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111 01 . 11 " . ' ..-. - 6 ~~`' FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. , MILITARY PROMOTIONS. • WAR-OFFICE, NOV. 17, Itilt. let Regiment of We Onards—John Haddy James, Gent. to be , Assistant.Surgeen. • Std Regiment of Dragoons—Cornet Edward Adams, from the.l let Dragoons of this King's . German Legion, to liff Cornet, • without purchase, vice 'Watson, promoted. 20th Redanot of Light Dr goons-1 he Hon. William Massey to he Ginned, without purchase, vice Irvin, promoted. Cokk1(0. 11 •11111 1 2eet o( foot Guards—Mark Beanfoy, Gent. to be • *khan! purchase, vice Bockridge, killed in action. I le Of Foot—Hospital-Mate WM. ell/ to be Assist :El H , vice Waken, promoted on the Staff. 4th Dias—Ensign J. Birmingham to be Lieutenant ' without purchase, vice Bashes, 'promoted in the 59th Foot ; Frederick Field, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Birmingham. list Ditto—Lieutenant AideroftWailer to be Captain 04a Gain ' Army, by purchase, vice Wright, who retires; Second laosees leant John Watts to be First -Lieutenant, without perelOw vice Waller. Oath Ditto—John W. Graham. Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase,. vice Wilkinson, promoted. Seth Ditto..-Assistant-Surgeon James Lawder, from the Meath Militia, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Curby, appointed to the Staff. . • SIM Ditto--Hospital-MateWm. D. Fry to be Assistant-Suigelli,H vice DOw, appointed to the Staff. • I Seth•Dittn—George Wilson, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase ' , race Murphy, promoted. . Moth Ditto—Hospital-Mate James Knox to be Animal*, • • Surgeon.. • ' 4SiDitte—Amlstant-Surgoon Archibald Hair, from the Forfar i Sidaleia, to be Auistant-Surgeon. IPOik Dino—Lieutentuit-Colonel William Sorel!. from the half of Honspeseh's Mounted Riflemen, to be Major, vice.' , • , who exchanges. ty ro • 10th itto—Lieutenant Alexander M'lntyre, to be Captain ate Company, vice Charks Campbell, placed upon half-pay. list Ditto—Lieutenant Hodson Gage, from the Londonderry Militia, to be Ensign, without purch ase. ; 419th Ditto—Serjeam John Hutchinson, front the Ist Regiment et Foot Guards, to be Adjutant, with the rank of Ensign, vice : Herring, who resigns the Adjutantcy only. 100th Ditto—Ensign John Valentine, from the Londonderry i Militia, tobe Ensign, without purchase. ; 102 d Ditro—Serjeant-Major -- Wikell, from the 50th Foot, • to be Adjutant, with the rank of Ensign, vice Minchin, pro -1 i meted. • , let West-India Regiment—To be Lieutenants, without purchase. r Ensign Robert Rose, from the 6th West-India Regiment, vice Maumee, deceased; Ensign Thomas Phelan, from the 6th f Weetplades Regiment; Ensign Richard Storey, from the 6th West India Regiment. i f To be Assistant-Surgeon—Assistant-Surgeon D. P. Noble, from 1 the 17th Light Dragoons, vice Kelly, appointed to the 95th f Foot. _ . IN Ditto—Ensign Henry Nosworthy to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Reynolds, promoted in the 2ci Ceylon Regiment= Edward Hughes, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Noswor thy. ad Ditto—To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign J. B. P. . Anthers, vice Adamson ' promoted in the pith root ; Ensign John Bradshaw ; Ensign John Goode. to be Ensigns, without purchase—John Henderson, Gent. vice Boubers ; Win. Gorse, Gent. vice Bradshaw; J. A. =mote, t Gent. vice Goode. • 4i Ditto...To be Lieutenants, vrithoutturchue—Ensigns James , -Croke, and G. B. O'Brien: To be Resigns, without purchase—Thomas Zones, Gent. vice Croke; Joseph Pilkington, Gent. vice O'Brien. ath Ditto—Ensign Aletander Knowles to be Lieutenant, with out purchase. • to be Ensigns, without purchase—Edema Maguire, Gent. vice Knowles; Charles Andrews, Gent. vice Phelan, prompted in the Ist West India Regiment; Smith, Gent. vine &orey; promoted in the Ist West India Regiment. 11.1 t J 7th Ditto -To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Fib Wm. )limmo, vice Edwards, appointed to the 54th Foot; Ensign . homes Chadwick. To be Ensigns, without purchase—Thomas Parker, Gent. vice Ninnno ; Wm. Hatrumersley, Gent. vice Chadwi ck; John Bee Wollams, Gem. '.M Adjutant--Ensign George Foskey, vice Noel, promoted. *rid African Corps—Gunner James Walker, trom the Royal Artillery, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hemp, ap pointed to Dilloo's Regiment. Royal York Rangers—Ensign P. M. Berthodierre ••td be' . - tenant, without purchase, vice Godfrey, appointed to the t.lth Royal Veteran Battalion; and Colin Buchanan, Gent. co bt Exurgn, vice Berthodierre. Royal West India Rangers—To be Lieutenants--Ensign Lang ley, vita Hopwood, deceased; and Ensign T. H. Edwards, vie Meard, deceased. To be Ensigus—Cientent Archer, Gent. vice Langley; and Matthew Harper Pilkington. Gent. vice Edwards. Ist Royal Veteran Battalion—Serjeant-Major Aleiadder Saber: land, from the 71st Fuot, to be Ensign, vice M`Naughton, deceased. sth lotto--Captain John Bkisett, from the 7th Royal Veteran Banal:en ' to be Captain of a Company, vice Pickering, placed upon the Retired List. Innon's Regim.sti—Ensign Thomas Hessey, from the Royal Afrkest Corps, to be Lieutenant, vice Budd, promoted. l'rove.— Captain M. G. Blake, of the Cape Regiment, to be Deputy-Adjutant General to the Forces serving et the Cape el Good Hope (with the rank of 'Major inthe Army), vice Nes tell, who resigns. tkorrrac STAM—Staff-Surgeon Summers Higgins to be tho; piny Inspector of Hospitals, vice Lidderdale, deceased. To be Assistant-Surgeons to the Forces—Assistant Surgeons B‘ . ward Curb)+, from the 29th Fuot; Edward Dow, from the 03.1 Foot; W. H. Booty, from the 97th Foot; Wiliam Rag} dall, from the 2d Dragoon Guards; and W. R. White, from the 27th Foot. To be Hospital Mates for General Bervice--John Pickering', John Clarke, David Rees, Dennis Murray. Hugh Kelt, Williani Moon, and John Coghlan, Gents. MiIgOILANDVAL—The undermentioned Officers are superseded, • being absent without leave—Lieutenant Medlicott, of the 28di root, and Ensign Johnson, of the 89th Foot. Commissions in the Royal Monmouth and Brecon Mida s signed by the Lord Lieutenant. _ • Lieutenant James Kettletty to be Captain. Dated Sept.lll, Ensign Joseph Cooke to be Lieutenant; end Egerton Isaacson, -Gent. tobaltusign. Dated Sept. 25, 1812. County of Lincelo. Royal Mirth Lincoln Militia—Roger Burnell, Gent. to et linM • • • tenant.. Dated October 95, 1812. Joshua Watson, Gent. to be Lieutenant, and Thaws Ilttsliget,' Gent. to be Ensign. Dated October Si,lulu. ' • BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. tannery & Henry Clarke Granger, of Knightsbridgei booker, ae too, at the White Hart Inn, Cullunipton, Devoe.' •:.. - BANKRUPT'S. , A kejaMin Bennett, of Little Dean, Gbucestershire, nailer; shop• keeper, dreier and chapman, to surrender November 24, at ten, December .5, at eleven, and Dec. 29, at ten, at Guiliiksp. Attorney, Wk.Druee, Symond's-Inn, Chancery-lane. Thomas Lemons, of St. Mary Are, London, dealer and chap suan. Nov. 24, -at ten, Decembers, at eleven, and Dec. 29, at ten. at. Guild hall. Attorney, Mr. Wegener, 34, Jewry-street. LoSulest: William Faraday, of Birmingham, dealer and chapman, Dee. li, and 29, at twelve, at the-Stork Tavern, Birmingham.— Anomie*, Mr. Egerton Grars-Inn-square London ; or Metsrs. Stubbs, Medea, did Wills, Birmingham. ; . jaws Mahood Assheton ' of Liverpool, apothecary. dealer and &swan, Dec. 9, AO, and 25, at one, at the Globe lavben; LiverpooL jonathan Johnson, of Carmarthen, dealer In glass and earthen ware dealer and chapman, Nov. 28, so, - and Dec. 99, at one , at tie Ouegmercial Rooms, Bristol. Attorneys, Mr. Edward Stephens, Small-street, Bristol; or Messrs. Sweet and Stokes Wo, g, Baaingluill-street, London. John Burton, of Tower-street, London, wine-merehass o Z.J Sl, kt one, Dec. 1, at twelve, and Dec. 29, et eleven, at hall Anoraks, Messrs. Kearney and Spurr, 116, Bishopeptet street-Within. *lintel Buckley, of Stockport, Cheshire, hardwaretnaa, dealer and chapmao, Dec. 1, at three, Dec. 2, at eleven, and Dee- 29, at one, at the Old Angel Inn, Mace-Wield. Atternlea, Mr. Wadsworth, Mac • or Messrs. Slienvlo sad 11P" Orem Jatitcostreekßedlettkow, Landau Theism Parts, late at Ilidenteduatraet, enriPtrinn:lase4aad. 1 Middlesex, (but in theXhig's Bench Prison.) 4441 4 4 % dealer and chapter "Nov. 0, $6, at twelve, and Dee Itisoklit, at Guildhall ,. Att Atli. Chantey, Mark-lane. • • • • - 1 ; Mesta* Sirtkh, 'of Tip 11, Steffakisbire, baker, dealer and doge . in an', Dee. 3, atgleven, Dee. 4, and tg, at eve, at the Litt*, Arnaiilnit,Pen)uldge. Attorneys, Mr. Fellows, Dudley; Of Mr. :Wigan', Ely- piece, London. • Thomas Capes, of East Retford, Nottinghamshire, money-seri. vener, dealer_ and chspman, Dec. 25, 26, and 29, at eleven, at the White Swan, Drake Holes. Attoruies, Mr. Samuel Fisher, Gainsburgh; or Mr. Wm. Bentham, Cowpees-court, Corn hill, London. Robert Travis, late of Manchester. brewer, victualler, dealer and • chapman, Dec. 7,8, and 29, at ten, at the George, Manchester. Attorney, Mr. Samuel Kay, Manchester; or Messrs. Brun -1 drett, Wainwright, and Spinks, Temple, London. James Leal, of Portsea, Hams, dealer and chapman, Dec. 8, at two, Dec. 3, at eleven, and Dec. 29, at one, at the George Inn, Portsmouth. Attornies, Messrs. W. and G. Allen, Clifford's- Inn, London ; or Mr. C. Winkworth, P o rtsmouth. Thomas Tingey, Wells, linen-draper. Nov. 28, Dec. 4, 29, at 3, at the Swan, Norwich. Attprnies, Messrs. Grand and Staff, Norwich, or Messrs. Presland and Proctor, Brunswick-square. Henry Brown, Tynemouth, ship-owner, N0v.24, Dec. 11, at 11, Dec. 29, at 3, at the Commercial Hotel, North Shields. At cornice, Messrs. Cardales and Young, Gray's Inn, and Messrs. Cokkerill, North Shields. James Welford, Broad-street, slopseller, Nor. 21, 28, Dee. 29, at 12. Attornies, *Messrs. Kibblewhite and Co. Gray's-inn• place. • • - Charles Heatborn, Maidstone, limeburner, Nov. 14, Dec. 9, 29, at 12. Attornies Messrs . ' Debary and Co. Gate-street. Charles East Walnion, Great St. Helen's, merchant, Nov. 21, 28, Dec. 29, at 12. Attomies, Messrs. Kearsey and Spurr, Biopsgate-street. • Edward Catchlove, Wimering, builder, Dec. 7, as 1, Dee. 8, at 11, Dee. 29, at 9, at the George, Portsmouth. Attornies, Mr. Poulden,Portsmouth,and Mr. Shelton, Sessions-douse, London. John Fowler, Ormskirk, printer, Dec. 18, at 5, Dee. 19, 29, at 11, at the Talbot, Ormond'. Anomie', Mr. Houghton, Ormskirk, and Mr. 1.. k int le. John-street. Henry Turner Pookejotnesq, ironmonger, Nov. 20, Dec. 28, 99, at li, at the Half-Moon, Collumpton. Attornies. Mr. Poole, Collumpton, and Mews. Shepherd and Co. Bedfort%.row. George Robinson, Lopping, dealer, Dec. 1,2, 29, at iI, at the Blue Bell, Carlisle. Attornies, Mr. Mounsey, Staple's•lno, , and Mr. Norman, Carlisle. William Brown, Little Maddox -street, tailor, Nov. 21, Dec. 1, 29, at 10. Attorney, Mr. Pike, Air-street. Charles Tomlin, Deal, tailor, Nov. 2s, Dec. 8, 29, at 12. At tornies, Messrs. Egan and Waterman Essex-street, William Abbott Balls, Islington, victualler, Nov. 21, 28, Dec. 29, zt 11. Attorney, Mr. Taylor, Old-street-road. Michael Flynn, Wardour-street, painter, Nov. 21,38, Dee. 29, at 12. Acton'les, Messrs. Vizard .2.1 Hutchinson, New square, Lincoln's- Inn. Jonathan Blewett, New-Inn-passage, hat-maker, Nov. 21, 24, Dec. 29, at 19. Attorney, Mr. Taylor, C l ement', Inn. - James , Snit. h, jun. Denton-areet ' carpenter, Nov. 21, 24, Dee. 29, at 10. Attornles, Messrs. Anstice and Cox t Temple. DIVIDENDS to be made at GUILDHALL, ' Dec. 8. Mary Robson, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, milliner, at ten. Jan. 2. Benjamin Preece ' Grafton - street, Soho, haber dasher, at twelve. Nov. 21. John Rusby, Skinner-street, mangle maker, at ten. .Dec. 22. Thomas and Elizabeth Sewell Neale, Cheapside, shawl-manufacturers, at ten. Dec. 8. Solomon Jacobs Bargebur and Co. Burr-street, ship-ownere, at twelve. N0v.21. Joseph James Long, Mitiorles, mrcer, at eleven. Nov. 21, Da niel Charles Poodles, Holborn silk-mercer, at' twelve . Dec. 15. Thomas Parke, Hatton - wall, timber -Merchant, at twelve. D-c. 19. Lawrstte Jaymond, South Audiey•street, miliner, at ten. Dec. 8. Wm. John Duane, Great Russell. street, haberda her, at ten. Dec. 10. Archibald Nielson, Milk -street, merchant, at eleven. Nov. 24. John Hills, Leeds, Kent, miller, at eleven. Nov. 28. Thomas Garner Richmond, Rotherhithe, merchant, at eleven. Dec. 12. Sinitic! Chettlt,. BLicknran-street, oilman, at one. Dec. - 8. John Frederick Ve:chtner, Thrtiginbrion-wreet,. merchant, at ten. Dec. 12. Henry Best, Sloane- , quare, carpenter, at eleven. Dec. 19. John Ann Gibbs, Worthing, plumber, at twelve. Dee. 15. Wm. Hubble, Dartford, miller, at ten. ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, NOV. ]I. Copy of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Sir EDWARD Ptu.sse, Bart. Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the Maditarranean, co Jonas WILSON CRUKICS, Esq dated on board the Caledonia, off Toulon, October 112, 11112. SIR—I have the honour roincidst *et .W9lft Captain Codrington, detailing a service lately per formed in concert with the Baron-d'Eroles, hi hly 1 creditable to those Officers.—l have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) KLWAStIa PULE!. Blake, Salon Bay, gept. 17,1815% Sin —I have the honour to inform }on, that ac cording to a plan previously arranged between the Baron d'Eroles and myself, a joint attack was made last night ten the Puerto of Tarragona, and the Mole swept of all vessels and boats which had there sought protection. The Blake and Franchise left this an. chorage after dark, and the Baron marched from Reus at nine o'clock. p. m. when the Jubilee, in con sequence of publishing the New Constitution, made such a movement the less to be expected. The boats of the two ships reached the, Francoli at about one o'clock, and shortly afterwards the Baron having properly posted his troops for intercepting any sortie which might be made by the garrison, and for cut, ting off the retreat of such people as might be in the vessels and lower town, gave the conceited signal for the boats to open their- fire. The enemy were taken so completely by surprise, that some time elapsed before they returned -a shot ; and I under stand General Bartoletti, the Governor, acrualy mounted his horse without boots or stockings. Seeing only the fire of the boats, about 200 grenadiers came cut of the town, but being met by a volley of mus ketry from a small party of the Spinish troops in am lsush at the Capuchin Convent, and being then charged with the bayonet, those who were able made the best of their way back again. The position of the Olive, occupied by a party of Briballa (Calagi• rats) was carried in the. mean time in a very animat ed manner ; and severarfalse attacks on the walls of the fortress attracted the attention of the enemy, and occasioned a brisk fire of cannon from their whole line. The boats then pulled into the Mole ; and having finished the operation allotted to them, notwithstanding an angry discharge of shot and shells from the town, the troops retired to Reus, and the ships anchored with the.prizes inTarragona Bay. The Franchise was extremely well placed by Captain Birch, off the Mole Heady, for giving such assistance as might have been wanted; and I have reason to be much pleased with the conduct of Lieutenant ,Hughes.. (senior lieutenant of this ship) who corn molded, and the whole of the officers and seamen who acted under his orders in the boats, for the 'AP actness with which they executed the duties allotted' them, without injury to the operations-Of the troops, and for the great activity which .they sheaved In bringing out the prizes. My anxiety to : afford all the aid which any unfore seen occurrence might require, and to be ready to profit by any-favourable result which might lead to an attack of more importance,' induced me to push the Blake fopproje towards the Milagro. But not withstanding that Vie 'fight of the-moon enabled the ( enemy to direct that shot with onsidetable precision, - lice vas Japer only by one, (which -rued through the It would be great prespmption jl,;e to offer an opinion on the milita*y conduct of the Baron' -d'Eroles, who gains the respect and regard of all Issir act with him, as well as all who act under his orders. But I cannot refuse myself the pleasure of, remarking, that such was the secrecy and silence of , his march, that when the troupe and boats were each contiguous to . the other in their appointed sta tions, each doubted the others arrival, until the concerted signal was made ; and, such Area the stea diness and good order of the. troops, who :killed or drove back by the bayonet all the force of the enemy which ventured to oppose them, that not a single mistake occurred. It is also highly gratifying to , me to record the confident reliance which each ser i vice placed on the conduct of the other. And the ' Baron has done us the honour to consent to the vo luntary and unanimous request of the officers and crews of the two ships, that the whole of whatever benefit may arise from the sale of the prizes shall be given to his troops, in admiration of the valour and the discipline which they chewed upon the Occasion. The loss of the enemy must have been considerable, although it is impossible to ascertain it, on account of the darkness of the night ; and the operation under the walls of their own garrison having terminated be fore daylight. That of the Spaniards amounted to three killed and eight wounded, mostly by the bayo net ; amongst us there was not the smallest casualty whatever. Underneath is a list of the vessels brought out. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) EDW. CODIUNGTON. 14. 1. A bombard about 60 tons. t. A lugger 60 S. A felucca SO 4. Ditto 80 E. Ditto vo A launch and five small boats. ADSIRALTY-OFFICE, NOVEMBER 27. Extract of a Letter from Captain Usher, of his Majesty's ship the Hyacinth, addressed to Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Pelle% and transmitted by him to John Wilson Croker, Esq. Hyacinth, Malaga Mole, Sept. 6. 1 had the honour to inform you, by my letter of the 11th ultimo, that I'sailed from Gibraltar imme diately on learning that America had declared war, and I have now great pleasure in acquainting youb that the whole act the Americans that were on their way down the Mediterranean have been captured by the Mediterranean cruizers, as nothing has arrived at Gibraltar but what has been sent in by us, a list of which .1 have the honour to enclose. Owing to calms, I did not get abreast of Malaga till the Ist instant, where 1 was joined by Captain Sibley, and we•immesliAtely.pu • shed in to reconnoitre, and on standing in for that purpose' I ;KIM the Go vernor and heads of the departments of Malaga coming out to me, and they informed me that the enemy had retreated, after having blown up ,the works of the Castle of Gibralfaro. I have great pleasure in acquiinting you that the. enemy's prtvateers hive not captured a single mer ,olistatman since the affair of the 29th of April. • 'AindllitALTY-OFFICE, NOV. 17. Icy of a letter trom Captain Egytun o .of lilt Majesty's ship the I , Minstrel, addressed to Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, and transmuted to J. W. - Croker, Esq. ri .4., His Majesty's ship Minstrel, off Valencia, Sept. SO. SIR—In obedience to your orders to cruise between .Denia and Valencia, for the purpose .01 intercepting supplies going to the enemy, I beg leave to inform, I i that on the evening of the 99th I received inform'. non of die - enemy haringliclta six vessels with shells at Valencia or Peniscola ; the weather being favour. able, I conceived it practicable to bring them out on destroy them. I dispatched The boats of this ship, under the direction. of Lieutenant George Thomas, I assisted by Messrs. Linns, Oliver, and Smith, mid ! shipmen. for that purpose, keeping the ship close in shore for their protection. They succeeded in bringing out lour of them ; a fifth was in our possession, when unfortunately the wind shifted suddenly round to the S.E. with a heavy squall, when she grounded, and am son y to add, was retaken with three of our men oh board. The bravery evinced by the officers and seen employed was very conspicuous. The vessels were moored head and stern to the shore, between two batteries of two 24. pounders and two mortars, a ith a strong garrison in the Grao, their sails unbent and rudders unshipped. Our loss, with the exception of the prisoners, is only one man wounded, I hope not dangerously. I beg leave to return a list of the wounded and prisoners. I am, &c. J. S. PEYTON, Captain. A List of the Wounded and Niemen. Alexander M'KeDzic, cooper, severely wounded; Thomas Mid dleton, able, Thomas Butcher, marine, and Samuel Thomaa, marine, prisoners. ADMIRALTY-OFEIOE, NOV. 17. Copy of a Letter from Lieutenant Loch, acting inommuni 811 his Majesty's sloop the Rover, addressed to Aiibellar ' )Leith, and transmitted by his Lordship to J. Vtr. Crakes, Esq. His Majesty's sloop Rover, 18 leagues W. by N. of Cartioban Light, 21st October, 1812. MY Lotto— I beg leave to acquaint your Lordship of his Majesty's brig, under my command, having this day detained the American schooner, letter of marque, Experiment, Rider master, after a chase or nine hours, mounting six 9-pounder carronades, and 17 men, from Charlestown SI days, bound to Bour. deaux, laden with cotton and rice, and had not made any capture during the voyage. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) •v. x. war. - - Copy Of a Letter from Captain 'Hope, of his Majesty's ship the Salsette, to J. W. Croker, Ea* dated at the Mother-busk, the 14th instant. Sus—l beg to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of ? the Admiralty, that le Mercurer French lugger privateer, of 18 guns and 0 men, was yesterday captured off the west-end of the Isle of Wight, by his Majesty's ship under my command.—l have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) HENRY liopr., Captain, Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew has transmittal to J. W. Croker,Esq. a letter from Capt. Addisiar t . of his Majesty's sloop Crocus, giving an account 'of his having, on the 4th of September last, captured the French Settee privateer, le Formica, of two guns and 25 men, out three months from Genoa, without so making any capture s ; the creW escaped ba the beats the Barbary ore. • SUPPLEMENT TO LAT WON GAZATIZ are extract s . October, WAR DEPARTMENT. D ;hI: 4 I2 ItI L STA FO SET iIOW ° 7,7 17 ' " 1 t " Dispatches, of have been this day received at Earl Bathurst's Office, General the Marq u i s o f With and 211th w eddr emtn esse gt d on to , L d or e d ab sh e i c p on b , y Rued; 31st October and 3d N be "yen% n Cabecon s 26th Odder. ta r • I hit . * bee:. in much occupied by thi m u - en . k and operations of the army since the 413th in I have not been able to write t o your "ten Loa t, th at _ . ' The operations of the Castle of Burgos nearly in the state in which they.were_contintted when I ad. dressed your LordshiOnn the 11th instant, till tl'e -18th. liaving at that time received a supp l y f musket ammunition from Santa n d er , and having' while waiting for that necessary article, complet e d - ' a mine under the church of Bt. Roma n , which stacidi an outwork of the second line, I determined that th: breach which we had effected in the second line should be stormed on that evening, at the m oment this mine should explode ; and that at the • same time the line•should be attacked by escalade. The mine • succeeded, and Lieutenant,Cal usse i Browne lodged a party of the 9th Cacidores, and a detachment of Spanish troops of the regiment of As turias in the outwork. A detachment of the kee l German Legion, under Major Wurmb, carried the breach, and a detachment of the Guirds succeeded in escalading the line ; but the enemy btouebt such a fire upon these two last detachments, from the third line, and the body of the castle itself, and they were attacked by numbers so superior, before they could receive the support allotted to them, that they were obliged to retire, suffering considerable loss. Major Wurmb was unfortunately killed. It is impossible to represent in adequate terms my seine of the conduct of the Guards and German Le.. gion upon this occasion ; and I am quite satisfied, that if it had been possible to maintain the posts which they had gained with so much gallantry, these troops woold have maintained them. Some of the men stormed ever the third line, and one was killed in one of the embrasures of that line ; and I had the satisfaction of seeing that if I could breach the wall. of the Castle we should carry the place. Another mine was commenced under the second line from the Church of St. Roman,•of which we remained in possession. The enemy had on the 18th moved forward a cost siderable body of infantry, and six squadrons of eas, valry from Briviesca to reconnoitre our out-posts at Monasterio. They attacked the picqbet at the bridge in front of that town, but were repulsed by the fire of a detachment of the infantry of the Brunswick Legion. In this affair, Lieut.•Colonal the Hon. Fres denek Ponsonbh 'who ..r s oo!manded at Monasterio, was wounded, but - not seveiely # and I hope I shall soon again have the benefit of his' assistance. I had long had reports of the enemy's intention to advance for the relief of the castle of Burgos with the army of Portugal, reinforced by troops recently arrived from France, and with that part of the army of the north which was. disposable; and they did advance in considerable force against the post ate n.asteri J on the evening of the 18th. The subaltern 'of the Brunswick legion, who Om• mended a picquet in St. °Rata; disobeyed hisorden in remaining in that village upon the appfoach of the enemy, and he was taker with his picquit. The enemy consequently obtained possession of the heights which command the town of Monasterio; and our outpost was obliged to retire on the morning of the' T9IN tritthe Burgos side of the town. I assembled theteotsps,-exceNing those necessary for carrying on the operationrof the siege, as sou as it appeared by the enemy's movement of thtklths that they entertained serious intentions of endeavour. ing to raise it, and placed the allied army on the freights having their right at Meal, on the Arlan zoo, the centre at Rio Vena and Magaradas, and the left at Soto PaUacio. The enemy's army like- wise assembled in the heighbourhood of Monasteries They moved forward on the evening of the,2oth with about 10,000 men to drive in our out-past at Qata4 taua Pallg e and Olmos. The former withdrew by order, but the latter was maintained with great spint by the Chasseurs Britan piques. Seeing a fair opportunity of striking a blow upon the enemy, I requested Lieutenant-General Sit Edward Paget to move with the Ist and sth divisirk upon the enemy's right flank, which movement having. • been well executed, drove them back upon Monaatt• rio,_ and our posts were replaced in Quintana Palls. On the morning of the 21st, I received a letter from Sir Rowland Hill, of the 17th, in which be as me of the enemy's intention to move toward the Tagus, which was already fordable by individash in many places, and was likely to become so by an. army. The castle of Chinchilla had surrender .•4 9th instant. The enemy's force is Valencia was supposed 10 amount to not less than seventy thousand men, a very huge proportion of which it was expected, wow be disposable for service out of that kingdom. I had desired Lieutenant-General sir Rowland Hill'' to retire from his position on the Tagus, if be should find that he could not maintain himself in it with ad vantage ; and it was necessary that I should be neat him, in order that the corps under my comtund . might net be insulated, in consequence of the move ments which he should find himself under the mow sity of making ; I therefore raised the siege of &W e ' on the night of the 20th, and moved the whole NW' back towards the Douro. • I felt severely the sacrifice I was literal to make. Your Lordship is aware. that I was newt' very sanguine in my ex pe ctations of success is tW siege of Burgos, notwithstanding that I consider' success was attainable, even with the means is lay power, within • a reaspnibly perio, If tkr attack made on the first line on the 22d or the i , bad succeeded , I believe we should have ta ke n' place, notwithstanding the ability with which the vernor conducted the defence, and the gahantrp lirtn• which it was executed by the . garrison ; Ottrlm ans , were limited; 'btu it appeared to mot th 4t u" 7 Ul' should succeed, the advantage' to the causewo great and the. filial success of th e camp"(! " d he , Lave been certain. •• 0 111 " 74444 ' I had every nano to b. sitisgetl-1 ; I • :