regard of those by whom courage is valued. I have the honour to recommend them to you, and to request that you will permit me to send to Talavera, for the purpose of taking care of them, s me officers who shall not be considered prisoners of war, but be permitted to return when the wounded have somewhat recovered.

I also request your permission to transmit to the wounded officers small sums of money, of which they must be very chach in want,

It is in the name of humanity, I address these requests to you, and I have even a right to make them, since I have always paid particular attention to the French soldiers, whom the chance of war has rendered my prisoners, and have even supplied the officers with money, I have the honour to be, &c.

ARTHUR WELLESLEY. Answer of the Duke of Treviso (Marshal Mortier.)

Head-Quarters, Aug. 10. "SIR,-I have received the open letter addressed by you to the commander in chief, and requesting his attention to the sick and wounded whom you have been under the necessity of leaving be hind you. They are treated as our own sick and wounded are, and I have studied to give all possible assistance to those that have fallen into my hands. These, General, are debts which two brave nations own to each other.

I shall forward your letter to the commander in chief, who alone can answer your request to send officers to Talavera, until the sick and wounded be somewhat recovered. In the mean time I shall do myself the pleasure to supply them with what money they may want. I have the honour to be, &c.

The Marshal, Duke of TREVISO. Madrid, Aug. 16.-Yesterday at noon the King returned to this capital under salutes of artillery. He entered on horseback, at the head of his guards and corps of reserve. Within these few days there have been daily brought in here wounded English and prisoners, among them are a number of Hanove rians. To tnorrow we expect, from Talavera, 80 English officers, who have been taken.

Upper Bavaria, Aug. 23.—The march which the Duke of Dantzic, Marshal Lefebvre, undertook over the Brennusberg, with the combined army of French, Bavarians and Saxons, was extremely difficult. With dauntless courage the troops advanced on the 6th and 7th of August to within two leagues of Brisen. They climbed mountains which the Tyrolese themselves considered as impassi ble. But a narrow valley, the steep heights above which were occupied by the insurgents, rendered any progress impossible. The army being in great want of provisions, was obliged to return to Inspruck, where it arrived on the 11th of August. On the 13th, at sun rise all the neighbouring mountains

appeared covered with insurgents. A battle began, which lasted from six in the morning till night. Not the courage of the Tyrolese but the nature of the place prevented the brave army of the Duke of Dantzic from giving them a complete defeat. As the army marched back through the lower Innthal, they found the towns and villages empty, the inhabitants having fled with their cattle, to the mountains. But how will it fare with them next winter, when the mountains are covered with snow? They will then be obliged to remain in the valley.

Badajos, Aug. 31.-The following Royal Order, directed to his Excellency the Marquis de Romana, has been transmitted to him by Don Martin Ga

ray:

"In the midst of the great cares and attentions which the supreme governing junta of the kingdom has taken to follow with activity and firmness the defence of the country, it has never lost sight of the salutary reforms which the nation earnestly expects, which its actual situation requires, and which must be the foundation of its future prosperity. One of the greatest objects which now claim its attention, and which ought to оссиру it with the greatest activity, is the convocation of the Cortes; the most important object which can or pught to employ the supreme junta, The more important this object is, the more necessary are the knowledge, the observations and the experience of those who compose that assembly; and as in a discussion of such magnitude, it will be expected by the nation that all should concur, his Majesty has been pleased to grant that all the deputies shall give their assistance. It will therefore be necessary in consequence of this sovereign and general determination, that the Marquis de Romana separate himself from his troops, and come to this city, to exercise the functions of representatives of the national body, though it is certainly most difficult to place at their head a chief of equal experience and atchievements. Considering, however, the state of the kingdom of Gallicia, and the principality of Asturias, the junta after mature deliberation has determined that the Marquis shall transfer his command to that General of his army whom he shall judge most capable.

"I communicate to your excellency

the order of his Majesty for its fulfil ment; advising, at the same time, that the command of the army cannot with propriety be transferred to the MajorGeneral the Conde de Noronha, because he being second commandant Gen. in Gallicia, ought always to remain in that kingdom."

In consequence of this royal order, the Marquis de Romana has signified that he has confided the command of the army to the Major-Gen. Don Gabriel de Mendezabal, and that of the kingdom to the Conde de Noronha, second commandant-General, and president of its royal audience. PROCLAMATION TO THE ARMY BY THE

MARQUIS DE ROMANA.

"SOLDIERS, The august voice of our Sovereign Ferdinand reached our ears in Denmark, and we obeyed the call Our country invoked our aid; and a generous nation, traversing stormy seas, conducted us to join our valiant countrymen, from whom we had been separated by the atrocious perfidy and vile prostitution of an individual. You have resisted the mortal blows aimed at you by the tyrant Napoleon to destroy you. You have suffered with me the disasters which his unequalled force has spread through the whole nation, and through all Europe; but you, without other assistance than your own valour; without other arms than those furnished by nature-without other ammunition than your own inimitable constancy-without other stimulus than your own heroic patriotism-without other ambition than that inspired by your honour and fidelity

have disputed the first fruits of his triumph, and have raised your names to a level with those of the men who have been born to inspire admiration.

Gallicia is covered with French carcases. Neither ancient Carthage, nor momern France can compare their marches with those incessant ones, which, during six months of want and privation, you have made among the impenetrable Alps of Castile, Gallicia, and the Asturias, in their most exposed and rigorous situations. Immortal Warriors! without great and signal battles, you have annihilated the proud army of the tyrant, by aiding the national patriotism, supporting the noble fermentation, harrassing the troops of the enemy, destroying them in small skirmishes, and reducing their possession to the ground on which they stand. You have fulfilled the most

elevated obligations of the soldier; and the fatigues and cares which I, as your general have undergone for your sakes, is the reward I owe you. The country has not for some time known your best services; but the actions at Villa Franca, Vigo, Lugo, San Jago, and San Payo where your valour shone, must free you from any stain which may seem to have been incurred by your having refused battle, which must have been destructive, and you have rendered yourselves formidable to your enemies, who have been repulsed and conquered, when the superiority of their numbers did not present an obstacle insuperable to your yalour.

Yes, brave Spaniards! in viewing you this day I have no longer that serenity of mind with which I before have ever met you. I am no longer your general; his Majesty has called me to occupy a place in the supreme central juntą. Had not this been his irresistible will, nothing should have separated me from you, nor made me renounce the right I have to participate in your future victories under the command of your new chief and the generals who command you. Recieve, soldiers, the last word of your general, and accept the love and paternal gratitude of your countryman and companion in arms.

" THE MARQUIS DE ROMANA.

SEVILLE GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.

should be able to beat him. Fortune might have been so adverse to us as to be defeated by the enemy; but I could not expect that the troops under my command could take to flight without fighting, and that in consequence of a few cannon shot being fired, they would abandon a position, in which they had nothing to fear from the enemy's horse, nor from those advantages which at times strike armies with a, panic terror which induces them to fly without knowing why.

Belchite is situated on the declivity of some heights which nearly surround it, and begin from the road of Zela, so that the entrance of the place lies on a declining ground, beginning at a point called Calvario. The above heights stretch along the road which leads to Fuenterodos, and passes the foot of a hill more advanced than the rest, on which stands the hermitage of Pueja. In front of Saragossa, the country is a plain covered with gardens and olive plantations, without any other broken ground than a few ravines, through which passes the road to Alboston, which is one league distant from Belchite; on the heights over which lies the road up to Fuenterodos, beginning at the hermitage of Santa Barbara, near Belchite, on the environs of which are extensive pasturegrounds, and two large buildings for the reception of cattle. These buildings and hermitage supported the right flank, and

the Junta.

MOST EXCELLENT SIR,

On the 18th of last month I addressed to his Majesty, from Calunda, a memorial in which I gave you an account of the disgraceful action of Belchite; and stated, at the same time, that from the disgusted state of my mind, it was not possible for me to enter into the particulars of that calamitous event. Although it is no easy task to discard from my mind the anarchy and other unfortunate results which may arise from the above defeat which neither the nation nor I and the good officers of the army could expect, yet it appears to me indispensible to state this to your excellency, in order that you may be able to communicate them to his Majesty.

In the report I made to your excellency on the 17th of this current month, I stated to you our situation, and my confident hope, that in case of being attacked by the enemy opposed to us, I

along the aforesaid hills, where there is but little broken ground, and in the rear of our position was garden ground, passing between the height of Calvario and that place. The troops posted at the hermitage of Santa Babara, and in the pasture ground, could not by any means be attacked by the enemy's horse, without being exposed to a destructive crossfire, and the troops who formed the left wing had a retreat open to the said point of the hermitage of Santa Barbara. The hermitage of Pueja was accordingly occupied by our troops; two regiments were ordered to take post on the height of Calvario, and the park of artillery was placed in the rear. The olive plantations were also occupied by our troops.

The cavalry was posted in the environs of the place, and in the road to Saragossa, to cover the same, supported by another regiment of foot. The rest of the troops occupied the heights from Santa Barbara to the road of Fuentern

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das, drawn up according to the nature of the ground, so that in some places they formed three ranks. Besides these, columns of attack were formed, in order to fall upon the enemy, in case he should make. obstinate attack on our left, and act offensively against him. Should these columns even have been routed, they might have retreated to the centre and right wing, where they had nothing to fear but in front, and where it would have proved altogether impossible for the enemy to continue the attack. Lastly, the artillery was posted in such a manner as to cover the attack to be made by the said columns, and in case of any unfortunate event, it could fall back to the same point as the troops.

In this manner were the troops drawn up, and they made repeated promises to do their duty. The enemy, after having first made his appearance on the heights of Alboston, marched in the mean time against our left, and one column adyanced with two pieces of cannon, preceded by a strong advanced party. While our's was falling back, the head of the column appeared on the heights, and his artillery fired four or five shot; at the same time he threw two or three grenades, which disabled four or five

men.

Our artillery began to combat his, or rather return his fire, when one regiment was thrown into confusion by one of the enemy's grenades, as they say, and fled in the utmost disorder, without firing a shot. It was followed by another, and a third, all flying, without having discharged a gun and in a few moments the whole position was abandoned, some corps taking probably to flight for no other reason than that they were not able to maintain their position amidst the confusion caused by others, which fell upon them and obstructed their fire.

Thus we, the generals, and some officers, were left alone, without being able to rally a body which could make no opposition, and I had the mortification to see an army dispersed, abandoning all its baggage, and throwing away its arms, and even its cloaths before a single corps of the enemy. Nor were we able to avail ourselves of the defence of any strong place, as it was impossible to collect 200 men to make head against the enemy. It is well known they are not in want of ammunition or provisions, and that on my part to obtain victory, at least to maintain the reputation of our

arms. If his Majesty should accede to the request I made in my representation of the 18th, I hope I shall be able to prove still more satisfactorily what I affirm.,

These dispersions, are to our disgrace, too frequent in our armies. I do not think this to be the place to point out their cause, but I cannot avoid saying that a few individuals, who shew a bad example, may contribute to discourage an army, without the knowledge of the ge neral, whose ears the conversation of these timid and ignorant men, who are on that account more cautious and reserved, with difficulty reach. If the love of my country did not supersede in me every other consideration, I should be perfectly easy in the recollection, that this same army confesses that I omitted nothing as a general or a soldier, to lead them in the path of honour. The falsehoods they have circulated, to excuse their unexamplified cowardice, that the French had received a reinforcement of 15,000 men, shews that they cannot but acknowledge that they fled without know ing on whom to throw the blame.-God preserve your excellency many years. JOAQUIN BLAKE.

Xanta, June 22. Letter from Gen. Don Francisco Venegas.

MOST EXCELLENT SIR,

At half-past five this morning, the army under my command was attacked by the enemy at Almonazud, and at seven the fire, as well of artillery as mus ketry, became general, and very vigo rous along the whole line. The numbers of the force attacking us were considerable, as there can be no doubt that they exceeded 25,000 men. Our troops fought bravely for nine hours, during five of which a dreadful fire was kept up. But the enemy having obtained possession of a height on our left, acquired an advantage of position, and were on the point of surrounding us: which circumstance determined me to retreat, covering the first division with the second, which, till then, suffered least. The national honour has been supported, though we lost a number of men, and many brave officers; but it is estimated, that the loss of the enemy cannot be less than 3000 men. I cannot at present send your excellency the details, which I will do as soon as I have time.

Major-General Don Roman de Ca rivajel has gone post from Tembleque to take the command of La Carolina,