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I LEmßirrro THE LONDON G4IZEITE ON TUICSDAY, SEPT. 22. WAR DEPARTMENT. DOWNING-STREET, SEPTEMBER 23. of which the following is a copy, 1.4 been this day at Earl Bethunes office, addressed to his Lord.blp Major-General Cooke, dated Cadiz, August 30, 2812. August 30, 1812. Loan—Since my letter of yesterday's date, ig the entry into Seville of the allied corps General La Cruz and Colonel Skerrett ; received a dispatch from the latter, of which I .• a copy herewith, and a return of the killed coded of the British detachment. t Signed) GED. Comm, Major-General. thurst, &c. &c. &c. Seville, August 28, 1812. SIR--I have the honour to report the movements the detachment under my orders since the date of last. The result of which, the capture of the city of Seville by assanit, defended by eight French battalions and two regiments of dragoons, entrench. ed, will, I trust, be considered as honourable to the allied arms, and serviceable to the cause of Spain. On the 24th inst. General Cruz Mourgeon, corn *nanding the Spanisb.troops, and myself, judged it advisable to make a forward movement on Seville ; for this purpose it was advisable to force the enemy's corps of observation of 850 cavalry and 200 infantry, at St. Lucar la Mayor. I marched from Manza nillo with 800 troops, composed of the Ist regiment of Guards, the 87th, and the Portuguese regiment, Brigadier-General Downie, accompanied with 600 Spanish troops. The Spanish column attacked on the right, and the British and Portuguese on the left. The French were driven through the streets with precipitation, leaving some killed, wounded, and prisoners. We took post at San Lucar without the loss of a man. On the 26th inst. General Cruz and myself having judged that it would be attended with the most bene ficial effects, both on the public opinion and in saving the city from being plundered, if the French could be precipitated in their retreat from Seville ; the allied troops, in consequence, marched for this pur pose, and arrived at the heights of Castillejos de la Cuesta, immediately above Seville, on the morning a the 27th, at six o'clock. The Spanish troops formed our advance. The French advance was driven in ; the cavalry retired, leaving•the infantry in the plain, which last were charged by the Spanish cavalry, who made many prisoners. The Spanish troops attacked a redoubt on our left, and lost a good many men. The columns advanced jnto the plain, by which movement this redoubt was turned, and its communication cut off; the Spanish troops under General Cruz took the right, and Made a detour to arrive and - attack on that flank of Triana, (the suburbs of Seville). I ordered the redoubt to be masked by a detachment of the 20th Porttiguese regim'ent, and advanced a field piece with some hoops, to keep in check the enemy's fire at one of the gates of the city opposite to us, and after giving sufficient time !or the Spanish column to arrive, the British and Portuguese troops advanced to the attack in front ; the cavalry and artillery advanced at a gallop, supported by the grenadiers of the guards, and the infantry following. The enemy abandoned the gate : we entered the suburbs, aid advanced near to the bridge of Seville with as much rapidity as possible, in hopes of pre venting its destruction, which would have rendered it extremely difficult for us to succeed. We were checked by tyre fire of grapeshot and musketry at the turning of the street. The grenadiers of the Guards advanced to our support, and drove every thing before them. At this moment part of the Spanish • column arrived; we advanced to tho bridge under a heavy fire ; Captain Cadoux, of the 95th, with great judgment made a flank movement on our left ; Captain Roberts, of the Artillery, brought up with rapidity two guns ; a heavy fire of cannon and musketry was soon brought to bear on the enemy, who were driven from their position on the other side of the river, and from the bridge, which they had only in part destroyed. The grenadiers of the Guards, and some Spanish troops, led the columns that cross ed the bridge, A general rout ensued, and the enemy were driven through the streets, which were strewed with their dead, and pursued at all , points, leaving behind them valuable captures of horses, baggage, and money. It is difficult for me to express the joy ofsberople of Seville. The inhabitants, under the fire of the French, brought planks to lay across the bridge ; and their ac clamations and vociferous marks of joy, added to the immense crowd, rendered it extremely difficult for the officers to advance through the streets with their columns. The vast extent of this city, the exhausted state of the troops who had advanced in double quick time for three miles, and the want of cavalry, rendered it impossible to continue the pursuit beyond the town. _ Such was the rapidity of our attack, that this victory over a French division, and the passage of a bridge which the enemy had materially destroyed, with his infantry and artillery, formed on the banks of the river, was achieved with a loss that appears almost incredible. 1 have only to regret the loses of one officer, I Unt Brett, Royal Artillery, who was killed LIPPLE • DC Dispatch, received by Major- MY Lrn teporting under Gel have receil transmit a and wount (Sij Marl Bathurs SIR—I I 'of the deta tuy last. city of Sei battalions ; ed, will, I • 'allied arm , On the tnanding t advisable t for this pu corps of 01 • at Sr. Lw ; :lilt with of Guards, Brigadier.' Spanish tr the right, left. The with preci and prison the loss of On the judged tha ficial effect the city irc be precipil allied troo[ pose, and • _ • __ •NoM 1 h; tenant t • • lantly fighting his pm, *t the bridge. Theintre. pidity of this valuable officer was observed by the whole detachment, The loss of the enemy must have been very great. We have taken several officers, and, I believe, near 200 prisoners. The conduct of every officer and soldier has been above praise ; where all have behaved well it is dif ficult to distinguish—l must, however, mention the detachment of the King's German Legion, com manded by Cornet Wieboldt ; the artillery, by Cap tain Roberts ; detachment of 95th, by Captain Ca. doux ; and the grenadiers of the Ist regiment of guards, by Captain Thomas. To Colonel Maitland, Ist regiment of Guards, (second in command) lam much indebted from the commencement of this ser vice; and in the attack of Seville his military talents, intrepidity, and zeal, were particularly conspicuous. I am also much indebted to Lieutenant• Colonel Col quitt, commanding a detachment of the Ist regiment of Guards; to Lieutenant-Colortel Prior, commanding a detachment 20th Portuguese regiment ; and to Major McLain, commanding a detachment 87th regiment. The exertions of Captain Wynyard (Coldstream Guards) Assistant-Adjutant-General, and Lieute nant Reid, Royal Staff Corps, Staff Officers attached to the detachment, have been indefatigable. Captain Sunbury, 20th Portuguese regiment, Brigade-Major and Lieutenant Smith, Royal Engineers, were at this time detached on other service. During the whole of this attack, our allies, the Spaniards, have rivalled the conduct of the British and Portuguese troops; and General Cruz Murgeon, by his military talents and bravery, has principally contributed to the successful result of the day. Inclosed is a return of the killed and wounded. During last night a division of seven or eight thou sand French troops passed by. Our attack has saved the city from the devastations and contributions with which it was threatened. Captain Wynyard is the • bearer of this dispatch, who will inform you of any further particulars you may require.—l have the honour, &c. • (Signed) J. B. SICZRRETT. To Major-General Cooke, &c. &c. &c. P.S. A return of the guns and military stores taken, will be sent as soon as the quantity c.ln be as certained. Two of the field-pieces which the enemy advanced *abut us, fell into our hands. Return of the Killed and Wounded of the Troop; under the corn mind of Colonel StERRETT, at the Capture of the City of Seville by assault, on the morning of the 27th August, 1812. Royal Artillery-1 Subaltern, 1 horse, killed ; 1 rank and file wounded. 2d Hussars, King's German Legion-1 Serjeant, 1 rank and file, 1 horse, killed; 1 rank and file wounded. let Foot Guards, 3d Batt.-4 rank and file wounded. 95th Rifle Corps, 2d Batt.-1 Subaltern, 6 rank and Me, 1 lurse wounded. Total-1 Subaltern, 1 Serjeant, 1 rank and file, £ horses kilted; 1 Subaltern, 1 2 rank and fi le, horse wounded. (Signed) W. CLINTILN WYNYARD; A..A. General. Name of Officer killed—First lieutenant Brett, Royal Artillery. Name of Officer wounded—First Lieutenant Llewellyn, 95th Rifle Corps, slightly. THE EVENING STAR. " LISBON, SEPTEMBER 7._ 6, CORUNNA, SEPT. 14. LONDON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE. O'CLOCK. India Stock 168 1 1—Cons. 58 1 4 i f—for opg. risf 4 per Ct. shut-5 per Ct. 88441—Bank Stock Omn. 44 sj 44- pre.—Bonds Bs.9s. slis.—Long Ann,. Exch. Bills. (std.) Ss. Is. dis.—Do. (Sid.) Xs. Ss. pre. " CORUNNA, SEPTEMBER 14 INTELLIGENCE FROM THE PENINSULA. CONFIDENTIAL INTELLIGENCE• We have this day received Lisbon Papers to the Bth instant, and Corunna Diaries of the. IBth instant; also St. Jago Gazettes of the II th ultimo. The intelligence from the South of Spain, conveyed by the Lisbon Papers, is, as might be expect ed, highly gratifying. We regret to learn, how ever, that in the North the remains of M.tntoNT's army, driven across the Douro after the memorable battle of Salamanca, has assumed the offensive in the vicinity of Valladolid, but their success has not been so great as to occasion the Marquis of WELLINGTON to detach any of his army from Madrid and its vicinity. —ln the following extracts our Readers will find abundant grounds for anticipating still more glorious results from the battle of Salamanca, than the occu pation of Madrid : LISBON, SEPTEMBER 4. 44 The direction which Soult has taken was proble matical at Seville ; some say it was towards Mancha, others affirm that it was Granada, the certainty is, that he sent convoys towards Cordova, and that in the road from Seville towards that city, he had or dered the different flying corps or garrisons to be collected. _ " According to accounts from Madrid, dated the 25th August, General Duran entered in Lograna, destroyed the fortifications, the house of inquisition, and the fort called Balbnina. At this time 2500 enemy's infantry, and 200 horse, commanded by Darque, Durau placed himself within half A league of that city, with 140? infantry and 100 horse, and waited the attack, in which the French lost 100 men killed and wounded-.tbe Spaniard; had five killed and 58 wounded." " LISBON, SEPTEMBER S. 14 (511 the SOth ultimo General Clinton remained with the 6th division, and five unattached regiments at Cuellar I Is did the Marquis of Wellington on the same date at Madrid, having his most advanced post at Valdemor. 41 Joseph was on the 20th at La Roda, and Suchet at San Felippe. O'Donnel was at Jacla, and Road at Aleoy, with the remains of their broken forcest 46 On the 18th General Maitland was at Monforte. Ballasteros is in Malaga. On the 31st General Hill was e,ncamped at Borlanga ; and Soult was collect ing all his forces at Cordova—he will be very strong. The remains of Marmont's army were at Burgos." 44 Our accounts from Madrid conic down to the 51st ultimo, on which day the natives treated his Lordship with a bull-fight, who at night gave a ball. A move is expected about the Ist or 2d. 46 The sth division has joined Lord Clinton, at Cuellar, from Madrid. The Guerillas have taken part of Joseph's baggage. 4 , It is said that Colonel Sterrett has joined Ge neral Hill, and that Soult has moved to Andujar." Extract of an Official Dispatch from the Marquis of Wellington to Don Miguel Pereira Forjaz, dated Madrid, Aug. Q 5,1818. " The King has continued his march in the direc tion of Valencia, and, according to the latest intelli. gence which I have received, his rear-guard was on the 19th at La Roda. 44 I have received a letter from General Maitland, dated the 17th instant ; that General has marched from Alicant, and was in Montforte, in Aleoy. Suchet had retired towards St. Felippe, and it is sup posed was ready to pass the river Xucar. General O'Donnel was on the aforesaid day in Ycela, in the Kingdom of Murcia. di On the 18th the enemy's troops from Valladolid, obliged the piquets of General Anson to fall back to Tudella ; nevertheless this General still keeps them on the left of the Douro. 64 The enemy moved a corps of troops from the neighbourhood of Valladolid, consisting of near GOOO infantry, and 1200 horse, under the command of General Foy ; with this force he withdrew on the 17th the garrison of Toro; since this he has joineda corps of infantry of the same force, which he had likewise marched from Pueurda, on the Rio Seca. All this force was, on the £6th, near three leagues distance from Benevente. The troops of Galicia, with the exception of the cavalry, which still remained Benevente, had marched towards the side of Astorga. 66 The garrison, which the enemy left in Zamora, continued to be blockaded by the Conde de Ama. rante; but I have reason for believing that gar►ison would be succoured in the return of their expedition in the direction of Astorga. By intelligence from Cadiz, dated the 19th instant, I am informed that General Cruz had left that Port, with the detachment under his command, to succour General Ballasteros. Another expedition had been immediately got ready, which disembarked in Huebla between the 11th and 15th, but the enemy had on the 12th evacuated and destroyed the Castle of Nubla." that Don Julian has taken 600 dragoons n e a t . sertion from the enemy is very great." • e. " CADIZ, AUGUIT sit The master of a vessel, who has arrived from Ta. i 1 rift, was assured at that p ort , prev i ous to his sailing, that the enemy had evacuated Malaga. " CADIZ, AUGUST 31. " We are assured that the expedition from the coast has entered Valencia, and made 3000pri‘onets; tl at Joseph has arrived in his wanderings at Xativ a (according to letters from Madrid, he went tts shut himself in Saragossa), and the Juramentados desert him by troops :—it is added, that one of these c oo . sisted of 300 men. On the 27th, the faithful peopl e , of Malaga were freed from the French baaditti. " It appears, that from the country several strap eel's have been conducted to Cadiz; six spies bare. been taken, but their lives hare been spared by C f . neral Cruz, in expectation that they will give Mu- , able information." OFFICIAL ARTICLE. His Excellency the Ellglish Ambassador 1 41 addressed w the Minister of State, ad interim, tI 4 following : " CADIZ, AIGUITII. " SZNOR-1 have the 'meant to remit to your &caw, extracts of several letters I hate received tram the Cosde De WCLLI N G !ON, which contains a relation of the operations eine eru•y tv.der his Lortisthip'A command, from the end ot July tot e 15th inst. including the surrender ot the Fort of Chula, is taw Retiro, and the occupation of Madrid by the allied army. (Signed) " a. wats.tur., SECOND EDITION. STAR OFFICE, TWO O'CLOCK, Mr. VICK, the Messenger, arrived this morning from Corunna. He brings dispatches from the Mar. quis of WELLINGTON of so late a date as the Bth inst. The following will be found to be a very correct detail - cf the operations of the Marquis of WELLING. TON, since his Lordship left Madrid for the vicinity of Valladolid 66 VALLADOLID, SEPTEMBER 7. • _ .• 1‘ The Marquis of WsurscrroN left Madrid oa the I stinstant, to direct the movements of the troom which he had ordered to bt collected at Arevalo. 41 By an Extraordinary Messenger which, at nine o'clock P. M. arrived to the English Commissary, who resides at this place, we know that the Marquis of Wellington entered Valladolid on the 9th inst. and that the French fell back with the greatest rapidity towards Burgos, from whence, in a few days, we will see them march, leaving free all this side of the Ebro. 44 General Hill has fallen back towards Badajoz, observing Soult's movements." " They moved from Arevalo on the 4th, and passed the Douro on the 6th, at the fords of Herren and Albiago. " General Foy, finding Astorga had surrendered, returned to the &la, and marched upon Caritialor, %k ith the view of cutting off the Portuguese militia employed under the Conde D'Assastataz, in the blockade of Zamora. " Senor Castanos, with his head-quarters, were preparing to. march from Leon to Valladolid. Ge neral Santocildes, with the 6th army, was already in march for the same point, and will be joined by the divisions of Espana, Porlier, Mina, and Longa. The Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo was in Valladolid with 30,000 men under his command,having left 10,000 in Ocana, and the vicinity of Toledo ; 10,000 in Aran juez, and 10,000 more on the military road towards the army. The Lieutenant-General made good his retrez without loss, to the frontiers of Portugal. " FAY carried off the garrison of Zamora on the 29th August, and marched for Tordesillas. " The conduct of the Conde D'AIWARANTE i tad his brave troops merits particular attention. -60 • The whole remains of the Army of Pomp' are. collected between Vall‘dolid and Tordesilla Their advanced guard was posted on the 6th at Lt Cisterniga. " The allied troops marched forward on the 7th. The enemy retired frnm Cisterniga during the night —abandoned it on the Marquis of WELLINaroaI approach, and crossed the Pisuerga and blew up the bridge. They were closely followed through the town by Colonel PONSONEY, with detachments of tie 12th light, dragoons. , 6 They retired along the right bank - - to Duenas. When General FOY moved toward , army of Gallicia retired. Since his Douro, they have been advanced to ell " The Empecinado has informed WELLINGTON that General VILLA C prisoners 1000 men, which had been and had evacuated Cuenca, after the Retiro. The last accounts from Gem are of the 24th ultimo." Yesterday their Royal Highnesses YORK and CAMIMUDOE had audi , nces Highness the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton-House. " CORUNNA, SEPT. 16. The Earl and Countess of Powis are entertain% I a large party of fashionable visitors at their beaula 44 We still continue without intelligence by the or- I seat, Walcot, Shi dinar. conveyances, but by the extraordinary English LYCEUM TRIM Courier, who arrived here from Valladolid the night Patriot: was repeated before last, we know that the Grand Lord, with his 1 house ; and the ai• army, by rapid march from Arevalo, where be was,. !the performance wa: as we have already said, to the city of Valladolid, • first re p rescntstion expression surprised the French encamped there, caused such ' e pectahility imparts terror and fright among them, that they only fired of authority to its five small cannon before they hastily fled towards the Author has indeed ! Burgos, but it appears that our troops reached so congenial to the and the sentiments them, especially the cavalry, and caused them much . . • nuine pt inctplesof loss ; as may naturally be expected, the enemy aban- . : _ streng doned their provisions, ammunition, baggage wag. must he obtuse or R ._ gone, &c. &c. This triumphant entry into Vallado- ._st reng th , and justness of making an impressil lid, which although it had only been a few days un-. , interesting Scene der the French yoke, caused inconceivable joy. against a London P closes the Second 44 It is added, that our 6th army lencia, and that other dispositions have been made the Conto Scene, will join at Pa - marked with plaudits to attack the enemy in Burgos." 1 diery. • The laudat.. Ling a , •- of loyal 1 "'RIO SECO, SEPT. 10. " Agreeably to what I informed you in my ante. eior of the 7th, to-day we have arrived here, and to. morrow we march for Valladolid, 'The Marquis of 1 Wellington has marched from thence, and we are ' assured that on the 13th he is to dine in Burgos.—. The Enoch hays itattily retired. Ws are aseurad spirit _ ninsular interests, and put aside all the which weigh not presentation was preceding evening additional spirit and . The Opera was announcod 0196% UniniMCHIS ' c of the Pisuerge rds Astorga, the s march 04 thi tlle Esla. the Marquis d :AMP' had take n the Garrisois surrender of the eral MAITIAVD. es the Dukeld !s of his Rupl iropsbire. Tes. —The new Opera of Sfiwisi seated last night to an °vete tpplause which throughout awn' ' was!not inferior to that by which it! in was distinguished. To adapt [orning Print, (the C4rocick,) who. parts a more than ordinary der. s opinion on the subject before us -• (deed a powerful pen at didopiee with which that dialogue infra' . the truly British heart And the lit , f liberty, are given witb such wealth itness of language, that the feelings n- perverted on which they can tAI ipression. Such accessition f ie" m Audience. In the beautiful between illonco and PdO P IWhi _A Ck nd Act, every line was far aPP udits : the same tribute Was rot! and Pelagic's Address fo 10 °7' fable object of the Author oval enthusiasm enthusiasm in the cans , was felt throughout by the • • the minor imperfections of • a feather in the balance. considerably shorter than • g ; and all She Perforieos • 0 and self-possession in that announced for this eionll6. ow acclamations. .