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. e " f a iling into the hands of the Pursuing army was im- wilkch placnthey will arrive at eleven • clock. Two sense. The French left only 600 in the hospitals at hundred and fifty cavalry with six pieces of artillery s o urem—all of them in the last stages of sickness : protected their rear, and a convoy, .consisting of 20 for ten days before they broke up they had been send- covered waggons, and more than 100 betties loaded ; ing off all the sick that could be moved ; but they it appears they carry either wheat or barley. left a fine theatre standing at Santareth with complete 66 We no*.know that the Militia, who garrisoned scenery, dresses, &c. for the English O ffi cers.— Campo Maior, the Governor, and Justice of the said MAssENA was so rapid in his flight that he did not place, entered at eight o'clock this Morning in Arron stop at Almeida, where it was thought he would make c hes. the artillery men were spit prisoners to Ba a stand, should he venture at all on such *a measure, dajos. The head-quarters of hie Excellency Marshal but pushed on for Ciudad Rodrigo, whither Lord General Bereifoid was moved to:dai froth Portalegre WELLINGTON was pursuing him. to Arionches." • MAsSENA'A army is in the most wretched state for tLVAS, MARCH 20. wa nt of provisions and clothes, and particularly shoes , .kortier sent the day before yesterday a flng,.cif truce to Campo Maior, with an intimation to'iisenif- many of the men being absolutely barefooted. — On the other hand, all the account's we have seen agree vetoer, who gallantly replied to it. in stating, that no army, engaged in *hive warfare, , At 8 toises from the place by the side of the trench, was ever in higher health and spiriti thin that under ,the enemy advanced on the night of the 18th in the Lord WELLINGTON : to the credit of the o:Averment construction or a battery, and pushed forward their at home, we have to add, that never Was in, army tnine towards the esplanade of the place. With two better equipped. We wish that two more brigades obuzes placed ih the fosse of fort Velcro, and some of cavalry, which are not wanted at home, hid been j mortars fixed ih the country horse of S. Pedro, they sent out in January—they would have been of stn. threw 500 bombs and grenades into the place; du. sense use on the present occasion. I ring this time they kept up a Continual tire of muske. We have to add, that the sick of the English army try fr 6 in the trenches. The place yesterday fired much in Portugal, is under 2000. The Portugaei army, from the artillery, and some musketry. Last night under Manhal BERESFORD, as well as the Militia the etemy maintained a heavy . fire against Campo force, was rapidly increasing in numbers, particu- Major with the obuzes and mortars, placed in the Early since the flight of the French. fosse of fart Veltm and S. Pedro. Having concluded To these partieulars we shall subjoin large extracts the construction of the battery formed near the trenches from the printed Papers; but we must first notice a • from which they opened fire at 5 o'clock against the eeport which has tome to our ears, and which we be- left front of the bulwark of Fonte de Concilho, where Without doubt they will to-day effect a breach. The rove tolie true, via. 'that NAeoesoe has recalled the ; Vlach Guards from Spain, and they are forthwith to garrison, which has not sufficient force to sustain an return to France. It is probable that this is owing to ' assault, will retreat to the Citadel, where it is possible, his apprehension of a new storm rising in the North, they will capitulate to-morrow. According to all the and which may also, if not met in time, extend to the , information which we have received relative to the East. He withdrew his army from the Peninsula on enemy's forces before Cattqxt Maior, they do not ex a former occasion, whirl the Austrians reared their I teed 4,000 infantry and 600 horse. standard against him ; and it is possible that he is " The enemy continues to fire from the battery against actuated by the sank apprehensions at present. i Campo Major as well as from the obuses, mortars, &c• Authentic Intelligence transmitted from the County a Nubia, The place has replied by a lively cannonade and dated the slat March, istl : j some discharges of musketry, and at one in the after " After General Ballasteros defeated Ramon this " noon a signal was made that the enemy were batter. latter fled for Seville; but the Governor of that city ing in breach, having united some detachments of 'cavalry froth the neighbouring places, marched out to support him, and advanced a's far as St. Lucara Maior, where he joined the fugitives. In the day of the 14th be shewed near 800 horse and 1500 Infantry ; in the same day the cavalry of General Ballasteros was in Manzanillo, Palma, and Villa Alva, and his infantry in Villa Rasa. At break of day the enemy commenced to advance, and the Spanish cavalry slowly retired to unite with their infantry in Villa Rasa. General Ballasteros having received information, that from the army of Badajoz a force had been detached, commanded by Gazan, and that it rapidly advanced the Serras, resolved not to venture an :lesion against the two divisions, and began his retreat for Castilla, where he quickly arrived. .. .: • . , • . THE ARMY. • GENERAL isliwoßDlAll. • Adjutant. General's Office, Loos/NA/arch 16. Np 1, The Connuanderaf the Forces returns his thanks to Genoribi, Stall Officers, ankfroops, for their excellent conduct In tte Otieratious of the last to days against the er.eray. irk requests the Commando g OlEct•rs of the 4;41, sed, and 91ta.RegItnents to name a Serjtant of each Regiment to be r.,- corraiiended fur Promotion to an Entigney, its ',testimony of the particular approbation of the Commander of the Forces of the conduct of these three Regiments. (31in•d) ." E. M. Pictrun A . _ _ Deputy Adjutant-General. TO prevent the necessity of leaving recourse to the ballot for the regular Militia, a clause has been intro duced into the Militia Enlistment Bill, for raising men by beat of drum; equal to the number of men :Mowed to volunteer 11-om the regular Militia into thb line. In consequence of the et - instant qttartels between the French and Danish prisonds at the depot at Pen nycuick, near Edinburgh, it has been found necessary to remove the latter. Three hundred of them, in cort quence, were last week embarked at Leith to be brought to Portsmouth. A waggon load of cloaths, eoniisting of 1000 great coats, 1006 pair of shoes, with boots for the Officers, besides linen, was sent off this week'for the 3d Regiment of Gantlets, lying a* Cadiz ; a further quantity are to be sent off the beginning of nett week, to be conveyed to,Portu i ;al. .The public dught to be correctly informed respecting the nature of the foice employed in the late glorious 'defence of Anholt. It was solely compOsed of that .highly useful corps, the loyal Marines, excepting the Governor, Capt. M tauce, one Lieutenant, and four seamen. Captain Ma unicit succeeded that most brave ' and =Aleut officer, Brevet-Major Nicolas, who ori gifiallt did propose the capture of, and succeeded in I:tiqutping the Island ; and to whose unremitted leer dons indefatigable zeal, the defences phich have proved so judiciously formed, and all other interne regulations were brought to the high state of p rfit tion and utility they have now proved to be. Thursday se'nnight, the following foot rttee took place on Newcastle race-course. 14440 r boss, of the 4th Dragoon Guards, beat Major Douglas, of the Forfar Militia, round the course (two miles) for a **get of 50 guineas. The odds at starting were In favour of theAvinner, who was allowed 250 yards ; Major Ross sprained his ancle before he had ruin ,t 1 mile. Another race, for 100 guineas, was imnse., .diately run between Colonel Douglas, of the Ferfsirl Militia, and an Officer of the 4th Dragoot Guards; which was won by the latter, who beat the Colonel near 200 yards.—A third race took place between two Officers of the Forfar, one of whom was knocAsel sop before he had gone half the distance'. BRIGHTON; APRIL 11. • • • This town, last thigh, was throWn into no ordinary degree of confusion ; a most serious disturbance taking place in North -street, about eight o'clock, the principle actors in which, were a numerous body of the South Gloucester Militia, unarmed; and a very strong party of the inhabitants of the town: The High Constable was several times struck about the head and face, and lost some bl,-ad in his laudable and persevering, but ineffectual attetnet co restore, order. —The parish-beadle suffered morle serireij , , and one SECOND EDITION. WAR DEPARTMENT, APRIL 12, 1911. bitpitthes have arrived from Lbrd Witztmsrme, I dated Gouvea, irth March, 1811. 44 The enemy retreating with great celerity &ern Moira—Lord Wt.u.morox continued the pursuit with the cavalry and the light division only they were! suppoited by the 3d and 6th divisions, and on the right of the Mondego by the Militias the rest of the Way was hilted till provisions could be brought up. " The pd rsuing corps harrassed the enemy's rear, continuing to take prisoners, &c. The enemy's left I retreated by Gouvea, through the Mountains, upon Guarda ; the inder • Celericr M, let c.? that vac re offered him. The picket guard ate South Gloucester, after much time had elapsed, was had recourse to, and marched to the scene of action, andtranquillity was ultimately restored and preserved: " Six thousand infantry and two hundred cavalry have disembarked at Huelva, coming from Cadiz, and two companies of light artillery, in older to rein. force General Ballasteros. Marshal Soult is in march _ ..teremait, upon :o. ore troops have since been Moved to Ganda; Which they occupy In Strength., The British' advanced guard is at Al tieriaii and in front of Ceterico and Guards, the 3d dr "ion bekl Porco, Miserello, and Prados-- Yesterday being Good Friday, the Qtieco and PRINCESSES heard Divine Service performed in Wind sor Castle. Thursday, being Maundy Thursday, his Majesty's - ' the - women, being for the south, but with what force we are unacqualn- will!' :upying . B ounty t et3 o ld men and old led. He ex pects to be in Sr. Olalla on the 17th. 00 Nit the allied army was to be collected at Celetico on the age of the King, was distributed in a large room ad- Nh. aip•nin • • g W • httehall Chapel. The Royal donation cnn 16th or 17th entered Seville a French force coming " BALLA STE . ADS surprised General RAMO 'S corps sated of 73 s il ver pennies, about three pounds of beef, IC froth the north, which very probably was the tmision four loaves of bread, a quantity of salt cod, a salmon, of Gazan. The ships embargoed in Cadiz, as tlw ' at Palma otwthe 10th and dispersed it, taking .400 pri. and herrings ; C 2 women, 15s. to the in lieu of cloth, soners. He had since retired to Valverde, expecting an d shoe s and sto c kings to the men. 12th and 13th, were those which brought the Spanish ; to be joined by General ZAYAS from Cadiz with 6000 The Rothan Catholic Bishops and the perish iiriesil division, disembarked at Huelva. Victor has been ~ I men, of whom 400 wire cavalry. of Dublin relined permission, on Sunday, at their r e . reinforced by 5000 men from the army of Sebastiani. spective places of worship, to sign the Address pro ., From the North of Spain it has been reported the .Authoitielnformation transmitted from Eivas,en the l ist, ezd, ' posed by Major BRYAN, for the removal of the Duke 1 the Im erial Guard has been ordered to France. and zed instant. pof RICIIMOgD and Mr. Poo& This Address had pre•• " MARCH 21.—About one o'clock today, the fire 44 A Postscript relates a gallant action fought by a I viohsly mgt with the disapprobation of Lord SOUTH. detachment of Cavalry, under Lieutenant PERSSE, of watt, of the Catholics of Cork, and indeed of almost ,eased on both sides, at camp* Maior, but the place ; every well-meaeing Catholic in Ireland, made a stnal of not having Surrendered. The ac-; the 16tfi Light Dragoons, and Lieutenant FOSTSR, Sevetal foreigners, whose conduct had excited ins. count which we have received respecting the force of of the Royals, with a body of trench Dragoons, of i picton, live beensent out of Ireland, under the pro the eheiny are as folios, :—The division of Gerard, I w hom several were killed, and ari O ffi cer and 37 visions of the Alien Act. which is at Campo Maior, consists of 4000 infantry, men taken. D. 041111 ft, Esq. brother to Sir EDWARD 0 4 BRIP2i, Si It adds the enemy have withdrawn from Pinhel has suceee.ded•Mr. GterAno in his employment at the and 600 cavalry ; Sotiltmarched from Badajoz with I Custom Home, Dublin. two regiments of cavalry, and part of another, as has across the Coa. The true cause, we understand, of the late Duke I likewise done General dazan, with his division, Of 1 41 Mr. STUART ' S dis patc h es of the 30th, an n ounce of Queeestemey's affairs being put into Chancery is; which remained in Badajoz three battalions, of from I , that Marshal BERILVOItD, having tenited the whole of t h at act i ons are brought against the Execta na in * 3 to 400 men each ; there are some petty detachments his force in Portalegre upon the 23d March, advanced Scotland ; and, whilst they are depending, the Ere with his cavalry and attacked the enemy on the 25th, cutors cannot safely pay the legacies without the di- , in Olivenea, Zafra, Merida, &c. • Obliging him to tetreat with the loss of 600 killed rections of the Court of Chancer • 14 MARCH V A y. .—To-day, after two o'clocir, } hey : . dreadful accident happened on Friday se'nnTght hoisted a flag which was in the Castle, having stir- and wounded. The enemy abandoned Campo Mayor to a youth, son of %eta/tat DAVIS, of Bourn, Lin g an d retired acrtos the Guadiana . colnshire. A new threshing-machine, belonging to tendered the place by capitulation, after having re.. ii On the 26th, Marshal BRIIRSFORD'S head-guar- Mr. John Chamberlain, whicfi had been lately erected, shred for the space of ten days ; the garrison did not tars were at Elvas. SOULT'S corps is halted at Lle- excited the curiosity of several people to see it work : ' consist of 4Q)O men between Militia and ordenenzas, among odiers, the above lad (contrary to the injunc- ' rena.--Bar.easrenos has been reinforced at Gibral armed with muskets, 45 artillery, and the ordenen ,; e h Lion of is father) went for that purpose : the lather of the place, when the Spanish troops retired a short leron, by the arrival of General ZAYAS with 6000 happened to go also ; and the boy perceiving him come, crept ender part of the machine, in order to time before it was invested. Although- we are not men . " .5.....0.........- ......•--. conceal hirnscif, when one of the Vi heels caught his By aeti positively informed of the articles of the capitulation. i • ottntS this morning from I America clothes, and, drawing hush among the works, broke' received yet we learn the garrison matched out through the we ' learn that the'Act of Congress allowing cargoes ! his cellar-bone, one of his arms in three places, both breach with the honours of war, and that the Gores. &lied ,. out from England before the 2el of February his thighs, both his legs, and cut his head in a manna nor, Magistrate, an d Militia, were allowed to return to be admitted to entry requires that the cargoes too shocking u he described. No hopes arc entertained to this kingdom. The artillerymen were sera prl- shall be the property of American subjects. Entish of his recovery. property so arriving may also be admitted upon bond, A daughter of Mrs. HIN !SON, of Berwick street, sorters to Badajoz.three years and a half old, was decoyed from the door' but are subjected to forfeiture in the event [which has " As the fire was discontinued for 24 hcurs previ- occurred] of the Orders in Council not. having been of her parent, on Wednesday evening, by two women; ous to the enemy's occupying the 'place, it is coo -' rescinde d before the 2d of February. - , and, after the feelings of the mother had been tortured eluded it was so stipulated, because the garrison'. Wednesday a Coqrt of Directors was geld at the by the loss•of her child SO hours, the latter was left East India Hoare , when the six new Directors tnok in a watch-box, near her home, on Thursday night. hoped to be speedily relieved. Some of our artillery- The child says, tha one of the miscreants described oaths and their s eats . JACOB B the men who were prisoners at Badajoz, and others that and Sir HUGH INGLIS, Bart• were elected Chairman herself as her aunt, and said the was about to hue. remained there wounded, have already escaped to and Deputy Chairman for the year ensuing. her something, and wok her to ah' use in some coult Elves. The Commissioners under the Commercial Credit about Wardour.street, and stripped her. A woman Act had their first meeting on Saturday, at the South has been taken on suspicion. " MARCH 23.—At seven this morning marched Sea House. The only business they transacted was \ H. White, a notorious housebreaker, who escaped horn the enemy's encampment in fleet of Campo i . a few , appointments. Lord BINNING WO , nominated from the Prudentia hulk, at Woolwich, a few months Maio:, six battalions of infantry.' whose force ame unts 1 Ch • airman ; Mr. CAaa, Secretary ; and Mr. KArs, ago , has again escaped. He had been convicted of another offence at Chester Atsius i and teat tg the to about 3000 men ; they took the Dadajos roads. at -Solicitor. • , • • ,Prudesta4 again. .... . . .: _.--..-1.:.4..iiii.....-:........iiii. ." .-- ' • ----- 7 - - ! , - i .. , 7 ' • NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. . .- , MAILS. • . DUE. AIRIIIII. " I ;A. 1 litabliti . 1 0 Malts , . . . • it Waterford 0 0 GUMMI I 0 Cadiz 1 1 0 lersey I I Liaison 0 1 ' 10azila ... II • 1 Leewti. lalando 0 .m...M. OEM . . , . Five sail of the. line, n:iu 2;50 transpo r ts ;, m ay bt hourly expected from Lisbon, as they were to leave the Tagus so.in after the packet. . . EAST.INDIA SHIPPING: . 1 A letter has been received at the East India HOusi from Captain NissErr, Conrimander of the Essex; outward bound, advising his arrival at. Madeira the 91 tvlarch, having parted with the fleet, CuiisaftLixn, Hesnly ADDINGTON', and WALMEIR CASTLOS. under Convoy of his Majesty's ship Husiart, in the night of the 21st Feb. off Cape Finistere, in consequence of a sudden shift of wind, with thick haiy weather, and on the 54 instant Captain Nissarr was preparing to proceed on his voyage: ' --S The CUMIERLAN I), HENEY ADDING!.)X, and WAL. MER Came, arrived at Madeira on the sth March, and procbeded the following day on their voyage. Letters hale been received overland from Bombay; dated the 27th of Oettiber. The Exeter, Captain Totsissi.t., was to sail from Bombay for the Isle of Franke and England, on the 15th of November. FALMOUTH; APRIL to. .. , . . . This li r arrived the Walsitigharn packet, Car* . Ron/ours, with mails from Lisbon, ten days passage. rfo packet was at Lisbon when the WalSingham sail ! . ed i the market vrat quite glutted with every kind of larticle ; spirits Arid provisions of situ description considerably &len in value ; and no freights what -1 l ever offerkpg to 1 E ngland . . Also arrived the Town:- ' :bend paclket, fr the Leeward Island.;, in 42 days; left St, Thomas the 27th February, and on the 18th and 19th passed two vessels bottoms up. Alio arrived the twig Alonzo, Captaip CREscE, [tom Alicant, with bariila, 32 days passage ; the Eliza, SINIOIO4 from Gibraltar, with cork, BCe. and the Spaniih bill; Fran cisco, PAOM, from Gibraltar, for orders ; and the Dart, Faxamax, fruit Lonclon, with fish, for Malta; the three former air Put under quarantine . — Saile d. the Gratitude, Rows, for Statigate Cieek, last froui Gibraltar, to peiform quarantine ; and the Charles and Prince William armed ships, with convoy to thir Eastward. PLYMOUTH, AIPRIt. It. Arrived the Adventure ,packet, from New Yost; in 31 days : she brisi,gs an actrunt that the Non-inter; course Act was carried into a law on the 2d March also, that his, Majesty's schooner TinsTLE was lost near New York on the 6th March, and six of her crew were drowned:—Sailed the acmes. OAK, 74 guns, osi cruize.—Arrived the Nancy, (rotas, from gio Ja: neim, after havint been taken, and retaken by the thttAn frigiteible GANGES, 74 piss, was paid dr at this port yeSterday, .aril put out of commission.— The AcArrA, a fine 44j-gun frigate, vas commisukon; ed here feiterd4y, by Captain KERRi late of the Mit. confs: —Canie tip harbour, to refit, the GOLDWCH brig of war.—The ROYAL GE(?l‘Orii 110 guns, is gone cut of harbour, and is under tird . ers to join toe Baltic Stet.• COWES, AintiL r.. Atri: , eti the Americ an frigate Bsseit, froM Cher. Bourg. • . • • PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 12. Arrived his Majesty's ship COMET, from Gibraitiri the MinkToE and HvAtiNrtr, from the Brazils ; .the ARGO and DOLPHIN,. from Lisbon ; and the RosE and DEXTEROUS, from Guernsy.—bailed his Majesty's ship POIMIDADLry fut. the Downs, with Convoy.— Arrived the ItaPid, -, from Cornni, With daritige. DEAL, APRIL 12. Artivea his Majesty ' s s hips .I.:OI.IIAGEUX, HEROi I liratKrAotwirr, and BEttikick: The indiamen YARMOUTH, APRIL IL tailed for the Htimbet for convoy, the CHANTA twill, Captain SPEARS, and the ELI2A tendtr, Cot . : Leith t 3iumt for the Note, and WRAItGLIR for the Baltice—Arrived from a cruize the BRIMS, and from the Note the BRAVDAORREN.—Rernairt the Roebiick, Partridge, Portia - , Bruiser, and Censor.—Wind MADEIRA, MARCH S. The tsscx East-Indiiman was here, and left this two days ago for Bombay. 20.—The Diligente Frenc!, brig privateer, of 18 uns; and 160 men, has been croizing near this islandlor these two months past, and has made se vcral captures, .which she sends to Mr , gadorr. She has been already chased and looked ISr by several of bur cruizeri, bet has hitherto eluded them. SAVANNAH, JAN. 29. Five British ieszuls are cruizing between this place Ind Charlton. • In sting to tie Beet that is to be under thetom r mina o f Sr JAL= SAUMA22II is the Baltic, a squa. draw. COMMIT' , g of seMal lineal - battle ships, frigates, Sind sloops; is to be put ander the orders of Admin.& YouNo, lately commandin; at Plymouth, who is to hoist his Hag as Commander in Chislf in the North Sea. . The Antwerp fleet is Certainly preparing to' sad, aiid we have a strong foitewatchitig for them. The Magnificent and squadron Sava taken and destroyed 17 sad of vessels, of from 100 to 110 tons each, linen with Warlike stores, from Ancona, bound to Corfu. 'Chive of them arrived at Naha the Ilth of Ft:hruary. The Felicity, Towtowl..l, from Lisbon, foundered at sea; crew saved. The Ealing Greve ..--, front Loudon for Dominica, has lsePn taken by a French privateer, retaken by the Narcissus frigate,antl sent on her Voyage. The privateer had taken ten other vessels, and sent them for Mogadore. The Industry, Bell, of Sunderland, was taken the old uh. off the Kentish coast. The Swan, from St. Kitt's for London, has been taken, retaken, and arrived in Glendower )lay. The Porcupine, Holland, sailed from New-Tork in August last, and hes nut since been heard of, The Spanish brig Trasquata, of four guns, Captain Pens, from Valencia fer London, an feed at Cibrahar ' alt s an engagement of one hour and a half, with a French pri vateer, near Malaga, which she beat off when hi the act of boarding. The Trasquaie bad two men wounded. Ihe privateer had several of her crew killed and wounded. The Hero cutter, Lieut. Reynolds, sent ince Hull, last week, ai • schooner, laden with tallovrooap, and fish; one sloop with iron, and another with indigo—Lehe latter valued at £10,000,41 taktu off Norway. The Queberdica French privateer, of 1 4 guns, was taken the 19th of January, by the Pitmene frigate, and carried into Malta. The Napoleon Frye* privateer was taken off Mak r iA, tsv the DOlllllll sloop, anit carried into Gibraltar the 12th els. I . t