The National Register. — London, England, 1813-09-05 00:00:00

Z 14% s the old ell trc Af tlu Lc cu 1?) to wi ev ce en of in! wi a! cl vs' F rc ti tx f 4 1; si tl 11 i t a I SEPT. 5. SATURDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. WAR DEPARTMENT. DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 4, 1813. A dispatch, of which the following is an extract has been received', at Lord Bathurst's othee, addressed to his Lordship by Field 3%larshal the Marquis of Wellington, dated Lezaca, Aug. 95, 1813. No movement of importance has been made by the enemy, or by he allies since I transmitted my last report. I have received reports from Lieut.-Gen. Lord W. Beutinek to .he 19th inst. copies and extracts of which I have the honour to enclose; from which it appears, that Marshal Sachet collected the :coops under his command at Villa Franca on the 10th, consisting if from twenty-five to thirty thousand men, and Lord W. Bentitick those he had within his reach in a position on the river Gaya, hav ing suspended all the operations of the siege of Tarragona. His Lordsqip, however, was not satisfied with his position, whili he could not occupy in sufficient strength, as he had not been joined by all the troops which he expected, and which was liable to be turned on both flanks. He therefore retired upon Cambrills without loss, in proportion as Musket Sueliet advanced, leaving Tarragona open, which place the French have blown up and evacuated ; and Marshal Bucket has again retired towards Bar celona. Ihe to draw your Lordship's attention particularly to the enclosed of Cul. Lord F. Bentinek; of the conduct of a detachment of the Brunswick hussars, in an affair with the enemy on the 15th. I entirely approve of Lient.-General Lord Win. Bentirick'S hav ing retired, as lie had not been able to collect his whola force, and did not consider himself siiiiciently strong to tight a general action with the ene :ny. Extract of a Report from Lord William Bentinck to the lkfarquP of NVellio,ton, dated Cit Atigitst 16. On the 3d the Duque del Pimple's corps came up to Tarragina ; I as did the division of General Sarstield on the 11th. General Elio i could not spare the three regiments or the die i,ion of Migares, I which I had tequested him to send me. On the 10th I heard, that Marshal Sachet had returned to Villa Franca front Barcelona, and had brought with him 5000 men. The reports of the succeeding days, left no doubt of its being his inten tion to move forward ; .and on the 14th I learned from the Baron d'Eroles and Colonel Manzo, that beside 3 collecting all he could from the garrisons, he had been joined by Decaen with 6000 men. In consequence of this intelligence I suspended ail operations for the siege of Tarragona, except the making of fascines, and landed neither artillery nor stores. There was no position on the Gaya, as I had in my former letter sopposed. There are only two carriagealtle roads across it, but they are at a distance of ten miles from each other. The river hav ing no water in it, and being only impassable from the steepness of its banks, is passable for itilantly every where. A corps placed in the centre could not reach either flank in time to prevent the pas. sage of the enemy. General IVhittingliam, whom I had sent with his corps to the Cols of San Christina Llebra, reported them not to be defensible with so small a force as we could allot to this object. I had intended to have pushed po to the Llohregat. Sachet's army was at one time divided between Barcelona and Villa Franca, and its environs. A rapid movement might possibly have coabled inc to fall separately upon his advanced corps, and to obtain posses sjon of the ridge of mountains on this side the Llobregat before he could have time to bring up his troops from Barcelona. 1 could not execute this movement before bring joined by Sarsfield, and previously Suchet had concentrated his force .in Villa Franca and its neighbourhood. Sachet's force has been variously reported, from 20 to 25,000 men. The immediate vicinity of Tarragona offered a very good posi tion it itself, but it may be completely turned by an enemy who, crossing the Cols, should approach Tarragonahy Valls• and Rens. On the 14th Suchet moved a large corps upon. Alta Fulla, but the road being close to the heir* the gun-boats prevented him from passing, if such were his intention. On the 15th he drove back the posts of the Cols of San Christina and Llebra, and alto-wards forced the corps at Brafia, by which they were supported, to retire. Fri; whole army marched by this route. Upon Sachet's continuing to advance towards Tarragona. I resolved upon retiring in the night ; and the army arrived here this pooling without any loss, and without receiving any molestation from the enemy. It there had been any fair chance of success, I would have given them battle. • Wu( . • • . - • . THE NAT I 0-N A L . - .~ tb, • [Transmitted by Lieut.-General Lord W. Bentinek.] Camp, near Cambrils, Aug. 16. My LORD —ln obedience to your directions, I marched yester day atlernoon, with the brigad e of cavalr y under my command, be yond Nulles and Villabelia, and reconnoitred the enemy's column, which Was advancirn , upon Valls. As soon as we be g an to retire, the enemy followed us b oth s with cavalry and infantry, and a squadron of the 4th hussars pressed closely upon our rearguard, formed by Capt. Wultkn's troop of the Brunswick bursars, and attempted to charge and overpower it. The.enemy was opposed each time with deter mined spirit and resolution ; and Capt. Ericheson, with his troop, being sent to the support of Capt. Waren, the enemy were driven back, with the loss of one Officer killed, another Officer wounded, and between twenty and thirty men left sabred on the field. Six. teen prisoners and eleven horses fell into our hands,. I had sincere pleasure in observing the spirit displayed by the Officers and men of the Brunswick hussars. Lieut.. Col. Schrader, at all times zealous, was particularly useful on this occasion in restraining the impetuosity of his men. Circumstanced as we weee,_ with a strong column of th e enem y far advanced upon our right flank, and two battalions of infisntry (as I was informed by ibe prisoners) upon our left and rear, and in an inclosed country, I did not deem it prudent to pursue the advan tage we had gained. I regret to say that Cornet %Want, of the Brunswick Wears, was wounded and taken ; and I subjoin a return of the remainder of the wounded and missing. Wounded and Missing, 1 officer, 13 privaies, and 16 horses. I have.the honour to be, &c. FREDERICK BENTINCK, Colonel. Extract of a Dispatch from Lient.-General Lord William Bentinek, to the Marquis of Wellington, dated llospitalet, Aug. 19. I have the honour to inform your Lordship, that the enemy blew up Tarragona last night, and have retired. - ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, SEPT. 4. Admiral Lord Keith has transmitted •tt7l Mr. Croker dispatches from Capt. Sir George Collier, dated from Passages, the . 27th and 211.4, ult. announcing that a successfnl attack was made nporethe Santa Clara, at the month of the harbour' of Saint Sebastian; 4t three o'clock . on the morning of the '..'l7th by the boats:of ilwstra-. • . drop, under the command of Lieut. the Hon. James Arnntlinot; of his Majesty's ship Surveillante. - • The boats were maimed by the seamen and marines, and by, a - party of soldiers, under the command of Capt. Cameron,of the 9th regiment. The only landing-place was under a flight of steps, commanded by a small entrenchment thrown up on the west point, and completely. exposed to the fire from grape of the whole range of works on the west side of the rock And wallssof St. Sebastian's. These local cir cumstances enabled a very small gart ison, of an Officer and twenty tour men, to make a serious resistance, by .which two of our men were killed, and .one Officer of the army, and another of the ma rineg, and fifteen seamen and marines, were wounded. The conduct. of the officers and men was highly meritorious; each was anxious to be foremost. Lieutenant Bell, of the royal marines had the good frrtnne first to succeed iu getting on shore, and was immediately followed by Captain Cameron, of the 9th, and Captain Henderson, of the engineers. Sir G. Collier further states, that the batteries against St. Sebas tian's, had opened again on the morning of the 16th, and confirmed a terrible time on the place to the date of Sir George's last °mum nieation. A new sailor's battery had been. erected on the island of Santa Clara, by which the works of the place would be enfiladed. 'flue casualties in time breachio; batteries were few, 4w:10101e seamen employed in them, there had been but one wounded, - ' ,yOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 4, 1813. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Maksty. to appoiet the Earl of Aberdeen, K. T. to be Ills Mjesty's Plenipotentiary at the Court of Vienna. His Royal Highness the Prince .Regent has also bre° pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to appoint Frederick Wise, Esq. to be his Majesty's Consul-General:hi Sweden. .- , BANKRUPTS. W. Thomas. of Plymouth, Devon, linen-draper, Oct 1, at two, t o ; and 111 Soi New liarii T. Oct. 16, at one, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Swann, New Kondou. . Anderson, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. p?rfnmer, Sept. 10, 28, and 16, at eleven, at the Geo►ge Inn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Anor• .