The National Register. — London, England, 1811-07-07 00:00:00

Unbolt. SUNDAY, JULY 7, 1811. REPORTED BATTLE IN IURA. A Cadiz. Mail arrived yesterday, but its contents are comparatively unimportant. It appears that the siege of that city has not been raised, although the French have collected troops to reinforce SOULT from almost every other quarter. An account is given in the mail of an attempt made by the enemy on the town of Uheda, in which they were gallantly repulsed, with the loss of 800 men. But the most important intelligence is that brought by the packet, itself, which, on the 30th ult. spoke His Majesty's sloop Talbot, Captain JONES, off Scilly, out seven days from Oporto. Captain JONES informed the Packet that a letter had been received at Oporto from Evora, dated on the 16th, containing the important intelligence of our advanced guard having had a gallant and suc cessful affair on the preceding day near Albuera, with the enemy, who i lost 2000 men in killed, wounded, and prisoners. The general engage ment was expected next day. Such is the intelligence communicated to the Packet by the Talbot. Government have not re. ceived any accounts confirming it. DISPATCHES FROM LORD WELLINGTON. Dispatches were received on Wednesday last from Lord WEI.LINGTQN, which were published in last night's Gazette, vnd will be found in another part of our paper. It appears that MARMONT has rapidly advanced from the North to join Souvr in the South. He was at Placentia on the lOtlnult. and continued to move upon Merida ; DRovEr joined SOUL"' at Llerena ; and the French cavalry advagced as far as Los Santos. A further of 5000 men were on their march from N!adrid to join Sou Lr. In fact, it is now evi dent that the enemy are collecting in Estramadura every man they can move, and that they are pre- paring to make a last effort, on the largest scale they possibly can, to retrieve their affairs in the South, where they will strain every nerve to main tain _themselves. • It is very probable, therefore, • that before this time a most obstinate and sangui nary battle hao been fought, the ibsue of which will South, if not the whole of the Peninsula. The force of Souvr was estimated a short time ago at 32,000 men ; to these we have now to add 3000 from Madrid, and 24,000 under MARMONT, carrying ' the enemy's force upon the whole, to very nearly 60,000. On the other hand Gen. SPENCER is at Castel Branco, moving in a direction parallel to MARMONT. On the advance of the French ca. valry to Los Santos, the British advanced divisions fell back upon Albuera, in the neighbourhood of which the battle is expected to be fought. The force of the Allies is, however, not estimated at more than fifty thousand men, even after Ge neral SPENCER will have joined. Lord WELLING TON has raised the siege of Badajoz in order to bring the largest portion of his force possible against the enemy ; but that place is still pretty closely watched by a division which his Lordship has left behind. The following letter s brought by the last Lisbon mail, contains intelligence of a later date than the dispatches from our army : 66 LISBON, JUNE 16. " We raised the siege of Badajos on the 10th instant, on ac. count of SOULT having been reinforced. Lord WELLINGTON has united all his forces, and, I believe, with an intention of meeting the French army before its junction with that of Mat. MO NT, who commands the army of Portugal. It is said this moment that the advanced corps have had an engagement at Almendralejo. All our divisions which were posted in the North, have marched towards the South, in consequence of the move• ment in the French army." Notwithstanding the numerical superiority of the enemy, we look for the result of the approaching conflict with unabated confidence, secure in the skill of our Commander and the bravery of our army. 454 THE NATIO genes Young, of the Strand, apotheilfy.—William Wild, o 33741ge-nw, .w 4 rehouseman.,--Neal Whyte and Alexander Graham, late of Birmingham, ,muslin-dealers.--John Routh, Tbnmas Le Meaurier, and Henry _Lloyd Routh, of Austin- friars, merchants.—Henry Spalding, of Merfield, Suffolk, gro- sger,--John Widnell, of Holborn, potter.—Robert Lowe, of the Raymarket, linen-draper. THE NATIONAL RE;ISTER. 'NAL REGISTER. fll have decided the fate of the LORD STANHOPE'S BILL. The House of Lords have been occupied during the last week in discussing the merits of a Bill brought in by 'Lord STANHOPE to prevent Bank Notes being taken for less than Twenty Shillings ; and to make it illegal to receive more than twenty-one for a Gui. nea. This measure is rendered exceedingly neces sary at this time by the line of conduct pursued by certain exalted individuals. In another part of this day's paper will be found Lord ICING's letter to his tenants, requiring them to pay him in cash. To avoid giving them de unnecessary trouble," how ever, his Lordship very considerately informed them he was willing to take payment in Bank Paper with an addition of Seventeen Pounds Ten Shillings per Cent. as an equivalent for the depreciation of the Notes. The motives which actuated his Lordship in acting thus are described as originating in the purest patriotism, which suggested to him the neces sity of making a stand against the present system. We do not doubt the uprightness of his Lordship's