The National Register. — London, England, 1814-04-03 00:00:00

PR received at Earl riatio,r.t's ty.r; add res,ed to Marbh4l.the Ma:qui. of Wellington, K. G. Loan . —The enemy collected • their force at Cut:Airs on the 13th. t.s I reported to -your - Lordship in my diWiteh of thar•ditte# vt . hich it.duced me to concentrate the army in the neighbourhood of Ayre. The various detachments -which I had sent t;itt, and the Keseeees c .valty and artillery m.ving out ofSpisin, did net join till the 11111. In the mean time the enemy sot 11,:ding his situation at CouChea very secure, retired on the 15. h to Lernbege, keeping his advanced posts t re's Couchez. The a. my marched on the 18th, and Lientenenr-General Sir Raw . Hill deuce in the enemy's 'outposts upon Lembege. Tl.e enemy retired in the uigLt up it Vic Bigorre ; and on the,followine day, the 19th, held a strong rear guard in the vineyards in front of the town. Lientenant•General S:r Thomas Picton, with the 3d division,. and MOT-General But k's brigade, made a most liads . uni.e movement upon this rear guard, and drove them through the vineyards and town arid the army assembled at Vic Bigorre and Rabestens. The enemy retired in the night upon Tathcg. We found them this niontlag with the advanced posts of their left in the town, and their right upon the heights near the windntill of them., their center and Left were retired, the hitter being npon.the heights near Angos. We marched in two columns from the Vic Bigorre and Rabestens ; and I made Lit ut. General Sir Henry Clinton turn and attack the right, with the (111 division, through the villgge of Dues. while Lient,Getteral Sir Ilowlaid Hill attacked the town, by the high roa:I from Vic 11i4orre. • Lieut.-General Sir Henry Clinton's. mnvemcnt was - very ably nut le, and oas completely successful : the light division, under MttioesGereaal C. Baron Alten, likewise drove the enemy froin the litielits above Otleix and Lit-tit.-Gemeral Sir -Howland Hill having . uso:eri throntli the town, and disposed his calumns . for the attack. . the enemy r. tired in all directions. The enemo loss was consider al& in the attack made by the light division ; oar's has nut been consitteraide in any of these operations. • an, troop • are encamp , d this night upon the. Larzet and Lurroz; Lient. lit 1.. Sir U. Clinton with Ole 6th dixision, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Stapleton Cotton with Majon•Gett. Ponsonby'sand Lord'Edvrard • botiterse:'s brigades of cavalry, being well-advanced upon their right.' Although the enenttv's opposition has not beep of a nature to Or the troop., I Luse had every reason to be satished with their eon duct in all these affairs, particularly. with that of Use ;41 division in the attack of the vii..•.iards awl town of Vic Iligorre yesterday,.and %kith that of the 6th division and light division this. (l 4) . ! In all the partial afiiirs of the cavalry ours have sisewn their :au-. periority, anti two &go:Oros - is of the .14th dragooio, under Capt. Miller, on the 1411,, and one srptailronof the 13111, nu .the 16th, • • .eonilucted themselves most gallantly, and took a s gteathunhbq of prisoners. Tue 4th Portugnesc draenons under Col, Campbsol,• likewise Con' ducted theinselxes• rentaikahly well lIS-2 eJiarge,liti the 13th. I have not received any recent intelligence . from Catalonia. )have the honour to be, &c. - WELLINGTON: 211 speaks highly of all under hi, command one seamen killed, and Lieut. Haig, of wounded. This Gazette also aiirom cell the capture of the Alfred American ofj6-gmas anit 1 . 19 mc:11 by the Epervier : and the American p rivateer Li:uric of twoops 411'104 uaen , by t h e Prome theus sloop. IAA.,NKR CPU. M. Willet, of Chepstow, druggist: • 1. Offer., of Bath, hatter. N. Wallis, of Hercooiomfortl Grey, Huntingdon, merchant. .1 Matthews pod W. Nlathews, of Worcester, irournongtrs. R. Poole, of Macclesfield, thuber-merchant. .1 Dail. or Earl's-Quin!, Es.ex , dealer. T. Padfield, of St. Alurtiri's-street, Southwark, shoemaker. J. Steuart, of Charlotte-street, Portland-place, wia-merchant, • J. Parrot, of Enfield, smith. R. Todman, of Wood-strert4wareliousennan. , . TUESDAY'S ,LONDON GAZETTE. ADMIRALTY OFFICE, MARCH t 9, 1814. Copy of a Letter from Captain Sir Michael Seymour, of his Majes ty's Ship Hannibal, addressed to Admiral Sir Richard Bickerton, Dart. and transmitted to J. Wilson CI °ker. Ell. His Majesty's Ship Hannibal, et.. Sea, M a r c h 17. slit—l have the pleasure to acquaint yuti of tl u capture of La Snltane, French frigate, of forty-four guns and three hundred and thirty teen, at a quarter past throe P. M. yesterday, after an inetlec trial endeavour to disable this ship. When spread on the Look-ont front the ifehrus at ten A. M. Isle de flail S. E. twelve leagues, with a light breeze from the S. W. it came very thick weather, and guns mere heard in the N N. E. airs on its clearing up, proceeding under all sail, I found the Hebrus near me, the Sparrow in the N. W. and two enemy's frigates E. by N. five or six .miles distant, one with jury top-masts -and saas, and the other with doable-reefed top sails, apparehtly having suffered fsom tempest or action. We neared them fast, but on the wind's changing at eleven to the N. N. W. very flesh, one hauled S. E. and the other E. by N. and I directed the Ilebrus, as the best salting' ship and the Sparrow to pursue the seemingly most ; perfect frigate ; and I lost sight of theta, going above ten knots at two P. M.' when the Hebrus was closing the enemy fast-and after• wards about three or four guns were heard. • The *oilier ship is L'Eioile, with which La Snitaaie, lost each twenty .. - and about • ty wounded, in action with tilt _Creole and Astrea, otf Isle of llayo, two 'Months since, and each had three hundred and fifty men on sailing from the Louie. I have given charge of the prize to Lieut. Crouch, an able officer, who has served many years with me, and have the honour to be, Ace. • • MICHAEL SEYMOUR, Captain. To Sir Richard Bickerton, Bart. Admiral of the Blue, Commander in Chief, lite. Portsmouth • 'IIE NA TIO.NA I ks .REG)S,TER.. 1h il his Lordship by field- on that day. Capt. Haste Our los , bas been trifling, Tarbes,. March 20. the royal marines, slightly .. ._ . S JTURDAPS LONDON GA:ETTE. This Goof te contains a letter from Capt. llayes of his Majesty's ship Nlaje3tic, dated at sea, Feb. 5, announcing the capture of lite French frigate Terp , ichore, 0(444• guns, mid SO men. The Atelanic frigife and two other French ships were in companp Lint escaped. - The Maji•stic did not lose .; man A lever fr•Je., Captain Palmer, of his M.tjestv% 'ship Ilebrus, dated Plymouth, tit ircli 29, i , it,Ts a full detail of the capture of;. the French frigate I:F.:nile, consc!i. of La-Sultane. Tilt action was fought off La Hogue, and lasted two hours and a quarter, when L'Etaile having lost her wizen mist, and belng olierwi•e lunch 'crippled, 'snuck parr colours. She had linty killed, and upwards of 70 wounded. Capt. P.. says, 0 We are also a good deal cut ilin.'several of our guns liiimoutiled. and 1 ha - e to regret the lass of some brave-men, 13 kiiled and 25 wou'qled, sore of them, I fear dangeTota!r. Amongst the former was a must protut-ing gentleman, Mr.V. A. Crawler, Midshipman, who fII unhappily ear ly iw the action." -Capt: P. applauds the con duct of all the shiw's company. • • A letter from Capt.. Rowley; of the Eagle: dated Nana, Feb. 6, give; an acconnt of the destrnction of the uraitie French trigate in the port of Brindisi. The Frenchman landed powder ) and set Are to the trizate. A letter from Capt. lioste, dated Jan. 5, annonneec the capture cf efortress of Cattara, which, after ten days cannonade, %wren dered by eapitu!atioa to his Majesty's ships Racaltante and Saracen BANKRUPTS. Moxon, of Malpit House. Pontefract, York, corn-factor, to surrender. -April 11. I'2, and May 10, at eleven, at the Elephant and Castle, Pontefract. At tornies, Richard Battyc, Chancery-lane, London, and Mr. Michael Mitton, Pontefract. J. Stnall,bone. of Basingstoke, Southampton, corn-factor, Apr 1:!1 at .two, tti; at eltven, and May 10, at two, at the Crown 1 11 .Basingstoke. Attornies, Messrs. Knight and Shebbard, Basingstok,e and Messrs. Bishor. and Phillips, Gray's Inn-square, London. gr J. Parker, of Norwich l linen draper, April 6, 13, and May JO, al. fmr, •t the Angel Inn, Market-place, Norwich. Atkorinc,:. Messys. Biguold and Bickersteth, Norwich ; and Messrs. bleasdak And Co. New Inn, Louden. S. Hall, of Great Bohm, Lancaster, innkeeper, April 12, at fi e 13, at .c 1 May Mit -eleven, wt. the Swan Inn. Bolton le-Aroor.. i tornies Mr. Winolle, Jonno.trett, 13(11'1)rd-row, London ; ant. Messrs. Cross. and Rushton, Holton-le-Moers. J. Hays, of Lower East Smithfield, harness-maiter, /11,1-ii .5 -; • May 10, at twelve, at Gnildltall. Attornies, Messrs. Cover Lowe, Sautharopton-bniidings, Chancery--lane. S. Rye, of Egham, Surrey. brewer, Aril I, 9, anti May 10, P twelve,. aAluildhall, London. Attornies, Mr. Walthew, Egnart:, .Hythe ; and Mr. R. S. Tayit,r, Gray's inn, Lendun. • / . • . I • I • I