The National Register. — London, England, 1811-03-17 00:00:00

174 THE NA' TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 11, 1811. A Dispatch, of which the following is an extract, was received yesterday at the Earl of Liverpool's OfOce, addressed to his Lordship by Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount WeUingtcur, K. B. dated Cartaao l Wh February, 1811. Since I addressed ytTur Lordship on the 9th inst. I have re eeived further details of the afrairs at and near Badajoz, from which it appears that the Pnrtuguese cavalry having been un supported in their passage of the Evora on the 6th instant, were obliged to retire across the Evora, in Which operation they suss tanned some loss. The whole of the_ cavalry and infantry were then drawn into the fort of Badajoz ; and, on the 7th instant, they made a sortie upon the enemy, in which they succeeded in obtaining possession of one of the enemy's batteries, but they were obliged to retire again, and, unfortunately, the guns in the battery were not spiked or otherwise destroyed or ihjured. [heir loss was not Tess than eighty-five officers and five hun dred soldiers killed and wounded as I am informed, including the Brigadier-General Don Carlos D'Eapagne among the lat ter. It apears that the Spanish troops behaved remarkably well upon the occasion. While the troops were in Badajoz, the French cavalry again crossed the Evora, and interrupted the communication between that place and Elvas and Campo Major. They came out of Badajoz, however, on the morning of the 9th instant, and the French cavalry were obliged to retire across the Evora. The Troops have since taken up a position on the heights between the Caya, the Evora, and the Guadiana, by which they will keep open the ' communication between adajoz and the country on the right of the latter river. The enemy have continue] the siege ; and, on the night of the 11th instant, they attacked the redoubt of Pardalleiros, which they carried ; but they had not, on the 13th, been able to establish themselves within the redoubt, on account of the ere fronrahe body of the place. They have likewise constructed a work on the left bank of the Guadiana below the place, to fir e • l o a m the bridge of communication with the right bank, but the fue of this work had had but little effect. 'A great number of the inhabitants have taken advantage of the communication being opened, to leave the place, and I tut darstand that it is not ill supplied with provisions. Gen. Claparede's divisions of the 9th corps was still upon Guarda, on the 10th instant, when I.last heard from that part of the country. • Although I have observed and heard of various movements gf the-enemy in theinterior of their position, I have nut found von the whole any material alteration ; and I imagine that these movements have been made principally to endeavour to ohtain sabaistence ; the difficulty in finding any increases daily, and the inhabitants of Torres Novas and Thomar, who alone had generally remained in their habitations upon the enemy's invasion, are unav coming into this part of the country nearly starving. I have the pleasure to forward a report which I have received of the conduct of Cornet Strenuwitz, of the Ist hussars, who sur prised a picket of the enemy on the night of the 9th instant, with a small detachment of hussars, and brought in more prison ers than his detachment consisted of without the loss of a man. St. Joac de Ribeira, Feb. 19, 1811. Stß—lt is with great pleasure! have the honour to report to veil the gallant conduct of Cornet Strenuwitz, of the Ist hussars. 1-Eying previously reconnoitered all roads and ways, and being Wheel - of the Malhaquijo picquet, he went last night at twelve o'clock, with two non-commissioned officers and eighteen men, to surprise the enemy's picquet in front - of Alcanhede ; after a march of three hours he came unperceived to their dismounted double centinel.; they challenged him, when he answered, that he was an orderly (for he had gone round, and came in their rear) ; they were now taken care of, and he had his way open to the picquet itself. Having detached several side-posts and a small suppoet, he charged the cavalry picquet, that tried to mount their horses, consisting of an officer and twenty men, witii only about nine or ten of his men. The greater part were cut down, and many horses taken ; but now he was informed by one of the prisoners, that an infantry picquet was in their rear to support ; he collected what men he could, advanced and found them formed in line ; he charged while receiving a vol ley, cut down about eight or ten, and made the rest pri sellers. Thr third picquet of the enemy, consisting as they say of fifty infantry, took to their heeli, and Cornet :Arenuvvi:z says the drum and trumpets sounded in Alcanhede exceede d all be yood beiirf ; he then withdrew, and had the satisfaction to find that he had 109 t no man or horse, nor even one wounded. He ONAL REGISTER enemy front of this army. has been able to bring off a French officer, three eragoons, and eleven horses of the 9th regiment, and -eight men of the 2.2 d in; fautry.—l have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) , E. V. ARESITSCHILDT, • Lieutenant-Colonel. Major-General Sir William Erskine, &c. Cartaxo, - March 2, 1811. No event of importance has occurred since I addressed you on the 23d of February. The enemy have continued their opera tions against Badajoz, but without much effect ; and the fire of the place is well kept up, and the garrison in good spirits. Gen. Mendizabel is endeavouring to collect and re-organize • his corps at Villa Viciosa, in Portugal. The enemy moved a large force, with cannon, upon Lieute nant-Colonel Grant, at Covilhao, on the 18th of February, and he was obliged to withdraw the Ordinenza from thence, and to retire to Alpedrinha, where he was according to the - ac counts. The have made no movement of any importance in the • BANKRUPTCY -ENLARGEb. Thomas Bennett, of Long-acre, ironmongir,' Vow: • to April 23, at ten, at Guildhall. • • •• • • - BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. George , Goodman,of Marchmont-street, Brunswick-square, St. Pancras, Middlesex, builder. James Langdon, of St. Thomas the Apostle,. Devonshire, tal-. low- chandler, dealer and Chapman. BANKRUPTS., . . . Charles Stokes and John Henry Schneider, sen. Birmingham, leather-sellers. William Parsons, of Shepton Mallen, Somerset, corn factor. Joseph Dingle, of Plymouth-Dock, Devon, cabinet.maker. Robert Ballingall, of Liverpool, Lancaster, merchant, Joseph IVleynard, of Wells, Somerset, cabinet-maker, John Williams, of Compton-street, St. Giles's, Middlesex, baker. • William Finlayson and Thomas Deares, of Liverpool, mer chants. Martin Webber and William Webber, of Ilchester, Somer set. William Easton, of Bread-street, factor. Richard Bath, of Maker, rope-maker. Isaac Parkes, of Birmingham, timber-merchant. Thomas Hastings and Rowland Hastings, of Queen -street Park, Southwark, silversmiths. William Spencer and Abraham Woodhead, of New-court, Bow-lane, Merchants. Martin Charlton, of Argyle-street, Westminstervvictualler. • William Harper, of Friday-street, silk-weaver. Sarah Gosling, James Gosling, and Ambrose Gosling, of Mark-lane, wine•merchants. CERTIFICATES-APRIL 2. James Hucks and Joseph Price, of Wapping, sail-makers.— WiWarn Byrt Morgan, of Shepton Mallet, Somerset, banker. —William Darling, of York -street, Lock's-fields, Southwark, victualler.—Henry Lawrence, of Liverpool, merchant.—John Brooke, of Heartshead, York, merchant.—Benjamin Merri man Coombs, late of the City-road, ironmonger.—James Meek and George Gill, of Liverpool, merchants.—.v:L:aijah Tucker, of Exeter, dyer.—Ralph Nixon, of Manchever, warehouse man.—Charles Allen Phillips and Thomas Phillips, late of Mil ford, Pembroke, bankers.—Thomas Morgan, of Stourbridge, Worcester, druggist.—William Pickslay, of Exeter, linen draper.—Lewis Alexander, of Halifax, mon..y-scriven en—Tho mas Strickland and Thomas Newby Brickwood, of Liverpool, merchants. SATURDA Y'S LONDON GAZETTE. BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED. Charles Walker, of Manchester, manufacturer, from March. 30, to April 9, at ten, at the George Inn, Manchester. George Cole Bainbridge and William Cartwright, of Liver pool, merchants, from March 16, to April 13, at eleven, at ths Globe Tavern, Liverpool. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. s Hugh Lecky, of the Old Jewry, merchant. 3 tunes Withers, of Freshlord, Somersetshire, corn-factor. Thomas Gordon, of Tower-street, wine and- brand/-m& 4 • chant. BANKRUPTS. John Pearce, of Basinghall-treet, clothier. Henry late of Drury-lane, apothecary.