The National Register. — London, England, 1812-11-22 00:00:00

77 6 1f01"' 1111i.t.atiiittig tilt abini) with wittcii the v , veto P cinittisti e.: tit defence. and the A liditry with whiLli it VkaS exec uted by tne atryst.i . Our n east• wer• lint , ted , hut it anpetre.l to me, that 11 we sl Id succeed, the AdvaittA e to the cue %%(•11111 he Stead, and the final stn. eess el the cAtuva.git won d have been certain. 1 had ever, reason to he sitisfied with the crmi!tict of the officer• and troops during the siege of Burgos, part icularl) wito the brigade Guards. Duritte , he latt r part of the siege the weather was v. ry unfavour able, and the t root>. 3 cinie 1.0:11 the r sin. The clii els at tiie head of the attillery awl enoil er department,—Lieut. Co'. V.( tn • and Lieut Co!. Burgoyne. and Lieu' . -Co l s who corn:nand th, reserve artillery, rendered me every assistance ; and the tat ure of Success is not to he dttributcd to them. fly their activity we c Off eVer)• thine no ne course of the night, ex. eptim. the three 18-pt tin iders tlestroytAi by the enemy's tire. An the pees e t candt which we hal t •ken from the en. my on the iOglit it th- 19th ult. hi the stoein or the horn-writ k. Having sent our cattle to meet th.• eq :t•inent expected aunt Santander, hood not the rn 'anis of uh.vini. the iota. The enemy was not aware of nor. movement, and did not follow till late on the when 10,000 ineil on dub s.d. ~• j~Uf,'Ul. --- • - The British army encamped at Celadi del Cam:no and Horn ilos, Wit:. the light cavalr. at Ls . eran and BAlocl. our march on the following day, the r gh' of the aril y to Tosqueina.'a, the lel. to Corth-vi.a, at winch pla , es we crossed tie Pi•uelga. • The client) followed our In. Yemeni with 'heir army. Our i rear s.tia:•! c•lisist,d of two light Mitsal.i) s, of the K•tig's Gerson. Lei& n, tinder Colonel I-143(0t, aiiit of ‘l.iiir General Ati•on's brig , cle et cos..v -y ; all ‘l.4jor-Gtist 13 , k's 'ode tot as halsedat Ihe V. tint del i'• z• t iv: 'inn stinprt—the whole under The command of Lieut.-General s r Stape t ti Cotton. Doti Jill an sanch , z marcher! On the Id of h.-, Al uz iii; and the party of Guerlias, hcrelibtore commanded by the late Martinet, on the hills cn the left of our rem guard. M •jor-Getteral Anson's brigade chareed twice with great success, in front Calada 'lel Camino, and toe enemy wa: detained ab..ve three hours by the no ps nude! Lientroant • Genetal Si( S. Cotton in tie passage of the Derma:, iti front of that v The rcat-guaul continued to !all ' a. k in the best or, ler, till the G, trill. s 011 the let havinv been driven it , . the‘ rod- towards the tank of the tear guard et M •ter I p brig ide, and -fair en fly. scoatir-lis-tif the everny mixed with in in. these we le mis taken for Spaniards, and they tell upon th • Hank and rear of tut troops. We tui-tainecl some In's, and Lieut.-Col Pelle), of the 1&11 dragoons, having had lii• horse shut, was thkeit prisoner. The delay occasioned by this mi•toi tune enable:'. t enemy to brin k up a supetto body of cavalry, which sy-ts chareed by Maj r Get er.,; B ck's and M .r-General Anson's brt rd: s, the Ve1,14 P z but ulibuccessfu I), and our rear-goard was hardly I res el. Tin en my made their halve on the two night b ttaltons i't the K!og's German Levion, fornie a In pip ire-., but %Acre alyvays ret ulsed With considerable lo sby the steadiness cf these I sv.t hattaiii us The y suffered no hiss, and I cat not stifficiectly applaud their c.niluct at d that of Colonel Halkett who coat:funded them. Tie exerti us and conduct of Lieutenant Cc neral Sri S. Cotton, ' and of the Officers and Staff attache., to him throughout this dts, wer- iste•isorions, ai .d althoug't the charge matte by the cavalry was not .nccesstul, I had the satihraLtion of observing 4ica , steadines• in their tivivements Major Bull's tr..op t,f lon t artillery, under Major L) , ,wittitan and Ca, tam Ramsay diqinguished flit wlies: • I,he arn , y continued its match on the Vlth, and to( k up its vrounr! OD the Cirri n, wth its t ght at Du its I-ft at Villa Muriel, and the 1.1 batty ion 1- t Guards pitir s t its front CO linos. 1 hatted rere on the Irtt It, anti the enemy aria. k... our left at V 11.- Muria I. Tney were rc pu'sed, howev:r, by the sth d vision 01 it ii. try, under the command of Major-General Oswalo, in the absence 14 Lieu. -Gen Leith t.n account . I insli•posni• n. bad , lirected t,,e third bat •aliod of the R yak to march t P lencia, to pr , test the debit uction of the bi idges over the Carrion at that piaLe, but it appi.ar• the rneiny as.ent;.)l,( n such force at that !tont, 1: a• lieuteitatit. Colonel C.n.i hell t hong lit it itcc-ssary to retire Villa Muriel, aid the enemy passed the Cor ion at Pale cm. I I.is fenclete , l ii un..ecessat to change our trio, acd I directed Maj t . Genrial 0 .waki to throw back our le 1, and the Sp troops upon the lielitts, and to utanrain the Cartn.ii with the rnelit of 'he .SCI its 10011. fhe bi d r .e of V I,a Muriel was destro)e.t ; but th enemy dis cov.-re,: a f and oasser; ova a con iskrable tardy of litlatilfy a d cavalry. I s m de Majoi-Gentral Ptiodgie amid M r-General H riles attack these 1 , 0,,ps ult. el the orders of General Ow ald, who.ti attat,if the Spini.,h troops co-oper .ted. ••ittl th-s were dmeti 11Ctos the tivtA with torsidcrab'e loss. The tire upon the left had beeos very , e , :ere throughout the dat ; tr m which we stelPrecf a lora% deal;, acid Maj ...General Dom 114.ger , !1 Alva )yes unfortunately • tvgu-desl while urong on toe Si ambit Infantry in the pursuit of fii•• atnemy. Oran up this morning from the Carrion, and mareltsd 'you • a ;CAbeaue del Camp, where I have crossed the fibucrga. * THE NATTONAt REGISTER. NOV. og. •I'lte enemy aliperr to be inov.ti t ; t tin( 4.•:01. , prolinse to halt I.cir ii:nrroW. P. S —1 have hon ur to nu:l44e returns of the killed and w.,.llllded Rettetn of Killed and Trnortde ..f the .troy un er Co:ammol of his ir ett i n ey General the :11dn yin/ nj Wellittg , oot K. of . 13. a i• p t ttahitn:t2: rank tht C stle . urges. .f rain the ilth to the 17th ..f t. :812 T. hritish 1 ss— 1 ..elje.dit• rank 311,' tidy, k . 110; 1 Li eute , win', 21. id:gids, 3 ierjeants. 39 rank d fil:, worm T , tal Pun tiediche Ltd)s-4 rank an ! tile, - killed ; 1 C a p tain, int tile, (%outddied. (:eneral fotl-1 serjrant, 2; r itk and fi'e, killed; 1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant,' Enbign-. 3 scijearts. vaik fite, wuundtd. Neims of thy o,lCee , s Wounded. Oct. t)::r 11. 32.1 Foot—Ensign Quit!, bev:!cl, • Od tnoer 16. Ist F of —l. eties,l4!l! Rae, Ad tr•A Engineer. slightly. .s;it iltly • • • POR UGUESII,—Ok r 15. 12tit kegidnent ~ t ire L tie—Ca,.' W ..yverelv. (Yves) s. (.000 N 1 AtsT, 1). A. A.G. Return o/• K.lled, Wounded. cnd Alissit•g. f elvit the 18t4 to the 'flat of Oet•iiter. Total 13riti 11 Loa-1 j t. 1 (•s i ddain, 1 L;euten.int 1 En,ign, se , j•ants ! $1 r ilk and fi ‘7, kilt ti, 4 t'aptaitd,.. 5 Lieutenant., tit:mob. 119 rank alit! w din 'Lc ; 2 rank an: , file, g I -tat Kn. ttoitse Lnss— 8 rink d ; t Ensign. 3 see ;e Ids. 41 rank an., fii-, woutn!ett ; 2 task an' h.:, - oy. Genet..l I M •je , I I I..cll't WWI, I E*.c!,•ll, I 'et. ; :a. t, e;9 rank 4D:I 1011.41 ; 4 Ca , 5 LirDtc. , dias, 1 En-ign, ►se jtaadtb, IoU r k 4n..1 fide, wount.ed ; 4 ronk a.. 0 nd .g. gd r;i) S %. .00 i) Vi NN • U. A. A. G, .Na es of the Offi.-eis Kill di mid ti oust ie4. KILLED ()Cr. Coldstream Gus d,—C..1).41 H.rvey o,t r 19. CollstreArn Guard , — Edo n.dd ess. Ist Line dattal German Le4ion—Lieut. Bathrner. Ditto-114.1j •r I\'nr *lb wouNnEn —OLT hot 18. SO Foot Culrds-I.kuis. Fi , w/,ln and K Colds! re xi: G uards, I,t di,dd Capt. the /I•.n. W. G. Crofton, slightl? ; CAVE the Hon. j: Walpole, vi iris Line ba,t,1d.,11 King'b Gstinan Legq.nl—t.ardt, Leroche, 6anger• Dittn—Lietits. an: (21tade, severely. sth Ditto—Cain Sationedated, severedy, richt arm amputated; Lieut. Schlaegcr, tiy. (sig!.ed) S A GOODMAN, D. A. A, G. Extract of a Dispatch from the „ NI-rgiiis of Vl'ellirgton, da , r(l Ca. hecon, Ociobe - i 28. Since I wrote to y -11 r Lordship up' n the `l6:h, I have had an "Plmr•' tirnL yof beeia g The enemy's wits /e .irtil% t he% placed thtinsi I% el OpliflAre to tt4 WI the P!sufrgi yesterday The are certain %in very gi eat strcti tit The army ► t Portugal has receivt d a reuf rcemri t of ten th-usand men, includint cavalry, fern Fringe; and I It ve reason to believe that there are'two divisions of 'wan . r now lin rVit army bet. iiiriog to the arty of the riirth Th.. c Nair% t the amy 01 the math is certainly with the army of Put tugril, AIM they haw: at lets' !OM &Ina cavalry. Ni% 'event of importance has occurred since I addtessed yrur Lord ship on the 26. - n. Tire enemy fumed their army in the plain in our fr , lit )esterd .y. They have oannuna• et' different parts of our . h" wit huut 'wing us any ii Jury, e xc. -ptiiig !bat Lieutrn a nt. Cu noel of the Ro: al A rti.ler), was woun. i .ed st , vetely, but nut dim geruusly, yesterday. R trda, October SI. The enemy crossed the Cation en the 26:'. aid 27th, and formed their army on tit,• heights near Cij Iles, of) the last ot those days, 'W posire our p sition on the I:tt of the Pisiii rga, and tmeir ashamed guard two miles in front ot then loam body, and half that dis• talux from Cahtson. On the t 'ley extended . thei• ri t ,ltt. anti entleavottred to force the britg sof Sinii.imas and Valladolid, the former of which was defended by Colima Haiket', with his brigade ot• the 7th divisio , and the latter by Lieuteoani-General the E irl of Dalluitt .ie, with the maindtr nt the 7th division. At le gth Colonel Halkett, being hodre pre,se4, blew up the lirithe. He .it the same titne deta.:hed the Bronsvvi , k Vein' legimelit to Tor,:esilla- towrests which quarter the eiteiny I tet rtl• troops on the evenin, of the ' 28th. As • no n as 1 found that this was the ease, 1 thought it orop,l to bred( up fr. 11l PISIICN•11 and to cross the Douro, whi Is object wa , ettecied difficulty on the ‘29iti lost, hr the bridges of the Douloand Tudeler• The hri 'ge ot T rdesillas was destroyed on th , , enemy's apt wa' .ll to that towo, on the evening t . t the %Ili, and Ihi I sent o rders to t ie reviment of Brunswick Uris to take po s t on its ruins, ill " -I : M m anner as to prevent the enemy trout repairtng the bridge. I ha d t h l , mortirnation, however, crf learning, on the night of the 2: 10 3 I ` .