The National Register. — London, England, 1811-03-31 00:00:00

)‘. THE N-ATIONAL BATTLE OP BARMIS2I. INTERESTING PARTICULARS. " Cadiz, Sunday, March 10, 1811. • cg We brie had same very hard fighting here, as ever was known. The English army has behaved in the most gallant autism ; the Spanish equally bad. " The Dons have again marched to retrieve their character, under General BLAKE—they are at this moment in-action. We can discover tiring at our mast-head. They ought to conquer, as they can master - 20,000 men, and the French cannot have more than 6000. Thirty boats belonging to the British left the harbour thi3 morning to assist the Spaniards. " In the action of the .sth, the English army, consisting of about 4000,kilied and wounded 1240. Fort z,i-fioe of them were efficers. The French have lost 3500 in kilted, wounded, and risoners, six pieces of artillery, and three eagles; two Gene t als prisoners in the Isla (one of them since dead), one buried on the field of battle, and one of their artillery officers missing, about whom they yeszerday sent over to inquire after; they havelost all their Staff. 44 Marshal VICTOR, who commanded, was at one time in the rear of the English 95th regiment, but escaped. They could not stand the charge of the British, nor did they attempt it more than a minute, when they were actually cut down and pulled out of their ranks, without attempting to face about or snake resistance. The British troops were so fatigued, that they could not secure all thei prisoners, and the Dons were too cowardly to render assistance. The French say it was the hardest fighting they ever met with, and that they never lost so many officers." " Our fellows had marched twenty-two miles that day, and I were jttst taking some refreshment, when a peasant came to Ge - neral Grahntn, and told him the French were coming mend a woad to surprise him, on which General Graham formed his little army with admirable precision. When the enemy ap peared in sight, General Graham rode up in front of the guards, , 87th regiment, German Legion, and Portuguese cavalry, and waving his hat, said, 64 Now my lads, there they are—spare your powder, • but give them steel enough." On which the co lumn gave three cheers, and as the French neared them, gave their volley, and made so animated a charge, that in an hour the cm my were put hors du combat, and with the prompt assistance of the rifle corps and other British regiments, dispersed them in all directions." In the late brilliant action at Barrosa, the fire was hotter than ever remembered by the oldest soldier ; scarcely an officer es- I eaping without some mark or shot. General Graham was him self pierced in the coat in two places, so was his Aid-de-Camp,• 'Captain Stanhope, of the Guards. Lieutenant-Colonel Nor cott of the 95th regiment, General Dilkes, Colonels W heatly and Tosensend of the Guards, had their horses shot under 'them ; Lieutenant-Colonel Colquitt of the Guards likewise was shot through the ah:eve•of his coat by a musquet-ball, and a cannon-shot . li•erally touched his saddle while he was in the act of dismounting to pass a ravine. Many others had similar escapes. The Cortes of Spain have unanimously decreed the thanks of the Nation. to General Graham, and have elected him Grandee of Spain Of the first class," free of tribute," for the" astonishing bravery and discipline" manifested by his M aiesty's troops ; and a strict inquiry is to be made into the conduct of the Spanish General, who evidently appears from General Graham's silence respecting him not - to have done his duty on th e occasion. A letter from Cadiz, in corroboration of this opinion, says," The Spaniards, to the number of 12,000 men, never fired a shot, ex cept one regiment of cavalry, and one of infantry, who were with us. The rest never stirred out of the wont; until all was over. They were three miles distant from the field of action, and were twice sent for to come and take their ground. Had they advanced in due time, the whole of the enemy's columns uncer Marshal Victor would evidently have been made pri soners." The French Eagle, taken at the battle of BarroSa, will be : presented to the Prince Regent, by Capt, Hope, at the next Levee. The Eagle was surrounded by six French Officte, who were killed. The Eagle was then borne off in triumph by the gallant 87th. The above Eagle was held in the highest estimation tii!rough - out the French army, from the columns in which it was ad vanced having distinguished themselves so as to receive the thanks of Buonaparte in person : on this account the neck of the Eagle bears a gold collar, with a victorious inscription. DREADFUL MISTAKE- William Townley was executed on Saturdersennight, at the drop in front of Gloucester gaol, agreeably to his sentence at the late Assizes, for burglary. He was turned off a few minute, • before two-o'clock, in presence of a vast coucourae orpeople, and apparently experienced n o p ro t racted stru gg le or suTering. On Friday se'ntilght (says the Bath Paper) 4'-a reprieve for the aboveman was put into the post-ogee of Hereford, addressed by mistake, to Wilton, Esq. UnderSheritf,Herefordshire," instead of Gloucestershire, some time after the post letters for that night had been delivered out, and of course remained there till next morning, when about half-past eleven it was opened by Messrs. Birctund Wollaston, Under Sheriffs for the county of Hereford, and immediately the importance 'of its contents to the wretched objtct of intended mercy was ascertained, an ex press was humanely sent off with the utmost celerity, by Mr. I3ennett, of the Hotel, at his own expence, who vaned from thence about 29 minutes before le o'clock, and arrived at Glou cester a little after two, twenty minutes after the culprit- had been turned off, and who was then suspended at the drop! The life of a fellow-creature should at no time be trusted to any other conveyance than a special messenger, and it there is not a provision for this small expence, the Representatives of the country ought to create one. The Election of a 'Member to represent the University of Cambridge, in the room of their lute Member, the Earl of Lupton, pow Duke of Grafton, came on at ten o'clock, ou Wednesday, in the Senate 'louse, Dr. Pearson in the Chair, in Cie room of the Vice-Chancellor. The polling continued throueli the day with great spirit, and closed at nine o'clock that night, when the numbers were,—for Lord Palmerstone, 459; for Mr. Smyth, 357 ; majority, 102, who was accordingly elected. The Emperor of Rusta and •he Arclidlle Charles of Austria, are said to be the Sponsors of the infant Napoleon. Buonaparte has extended his burning system to letters. All letters, whether coming from or going to England, have been ordered to be want, tog:Mier with the contents. Seven millions eighteen thousand pounds of Exchequer Bills was the amount funded on Wednesday, it being the last day allowed. A black seaman of the Bittern, entered last week on board the Ete,ex United States frigate, at Plymouth, saying he was an American citietei ; presently the Lieutenant of the Bittern came alongside the Essex, and ashed Captain Smith if he had not a black seaman ? He atmswered it the affirmative, and ordered the man on deck. The black not being able to nroduce any papers of his citizenship, Captain Smith very politely gave him up to the Lieutenant or the Bittern ; lint the seaman going below to fetch his clothes, seized a hatchet, laid his left hand on a gun, and chopped i: off clu-e to the wrist. The inhabitants of Guildford were thrown into a state of great alai an, enWednesday se'neight. by an over-droveoxen,which ran furiously at several persoes. Two gentlemen in particular were violently attacked, one of whom was carried on the animal's horns a considerable distance by his clothe , but was extricated with AA mu.:ll injury ; the other was dashed' with great violence against the bridge, and much hurt. The ox then ran into the river after a blacksmith, who sought refuge in the mud, tinder one ct the arches of the bridge. Although immediately after secured with ropes, the animal was so ungovernable, that, from the number of persons sleeted in the street, many were thrown down, and injured by being trampled on, &c. After several hours the animal was at length completely exhausted, and con veyed away on a sledge. I'hc following, wager was decided on Tuesday last, by a person named Baines, of Saffron Walden, Essex, who is upwards of from sixty t N a c , ra years ld e n of age ai betted a aistoannec distance guinea re l t v h e a n t 1 i h l e e s , wouldare b !back again, in five hours, which he accordingly pertormed in ten a r-l e oc ; k h e L ; minutes less than the given time, to the astonishment of those who witne,sed it. bliss Marsh, of the New Inn, at Sandgate, under the influ ence of a disappointment in love, drowned herself in the sea last week. On Friday afternoon, a destructive fire broke out in the die il tillery of Mee:rs. Castle an d Co. at Bristol, which raged with great fury, and for a time threa - ened des t r uction to the surround ing neighbourhood. Owing to the-flakes of fire alighting on the roofs of some adjoining houses, a second conflagration wa kindled, less destructive, but not less alarrbing, as the contiguou s 6 buildings were with difficulty preserved. REGISTER. 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