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gust predecessor, and guaranteed by his Ma- 
jesty the Emperor, having heen solemnly 
accepted by us, shall be unavoidably obser- 
ved, and shall form the basis of our Govern- 
ment. 
** And as we find pleasure in following the 
Steps of a Sovereign who has made our people 
happy, we confirm in all the military, civil, 
and political, employments of the state; the 
petsons by whom they are at present filied, 
and ordain that each, of our subjects shall 
continue to enjoy the rank and pay he recei~ 
ved untilthis day, and exercise the functions 
with which he is invested. 
“ It is our wish toappear soon in the midst 
ef you, with the Queen Caroline, our au- 
gust spouse, with the Prince Royal Achilles 
Napoleon, and-our young family, whom we 
shall have pleasure in entrusting to your love 
and fidelity. They will begin from this mo- 
ment to imbibe the sentiments which should 
attach them to the country, and to Jearn the 
duties which they will-have to fulfil in con- 
tributing to the glory and happiness of the 
kingdom, For our part, we make no doubt 
that all the Ministers and officers of the State 
will zealausly endeavour strictly to perform 
their duty, each in his particular province, 
in order that our people may be assured of 
that justice which is their due, All oursub~ 
jects may rely on our good will and attach- 
ment. 
- © Jaocuim Naporron. 
*¢ F, Riccarpi, Secretary of State.” 
SPAIN. 
A dispatch, of which the following is 
a copy, was received on the 16th of 
August, by the Right Honourable Lord 
. Viscount Castlereagh, one of his Majes- 
ty’s Principal Secretaries of State. 
Head Quarters, Andujar, Fuly Qi. 
S1r,—I had the honour to intorm yeu, in 
my letter dated the 17th of July, that in a 
Cauncil of War held on that day at head- 
quarters, it was resolved tha: the division of 
the Marquis de Compigny should join that of 
Major General Reding, and that the attack 
upon Balen should be “undertaken with the 
united force of the two divisions, whilst the 
third division and the rese: ve should occupy. 
the attention of the encmy, by a feigned at- 
tack upon Andujar. 
Major-General Reding entered Baylen on 
the morning of the 18th, at nine e’ciock; he 
met with little opposition. The enemy re- 
treated towards La Carolina The Major. 
General wrote to the Commander in Chief 
for orders, either to advance against Andujar, 
or to pursue the column which was retiring 
upon La Carolina, General Castanos or-, 
dered him to advance upon Andujar without 
delay. i 
On the 19th, at two in the morning, the 
Gercral received information of the retreat 
of the French from Andujar. Lieutenant- 
Gcneral Pena, with the reserve, was ordered 
Glorious Battle of Baylen.. 
[Sept. 1, 
to advance immediately towards Bavlen. The 
French began their retreat at nine o’clock, 
P.M. 48th July. A letter from General 
Reding informed the Commander in Chief, 
that he intended commencing his march frons 
Baylen towards Andujar at three o’clock, 
A.M. 19th July. At two o’clock, P. M. the 
advanced guard ef General Pena’s division 
came up with the enemy. 
At this moment an express arrived from 
Major-General Reding, to inform the Lieus 
tenant- General that he had been engaged with 
the division of General Dupont from _three 
o'clock in the morning till eleven; that he 
had repulsed the French, -and remained mas- 
ter of the field of battle. The guns of the 
advanced guard of Lieutenant-General Pena’s 
Givision had scarcely begun to firetwhen a flag 
of truce arrived to treat upon the terms of a 
capitulation. The discussion did not last long. 
General Dupont was told he must surrender 
at discretion. 
Lieutenant-General Pena halted, and form= 
ed his division upon the heights of Umbla, 
distant three miles from Baylen; between 
four and five o’clock, General Casterick, aide- 
de-camp to Bonaparte, was sent by General 
Dupont with orders to treat with General 
Castanos in person. 
At nine o'clock, P. M. Major General Re- 
ding informed the Lieutenant-General, that 
during the truce, he had been treacherously 
attacked by Gencral Wedel, who had just 
come from La Carolina with a reinforcement 
of GO00-men ; and that the battalion of Cor-- 
dova had been surprised and taken prisoners,’ 
together with two field pieces. 
The negociations lasted till the evening of 
the 20th, and the glorious result J have the 
honour to inc!ose, as also as exact an account 
of the killed and wounded on both sites, as I 
have been able to collect in the hurry of the: 
moment. 
The French themselves acknowledge the 
bravery and steadiness of the Spanish troops 5. 
their firmness, constancy, and perseverance, 
under the greatest possible privations, are 
worthy of the admiration of the world, parti- 
cularly when it is remembered, that half the 
army is composed of new-raised levies. 
The Marquis Compigny is detached with 
his division to take immediate possession of 
the Passes of the Sierra Morena, 
General Castanos deserves the highest praise 
for his well-conceived plan, and for the cook 
determination with which he has carried it 
into execution, in spite of the popular cla- 
mour for aii immediate attack on the position 
of Andujar. Py igee 
Whilst the negociations were carried ony 
General Castanos received an intercepted dis- 
patch from the Duke of Rovego to Dupont, 
ordering him to retreat immediately upor 
Madrid, as the army of Gallicia was rapidly 
advancing. x 
This determined the General to admit the 
capitulation ef General Wedel. 
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