The National Register. — London, England, 1813-07-18 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL/ REmsir.l3., . ~ .1U IX N. pl pic..o 01 ionnen , e I11!is0)er le , &c. all of which Have been conveyed into Tarragona, The convoy of 180 bail left the port of Salon, and came to anchor under 11.11aguer: this mass of vessels presented a fine spectacle. On the 1 ith I advanced my troops to reconnoitre the torti some batta : - lions &folded the approaches to it, and the fleet tired a more hot nuirderu:s fire upon us. sear Valledellos, the English •dra groo. • •-ro rouwilly handled by the IVestphalian light horse; and h stot '• - ' m tr y obliced five English battalions to fallback' under Hospithio, the fire of the English ships. On the 15th and 16th there were sh , it skirinkhee, and the re port of twenty-five deserters, proved to me that the enemy, either cowed by the fort of Balaguer, or embarked, were placed out of it deli of any attempt on the part of a land army. Whilst I was acting In Catalonia, I had left General Harispe with the 2al and 3d diviion before Xttear. On leavin. him, 1 . 1:11- . acted he should draw in his advanced poste, and establish himself' in works, prepald for some time, behind the river ; this movement NC as being executed 'with precision, when, on the 11th, General ith a numerous cavalry, attempted to press upon our rear guard. General Meselop, who commanded fit , turned, and at the bead of a squadron of the 4th Hussars, yigoronsly charged the enemy, killed or wounded 50 men, and be omitit back 6i) horscs, mid LW many prisoners,. The Iris h Colouel Orounan wai of the number. On the 13th, in the morning, a double attack VMS made on the points of, Alheregne Awn.% : General liarispe sustained in a great part of the day, the enemy's demonstrations: a brisk can nonade took place,..but the enemy refused to - engage. The Duke del Milne, with the divisions of the Prince d'Anglona; and of the English Roche, attacked in two eolutuns, General Hubert, before Careaxente, who did not be,itate to march against the enemy a' the head of -a squadi on of the •ith regiment of hussars, and the• w;:ole or the 1 ttii and 16th of the line ; he reached, and broke the enemy, in tlik stree is and gardens of Carcaxente ; more than 403 Spaniards were killed or wountled, 700 .nltlicm, nutl SO officers yrinde pri.ranco A, the coiours -of the Carmena regiment taken, and the et:cloy Oil co:i.pletely to rout. From that time up to the 18th Ile enemy had undertaken nothing serious against the troops of Valencia. The expeditionary fleet continues atlmehor off Balagner,. keep ing hattalionswar Hospitalet and under the fort. My troops being acting in deTierts, I decided upon bringing them towards Compolla, upon the Tarragona road, to precurcs them water, of hick we had been deprived for two days, where have been informed, that Gen. DI. Mathieu, informed of ie raising of the siege of Tarragona, had advanced to that town and to Rum. I, ho.Tever ' • persisted in pro. longing my stay in Catal on i a , i n or d er t o unrave l the enemy's pro jects,. when yesterday I learned that the English had resolved to blow lip the fOrt of Bain) cr ; this resolution, which entirely entered into my projectc, proves to me, that the enemy will not renew hiv attacks'upon Tarragona, nor seriously to act in Catalonia, which salleiently int4ins me of what regtains to be done. Mitei, M. le Due, the first ()potation of the English, upon a lbw of 80 leagues, has been confined to the taking of a tort, and a garrison of 8,; soldiers commanded by a Lieutenant, whilst they hive lost in killed, and, wounded, prisoneis or deserters, npou the Xitcar, or at Tarragona, above 16Q0 men, and a flag : whilst Cs( y have raised the siege and . abaniloned 27 pieces of cannon, be fore a disniaritledplace with Out tosser , but defended by a small but a very valiant garrison. • .f• Here follows recommeit4tliksbf different officers and corps who di,tingoislied thenisolVes.j . FROM THE. SAME•TO TflE. tANIE. Valencia, .Tune 25, 1815. M. LE Doc--By my report of the 214, I informed your Fxcel leney of the pteripitate. rai-ing of_ the siege of "farragona by /be English, and their re-embarkation ; the wcp.shity of titllnwink the movements of.the fleet, has forced nietO sactifiee I lie pleasui . e have haditt congratillaling,the.,Qnvetpuir - 11.artolalti, and his brave garrison, upon. his. fine and vigoroin: dtfelice, by Isci a ina to ;Tarragona, I slion:d have lost six day:: whilst as.tpoi,ne as.' received a report ffiitn General 1 lathieti,tli ont Ri ua.. and . two •leltess fi out General flat to- Jetti, I only thonght or rettirning top'revent the English_ • from anticipating:me. . • • : . • Toe 10,80 the Eintliiih at TarrigOntilmrreeti immetite ,• t ' , 3o- pi errw of heavy e,ilibre mortars, fire•sliip, bombg, magazine i (if ruin, PO' ' j enteat, 6re, have been deliverxd to thefiaines ; but the eiteiny stittero still more consideroble -losses on the night between the 20th 414(0, firinfi Of.eantian, atino•tne.ed that the invneioe convoy had deenled : tr i i•cpitt c9attt of Clatalonia. day-break, 10,Iarge, veft• se's were seen off the mouths of the Ebro,-18 brigs or large ships 1 , ••• • if,. ••••••••••• rd. • 451 : had grounded upon the sands at the month of the river. Your Excel lency w ill he able to judge of it by the reports of the chief de?Gardts dr Sante, which 1 tare - the honour to enclose. As soon as I was itifcr•rd of 4,14)041.yd a s sistance to be given to - these vessels, but the gre::t dneulty in i!rriving prevented their reachnig them. Se veral ships, ,detachod from the grand comoy, ,rettrueV ; they sue eeeded in saving the greater part of the troops and transports. It appears that the enemy lost but five ships, which in general were abandoned. •As soon as I was informed the enemy had sailed for the coast of Valeneiajinkt Musnier's division and Argremont's brigade in march : by an effort wrosaly of praise, Ticy have marched 15 leagues a day, amLitions of anticipating the enemy's fleet atevery point. Ail the dee!arations of the Captains, whose vessels grounded'. state that the enemy was to have disembarked at Castelleutalel la nettle, to have separated me fronthe. forces which I had Jai upon the Xucar ; the evetonishing.rapidity of the march of our troops, and the tiolebee..of the winds, hate npt . alloWed the enemy to execute his prjects ; remanied,three hours in sight of Castello. the i 2.1 : and on the saute day I arrived there watt 4000 men, tiO;) horse, and six pieces . of light artill e ry. The Ileer, - -beaten by 'contrary winds appeared • before the Crap de Valence; a frigate was detached to take possession of the small privateer the Determines. She was close in shore and grounded betbre Murviedro... General Rouile pro= . ceeded with two compabies of grenadiers, amt.two pieces of coupon, , to her a s sistance . A inuAetry ire took. place ; the.enetny launched sevt•ral.boats with; troops Ai I y attempted to repulse. our people, but were so well received that they retired with Quasi" actable loss. . • • [The remainder of this dispatch states, that the efforts of the English to again rekindle the war in Cataloniallive failed ] I am, 4.5.:c. (Signed) Tlie Dyke of ALBUFERA. • SARAGOSSA, JtTLY I.—General Clawel, Commander in Chief of the Army of the North ' arrived, here to Any with his headquarters, after having beaten and dispersed - all the bands of insurgents which he met on his route. He has under his Anders General Taupen, Barbet. Vandermasse. and Abbe. The troops who compose this corps &armee are of the finest description. VIENNA, JUNE `47--Accordiiig to wintt is now reported in the • public papers, Gitschen is to be the place for the Congress of the Powers. Count de Metternich Minister for Foreign`Airairs to Au-trig, proceedel, in confequenee of an invitation he had.received, on the Yid, to Dresden. His Excellency returned on the v6th to Gitsehrn. According to private letters, the Duke of Basseno, and the Ministers of other Powers, were also to arrive at Gitschen on the 26th. liis MajeNty the Emperor of Attstria continues to inhabit the Castle of CO3lllallO.S. ......... CORUNNA PAPERS. BURGOS, JUNE p7.—ln addition to the intelligence relative to the late victory, we know that the enemy bad 5,000 men killed in the field of battle, and 7,000 pi isomers ; the number . of the latter, there is reason thr believing, exceeds -13,000. The pieces of artillery taken amount to 151 ; 415 carriages, with 41,000,100 of real* coming from -Flatlet! for the payment of the army, aosi.iiile ammo- Ohm chests,' with 3,000,000 eartridees, fell into our power. Pant. piona is besigcd, and Lord Wellington marching towards France. The Gallician ariny . is , to be Into today. Cone • Con NNA, eIVI.V . 4 =---Besides the intelligence, that. we communi. sated vestdrday, which arrived from Castile, We have since been Itold atseertarti• . • . , Ou tfie :;:ith June, General Graham was in 'Tolosa, and .(.iron, with his army, more , to thelett-towatds.lnin.:,.. r the rP44oitts.• 'Of the French artily, which endeavoured to .fspapp.- by Iron, ketriz „Oeeded to the right,'•balieving it iniposi.ible.to smirch that way. CORUN NA, Jfix appearances.ot the Rcitiustila offers the +Ott favourable aspecelo the caw uf..titrope.• Lord Wellington's ti quarters Were, 'ort ;the. 95th, 'at .Y.runzetti. four leagues troin: oamplona. A corps under Gen. Graham was in pursuit of the ench, who took the direction of trim. On the same day, the it. rl iant urni;v of sesove, tinder Cotoie De Bisbal, matched through r.tos. We are assured that Joseph has with him tO,OOO men, and Loril Wellituttom is Inirsuing him •in such. a manner through Navarre, -that destruetion is inevitable. 'Froopeof the three *iv inavenina to Arracon - in search of Snchct, who it is. Supposed, would :retire Cie.& The castle of Patieurviu,AULS 4 Fi s) Men., • nuN NA, JCLIt 6.—The mail from 'Castile has just arrived. The only I.evis it "briugit is,lthattlie:atielltieed artily :which hattlistin- A