The National Register. — London, England, 1812-04-19 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL RECM4TEII. eieht pieces of ordnance in six batteries, in the first parallel; two of which were intended to fire upon the outwork called La Picurista, and the other four to inhlade or destroy the defences of the fort on the side attacked. I directed Major General Kempt, who commanded In the trenches on that afternoon, to attack La Picurina by storm, after it was dark that night ; which service he effected in the most judicious and gallant manner. The attack was made by 500 men of the Id division, formed into three detachments ; the right under the command of Major Shaw, of the 7-Ith ; the centre the Hon. Capt. Powys, of the eld; and the left under Major Rudd, of the 77th regimen:. The codunnnication be tweon the outworks and the belly of the place, was entered on its right and left by the right and left detachments, each consisting of 200 men; half of each of which detachments protected the attack from sallies front the fort, while the others attacked the work in its gorge. It was first entered, however, by the centre detachment of 100 men, under the command of the Hon. Capt. Powis, of the 83d regiment, who escaladed the work, at the salient angle, at a point at which the palisades had been injured by our lire. The detachments which at tacked the work by the gorge had the most serious difficulties to'contend with, as it was closed by not less than three rows of strong pants:ides, defeeded by musketry, and a place of arms fur the garrison, musket proof, and loop-holed throughout. When the attack upon the salient angle, 11,,wever, succeeded, the whole got into the work. The enemy's garrison is the outwork consisted of 250 men, with seven pieces of arti'lery, under the co:nmand of Colonel Gaspard Tillery, of the Etat Niejor of the Ariny of Cie South; but very few, if any escaped. The Colonel, three other Officers, and We men, have beim taken prisoners, aed the remainder were either killed by the lire of our troops, o; drowned it) the inundation of the liver Rivellas. The enemy made a sortie from the ravelin called Se Roque, either with a view co recover I.a Picw . ina, or to protect the retreat of the garrison, but they were immediately driven in by the detachments stationed in the communication to protect the attack. Major-General Kentpt mentions in !nett termi in his report the cool and persevering gallantry of the Officers and troops; of which indeed the strength of the work, which they carried, allot d. the best proof. He particularly mentions Lieutenant Colonel Heruinge, of the Staff of the Portuguese army, who attended him on this occasion, Captain. Bennett his Aide-de-Camp, and Brigade-Major Wilde, who . was um+ , fortunately killed by a cannon-shot after the work was in our pos e session; likewise Captain Holloway, Lieutenants Gip.ps and Stanway, of the Royal Engineers, who conducted the several detachments to the points of attack ; and Majors Shaw and Rudd, and the Hon. Capt. Powys, who commanded the several detachments. These three Offi cers were wounded, the latter on the parapst of the work, which he had been the first to mount by the ladders. I have to add to this ac count, the high sense I entertain of the judicious manner and gallan try with which Major-General Kempt carried into execution the ser vice which 1 had intrusted to him. We thus established ourselves in La Picurina, on the night of the 25th, and opened the second parallel within three hundred yards of the body of the place; in which two batteries were commenced last night. It is impossible that I can do justice to the zeal, activity, and inde fatigable labour of the Officers and soldiers with which these opera tions have been carried on in the most untavourable weather. The Guadiana swelled so considerably, that, notwithstanding all precau tions, our bridge of pontoons was carried away on the 22d instant ; and the flying bridges were so much injured, as almost to become use less ; but still the operations have been carried on without inter ruption. Since I addressed ••our Lordship nn ti a 20th, General Drotiet has had his troops on the lines between Medellin on the Guadiana, and Zt • latnea de la Serena, and Llerena, apparently with the view of keeping the communication open between the army of the South, and the divi sion of the army of Portugal, stationed on the Tagus. Lieutenant-Ge neral Sir Thomas Graham made a movement to Lierena on the 25th at night, but the enemy, consisting of three battalio s of infantry, and two regiments of cavalry, having hear,. of his march, retired into the mountains during the night. Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill has likewise sent a detachinEnt to La Guarena, and proposed to march himself this morning uptin Medellin, in order to co-operate with Lieut.-Gen. Sir T. Graham. I inclo.e the return of the kilted, wounded, and missing, from the 18th instant. Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing, of the Army under the Com. mand o 'his Excellency General Ai thur Earl of Wellington, K B. at the Siege qf Badajox, from the iSth to 26th March, 1112, Total British loss.—? officers, 5 serjeants, 95 rank end file killed; 28 officers, 15 serjeants, 2 drummers, 447 rank and file wounded; 11 rank and tile missing. Total Pretuguese loss.-2 officers, 1 drummer, 19 rank and file killed ; 6 officers, 5 serjeants, 83 rank and file wounded. Total loss from 18th to 26th March.-9 officers, 5 serjeants, 1 drum. mer, 114 rank and file killed ; 31 officers, 20 serjeants, 2 drummers, 580 rank and file wounded; 11 rank and file missing. Names of Officers Killed and Wounded at Me Siege of Rednjot, from the 18th lo the 22d of March. 1212, inclusive. KILL D...-231 Purtuoest:, Ensign Seirerino Jose Autos. 23:; WOuNDEP. - 7-4 18 th Foot, Liqutetiant Farris. severely.—Captaiii Ro bert Cuthbert, A:d-iie•Casup to. Lieutenant-General Picton, severely, (since deatl).—Royal Engineers,Lieutenant-Colonel Fletcher, sli4ntly.— lit Batt. 28d Foot, Brevet-Major Putter, severely, (since dead).-74th Foot, Lieutenant Atkinson, slightly.-7th Portuguese Cac idores, Lieu tenant Frederick Cesar de rrutus, stigt l'ortugue‘e Line, Ca p tain Jaze de Forrista slightly.-23d ditto. Ensign Francis de Pales, slightly.—Royal Enginects, Lieutenant Wright, slightly.-Ist Batt. 85th Foot, Lieutenant l'reer.-Ist Batt. 43d Foot, Captans Johnson, Batt. 88th Foot, Lieutenant North, severeiy (since de.id.) —2lst Portuguese Lane, Captain Joaquim Carrette, slightly.—tst Ba t. 51.1 Foot, Ensign George Hall, sever, ly. Names of Officers Kali and Wounded at Me Siege or Badajos,.froin the .23d to the 26111 of Mardi, 1812, inclusive. _ _ _ 24th Airrch —KILLED.--sth Foot; Lieutenant - Fairclough. Wou ND ED --4,51 h Foot. I ieut,nant Metcalf, slightly —9th Poi tutuese Regiment. Captain Mathias Jose De Souza, slightly. 26th Alurch.—KILLED.---437th Foot, Brigade-Major Wilde.—Royal Engineers, Captain Mulcaater —93 th Foot, I,ietttenant Akins.-74th Foot, Captain Cotlins and Lieutenant Raniadge.--48th Foot, Lieutenant Johnson.--Portuguese Artillery, Captains allio Cezar and Pera, de Artnoral. WouNDED—Royal Artillery, Lieutenant Grinner:—Roval Engineers, Brigade-Major M`Leoit and Captain Holloway, sever —4311 Foat, Captain Ferguson, slightly.-45th Foot, Captain Lie'ttfoot amt Liente-ant Metcalf, slightly; Lieutenants Marsh and .I:ltlrewL , severeiv —s2d Foot, Capt . :tin Fwart, sitrhtly; En4, , ,n Nixon, s•v.•rei . —74th Foot, Major Shawe and Lientfn tot I .istt r, severely.-77iit Fetot, N•laior Rudd, severely.--Sid aptain Powys, sever. ; Ilackett, dangeroudy.—Stith Foot, Captath Oates, severely,- 91 tit Foot, Captain Kyle, st:verely.-Ist Portuguese'C..cadures, Lieute nant Joze Maria St. `ilex. SATURDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE- BANKRUPTCY ENLARGFI). Simon J )4eph, of Portsea, Hants, slopsrllt r, from March 21, to May 9, at tcn, at Guildhall. SUPFRSEDED. John Fairweather Harrison, Jotin DreakerFurze, and Thomas Blake, of Webb-street, Southwark, merchants. John Fairweather Harrison, of fench urch-street,.banker. John Mayor, sen. and John Mayor, jun. of Leadenhall-street, men chants• if 'lin Clark, of Brunswick-place, Dept ford, mealnian. - - • • John Crowther, of Manchl-ster; innkeeper. BANKRUPTS. J4mes Bradley, of Scarboro,.gb, York, merchant. May 11, le, and SO, at rleven ' at Blacksmiths' Arms Inn, Scarborough, York. Attor nies, Mr. J. Travis, Scarborough; and Mr. J. ‘Vilii.ans, Rrd Liun square, London. Charles Flude, of Weyniotith-terrace, Hack, blll-broker, April -25, May 9, and 30, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attornies, Annesley and Bennett, Tokenhous.e-yard. Robert Rogers, of Clare•court, Drury-lane, broker, Apra 21, May and SO, at twelve, at Guildhall, Attorney, Mr. Popkin, Dratt-street, Soho. _ _ _ Edward Rogers, of Orange-street, Leicester-fields, victualler, April 21, 28, and \lay 30, at twelve, at Guildh.ll. Attorney, Mr. Popkin, than-street, S.,ho. 0.-orge Palmer Carruthers, late of the Strand, lottery-ofPce-keeper, Api ii cb, May 2, and sO, at twelve, at C;uildhall. .Attormes, MessiF. Turner and Pike, 13Ioomsbury-square. John Graham, or Gloucester-street. Queen—quare, tailor, April May 2, and 30, at one, at Guildhall. Attornics, Titson and Preston, Chatham-place, Blackfriars. Joshua Smith, of Birmingham, grocer, May 1,2, and 30th, at twelve, at the Swan Hotel, Birmingham. Attu \les.r-. Baxter and Martiu, Furnivars-Inn, London; and Mr. R. Webb, Pirmingha• . Richard H ,leroft, jun. of M'arrington, draper, N, ay 11, 12 ' el:-ver, and SO, at tour, at the Mosley Arms lint, Manchester. At - or!. t , Messrs. Hewitt and Kirk, Manchester ; and Mr. R. LIU-, Chanc.-r; lane, London. John Clernence, of Nothumberland-street, St. Mary-le- Pone, ,e:,re penter, April t 5 May 9, and 30, at elver), at Guildhall. Attorti.e-, Messrs Chapman and Stevens, St. Mildred's-court, P t. try. Henry Rideout, of Woolwich, cheesemonger, April so May 2, and ?O, at twelve, at t...;uildhall, London. Attorney, Mr Dawes, Aug* I court, Throgmorton-street. William Bishop, of Bi.hop's-castle, Salop. mercer M.y 19, at four, '2O, and SO, at c.even, at the George Inn, Bewdley, Worce-ter. . riles, Messrs. Clarke and !'ardor, Bewdley ; and Mr. 1 ei.bow, .(7,tone builiiings, Lincoln's Ira. William Bowler, of Manchester, brler, May 7,9, and 3), a' twc, at the Mosley Arm. Inn, Manchester. Anomie., Mr. I IL,x y. Temple, Londo7. ; and Mr. Starkie, Manchester. Robert For on, of Manchester. butche May 4. i, and SO at two, at the Coach and Hor4.s Inn, Mancheiter. Attorneis, Mr. Barmen, Manchester; and Mr. Huxley, TemplvoLoodctu - APRIL, 19. 1