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reshnent. mid by Erlitad-Connal Des's and Ackland's brigades, while Brigadier. General Craufard'‘ brigade, and the Portuguese advanced a l ong in two lines, advanced height on the left. In the advance of Major-General Ferguson's brigade- six pieces of cannon were taken from the enemy, with many prisoners, and vast numbers were killed and wounded. The enemy "fterwards made an attempt to re cover a p art o f his artillery by att ac ki ng the 71st and 82d regiments, which were h a l te d i n a valley in which it had been taken. These regiments retired f rom the low grounds in the valley to the heights, where they halted, fated about, fired, and advanced u pon the enemy, who had by that time arrived in the low ground, and they thus obliged him again to re tire with great loss. In this action, in which the whole of the French force in Portugal was employed, under the command of the Duke D'Abrantes in person, in which the• enemy was certainly superior in cavalry and artillery, and in which not more than half of the British army was actually ;engaged, he has sustained a signal de feat, and has lost thirteen pieces of cannon, twenty three ammunition waggons, with powders, shells, stores of all descriptions, and twenty thousand rounds of musket ammunition. One general officer ( Be- D i e m) has been wounded and taken prisoner, and a • gre at many officers and soldiers have been killed, w ounded, and taken. The valour and discipline, oflhis Majesty's troops l iv e been conspicuous upon this occasion, as you, who witnessed tke greatest part of the action, must have observed ; but it is a justice to the following corps to draw your notice to them in a particular Manner, viz.—the Royal Artillery, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Robe ; the 20th Dragoons, which bad been commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Taylor ; the 50th Regiment, commanded by Colonel Walker ; the 2d Battalion 95th Foot, commanded by Major Travers ; the sth Battalion, 60th Regiment, com manded by Major Davy ; the 2d Battalion 43d, commanded by Major Hull ; the 2d Battalion .52d, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Ross ; the 97th Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant• Colonel Lyon ; the 36th Regiment, commanded by Colonel Burrte ; the 40th, commanded by Colonel Kemmis ; the 71st, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Pack; and the 82d Regiment, commanded by Major Eyre. 71st—Captain A. Jones, slightly wounded; Major Mackenzie, slightly wounded ; Lieutenant 3. D. Pratt, severely wounded; Lieutenants William Hartley, R. Dudgeon. and A. S. Niacin tyre, slightly wounded • Ensign W. Campbell, sli g h t ly woun d e d ; Acting Adjutant IL d'Alpine severely wounded. Li 82d—eutenant R. Donkin, !Laird. 95th—Lieutenant Pratt. wounded ; Ensign W. Cox, wounded. 97t5—Major I. Wilson, wounded; Lieutenant E. Kettlewell, wounded. Abstract of the above Return. 4 Officers killed, 37 Officers wounded, Y Officers missing ; 1 Non Commissioned Officers and Drummers killed; 31 Non-Com missioned Officers and Drumniers wounded ; 3 Non-Commis sioned Officers and Drummers missing -133 rank and file kil led, 466 rank and file wounded, SO rink and file missing, 4:s horses killed., wounded, and miming. To:al Officers, Non-Commissioned Office s and Drummers rank and lila and horses killed, wounded and missing. 7: ?. Q. B. TUCKER, Dep. Adj. Gem. RRTOIN OF ORDNANCE AND ,‘AIIifiUNITION TAKEN IN TUR ACTION OF THE YIST INST. One 6-pounder, four 4-pounders, two u-youndtrs, six Si iucb howitzers. In mentioning Colonel Burne, and the 36th Reg% meat to you upon this occasion,*debt avoid adds that the regular and orderly conduct of corps throughout this service, and their gallantry Oticl discipline in action, have been conspicuous. I must take this opportunity of acknowledging n'Yy obligations to the general and staff officers of the army. I as much indebted to Major-General Spen. cer's judgMent and experience, in the decision 'which Two stnmunitiooNriggont, 21 Portuguese ammunition ears, 40 horses, and 4 mules. The above is only thenumher already received in the Part ; but from several accounts, there are eight more taken from the enemy. —The ammunition wagons and can contain a portion of powder, shells, and stores of all descriptions, and about 20,0001b5. of mus ket ammunition. W. ROHE, Lieut. Colonel, Commanding Royal Artillery. Lieut. Colonel Tucker, &c. &c. To details so ample and satisfactory, it is not ne cessary that we should add other particulars resting on the authority of private letters; especially as we are pressed for room, to give articles of intelligence from other quarters received by various arrivals from Spain, (see our ship news) aad which are highly in teresting. I formed with respect to the number of trooploal lotted to each point of defence, and for his advice and assistance throughout the action. In the position taken up by Major-Oeneral Ferguson's Brigade, and in its advance upon the enemy, that officer shelved equal bravery and judgment ; and much praise is due to Brigadier-General Fane, and Brigadier-Ge neral Anstruther, for their gallant defence of their "tuition in front of Vimiera, and to Erigadier.Ge. oeral Nightingale, for the manner in which he sup. ported the attack upon the enemy, made by Major- General Ferguson. Lieutenant-Colonel G. Tucker, and Lieutenant- Colonel Bathurst, and the officers in the departments of the Adjutant and Quarter.Master-General, and Lieutenant-Colonel Torrens, and the officers of my personal Staff, rendered me the greatest assistance throughout the action. I have the honour to inclose herewith a return of the killed, Wounded, and missing. _ _ DEFEAT AND CAPTURE OF GENERAL JUNOT. A letter from Oporto, dated the 28th of August, received this morning states, that General JUNOI and his army had evacuated Lisbor, after plundering the place of 23 waggon load of the most valuable articles that could be 'collected, and, after different actions with the British, was ultimately defeated by our brave countrymen , on the 24th. General Lois and about 6000 of the French were killed. General JUNOT and the rest of the French arty were taken prisoners. I have the honour in be, &e. (Signed) ARTIIVit 'VW E GLF-SLEY. N. B. Since writing the above, I have been in formed that a French General Officer, supposed to be General Thebanit, the Chief of the Staff, has been found dead upon the field of battle. A. W. Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing of else Army ender the Command of Lieutenant General the Right Honourable Sir Arthur Wellesley, K. S. on the scat of August. Htad Quarters, Vimiera. ("intent Staff-1 Captain, wounded. &oval Artillery-2 rank and kle, killed ; 2 rank and file, two hunts, wounded. Royal ➢.nginertl--1 Llentemint, nitssin!. 20th Light Dragoons —at Lieutenant Colonel, 1.9 tank and tile, :to horses, killed ; 2 Serjeants, 22 rank and file. to horses, wounded ; 1 Captain, / drummer, 9 rank and file, 1 horse, missing. Ist Brigade Maio General Hill. it% Foot—Nerve killed or wounded. !rah Foot—None killed or wounded. 38th Foot—None killed or wounded. sd Brigade--Major General Fergnstia. 36th Foot-7 rank and file, killed ; 1 Captain, s Lleatenattis, 1 Ensign, 1 Staff, 1 Serjeant, 1 drummer, 34 rank and file, woun ded ; 1 Serjeant, 1 rank and Me missing. sett Foot-6 rank and file, killed ; 1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 2 Serjeants, 96 rank and file, wounded ; 6 rank and file, missing. 71st Foot-12 rank anal file, killed ; 2 Captains, Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 1 Staff, 6 Serjeant, 86 rank and Me, wounded. 3d Brigade—Brigadier General Nightingale. 29tth Ennt-2 rank and file, killed ; 1 Captain, 1 Serjeant,lo rank sue'. his, wounded. 112r1 Foot—i Lieutenant, 7 rank and file, killed ; 2 Serjeants, 51 rank and file, wounded. 4th Brigade-- - Brkadier General Bowes. etth Foot—None killed or wounded. 3sd foot.—None killed or wounded. sth Brirade--Brigadier General Cranford. 45th Foot —None killed or wound , .d. 9lst Foote-None killed or wounded. _ . . 6th Brigade—BrigacierGeneral F ane. 50th Foot-1 Captain, 1 Serjeant, 18 rank andfile, ; T Ma jor, 3 Lieutenams, 1 tierjeant, I drummer, 21 rank and tile, wounded ; 2 rank and Me, missing (ish Bat titiNi Post--14 rank and 61e, killed; 2 Liearenants, 1 Serpent, 33 rank and Ilie; wnandt d; lu rank and hie, missing. These actions, which terminated in the ruin of the French army, were foitght in consequence of Jusor refusing the only terms which General WELLgsLity would grant him—to surrender uncontlitiosally! The original letter, of which the above is the sub stance, was'read this day at .Lioyo's Coffee House. Since writing the above, we have learnt that the letter was received this morning by a very respectable merchant, from his partner at Oporto, and is actually of the very late date of Sunday last. It states that this most important information was on that morning posted at the Exchange of Oporto, and that the greatest rejo'cings prevailed in consequence. We have, therefore, great pleasure in subjoining the copy of the statement posted at Oporto, viz. LoisoN, with Five Thqusand men, killed. JUNOT and LABORDE prisoners on their way to Coimbra and Oporto, as the British General would not concede to them any honours. " Thirty-three waggons loaded with plunder taken. " The Russians, as soon as the French left the ca pital, hoisted Portuguese colours. There has•been a Naval Engagement, in which the English destroyed a French Squadron, which was conveying to Portugal Prince Eucrais (our Bing! ) with several thousand men to reinforce JuNer." The List part of this account seems the most impro bable. With respect to the first, we shall only add, that we can pledge ourselves merely to the Circinn-_ stance of the intelligence having been publisi el at Oporto in the manner descrieed. • *. • . --.............. ed Xet. aft fitooost i*, 541* be 1.48,101114. t Mate SUSSfAN FLEET. ' nant I Emirs, 13 rank and ale, *owed ; 3 rank and Me . • ... . 'missing. - intelligence was yesterday received at the At Itigade--trimier General Anearnsho , ' roily from Sir Sawa:. Hoop, stating that the sd Bat. 9th Folot•—s rank and file, Weill 1 Sesjeans, 14 Ma atm .. file, wounded . y KOSSIAN Fi.s/cr vale actually at sea, having left 24 Bat. 434 Font—l Sel i el lato " r aga Nei 614, killed i I ma i or o Cronstadt, with an avowed intention of c l ear i ng t h e 2 Lieutenants, 5 Serjeanta, 2 drtumnirs 68 ranlittad /Bemoan ded ; 1 drummer, 12 r a n k Umd file, inisdog, • 1 Baltic of the English Mips of War 1 2d Bat. 524 Foo t -3 ran k an d file, killed ; 1 Lieutenant, 2 Se& I --.......--- jeatts, 31 rank and file, wounded ; 2 rank and file,naissing. SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE JOURNALS. 97th Foot-4 rank and file, killed ; 1 Major, 1 Lieutenant, S Serjeante, 14 r an k and Mil, wounded IN our first page will be found some farther jute- Rtk Brigade—Brigadier General Ackland. resting extracts from the Journals received yesterday. ad or Queen's—i Sorjeant, 6 rank and file, wounded. 20th Font-1 Lieutenant killed ; 1 Lieutenant, 5 rank and file, In the last page will also be found some gratifying wounded ; one rank and file, missing, intelligence from the Spanish colonies. 'We now add Royal Staff Cbrps—None killedor wounded. Tntal—/ Lieutenant Colonel, 1 Captain, 2 Lieutenants, 3 Ser other gratifying extracts from papers and letters re icants, 128 rank and file, 30 horses, killed ; 3 Majors, lif ceived this morninn . from V'ortu gal, Spain, and Gib- Captains,l9 Li e ut enants , 3 E ny l gus, 2 Staff, g 7 Seri o cants„ • . 4 drummers, 446 rank and file, 12 horses, wounded ; 1 sitar. Captain, 1 Lieutena n t, 1 S er j eant , 2 drum:mere, 46 rank At Saragossa the French svm to have suffered a and file, 1 horse, mi ss i ng . Names of Officers Killed, Wounded, and Missing on the 21st of ; terrible defeat, but we are at a loss to understand August. i General Stmt'—Captain they were not twice p ut to t h e rout in that_Captain Hardinge, of the 57th Foot, D e p u ty A s . sistant Quarter M aster G enera l , wounded. i quarter. The latest official account:. are of the 14th, Royal Engineers—First Lieutenant Wells, missing. . and state the enemy to be then on the retreat with all 20th Light Dragoon--Lieutenaut Colonel Taylor, killed; Cap- Lain Eustace, missing. . poss ible speed; but other accounts s tat e , t h at f rom 110th Foot—Lieutenant Brooke, killed ; Lieutenant Hogg, woun. 1 the Bth to the 1 5 th there were several battles, in some ded. I'9th Foot—Brigade Major A. Creagh, wounded. 1 of which the Spaniards suffered very severely ; and 36th Foot--. Captain Herbert, slightly wounded ; Lieutenants , that 06 /Ise lath the French again attacked the place, Hart, Loilight, and Edwards, slightly wounded ; Ensign ' and Bet well, slightly wounded ; Lieuten a nt an d Adj utant Perturb, se-which, Sp aniards had verek, wounded. . 1 prepared 4 ' onc of the principal streets. The 40th Foot—Captain Smith, slightly wounded; Lieutenant Frank- I .-- , . .-- . Ylse 3. anted - , to the 1 rrenen •. - . . . in great num bers ley, slightly wounded. 434 Foot—Major Hearne, wounded ; Captains Ferguson, Brock, ; fatal s • •', iards retreating, the mine Was and Haierfield, wounded ; Lieutenant Madden, wounded ; I Ensign Wilson, wound e d - sprung. ....- effect was dreadful. Th e survivor s 50th Foot—Captain A. G. Cooke, killed ; Major Charles Hill, 'l , were instantly attacked on all sides by the patriots, wounded ; Lieutecants John Kent, John Wilson, and Robert ' Way, wounded. and of 15,000 which entered the town, only 500 svera Sad Eclat—Captain Ewart, wounded; Lieutenant Bell, 'wounded, left alive, wlio were made prisoners. The Spaniards 60th Foot—Lieutenant Chirles Kirk, wounded; Lewis Reith, i wounded. had been very seasonably joined that - • by morning .iL 10,000 troop 6 from Valencia. If this last intelligence be correct, the retreat of the French on the 14th must have been a feint. But, in either case, they have now got rid of these trouble some visitors. It would also appear, that another attack had been _made by the enemy upon Bilboa subsequent to that of the 16th, of which we before had the accounts; tin- on the 22d uk. accounts arrived at Gijon from Bilboa, with intelligence that the French had entered that town, but were forced to make a speedy retreat, having lost 1400 men, by the effect of a similar ex plosion to that by which they were ruined at Sara gossa. This intelligence must either relate to a new affair, or be entirely unfounded, for the news of the former affair must have reached Gijon .some days before.—The enemy are so pressed in that quarter, that we think they must have made a fresh attempt to possess a place very necessary for securing to them selves a safe retreat for their baffled and discomfited armies. The Manresa Diary Extraordinary of the 18th ult. contains the following article " Vrcu, JULY 17.—We have just received the official and pleasing intelligence of the inhabitants . , of the District of Aripurdan having made an im portant capture at Pons de Molins. Out of eighteen ' , personages of the greatest distinction, who were coming from France, ten have been killed, with eighteen horses ; and eight have been taken prisoners : FREDERICK, Prince of Salni-Kilberg, who was born on the 15th of December, 17S0, being among the latter, as well as his valet de chambre. The Aide-de-Camp of Prince de Neurcatarer, was also with them. He had about him a plan of the intended conquest of Catalonia by the army of Barcelona and Figneras. Letters from the same province state, that 1;400 French troops having marched out from Figueras for Roses, they were beaten-back with a loss of 200 killed, many wounded, and 300 prisoners, who were conducted to Gerona : the remainder of the division being surrounded by the Miguelets and Militia. This intelligence, repeated in many letters which agree in the particulars, is likewise confirmed by the Manreea Diary, which states the loss of the French to amount to 800 men. The Catalonians have ,proved them selves worthy of the high opinion we entertained of them, and fully answered our expectations. De fenceless inhabitants, without arms, without further discipline than their bravery, or any other leaders than the parriotism by which they are animated, have opposed and cut to pieces those victorious legions which have-carried terror all overihe world. “ It appears, "by the same letters, that General I.pcm, untaught by former defeats, has just received a painful proof of the valour of the huurgentr ; for, having come out of Barcelona, with 50 horse, and a number of workmen to repair R road which had been broken by the Militia, the whole party, the General included, was captured." "GIBRALTAR, AUG. 6, 1808.--Accounts from dif- ' ferent parts of Spain have been received since Satur day last, stating General CUESTA to have beaten an army of 24,000 Frenchmen in the e ivirons of Ric secl, on the 14th of July ; when, besides Many thousands of wounded, the enemy lost 2GOO cavalry, and 6800 infantry killed, Major General MERLER, two Generals of divisions, and a number of Officers of all ranks, being among the latter. It is added, that, on the 16th, the remnants of the French troops were again attacked by the conquerors, who had been re. inforced by a strong division of Gallicians under Gen. Eetria ;that they were completely defeated ; and that the few who could effect their escape, took shelter in *mod on a height, where it was confidently expected they would shortly be compelled to surrender to the strong body of troops by which they were invested.— We earnestly wish this,favourable intelligence may be confirmed.•' 'l~l~: . .. NAUTICAL LvTZLLIOIANCZ. • - TM. A The 1 - xFRICAINE frigate is arrived at Portsmouth from Madeira, which place she left on the II th bf August. His Majesty's ship &roux arrived there on the 25th July, having on board the Pope's llunejcS for the Brazils. His Majesty's ship POLYPHEMUS, WiLh the fleet under her convoy, which sailed from Ports mouth on the 2d July, arrived at Madeira on the 27th, and sailed again on the 3d of August for the West- Indies. FALMOUTH, AUGUST 31. This morning arrived the BLACK JOKE luggrr, Lieutenant ALT, in nine days from Gijon, with mail and dispatches,: she brings Spanish Gazettes, which give the account of a battle at Saragossa, which took place on the 15th instant., in which out of thels,ooo of the French, only 300 remained, and who were made prisoners. On the 22d instant a Messenger arrived at „Gijon from Bilboa, stating that the French had entered that town, but were frustrated in their attempt by the exploding of a mine. About 14,000 French were killed ; the remainder Bed, and were in the suburbs. The Spaniards lost almost 800 men. JOhEPH BONAPARTE slept at Vittoria on the 10th instant, on his road from Madrid. Also arrived this day the Constant packet, PATER.SON, in four days from Corunna : left there the Prince of Wales packet ralso arrived the RESOLUTE gun-brig, from Portsmouth, for the Mediterranean, with dispatches, and Duke of Marlborough packet, from Gibral tar, in seventen days passage ; the Princess Eliza beth and Lady Arabella packets had arrived out and proceeded up the Mediterraneatt. Sir Hew DAL RYMPLF sailed from Gibraltar in the Pncenz frigate, to take the command of the Expeition off Lisbon—the whole British force there will be 85,000 men. PLYMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 1. The Spanish frigate that arrived here yesterday is the Prueba, of 44. guns, Captain JOAQUIER Somoza, from Corunna, with a Spanish Messenger and dis patches for the British Government, and from hence she is bound to Buenos Ayres with 150 troops and many passengers : during the gale of Tuesday last, she carried away her main yard. Came in the HINDOSTAN, of 50 guns, from off Lis. bon; the &Acta Joaz lugger, from Gijon, with dis patches, which were landed at Falmouth; it is said that she brings an account of a dreadful battle having been fought at Saragossa, and that of 15,000 French men that entered the place, not more than 300 es caped. Came in also the CRANX schooner, from Gijon, with dispatches. The ORZSTES, of 16 guns, is just arrived with dis patches; she left Cadiz the 16th inst. Gibraltar the 13th, and Lisbon the 24th. It is reported, that she brings the result of the action of the 21st, between GeneraIsWaLLESLET and JUNOT, and that the former was victorious, having compelled the French to re treat towards Lisbon. The battle is said to have bees very obstinate, from four in the morning until eleven o'clock at night, is which it is stated the French lost 2300 killed and wounded, and 600 prisoners, with two Generals killed, and two others prisoners, who are coming to England. The loss of the English is said to be very great. The armies are said to have consisted of 15,000 each, and that JUNOT began tl'e action. The FAVOURITE cutter is also arrived from Co runaa with dispatches. It aprears that the French made an attack on Bilboa, and that the patriots wier. repulsed with the loss of 1500 men. The French, on re-entering the town, are said to have been guilty cf the most horrible excesses ; neither age nor ..ex wer: spared by those monsters of iniquity. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 2. Arrived His Majesty's ship St. ALBAtes, with dis patches from Lisbon, and SURLY cutter, from Guern sey. Sailed His Majesty's ship KANGAROO, with se veral transports under convoy for the Downs..--Wind westerly. DEAL, SEPTEMBER S. The Portuguese ship Anlostloste, Jorrx F. PLEar- TER Master, arrived in the Downs last evening, from Gijon, which place she left the 26th ult. and re. ports, that in the several actions the Patriotic Spa. niards had with the French, they gained advantage every battle ; in Bilbrat, the French made the great est havoc in every thing they met with, and that a general rising took place from the age of fifteen to fifty years. The Ned Elvin sloop has also arrived, which brings a similar report.—Arrived the QUERFC frigate, from the Nore.—Sailed the Ned Elvin sloop, for the Nore, and the Portuguese ship Anlostloste, for the River.—Sailed the MINOTAUR, of 74 guns, for Yarmouth, to join Admiral RUSSELL'S squadron. SHEERNESS. AUGUST SI. Arrived the GANNETT, Capt. STEVENPON, from Yarmouth.—The Coisor, Lieut. Row, has gone out of harbour to the Nore. Sur. I.—Sailed -His Majesty's snip QUEBEC, for the Downs. The Croon's crew have been paid wages down to six mouths, and the vessel sailed this day also for the Downs. The HOPE is undccked and the LOCUST docked.—Wind W.S.W. GILAVRIMND SEPT. 2.,..Passed by the Ann, Bentley, Trent lantaliat.--Sailed the liraganza, Bolaand, tor Rio Janeiro; the George; White, for Malta; and the Mary, :iterster, forltock, holm. Lieutenant-Colonel Ross, of the 70th Regiment, late Governor of St. Croix, has been aFiruesei.. ~/overnor of Demerara, to the room of Btgraier• Accra/ Nicitot.seN.