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Pr FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ILDMIRALTY-OPFICZ, JULT 14. Qtrof two letters from Rear.Admirsi Drury, Commander in .of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the East' Indies, addressed to the Honourable William Wellesley Pole, late Secretary to the Admiralty. His Majesty's Ship Russel, in Colombo Roads, January 7. Sir, you will be pleased to lay before the Right lion. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the enclosed copy of a letter which I have received from that most able and jedieous Officer captain Wainwright, of his Majesty's ship Chiffonne, who has for some time pair had the direction of the frigates employed in the Persian Gulf, and appears to have effectually destroyed the nest of pirates which has so tong harraued the trade with im• Quaky. I have the honour to be, Etc. (Signed) WM. 0. P. DRURY. His Majesty's ship la Chifonne, off Ras al /Chyme , November 14, 1809. Sta—l have the honour to acquaint your Excel lency, that by the exertion of the troops and the squadron,. under the respective command of Lieute nant-Colonel Smith and myself, Ras al Khyma, the principal town 'of the pirates who have so long in fested the Persian Gulph, has been completely des stroyed, together with all the vessels in the port, amounting to upwards of fifty,.(about thirty .of them very large dows,) and of every species of naval stores. The ships arrived off the place in the afternoon of the 11th instant, but in consequence of the shallow ness of water were not able to approach the town within four miles, with the exception of the small cruizers and two of the transports • these anchored from it as near as two miles. On the same evening the Minerva, an English ship, prize to the pirates, was burnt within twice her length of the, shore: • • On the following day the town •was -carmonaded for three hours by the small cruizers antigun-boats, with considerable effect; and alittle before day break on the 13th instant a feint was made on the northern end of the place with two gun-boats, under the com mand of Lieutenant Leslie, of the Chiffonne, and a detachment of native troops, and the main attack commenced on the southern, about half an hour after wards, consistently with an arrangement made by the Lieutenant-Colonel. The troops were soon landed, and, gallantly executing the admirable plan of their Commander, had possession of Ras al Khyma by ten o'clock, driving the enemy to the opposite shore ; the gun boats kept up a fire of grape shot on the sea side as the soldiers advanced. Before four o'clock all the enemy's vessels were in flames, together with the na val storehouses in the town. I received the most effectual assistance from Cap tain G•ordon, or the Caroline, who .was with me at the landing, and from the officers and men .of his Majesty's ships ; also from the respective comman ders of the Honourable Company's cruizers * at tached to the armament, and their Officers and men. The Marines of the Chiffonne and Caroline were dis embarked with the army. By the accompanying return your Excellency will have pleasure in observing that the loss of men on our side is trifling ; that of the enemy has been very seve-e. I have the satisfaction to say that the most perfect 90rdiality subsists between the army and navy, such as promises to insure complete success in al the sub sequent operations. The troops began to embark at day-light this morn hag, and, notwithstanding the great want of boats, were all on board the transports before noon. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) J. WAINWRIGHT. • The Honourable Company's cruizen--Mornington, Captain Jeakes ; Aurora, Lieutenant Conyen; Nautilus, Lieutenant Wal kin ; Prince of Wales, Lieutenant Allen; Fury, Lieutenant Da vidson ; Arid, Lieutenant Salter.—The Vestal joined on the 12th. A return of . Men killed and wounded - Wit. board of, and in the Boats of, the Ships employed in the attack of Ras at )(hyena, on the 11th, 12th, and 13th November 1809. His MAJESTY'S SHIP LA cittritosNr. • lames Gady, able seaman, slightly wounded; Alexander Hood, able seaman, ditto. HIS MAJESTY ' S SHIP CAROLINE. James Bryant, ordinary seaman, severely wounded. HONOURABLE COMPARE'S CRIMEA MOR N/NOT ON. Andrew Willson, seaman ? severely, wounded; William Grisley, artilleryman, ditto. . • The Honourabl ta . Prince kes ;Au of Aurora, Li Wal widson ; Arid, Lieu A return of Men I Boats of, the on the 110, 12th His odd lames Gady, able able seaman, ditto. 1115 James Bryant, or MONOURAIILI Andrew Willsou, artilleryman, ditto. Mahomed Jabal • Francis Peaatio, • ate4ti D. Fenara Bellaul, where the Minerva J. Brown, boitswai „ seaman, slightly wl TOTAL-2 knit slightly ditto. • Captain of His His Maje Sra—For the inf CoinniisiiOners of t the: . Details of the Persian Gulph. The success atte the senior aomplisheil the desi merce carried en it reflects ow him the of his very great is His Majese Stn—My lett rate of which is cellency an accc and vessels undi On the 17th Linga, amours doves, were bur inhabitants havi proach of the 41 The &interim Congc N Aunder reconnoitred. be . I then dispait lus to the east, of the Luft pica . tween that islar but having got • deavouring to I quainted with channel was tc the shoals, whi time, I deter& I channel, leavin tern end of Kis His Majest3 viously detachi .transporte. .• Ott the 24.111 and having pro tie Channel in ♦IIRORA. Mahomed Jabal Khsn, lascar, mortally wounded. NAUTILUS. Francis Petrario, ordinary seaman, severely wounded; Aral incriti D. Ferrara Topaz, slightly wounded. • PRINCE OF WALES. , lascar, killed, when on shore under a tower :rra lad ; Accool lacar, ditto, ditto; Mr. ,ain, severely wound:d, Litt() ; Alexander Hunt, wbunded, dittn. killed, I mortally wounded, 5 severely ditto, 4 • (Signed) J WA/ :VIVRIGHT, His Majesty's Ship Chiffonne, and Senior Officer. Tajesty's ship. Russel, in Madras Roads, Feb. 4. iformation of the Right Honourable the Lords the Admiralty; I herewith transmit you fur. Proceedings of the Frigates employed in the attending the exertions of Captain John Wain liar officer, throughout this service, ill having ac destruction of an enemy se dangerous to the com ma in tt at quarter, with a loss of men so trifling, thehighsw cred4, and serves . as a further roof merit and ability.—l have the honour to be, &e. (Signed) • wss. o. s. mar. Majestrs ship la Cnir YONNE, Burka Road, Die. t. .4y letter of the .14th of November, a clnpii-;: which is enclosed, will have given your Ex - account of the proceedings of the ships under my orders ur to that date. I . the vessels in the piratical port of awning to twenty, nine of them large Inn without any loss on our.side, .tp lying abandoned the town on the a ships. ttempuble holds of the Jowasmees called Ider, Mallam, and Hemeram, were next but no vessels were there. spafched the cruiiers Ternate and Nauti eastward of Eishma to prevent the escape (rates, while I entered the channel be island and the Main at the western end ; got the ship I command a-ground in gn - work through it, as I had no pilot ac the Navigation, and as I found the too intricate to pass without buoying rich would have taken up too much determined to proceed to Luft by the eastern leaving the cruizer Vestal to guard the Nres , of Itishma. Majesty's ship the Caroline had been pre detached to Burka Road with the heavy .transports. On the Slleh ult. the Tetnate and Nautilus joined ; shaving procured piloti at It ishem, I proceeded up Channel in his Majesty's ship wi der n'ir command, with the ships and vessels named in the margin 40 , and . arrived off the totvn of Luft on the 26th at neon.—.. Twenty-four hours having been expended in fruitless negotiation with the Chiefiloola HiEssum ; the Ter nate, Nautilus, and Fu . ry were anchored off the town, and the •troops, preceded by the gun boats, approach ed to the attack, which commenced at two o'clock in the afternoon of the 27th ult. The enemy made no resistance until the troops came close to the very strong for And attempted to force the gate ; he,then commenced a fire, I am sorry to say, most destrdctive, as your Excellency will see by the accompanying return, added to that of Lieu. tenant-Colonel Smith, to the Government: The Pi ratical vessels, eleven in humber, three of them very large dows, were in the mean time bin at by the Sea men ; and the gun-boats and the Cruizer Fury, which being of light draught of water, had been towed within musket-shot of the fort, kept up a ruinous fire, which very much shattered it by sunset ; the Sheik then con , seined to yield, up the place on the following day to the English, on the part of the Imaum of Muscat. together with all the property in it belonging to his Highness's subjects; this was accordingly carried into effect, the Sheik departing after Lieutenant-Co lonel Smith and myself had guaranteed his personal safety. _ _ _ The fort having been delivered in trust for the Imaum to Sheik Dewish, the head of the Benismairi, a tribe _ of Arabs who have always been firmly attach: to his Highness, I sailed next morning in La Chif forme,' leaving the Mornington to bring on the cruizers and the transport to Burka, off which place I anchor ed this day. The several officers and men employed with me, behaved so as to merit my warmest approbation.— The Marines, under Lieutenant Drury, were landed with the troops ; and Lieutenant Crichton, of the Chiffonne, assisted with a party of seamen in drag ging the howitzer close to the fort. The loss of the enemy has been very great ; he acknowledged to upwards of fifty, independent of those who were killed in the towers adjacent to the fort, and driven over precipices to the eastward thereof. I have, &c. (Signed) J. WAINWRIGHT, Captain. • Honourable Company's cruizers Mornington, 'Femme, Nautilus, Fury; transport Mary. A return of WI belonging to his Majesty's Ship la Chikonne:and to the Honourable Company's cruisers Mornington, Nautilus, Ternate, and Fury, who were killed or wounded at the attack of the piratical port of Luft, on 27th November, Ibo 9. LA CIIMONNZ. John Shay, private marine, killed ; Edward Fane, private ma rine, ditto ; Mr. &I' Naughton, Assistant Surgeon, slightly woun ded, Robert Bullord, able seaman, dangerously wounded ; An drew Johnson, able seaman, ditto ; Xavier L'Hermitte, ordinary seaman, ditto ; William Gillet, Corporal of Marines, ditto ; Ed ward Coward, private Marine, ditto ; John Wilkinson, able sea man, severelf wounded ; Thomas Kearney, able seaman, ditto. ; Thomas Hall, able seaman, dit to • James Mitchell, Qtarter Mas. ter's Mate, slightly wounded ; ' Jan Vanseacum, able seaman, ditto ; William Ellington able seaman, ditto ; ' Thomas Ellis, landman, ditto ; William IVleredith, private Marine, ditto; Sa• muel Wynn, private Marine, ditto ; and John Curry, private Ma rine, ditto. MORNINGTON. Mr. Hay, Midshipman, slightly wounded ; Manuel Ferraro, able seaman, ditto ; MabotnedHuuan, Sepoy, ditto ; Skeik Ru ry lhonny, Sepoy, ditto; and Laigue Meter Shooty, Sepoy, ditto. • TitatiATE. Mr. James William Guy, MiJshipman, slightly wounded. NAUTILUS. Mr. Thomas Smith, Boatswain, slightly wounded. FURY. Rattnnnaig Rynaig, Sepoy, dangerously wounded ; and CoY. noul Rouel, Sepoy,slitto. (Signed) J. WAINWRIGHT, Captain of dis Majesty's Ship Chiffonne. RECAPTTULA/ Intr.-2 killed, 7 dangerously wounded, - 3 se verely ditto ; 15 slightly ditto ; total 27. SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE PAPERS. CADIZ, JUNE 24. Dim Simon Benitaz, commander of the Fuzileers of Thureal Overa, under date of the 27th of May, sent a dispatch from Aldo to General Echevarri, in forming him, that, having learnt the preceding mor ning that 277 of the enemy's cavalry took the direct i Lion of the pass of Oria, he prepared himself to receive them. On their at rival they were galled bra well directed fire, which soon put them to flight, and a flight so rapid that our party could not overtake them, and they left behind them a prodigious number of arms and 13 soldiers, with ten horses killed, besides 20 others wounded. We retook a trumpeter belonging to the party of the. Commander Villalobos, whom the enemy had made prisoner on the 25th, in an attack upon that officer a league distance from Chirivel. In that af fair about 20 made their appearance at Charche, and after a little firing retired to Velez Rubio, from whence they again advanced with seventy more, in the evening of that day, on the road to Oria, with the intention to surprize Senor Benitaz,%vho repulsed them on the 26th without losing a man. Such is the enthusiasm of our intrepid skirmishers, who are only disobedient when they are commanded to retreat. .JUNE 22.—We have received more correct and cir cumstantial intelligence of the late expedition of the French in the province of Guadalaxara. Colonel Vial, by order of General Belliard, the Governor of Madrid, marched with 800 infantry and 900 cavalry, from Guadalaxara, and taking the direc tion of Cogolludo, he arrived on the 12th of May at Sig,uen'ia. There he was informed that Don Juan Martin was Posted in the neighbourhood, within three leagues, whose corps he was commissioned to de stroy, but he did not venture to go in search of him, but leaving Siguenza at five in the morning on the 13th, returned to Guadalaxara the next day. At the pass by Madagona, the 'French killed two venerable inhabitants, and from Jadraque they bore off the Mayor and another magistrate. In the mean while, M. Rosilte, who quitted Gua dalaxara with 100 men on the 11th, and proceeded by another road as far as Budia, notwithstanding the retreat of Vial, continued his march as far as Valde olivas. From thence he returned towards Guada laxera, carrying off with him as prisoners a number of magistrates and priests, and the plate of the churches of Budia, Salmeron, Valdeolivas, and of the Convent of Carmelites. Under these circumstances it was, that a body of patriots, composed of various parties of infantry,,well appointed, and of cavalry under Don Juan Martin, the whole under the orders of Don Rafael de ,Cuel lar, on the morning of the 16th, net with the French rear-guard in 'halo. From thence the Spaniards pursued the enemy as far as Brilmeaa, where he was completely routed. The French Mt 444444, and . , °pietas of 100 wou nded, and tho;prisoner were Set fit liberty, among •whom were two priests and the ma gistrates of.Trellos Salanillos, and other places. . Don Pasqual C airo a recreant Spaniard who fol lowed the fortunes dthe French, accompanied the column of Rosille, end was killed during the action at Brihneza. On his person were found some very imfortant papers, aria among others, several orders unexecuted of the Intendant Salas. In one of these it was - commanded that the party should take posses sion of all The cattle, sheep, mules, &c. in the districts of Siguenza, Abiiensa ' and Jadraque, and besides, to bring to Guadalaxara the great quantitie;of yarn and wool that remained in the warehouses of the royal manufactory at Brihneza. • The Intendant of the province, D. Jose Lopez Jua na Nadia, being apprized of his intention, having by his zeal and patriotism given every succour to our troops, next conveyed from Brilmeza, without lois of time, 63 loads of manufactured wool, and-adopted the most efficacious means to dispose in the same manner of the 14,000 arrobes of raw wool in the warehouses. To accomplish this important operation, he concerted with the Superior Junta of the province, residing in Buen Desvio, for the purpose of re-uniting all the forces of the neighbourhood to-advance upon Guada laxara. ,- This intention was fulfilled on the night of the 13th, under the command of Colonel D. Rafael de Cuel- lar. The infantry proceeded in two divisions !order 'Colonels Gaston and Ozta ; 300 fuzileers were ap pointed to cover the narrow passzs, and ,the whole consisted of 1600 infantry and 400 cavalry. The van-guard, composed of three companies of hale, under D. Juan Martin, proceeded under the silence of the night by the valley of Torija, where he disco. vered the enemy, who, ignorant of cur movements, ; had left Guadalaxara with 700 infantry, 500 cavalry, and three pieces of artillery. Our cavalry, after hay , ing beaten this force by its courage, with he loSs of I only a few wounded, advanced towards the infiunry,. which had not yet arrived. The enemy availed self of this movement to proceed to Brihneza, whete ' he remained for three hours on the 19th, and from whence be afterwards retired with the loss 0f53 kill ed and two prisoners. On the morning of the 20th, the Intendant I'inilla returned to Brihneza, and in a few hours withdrew from thence 500 loads of effects, and where he gave orders, to continue this operation, • 1 which was complied with at considerable risk, until seven the next morning, rihen the enemy again ap. peared. The value so recovered amounted to a million of vials. The French learning this' disaster, vented their fury on the country, destroying the I houses, ravishing the women, killing ancient priests, and taking prisoners eight Members of the Tanta. During these proceedings, to reinforce the French, three regiments of cavalry arrived at Alcala de He nures, and our Commandant Martin being apprised of it, retreated to the left bank of the Tagus. In his I progress, he was informed that in the town of Brea, at a short distance from him, '250 French infantry and' 12 horse were posted, and he" determined to attach I them on the morning of the. 24th. The advanced guard of the enemy was put to the-sword, the second guard was made prisoners, and the resrwere followed sword in hand to Villarejo de Salviinis. The fugi tives were soon reduced to eighty, and sought refuge in a neighbouring castle,* when the Commandant Mai tin thought proper to withdraw. In this affair 152 French were killed, and afterwards eight died of their wounds in Villart:jo. Thirty prisoners were taken, two chests, arms, horses, ammunition and others effects. Our loss was three killed and seven wounded, two badly. Among the former is the va liant soldier Antonio Monge, who after receiving the fatal stroke, killed his antagonist, and a -German, who bearing a flag of truce, was treacherously assas sinated. " Notwithstanding this villainy, opposed to all the laws of war," says D. Juan Martin in his dis patches, " I have made no reprisals on a single pri soner in my hands, but have supplied them with meat, wine, and whatever was conducive to their comfort. Humanity ought to be practised on all occasions, even amid the clangour of war; every individual under my command has,done his duty, so that to applaud one would be to reflect upon his comrades who were equally meritorious." By the letters intercepted during these different at tacks, we have discovered that the main design of General Belliard in this enterprise, was to destroy the corps of D. Juan Martin. This extraordinary man has found out a new mode of warfare for his skirmish- . ing parties, which renders previous discipline unne- . cessary, and which has been. extremely destructive, and will continue to be so to the enemy. LISBON, JUNE .18. By letters from Serradilha of the sth we learn, that on the Mb ult. 5000 French troops entered Madrid. Bassecourt has, according to the same advices, col lected a force of 20,000 men in Cuenca, consisting. chiefly of persons that had fled from Madrid to escape Joseph's conscription. The army of Old Castile was, 'with great reluctance, and particularly on the part of the foreigners, on its march to co-operate in the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo. The desertion from the enemy's ranks was still considerable. A party of 20 infantry deserted from &mhos. They were pursued by some French cavalry, but they fired upon them, and com pelled them to give over the pursuit. JUNE 21.—A letter from Almeida of the 15th, says: ge We have had no post from Ciudad Rodrigo for the last four days, the communication being cut off by I I the French who have crossed the river to the number of 4000 infantry, and 300 cavalry. It is said that General Simon is with this corps, and it is also affirm- I ed that Ney was with them yesterday. Fourteen deserters came in here yesterday ; three of them Frenchmen, and the rest if other nations. This day nine more arrived here, five of them Frenchmen. It is said that the heavy artillery has not yet arrived in front of Rodrigo, but that the enemy are making ap proaches, and constructing batteries preparatory to the commencement of their attack the moment their artillery arrives. Their force is stated at 20,000 in fantry, and four regiments of cavalry. Crawford is in Galliegos, and Carrera in Puebla." • JUNE 26.—We have the following particulars from' Almeida, under date of the 20th instant Ciudad Rodrigo continues to be invested ; but so late as yes terday, the enemy's battering train had not arrived. Claudio de Barreo, a private in the light corps, com manded by Jose Perez, has delivered to his Exc e l. lency,.the governor of that fortress, several letters and a map taken from General Liaison, as he was going from Zamora to Salamanca, about four leagues from • 4t-1 ' the latter place. An advanced party killed the orderly adjutant, a servant, 7 who accompanied the General, and • so severely in the left cheek, as to knoci his teeth. It is not improbable the prove fatal. He is under cure at Sal We hear from Braganza, under date that Generals Kellermann and Bessieres their march from Benevente for Astorga greater part of the French cavalry, - - - of 10,000 infantry were expected at Salamanca and its vicinity. Lord Wellington can now bring 36,000 British and 29,000 Portuguese has intercepted a" French courier, whose state, that one-tenth of the French army _ _ _ all of them in want of money, clothes, and provisions; they have crossed the Guarda, but still keep Ciudad Rodrigo blockaded. All the troops near Lisbon have marched to join Lord Wellington, except the IVA ; thisinoks like serious preparation. JUNE 27.—The following intelligence has been re ' ceived. from Badajos, under date of the 25th instant : es A. French force of 1500 men, including '2OO c...- yak?, which had broke up f rom Seville on tireir march for Estremadura, entered Nlonasterio on the €...'Uth inst. On the 23d, a part of the said corps, con. sisting of 300 infantry, and 100 cavalry, made their appearance in Los Santos ; there they were attac l ax i by 400 Spanish cavalry, of Mendizalml's division, under the . command -of Colonel 1). Benito. The, enemy were completely routed and dispersed, with the loss iif 4.0 left dead on the f'.eld, and a greater number of wounded. The whole of the Fre::ch ca. •valry that were in Merida, and the places adjacent, put themselves in motion for Azenchal, Fuei:te del Maestro, &c. and also four regiments of infantry, in order to protect the march of the remaining l'.:00, and to prevent their being cut rain a similar manner.' JUNE So.—We have this moment received letters -from headquarters dated 27th instant. General :::Cmisford has fallen hick a little. Lord Wellingtas I . has advanced his licad-quatte-a to Almeida. All is I perfectly quiet there. The French still invest and bombard Ciudad Rodrigo, out of whi c h D un J uan I Caren marched on the '24.th with his Spaniards, art reached Lord Wellington's head-quartesi vs itl:out the least molestation from the French. JULY 2.—The following intelligence, tinder date of the 21st nit. has been received Irt,rri Povoa, the head quarters of Carrera, a short distance from Ciudad Rodrigo : _ _ M For several days past we have been incessantly engaged in affairs of greater or less importance, in the environs of Ciudad Roclrigo. The enemy are entrenched on the mountain of St. Francisco, and are employed from morning till night in constructing parapets and other. works. On the 17th they endea voured to effect a lodgment in the suburb at the ba tons of the mountain. This occasioned a veb u r . i e sk firing on both sides, and the cannon of the is played upon them with treat precision. The enemy were repulsed with considerable loss, having had up. wards of +DO killed and wounded. They have also made repeated attempts to break down the stone bridge which that fortress , has across the river, but have as frequently been repulsed. Theirheavy artillery has already arrived, but no part of it is yet mounted. u From Serradilla, under date of the 22d tilt. MI learn, that the enemy have 6000 sick in Salamanca. They are lodged in two. hospitals, in both of which prevails a great mortality, winch aheady gives them not a little alarm. More wounded were daily coming in. The, had sent reinforcements to Puertos de Banhns and Perales, with the intention, perhaps, of opening a communication with Regnier's That general had some troops in Caceres and Trure illo, but had made no attempt to advance." N.B. Our readers will recollect that the 1000 men who were marching from Seville to reinforce Regnier, having been routed, he would find himself iinder the necessity of detaching a force to the south of the Gua diana. JULY 3.—The Frenchcorps defeated at Santos COA• sisted of 1000; and not of SOO, as was at first stated. Immediately after that affair which occurred on the 23d, the enemy moved from Merida and Lobon ; but the corps from the latter place, which chiefly consisted of cavalry, were routed by the Spanish troops on the 24th, and pursued as far'as Arenchal, leaving oa the field a number of killed and wounded ; among the former were two females. Irappear that the enemy were also falling back on the side of Montijo. Jux.v 4.—The following intelligence has been re ceived from Almeida, under the date of June 25 ". Since 9 o'clock last night until 11 o'clock this morn ing, a continual fit irk was heard in Ciudad Rodrigo, which became at length so violent, that no less than six reports of heavy ordnance were counted in one minute. The French, it appears, bombarded the place with battering ordnance of 16 and 18-pounders. At 10 o'clock this morning a heavy explosion was dis ? tined) , heard from the side of Ciudad Rodrigo, awl a column of smoke was seen rising. This morning SOO English horse passed within sight of this town, on their march to Galligos, and from the latter plate marched the day before yesterday a battery of horse artillery, and a company of artillery, for the Fort of Conception. 4 , His Excellency Lord Wellington has just arrived. We know that his Excellency Marshal Beresford has transferred his headquarters to Franceso. We hare •received, this moment, a letter from a Spanish Offices from Aldea del Obispo, which is of the following tenour,i—‘ , The enemy keeps rip a very heavy fire on the place, from whence a bomb was thrown, which happened to fall into a powder magazine ; it cannot but have done much mischief, because the magazine was formed in the rear of the battery, which imme diately ceased firing, while that of the fort was con stantly increasing. The Portuguese and English are also firing from Manalva and Carrera, more to the right." GALLEGOS. JUNE 27. The fire was yesterday continued the whole et from Ciudad Rodrigo, as well as from the enemies batteries, but no material damage has as yet bees sustained. The place was in the night on fire io two places, but this morning it was yot under. It would seem that the energy of the garrison has beta encreased by the presence of the enemy, and the tillery of the place is extremely well served. The French advanced parties occupy the same po. sitions as before • they have, however, pushed or piquet: more to ;he left, and watch, with pecul ief . tendon, the road of Agueda. arty of the corps. I, and a dragoon, wounded himwlf nock out some of it the wound will alamanca. date of the 17th, lessieres were on A.storga with the and that a body at Zamora from 1g into the field ese bayonets ; he whose dispatches army is sick, and