The National Register. — London, England, 1812-05-10 00:00:00

290 13ranca on the eveni-g of the 12th. Brigadier-General Le Cor, with big brigade of militia, having been obliged to retire upon Sarnadas, u•fi , n he saw the enemy advance. In the mean time, having heard that General Alten had retired across the Tagus, I ordered him to cross that river again, which he did on the 12th, and the enemy retired from Castello Branco before daylight on the morning of the 14th, and Brigadier-General Le Cor and Major- General Alten entered the place. Tile enemy have as usual. in this expedition, robbed and murdered the inhabitants of the country. But the injury which they have done, as far as I can !earn, has been confined to these acts of atrocity; all the stores in our znagazines at Castello Branco, and our hospital there, having been removed to this side of the Tagus. cannot sufficiently applaud the firmness and good conduct of Brigadier. General Le Cor. He remained in Castello Branco, till he saw a superior enemy advancing upon him; and he then retired in good order, no further than was necessary. As soon as I heard of Souk's retreat from Villa Franca, I put the army in motion towards Castille. The advanced guard has arrived at Castello Branco this clay; and I shall go there myself to-morrow. I have heard of no movement in the north. Santa Martha, April 12, 1212. MY LORD—I have the honour to transmit to your I .ordship the in closed report of Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton, giving the derail of a very brilliant and successful attack against the enemy's rear guard. it must be necessary for me to call your Lordship's attention to the diszinguished ability with which the lieutenant-General planned and conducted this enterprize, so admirably seconded by the gallantry and jadginent of Major-General Le Marchant and Colonel Ponsonby, as well as by the great exertion of the officers and men of the two bri gades employed on this service. I have the honour to he, &c. (Signed) THOMAS GRAHAM. Villa Garcia, April 11, 1812. SIR-I have the honour to report to you, having received information last night of the cavalry of General Droutt's corps (amounting to 2500) being encamped between Usk;re and this place, I ordered Major-Ge neral Anson's (commanded by the Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel Ponsonby) and Major-General Le Nlarchant's brigades to move in the course of the night, from Villa Franc and Los Santos, so as to arrive before day break, the former at Usagre, the latter at Bienvenida, determinin ,, to attack the enemy with General Anson's brigade, in front, whilst M.:jor-General 1 e Marchant's, by a flank movement from Bienvenida, should cut off his retreat upon Llerena. The ad vanced guard of Major-General Anson's brigade drove in the enemy's piquets from near Usagre, two boars sooner than I had intended, and General Le Marchant's brigade had not time to get into the rear of the enemy, who fell back, upon the alarm being given, a sufficient distance to secure his retreat upon Llerena. Lieutenant-Colonel Ponsonby followed the enemy soon after day break-through Villa Garcia, and was skirmishing with him when General I.e Marchant's brigade arrived on the other side of the heights between the Llerena Road and Bienvenida I desired Colonel Ponsonby would show only three squadrons and endeavour to amuse the enemy in front, until Major-General I.e Marchant's brigade (which I had sent Colonel glley to c.nduct under cover of the heights), was prepared to attack the enemy in flank : this succeeded admirably ; and the enemy being vigo rously attacked, at the same moment, in front and flank, retired In the greatest confusion and disorder. I pursued him with Major-General A.nson's brigade, and one regiment of Major-General Le Marchant's ( he sth dragoon guards), supported by the 3d and 4th dragoons, to near Llerena, a distance of four miles, during which the enemy's loss in killed was very considerable, and about one hundred and fifty prisoners, in ending a Lieutenant-Colonel, two Captains, and one Lieutenant, with sa!aaut one hundred and thirty horses, were brought off the field. The enemy's cavalry formed on the right, and in rear of seven guns, and between eight and ten thousand infantry, which had taken up a po sition on the left of, and close to the town. The whole soon afterwards retired upon Berlanga and Asuaga, in the former of which places my p !Toles followed them. [Here follows an eulogium on the Officers and men employed in this galiant aaair.] (Signed) STAPLETON COTTON. Lieut.-Gen. Commanding the Cavalry, List of Killed and Wuandert,Lic. Total-1 serjeant, 13 rank and file, 18 horses, killed • 1 major, 1 lieutenant, 4 serjeants, 30 rank and file, 9 horses, wou nded; 2 ;rank ispd file, ri horses, missing. Officers 'wounded.—t3tl, Dragoon Gu4rds—lVlajor Pre4cot, slightly ; k'euttnant Walker, severely. • eturn of Prise ners and horses taken from the Enemy, 11th of April 112. Total,-1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 2 Captains, 1 Lieutenant, s serjeants, 40 eorppial!, 111 privates, 128 barrel, 1 mule. TIM NATIONAL RF,GISTETI. HEADOMADARYk OR, EPHEMERIS FOR THE WEEK. MAY. M ''Y 10 10. The Sunday after Astenqion-day. Epistle 1. 5. Peter 4. '7. Gosp e l St. John 15. 2.6. and part of the 16th chap.—St. Antonius, born at Florence, entered St. Dominic's order when only fifteen years old. Hi s particular manner of avoiding temptation to evil. was to keep himself always employed. Knowing well that idleness is the mother of all sorts of vices and crimes, he was entrusted by the Apostolic see with the care of the church of Florence; and after performing his episcopal duties with wonderful charity and zeal, he died in 1459. Also St. Gordianus and St. Epimachus, martyrs, tinder Julian the apostate.—Also a comme moration of Job, the sacred writer.-1794. The French defeated near Tournay by the Duke of York.-1775. Death of Carolina Matilda, Queen of Denmark, youngest sister to the present king of England. The Sun rises at 4 h. 9.3 min. sets at 7 la. 37 min. 11. Monday.—St. Marnertus, bishop of Vienna, in Dauphine, in the fifth century, who seeing evident marks of the wrath of God against his people, appointed the rogation days, and humbled himselt by tasting and prayer to disarm the just anger of the Almighty.-1796. Battle of Lodi, near Parma.-1778. Died, the great lord Chatham, the eminent states.. man. The Sun rises at 4 h. 21 min. sets at 7 h. 59 min. 12. Tusday.—St. Nereus and St. Achilleus, eunuchs of Flavia I.)omitilla, were baptized with her by St. Peter. After having been banished, they were beheaded. Domitilla was burnt to death in her own apartment with two of her companions, by order of 'l'rajan.—St. Pan. crating, who, at the age of fifteen, was put to death by order of Diode sian, for his manly courage, in refusing to sacrifice to idols. Easter term ends.-1803. War declared against France.-1641. The earl of Stafford, a tyrannical minister under Charles I. was beheaded. The Sun rises at 4h. 19 min. sets at 7 h. 41 min. i.e. Wednesday.—St. Servatius, bishop and confessor of the faith. 1213. King John resigns his kingdom in the hands of the Pope's legate. —1568 Battle of Langside-hill, in which the troops of Mary queen of Scots were defeated. The Sun rises at 4 h. 17 min. sets at 7 h. 43 min. 14. Thursday.—St. Boniface, a Roman citizen, who having lived for some time with a famous courtezan named Aglae, was afterwards so sensibly touched with the horror of his crimes, that he left the city, and made atonement by viaitieg, like our philantropic Howard, Otiose who were imprison , d. Being apprehended at Tarsug, he was most cruelly tortured and put to death.-1536. Anne Boleyn beheaded.-1264. Battled Leweg, in which Henry 111. his brother, and prince Edward, were taken prisoners. The Sun rises at 4 h. 15 min. sets at 7 h. 45 min. 15. Friday.—St.Dyrnpna; she was the daughter of a king of Ireland, and being persecuted by her father, who was an idolater, fled into Flan ders, and was afterwards murdered by his own hands.-1462. Battle of Hexham, between the Yorkists and the Lancastrians.-1567. Mary queen of Scots marries Bothwell.-1800. Hatfield attempts to shoot the king at Drury-lane.-1740. Death or Ephraim Chambers, the author of the first Encyclopaelia published in Engiand. The Sun lutes at 411. 13 min. sets at 7 h. 47 min. 16. Sotarday.—Sr. Übaldes, a bishop of Fugubium, in Umbria, very eminent for his pastoral virtues. He died ann. 112&-1568. Mary queen of Scots lands at Workington, in Cumberland.-1726. John Ward, of Hackney, was expelled the House of Commons for forgery. The Sun rises at 4 h. 11 min. sets at 7 h. 49 min. The days are increased 8 h 2 min. Observation.—ln the course cf the week, three of the finest planets of the firmament will adorn the western sky :—the Moon ; next to her in lustre and bigness, Venus ; and the Saphire Discus of Jupiter, at a short distanCe from each other. PRICE OF STOC! :KS NES r RDAY. Imp. 3 per Cent. Ann........... Indi Bowls 2 I pin. Ezcheq. Bills (3d.) Ditto (.10.) par Is. dis. Is. pm. Ditto (Ad.) Omninm .• 601 1 60t Bank Stock . 3 p ,, r Cent. Reduced s9i 3 per Cent_ Consols 4 per Cent. Coisol 74 i b per Cent. Navy Ann. .... 911 1 Bank Long Ann l5 5-16tles i Cons. for Account E N ATIONA L REGISTER. tonbon. SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1812. WAR BETWEEN SWEDEN AND AUSTRIA. Some of the letters received in London yesterday, from Stockholm, state, that the Austrian Minister bad sud denly quitted that capital ; the cause is attributed to the circumstance of the EMPEROR Of AUSTRIA having cog- I