The National Register. — London, England, 1811-05-26 00:00:00

'THE NA' The following is the list of the Officers Killed and Wounded in the late glorious actions KILLED, ON THE 3D OF MAY. Lieutenant Coswell, 71st Regiment. Lieutenant Imlach, 79th ditto. WOUNDED. Captain Keaschenberg, Ist Hussars, G. Legion, slightly. Captain M'Donald, 42d Foot, severely. Lieutenant Rudkin, 50th Foot, slightly. Ensign Grant, ditto, ditto. ' Lieutenant-Colonel Williams, 60th Foot, severely. Lieutenant Du Chastelet, ditto, slightly. Captain M‘lnty re , 71st Foot, severely. Lieutenant Fox, ditto, ditto. Lieutenant M'Craw, ditto, slightly. Ensign Kearns, ditto, dangerously. Atij utant Law, ditto, slightly. Lieutenant Calder, 79th ditto, ditto. Ensign Browne, ditto, severely. Lieutenant Hill, 92d ditto, ditto. Lieutenant Hinache, 95th Foot, ditto. PORTUGUESE. Captain De Barros, 6th Cacadores. Lieutenant De Moratto, 6th Cacadores. Lieutenant Joaquin, ditto. Lieutenant J. De Sante Anno, ditto. Ensign Ferara de Roxa, ditto. Ensign Antonio Pinto, ditto. Adjutant Benlu de Magalhoems, ditto. ON THE STH MAY. WOUNDED. 10th Hussars—Major-General Nightingale, slightly ; Major General Stewart, ditto ; Lieut, Fitz - Clarence , B. F. Artillery—Captain J. Thompson, slightly. Ist Regiment Dragoons—Lieut. Martin, ditto ; Lieut. Wool combe' ditto ; Lieut. Foster. ditto. 4th Light Dragoons.—Captain Knipe, severely ; Capt. Mills, sbghtly; Lieuts. Gwynne and Badcock, ditto; Cornet Ellis, ditto. 14th Light Dragoons—Lieut. Weyland, seyerely ; Lieut. Blake (since dead). Ist Hussars German Legion—Major Meyor, slightly ; Capt. Gruber, severely; Lieut. Kratienberg, ditto. Coldstream Guards—Captain Hervey, slightly ; Captain Clitheroe, ditto. 60th Foot—Major Woodgate, slightly ; Lieut. Wynne, ditto ; Ensign Cox, ditto.. 71st Ditto—Ensign Vandeluer, severely; Adjutant Law, slightly. 74th Ditto—Captain Macqueen, severely ; Captain Moore, slightly; Adjutant White, ditto. ,9th Regiment—Lieut.-Colonel Cameron, severely; Captain Frazer, slightly ; Captain Davison, severely (since dead); Lieut. Singlair, slightly ; A. Cameron, seven ly ; Webb, ditto; Webb, ditto; Robinson, ditto; A. Frazer, slightly, D. Cameron, ditto. 03d Regiment—Lieut. Verecker, slightly. 45th Regiment—Captain Nixon, slightly. 86th Reigment—Licut. Brook, dangerously; Lieut. Hogg, severely. 88th Regiment—Lieut. M'Alpin, slightly; Ensign Hogan, severely. 92d Regiment—Major Grant, left leg off; Lieut. Miblab, right arm off. Chap Brit.—Capt. Freuber, slightly ; Captain Tournefort, ditto; Lieut. Blemer, ditto ; Ensign Proto, severely. Ist Batt. L. Q. L.—Major Beck, slightly. 2d Ditto—Captain Muler, severely ; Captain Duke, ditto. Ith Ditto—Ensign Rachel, ditto. Brunswick Gel's—Lieut. Zollekofer, slightly. 21st Portuguese—Ensign Francisco de Pobta, slightly. 3d Cacadores—Lieut. John Brennegue, tith Ditto—Lieut.-Colonel Seb Pontez, sligntly . ; Lieut. Jos. Vas, slightly ; Ensign Jos. Virreira, severely (since dead) ; t:esign Franciso Prinoto, slightly; Ensign Joachim Ferreira, Captain Bailtle, 16th L. D.; Ensign Stodart, Cold. Gds; Lieut.-(7o:onel Hill, 3d ditto; Captain Andrews, 24th Foot ; Lieut. Ryan, &Ott) ditto; Lieut. Roy, 71st ditto; Lieut. Paid ;win, ditto. KILLED. Capt. Irwin, 89th Foot; Lieut. Ireland, 24th ditto; Lieut. Houston,' 71st ditto; Lieut; Graham, 71st ditto; Lieut. John stone, 74th-ditto; Lieut. Forreli, 83d ditto ; Lieut. 1 85th ditto; Licht. Wesley, 945th ditto; ED3ip Cookson, :1i Guards. 'TISTFR 4I • FALL OF .s.I.MEIDA. In addition to the particulars communicated in the Official Bulletin, we have learnt, from a Private Letter, the following i mportant particulars On the 9th inst. in consequence of a part of the British Army that was employed in the blockade of Almeida being withdrawn, the garrison took the opportunity of evacuating the town, having blown up the fortifications. " The 'French force engaged amounted to near 52,000 men, as MASSENA had collected reinforce. ments from all quarters. The Allied force was under 30,000 men. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. The following is an extract of a letter from an Officer in the 3d Guards, dated British Camp, near Almeida, May 8, 1811 :- 44 Intelligence having reached Lord WELLING.- TON, that the Prince of ESSLING had held a Council of War at Ciudad Rodrigo, on the Ist inst. which was attended by twenty-six Generals, and the French having in the course of the last few days made several demonstrations on the left bank of the Agueda, it was supposed that he meditated an at tempt to relieve Almeida, or at least to bring off the garrison, which was now known to be much straitened for provisions. Next day the enemy, having crossed the Agueda in force, the British divisions marched out of their cantonments, and on the 3d of May, the whole of the army, under the im mediate command of Lord WELLINGTON, was con centrated on the plains of Argania, near the village of Villa Formosa, two leagues in tront Almeida. and four from Ciudad Rodrigo. About two in the afternoon, the enemy, whose line extended along the edge of a thick wood, pushed forward' several corps of sharpshooters, with a view to obtain pos session of the village of Puente Doucr a, which was defended most obstinately by the light troops ; but the French, from their sup"riority of numbers, be came masters of this important point in our posi tion, where, however, they remained but a short time, when they were dislodged by the 71st tegt. under Colonel CAPOGAN, at the point of the bayonet. This was a little before dusk, when the firing ceased. Next morning the enemy renewed his attempts upon the village, and supported his advance with heavy artillery, but every effort proved ineffectual. MAY s.—At day-break it was perceived that the enemy had removed all his cav,ilry, and several heavy colamns of infantry towal ds our right, and their numbers giving them confidence, the French cavalry charged the British, why- were compelled to retire, but frequently faced about and made se { venal desperate charges. Meautime the 7th divi-