The National Register. — London, England, 1811-06-02 00:00:00

THE NA t 11., ~, ~ .. _ laiv'sions marched in close columns by echelons on the village and its flanks. In the rear the enemy showed a line of twenty squadrons, supported by several battalions of infantry, and 12 pe:es of cannon. General Montbrun maneravred en my left, in a manner to gain the summit of the heig'ats and the right of the enemy ; he had to sustain several charges before he could gait, it. :,:ion as he had reached the summit, he charged in colfimns 'be reg.:nuns the ;enemy's cavalry, with the greatest success. and with extraordinary vigour. In spite of ttie artillery mid the Infetic . y concealed in the rocks, he overthrew successively these tsv.nty Enelish squadrons, and drove them more than a league bef.:re him. Howevce, the Ist and 2d division of the 6th corps foliowe:1 the movements of the cavalry in cohram, and a divi sion of the 3th nrauhed in reserve. The 9th corps advanced its left to connect its. if with the grand attack. The 3d division of the 6th corps attacked the village of Fuentes d'Onoro warmly, where the enemy threw in still considerable force to ce.cupy that dcbAsche, and cut °lithe communication between our centre and left. The enemy had his right rented, and the corps thi.t comeosed it fled dispersed -.esvards the centre, where they could unite again behind the English regiments that were coming in grel baste from the kit. The level on which we had just tnaeceuvred, is narrower in this part. From the summit descend two ravines, very rocky and difficult, where the villages of Fuentesd'Onoro and Villa Formosa are. Lord Wellington filled these ravines with tirailleurs, stationed on the back part of much artillery and occupied the summit in three grand squares. Onr cavalry having reached the; point fell vigorously on the squares, and broke the m all. I then to-,k up a position opposite the enemy's line. Before ou.r infantry could arrive, the enemy had had time to cover the summit of the level with several lines of English infantry and a nurnerou; artillery; they threw fresh troeps into Fuentes d'Onoro ' and strengthened also Villa For- Mose on their right. The divisions of Ferey and Claperede attacked Fuentes d'Onoro vigorously, .and drove the enemy several times from it ; but es soon as they reaehed the summit they were overwhelmed by -he artillery. The Eoglish threw incessantfy considerably reinforcements of their bete troops, and attacked over t:.e rocks that were 'Nein their ht flank; they lust 500 i nrisoners, and mote than 80e.kitled, amagst whom are staveral 10fficer end Scotch. The ardour of the soldiers was unparalleled. The army on this ihty, in which the whole honour of arms femained with them took 100 men from the enemy, amongst whom are a Lieutenent-Colonel and a great number of officers, and killed and woune..d upwards of 2000. They overthrew and defeated their right wing, and gained more than a league of ground train it. The enemy passed the night after the battle in entrenching s•rongly the summit of the level. The; Flack d at o epeetrateits oa the ravines, and b. hind the rocks. In fine, they berricadeed the summit of the villages of I. nentea d'Onoro and Villa Fofmosa, c r ,wing to their asst eance all the resources of fortification :eloinet an attack by main force. In order to la,. able to profit by the advantages of this day, I inteud to anrouch Almeida. Our loss has n :CO killed and wounded. Officers, Generals, and Soldiers, all fulfilled their duty with devotion and bravery. General of Division IVloniburn, commandieg the cavalry of the army, displayed on the sth ex: tem , . skill in the rianzeivres, a skill calculated to make the most of :he intrepi dity of the reeiments under his orders, Generals Fourecer, Lorcet, Maaenne, Vicyey, and Colonel Camaro, of the 2eth dragoons, particitli fly distite:uishedehemselves. I shell have the honour to make known to you particularly the acts that signalised the sth. M. De Septeuil. your Highness's Aide-de-Camp, had his leg carried away by a cannwa ball. This brave and interestine young (dilcer was at the leeel of a charge of, dragoons. iie suffered amputation with much cuol etess, and is out of dungen I ant, with respectful devotion, Your Highness's,' &c. &c. (Signed) Marshal Prince of ESSLING. Camp of rtl!lltt s D'Onoro. 7th May,lBll. ARMY OF THE SOUTH. General Latour Maubourg, commanding the tdi corps of the army, recom ntred on the 7th of April, early in the morning, the advanced posts of Beresford's army below Juratnentar, an Eillistt squadron was surprised. General Veilande took a hundred pris , )neri mounted, among others a Major; all of the 13th English regiment. Badajoz is +t - rnedandproo, 4 .uned for several months. Oli vanza t> )t be iti:j armed, the garrison retired at the approach of tie army of B‘troster.l, whicit euteted it on the 15th, and found only 200 sick. Lord Wellington came to reconnoitre Badajoz on the 22d, Getieial ruitch: a sortie with two battalions, and warmly repulit:d '•- --f .-Yiw s REGISTER. 339 Blake, at the head of 8000 Spaniards, forming the ‘,.11. s , )11 of Cadiz, debarked at Ayarnonte, to act in concert with tyres ford. The advanced guard of the reinflrcements de‘tinerl for the army of the South arrived at Cordova on the '242d. The ; )uke of i).:lniatia had at that period milted at Seville a reserve o f 20 ,tx,o men, without having touched the troops besieging Cadiz, and without comprising the reinforcements tha' ar rived, nor the sth corps, which, under General Latour Mau bourg,- was on the frontiers of Estreinadura, observing the Allied army The French artillery besieging Cadiz has found out the secret of firing bombs, which carry 3025 wises, burst admira bly, a!ld whose fuse keeps extremely well during the whole of its passage. The Duke of Treviso, whose health has suffered by the climate of Andalusia, is ar ived at Madrid. DIPERI,4L PARLIAMENT. HOUSE O 1 LORDS. MONDAY, MAY 27. in a Committee of Privileges . , their I.ordships were engaged mild a late hour, past six o'clock, in the further investigation of the case of the 13etkelev Peerage. A nuno-,erfuf witnesses were examined on the part of the Crown, and among them Sir Isaac leant, Knt. Garter King at -rms. The further proci.edings wi re postponed (by spec al adjournment, until ten o'clock on Friday. Lord REDESDALE stated, that as he enderstond the Report of the Comniittee on Mr. Grey's Estate BM, was likely to be ninde on 1;i - idly, and as some of the Clause in that Bid contain tl mater of such imprtance, as renatred it high!): proper the at tention of all their Lordships should be r:alled to it, he now i•; tiotice that he should to-morrow nauve, That the Lords be e , sumiuoned fOr Friday next. IRISH CATHOLICS. On our admission to the House, The Marquis of Dow Nsitt av. was on his legs. He had the honour to present, he said, in the absence (se his Noble Friend the Earl of Donotighmore, s l'etWott from his N'Tajesty's Ca. tholic subj. cts of Ireland, and si B ned by nearly nidtlon of in divithtals. The subject it referred to was one of do highest im• port ance ; and trom the g..f.at extent of his property and con nections in heland, hr wet induced to form a more decided and a stronger opinion upon the subject, than in other circumstances probably he would have done. He should now move, that the Petition be received and read. After which he said he should, in the name of his Noble Friend, move, That the Petition be taken into consideration on Friday, the 7th of June. 'llePetition, which Will of very considerable bulk, was then read. It io'ported to he the humble Petition of his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects of Ireland , whose moms were thereto subscribed for themselves, as well as for others of the same per- suasion, tkc. &C. The Petition being read, The Noble Marquis of DOWNS/ITUE moved, That the Peti tion do lie upon the table, and that the Lords be summoned for Friday the 7th ofJune. PADDINGTON WATER WORKS BILL. On the question for the second reading of .this Bill, Lord 10:1)ESDA it rose, and in an arcumentative speech of some leiwth, delivered his sentiments of this measure, which were unt.ivourable to it in principle, as well as in detail, and coi;cluded ley moving, That instead of now, the Bill be read a this day three months. The Earl of MOIKA spoke in favour. of the Bill, as perfectly its principle, and similar in its provisions to the g of Bills of the kind. 'lnc CH.% CE t.Lort ably supported some of the leading poF:.tions of his IslotA: Friend, 1. , ,rd Redesdale. Earl S tiori: was in favour of the Bill going to a Com mit tee. After a few words from the Earl of Bridgewater, in favour o f the MIL, a division took place—For the Bill 12.—Against 'Fite Bid was accordingly read a second time, and committed for 'Thursday. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' BILL. On t'.ie consideration of the Report of this Bill, Lord P.L.131...i1JA LE proposed two further Amendments. which were agreed to. His Lordship then moved, That the Bid be engrossed. aii S :ANIIOPE thought the Pill should at least he recommit t(4. 1iu,c.:r.:14 never agree to Vlt ofdaing such a Bill to be