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1 • FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ADMIRAbTY-OFFICE, AUGUST le, 1811. 1 Copy of a Letter from Admiral Sir Charles Cotton, Bart. law Commander in Chief of his Majesty's ships and vessels in the Mediterranean, to John Wfison Choker, Esii. *rotary to the Admiralty, dated San Josef, ea Toulon, Sth July, 18i 1. Sta—The Lords Commissioners riffle Admiralty will be informed by my dispatch No. 108, of the 4th Ult. of the state of affairs in Catalonia up to the 24th May, I have now the honour to transmit accounts of the further events in that , quarter to the Ist inst. con tained in the accompanying extracts of communica tions from - Captains CodringtOn and Adam and Lieutenant-Colonel Green, asset forth in the mar gin*, by which their Lordships will, regret to see that the last accounts brought me this day by the Volon haire Efate the town of Tarragona to have been storm ed, taken, and set fire to by the French force under Suthet, on the 28th June.—l have the honour to be, *c. (Signed) CHARLES CQTTON. NO.i. Invincible, Turagona Roads, lune S. SIR—On the 28th in the morning the enemy open ed his fire on Fort Olivo from two batteries, one of four guns and a mortar, the other of three guns and a howitzer, placed on the flank of the fort. About mid day of the 29th Colonel Green examined the works of the Olivo, owing to a report from an Offi cer that its defences were m a bad sta:e, and be found them very much destroyed. At night it was intended to substitute the regiment of Almeria' foi that of Ibe ria, which had been hitherto in the fort :..apj after, dark the former regiment was marched gut of the town for that purpose; but . I am sorry to say • the enemy found means to mingle himseif with that regi ment, and he got possession of the Olivo without firing a shot, making 900 men prisoners. The enemy's force at present is considered to %e between ten and eleven thousand men ; he is sup posed to have lost four thousand since the com mencement of the siege in killed and wounded and deserters. The Spaniards, including the prisoners made at the Olivo, have lost about three thousand.—l have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) CHARLES ADAM. Admiral Sir Charles Cotton, Bart. Su. &c. proceeded from Valencia to join us in a consultation above 8000, tamely submitted to be led away Fisch with his brother, although, on account of his wound, ners by less than as many hundred French. he was very unfit for such a journey. The result The launches and gun-boats went from the ships of this conference was a determination on the part of the instant the enemy were observed by the Invinci- Gineral O'Donnell to commit to my protection, for ble (which lay to the westward) to be collecting in the succour of Tarragona, another division of his best their trenches ; and yet so rapid was their success,. troops, under Major General Miranda, consisting of that the whole was over before we could open our four thousand men, whilst he himself would move fire with effect. forward with the remainder of his army to the banks All the boats of the squadron and transports were of the Ebro ; where, in concert with the Aragonese sent to assist those who were swimming or concealed division, be might threaten, and perhaps destroy the under the rocks; and, notwithstanding a heavy fire of different depots of General &whet. musketry and field pieces, which was warmly and . I, therefore hastened to Tarragona, to collect the successfully returned by the launches and gun boats, necessary sbipping'for the purpose of giving action to from five to six hundred were then brought off to the these liberal and patriotic intentions. Again, form- shipping, many of them badly wounded. I nately meeting the Invincible on the night of the 6th, .1 cannot conclude my history of our operations at I directed Captain Adam to anchor at Peniscola, and Tarragona without mitring you that the Zeal and wait my return to that rendezvous in company with untied of those under my command, in every branch Captain Pringle, whom I ordered to do the same of the various services which have fallen to their lot, with the Sparrowhawk and the transport William, haa been carried far beyond the mere dictates of duty. whenever-she should have landed the mortars, &c. at The Invincible and Centaur have remained with Valencia, with which he was charged. me the whole time immediately off Tarragona ; and On the morning of the 7th we reached Tarragona, Captains Adam, White, and myself have passed most landed the whole of our cargo in.the course of the nights its our gigs, carrying on such operations under night, and, after 1 consultation with General Con- cover of the dark as could not have been successfully treras, again left that anchorage at ten o'clock in the employed in the sight Of the enemy ; I do not mean forenoon of the Bth, taking- the Paloma along nith us. as to mere danger, for the boats have been assailed We reached Peniscola on the nooteof the 9.h, where with shot and shells both night and day, even during the Invincible had already anchored with the four the time of their taking off t h e women and children, transports. and were joined on the 10th by the Cen- as well as the wounded, withoin being in the smallest taut, Sparrowhawk, and William transport. degree diverted from their purpose. From the critical situation of Tarragona, I left or- It is impossible to det iil in a letter all that.has pass. ders with Captain Bullen, that whatever ships of war ed during this short but tragic period. But huma. might arrive before my return, should join me imme- nity has given incieased excitement to our exertions ; diatelz ; and to Captain White's promptness in obey. and the bodily powlrs of Captain Adam have elm ing this order, and consenting in common with Capt. bled hint perhaps to push to greater extent that de- Adam and myself to receive each a.battalion of eight sire to relieve distress of which we have all partaken hundred•troops, with the proper proportion of officers, i n common . lam indebted for the power of embarking the whole Our own ships as well as the transports have been t four thousand on the forenoon of the 11 th, and land he receptacles of the miserable objects which saw nn ing them at the garrison of Tarragona during the shelter but in the English squadron ; and you will see night of the 12th. by the orders which I have found it necessary to give, that we have been called upon to clothe the naked, As soon as the troops were ready for embarkation and feed the starving, beyond the regular rules of at Peniscola. I sent the Sparrowhawk forward to pre. pare the garrison, and also the Marquis of Campo our service. Verde, for our arrival ; and in consequence of the Our boats have suffered occasionally from the shot of the enemy, as well as from the rocks from which Marquis's letter in answer to General Miranda , re t quested I would again embark his division for the they have embarked the people ;amongst others, the barge of the Blake, which, however, I was so form purpose of joining the Marquis in the neighbourhood of Villa Neuva de Sitges, in order to threaten the nate as to recover, after being swamped and overset, flank of the besieging army. And this further ear - in consequence of a shot passing tin ough both her sides, with the loss only of one woman and child kill vice was so spe edi ly executed by means of the boats of the squadron, that the whole division was again ed out of twelve which were then on board in addl. safely landed at this place on the evening of yester• tion to her crew. But the only casualty of impor. day, from whence it mantled this morning for VIII i lance which has happened in the squadron is that Franca, Intending to join the Marquis of Campo w hi c h h e f e l th e Centaur's launch on the evening of j - Verde, tomorrow, at Iqualada. the 28z1i, and I beg to refer you particularly to the I have the honour to be, &c. observations of Captain White respecting Lieutenant (Signed) • EDWARD CODRINOTON. Ashworth, whose conduct and whose misfortune en- Admiral Sir Charles Cotton, &e. ice. Ike. title him to every consideration. Nis VI. I have the honour to be, etc. . Blake, in Tarragona Roads, June ES, 1511. (Signed) EDWARD CODRINOTON. Sin,—Besides employing the gun-boats and lawn- Captain Codrington further states, that he had re dies during the whole of every night in annoying the ceived intelligence that General Contreras was woun enemy's working parties, I have supplied the garri-, dud and Made prisoner, and that the General perso. son with above 3000 sand bags made by the squa naily distinguised himself ; that the Governor (Goo dron, and sent all the women, children, and wounded zalez), with a handful of men, defended himself to pe.- , dle by the transports to Villa Neuva, added to , the last, and was bayoneted to death in the square which, the boats of the squadron, under the particu.., near bis house ; that man, woman, And-child were put lar directions of Capt. Adam, but assisted by Capt, to the swogd upon the French first entering the town, White and myself, took off above 200 men who re- '. and afterwards all those found in uniform or with treated to the Mole after the French had taken the arms in their houses ; and that many of the women, battelies, and who were safely landed again during and young girls of ten years old, were treated in the the right at the Milagro, that is, within the works on most inhuman way ; and that after the soldiers had the east side of the town. And in order to counter- satisfied their lust, many of them, it was reported, act the depression which might ensue from the ex- were thrown into the flames, together with the badly , temive and unexpected advantages gained by the woun d e d Sp an i ar d s ; 1000 me n had been kit to de enemy On the night of the 21st, 1 yesterday led the stroy the works ; the whole city was burnt to ashes, squadroir as near to the Molo j and Puerto as could be . or would be so, as the houses were all set fire to, the done with safety, and drove the enemy from the ad-' only chance in their favour was the calm weather, vaned position they had taken. This position, which I and the sudden march of the French, by which some was taken with the view of picking off the artillery.' houses might escape. men at their guns, as they did on the lines of the I Puerto, was immediately afterwards, and still re. GENERAL MEMORANDUM. Whereas from the present &dressed situation of Tarragona mains, occupied by the Spanish Guerillas. many families may be obliged to embark without the neces- But the French are making a work near the Fuerte sary means ut existence, until they can be conveyed to oche' Real Battery from' which they will quickly breach places on the coast, where the customary g enerosity of the peo the wall of the town, and are digging their trenches pie wilt e n sure them a share of what they may have for their in such a direction as will secure them from the fire " I n t is my direction that the ships of the English squadron fur of the shipping. In the mean time they are destroy- ai.h them with such provision, for the time ct their embarkation ing the Custom-house, the large Stores, and all the and transport, as the humanity andliberality of our country will buildings of the Puerto, in order, I presume, to ruin dictate. the place as much as possible, and I have no doubt Aat account of the provision so expended is hereafter but the town will share the same fate, if it should un- to be given t o ate, regularly signed by the proper Officers, for the information of the Victualling Bawd, instead of the people fortunate y fall into their hands. ! being borne for victuallers as passengers usually are. The Baron de Eroles has taken a convoy of five , (Signed) EDWARD CODSINGTON. hundred mules laden, and destroyed some of the i Blake, in Tarragona Roads, June 23. GENERAL MEMORANDUM. Whereas in consequence of the town of l'arragona being taken this evening by assault, numbers of the troops and inhabitants have been received on board the different ships and vessels of the squadron perfectly naked, it is my direction that they may be tupplied with such articles of daubing as a due regard to de cency and humanity may absolutely require. (Signed) EawARD Coml.:GT(3w. Blake. in Tarragona Roads June 24. List of Killed and Wounded belonging to his Majesty's , hip Cen taur, an action with the French troops on the Wash near Tax ragona, June 28. Ship s L aun ch-2 killed. 5 wounded. OFFICER WOUNDED. Mr. Henry Ashworth, Lieutenant, dangerously. SEAMEN KILLED AND WOUNDED.--KILLED. Henry Blakebury, ordinary Berman ; David Toole, ditto. WOUNDED. John Hughes, quartermaster, lost his left arm ; William Lubec, ordinary seaman, slightly on the shoulder. TOTAL. Two Seamen killed; 1 Lieutenant, 1 Quarter-Master, 1 Sea man, wounded. (signed) J.C. Wurrs, Captain. To the above return I beg leave to add, that Lien-i tenant Ashworth's excellent character and conduct makes me feel most sincerely for his present suffer ings; and there is great room to apprehend the d.tn gerous wound he has received in the knee joint by a cannon-shot, may render amputation necessary ; in the present state of his wound, a stiff joint is the most probable cure to be expected. JOHN C. WHITE, Captain. Centaur, of tile Coaat (If Catalonia, July 1. MIL[ r4a PROMO PIONS. commissions sinned by the Lord i f ientenant of the County of Northampton. Old WILL. John Denton F:ench, Gent. to be Lieutenant, March $, Isll. Wm. lirku, Gent to be ditto. Dated Math 9, still. Robert Litiver, Gent. to be ditto. Dated April 30, 1611. lour pit login, Gent. to Le dit:e. Mated May 30, 1611. East Regiment of Local Militia. Jobn B a t ! c raron, jun. Gent. to be `l.teut43lnr. John Brown, qem. to be ditto. Chadts Berkeley, Gent. to be ditto. Jacob • tribe Richardson, Gent. to be ditto, Dated June 3,1111. • Central Regiment. cams Osborn, jun. Esq. to be Captain. Dated April 21, Is:I. Themas Weston, Esq. to be ditto. Dated May 10, 1611. Thomas Philip Maimed', Esq. to he ditto. Dated June 14,1811. James Eirds4ll, Gene. to be Lieutenant. Dated ?(ay I, 181 Richard Holmes, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated May 7, 11111. Western Regiment. George Latbbury, Esq. to be Captain. Dated June 6, 1811. TheepbUus Smith, Esq, to be ditto. Dated June 7,1611.. Wm. Rielard Denny, Esq. to be ditto. Dated June 8, 1811. George Marshal Shield, Esq. to be ditto. Dared June 10, 1611. James Holmes, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Fated May 26, 1611. Edward Swan, Gent. to be ditto. Dated as above. Peterborough Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry. William Collier, Gent. to be Cornet. Dated March 13, 11M. Corps of Kettering Volunteer infantry. Jobe Cooper Gotch, Esq. to be Major Commandant. Dated May 8, 1811. John Sraith, Esq. to be Captain. Dated Jolly 9, 1611. Samuel Gibbon, Gent. to be Lieutenant Dated as abOve. George Warner Pooley, Gent. to he Ensign. Dated as above. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of ti.e County of Lior-.11. Royal South Lin,imin Militia. John Thos. Davies, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated August 10,1111 . Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant cf the County of Hants. Bentworth and Shaldean Volunteer Irfintry. William Pitt, Esq. to be Captain, vice Smith, deceased. Dated August 6, 1811. Commissions in the Cambridgeshire Regiment of Militia, signed by the L , ird Lieutenant. Major Francis Charles James Pemberton to he Colonel, vice the Right Honourable C'i.arlei Yertet, who retires. Dated March 85, 1811. Captain Thomas Fawcett to be Major, vice Pemberton, pro moted Dated as shewe. Liemestant Thomas 'rambling to be Captai:i, vice Pawasett, pro moted% Dated June 25, Isl I. BANKRUPTS. hmes Murray, of Nottingham, 6wier, to surrender Asztst 28. 22, and September itt„ at Neves, at the Punch-bowl, Notting ham. Itttornies, Islo4rs.Cututain and Enfield, Nottingham ; or Mews. Bleastiale, Alexander and liolme, New Inn, I.on.ion. IRMA Waugh, of Lamb's-Cooduit-stresi,Theobald's-Road, die's:, haberdasher alai hosier,. dealer s.ud chaprnan, August 20, 31, and Sept. 28, at ten, at QuildhalL Attorney, Mr. tai- ten, Ckurch-court, Lotttlarry. Cliarls's Darien, and John Penny, of Nottingham, haberdashers, August Zet, 29, and Sept. SI, at elayrn, at the Punch Mini in Nottingham. Attornies, Meesrs, Kindettey, Long, and Ince. Gray's•lnn l Landon ; or Jilir Henry Percy, Nottingham. John Kay, of (,liesitliant, Lancashire, cotton-manufacturer, dealer and chapman. August 30, 21, and Sept. 28, at tie°, at the Pa lace Inn, Manchester. Attorities, Messrs. liC-7 and Renshaw, Manchester. Benjamin Butler, now or late of Painswick, Glaucestenhire, de. thier, dealer and chapman, August 19, at eve, August 20, and September 28, at eleven, at the King's Arms Inn, Stroud-. Anomie' Messrs. Ve'liircombe and King, Se rj -a c t's tin, Fleet. street, London ; or Mr. Newman, struud, Glouce stershire. John Read, of Gospel-Oath, parish of Tipton, Staffordshire, iron master, dealer and chapman, August SO, 31, aed Sept. 28, at, twelve, at the Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Attornies, Messrs. Bolton and Jennings. hlmscourt, euipk, London; or Mr. R. W 'Gem, Ei runtish stn. John Whits and William Sloan, both of Manchester, millwrights, dealers and chapmen, Copartners, August 24, .7, and sew. 29, it two,•at the Star bin, Manchester. Attornies, MONO. Cleughton and Fi,cbett, Warrington. George Ludeman, of Fore-street, Lanehouse, Middlesex, baker, August 20, 97, and Sept. 29, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorterf s Mr. Quallett, No. 8, Printer'eePlace, near East-lane, Bersniand• sey, surrey. Thomas Dukes, of Ratcliffe-Highway, Middlesex, slopstller, August 24, 31, and .$. pr. 'A, at twelve, at Guild•tall. Atter. ney, Mr. Edmund Walker, Exchequer-Ofßce, Lincoln's-Intl. Jacob Ridley, of I ancaster, merchant, dealer and clapnian, Sept. 11, at five, Sept. 12, and 28, at eleven, at the It oyal. Oak Ina, Lancaster. Attornies, Messrs. litakelo:k and Mathison, No. 3, Mai-court, Temple, London i or Mr. E Aeltiusou, Lan. Caner,. Saha Letett. of Liverpool, merchant, August 20 31, and Sept. 22„ at ten, at Guildhall, London. Attorntea, Meson, Cover anti Lowe, sioniliampten-Baildings. London. Joshua Madison, of Bradford, Yorkshire, tea-deal r, Sept. 8,7, and IS, at eleven, at the Tail*: Inn, Halifax. Atrornies, Nettlefold, Nu. 90, Norfolk -street, Strand, London ; or Mr. Lewis Alexander, Clement hat datek,otVerolvretamptl)ll, Staffordshire, locksmith, dealer. and chapman, Sept. 5, at live, Sept. 6, and 28, at eleven, at Joshua stockley's h. iuse, at lvweey Rack, btalked.ltlre.-.. Attormes, Mr. Edward biddle, of Wolverhannneu ; or Mr. John Stanley 611141:, No. '4H, sted,Lien-square, t.ondoc. Abraham Hitchtn, 'iate of Wybnubuty, Cheshire, cheenr, tutor, dealer and chapman, Sept. IG, 17, and 28. at aiettets, at the Crown inn, Nantwich. Attornies, Mears Bourilit . on atiet Hewitt, Little Friday-street, London ; or Means. Edkston ant Elwood, Nantwich. Daniel :solomon, of Sion-square, Whitechapel, Midd esez wea ver, dealer and chapman August '2O, 31, and I.eptranber 28, at ten, at Guikihall,Lendoa. Attorney, Mr. Harris, Castle-, .ett, liound-ditch. Edward Bishop, of Bristol, 'ape-manufacturer, dealei• god chap man, August 21, Sept. 4, and 28, at twelee, at the Rammer- Tavern ' Bristol. Attornles, Mr. James, No. IY, ' s-tuu square London; or Messrs. Morgan and Livet Stephen Clement Webb, of Bath, Somerset, asoney-scrlvener, August SO, at six, August Bi, and September 18, at t/ VVO. at Guildhall, London. Atnarnies, Messrs. Longdth and Becktt, Gray's-Inn. Abraham Dean, of Olsbctreet-road, Middlesex, coubmahcrt August 15, 94, and Sept. 28, it one, at Guildhall. 'Atm ni y, Mr. Jesse. No 7, Farnival's.lni, Holborn. • Robert Crawford, of Staeigate-street, Lambeth, Surrey, vic'eal ler, denier and chapman, August 24, 31, and Septernh, r Is. at twelve, at Gutldhall, Attornies, Messrs. Hughes and Chapman, Np. e, King's-Bench Walk, Temple. Thomas Freeman, of Dyer's -court, Aldermanbury, Lond warehouseman, dealer and r.hapicsm, August 31, at eleve... Sept. s, and 28, at tep, at GuildlealL Attorney, Mr. Peacock, Lincoln's-1 nn- Fields. iridney Clarke, of Marchmont-street, Br unswick - square, Mid dlesex, plumber and glazier, der eal. ' and chapman, 211, at eleven, August 31, and Sept. 28, at eleven, at Guildhall.-- " Atte, Me. Palmer, Waewick-effurt, Grat e-tun. John Peltier, of Duke -street, Portlatid.place, mere chant, August 84,117, and Sept. 28, at twelve, at Guildull.- Attornies, Messrs. Crowder, Lavir., and Garth, Frederick's place, Old tewry. NO. IT. Tarragona, 11th June, 1511. Stn—The small advanced work on the sea beach, called the Francoli, was destroyed in four hours by the batteries thrown up in the night of the 6th inst. but its situation was such as always to have made its tenure very uncertain, by being very much detached. On this occasion the conduct of the Spanish troops was particularly gallant, all the men who occupied the Francoli, to the amount of about 145, being either killed or wounded, and the Officer in command . having left the fort the last person. The enemy has since made several attempts to carry these works, which protect the communication between the sea and the town, but by the vigilance and bravery of Brigadier Sasfield, who commands these defences, they h tve been repulsed with considerable loss, and, indoe,i, in one in,tatice, though the enemy had ral lied three times, he WAS corooJely defeated in his Abject. But the very hard wQrk by day in construct bag works for the support of the line, which becomes necessary in consequence of the radical defects of the fortifications, and the constant alarms and attacks by night, causes serious anxiety for the earlie't relicf._ -I have the honour to be, &c. (Signal) E. R. GREEN. Matra! Sit Charles Cotton, Bart. NO. IV. Make • of villa Neuva, 25th June, 1511. Sin—As Captain Adam has informed you' of the occurrences at Tarragona, during my absence, up to the sth June, I have only to add, that although the' French have advanced their works to within half pis tol shot,of the lines of the Puerto, besides having en tirely destroyed the battethof Francoli, and formed a post under the position of its ruins, they have been beaten off with very serious loss on their part in some desperate attempts to storm the Orleans and Saint Joseph batteries : and that the Spaniards under Ge neral Sarsfield have made several successful sorties with the few troops that could be spared for the pur pose. My last letter to you, dated 15th May, will have informed you of my intention of proceeding to Valencia and Alicant with General Doyle, and I have now to make known to you the successful result of our visit to those places. Leaving Tarragona nn the 16th we reached Penis cola on the forenoon of the 17th, where finding the Invincible with four empty transports bound to Car thagena, I directed Captain Adam to remain until he heard further from me. From thence Gen. Doyle wrote to General O'Donnel an account of the situa tion of Tarrag(na, and of my detaining Capt. Adam at Peniscnla in readiness to receive any reinforce rnnts which he might be pleased to send to that gar- Tii , ll. Upon our arrival at Murviedra we found Ge neral O'Donnel had already ordered the embarkation of 2300 infantry, and 211 artillery men, &c. &c. which, by the zeal and exertion of Captain Adam, who received 700 of them on board the Invincible, were sa.ely landed at Tarragona on the 22d. Delivering to General O'Donnel '2OOO stand of arms, accoutrements, aqd clothing, to enable him to twin into the tield as many of the recruits already ; Na 7. trained as wouldsuppl7 the place of the regular sol- • Blake air Tarrarra, Jae. 29. diets thus detached from hit. army, we proceeded to I Stn—Yesterday morning, at dawn of day the Valencia, and landed the remainder of our cargo French opened their fire upon the town ; about half by which means the troops of General Villa Camps, past five in the afternoon a breach was made in the then,dispereed as peasantry for want of arms , were works, and the place carried by assault immediately enabled again totake the &ld, and the corps of Mina, afterwards. From the rapidity with which they en- Em pecinado completed in all the requires for active tared, I fear they met with but little opposition; and warfare, and the army of Aragon thus brought for, un the Barcelona side a ttenera) panic took place. ward 10 adt in concert with the movements sot that Of po hose already without the walls stripped and endea. Valencia, Toured to swim off to the shipping, while those within At Meant we procured as many necessary mate- were seen sliding down the face of the batteries'; vials for Tarragona as the ship would actually stow, each party thus equally endangering their lives inure besides eighty artillery men, and a considerahle,quan than they would have done by a firm resistance to tity of powder, ball cartridge, lead, &c. &c. sent in the Paloma Spanish corvette from Carthagena, . the enemy, A large mass of people, some with muskets and • company with a Spanish transport from Cadiz, deerly tome without, then pressed forward along the ro.td, laden with similar supplies. AN it was impossible to suffering themselves to be fired upon by about twenty receive these stores on board the Blake, they were con. French, - who continued running beside them at only veyed at my request in tbp P4 l Pinat w ith ' l l9 ship un - a few yards distance. At length they were stopped der convoy, directly to Tarragona, entirely by a volley of fire from oars small party of After returning to Valencia, where we landed the the enemy, who had entrenched themselves at a turn additicvial atms, 4.c. for the Aragonese army, we of the road, supported by a second a little higher up, snored on to Murviedro i where. the omit of Dish:it woo opened a masked batte:y of two field pieces. A. • captain Adair, sth June, No. t ; Lieutenant Colorel Green, n • or rible botchery then ensued ;and shortly afterwards II:k Jane, No. ; CtoptiiB Ltdringtou, latlt Jane, No. ; 75 4 , AP, Net ¢i Par, L 40.7. the remainder of gmse poor wretches, amounting to escort. The exertion and ability of the French in besieg ing this place has never, I believe, been exceeded, and, I trust, the brave garrison will still make a de fence worthy the brilliant example which has been set them in some parts of the Peninsula. But lam sor ry to say the safety of the place now seems to de pend particularly upon the army of the Marquis of Campo Verde; nod, I fear, the town will eventually fall a prey to the merciless and sanguinary enemy, who has so greatly circumscribed its means of defence. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) EDWARD CODRINGTON. DIVIDENDS. ".7r W Clie4 o oll' '&417, of Barnsley, Yorkshire. -m r, Sept. 7, at eleven, at die White Bear, Barnsley.---Rickar4 Ifia• , of Lotipury,.fattes, 'Aug. 41, at eleven, at Guildhall.—Bet.• janun Hart, bto of Plymouth, govern keeper and wine ni•••• chant, Sept. 3, at one, at tie Commercial Inn, Plymouth.—WA. Woodhouse, of Noble-street, l'a.con-square, London, vic tualler, Aug. 27, at tea, at GuibiludL—William Watson, ben. and William Watson, jun. of Warren House, and el Alowick. Nor thumberland, corn-fee:ors, August 28, at ten at the hit e Belfand.—Jame. Fuden, of Chester, linen-draper, dept. 10, at one, at the Coach and Horse' Inn, Chester.--J,lni Norris. late of Portsmouth, baker, sept. 24, at one, at the George lon, Pons• mouth.—John l . .ttrielt, 01 Mary-la-bonne street, Piccaditly, Mieo Mese:, Sept. 24, at ten, at Guildhall.—Juseph I youlall, of Bms mingham, butioninia'Aer, Sept. 7, at eleven, at the Union Ta vern, Union -street, birmingham.—William Moore, of West Smithfield, 'London, Sept. 10, at ten, at Gusidliall.—W I,son P. Shaw, of St. Paul's Chura-yard, London, warehouecni t toher 14, at eleven, at Guilithall.—John Johnson, of lieges) , upon-HuU, currier, Sept lit, at eleven, at the White ,Jail a ver-, Xingu an•upeni-Hull.—John Hayward and George Turueye of London-street, Loodon,and of V 4. hitechapel-road, s < merchants, Boor-cloth manufacturers, October 29, at 4:levet . Guildhall—Richard Valentine and John Valentine. of ••. - ford's-cpurt, Milk-street, London, warehousemen, Sept 7, it ten, at iouikinaU —Richard Hamer, of Saville-row, 134.111 i, ...• kiar•tClll, Miaturses, wine merchant, Sept. 10, u ten, at 6..i..:0 h4ll.—lohu Spattiswoode, of i okenhoute-yar.i. London, in 4 swTiveu-r, '.pt. IQ, at twelve, at Guikilsati.—Kith. , rd sion..e.t, of lloundstii.ch, London, mercer. Sept It, at ten, at bonus Htlis, or the Abbey Mlle, Westham, ksselt, Maar Sept. 10, at tau, it Guildhall.