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• t CITY T HE VINO !ANDO/ atesd.iy, tit, The James Am ' Jacob , Boa ! James Bee The Rev. 'William I Thomas ( Tickets sad arth: B 1 TE• be lE i Lincoln'. , Eleven e 1 ., the last 1 i with the t • • N. B. ' o'Clock. , . -----_ CO 1714, IA October TM, 1 btal Sol and it is present A stroui patly to Pain.; a l in July 1 T R Pat , poet et yen; clan fla I 'fre ticn Prii Cochr . `. • other • FR( f , I . I ' I. 11141 son Pu I 19th fro, Sir 57th Ilsi to . Cape th, po Cc Joan co in' . , 11 :1 .. .:. •p r Lice D ..„ Ens, Ens 1 1 • I Ens I k . Ent 1 i He kl, Ge • 1 M Ste RI, • CI il CI C i J 4 B i ( • . i 1 i t 1 1 . , ; . ;.; f l , i• ; '..t r - i . . i 1 ~., I •:'1 I r .. . , John Morrison, late of Church-court Clement's-lark and of Lloyd's Coffee-house, London , merc hant, April SO, May 11, and %PO Cat eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Affirms, No. 2, Freeman's-court, Cornhill. Thomas Park, late of New North-street, Red Lion-square, Mid dlesex, agent, broker, dealer a nd cha p man, April so , May t, and June 8, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Hanitarn, Piazza Chambers, Covent-Garden. Thomas Fawson, of Great Piazza, Covent-Garden, Middlesex, hotel-keeper, victualler, dealer and chapman, April :10, May 11, and June 8, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Han slam, Piazza Chambers, Covent-Garden. Joseph Latson, late of Ryder-street, St. James's, (now a prisoner in the King's Bench,) taylor, dealer and chapman, April 30, May 11, and June 8, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Han nam, Piazza Chambers, Covent-Garden. Philip Slade, of Charles-street, Hampstead-Road, parish of Saint Pancras, Middlesex, coach-smith, May 4,7, and June 8, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mt. BrOwn, Rathbone-place. lames Kirke, of little Tower-Hill and Great l'rescot-street, Gocxlman's Fields, Middlesex, wine-merchant, dealer and chapman, May 7, at one, M;y 11, at twelve, and June 8, at one, at GuilditalL Attorney, Mr. Tucker, Bartlett's-buddings, DISpfaNSAIXY, GROCERS'? HALL COURT, POULTRY. ANNIVERSARY DINNER of the Go. seniors of dais Institution, will take place at the CITY of `()N TAVERN, RISHOPSGATE-STREET, oa Wed- the Ist of May neat. 'hi Right Hun. the LORD MAYOR, in a.* Chair. STEW ARDS. James HarsvocKL'Esq. Alexander M•Donalti, Esq. Henry Setree.Esq. John Taunton, Esq. J. C. Weguelin, Esq. Juhn Wheble, Esq. 'ire &Clock pfecisely. of the Tavern, of tke Stewards, Amos, Esq. .Book, Esq. Brooks, Esq. v. W. Durham. Esvart, Esq. C. Eysham, Esq. Dinner ion Table, st ,ets to be bad at the B. %a Dispensary. BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. • i The R•glit Hon. Lord TWIN MOU rU President. ,E ANNUAL MEETING of this Society will held at the Freemasons 'tavern, Great Queen-street, 'a -Inn-Melds, on Wednesday the Ist of May, 1311, at o'Clock, when the Proceedings In the Committee during Year will be reported; and other besiness connected 'General Meeting transacted. JOHN OWEN, JOSEPH HUGHES, Secretaries. • CHAS. F. STEINKOFF, The President will take the Chair prechely at Twelve Holborn. William Edwards, late of Bruton, Somersetshire, blacksmith, dealer and chapman, May 13, 14, and June 8, at eleven, at the Christopher Inn and Tavern, Bath. Attornies, Messrs. Shep pard and Adlington, Bedford-row, London ;or Mr. R. A. Sheppard, Bath. Charles Wm. Knowlton, of Fleet-street. London, hatter, hinter. dearer and chapman, May 4, 7, and June 8, at one, at Guild hall. Attornies, Mr. J. C. Meymott, Burrow' s-bulldia pt Blackfriars-Road. Richard Bennett, of Houndsditch, London, mercer, draper, dealer and chapman, April 30, May 25, and June 8, at ten, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Hughes and Chapman, Benels-Walk, Temple. Charles Peter Whitaker, late of Great St. Helen's, London, mer chant, dealer ;nd chapman, April 30, May 6, at twelve, and June 8, at ten. at Guildhall. Anoraks, Messrs. Blunt and Bowman, Old Bethlem, New Broad-street. Frances Young and Frances Hanicock, of South Shields, Durham. widows, slopsellers, May 20, .21, at eleven, and June 8, at four, at the Rose and Crown, South Shields. Attornies, Messrs. Bill alld Brod:nit, Bow-lane, London; or Mr. Christopher Bainbridge, South Shields. • Richard Fish, of Wickham Market, Suffolk, shopkeeper, May 9, 10, and June 8, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn, Wickham Market. Attornies, Mr. Henry Gould Day,Wickham Market; or Mr. Dyne, Lincoln's-Inn Fields, London. John Field, of St. Alhaa's, Hertfordshire, butcher, May 4, and June 8, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Alexander, Lincoln's Inn-square. Henry Petty, late of Bucklersbury, London, merchant, April so,' May 14, and June 8, at ten, at Gaiklhall. Attorney, Mr. B. Tarp, Warnford-court, Throgmoiton-street. James Anstead and William Prickett, of Old South-Sea House, I.oadon, merchants, May 4, 11, and June 8, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Palmer, Tomlinson.. and Thom son, Copthall-court, l'hrogmorton-street. William Ayres, the younger, of Fleet-street, London, hatter, dealer and chapman, April 30, May 6, at twelve, and June 8, at ten, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Bleasdale, Alexan der, and Holme, No. 3, Hatton-court, Threadneedle-street. Francis Bennett, of Seymour•court, Bucks, lace-merchant, dealer and chapman, May 4, it, and June 8, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Ellison, White-Hart-court, Lombard-street. William Buchanan, of Oxendon-street, Haymarket, Middlesex, merchant, dealer and chapman, May 4, 14, and June 8, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Martell!, Norfolk-street, Strand. Samuel Henson, of Fetter-lane, London, tailor, dealer and chap man, April 30, May 7, and June 8, at eleven, at Guildhall.- Attorney, Mr. Swann, No. 5, New Basinghall-street. William Salter, of Brixton, Surrey, merchant, underwriter, dealer and chapman, May 7,18. and June 8, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, 1- Ir. Clutton, St. Thomaea-street, Southwark. Robert Lowe, of the Haymarket, Middlesex, linen-draper, May 7, 21, and June 8, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Pitt, Staple-Inn, London. Edwin] Dodd, of Dock-Head, Bermond se y , Surrey, tallow chandler, dealer and chapman, May 4, it twelve, 11, at one, and June 8, at twelve , at Gu il dhall. Attornies, ' Messrs. Jen nings and Collier, Carey-street. London. • William Blanchard, of the Seven Dials, Middlesex, dealer in paper and rags, May 7, 11, and June 8, at twelve, at Guildhall.- I Attorney, Mr. Kenrick, Hatfield-street, Christchurch, Surrey. DIVIDENDS. Dennis 'Crawly, late of Portsmouth, taylor and draper, Mayo 25, at twelve, at GulldbalL-Peter Napper, of Bristol, haber dasher, May 23, at eleven. at the Bush Tavern, Bristol-Rea Evans, of Merthyr Tydvil, Glamorganshire, shopkeeper, May SS, at one, at the Bush Tavern, Bristol.-John Ball, of Hathersett, Norfolk, engineer, May 18, at one, at Guildhall.-=Thomas Davies, of Haverfordwest, mercer, May 23, at twelve, at the Bush Ta vern, EtristoL -Louis Monnet, of Spring-Garden, Middlesex, UM vern-keeper, May 21, at twelve, at Guildhall-John Oulton, of Liverpool, drysaher, May 21, at twelve, at the Globe Taverns/ liverpool.-W m. Pratt, of Bromley, Kent, victualler, June 8, at twelve, at Guildhall. - Thos. He wlett, hue of Southborough, Kent, gunpowder-manufacturer, May 25, at twelve, at C ohs Hunter, of Great Newport-street, Middlesex, haberdasher, May 25, at twelve, at Guildhall.-Stepben P. Seeger, of Maidstone, Kent, dealer, May 25, at one, at GuildlulL-Henry Darwin. of Southampton, taylor. May 18, at twelve, at Guildhall.-William Macpherson, late of Maiden-lane, London, straw-hat manufac turer, May IN, at ten, at GuildhalL-John Ferguson, late of Burr street, St. George in the East., Middlesex, mariner, May 18, at one, at Gaildhall.-Christian Balthazar Von Essen, of the Gray's Inn Coffee-house, Holborn, merchant, May 18, at one, at Guild hall.-John Hentsch, of Holborn, Middlesex, haberclasber, May 18, at eleven, at Guildhall.-Joks Fairborn, of the Minories, London, bookseller, May 18, at ten, at Guildhall.-Isaac Fearon, tide, London, Norwich shawl manufacturer, May 18, :opaErrs PARLIAMEN E TARY HISTORY OF NGLAND. ¶E SEVENTH VOLUME of this WORK, on prisinig the Period from the Accession of GEORGE 1. to the opening of the Ststh Parliament of Great Britain in 1722, le now ready for deifver y ee dings relating to the t whole of the very important proc South Sea Project have been detailed with great accuracy; t is confidently presumed that the Reader will find in the t volume the fullest and most - convict . : history of that dis scheme, franc the first proposition of the South Sea Com as Parliament in January 1720, to the passing of the Bill of aad Penaltiis against the Directors of the said Company, ly 1721, that has hitherto appeared. This day was published, prier 71. boards,. 'RAIT ou d onl' Expose dc) que rEcriture nous hpprend Divinite de Jesus Christ. Par Monsieur PIERRE FRANCOIS LE COURAYER, -.or en 're zologie de l'Universite d'Ox!ord, Auteur de la Dls ..adon stir la Validite des Ordinations Anglieanes, de la De laration de mes Deniers Sentiments stir les different Dogmes la Religine, et Traducteur de I'l-listoire du Coneffe de l'rente, par Fra•l'aolo Sarpi, et de Iliistoire de la Reforma tion, par Jean Sleidan, printed by R. Wilk., R 9, Chancery:lane ; sold by White and 'lrene, Fleet-street ;B. Dolan and Co. Soho-square; and ail booksellers. .0M SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. MILITARY PROMOTIONS. WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 27. a Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant -General John Lord Hutchins son, K. S. from the 57th Foot, to be Colonel, vice Sir James Pulteney,deCeMed. eh Disco —Major-General Tomkyns Hilgrove Turner Ban. from the Cape Regiment, tobe Colotiel,ViceLkutetiant-C.eueral Sir Hew Pairymple, appointed tq the 57th Foot. th Ditto—Lieutenant -General Sir Hew Dalrymple, Bart. from die 19th Foot, to be Colonel, vice Lord Hutchinson, appointed the lath Foot. ipe Regiment—Lieutenant•General George Moncrieffe, from the 90th Foot, to be Colonel, vice Major-General Turner, ap pointed to the 19th Foot. 7ommissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Kent. osepis Beren., j r. Benjamin Harenc, jun. and George May,Esqrs. to be Deputy-Lieutenants. Dated February 23, 1811. West Kent Militia. ..atenant Page to tie Captain, vice Harman, deceased. — Dated April 12, 1511. ilsig 11 ••••• Thomas to be -Lieutenant, vice Ramsden. Dated February 11,1811. %sign -- Brown to be ditto, vice Trigg. Dated February 12, 1811. Isign Ketchley to be ditto, vice Button, promoted. Dated February 13,1811. E ns i g n Edward kliude to be ditto, vice Page, prombted. Dated April 12, 1811. ienry Woodcock, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated Feb. 11, 18 11 . East Kent Regiment. • George Snoad, Gent , to b e Lieutenant, vice Armitage, deceased. Dated Feb. 11.1811. Martin French, Get.. to be Ensign. Dated as above. ;teed Goddard, Gent. to be ditto. Diaed Feb. It:, 1811. l;chard Sesty, Gent. to be ditto. Dated Feb. 15, 1811. Commissions in the 38th or Ayrshire Regiment of Militia, signed by the Lord Lieutenant. Xnsign Walter Campbell to be Lieutenatit, vice the Flost.Selkirk :temple, resigned. Dated March '24, 1811. Charles M'Vitie. Gent, to he Ensign, vice Campbell, promoted. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Essex. Sth*Regiment of Esser Local Militia. Dison, Genf. to be Lieutenant, vice Daft, res . ligned. d A p ril Date '7, 1811. vice Broldwood, re. - • Beniamin Willoughby, Gent. to be • of Chtapstae, Loncion, _ • signed. Booted April 8, 1811. at twelve, at Guildhall -James Knott, ofMargate, sioe-miker. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of•the May 18, at one, at Guildhall.- Alexander Anderson and David • County of Oxford. Robertson, of Coleman-street, London, merchants, May 21, at Regiment of Oxfordshire Loca l twelve, at GuildbalL-Richard Bruce, of Bartbolomew4ane, Lon- First OT Western • ' lidilitia. • . don, insurance - broker , M a y 18, at twelve, at Guildhall.-John road ev e seis m wli. Normington, late of St. Martin's-le-Grand, London, cotton and Ensigns John Hawkins and Thostias 'l3 a."-ele.. • • silk trimming manufacturer, May 25, at twelve, at Guildhall.- kinson and Sohn Hawkine, Genti. to o h Lieutenants. Dated t Wm. Easton and Robert Eston, Jan. of Bucklersbery, London, March 5, 1611. . • warehousemen, May 91, at one, at Guildball.-John Davison, of ' 'sd or Northern Regitnent. New Brentford, Middlesex, linen-draper, June 4, at one, at Edward Lord, Gent to be Ildsigna, Dated October 12,1 8 i 1 . . O u ildh a ll.-Sameel Marriott, of Paul's Head Tavern, Cateaton ' BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. 'met, London, vintner, June 1, at twelve, at Guildhall-Joseph Henry Dbton, of Manchester, builder and joiner. Hook, of Bermondsey New Road, Surrey, victualler, July 1, at BANKRUPTS. • • one, at Guildhall.-Thomas Leaver, of Plymouth, merchant, May la, at twelve, at Guildhall. -Thomis Loud, of Devonshire georyStratton, of BLlckftlar's - Ro ad, Surre y , stove-grate-manua facttirer, to surrender April so, May 7, and Jtine It, at ten, at street, (Queen -square, Middlesex, pian,l-forte-maker, May 18, Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Birkitt, Boad-court, Walbrook. at twelve, at Guildhall.-Wm. Bennett, of Lawrenee-Pountney- David Stewart , late of Greek-street, Soho-square, Middlesex, hill, London, wholesale tea-dealer, May le, at twelve , at Guild ' jeweller, May 4, 11, and June 8, at twelve, at GuildlialL- hall-Thomas Luckhuret, late of Canterbury, draper and taylor, Attorney, Mr. Primrose, No. 9, Southampton -buildings. - now a prisoner in the .• ing's Bench) May 18, at eleven, at Guild- IlenrY Levy, of Brisiol, Somersetshire, shopkeepr, dealer and in,11.-Wm. Casino, of Finsbury-square London, letter-founder. chapman. April Si, at eleven, May '7; and June 8, at teti. s at . May 18, at twelve, at Guildhall .- Ric k ard Arscott, of Pynes- 1 Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Samuel Harris, Castleu Mills, near Exeter, miller, May 10, at eleven, a ddleh Hotel, street, Hounduditch. . Exeter... Minim Wright, of the New-Road, Miex, coach-1 Elizabeth WLkinson, of Charles-street, St. James's-sqeare, Mid- maker, May 1.0, at tee, at klball. mill B a t , dealer and chapwoman , A p ril SO, May 11, CERTIFICATES, MAY 18. diesex, and June o ne, at Guildhall. Attorney , M r. Williams, Jonathan Hopkins, of Worcester, merchant. Red Lint-square, Holborn. Thomas Hibbs and Robert Saxby, of Wheeley, Essex, grocers. William Croden of the parish of St. Philip a n d St. Jacob, Glou- Dayid Shand, of Liverpool, merchant. cesterehire, n:altster, dealer and chapman, April 30, May 11, John Conrade Cook, late of Beighthelrestone, Sussex, confectioner and June 8, at twelve, at the Rummer Tavern, All Saints'- and pastry-conk. lane Bristol. A. t .ales, Mr. lames , 1,. O. 12, Gray' s-Inn-square, Wm. Whiteley and James Whiteley, late of Leeds, dyers. "Lot:don ; or M. ,•. - 5. Morgan and I.ivett, Bristol James Lovett, of Colchester, Essex, grocer and linen-draper. Gwalter Burranskin Lonsilale, late of Grt.en Lettuc e-lane, ne, Lon- . Joseph Nailer, of Jeffrys-aquare, St. Mary-Axe, merchant. don, insurance-broker, May 7, 11, and June 8, at twelve, at John Newnem, of Bishosgate-street Without, linen-draper. GuildhalL Attoinits, Messrs. Blunt and Bowman, Old Beth- William Smith, of Stratford, Essex , corn-chandler. tem, Broad-street. William Parsons, of Shepton-Mallet, Somersetshire, corn-factor. Thomas Cooper, of Dudley, Worcestershire, grocer, s hopkee p er , • Thema. Hastings and Rowland Hastings, of Queen -street Park, dealer and chapman, May 7, 14, and lune 8, at one, at Guild-. Southwark, silversmiths. , i ball London. Attornies, Messrs. Lawless and Crosse, S t. • John . Oulton, of Liverpool, drysalter. i Mildred's-court, Poultry. . . _ ___. Johi , Salisbury, of Highgate, Middlesexpvictualler. Thomas Dagnall, of Liverpool, comb-maker. John Dear, of Homtngton, Wilts, carpenter, May 11, 13, and • June 8, at one, at the Spread Eagle; • New Sarum. Att d orn es, Hannah Webb, of Manchester, victualler and &OW. • John Higglnson, of Manchester, cotton-manufacturer. M r . Ti m ., v, Salisbury ; or Mr. Lowten, Temple, l.oon-amd Joseph Driver, of Skipton, Yorkshire, oil-merchant, d e aler a" Elkan Levy, of Cllflon-street, Finsbury-square, merchant. ehal,man, May 17. 18, at the 'Devonshir Skipt, 1 William Wood Ward, of Fore-street, London carpenter. • hage 8 4 at the White Hor:e, I.eeds, eleve n. Attolll a, Samuel Chalfont, late of Edgeware, Middle:ex, now of Enlmer, Messrs. Exley, Stocker, anti Dawson, Furnizarrina, London ; Bucks, corn-dealer. or Messrs. Alcock and Preston, Skipton. . William Forbes and George Lewis, of Liverpool, onerr.bants. 1 William Chamberlain, art Horsley, Gloucestershire, yarn-maser, JaMes'Webber, of Wefib-street, Southwark, cheats dealer and chapman. May 6, at five, May 7, and June 8, at James Lee, John Scott 'Martineau, and 3aplp Willsigoass, St eleven, at the Clothiers' Arms Inn, Naihworth. Attornies, Bread-street, London, factors. Messrs. Sbephaid and Adlington, Bedford-row, London ; pr - smellier . Stroud Gloucestershire. ' . s Richard ? row , stn. of Gray's Ina-lane-raatl, paper.' , ~,. . , FRENCH PAPERS. . - and almost upon his rear with the ten battalions of the Ist and 2d divisions. OFFICIAL REPORT. The troops of General cassagne-did not yet make their appearance; a long quarter of a league separated 76 HIS 1111111Nsss THs PRINCE OT Neu7c,HATEL, MAJOR GENER AL. me from the enemy i and without attacking-him, I MOtrsztaaatta—ln the early part of February , and gave him time to concentrate his troops , and to arrive during the whole of that month , a grea t deal of bustle u p on the division Villatte. I thought I ought not was observed in Cadiz roads. The English had been, to let slip so fine an opportunity ; and I advanced doubtless, a great while ready for the expedition towards him. which they meditated ; but they were thwarted by the The division Ruffin, forming- the left with the Ist violent and continual rains which fell about the end regiment of dragoons, took a direction by the extre. of January and during great part of the month of mity of the height on the side of Conil, and the di- February. These rains rendered impracticable all vision Leval marched straight to this height, upon the roads by which they wished to approach us. which the enemy appeared inclined to await us. He On the 27th of January, a strong Spanish column, there kept his ground for a few mominas ; he was issuing from the mountains, attempted a coup dc-main overthrown, and General Ruffin took possession of. upon Medina Sidonia ; it was repulsed. The enemy the height. I then repaired to this height, whence I appeared to attach importance to the acquisition of perceived the dispositions of the enemy's army. The that post, the occupation of which would have given Spaniards, under the order of Lapena, were at the them facility in manoeuvring on oar rear, by conceal- head, and strongly engaged with General Villatte.— ing from us all their movements, and in freely cam- The cannonade and fire of musketry were extremely 1 municating through the mountains with the p arties brisk. I disc overed, u p on seein g their lines, that they which they would have been able to . threw into the were at least 15,000 in number. The English forme.: country between Xeris and Seville. the rear-guard, and according to their custom, they About the end of February,' a convoy of 200 sail wished to place the Spaniards in the post of dancer, of transports, which contrary winds had long detained and expose themselves as little as possible. By the • en the roads, set sail, and directed their course to- movement which I had made, I advanced upon them. wards Tarifa. —The English General made his dispositions, and I General Cassagne, who occupied Medina Sidonia could see, that instead of being 4-300 strong, as I had with three battalions and the sth regiment of char- supposed, they were at least 8000 ;so that they alone, sours , informed me on the 2d of March, of the march without including the Spaniards, were stronger than of the combined Anglo-Spanish army by the valley myself. I had then reason to convinced that the of .the Barbatte, upon Casa Vieja and Medina. army which I had to fight amounted to at least 22,000 The 4th corps, which is not seriously employed, men. I instantly resolved to send orders to General had it in its power to send me a part of its force. I Villatte not to oppose the passage of the enemy, to entreated M. the General Sebastiani to nsanceuvre by i prevent him from advancing on ehiclatria and to con- Estepona, in order to alarm the enemy, and place I fine him to the left of-the rivulet. him in danger should he execute a m ovement upon Fiom the height whence I had driven the enemy me ; that corps, so numerous, and in such good con- 1 to Sand Petri and ta Chiclana, the country is entirely dition, has not been of the least assistanc e to me. I covered with pine woods, except a few hundreds of I ordered from Moron a battalion of voltigeurs, 1 re i ns . which M. the Marshal Duke of Dalmatia had placed 1 directing it to march by Arcos upon Medina , where it would General Cassagne. I repaired to the division Leval ; I caused it to be there, formed, and some moments were s p ent in waiting for the artillery. As soon as the enemy had got know. A strong party of the allied army forced a picquet ledge of my march, they made a halt, and placed ,of the 2J dragoons which was at Vejer to evacuate themselves : the Spaniards on the left, the halt of the that position and retire upon Conil. English on the right ; and the other half, forming a The intentions of the allied army being now corn- square, was opposed to General Ruffin. The English pletely manitest, I made the best arrangements which touc hed upon the sea. This line was nearly con tinuous. the feeble.means I had at my direct di?posel placed As soon as the artillery arrived, I directed General within My power for opposing the effort which the Leval against the left of the English corps and the enemy was aboutto make. right of the Spaniards, having Gen. Villatte on my After leaving the necessary troops for guarding the right, who was briskly engaged with the left of the lines which are so extended, I assembled ten batta lions of the Ist and 2 d divisions, with which, on the '1 Spaniards, and General Ruffin on my left, who oc. copied the heights : his left rested on the sea, and his 3d of March, I marched to take a position at the right was separated, by an interval of 6or 600 toises farm-house of Guetre, the intermediate point between or intersected country, from the left of Gen. Leval.- Medina and Chiclana, and whence I had it in my The firsag successively comm e n ced ' alon g the whole power to hear upon the enemy , in case h e chose to ad- of the line. 'I he enemy perceiving that to combat vanes by either of these_points. . a for victory was no longer the matter in question, bu; —. From the 2.41 to the eth, there was some indecision in the movements of the, allied army. • ' , for his very preservation, fought with courage , sup -1 porting a fire which brought down his men by hush On the evening of tie 4th, I ordered General Cas- I dreds. But his numbers were s o g reat, that as soon sagne to march a strong party of observation u p on as one line was overthrown, it was replaced by ano. ( On-the 2d of March the Spaniards had passed or: the canal of Sand Petri. I ordered General Valetta . to take advantage of the night to attack these troops ' and drive them into the sea. Two companies of vol. tigeurs of the 95th regiment were ordered on that service ; they snatched at midnight from the lines of project which his movements for two months had is view, and which was to take Chiclana and turn our lines On our side, I gave up the hope of destroying him ; a hop: which would have been absurd from the moment when I learned that his force amounted to Casa Vieja, a point where Abe enemy had strongly posted himself dace his arrival. th ire e mei r. Oyubrasorsillio_erstifontgi.gbatbolikute li ons. three A sn S t pa:s i b le co: oo4 had gained the right of Gen. Leval, a circumstance At three in the morning pf the sth, General Cat s- Which determined me to make a movement on his sagne acquainted me that the enemy had evacuated Casa Vieja, and appeared to be concentrated atVejer.- right, and to order General Ruffin to draw closer from his left. After two hours and an half of ex, from the Isle of Leon some troops from that side t heafi r i n g ceased on both sides, the enemy gave up the Sand P4ri. . . 22,000 men, among whom were at least 3000 of the After overthro * Wing the advanced guard, they arri - ° best troops of the Engle in in the number of which red without firing a..ot at the tete-de-pont, on which ' last were several corps of the guards. the enemy were at work. Our voltigeurs scaled the' I repeat it, the enemy's army amounted to 22,000 works, fell with the bayonet on the workmen, carried their muskets slung at their back, and put i cava l r y, who men, including 8000 Englieh ief.uary, 700 Spanish and 600 English horse. Intormittion trom them into disorder. ! the prisoners, from the inhabitants of the country, and That very night, the enemy had thrown across a : bridge all theseports addressed to m e, lea v e no doubt with of rafts ; some voltig e u rs p enetrated to the regard to this number. Had I been only aided by a other side of the bridge, and returned again with the fourth part of the 4 th corps , that whole arm y would Spanish troops who hastened to the assistance of their have been destroyed. people. I We have taken three pieces of cannon, three Colo- These two companies, which were headed by the Colonel-of the 95 th , re - ent e r ed their cam p with a , . nels, 100 Officers, and 600 sol diers, mostly Spanish. The Spaniards have suffered greatly ; their l'is is number of prisoners. r eckoned at 2000 men ; but the losietustained by t he The Spaniards, by their o w n acknowledgment, , had 150 killed and 200 drowne d . ( English has also been very conaiderallle. The mat I moderate calculations make it amount to 2500 killed This combat, which took place under the constant and wounded. &e of the fort of Santi Petri and the batteries of the General Ruffin, being wounded with his sharp. Isle of Leon, does honour to the voltigeurt of the 95th ; they displayed on this occas i o n as much cool- shooters, has been made p risoner. The Bth, 24th, 54th, and 94th regiments, distin ness as courage. guished themselves. It was only from the account of this affair which I General Rousseau, an officer of the greatest merit, General Villatte addresied to me on the 4th, that I and Colonel Attie, were killed . learned the establishment of thisbridg eof rafts, which ! i Our loss is very considerab le, takin g into view the small number. of our combata nts. We have had pe r mitted the enemy to connect the operations o f the ' troops left in the Isle with those of their ar m y . 300 killed, and-1400 wded. The enemy took no The establishment of the bridge of Sand Petri, and prisoners, *acne aboet - oun 00 men who were se verely the report of General Cassagne, who informed me wounded. that the enemy had not made his appearance o n the 1 A battalion of the Bth haiing charged in a wood? aide of Acala and Medina, made me presume that it was his intention to march by his left, in order to sur- . have not found their eagle again. ground, and their eagle-bearer having been killed, ste prise and cut off the troops of the 3d division, which , While the enemy were marching upon Chiclana, were in the lines of Sand Petri, to join thaw which the insu ents from the mountains thr ew themselves ' should come out of Cadiz , and to march in that di- upon our rear by Arcos and Medina ; all the points rg Irection upon Chiclana. ; of our line were attacked ; but the valour of me Ist I made my , arrangements for surprising the enemy corps prevailed over the number of our enemies. The on his march, ;id frustrating his expectations. inhabitants of Andalusia can hardly conceive Co i n At five in the morning of the s th , the ten battalions such small numbers were ab le to resist so many co of the Ist and 2d divisions set out from the farm- bined e ff orts. eith the house of Guerra, and marched foward s C hiclana. General Cassagn , garrison nf Medina , did GeneralCassagne received orders to march to us. I not arrive till two hours after t he action. lam with w On my arrival at Chiclana, I ordered General Vila I respect, ice. The Hershel Duke of &meow. lane to withdraw from our lines at Sand Petri the two ; Puerto Real, March 7. battalions which Might have been endangered, and t PARIS, APR:L 20. to unite them to the rest of his division, destined to I • attack the heads of columns of the allied army, at the I i the following articles : moment of their appearance. I was in the belief, from all the information I could' collect, that this army consisted of 8000 Spaniards the authors, editors, and The Harnburgk Corraisondenten of the 9th contains h When in every quarter Is are pursueo • and re 1 • a by or losses materially at raj g hawkers of pamphlets a rt libels . r,n and 4000 English. Even this was double the num- , , Wished contemp t . hers I could oppose to it ; nevertheless I had conceiv- 1 their interest, be expected that these nduced to stake ad the hope not only of frustrating its projects, butt i wretched rhapaodists would be again 1 English uineas. of destroying it :it was with this feeling that.' ma- their property and safety against the g . it is hardly to . neeuvred. • • •4 ' The enemy was in full match I his heeds of columns II articles dictated by hatred or misrepresentation, all bad arrived near our lines of Sand Petri, ~a d s us rear- which i 3 is easily to recognize from a turn peculiar to hard was on a height war the sa.beads; about a th e m' gg We still, however, observe from time to tima a l ined I ue from our lives, when I advaniaie* the wo o ds s The Gotha and Leipsic papers lately con and of a nature to procure I who are in front of Chiclina, upon' hii right flank , some al t i des o f this sort, a Ste . bl la 0