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316 not rcc gain him) he was known by a person in custody for another offence—who immediately said, " Why, that's Sam Crabtree Every exertion is making by the police for the recovery of the inhuman ruf fians ; and from their laudable activity on past occurrences, we have every confidence in their success.—(Staffordshire Advertiser.) LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. WAR DEPARTMENT. DOWNING - STREET, ArGUST 16, 1512. Lord Clinton ' Aid-de-Camp to i the Earl of Wellington, arrived this morning at the War Department, with Dispatches, addressed by his Lordship to Earl Bathurst, dated the 21st, 24th, and 28th ultimo, of which the following are extracts : Cabrerizos, near Salamanca, July 21. In the course of the 15th and 16th, the enemy moved all their troops to the right of their position on the Douro, and their army was con centrated between Toro and San Roman. A considerable body passed the Douro at Toro on the evening of the 16th, and I moved the allied army to their left on that night, with an intention to concentrate on the G uarena. It was totally out of my power to prevent the enemy from passing the Douro at any point at which he might think it expedient, as he had in his possession all the bridges over that river, and many of the fords; but he recrossed that river at Toro, in the night of the 16th, moved his whole army to Tordesillas, where he again crossed the Douro on the morning of the 17th ; and assembled Lis army on that day at La Nava del Rey, having marched not less than ten leagues in the course of the 1 ith. The 4th and light divisions of infantry, and Major-General Anson's brigades of cavalry, had marched to Castrejon on the night of the 16th, with a view to the assembly of the army on the Guarena, and were at Castrejon under the orders of Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cot ton ; on the 17th, not having been ordered to proceed, further, in con sequence of my knowledge that the enemy had not passed the Douro at Toro ; and there was not time to call them in between the hour at which I received the intelligence of the . evhole of the enemy's army being at La Nava, and daylight of the morning of the 18th. I there fore took measures to provide for their retreat and junction, by moving the sth division to Tordesillas de la Orden, and Major-General Le Marchant's, Major-General Altea's, and Major-General Bock's bri gades of cavalry to Alaejos. The enemy attacked the troops at Castrejon, at the dawn of day of the 18th, and Sir Stapleton Cotton maintained the post, without suf_ ferlng any loss, till the cavalry had joined him. Nearly about the same time the enemy turned by Alaejos the left flank of our position at Castrejon. The troops retired in admirable order to Tordesillas de la Ouden, having the enemy's whole army on their flank or in their rear; and thence to the Guarena, which river they passed under the same cif. cunistances, and ettbcted their junction with the army. The Guarena, which runs into the Douro, is formed by four streams, which unite about a league below Canizal, and the enemy took a strong position on the heights on the right of that river, and 1 placed the sth, 4th, and light divisions, on the opposite heights, and had directed the remainder of the army to cross the Upper Guarena at Vallesa, in sonsequence of the appearance of the enemy's intention to turn our right. Shortly after his arrival, however, the enemy crossed the Guarena at Carteillo, below the junctions of the streams, and manifested an Intention* to press upon our left, and to enter the valley of Canizal. Major-Goderal Alma's brigade of cavalry, supported by the 3d dra goons, were already engaged with the enemy's cavalry, and had taken, amongst other prisoners, the French General Carrier.; and I desired the Honourable Lieutenant-General Cole to attack, with Major.. General William Anson's and Brigadier-General Harvey's brigades of infantry (the latter under the command of Colonel Stubbs), the enemy's infantry which were supporting their cavalry. He imme diately attacked and defeated them with the 7th and 10th regiments, which advanced to the charge with bayonets, Colonel Stubb's Por tuguese brigade supporting, and the enemy gave way ; many were killed and wounded ;and Major. General Alten':; brigade of cavalry having purstied the fugitives, two hundred acid forty prisoners were taken, In these affairs Lieutenant-General the Honourable G. L. ('ole, Major-General V. Alten, Major-General William Anson, Lieu tenant-Colonel Arentschildt of the Ist hussars, and Harvey of the 14th light dragoons, Lieut.-Col. Maclean of the 27th, and Major rchda.l of the 40th, Lieut.-Col. Anderson, commanding the 11th, and Major de A zeredo, commanding the 234 Portuguese regiment, distinguished themselves. The 'enemy did • not nuke any further attempt on 0-- '-r• • • A -4. :•• w •I. • ' • . awat ; DUt ?ming Itentr•••• ' , and withdrawn thobe.which . 's from Vallesa. ;I apparently with an intention to ern_ by ly .vs • Or at all events, which__wepo .41A tile troops aa. .• —^ 4 by hi tire, o t u h r ei p w o e st to on at t t l a i c a k t o a f nd the bre t a w k o ou A- r rPa li LP n a, farragona, apparently sessett, an. movement of ours to our r i g ht. the-Upper Guarena to render difficult al. crossed • h;.4 lAtt• however, and its advanc st r on g . of the allied army, in the ' t ill occupied very The extension of his line to ... very preparation was made for our right, notwithstanding that his Imola PAYIlig refeitsistriolis •••• . 1 bie 1111 bid moved to their lett, 1 brought back ours On' the 19th in the afternoon, the eneur from their ti.. nd marched to their lut* . with 3n.i . • a.. - tour ' 4...9 • • at V - -""°•'• • . ,:‘ bot. ~• • whole o to PTI 4 . • 1 r. • - everY rittp r - 4.7 2 , • _ _ THE NATIONAL REGISTER. the action, which was expected on the plain of Vallesa, of the 20th. But shortly after thy-light the enemy made another several columns, to his lett, along the heights of the G river he crossed below Canta la Pi.llra and encampe( Babilafuente and V illamela ; and the :Hied army mai dent movement to its right by Cantalpino, and encarin Cabesa Vellosa, the 6th division, and Major General _ of cavalry being upon the Tormes at A Idea Lengua. During these movemtnts there have been occasional cannonades, but without loss on our side. 1 have this morning moved the left of the army to the 'Formes, where the whole are now concentrated; and I observe that the enemy have also moved towards the same river, near Htterta. The enemy's object hitherto has been, to cut oll'iny communication with Salamanca and Ciudad Rodrigo. The eneibly abandoned and destroyed the fort of Mirabete, on the Tagus, on the 11th instant ; aril the garrison marched to MAirid, to form part of the army of the centre. They were reduced to five days provisions. 1 inclose a return of killed and wounded on the 18th instant. lores de Avila, jiCy 21, In 2. My Aide-de-Camp, Captain Lord Clinton, will present to your Lordship this account of a victory which the allied troops under my command gained in a general action, fought near Salamanca, on the evening of the 22d instant, which 1 have been under the necessity of delaying to send till now, having been engaged ever since the action, in the pursuit of the enemy's flying troops. In my letter of the 21st, 1 informed your Lordship that both armies were near the Tormes; and the enemy crossed that river with the greatest part of his troops, in the afternoon, by the fords between Alba de Tormes and Huerta, and moved by the lefi towards the roads leading to Ciudad Rodrigo. The Allied Army, with the exception of the third division and General D'Urban's cavalry, likewise crossed the 'formes in the even. ing, by the bridge of Salamanca, and the fords in the neighbourhood; and I placed the troops in a position, of which the right was upon one of the two heights called DosArapiles, and the left on the Tormes, below the ford of Santa Martha. The third division, and Brigadier-General D'Urban's cavalry, were left at Cabrerizos, on the right of the - formes, as the enemy had still a large corps on the heights above Babilafuente, on the same site of the river; and I considered it not improbable, that, finding our army prepared for them in the morning on the left of the Tormes, they would alter their plan, and manoeuvre by the other bank. In the course of the night of the 21st, I received intelligence, of the truth of which I could not doubt, that General Chauvel had arrived at Pollos on the 20th, with the cavalry and horse artillery of the army of the north, to join Marshal Marmont ' • and I was quite certain that these troops would join him on the 2`2d or 23d at the latest. During the night of the 21st the enemy had taken possession of the village of Calvarasa de Ariba, and of the height near it called Nuestra Senora de la Pena, our cavalry being in possession of Calvarosa de •Abaxo ; and shortly after day-light, detachments from both armies attempted to obtain possession of the more distant from our right of the two hills called Dos Arapiles. The enemy however succeeded, their detachment being the strongest, and having been concealed in the woods nearer the hill than we were, by which success they strengthened materially their own position, and had in their power increased means of annoying ours. In the morning, the light troops of the 7th division, and the 4th Cacadores belonging to General Piick's brigade, were engaged with the enemy on the height called Nuestra Senora de la Pena ; on which height they maintained themselves with the enemy throughout the day. The possession, by the enemy, however, of the more distant of the Arapiles, rendered it necessary for me to extend the right of the army in Potence to the heights behind the village of Arapiles, and to occupy that village with light infantry ; and here I placed the 4th division, under the command of the Honourable Lieutenant-General 'Cole; and although, from the variety of the enemy's movements, it was difficult to form a satisfactory judgment of his intentions, I con sidered that, upon the whole, his objects were upon the left of the Tormes. I therefore ordered the Honourable Major-General Paken ham, who commanded the 3d division, in the absence of Lieutenant- General Picton, on account of ill health, to move across the 'formes with the troops under his command, including Brigadier-General D'Urban's cavalry, and to place himself behind A Idea Tejada, Briga dier-General Bradford's brigade of Portuguese infantry and Don Carlos D'Espana's infantry, having been moved up likewise to the neighbourhood of Las Torres, between the 3d and 4th division. After a variety of evolutions and movements, the enemy appeared to have determiner! under cover of a which however did us but very ,on his plan about two in the afternoon ; and very heavy cannonade, . brae by the position of his troops , little damage, he extended his left and moved forward his troops, ------1. 1 . AUG. 23 , „or& the mornin g T'movement, in Guarena, which ccl last night at ade a ccarespoil- wed last night at 1 Alteu's bligade