Star. — London, England, 1809-05-04 00:00:00

I „. EAST INDIES. BENGAL. INTELLIGENCE. Islnv* B,llBoB.—The English prisoners in the Isle of France, according to the latest accounts, had been exposed to very severe privations. In consequence of the general scarcity of provisions, their allowance of 14 dollars per month had become quite inadequate to their maintenance, and in additiOn to this inevita bte hardship, the restraints upon theiir persons bad, latterly; with a few exceptions, been more rigorously enforced than ever, Captain Flinders was still on the Island ; he was permitted to reside on his parole • with a French family in the country, and had, for sonie time past, been treated with tolerable lenity. The market for prize goods at the Mauritius con tinued, AS might , be expected, extremely heavy. Some pearls found on board the Margaret, were the only article of merchandize which, for a long time, had experienced a quick sale. Ships of,five hundred tons had been disposed of to the Arabs for 16 or 17,000 dollars. The Arab ships on their passage to Muscat touched at the Island of Zanzebar, where they found a fast sailing French privateer of 10 guns, lying there. No vessel had arrived from America for above four months. • French wine, of the very lowest quality, was not to be had - under a dollar and a quarter per bottle. Something had been done towards raising provisions within the Island, and upon that source of supply the inhabitants would soon be reduced to depend ; were it only possible to maintain the blockade in equal rigour, throughout the whole year—a single hurricane, such as not unfrequently visits that quarter of the world, would then be the certain precursor of misery and famine to the people of Mauritius. PRINCE .: WALES'S ISLAND, OCTOBER I, nos. Tuesday lass. arrived the ship Farquhar, Captain SINCLAIR, from the eastward, last from Malacca. TA Farquhar brought in with her the Dutch brigs Fcatone, Helder, and Fredda, one of which is a re markable fine vessel, and a fast sailer. _ _ _ Captain SINCLAIR has also detained an Arab ship, which came from Samanang, laden with sugar and tobacco, and brought her into this post. We are sorry to learn, that a ship, named the Susannah, of Copenhagen, taken by the Farquhar on the coast of Java, laden with rice and Japan ware, has not been heard of. There were on board her the Prize Master, the Danish. Commander, his clerk, carpenter, carpenter's mate, a few slaves,' who were . promised their liberty, and thirty-three people from the Farquhar. Captain SnicLaut was inform ed by the second Officer, that she had on board two . c h es t s of gold, a quantity of quicksilier, and cam phor wood, amounting to a very considerable sum— a circumstance of which at the time of the capture . Captain Stscuai was entirely ignorant. Accdunts from Malacca mention, that rice had risen to a very great price, and it was supposed would be much higher, unless a seasonable supply was speedily received, P4RLIAMENTARr PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, MAY 3. In the Appeal Arnott and others against Flint and others, Mr. Clerk was heard for the Appellants, and Mr. Adam for the Re spondents.—Farther hearing on Friday. The Militia Completion Bill, and other Bills were brought up from the Commons by Mr. Wharton and other Members, and read a first time. The British Ships Captures' Bill was read a third. time and passed.—Adjourntd till to-tr.orraw (this day). HOUSE OF COMMONS. A Message from 'the Lords stated, that their Lordships had agreed to the British 'Ships Bill. The LORD ADVOCATE of SCOTLAND brought up the Scotch Militia Families Bill, which was read a first time. The committal of the Woollen Manufacturers' Bill was post poned till Tuesday next. The third reading of the Irish Commissioners' Fees Bill was postponed until to-morrow. The Newspaper Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to •morrow. MONUMENT TO CAPTAIN HARDING& Mr. R. WARD rave notice, that he should on to-morrow se'n night move for the Er!ction of a Monument to Captain Bar dinge, late of the St. Florenzo. COLONEL CHARMILLY. Mr. WHITBREAD moved for an account of the expence of raising the Regiment of Colonel Charmilly, and also for the terms on which it was to be raised.—Ordered. BRITISH MUSEUM. • Mr. ROSE presented an Account of the Expenditure of the British Museum for the year 1808, and an Estimate of the pro- bable Expenditure for the year 1809.—Ordered to lie on the 'fable. THE GORDON PAPERS. Sir FRANCIS BURDF.TT inquired when it was likely that the Gordon Papers would be printed and ready for delivery ? The SPEAKER said be had already received his copy, and he believed they would be delivered to the Members this night. DUTCH OFFICERS PAID BY THIS COUNTRY. Mr. C. WYNNE mo►ed for the Total Number and Rank oi l Dutch Officers to whom Annual Payments were mode by this Country, with ;he Sums paid to each Rank, &c. The SECRETARY at WAR did not object to the Motion, though the greater part of the information asked for was already b.fure she House in one of the Reports of cbe Military Commit tee. 'there were, he observed, two Establishments of this kind ; of one of which, however, be knew nothing. Alter a few words from Genoa' TARLETON, the Motion was agreed to. IRISH CONSTABLES' BILL. On the Comm:tree on the Irish Constables' Bill, Mr. FOSTER objected to the Speaker's leaping the Chair, and expressed his resolution to negative the question. • A discussion then took place between Mr. Hra astur, Sir Joule n.wruici , Mr. STEWA MT, ViSCOURt BURN:AID, Mr. P. MOORE, Mr. O'HA RA, &e.; when the gallery was cleared, and a Divi sion took place _ _ For t h e Bill, 7.. v —Agaiost it, 32 Vajority, 25. -TAMP OFHCE. Mr. WHITBREAD referring to the accounts laid before the House of the incidental expences of the Stamp Office departments in England and Scotland, particularly pointed out some items in the accounts f or England, which he thought required investiga. t i on . There were a number,of trifling articles paid by the Commis s ioners of their own authority, which h e thought required investigation, such as servant's wages to the housekeeper, and other small sums, amounting to between 3001. and 4001. There was a l so a considerable sum.of upwards of 42700 yearly as allowances to stampers for extra h onrs , chaWds hoar. He understood that all the se rvants soft( the o P er s cewer e paid for their time. ..lf th e sa l ar i es , . , too sma ll they ought to be encreased. The miy, and surel y the m oat economical wa y to h ave servants; was to give them adequa te and liberal good. salaries. lie observed also a sum of M. to the Ware house-keeper for an increase of duty. All these stuns he conceived should be made by public grant, and not at the discretion of the Commissioners. In Scotland ; the items granted in this way were even to a greater; amount, and there was one-item which appeared to him to be particularly objectionable. This was a sum for premiums for procuring good bills for remitting the Stamp Duties from Scotland to England. He concluded by moving for an account of the mode of managing, and charges for managing the Stamp Duties in Scotland for the last two years, distin guishing each particular charge. Also for the autho rity under which the different extra and incidental expences were paid in England and Scotland. And also for an account of the premiums for procuring good bills for remitting the Stamp Duties in Scotland to this country. Mr.' HUSKISSON agived that the premiums for procuring good Bills for the purpose of transmitting the Duties from Scotland to England, were an unne cessary expence. It arose from this circumstance, that the Bills sent were at ten instead of forty or fifty days. It was not necessary, however, that the Bills should be at ten days date, and in future this expence would be avoided. To explain that, till now, the ex istence of this mode of conducting the business was unknown, he should move for a letter from G. Har rison, Esq. on that subje'et. Mr. PT BREA D' s motions, and the additional Motion of Mr. HUSKISSON, were then put and agreed to. EXCISE IN SCOTLAND. Mr. WHITBREAD asked a question as to the fact of certain mal-practices having been discovered in the conducting of the Excise Duties in Scotland, in consequence of which three of the Commissioners had been dismissed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER answered, that in consequence of complaints an in vestigation on this subject had been instituted, the result of which was, that three of the Commissioners had been discovered to have accepted of loans of money from those under their controul, in conse quence of which they had been dismissed. He should be happy to furnish the Honourable Gentleman with any other information on the subject he might require. With this explanation Mr. WHITBREAD de dared himself satisfied in the mean time. Mr. WHITBREAD then put a question relative to the Dutch Officers in British Pay ; and also as to the fact, whether Baron Hompesch was a General Officer ? The only answer we could collect from the Secre tary at War was, that he surely understood Baron Hompesch to be a General Officer. . SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE EXPEDITIONS. Lord TEMPLE moved for a return of any com munications made from the Medical Staff to the Me dical Board of the sick and wounded men in the expe• dition to Portugal and Spain, and also for a list of the sick and wounded of those expeditions, who had died since their return to England. His motive for this motion was, that he understood there had been a great defect in the number of surgeons to attend those men, and also in the medical stores sent for the use of the army. Lord CASTLEREAGH said, he shOuld feel it his duty to oppose the motion of the Noble Lord ; first, because it was wholly unprecedented in that House ; and secondly, because if the return really was made, it would answer no manner of purpose to the Noble Lord, or afford him the means of drawing any deduction, without an opportunity of comparing similar returns from an army of equal numbers under similar circumstances. The army in Spain had cer tainly undergone much greater fatigues almost than any other troops employed upon any expedition during the war, and,consequently a much greater proportion of them must have been exposed to the casualties inseparable from numerous armies under all the vi cissitudes of climate and service. Even of the great numbers of such an army who return in health: it was well known that many would afterwards fall sick in consequence of the fatigues and hardships they had previously undergone. This was the case with the troops who returned from the late expedition : but he could not see how the returns moved for by the Noble Lord could throw any light upon the doubts he seemed to entertain, or to the defects he supposed to exist, either in the number of surgeons, or the quantity of medical stores sent out to the armies.— He would only assure the Noble Lord, that the troops were more perfectly restored to health ; and a return of deaths and casualties in his opinion would have no other effect than to wound the feelings of individuals, and damp the ardour of the army. Mr. WHITBREAD said his Noble Friend could have no such purpose in view ; but as the country was heavily charged for medical assistants and medi cal stores, and at the expence of maintaining an Apo. thecary-General, they had a right to know whether the aids they so highly paid for were fairly adminis tered, as complaints had gone forth on this head ? This was the object of his Noble Friend's motion, and not a painful inquiry about the misfortunes of brave men, which every one must lameQt, and are inseparable from a state of war. He submitted, therefore, whether it would not be more decorous on the part of the Noble Lord to yield to the motion. Lord CASTLEREAGH replied, that such a complaint as that stated by the Hon. Gentleman never reached his ears until he heard it this night in the liouse. The House, therefore, ought to be cau tious such complaints coming from quarters where no knowledge of facts existed, and of which Gentle men in official departments had no knowledge what ever. General TARLETON said, it was true that no such return was called for when the troops returned from Dunkirk or the Helder; but then they were by no means so numerous as those upon the expeditions to Portugal - and Spain, who also had suffered much greater hardships. As a soldier, he rejected the as sertion of the Noble Lord, that such an inquiry had a tendency to damp the ardour of the troops. On the contrary, nothing could more highly excite that ardour, or more firmly attach them to the service, than to find i strict attention paid by their leader - . to provide for their accommodations, their cornfOrts, and their wants. No evil could result Jrow the inquiry in the present case. If the runiour. TPis Unfounded, the fallacy would be proved, and the country satisfied. The CHANCELLOR of the -EXCHEQUER could not see that the pi c te r io :small for would thr-w any material light cal . sub#ct for which dr,y Melville, great improvements were made in the mode of embarking the troops, which improvements he supposed were still in force. He hoped, however, that if the motion were withdrawn, it would be perfectly understood that the subject would undergo a full in quiry out of doors. Lord CASTLEREAGH said, if there had been no particular inquiry hitherto upon that point, it was because he had never heard such a complaint made before ; and there was nothing on the face of the papers to lead him to . suspect any fault in this depart ment. As the subject, however, had been mentioned in the House, he should make it his business to in quire particularly. Earl TEMPLE, in consequence of this promise of the Noble Lord, consented to withdraw his motion. Adjourned. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON The Poetical Epistle, from a NATIVE of DUMFRIES, does great credit to the talents of the. Author, whose approbation will long be a source of sincere gratification. THURSDAY, MAY 4. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Consols, for money, 67W—Ditto for May, 67ii. Omnium 1 preen—Exchequer Bills. 12s. to 14s.prt. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per Cent. Red. 66:11.1 3 per Cent. Cons. 6; ft 4 per Cent. 89. i 5 per Cent. Navy 984 k Long Ann. In 5-16ths 3-16thsi India Bonds, 15s. 14s. pre. Imperial 3 per Cents. 6541 I Imp. Ann. 7 3-16 1 I Excheq. Bills, 9s. 12s. pr. I Consols, for ace. 671 Letters from Sweden state that a serious difference has arisen between the Courts of Stockholm and Petersburgh, from a cause not easily removed. The Emperor of RUSSIA has proposed to substitute the Duke of OLDENBURGII for the Duke of SUDERMANIA to discharge the duties and support the honours of the Regency ; and it is reported that if the Swedes should not concur in this measure, hostilities are to be immediately renewed. The Count of WAcit- MEISTER, it was presumed, would be appointed Presi dent of the Diet. As to the deposition of the King, GUSTAVUS IV. by his courtiers and officers, the measure will, it is said, be sanctioned by a decree of the Swedish Diet. A public accuser will appear, and the King will be al lowed official defenders : his late Secretary of War and Baron Tom., are, it is reported, willing to come forward as his advocates.. It is not likely, however, that 'the King will recognise the national Diet as a tribunal competent to sit in judgment upon their So vereign. His formal deposition will therefore, in all probability, be the result of a summary process. In deed there is nothing more idle and absurd than the idea of a legal and fair trial of a King, because the very accusation and trial of a King is Treason, ex cept where these acts are accompanied with success. Yesterday, at two o'clock, his MAJESTY held a Pri vate Levee at the Queen's Palace.—The following had the honour of beiag presented to his MAJESTY Captain Sir ROBLIT Hows BROMLE r, upon ►ucceeding to his Title. Count Ds SALER, upon having the King's Commission to use that Title, by the Earl of Macclesfield. Captain Sir MICHAEL SEYMOUR, upon his being created a Baronet, and upon the capture of the Niemen. Mr. Rosiesosr. upon his being appointed Under Secretary of StateM the Colonial Department, by Viscount Castlereagh. The Marquis We LLEStt r, upon his being appointed Ambas sador to Spain, by Mr. Canning. ' Major Bitenroan, upon his being appointed from the King's Own 4th, to the 11th Regiment, and upon his return from Spain, by the Eatl of Chatham. Lieutenant-Colonel Wv Nen, of the 4th Regiment, upon his return from Spairi. Lord Lusts MURRAY, upon his appointment to be Colonel of the Royal Manx Fencibles. • The Archbishop of QASRRI., upon his arrival from Ireland. Brigadier-General Watt, upon his appointment of Brigadier- General in the West Indies, who also took leave of his Majesty. Viscount BERNARD, upon his marriage. Captain Hitt, R. N. upon his promotion. Brigadier-General MoNTRISOR, upon his promotion. Captain WALKER, of the Bedford, upon his return from the Brazils. Lieutenant-Colonel ZO VCR, upon his rejoining the 10th Royal Veuran Battalion, at Quebec. His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, and gave audi ences to the Duke of PORTLAND, the other Cabinet Ministers present, Sir DAVID DUNDAS, and Mr. RY DER, who laid before his MAJESTY the proceedings of several Courts Martial. _ _ The Prince of WALES, yesterday, visited her MA - JEST I and the Princesses. The Duke of SussEx dined yesterday with her Mei.. .rEssry and the Princesses. The Cabinet Ministers dined yesterday with the Duke of PORTLAND. Her Grace the Duchess of MARLBOROUGH gave a Bull at Blenheim on Thursday last ) to the Nobility and Gentry of the neighbourhood, and the Gentle men of the University of Oxford. MR ROBERT WILSON'. • Ihe number of those killed and wounded .dtmpaign, or the number who died subsequently, ' ..seer of their wounds, or the fatigue of a very rapid I The French Papers lately represent the Portng, - 5 retreat in the midst of winter, would not, of itself, legion, under Sir Rocctur WiLsoN, as having bee ; imply any charge against the Medical Board, or Me- defeated by a very inferior force. We have to c.pp dical Assistants. The House should be satisfied, or to that account, an official letter of a more :e a , at least have reason to believe, that there was some date, which we ir.sert below. On the day previn l loss occasioned by this cause before they instituted to the affair therein mentioned, Sir R.WiLsox retur n: inquiry. If, however, any regular complaint was from Coria, whither he went to take the command, made of actual loss from either of those causes,• he a corps sent by General BEREsPORD, to be united wit would allow, that it would be proper that there should another detached by General CURSTA, to act on ti, be an inquiry. I rear and right flank of Marshal VICTOR. On his wa , Mr. FREMANTLE thought the motion was ihe received information that CutsrA was retreatin; proper upon other grounds. If any unusual num-' and that the combination could not take place : ' ber of men were lost upon any expedition, it was ne- " Veilla de Cervo, April le, ism m f arched on the morning of the Ist of April, with t h e t l eatclink: cessary to find out the cause. If, instead of the " S td--i have the honour to inform your Excellency, th,,, blame attaching to the Medical Board, it was found otroop s legion n consistinglud of er my contsan d, GO Spanish and so P ert 200 men of the regimen t o f Avil to have proceeded from bad arrangements in the 130 of the transport service, and from the manner i n which they I geese dragoons, with one howitzer and one fieldpiece, with tl were embarked • this also, though affecting Ministers ! intention of surprising or carrying the posts of the enemy zt 13 : i ba i d , el l'hueren: within more than the Medical Board, was a proper subject e a quarter of . a mile of the village, 1 detal, of inquiry, and it was, therefore, necessary that the i Lieutenant- olonel Wilson, with 80 Spaniards and sore,: b,,,,, facts should be ascertained. to alarm the enemy in his rear, in case of resistance; them . , ; Mr. WII,.BERFORCE said, he would not feel body was close upon the village before the enemy's sonnies ft , ceived its c lapproach;nlD on Carlos I D .i . zenant Colo d nel Grant, zee i t , comfortable in negativing a motion which proceeded from an anxiety to inquire into any thing which con- tenant-Colonel the Captain Gen ° e g ral, galloppede Aide-de-Camp wi a t al h P th t t o . "ll and killed or secured such part of the enemy as could coctalraLl2.cli cerned the lives or health of those concerned in expe ditions. He knew that in the administration of Lord in time the rocks in the descent or the mounta::;:i. 44 The Commanding Officer and 16 men were pressed so it by the detachment under the command of Lieutenant-Colo! Wilson, that they were unabl6 to reach the bridge, and wi obliged to throw themselves into a cave at the base of the mom taro, which was extremely difficult of access. The Spaniards and a part of the legion went down the sit of the mountain, and I posted the remainder of the legion, w the howitzers, on the height commanding Barba del Putrco, the road of San Felices ; and I brought the gun through the lege to the ridge of the path leading to the bridge, from %vbi - I, tuations the artillery played with very great effect on the cud ascending the San Felices road, and the runforcernenis which bl sequently descended. The enemy sent immediately forward from San Felig where he had 34)00 men, detachments of light troops, %vim tc post on the side of the mountain opposed to us, and where tl kept up a very brisk firv, as briskly answered, from eight o'ck in the morning until two in the afternoon, but with consider - al loss on their part, from our activity, and thd excellence of se of our marksmen, particularly some efficersand chasseurs, p seats. " Finding that the enemy perevered in throwing more troi forward, and not having the means or intention to occupy 1 posts of Barba del Puerco, especially as 1 was aware th u ae cot and did, by single persons, pass and assemble a large force this side of the bridge, who could divide and turn our positi to right and left; I withdrew my guns from Barba del Puerzo its height; when the Spaniards re.ascended the bill, and formed a height, about 400 yards front the village. " 'lhe troops of the legion maintained the ground obstinat against the tirailleurs of the enemy, who appeared on every aid. " I gradually withdrew my guns and thr Spanish infantry separate divisions ; then the cavalry, as the ground did not mit of its acting ; and when the main body had thus descend' the hill, and passed an intervening open space, extremely not vourable to cross, under an enemy's fire from the height, Iwi drew the troops of the legion, and by keeping up a fire from bind the rock that favoured mj skirmishes, I passed also rear-guard, without any loss or the smallest disorder, to the ro, height beyond the plain, where again making a stand in sot strength, the enemy halted, and retired up the bill. " The troops had directions to halt at Veilla de Cervo, I remained during the night, constantly patroling to Barba Puerto; and where I found that the enemy early at nigh; 1 from fear of an attack, withdrawn his forces, leaving on:y a n guard. " It is a painful circumstance to be under the necessity of en even against the enemy, a most flagitious breach of faith and litary honour; but it is not only to record a reprozch, it isle . gallant officers in the exercise of generous humanity, from pen ing by similar treachery, that I am obliged to relate, that w informed of the officer and his party being in the cave, at wi the Spaniards were endeavouring to pour fire from every du Lion, I desired Lieutenant Wilson t o offer them their lives on did= of surrendering, and Lieut. Colonel Don Carlo. d'Esps.• accompanied him to prevent the Spanish infantry from firing. " Finding that the communication could not be made 0:1 side of the bridge, these officers, joined by Lieut. Colonel C and Lieutenant Charles, of the Royal Brilish Artillery, passes bridge, advanced with a white handketClief, and propom.l terms I .de&red. The officers came forward, and said it was • they wished, and begged Lieut. Colonel Wilson to approack At the instant a volley was fired at him and the rest of the of& and the fire was continued untill they passed the bridge at Unfortunately it happened at the moment that the enemy's tachments were descending the hill, so the.: the complete exam' could not be made, which such conduct imperiously dentam but most of the assassins perished, and I um assured that only e officer and four men came out of the cave alive. ' " It is a more agreeable duty for mg to add, that in this expel. tion I have Lad much to praise. All the officers attached to me d.l whatever bravery and judgment could atchieve ; and pur Furl lency well knows, that bosh must have been required under our circumstances, in the conduct of new levies naturally brave, inexperienced. " 'This affair has cost the enemy dear, and it is another lesson tizt no occasion is omitted to attack him, and that be autr.ot wi:11 punity presume in a country where his name is an abhorrence, ail where % his crimes daily augment the virulence of hatred, and tl• fury of vengeance. Hitherto it is true that the character of the war which I have been able to direct against hint, has nut been . the great scale of military operations : but it is one which bast:4i: him in continual alarm, diminished his ranks, and I trust disco:Ll , fited many of his objects. " It would be improper at this moment to notice publicly th, patriotic zeal and valour of several peasants , wh o accompanied and served in yesterday's affair, but I have the honour to us mit for his Majesty, the Central Junta, their namos, and anintg , many brave and worthy men, there is yet one to be particalxiy distinguished for his most gallant conduct.-1 have the honour be your Excellency's most obedient and bumble servant, " R OB ERT WILSON, Brig-General. " Veilla de Cervo, April 2, 1809." Lord WILLIAM BEN TING( is appointed to go OL with a special commission, to be with the ArclicEk CHARLES at the Austrian armies. Some of onr cot emooraries have been irr posed up . ; by a paragraph which must have crept into the 1'! mouth paper by mistake, stating that a vessel-bad rived from Rotterdam with an ..ecoriat of the Franc. having been defeated by the Austi-i:::13 with the loss of 6000 men. Upon enquiry we find that no su,:o vessel has arrived at Plymouth. Yesterday the Hon. R. S. DuNDAs gave his first Official Dinner since his appointment to his new °thee, to several parliamentary friends and gentlemen inter ested in the affairs of Ireland. CITY BUSINESS.—Tuesd sy a Court of Alder was held at Guildhall, which was attended b) Lord Mayor, 16 Aldermen, and the City Oa The court examined the Mealweighers' reports, ordered the price of bread to be continued at Is. the quarrern loaf of wheaten, and Is. 14d. house) Thanks were voted to the Lord Bi hop of Hear/ and the Rev. Mr. RAINE, for their sermons pre. at Christ Church, Newgate-street, on Easter.Moi andruesday se'nnight ; and also to the Rev. Mr. Bi Chaplain to the Lord Mayor, for his vrmon Paul's Cathedral, on the first Sunday in Easter.] before the Lord Mayor, the Judges, Aldermen Six bars of gold, weighing upwards of 955 or were sworn off for exportation, pursuant to the ['he Billingsgate Duties were settled for the yci ,uing. g be ta (PP e iecc: t revin us :ttirntd land o f od whit on th e 'is Way, reatinr, 1049. :ys that I atclimer. of Avila, M Pent:- with tl.t at deta:Lcd tc horse, the sn,, / , tries ter- ra. Li tt ,. to 1.;.s 4:cavalry, uot rczch LI so !raid t-Colocet wc:: se :flour, the sides ion, with ere°, ar,l rola s.*:- • he gnarls rhich sub- n who took here they ht o'clock naiderable e of sor e tura, p,a- are troops copy the t ht coal force on position l'ucrzo ts Mimed oa bstinately rery side. fantry in cl not ad- ,escended tidy rants. ht, I wit!, from be. i also the the rocky in sou:e rvo, where Barba del nigh; bid, ln:y a MA ty of cit rg, .th and it is t Face 7oni that when at wham very direr- res on cut- ; d'Espazse firing. tcle on de onel passed to opo:.el :be t was % oat ick nearer. lie othcer, idge agate. :envy's de- te example !emended, at only the his cape: i to nie four Excel- ill:der our brave, b.: 'lesson thzt ut with irk- rrence, erd d, and :Iv: toter of the lot been Co ch haste,:: ist Malik:) . di, companied ir to tram- d amcma sa rarticala: it honour I nt, General. go ozit Iced up .1 the Ily• ar• to French emelt )y the fficers• s, ar.,l s. 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