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FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, DECEMBER 17, 1811. Copy of a letter from Commodore Broughton, late Senior OM- err of his Majesty's ships and vessels in the East ladies, to John Wilson Croker, yin dated on board the lilorrious, in Batavia Roads, August 10, lull. SIR-.You will be pleased to lay before the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the enclosed copies of letters which I have received from Captains George Harris, and Robert Maunsell, of his Majesty's ship - Sir Francis Drake, and the Procris sloop, giving an account of the capture and destruction of several gun-boats belonging to the enemy, which, in my opinion, reflects the greatest credit upon the Officers and men employed. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) W. R. BROUGHTON. His Majesty's ship, Sir Francis Drake, oil Rembang, 23d May, 1811. Sin—ln latitude 6 deg. 35 min. South, and longi tude 111 deg. 32 mite. East, Rembang hearing S.W. 13 miles, being on my passage to put in force our order of the Ist of April, 1811, and having beeft necessitated to anchor during the night of the 22d inst. fiom contrary winds, and a strong current setting from the eastward ; I had the satisfaction, at daylight, to observe a flotilla of the enemy's gun vessels, consisting of nine felucca-rigged, and five prow-rigged, at anchor, close in-shore, about three miles from the Drake. At dawn of day they weigh ed and stood for Rembang, but were so closely chaced, that by seven o'clock three or four well-di. rected broadsides, brought five of the felucca vessels tinder our guns to an anchor, which were instantly taken possession of. The others finding themselves off from their port, furled sails, and pulled up in wind's eye of us, direct for the shore, out of sch of our guns. Shoaling our water considerably, 1e me dispatch Lieutenants Bradley and-Addis, Roch rif the Royal Marines; Messrs. Groves, sorton, and Phibbs, midshipmen ; with Lieutenant awles, Mr. Gillman, and 12 privates of his Ma sty's 14th regiment, in four six-oared cutters and a to board them, the Drake keeping under weigh -king up to windward, ready to cover the boats. it is with peculiar pleasure I have to state, that i undaunted and gallant conduct of this :mall party Officers and men, made prizes of all the rest by lit o'clock, without the loss of a man, notwith rding a sharp fire of grape from several pieces of lnance, with continual musquetry, which corn- . ienced the moment the boats got within grape-shot stance, and did not discontinue until our seamen ' their oars in to board ; when the crews of each ;el either jumped overboard, or went'on shore in it boats. am sorry to state the loss of the enemy must have been great, as their boats being small arid overloaded ',ll men, arms, and ammunit:on, many were cop al s o ld most of the men in them (as well as those at jumped overboard) drowned; the scene I under stand was truly piteous, as the Officers commanding ,'boats were prevented from affording that relief r h humanity would have dictated, from having r unch two of the felucca vessels off the beach, in t ace of a brisk fire of small arms, from the men :lo had escaped and fled into the jungle. diterom the quarter-deck of the Sir Francis Drake, ng an eyewitness of the conduct of this brave de lchment, I beg leave to represent it in terms of ,the ;hest praise. The inclosed is a list of the vessels burnt, the 'r -ce, &c. &c. I lament the nature of my orders aild not allow me to preserve the nine felucca ;ged vessels for the use of the expedition, being new, only launched 15 days, and in my opt ion, the best built gun-boats I ever saw : they are ) feet long over all, 17 broad, and pull 60 oars each, .ad are fitted to carry a 7.inch howitzer aft, and a 24-pound carronade forward, but only one was found vith her guns on board ; and as her sailing is but try little inferior to the Drake's, and causes little or' delay, I have kept her as a dispatch tender; whe ther the guns of the others were hove overboard, or 'ether they were going to be gunned, is a matter doubt, as the enemy did all they could to burn, ik, and destroy, before they left them. They were am Rembang eight days, had been on a cruize to Joanna, but were then bound to Sourabaya, com manded by a Captain Orning, who either escaped on 'rare, or was drowned.—l have the honour, &c. (Signed) GRORGE HARRIS. . Commodore W. R. Broughton, Senior Officer in the command of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels employed in the hast Indies. ISt of Gun-Vessels and Armed Prows, taken and burnt by his Male sty's Ship Sir Francis Drake, on the 23d May, 1811. trench Felucca, No. 8, fit . ed with carriages, &c. &c. to carry one 7-melt howitzer and one 21-pound earronade, but not found on board, 87 tons and et men, from Rembang hound to Soma bap ; captured off Rembang, and burnt; the Lteuteuaut and 18 men taken prisoners, the rest escaped on shore. tench Felucca, No. 9, fitted with carriages, Sec. &c. to carry one 7-inch howitzer and one 1:4-pound carronade, but trot bound en board, $7 tons and 24 men, from Rembang, bound to Sou rabaya, captured off Rentbang, and burnt, some of the crew wounded, some drowned, and the rest escaped. tench Felucca, No. 10, fitted with carriages, &c. Sec. to carry one 7-inch howitzer and one 24-pound earronade, but not found on board, 87 tons and 24 men, from Rembang, bound to Sourabaya ; captured oft' Rembareg and burnt, the Midship man and it: men taken prisoners, sonic drowned, the rest ftCa. peel on shore. trench Felucca, No. 11, fitted with carriages, ice. &c. to carry one 7-inch howitzer and one 24-pound carronade, but not found on beard, 87 tons and 24 men, from Rembang, bound to Sourabaya ; apt ured off Rembang, and burnt, some of the crew wounded, some drowned, the rest escupt-d ou shore. trench Felucca, No. 12, fitted with carriages, &c. Sec. to carry one 7-inch howitzer, and our 24-pound carronade, but not found on board, 87 tons and 24 men, from it ernbang, bound to Sourabaya; captured off Rembang, and burnt, thirteen men taken prisoners, some wounded, some drowned, the test esca ped on shore. trench Felucca, No. 13, fitted with carriages, Ste. &c. to carry one 7-inzli howitzer and one 24-potend carronade, but uoc found on board, 87 tons and 24 men, Irons Rembang bound to Sourabaya; captured off Rembang and burnt, some 01 the crew wounded, some drowned, the rest escaped on store. rends Motto, No. 14, fitted with carriages, &c. &c. to carry one 7-inch howitzer and one 14-y mind commode but not found on board, 87 tons and 24 men, from Rembang, bound to Sourabaya; captured off Rembang and burnt, 22 men talus prisoners. • rrench Felucca, No. 13, fitted with carriages, &c. dm. to carry one 7-inch howitzer and one 24-pound carronade, but not &sod on bawd, 87 tons and 24 map, from Rcmbang, belted to Sourabaya ; captured off Rembang, and burnt, fourteen men taken prisoners, some wounded, saute drowsed, sod the rest 'escaped On shore. . ° . French ?Awes No. ti, of ens seven-Inch howitzer and Mel* pound citronade, S 7 tons, and 211 men, froM Ikentiang Wend to Sourabaya ; captured off Ambers, and as a tender, one man taken prisoner, some wounded, some and the rest e.c.mel on shore. French Prow, No. I, of two nhte-pounders and one two-pounder snivel, 50 tons, from Rembang bound to Sourabiya; captured off Rembang, the Commander and tie men taken prsoners, some wounded, sonic drowned, and the rest escaped on shore. Sent the prisoners on shore in her to Bombay. French Prow No. 2, of two nine-pounders and one two-pounder swivel, .50 tons, from Rembang bound to Sourabaya • captured off Rembang, and burnt, some of the crew wounded, some drowned, and the rest escaped on shore is their stn pans. French Prow No. 9, of two nine-pounders and one two-pounder swivel, 50 tons, from Rembang bound to Sourabaya ; captured off Rembang, and burnt, some of the crew wounded, some drowned, the rest escaped on shore in their san pans. French Prow No. 4, of two nine.pouslers and one two pounder swivel, 50 tons, from Rembang bound to Sourabaya; captured off Rembang, and burnt, some of the crew wounded, some drowned, and the rest escaped on shore in their san pans. French Prow No. 5, of two nine-pounders and one two-pounder swivel, 50 tons, from Rembang bound to Sourabaya; captured off Rembang, and burnt, some of the crew wounded, some drowned, and the rest escaped on short in their san pans. Two French Merchant Prows, of 30 tons each, from Rembang bound to Sourabaya, in ballast; captured off Rembang, and burnt, some of the crew wounded, some drowned, and the rest escaped on shore in their ,an pans. (Signed) GEORGE HARRIS, Captain. His Majesty's sloop Procris, at sea, August 2. SlR—Enclosed 1 have the honour to transmit yon° a copy of a letter I have written to Captain Sayer, of his Majesty's ship Leda, and have the hoopoe ft be, &c. (Signed) ROISNAT MAUY2P.L4 Commander. To Commodore W. R. Broughton, &c. His Majesty's sloop Procris, off the mouth of ladramay River, July 31. SIR-1 have the honour to inform you, that in obedience to your orders, I proceeded in shore, and at day-light this morning, discovered six gunboats, with a convoy of 4D or .50 prows, close in with the mouth of Tndramay river, upon which we immedi ately weighed and ran into one quarter less three fa. thorns water, and were then scarcely within gun-shot of the gun-b oats ; finding our fire made very little impression on them, and conceiving the destruction of this force to be an object of constable import ance, I proceeded to the attack of them with the boats his Majesty's sloop under my command, to- gether with two flat boats, an officer, and 20 men, of his Majesty's 14th regiment, and an officer and the same number of men from his Majesty's 89th regi ment, and succeeded in boarding and carrying five 'of them successively under a heavy fire of grape and musketry, their crews jumping overboard, after hav ing thrown their spears into the boats the 6th blew up before we got alongside of her. The whole of the convoy on their first seeing us, hauled through the mud up the river, or they must also have fallen into our hands. The gun-boats carry each of them one brass 32-pound carronade forward, and one 18-pour. der aft, with (as appears by the papers found on board) upwards of 60 men each, they are excellent vessels, and, in my opinion, might be found of consi derable service to the expedition. in performing of this service, I am happy to ob serve that our loss has been comparatively small, when it is considered that the boats, during the whole time of their advancing, were exposed in the open day, to the fire of twelve guns of the calibre I have mentioned, and a constant fire of musketry, (the gun-boat which blew up, being of equal force with the rest.) I cannot conclude without performing the pleasing duty of noticing the very steady and determined bra very of every Officer and man employed on this ser vice. Frxn Mr. Majoribanks, my First Lieutenant, I received that able support I had reason to expect, horn his general good conduct whilst under my com mand, and I cannot too strongly mat k the high sense I entertain of the gallantry of Lieutenant H. J. Hey land, of his Majesty's 14th Regiment, and Lieute nant Oliver Crush, of his Majesty's 89th Regiment, their keeping up a steady well-directed fire of mus ketry from the men under their respective commands must have proved considerably destructive to the ene my, I have also to express the satisfaction I felt in the steady behaviour of Messrs. George Cunningham, Wm. Randall, and Charles Davies, masters-mates, supernumeraries on board the ship for a passage to join the Commander in Chief, and the other petty Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, seamen, and soldiers ; in short, the conduct of the whole was such as to make me feel confident, that had the force op posed been considerably greater, it would have met I the same fate. Inclosed I transmit a List of the Wounded on this occasion. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) R. MAUNSELL, Commander. To Geo-ge Sayer, Esq. Captain of H. M. S. Leda. LIST OF WOUNDED. Mr. William Randall, Master's Mate, slightly. William Jenkyns, Quarter Master, dangerously. James Fevre, Boatswain's Mate, slightly. Withßoberts, am Roberta Captain of the After Guard, badly. John Kelly, and George Bowls, seamen, Slightly. Thomas Hynes, and William Adney, seamen, slightly. Adam Marlton boy, slightly. 89th Foot—Richard Habe, private, badly. lsth Foot—William Heath, corpo ral, slightly. ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, DEC. 17. Admiral Sir Charles Cotton has transmitted to J. W. Croker, Esq. a letter from Captain Alexander, of his Majesty's ship the Colossus, giving an account ' of an attack made on the Ist inst. by the Arrow schooner, and the boats of the Colossns and Conques tador, on an enemy's convoy, to the southward of Isle d'Aix, of which one chaise maree was brought out, three burnt, one of them an armed vessel, and three stranded on the beach. Copy of a Letter from Captain Acklom, of his Majesty', sloop Ranger, addressed to Captain PlashwoOd, of the Pyramus, and transmitted by Vice-Admiral Sir James Saumilies to Jobs W. Croker, Esq. His M. S. Ranger, in the Baltic, Nov. 14. Sin—l have the pleasure to inform you, I this day captured, after a chace of seven hours, the Danish privateer schooner the Skanderbeilc, of 10 guns and S 6 men ; had been 16 days from Coperhagen without making any capture. (Signed) GEo. AcIUoM , Commander. Copy of a Letter from Lieutenant Laces. :onstnanding the Cen. sor gun vessel, addressed to Captain Dashwood, of tbsPyra. mss, and transmitted by Viee.Adndral Whim's remunares so John Wilson Croker, Esq. His Majesty's brig Censor, Mated* Nov.lll. 81R-4 .beF lea* to acquaint you, that, on the 11th instant, I le 1 in with and captured, after a chic. of two );ours, the French lugger rHeureuse _ mounting four guns, and manned with IS mat i out three days from Stralsund, having made only one cltieute of a Prussian galliot, bolast. (Signed) M. R. LUCAS. Capy of a letter from lieutenant Richard Bankes, commanding Ids Majesty's gen-vessel Forward, addressed to Vice-Admiral Otway at Leith, and transmitted by tbaletter to Joke Wilson Croker, Esq. His Majesty's gun-brig Forward,at sea, Dec. 4. SIR—I beg leave to acquaint you, that on the 29. h l ult. at 45 minutes past six p. m. I succeeded in cap , turing a Danish privateer cutter, called the Commo-• dote Sullen, mounting four guns, with a complement of 18 men, after a chace of an hour and a half ; the • entrance of Christiansand North, distant two nfles, from which pert he had sailed but a few hours, and Itaken nothing. I have also captured a Danish ;loop, laden with iron, hops, and coffee. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) IL BAKES, Lieut. commanding. (For Bankrupts, Dividends, &c. seethe last page.] FRENCH PAPERS. OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FROM THE IMPERIAL ARMIES IN SPAIN. REPORT OP MARSHAL SUCH= TO THE PRINCE OP NEUFCHATEL AND WAGRAH. " Head-quarters, Murviedro, Nov.B, 1811. •r Monseigneur—l did not delay profiting by the advantages which the 'victory of Saguntum, and the capture of her forts, held out to me. In the in tention of closing upon the city of Valencia, I order ed my troops to march. Hubert's division made it self master of the suburb called Serrano, and esta blished itself there. Our posts are before the ides de eont. I immediately threw up works in earth, and intrenchments, to press the town more closely. I am, about to occupy the Grao, the only Meech; of the city on the coast. Palambino's and Jubert's division form the second line. 4 4 I have the honour to report to your Highness, that the insurgents of Catalonia having assembled in the small town of Baliguer a battalion of 800 men, destined to disturb the plain of Lerida, General Hen riod, Governor of that place, sent out against them a detachment of 400 men, of the 14th regiment of the line, and 33 dragoons, under the orders of the brave Captain Lecomte. The town of Dalaguer was surprised. On the 25th of October, at day-break, the enemy were flying in haste by a gate which was watched by our dragoons ; they were immediately charged with fury, and part of them thrown into ditches, where a number were drowned. The infantry having come up, completed the destruction of this band, which had refused to lay down its arms. Si: hundred men were killed ; the rest taken or drowned. 4 ' I am, &c. The Marshal Count Suctscr." Accounts from Valencia of the 18th of November announce, that two strong redoubts have been con I i - structed and mounted with artillery, on the left bank of the Guadalaviar, against the front of the city.— The Capuchin Convent has been embattled and placed in a state of defence. A third redoubt is begun upon the Promenade of Grao. The enemy still occupied the Convent of Pin Quinto on the left of the river.— Gen. Rognot received orders to dig a mine, in which he completely succeeded; the Convent was attacked by three companies which took post there, after having suadii the garrison prisoners. The English Consul Tupper circulates money with profusion, and the most false and ridiculous news, to keep up the spirits of the unhappy Valencians. Great part of the park of besieging artillery is arrived. On the 18th of November we reckoned sixty pieces of cannon, and 30,000 balls. The convoys are follow ing them. At the head of the garrison of the city are two regiments of monks, consisting of 3000 men. v rs, consis prow -rigged, miles from tht ed and stood chaced, that 1 rected broadsi under our gur taken possessi cut off from 1 the wind's ey reach of our 2 made me di! and Roch of Horton, and Knowles, MI jesty's 14th n gig, to board working up t It is with the undaunte of Officers at eight o'clock, standing a sh ordnance, w menced the I distance, and laid their oar vessel either their boats. I am sorry been great, a with men, a .sized and me that jumped stand was to tbe'boats we w h huma: . 1 to unch tw t ace of a .who had esc, 414r0m the tog an eye tachment, I highest prai: The ionic force, &c. 8 would nor a rigged vessc all new, or nion, the be 80 feet long and are fine 24-pound ca with her g u very little in no delay, I] ther the gun whether the of doubt, a: sink, and de from Remb Joanna, bu manded by shore, or wt To Comma& command o: in the l.a. List of Gun-s Majesty's : trench Felucc 7-inch bowl board, $7 t , . baya ; captt 14.3 men take i trench Felnec 7-inch hooi I en board, 8' rabaya, cap; wounded, to Trench Felucc one 7-inch found on b< to Sourabay man and 11! 1 . . pud on shor French Pam< une 7-inch found on b< k to Sourabm • crew woun 't French Feluc< .5. one 7-inch • tinind on In ..' to Sourabal taken prim; • prd op ,ho. french &Inc elle 7-inzh ' found on In &Dural/ay:4; :. I • wounded, I French Moe • one 7-inch found on b • to Sottrah.t prisoners. French Felue one 7-loch • found on b , to Souraba• . • oaten Ow 4. ..stscseed of CATALONIA. General Maurice Mathieu, Governor of Barcelona, in the night of the 12th of November, made an excur sion towards Mataro, the ordinary retreat of the bands of Catalonia. He surprised the town at four in the morning. A great many arms, and a magazine of provisions and clothing, were there destroyed. About mid-day the enemy collected all his force to attack him. A battalion of the 18th light infantry was suffi cient to repel them to a distance, after having taken one Lieutenant-Colonel, and about SO men, and killed azd wounded a greater number. 'I he English squadron, during the whole action, kept up a terrible tire, which had no other effect but that of killing six inhabitants of Mattaro. General Des aen has caused strong batteries to be erected on the coast opposite the Isle of Medas, where the English had begun to throw up entrenchments for the purpose of protecting the coasting trade. His fire was opened on the 6th of November, from that moment it was no longer possible for the English squadron to approach the isle, the garrison of which, composed of Spanish recruits, have been compelled to hide themselves in holes. Many of these unfortunate creatures have escaped in boats, and surrendered themselves at our posts. REPORTS FROM THE MARSHAL DUKE OP DALMATIA TO TILE PRINCE OF NEUFCHATEL. " Head-quarters, Seville, Oct. 26. " Monseigneur,—l had the honour to inform your Highness, of the movement which General Girard had made upon Caceres, and of the object which he , bad in view : he has perfectly succeeded. His pre- sence occasioned the dispersion of the corps, which the Insurgent General Castanos was endeavouring to organize : more than half of the officers and soldiers of this corps have been dispersed or taken ; part of them have returned to their homes: Castanoshimself l has been obliged to seek safety in Portugal. The Chief of Battalion Brondel had a skirmish in the mountains is front of Xeres de los Caballeros. He there encountered several Portuguese detachments ; he dispersed them, after killing about 100 men, and wounding a great number: he has returned with a convoy of several hundred cattle, taken from' the enemy. Signed " The Marshal Duke of DatuArta." " liesdivarters, Seville, Nov. 2, 181 t. " Motrstioxaun—The event which General Count d'Erlon, commanding the filth corps, has communi-1 cited to me in his reports of the 28th. 29th, and SOth of October, is so disgraceful. that I know not how to qualia e i t t ; " General Girard, after dispersing the Spanish corps of Castanos, had pushed on as far as Caceres, where he was on the ISth. He had order to repair , to Merida by the Sid; he had, however, thought pro per to remain at. Cacaos till the 26th, whence be set not to sleep on the 27th, at Arroyo de idolinos. H.: head.quarters were in that village, u well as thou of the Duke of Aremberg, conun.snding the light ca valry: they went to rest without placing an/ outposts or fixing any advanced guard, though General Gi. rod previously knew that the English division of General Hill was minceuvring on the frowier. Se veral officers cf the Hankers bad acquainted h'mthat the enemy was approaching in force; his blindness ani presumptbn were so great, that of the evening of the 27th the enemy was already halfa league from the town, without his having any knowledge of it. On the 28th, the first brig.ide, commanded by Cene• ral Remond, w.is already on its march, and advan ced more than a league and a half, when General Hill arrived with his troops at the very lodgings of General Girard, without a musket being fired. A battalion of the 31411 and one of the 40th were in the. town, with three pieces of light artillery, and were thus surprised, through the negligence of their o-S -cers. These brave men, however, took to their arrrs, ,rallied with rapidity, and, penetrating through the enemy, marched towards the mountains, but not without loss. The Duke of Aremberg, Colonel of the 27th regiment, 15 Officers, of wl um two were Chiets of Battalion, with 400 soldiers and three car.- non, were taken by the enemy. " General Girard gained the mountains with the half of his two battalions, .5610 horse, and the eagles of the two battalions._ The rest of the division, cans- mantled by General Ittmond, which had set out an hour before day-break, arrived at Merida, with( ut having heard of the matter. General Bran, at the bead of the 20th, had advanced rapidly upon the enemy, at the commencement of the affair, and by . venal charges, he assisted in disengaging the troops ; but his horse having been killed under him by a ball, he was taken. General Girard had with him same select troops, and be has disgracefully permitted him. self to be surprised through excess of presumption and of confidence. At the moment when he was in danger, no guard had been posted ; the officers and soldiers were in the houses, as if in profound peace. I have ordered an enquiry, and a severe example. 66 As soon as Count d'Erhu was informed of this disagreeable event, he advanced upon Merida, where the English bad already arrived; but they evacuated that place upon his approach. After this coup.dc. main, the English reentered Portugal, followed by the Count d'Erlon. •' The Marshal Duke of LALMATIA." A column of 9000 infantry, and 500 horse, from ' the army of the insurgents in Murcia, attacked on the Ist of October, the post of Huesca, consisting of a company of the 43d of the line, and 50 drapoons.— The enemy manoeuvred in order to surround this de tachment, and cut off its retreat to the fourth corps. posted at Volez Rubio ; but the Chief of Squadron. .nourit, timed his measures Er charging the enemy so well, that the Spaniards were completely routed, and in their Bight abandoned $5 men, and 200 wounded. On time l4th of October, three columns under the orders of Generals Godinot, Barrois, and Semele, assembled near the position of Saint Roch, which Ballasteros had occupied for several days with his division. Dispositions were made to induce him to fight ; but during the night be evacuated the ridge and.retired in haste, within his own lines ; thinking himself only in safety under the cannon of Gibraltar. where the alarm was immediately t preed. General Godinot immediately caused St. Roch and the en• trenched camp to be occupied. The position of B. lasteros became the more ethical, because the English had refused to admit him into the fortress ; but he was on a spot where he was backed by the rock, and under the fire of the citadel: Having occupied St. Roch for some days, General Godindt returned to Seville. The day after his arrival, being tormented by a nervous attack, to which he was subject, he shot himself with his sentinel's musket. Be was a brave man, faithful, and of di%tinguished merit, on whom every thing seemed to smile. REPORT OF THE MARSHAL DUES OF DALMATIA TO VIE PRINCE OF NEU FCHATEL. " Seville, October 27,1811. 66 Monseigneur--I hare the honour to inform your Highness of the unfortunate end of the General of Division GOdinot. He arrived yesterday evening at Seville, with the troops which I had recalled from the mountains of Ronda : he was extremely fatigued. and suffering under an old nervous complaint, which often endangered his life, and plunged him into a gloomy melancholy. He went to rest on his arrival. At five in the morning he came out of his chamber. took the musket of a soldier who stood sentry, and retired without being observed. He loaded the mus. ket himself, and blew his brains out. His domestic entered a moment after, and found him stretched on the floor : the report was scarcely heard. The suicide has been attested by a prom eterbal. General Godinot was generally loved and esteemed. I was particularly attached to him. No motive of chagrin could be ascribed to him, except what arose from his health being impaired by those violent pa roxysms which he frequently experienced. He had observed, in rather a familiar tone, that he thougl.t himself near his end. In his portfolio was found a will executed in May last, in which he disposes of ',is ' hones, makes legacies to his domestics, and prescribes in what manner his son should be educated. All these circumstances induce a belief, that he had long resolved to cut short his days, should his sufferings continue. (Signed) 66 The Marshal Duke of DAuuTIA." REPORTS FROM GENERAL DORZENNE, COMMANDING IN CHIRP THE ARMY OP THE NORTH OF SPAIN, TO TILE PRINCE OP NEUFCHATEL. " Headluarters, Valladolid, October 21. _ “ Monseigneur—General Reynaud, Governor of Ciudad Rodrigo, on the 15th went out of the fortress with four hone chasseurs, in order to reconnoitre in person- a place suitable for foraging rn the road Fuente Guinaldo. He was so imprudent as t' ad vance a league and an half from the town, when squadron of the band of Don Julian, which was roam ing in the environs, threw itself upon him. He At tempted in vain to defend himself; he was taken with three of his people : the fourth escaped, and re-en tered the town. Your Highness will doubtlfts feel A difficulty to conceive such an imprudence on the p .rt of General Repaint!, particularly after the reiterate ! prohibitions which I had made to him, not to m any hazardous excursions, especially not in per:. Since be was provided with every necessary. I int-