1809.] 
of Reserve, were on the 3d within three 
leagues. of Madrid 3’ but being charged by a 
picquet of Dragooos, they fled, abandoning 46 
Pieces of cannon, and ‘60 caissons. “ukvials 
A meritorious trait cited—-An old General 
retired from the service, andagedeighty years, 
was in his house at Madrid, near the street 
of Alcala—a French Officer entered, and took 
up his quarters there, with his party. This 
respectable old man appeared before him, hold- 
ing a young girl by the hand, and said, ¢*T 
am an old soldier—I know the rights and li- 
centiousness of war—there is my daughter— 
i give her 900,000 livres for her portion—save 
her honour, and be her husband.” The young 
Officer took the old man, his family, and his 
house, under his protection. How culpable 
are they who expose so many peaceful citizens, 
so many unfortunate inhabitants of a grea 
Capital, te so many misfortunes. ; 
The Duke of Dantzic arrived at Segovia on 
the Sd. The Duke of Istria is gone in pursuit 
of the division of Pena, which having escaped 
from the battle of Tudela, sook the route of 
Guadalaxara. Florida Blanca, and the Junta, 
had fledto Toledo. They did not'think them- 
selves in safety in that town neither, and have 
gone to take refuge with the English. 
The conduct of the’ English is shameful. 
On the 20th November they were at the Escu- 
rial to the number of 6000 men. ‘They pas- 
sed some days there. They pretended they 
would do nothing less than pass the Pyrenees, 
and come to the Garonne. ‘Their troops are 
very fine and well disciplined. ‘The conft- 
dence with which they had inspired the Spa- 
niards is inconceivable. Some hoped that this 
division would go to Samosierra ; otbers, that 
it would come to defend the capital of so dear 
an ally. Scareely were they informed that 
the Emperor was at Samosierra, when the 
English troops beat a retreat on the Escurial. 
From thence, combining their march with the 
division which was at Salamanca, they have 
takén their course tewatds the sea. “*Arms, 
powder, and clothing they have given to us,” 
said a Spaniard, “¢ but their soldiers came only 
to excite us, to lead us astray, and to abandon 
us in the critical moment,” ‘‘But are you 
ignorant,” answered the French Officer, ‘* of 
the most recent fazts of our history? What 
have they done for the Stadtholder, for Sardi- 
Nia, for Austria? What have they done re- 
cently for Russia? What have they done still 
more recently for Sweden? They every 
where foment war; they distribute arms like 
poison 5 but they shed their blood only for 
their direct and personal interests. Expect 
nothing else from their selfishness.” ¢* Still)” 
replied the Spaniard, ¢¢ their cause was ours. 
Forty thousand English added'to our forces at 
Fudela, and Espinosa, might have balanced. 
the fortune of the war, and saved Portugal. 
But at present, when our army of Blake onthe 
left; that of the centre, and that of Arragon 
on the right, are destroyed ; that Spain is al- 
most entirely conquered, and that reason is 
Progress of the French Army in Spain. 
7 
about to complete its submission, what is tg 
become of Portugal? It is not at Lisbon that 
the English ought to defend themselves, they 
ought to have done so at Espinosa, at Burgos, 
at Tudela, at Samosierra, and before Madrid.® 
No. 1.—To the Commandant of the Town of 
Madrid. 
6 Before Madrid, Dec. 3, 1808.—-The cir- 
cumstances of war. having conducted the 
French army. to the gates of Madrid, and all 
the dispositions being made to take possession 
of the town by storm, Lhold it right, and con- 
formable to the usage of all nations, to sum- 
mon you, Monsieur General, not to expose a 
town so important to all the horrors of an ase 
sault, nor to render so many peaceiul inhabi- 
tants victims.of the evils.of war. . Wishing to 
omit nothing to iniorm you of your real situa- 
ticn, 1 send you the present summons by one 
of your Ollicers who has been made prisoner, 
and who has had an opportunity of seeing all 
the means that the army has to reduce the 
town. Receive, Monsieur General, the as- 
Surances of my high consideration. " 
‘¢ Major-Gen: Avex. BurTHIERY” 
No. 2.—=To bis Highaess the Prince of Neufcbatel. 
‘It is indispensably incumbent upon me, 
most ‘Serene Signior, to consult, previous to 
my giving a categorical answer to your Highe 
hess, the constituted authorities of my Court, 
and, moreover, to assertain the dispositions of 
the people as impressed by the circumstancts 
ofthe day. For these purposes J intreat your 
Highness to grant, for chis day, a suspension 
of arms, in order that may comply with those 
duties; assuring you that early in the morning, 
or this night, I will senda General Officer 
with my answer to your Highness and chat I 
profess to you all the consideration due to your 
rank, Marquis Casrerar.’® 
&¢ Madrid, 3d December 1808,” 
No. 3.—To the. General commanding in Madrid. 
‘¢ Imperial Camp before Madrid.— Monsieur 
General Castelar—-To defend Madrid is con- 
trary to the principles of war, and inhuman 
towards the inhabitants.. His Majesty authos 
rises me to send you a second summons,—Im-e- 
mense batteries are mounted; mines are pre~ 
pared to blow up your principal buildings ; 
colums of troops are at the entrances of the 
town,of which some companies of sharp-shoot» 
ers have made themseives masters; but the 
Emperor, always generous in the course of his 
victories, suspends the attack till two o’cluck, 
The town of Madrid ought to look for protec. 
tion and security for its peaceable inhabitants = 
for its Ministers 5 in fine, the oblivion of the 
past. Hoist a white flag before two o’clock, 
and send Commissioners to treat for the sure | 
render of the town. Accept, Mons. Gene- 
ral, &c. Major-Gen, Avex. Bertuier,” 
Dec. 4, 11 4M. 
Fifteenth Bulletin. 
Madrid, Dec. 7.—This Bulletin contains 
particulurs-of seeral Officers who had distin. 
guished. 
