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7 . 'N.: von) f , * - 1 , t 'AfVENING Sr. • LONDON. rst 110. ; • • • • le. 4 xsDAY, JUKE 01 1 .11TOCKS, THIS OAY 4T ONII O'CLOCK. S per cc. Rid . 16{,--4 par Ct. 7511{ S per Cf. *es. for money shut—Ditto for opg. 37t 54 571{ 4 per Cent. leff6s pelt Cent. —Bonds 9s. 10s, dis. die—Oninhun 1} ti pre. - - • .. • titiNoirthasurn schooner has arrived at Plymouth, with'ilespatches from Lord WELLttoiTorz, and Mails frosti Lisbon. The despatches were conveyed to town by:Major Cosmic, one of Sir Rawr.Amm flues Aides-de-Camp, who is also the bearer of a French Imperial Eagle, taken at the brilliant affair of Al. nll2 r». It has the folloiving inscription 4 4 Taken by flikt:4egiment on the 12th of May, 1812." In additios to the gratifying intelligence contained in the subjoined- Cassette Extraordinary, we are happy to learn that in all parts of Spain the common cause is seconded with an energy an the part of the brave inhabitants, which-must delight every honestleart MINA, in the North, and the Baron d'Eaouss, Jthe South, are, carrying hafoc and devastation into the rants of the enemy's ‘cattered columns. , Of SOULT nothing decisive is known ; but the whole line of road between Seville and the Pyrenees is cautiously occu. pied by cordons of French troops, preparatory, so doubt, to a total evacuation of the Peninsula. LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. WAR DEPARTMENT. DOWNING-STItEE r, JUNE 17, 1812. Major Currie, Aide-de-Camp to Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill, arrived this evening at Lord *Bathurst's Office with a dispatch, of which the fol: lowing is an extract, addressecito the Earl of Lives' peol by General the Earl of Wellington, dated Fuente Guinaldo, 28th May, 1812. When I found that the enemy had retired from this frontier, on the 24th of April, I directed Lieut.. General Sir ROwland Hill to carry into execution the operations against the enemy's posts and establish= meats at 'the passage of the Tagus at Almaraz. Owing to the necessary preparations for this expe -1 dition Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill could not begin his march, with part of the 2d division of in fantry, till the 12th inst. and he attained the objects of his expedition on the 19th, by taking by storm Forts Napoleon and Ragusa, and the tetes-du-pant and other works, by which the- enemy's bridge was guarded, by destroying those forts and works, and the enemy's bridge and establishments, and by taking . their magazines and 259 prisoners, and 18 pieces of , . _ cannon. I have the honour to enclose Lieut.-General Sir ROwland Hill's report of this brilliant exploit; and I beg to draw your Lordship's attention to the diffi citifies with which - he had to contend, as well from the nature of the country, as from the works which the enetny hadconstructed, and to the ability and the characteristic qualities displayed by Lieutenant. General Sir 'Rowland Hill in persevering in the line, and confining himself to the objects chalked out by his instructtons; notwithstanding the various ob sticks opposed to his progress. I have nothing to add to Lieutenant-General Sir R. Hill's report of the conduct of the officers and • tioops under his command, excepting to express niY concurrence in all' he says in their praise. Too much cannot be said of the brave officers and troops who took by storm, without the assistance of can non, stith *OAS as the enemy's forts on both banks of t he Tagus, fully garrisoned, in good order, and defended by 18 pieces of artillery. Your Lordship is aware that the road of Almaraz afford/ the only good military communication across the, 7.'ans, and from the Tagus to the GUadiana, below Toledo. All the permanent bridges below the . bridge of Arzobispo hare been destroyed during the one of other of the belligerents, and the enemy have •febud impossible to repair them. Their bridge' which Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland' Hill has destroyed, *as one' of boats ; and I doubt their having the means of replacing it. The coMinunica. lions from the bridges of Arzobispo and Talavera to the Guadiana, 'are very difficult, and cannot be deemed military c ommunications for a large army. The result then of Lieutenant-General Hill's expe dition, has been to cut off the shortest and best corn . munication between the armies of the Suuth and of Portugal. Nearly about the time that the enemy's troops, re ported in my last dispatch to have moved into the Condado de Niebla, marched from Seville, it is re ported that another considerable detachment under 1 Marshal Sonic went towards the blockade of Cadiz, and it was expected that another attack was to be made Upon Tariffa. It appears however, that the enemy received early intelligence of Sir Rowland Hill's march. The troops under the command of General Drouet made a move ment to their left, and arrived upon the Guadiana at Medellin on the 17th.inst ; and on the 18th a detach ment of the cavalry under the command of the same General drove in, 'as far as Ribera, the piquets of Lieutenant-General Sir William Erskine's division of cavalry, which had remained in Lower Estramadura, with a part of the 24 division of infantry, and Lieu-. tenant-General Hamilton's division of infantry.— Marshal Soult likewise moved from the blockade of Cadiz towards Cordova; and the troops which had marched from Seville into the Condado de Niebla, returned to Seville nearly about the same time; but Lieutenant-General Sir RoWland Hill had attained his object on the 19th, and, had returned to Truxillii, and - Was beyond all risk Of being attacked by a supe r error fox cc on the 21st. The enemy's troops have re. tired into Cordova. ' Since ihp accounts have been received of Lieute .pant,General Sir Rowland [lilt's expedition, the ene.. i any's troops have likewise beeaput in ‘ motion in' OW and New Castile; the . Ist division, under ' General Foy, and a diyillop pf the Army of the Centre, under Gettetaril'Ailtiagfitic, crossed the 'Nu: by the bridge of Araohispo on the 21 stiald have moved 1 - It ;z • tir' • • • s, br dM 911114 of Delsresa, to relieve or withdraw the, post which still remained in the tower of Mirabete. The whole of the army of Portugal have likewise made a movement to their left • the 2d division being on the Tagus, and Marshal karmont's head quar ters have been removed from Salamanca to Fontieros. By a letter from Sir Howard Douglas, of the 24th instant, I learn that the troops unde r eneral Bon net, after having made two plundering excursions ! towards the frontiers of Gallicia, had again entered the Asturias, and was on the 17th in possession of Oviedo, Gijon, and Grado. In the meantime the troops under General Men dizabel are in possession of the town of Burgos, the enemy still keeping the castle ; and in all parts of the country the boldness and activity of the Chiefs of Guerillas are increasing ; and their operations against the enemy are becoming daily more important. I forward this dispatch by Major Currie, Aid-Ale- Camp to Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill, whom I beg leave to recommend to your Lordship's notice and protection. Truxille, May 21, 1812. MY LORDI have the satisfaction to acquaint your Lordship, that your instructions relative to the cap tale and destruction of the enemy's works at Alma rim have been most fully carried into effect by a de tachment of troops under my orders, which marched from Almendralejo en the 12th instant. The bridge was, as your Lordship knows; pro tected by strong works thrown up the French on both sides of the river, and further covered on the southern side by the castle and redoubts of Mirabete about a league off,. commanding the pass of that name, through which runs the road to Madrid, being the only one passable for carriages of any description by which the bridge. can be approached. The works on the left bank of the river were a tete du-point, built of masonry, and strongly entrenched, and on the high ground above it, a large and welbcon structed fort, called Napoleon, with an interior in. trench:new, and loop-holed tower in its centre. This fort contained nine pieces of cannon, with a garrison of between four and five hundred men. There be ing also on the opposite side of the river, on a height immediately above the bridge, a very complete fort recently constructed, which flanked and added much to its defence. On the morning of the 16th, the troops reached ,Taraicejo, and on the same evening marched in three columns, the left column, commanded by tieute nant.General Chowne (28th and 34th regiments, under Colonel Wilson, and the 6th Portuguese Ca ;adores), cc% ards the Castle of Mirabete ; the right column, under Major General Howard (50th, 71st, and 92d reginCents), which I accirimpai.ied mYsegs to a pass in the mountains, through whiCh a most difficult and circuitous foot-path leads by the• village of Romangordo zo the bridge ; the centre column, under Major General Long (6th and 18th Portuguese infantry, under Colonel Ashworth, and 13th Light Dragoons, with the artillery) advanced upon the high road to the pass of Mirabete. . The two flank columns were provided with lad ders, andit was intended that either of them should , •proceed to escalade the forts against which they were (Elected, had circumstances proved favourable; the difficulties, however, which each bad to encoun ter on its march were such, that it was impossible for them to reach their respective points before day break ; I judged it best therefore, as there was no huger a possibility of surprise, to defer the attack, until we should be better acquainted with the nature and positions of the works, and the troops bivouacked on the Leina. I determined on endeavouring to penetrate to the bridge by the mountain path leading through the village of Romangordo, although, by that means, I should be deprived of the use of my artillery. On the evening of the 18th I moved with Major- General Howartgs brigade, and the. 6th Portuguese reg:ment for the operation,. provided.with _scaling -- ladders, &c. Although the distance marched did.n exceed five or six miles, the difficulties of the'read were such, that with the united exertions sif officers and pen, the column could not be formed for the at tack before daylight. Confiding, however, in the valour of ,the troops, I ordered the immediate as ' sault of Fort Napoleon. My confidence was fully justified by the event. The Ist battalion of the .50th, and. one wing of the 71st regiment, regardless of the enemy's artil lery and musketry, escaladed the work in three places, nearly at the same time.. The enemy seemed at first determined, and his fire was destructive, but the ardour of our troops was irresistible, and the gar rison was driven at the point of the bayonet, through the several entrenchments of The fott and Tete-du- Pont, across the bridge, which having been cut by those on the opposite side of the river, many leaped into the river and thus perished. ' The impression made upon the enemy's troops was such, that panic soon communicated itself to those on the right bank of the river, and Fort Ra gusa was instantly abandoned, the garrison flying in the greatest confusion towards Naval Moral. I cannot sufficiently praise the conduct of the 50th and 71st regiments, to whom the assault fell. The cool and steady manner in which they formed and advanced, and the intrepidity with which they mounted the ladders, and carried the place, was worthy of those distinguished corps, and the officers who led them. Could the attack have been made before day, the 92d regiment, under Lieutenant -Colonel Cameron. and the remainder, of the 71st regiment, under the Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel Cadogan, were to have escladed the tete-du-pont, and effected the de struction of the bridge, at the same time that the at tack was made on Fort - Napoleon. The impossibi lity of advancing deprived them of this opportunity of distinguishing themselves, but the share which they had in the operation and the zeal which they display ed, entitles them to my warmest commendation, and I cannot avoid to mention the steadiness and good dis cipline of the 6th Portuguese infantry, and two com panies of the 60th regiment, under Colonel Ash worth, which formed the reserve to this attack. CAIr operations in this quarter were much fa vowed by 4 diversion made by Lieutenant-General .Chown, with the troops under his orders, against the. Castle of Mirabete, which succeeded in inducing the enemy to believe that we should not attach the forts -near the bridge, . until we had finxasi she pass, And tinks have pock way for our "'ninny, The Lieutenant-General conducted this operation, as .. . . well as his (mistier sideline', entirely to tn.i t ' lion. I much that th e peculiar situa Mirabeta r ri t ld have prevented my allowing tha gallant corps under his orders tizefdllow up an opera: tion Which they had commenced with much spirit j• and were so anxicluis led compleat. I cann4t tab strongly express how much I am . satisfied with the conduct of Major-General How ard through the whole '.of . Otter:idea, the most arduous part of which hae;:falleiti• bless abdre ; • and particalarly of the manna la i vehkhir . iled his bri gade to the assault. He was tbly assisted by his Staff, Brigade-Major Wemyes,. of the 50th, 'and Lieutenant Battersby, of the 234 Light Dragoons. To Major-General Long, I am alio indebted for' his assistance, although his column was not imme diately engaged. • . Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart and Major Harrison, of the 50th, and Major Cother, of the 71sl, com manded the three attacks, and led them in a most gallant and spirited manner. I have received the greatest assistance from Lieu tenant-Colonel Dickson, of the Royal Artillery, whom, with a. brigade of twenty-four-pounders, a company orßritish and one of. Portuguese Artillery, your Lordship was pleased . to put - under my orders ; circumstances did not permit his guns being brought into play ; but his exertions, and those of his officers and men during the attack and de• struction of the place, were unwearied. In the lat ter service Lieutenant Thiele, of the Royal Ger man artillery, was blown up ; and we have to re gret in him a most gallant officer; he had parti cularly distinguished himself in the assault. Lieu tenant Wright, of the Royal Engineers, had also rendered me very essential service ; he is a most in telligent, gallant, and meritorious officer ; and I must not omit also to mention Lieutenant Hillier, of the 29th regiment, whose knowledge of this part of the country proved of great . assistance. Your Lordship will observe, from .the return of ordnance and stores which I have the honour to en close, that Almaraz has been considered by the enemy in the light of a most important station ; and I am happy to state, that its destruction has been' most complete. The towers of masonry which were in Forts Napoleon.and Ragusa have been entirely de stroyed ; and the whole apparatus of the bridge, to gether with the workshops, magazines, and every piece oPtimber which could be found, entirely le velled; the ramparts of both in great measure de stroyed. A colour, belonging to the 4th battalion of the carps Etranger, wa; taken by the 71st regiment, and I shall have the hcnour of forwarding it to your ' Lordship. Our loss has not been severe, considering the cir cumstances under which the attack was made. I enclose a liit of the killed and wounded. Captain Candler, of the 50th regiment, (the only officer killed in the assault) has, I am. sorry to say, left a large family to deplore his loss. He was one of the first to mount the ladder, and fell upon the parapet, after giving a distinguished example to his men. I have had frequent occasions to mention to your Lordship in terms of the highest praise the conduct of Lieutenant-Colonel Rooke, Assistant Adjutant General. During the whole period I have had a separate command in this country : that Officer has been with me, and rendered most essential serviceau my corps ; on the present expedition 'he has eminently I distinguished himself, and I beg leave particularly to notice his conduct. Your Lordship is also aware of ithe merits of Lieutenant-Colonel Offeney, my As sistant Quarter-Master-General, of whose !likable aid I have been deprived during . the latter part of this expedition. Though labouring under severe ill ness, he accompanied me, to the serious detriment of his health, ami until it was totally impracticable for him to proceed. Captain Thorn, Deputy-Assistant . Quarter-Master-General, succeeded to his duties ; and I am indebted to him for his assistance, and also to Major fill and my personal staff. • . The Marquis do Almeida, Member of the Junta of Estremadura, has done me the honour to accom pany me, since I have been in the province : I have received from him, as well as from the people, the most ready and effectual assistance v.hich it was in their power to bestow. • Major Currie, my Aid-de-camp, will deliver to your Lordship this dispatch, and the colour taken from the enemy, and will be able to give you any further particulars. I beg to reccmmend him to your, Lordship.—l have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) R. HreL,• Lieut. Gen. ' I er.close a return of prisoners, in number 259, eluding the Governor, one Lieutenant-Colonel, and fifteen officers. I also transmit a return of provisions in the forts near the bridge, taken from one signed by tle.cliief of the French Commissariat on the lath of May. - , Return of Killed and Wounded of the Army under the Come ntand of Its Excellency General the Earl of WIILL/NOTOXj K. P. under the irnmetlate Orders of Lieutertant-6eggral lie Rowin ND HILL, K.B. at the Stin:/11 and Capture l'aFt Sae pokon, and tbe Enemy's other Works, in fete of Almaraz, on the Morning of the 19th of Mar, fR Royal Artillery—, rank and-171Z wounded. Royal Engineers-1 Lieutenant wounded. King's GL rman Artillery-1 Lieute - nant killed. ; , • , . lit Batt. 28:k Regiment-2 rank and file wounded.. Ist Batt. 50th Regiment-1 Captain, 27 -rank and file, laillad Captain, S Lieutenants, 2 Ensigns, 6 Serjeants, 87 rank gal file wounded. • Ist Batt. 71st Regiment -1 Strjeant, 3,rank and file, Mak 1 Captain, 1 leutenants, 1 Ensign,, 4 Serjeants, 1 Druggist, 23 rank and file, wounded. Ist Batt. 924 Regiment-2 rank and file wounded. • Total British loss-1 Captain, t Lieutenant, 1 Serj=:: rank and She, killed ; s Captains. 6 Lieutenants, 4 10 Serjeants, 1 Drummer, 117 rank and file, wounded. , Portuguese Artillery-2 rank and ale wounded oth Cacadores-1 Ensign, 1 rank and file wounded. ' • Total Portuguese loss-1 Ensign, S rank add Me General Total---I Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 1111410112= and file killed; 2 Captains, 6 lauteuants, b linelgns, 10 Serjeants, 1 drummer, 120 rank and file wounded. Names of Officers killed and wounded. Kitt-In.—Ring's German Artillery-.-Lieutenant Thiele, blown up.-50th Regiment, Captain Candler. WoullDzo.—Royal Engineer—Lieutenant Wright, slightly. 50th Foot—Captain Sandy., severely; Lieutenant Hennworth, severely ; lieutenant Patterson, slightly ;lieutenant Richard son, ,tverely ; Ensign Goddard, severely ; Ensigns Crofton and Godfrey, slightly. 71st Foot—Captain Grant, dangerously (since dead); Lieutenant Lockwood, flevstsiy Lieutenant Rou and Ensign Ira' aasie, slightly. '6th Casadores—?4l Cobh°, severely. Return of Ordigisiiitad Stores captured at - 9101*-" ras, on the naindai of the lath of May, under the commend of LienteGeneral Farr NAloesgw r —Brass ordapee me ere, one 6-pounder, one 4-pounder, three Tr T x-rew-Ftesei.--linsa esdnanceaw 1 tea-tack howitzer. .; i!1`0 rl. •."'' , , `• The length of the Gazatte Extraordinary preve gs ys from making any observations on the new Budge, today. An accurate detail of the vatiou► items which it contains, will be found in our Reprt of the Par. liamentary Proceedings.—Our Readers will lieu with pleasure, that the ILrrack aystcm is to bests. pended, at least for the present. French Papers to the 14th instant, have beenre. ceived. They state, that. BONAPARTE was cm the 2d instant at Thorn, and that MS Empress was about to return to Paris. According to letters from Berlin, Conn: RosiaNzow diedlattly, at Wilna, of an apoplexy. The influence which this Minister pos. sessed in the Russian Councils, and the general op. nion th it that influence was exercised in favour of France, renders his death at the present moment a political event of great importance. ,1 Foal . Rarnisa.lStass o,..ltinth Moulted -3 teethe -2 six-pounders, 1 cm-lneb howitzer.. Total-7 twelve-pounders, 3 six -pounders, 1 fact • 1 ten-inch howitzer, 4 si x -i nc h h owl iaers.-14. A coned, , tahle proportion of powder In barrels and fired to shot ; but as the magazine. were Mown up is moo , 4 tack after the capture by order of Lietatensas-Gelaral file . 1 lid, and every thing destroyed, the exact ipauti ty ascertuned. +s ast J 20,000 musket ball cartridges, tjo slat-tech shelli, nap • • of ease shot of various ca.ibre, 413 muske:s with beyou e ,, • yg : large pentode boats, composing the bridge, with timber, ctn. piece, et/ carria h ges tor rinnoVing the same, and also fe s t h, conveyance of eavy timber. A large proportion of rope of various &lindens; also i tc h % timber, war, and every thing complete, on a Large establi s h. men', 'fur keeping the finidge and carriages ki a state of ups : , (Sh oe d) A. 1.)1c awe:, 1 .1430.-Cokind b • • Commissary Lustre Artillery. Return of Officers, non-aintnissioned officer., and seldlus, sorters of war, taken at the storming of the enemy augu st the Bridge of Almaraz, on the morning of ti pith May, ap t Governor and Staff-1 major, 1 captain, I sof, 4 meg a , missioned officer* and privalell. 3d regiment of Artillury-.-4 non-curaniesioucki ofixer s privates. Engineers -1 captain, 1 private. Puntontirt-6 non-cuiumisdoesed officers and ptiVetei. Sappers-8 ditto. 6th Regiment Trench. Infantry (Light) -1 captain, IKA to non-connuistitsued carers and rintes. 99th Regiment (of the Line)--1 Lieutenant-Colonel, y u tti. nant, 1 titaff, 04. Non.conunissitmed Officers and privets'. 4th Regiment of Foreiguers—.3 Captains, 2 Lhutemee, yg o Nou-conntaisaiened ()lacers and privates. Commissariat-4 Waif, 5 Nou-comniiseivred Mo m osi • privates. Total-1 lieutenant-Colooel, 1 Major, 5 Captains, Ly s . tenants, 7 Sniff, BIZ Nmecommissioued M a l privates. (Signed) J. C. Rose s ,. Lice•.-Col. and A.A.C.. State of previsions in the Forts at the Bridge of Altr.ara, eau * morning of the lett, of May. 1812, takLo trona a rezure l i va d by the French Commissary, dated the lath of May, 1111. Rations—bread 39, biscuit t 9,561, rice t.5,96i, erg tables Cilt, salt "3,926, ed 44e8, wine 1718, b i auGy 27,81 4 , he t g u t 16,8411, salt meat 161,0116. (Signed) F. PORCHEL A true eau*, (Signed) • J. C. ROOK 2, Lieut.-Col. and A.A.C. Yesterday, at eleven o'clock, the Princess Can. ,LOTTE of WALItS arrived in town from Windsor. The Earl of LwraPonr. had an audience of the Pamcz RZOINT, yesterday, at Carlton House. The JUDGE ADVOCATE laid the proceedings of some Courts Martial before the PRINCE REGENT. The Star, Outer and Collar presented by the PRINCE REOENT to Earl MOIRA were the same VOlll by his Royal Highness himself As a Knight Com. pinion of the Order. ' Yesterdny a competition took place at the sale of the itosl?urge Library, for the Decameron of Boc. cacio, a sinkle volume in small folio, printed in die year 1471 ; it was knocked down to the Marquis of BLANDIORD for 12,260. No less than 38 persons were taken into custody, and their papers seized at Manchester, op Thursdat 1. st, charged w i th having adMinistered unlawful owl abominable oaths. Last night closed the winter campaign at de Lyceum, which his proved successful for the Pre. prietors, and gatiffing to•the Pubic. In October the Dramatic Corps are to take the theatrical field at News Drury, unJer the able direction of their perm worthy Commander, General ARNOLD. KELLY is to be Master of the Band ' VAUXIIALL.—These charming Garden: were filled at an early hour last night with a brilliant assembhge of beauty and fashion. The serenity of the. ulna sphere was a most delightful embellishment to the magnificence of the terrestrial paradise which the Pith plietors have prepared for the enjoyment of their visitors. The fire-works went off with uncommon eclat, from the circumstance of the sky being be sparingly illuminated by the planetary system. Tho phenomena of a blazing artificial comet and ears shooting from their spheres were frequently exhibit , ed, to the delight and admiration of the beholders. — The transparencies and various splendid dectrotwel drew forth fresh tributes of approbation, and de vocal and instrumental Performers were of the mod excellent kind. The company did not leave the fp: cinating scene until an early hour this morning. Panssralionsse.- 7: Captain Howe, the p . undertook on Tuesday for a wager of, two guineas, to go on foot sixty miles in twelve tie started at four o'clock in the morning, ant half his distance in twelve minutes less than six hiOr -and he continued to perform five Miles an hour oafs reps! with ease, and wqn the match with ten 00 1 0 limire• • • A duel was to have taken place yesterday moving in Kilburn-fields, between a Captain of a Drag° 'regiment and a gentleman of the name of Howalui bit the Police Officers having been apprised of lig intended event, the parties were disappointed. ' TORBAY, JUNE 16. Arrived his Majesty's ship AbirsLote, A dams' DUCKWORTH, to take take the convoy for Newfound' land ; the LINNET sloop of war from a cruise, As' • rived and sailed again - hia Majesty's ship AGAIT Ar with Admiral ibLiartwou'bosod for LisbcfOrn , Will West. ; PORTSMOUTR, JUNE 17. Arrived his Majesty's ships Tamar.. 44 , 46 PIP SPRIGHTLY from a cruise ; VAUTORR flan Dirk r • • - .1 I s red at the DrhiSe of Alla° and his Majesty's ship • May, 1512, by the trawl — a iled the Liam. with . frostaltialler Sir RowlanS K.B. ,„, - et. 4 +7. - IJ ;' mounted—four 2-poiii4... N. • ' otewspr fee siz-birb howitzers. Laistlow p r o u d t ri itigitto-•-twd spot r,( ribbed tea., lett 14 algal.