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•' The arrangements mate by General Lacy appeared I to me well calculated to keep up the mutual support , requisite on such an occasion ; and the whole conduct 1 of the Baton d'Eroles particularly animating and ; exemplary ; nor shall I readily forget the delight he! expressed upon liberating my brother officers from the grasp of our mutual enemy. I • Notwithstanding the fatigue of our troops, the ; General still expressed his intention of attacking Tarragona on that night, and we were therefore escorted to our ships about five o'clock, and weighed immediately. I stationed the Sparrowhawk off the Mole to keep up the communication with the army ! on that side, and the Merope to the eastward, for the same purpose, whilst the Blake was to occupy the at tention of the enemy opposite the Melagro. We had scarcely reached the town, and opened our fire, when I the wind increased to a gale at N. W. and prevented all commueication by boats with the shore. • We persevered, however, under a press of sail, standing off and on, so as to keep up the bombardment until daylight ; but the assault teas not made, nor could we see any of the Spanish troops in the neighbour. hood in the morning. Anxious to afford every en couragement in an enterprize which, besides being of material service to the general cause, would, if suc cessful, have produced me, individually, such parti cular satisfaction, we continued to stork up under as much sail as we could carry the next day, in order to communicate, if possible, with the army, until at length, by the mainsail blowing entirely out of the bolt-rope,•other sails splitting, and the barge sinking before we could get the carronade and ammunition cut of her, I was driven to the necessity of anchoring for shelter just without range of shot to the eastward of the town. I am still umnformeal of the particular cause which prevented the attack being made, either on the 19th or the following night, having had no direct communication with any of the chiefs, but by short requests for assistance, circuitoasly conveyed, in consequence of the arrival of various diVisions of the enemy in those parts, amounting to 7000 men. . A few lines from General Lacy, which I received on the 23d, induced me to push for Mataro, which I had nearly reached on the 24th, when a very se vere gale from the N. E. necessarily reduced me to storm staysails ; and whilst persevering off Barce lona. in an endeavour to hold our own, by keeping the ship's head to the eastward, she was struck by a sea, which has started all the timbers and rail of the head, ledges and earlings, bent the iron rail close into the bowsprit, drew the chock in the stern which receives the bolt for the bumpkin shroud, carried away the round-house and head door, and filled the main deck with water, so that the officers were up to their knees in the ward room, although both our spars and ropes stood this severe trial without injury, I bore up for shelter at Villa Nueva, where we were about to anchor at four P. M. on the 25th, in com pany with the Sparrowhawk and Merope, which I bad left to assist the Baron d'Eroles, when the latter, which had just weighed, made the signal for the ene my upon the road to the westward, and shortly after wards opened her fire on •them. The gale. being over, and the wind light, we made all sail, and soon com menced firing also. We observed three waggons dis abled and abandoned, and considerable discomfiture amongst the troops, notwithstanding the difficulty we were under from a heavy swell setting directly on shore. Arriving opposite . Vendrell we perceived another party coming from the westward, with ca valry, .artillefy, &c. amounting to some thousand , men, which directed their course in land upon our approach. We were however, enabled, by giving the guns the greatest elevation, to discharge two ; or three broadsides before dark, which, I trust, did them material daniage. Since this they have ne ver appeared upon any part of that coast ; and l`know nothing more of the movements of either army than from the reports of desperate battles having taken place, the result of which is so variously stated, that it is impossible to venture an opinion without more! authentic intelligence.—l have tae honour to be, &c. (Signed) E. CODRINOTON. • Blake, off Mataro, Feb. 2, 1812. ' SlR—Passing Barcelona can the night of the 26th, Captain Guinn brought me communications from Captain Tower, respecting the services of the Cura- Oa, Rainbow, and Papillon, in harassing a division , of the enemy which was marching along the coast from the eastward, and in finally obliging them to retire, and proceed towards Barcelona by a more cir. , euitous route. And I beg to assure you, that heir unremitting exertions on all occasions, in aiding our ally on the one part, and checking the progress of the enemy on the other, tul:y entitle , them to your' approbation. On the 29tir, whilst watering at Arens, I received! information that the whole French force, which had lately traversed this principality, amounting to 7,000 men, (4,000 of which were collected from the'Am-1 purcam, and the other 3,000 from the garrison of Da) celoi.a), west about to make a movement along the coasi, I therefore directed Captain Tower, in stead of returning immediately to the Medas, which [ he had lately. supplied with provisions and Water, and which could nut ell be in any other danger Whilst the wh •ie of the arnly was in this quar er, to pro. ceed a ith the Merope to Mama), and concert with the governor, Colonel O'Ryan, the m9ss advisabie i means for its defence. On the morning of the 30th, the C.uracoa m.tkii.g the sig:.al that the enemy were [ advancing, the Rainbow - opened her. fire upon them near Vilasar, as did the Cui - acoa and Mcrope upon' ) their approach to Matarc. I . weighed immediately, and worked up to that place, accompanied by the Papillon, which just they joined me, having been driven, in company with the Triton transport, off the c , :aa in the late gAe, The French appearing determided to occupy the town, and the inhatitants having had notice of their approaCh on the preceding evening, and consequently sufficient time to remove their most valuable. effects, I felt myself • called upon so.comply vtrth the desire of the CaptAin-Gtneral, repeated by Colonel cl'kan, and opened the tire of the squadron upon such parts of the town as appeared to be _ most occupied by the enemy, and which was nil:feting by indiscriminate plunder. The tops of the mountains were covered as usual by the irregular Spanish lcrces acting in Guerrilla ; and I was in hopes that our united etiorts had inclined the enemy to quit the place. They re turned holnemer at night, and have continued to occupy the town partiAly ever ace, as I judge b% their movements, giving each part of the army an opportunity to plunder iu its turn. It be jog ;topsoil• sible to Continuo the great expence of ammunition, by persevering according to the ten& •of Colonel Crßyan's letter, our fire has only been repeated at intervals, so as to keep the enemy in constant trouble and alarm, We have reports tom Arens of their having lost 600 men ; and the evident effects of our shot upon the houses in the parts to sehich they have been di rected, induces me to give credit to that assertion. I sent the Curacoa and Papillon to Arens, in con sequence of a report that another French division wal about to enter that town, intending the former should return to the Medas the moment her services could be dispensed with, and I have sent Captain Tower 11,5(X) cartridges, to supply the demands lately made on me by the Patriots, and have dirKt . ed him to fur nish-them with such proportion of biscuit as they have required, to enable them to maintain the posi ' tion they occupy upon the mountains at the back of this town. Yesterday evening the Curacoa telegraph. ed " the enemy entering Catilla, St. Paul, and Ca r net ;" .11at want of wind has prevented that ship and the Papillon hill from attacking them, except by their boats. This narittiive added to my preceding letter will afford you the best means I can procure to enable you to judge of the critical state of affairs in this principality. It appears to me, however, that the Spanish army has increased its exertions in proportion to the diffi culties it has had to contend against ; and T therefore supplicate that you will be pleased to send me all the means you can spare for clearing the coast of the enemy, and furnishing it with such supplies as may be necessary for keeping up the energy and resolution by which it is at present characterised. General Sarstield I am told was actually taken prisoner, a few days ago, but was rescued by a Swiss grenadier of the regiment of Bosa, who killed the Frenchman that had got possession of him, and recovered even the sash, which he had just stripped from him ; and amongst the losses which they have suffered in the late battles, I am sorry to find the names of some of those rising young men, most distinguished for their gallantry ; besides Colonel Reding severely wounded on the 19th, Colonels Villamil, and De Creuft, also of the division of Eroles, were wounded in the hard fought battle of the 24. th, in which the French are said to have left 600 dead on the field ; and Colonel Jalon, who has so often distinguished himself with the Cuirassiers, and was left at Mataro to recover from an accidental wound he received at Belpuig, was killed at the head of a Guerilla party on the 31st. I have now to inform you that the enemy broke up from Mataro this morning before day-light, and seeing this ship weigh for the purpose of watching their movements, they took a line through the vine yards, out of gun-shot, which made their march so very tedious and fatiguing, that they did not reach Arens de Mar until three o'clock, and after being somewhat, harrassed upon their approach to that place by tke Spanish irregular troops upon the moun tains. Seeing them halt upon the hills, I anchored here, and jointly with the Curacoa, Papillon, and boats, threw a few shot over this town to deter them from entering it. But as we observed a few of them approach the place just before dark, I have ordered the boats to scour the street which runs down to the sea, to check their plundering the houses, during the night, as much as possible. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) E. CODRINGtON. • ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, MARCH 2s. Copy of a Letter from Captain Rowley of his Makty's ship the Eagle, addressed to Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Pellcw, Bart. and tradsmitted by the Admiral to JOhn Wilson Croker, Esq. The Eagle, off Fano, December 18, 1811. SIR—I have the honour herewith to transmit you a duplicate of a letter I this day forwarded to Rear- Admiral Fremantle at Palermo, for your informa tfoa, with copies of its inclosures from Captain Max well of the Alceste, on the capture of the Pomone French frigate, and the - Persannet• store ship by the squadron under his orders.—l have the honour to be, (Signed) C. ROWLEY, Captain. The Eagle, off Fano, Dee. 18. Stß—l have the honour. of transmitting you for the information of the Commander-in-Chief, the inclo sures from Captain Maxwell, stating his having (in company with his Majesty's ships Active and Unite) captured the French frigate Pomone, and Persanne store-ship, which sailed the 16th ult. fom Corfu with the Pauline ;the latter effected her escape and reached Ancona, as I am informed, very much disabled. The high state of discipline of his Majesty's three frigates, and the well known characters of their gal lant Captains, Officers, and crews, leave not a doubt in my mind that the Pauline would have shared the fate of the others, had not the Alceste lost her main top-mast at the beginning of the action, and I can. not but admire the delicacy of Captain Maxwell in not claiming any credit for himself and those with him, from his Majesty's ships having one fourth of their crews on shore at Lissa for the defence of that Island, It is with infinite sorrow I read in Captain Max well's letter the less the country will sustain in the temporary secession of Captain Gordon from active service, thr3ogh the wound he received, and whose seal, activity, and abilitbrs, have been so eminently I conspicuous, particularly in these seas. I have the honour to be, (Signed) C. Rowimr, Captain. His Majesty's ship Alceste, off Lissa, Dec. 1, MI. Sin—His Majesty's ships under my orders having been drawn from their anchorage before Lagina, by strong gales, had taken shelter in Lissa ; when the telegraph on Whitby Hill, signalized three suspicious sail south; Alceste, Active, and Unite, were warped out of port St. George the moment a-strong E.N.E. wind would permit ; and on the evening Of the With dltimn, off the south end of Lissa, I met with Lieu tenant M'Dougall, of his Majesty's ship Unite, who, ' with A judgment and zeal which does him infinite credit, had put back, when on his voyage to Malta in a neutral, to acquaint me he had seen three French frigates, 40 miles to the southward ; every sail was carried on in chace, and at nine in the morning of the 29th the enemy were seen ofF the island of Au gusta ; he formed in line upon the larboard tack, and so od towards us for a short time ; but finding his Majesty's siips bearing upon him under all sail in close line abreast, he bore up to the N.W. and set steering sails. At eleven the rear ship separated and stood to the N.E. I immediately detached the Unite alter her, (and Captain► Chamberlayne's report to me of the re., suit I have the honour to enclose.) At twenty mi- k ,Quirter,.,U_Nur:_s Ma t % 411 "; la° asaistsse,Aese M nutes'after one P.M. the Alciste comerrencecraction l'a" 1 1; '''"us "I' ve Vat. Able wince, Landman, ditto; Samuel °manes, Lo a . l a s i tt m• t. tb t with the other two, by engaging the rear in passing Cteeter, Captain of tha Mae; dim ; eimiss---• Coo to to get at the Commodore, but an untlicky shot soon Seaman, ditto; H. H. Mama s Able . AL.7O Mb afterwards bring i ng down her maintop mast , we 'barb 9rdinart Selman, alsto; Mard i ,. p' ; Jala Seaman, ditto ;. Job Hum, Prim e m ask ,. ha ,,. Ore. unavoidably dropped a little astern—cheers of al.kry 'I Matas, Boatswain • a Mate, I.llo*, •••t ; Co, 6 vive l'Empereari resounded from both ships, they MOSSAT Mozwait. ca u l k ._ thought the day their own, not aware of what a se- Taoleas Pumas. 0,,,,,.. - h Squadron o i s n the Adna tic, on the 29th Noveruber, -.... cond I had in my gallant friend Captain Gordon, Report of Killed and Wounded on board his :,--- . who pushed the Active up under every sail, and rive , James Alex. Gordon, Esq. Capttin, i n as ~a . " - "*F.,"•• brought the sternmost to action, within pistol-shot ;tong ter M D aste ' r ;rg Janes ei bo k rn ic e, Midshipman ; . winne r Hitt tact. the headmost then shortened sail, tacked and steed KIFLLI for the Alceste, (which though disabled in her masts Turner Ordinary Sr...man ; William to smAbe Crew ; A mes W p O u UNl:l: l ll—lames W es A: B. e D iander ubw Gordon u , Faq Captain, bully. an 3. I trust he experienced, was by no means so at her ' John dawn, Landman; Robert Hill, S e ej le a Sea l"' I guns), and after a warm conflict of two hours and _John Conway, Private Marina. aut o; twenty minutes, it ended by the French Commodore cite Fer o making all sail to the westward ; which from my arm; George Hay; Lieutenant,'sli g e hr t i en r an A t 'AZ. w , amPaunot crippled state I was unable to prevent, and the other nary Seaman, ditto ; Joseph Rippon , Landman, dk - T i s ium air d 6 surrendering, after being totally dismasted and five Hall, Yeoman of the "sheets, severely : John Walter feet water in her hold ; she proved to be the Pomone r t irt im illth t l i l r y e ; Henry Haze , ordinary s 11, Ordinary Seaman. ditto: of 44 guns and 322 men, commanded by Captain Selman, ditto; John Row, Able ditto; 1 1 111 0 (1 i t" Able ;severely Nell Paterson, Captain dictb; cl l th ,, e rn tri th4 reartir e --- Z s y r _ 77l‘ H ver r. Rosamel, who fought his ship with a skill and hr..- (s), Carpenter's Crilv, ditto • Jame s Kl:b y tt i ' .. ,;," dr .... 1:11 hart very that has obtained fur him the respect and esteem of his opponents—the other was the Pauline, of simi- William n Acas de4ai de,l ) b ; d eacu i l t A o la t t o hn oa dam, . n: J M J : e ht if alAgh:l iza tt bKtit w y n rw: ba al y n , botn :L y Q a: an iii. , turrA di e o r t i : G i o olob u • n n a r ß t er ai t t;a nf L_ii h itr . lar force, commanded, by Monsieur Montford, Capi taine du Vaisseau, with a broad pendant; they were from Coefu going to join the squadron at Trieste. his, Prim a The 41ceste had 20 killed and wounded, Active 14 1‘la li rine ; Dennis,t ei Pn iitnrY *lrma' Privat'e Mame, 'shod, 32, and Pomone 50 ; and it is with poignant regret a er ne, ditto n . s lu zi t eedarine, ditto ; Jolla HAwke.h iv i,; I inform you, that Captain Gordon has lost a leg, Johnson, Ord inary seaman, Fitz ge r ald, o A ble Seam an, ~ d itto : J ets i but thank Goo he is doing well ; his merits as an lathe A. Gallons, C officer I need not dwell upon, they are known to his b. I. Swarse, Juritop. country ; and he lives in the hearts of all who have ADMIRALTY OFFICE, MARCH tll. the happiness to know him. Copy of a Let ter from the Honourable Captain waide grave of th his e M ln a v i in ea cc ob b .. le shi , u an p .i d V : o tr o aa l°4it s ai m i l e i'tcd addr lay es te- W A L"ai dnural l b tr il l oar e l His first Lieutenant, Dashwood, lost his arm soon after he was wounded, and the ship was fought by 1 y e llo w to n Croker, E N . Lieutenant Haye in a manner that reflects the highest , His Majesty's ship Volootaire, off Paw honour upon him ; his services before had frequeetly : U6th December, 1011. • merited and obtained the hign approbation and strong ! Sin —W h i le off t h e M e das this morning, a b oat i n . recominendation of his Captain, who also speaks in formed me that an enemy's schoon er b a d arr i ved et this port the eight before last. I imm e di ate l y stow the warmest praise of Acting L'eutenant Moriarty, ' Mr. Lothian, master ; Lieutenant Meers, Royal Ma- • in and anchored off the Mole, where s i te line l y i ce rifles ; and every officer, seaman, and marine, under :Lieutenant Shaw, with Mr. B a n ant y ne , M aire ;;; , his command. ! Mate, in the boats, went to bring her out, w hil e the _ And though our success was not so complete as I Merines, under Lieutenants Burton and C amp b e l l, trust it would have been, could the Alceste have of that corps, admirably maintained a ci-eerinA poi, taken up her intended position alongside Pauline, in- lion on the Mole Head against a p a rty of kneel stead of that ship, from the fall of our topmast, beini troops who disputed the past wi,h them. As Jorge enabled to manoeuvre and choose her distance, rive reinforcements wore pouting in from the adjacee it my duty to state, that every officer and man here garrisons, and the vessel was grounded, Lieutteine behaved most gallantly. I was most ably assisted on * Shaw set ire to her, but floating afterwards, it- tow. the quarter-deck by my First Lieutenant A. Wilson, ed her out to us, when the fire WAS extinguished, but and Mr. H:Moore, Master; and the main-deck guns not before it had done great damage. were admirably directed by Lieutenant James Mon- She proves the Decide, a new privateer, mounting tague and Mr. James Adair, acting in the place of two long six-pounders, pierced for six, carrying a Lieutenant Hickman, at Lissa with the gun-boats. cargo of probisions from Cette to Barcelona. In justice to two very deserving officers (Lieutenant 'lbis service, so laudably performed by all employ. Miller, Royal Marines, Active, and Lieutenant Lloyd, ' ed, has fortunately been attended with no other ace. Royal Marines, Alceste), it is necessary to mention alent than one marine wounded.—l have the honte.r they were ashore with most of'their respec'ive parties to be, &c. (Signed) o. G. wALDeuRAVE. at Camesa Castle and Hoste's Islands for the defence ' tier the Bankrms, Dividends, &e. see the last page.) of Lissa, hourly threatened with an attack from the enemy, assembled in great force at Scieina. - The Kingsfisher hove in sight and joined soon after the action, and Captain Tritton rendered essential service by taking the prize in tow. Captain Bligh, of the Acorn, to whom I have en trusted the defence of Lissa in our absence, has had an arduous duty to perform ; but no difficulties arise,' when all are actuated by zeal for his Majesty's ser vice ; and the little squadron you have dune me the hollow to entrust me with, possess it in an eminent degree. IJnite has just joined, after seeing the Persanne into Lissa; and Captain Chamberiayne, with his usual alacrity, has repaired his damages, and made the signal of being fit for service ; and, I am happy to say, this ship will in a few hours more be perfectly so also. I intend sending the Active .with prizes and pri soners to Malta as soon as possible, which, from the state of her wounded officers and men, I am sure will • meet your approbation. Enclosed are lists of the killed and wounded, and I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) MURRAY SIAXWaLL. His Majesty's ship Unite, Lissa N. E. five leagues, Friday, November 29,1811. SIR—I am to acquaint you, that, in obedience to your signal to chace this morning, I was enabled by the superior sailing of his Majesty's ship under my command, to so far close immediately in the wake of the enemy's frigate at noon, as to exchange bow and stern-chasers, but the very variable state of the wea ther front that time, the wind veering from the south to the east, and our opponent keeping ps directly astern, prevented my setting closer until near four o'clock, when part of our broadside being fired at him, he returned his, and struck his colcurs. You will judge my astonishment at her proving to be la . Persanne, of 860 tons, 29 nine-pounders, and a corn-1 plement of one hundred and twenty-five men and 65 troops, having on board 120 iron, and a few brass ordnance : she was commanded by Monsieur Joseph Emile Satie, Capitaine de frigate, whose masterly ma. nccuvres and persevering resistance for near four hours, reflect &teat credit on him—our"masts, yards, sails and ring, bear ample testimony to his galling fire. We have only one man wounded ; the enemy two killed and four wounded. The coolness and steady attention to my orders on the part of my First Lieu tenant, Mr. J. W. Crabb ; Lieut. M'Dougall, Lieut. W. Hotham, Mr. Gibson, lately promoted for his gallantry on board the Active, and the whole of the other officers and ship's company, could only be equalled by their extreme disappointment at disco vering, at the enemy's surrender, we had been op posed to a vessel of inferior force. I inclose a list of our defects, and the name of thewounded man, Thos. Tate, ordinary; severely.—l remain, &c. (Signed) E. H. CHAMOERLAYV, Captain. M. Maxwell, Esq. Captain of his Majesty's ship Alceste. List of the Enemy's Squadron engaged by his Majesty's ships Al ceste, Active, and Unite, off Lissa, op the 29th Nov. intl. La Pauline, M. Monfort, Captain, of 44 guns, 332 men, and 110 u tons ; escaped. la Pomone, C. Rosemel Captain, of 44 g uns, 322 men, and 1100 tons ; taken.—Has In her hold 42 iron and 9 brass guns, and 220 iron wheels for gun-carriages.. La Perbanne, Mr. Satie, of 26 guns, 190 men, and 460 tons; taken.—ls store-ship of 26 nine. pound guns, new, has about 130 iron, and some brass guns in her hold. (Signed) MUSCAT MA 'MILL, Captain. Return nf Killed and Wounded on board his Mijesty's ship Al cede, Murray Maxwell, Esc, Captain, in *aloe with the French squadron, off Lissa, November 29, 1811. Kitt's—Charles Amuse, Midshipman; Charles Reeves, guar. ter Master ; Isaac Brown, z•ail-maker's Mate ; James Bicker ton, Abraham Saunders, Thomas Cos, and Peter Williams, Ordinary Seamen. Woo tuna —Asdrew Wilma, Lieutenant, slightly ; Oeeilte LTen, bilk Won Coen imbed Art d i e so triers am. lorkk I Art bb 4 : 61 t, dot Art escoft pro= Had- tra don ti Depot allow vote *Wei LISBON 4ND CADIZ MAILS. LISBON, MARCH Is. Lord Wellington arrived at Elvas on the I Id, inst. where Marshal Beresford and Mr. Stuart were wait. ing his arrival. Mr. Stuart returned here yesterday ' morning. The heavy guns, stores, Bcc. necessary fee the attack on Baciajos are all ready at Elves. Bada. joz was to be invested on the 13th : General Hill to advance to Merida, and the principal body of the cavalry towards Caceres. Our men are in high spa. Tits. ready, to give the enemy a proper reception, should they dare ta advance, The convey of the Furious, with nearly 40 transports, arrived here os Monday evening, just in time to allow those who cape in them to witness the interesting movements now likely to take place. OFFICIAL DLSPATCM FROM GENERAL THE RAIL OS Wt&. LINOTON TO DON MIGUEL PEREIRA I'ORJRZ, DAM ' HILAD-QUARTZUS, fiIiNADA t MARCH 4, 1812. " The enemy has made no movemrnt of import. once, since my last dispatch of the 25th ultimo. By accounts from Cadiz we learn that General Ball* teros destroyed, on the 16th of February, near Mae laga, a., enemy's detachment, commanded by Geat.. ral Maransin, who, it is sAid, was killed. " I have ieceived intelligence from Sir Howard • Douglas, dated February 24, stating that Espozr Mina had taken, on the 3d of January, the genie* of Huesca prisoners; and that the Governdr# r** pluna having sent a detachment to attack•Geoerat Mendizabal at Sanguesa, Espoz y Mina and Lungh who had joined alter the enterprize to Hisao, en'i • countered on the lldi of January the said deiactunest in the valley of Rochefort, completely defeated the enemy, killed five officers and 600 men, and took two pieces of artillery. One of Don Juiian's detacbmeso . lately destroyed, between Alba de Tormes and Sala. . marten, a party of the enemy, composed of media ' and 80 men. The officer was conveying dispatcher which are very interesting, because they &OW tho .difficulties in which the enemy are placed. • 66 . 1 enclose two of them to your ExcellencYSAM.,_ i•rticularly merit your Excellency's at;encion. rod•• chews the kind of possession the enemy hawed rlthat country, which they pretend to have coequet 4 Wand organized. I will observe to your Excelknelo ' t they cannot send a courier from Valladolid Bayonne without being accompanied by an esecet . o l 250 cavalry and infantry : and that even th is safety of the courier is not certain, unless he Adds* the centre of the escort ; nor his horse safe, mks led by a cord tied to the bridle, and •r the gitidoa of a serjeant appointed for that ' purpose. " The authenticity-of these orders, will, as as ul be denied by the enemy, because it is necessarric! them to deceive the-world relative to the actual it' tuatioa of the affairs of the Peninsula ; but I trast your Excellency will do me the justice of Inflict? . that I havemevei yet transmitted any paP, cf description, without &knew it was genuine. No. 1. fixing the departure of Estafettes, Couriens in the Arrousluwement of the Army. upes -*ion betwe:n Valudolid and Bayonne. 1. His Exceßegley Marshal Duke of Ragusa, manderrin•Chief i orders the e;ecution of the Ord& the day, issued on the 19Lb OctoberplBll, Genera Count Dcirsenne, ComniatideritsChtef the Army of the North, of which the followinic the dispositions ; Art. i. From the lit of November pat, die from Valladolid so tlayoune will GMT be framedlva week. Aft. 5. The tstakuss and mails stall trod day, misql"! I— An• 'mon d elbso 01 e s te Art. 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