The National Register. — London, England, 1811-05-19 00:00:00

‘ THE NATIONAL RtiSTEII; mountains near the village of, Aunon, on the Upper Tagus. He attacked them so !opportunely, that they fled in the greatest disorder, favoured by a viol nt storm. Near 800 of them were kilied or wounded, and fOu taken prisoners. The i unaways, to the number of 1000, re-assembled a few days after at Cobeta, where taiey were again surprised and de feated with great loss by General Montmarie. He then pro. cceded to Huerta-Hernando ' the haunt of the Junta, w hi c h directed these bands; he• destroyed their mitgazines, their printing-office, and -IWO musket-stocks. ARMY OF PORTUGAL. - The army continued its march; on the 23d of March it quitted tke direction of Almeida, And marched upon Guarda. There it continued till the 2dth, without perceiving the enemy ; took the direction of SAittgal, in older to cross the mountain. The tith and Sth corps had re-entered Spain, thg Gtoseral in Chief was at Ciudad Rodrigo, and the 241 corps, undor the orders of General itetniei , was in advance of Sabugal. On the of April, General itegnier, informed of the .approach of the enemy. made his dispositions in consequence, by taking up a position on a height in the van cf Sabugal, wlience he could observe the movements of the enemy, aud check them. A thick fog favoured the drawing out of the English army, which consisted of six divisions, and was 25,000 streng; it extended itself upon the left of General Regnier, on the road of Paliainacur;' and after being formed into masses on the brow of the hill, before arriving at the Coa, they made their appearance at the fords of the river. '1 he fog having dispersed, General Regnier penetrated the intention of the enemy to get in advance of him on tha road of Alfaytes; be immediately ordered his posts on the Coa, and the brigade Heudelet, to fall back upon that point, while the brigade Sarrut remaining on the height, kept the enemy in check ; this height was soon attacked by the heads of the enemy's columns. 21 light infantry, and 36th ot the line, impatient to try their str, ntth with the enemy, s, ontancously threw themselvcs upon the masses which were ploughed up by the artillery, overthrew all before them, and pursued the fugitives towards a hillock where the ene tic's reserve was drawn up. The English Kcdoublt-ti their efforts age !Ist the height ; General Regnier brought up the Ist Brigade ot the 2d Div'sion to sup, ort the Brigade Sarrut; the enemy was constantly repulsed) and knocked to pieces by our artillery. l I.t .2(.1 c. rys, master of all its movements, made its retreat in ocheluhs, in the best order. The enemy attempted to overwhelm the last cschelon, which was waiting its turn to quit the height; but the General of Brigade Soult, with a squa dron ot the Ist Hussars, and the lif2d Chas urs, made such a vigorous charge on the Hank of the enemy's column, that all woo were not sabred were driven a consideri:hle way off. Tin.) last action placed the enemy at . a distance. Ine 2d corps arrived on the sane day at Alfayates. Our loss in this affair Wai 200 killed and wounded ; the pri loners whom we have taken, state the enemy's loss very high. We havL: good reason to beli• we it was from 6GO to 00 killed and wounded, as well by the n rtible fire of our ry, which overwhemed them with chahnshot, as 1:y the brilliant charges of our infantry, and above all, of our light cavalt y. DISTRICT OF THE ARMY OF THE SOUTH. The Duke of 'Treviso, as soon as possible, after the capture of Batlnjuz, advanced upon Campo Mayor, Albuquerque, and Valencia, in order to cagey these fortresses to destroy them, and dius to deprive of new points of support those corps which he knew were about to ba sent against him from Lisbon ; his plan succeeded. He ordered General Latour Maubourg to advance upon Al bhqurque with Some troupe and a brigade• of cavalry, while he himself, with past of t!e division Girard, should march upan Campo Mayor. The sight of French troops- and some cannon shot, sufficed to terrify tl:e garrison of the fort of Albu querque. General Laostir Maubourg summoned them to sur • render ; they capitula:ed on the 15th, and were conducted to Badajoz ; the fort was razed, and rendered unserviceable. A detachment surprised Valencia at the same time, and took seven pieces of brass cannon, which wore destroyed for want of carriage. During this time the Duke of Treviso was opening the trenches before Campo Mayor, a stronger fortress, vri,ich i's gars isun were inclined to defend ; but on the 'lsth we were able to erect two batteries of and W•poundexs, against the iNas tion of San Joats. On the lith the boniLardinent commenced; Cn the gist the !reach wai prrcticuble, the place v.:as summoned for the second time, and sui rendered ; the garrison marched out with the honours of war e and e.ere condiraed to Badnjuz rig tuners of war. 'The Marshal immediately caused the torifica tions td be blown vp. _ Of ;T. pieces of cain)un which were !n the place, 15 were destroyed and left useless, rest were con *eyed to Badajoz. On the rdurning of the '2stk. the trench army was on the river Cap s aa4 all the 'b;s.eilnj artijery 1744 xe-auteruci Badajps. ~. • • ZIEGE OF CAD:Z. S:.:rne days after the battle of Cl.iclaiet, the Mike of Belluno sent some troops against the idtrties of insurients which were scattered about Medina Sidotila : that town way retaken brour troops, and the. insur i lents: d:sersed. The labours cf the siege have r t .sumed a new.actieit y. Ihe b.Jrnhardnient cot tinues. The eff.:ct of our batterte: Las been 01 . 0 i as to °Meet the ships and tran.ports of the tnemy, to conflie themselves to a bad anchorage—a station so dangerous, that they I r v( re ex posed to tat: etteets of .a terrible w ich I.e.md from the 2.7 th to the tulf.lt of Mart h. Ore hundred and fifty ves:cli of all sizes lost their anchors, and ,were thiven upon the rocks and perished. A great deal or discord reign.> in Cabs ; the English pretend that they Laic.' at Ctiiclana, in the pits of rai.ing the siege, only hecause the Spaniards did not contribute to the success the Spani.:rik on toe ether side, pretend, that they were not supported by the I.:tv li, i. "!'ate tntth is, that the combined army was really a:OX° )tron i k; thu; the pailiards wf;re at the head of the co:unats, and futight.weli ; they lost 2,000 men and several colours t which inconiestibly pt tried that they were in the. combat.. Nothing more strongly ekirach.rises the present epoch, and the lying di*positiou of die Higlish, than the impu dence with which, they officially puh.ish .such great falshaodis Which are contrat'ictea liy so many witnegses of the facts.— There is no cunfidence to 'be placed in the iccounts, even the official ones, which are ptilifished .in litigland ; they are a 9 drawn up with political views, and to conceal front the people the contest in which they are waged. ThiPERML HOUS4 OFLORDi. NONDAY, MAY 11. • • Ths' Berkeley Peerage cause was agai:, discussed till lialriast six o'el:;( k. San , tiel Romilty's Criminal Law Amendment Bills were ordered to be conwitteki on I.:iday Se'nLig!.t. I. , !rd Sidnloup's Bill relative to Dissentirg Niiiiista-s, orkl,-ied to be read a second time. on Ariday. The Debtqr and Creditor bill was read a third time and passed.—Adjourned. 4ry Tr/MAY, MAY 14. The 11. - yal Ascent wan given by C.)inTris.:on to the Irish Loin Bill, the Scotch Cred:ors' 13111, the Trish Ship/:. Bill, the Slave Trade Felony Bill, and to several Private 11111..—Adjuurnai / =0.....,.... WEDNESDAY, MAY ie. . v $ The Berkeley Peerage again occopied the :sgterttion .of the House this day, from two o'clock ell a Fmk. hour this e::eirog. Sir .**ANID:•:t. RoistILLY s?Ok at cOiAiderable kligtli, with inure than his usual ability, in furirtut Of tfittoCiiiiinLait. Thy further discos:fon was posrponed. . The Bills on the . I . lO$lP were ruircarded in their respective stage >, and the House adjournol. 4Air The Berkeley Peerage again en:i)losi, d , thisfr Lordships from half past two o'clock ti!l half past right in the eVelaing, dtirsig which time the Sota Cl TOR UKSERAL i ri l.ed to the obit:y/410ms Of Sir Samtel Rornilly, and then pzoct r.Niti to witnesset.. The 11111* 'he l'Able were UirYiardesl r ita . ge ea4h, and the House gdiodnicd. rAIDAir, MAT 17. Their Lordshir het at tie e:triy hour,. in a committee of PrivikArs on the Berkeley Peerape, wlßt:h engartd their attes. tion relit ...even o'cl tk, Wien the furdier consideration WAS postponed to next Ttiesrn.y. I.?ffii.ENTEits. The Order of the Dr.y for tilt srconil rc - idint ef Lord S! inoatit's Bill being real, Lord SrANunta eapresced a hope tfat. the Noble Author of the would not i!itiot .co the second readitt nfa BiU 97 very important -in a 1-iini‘e sa eery thin. the Pill was tmly or gre,:t importance ' wid od!.lit to be 4i-ctirivi in at r...111-1.1..e. to K t. down t!ie law rt.gpektini; toler.itior., but it ws *direc.ly cf)ntrtry to law—:c.)ttrary !'oc knnwn lav' of rho laud, and he the:denied art! Law y.e:tv'hil ie gown be lAE Lick t. contradict film. Earl Guy onsidereet the 1,111 as ser env of i , ;lie i,rvitelt importame. 'fbe comity i f n.Yrthrrothtla , 4, les-hptit be . %yea tkifire interxliately acetu-3 , 1!c31., way Lill of Ihalanters, gal declartal that no body of r:',:en ccvdd lkc more , taahed to thanes, intervsts of eAI e..idntry than thy vrrtt• Lord 5..0.:43b r:t WaS 11Jt aver;: polkiilloo *I /- 5:94 Li tke ziirtv for wait !lite A c4:l-=IT:4I. • 111. 1 0 .