The National Register. — London, England, 1812-08-30 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. 536 EXPLANATION OF THE MAP AND PLAN THIS DAY DELIVERED GRATIS TO EVERY PURCHASER OF TUE NATIONAL REGITTk,R. FRENCH ARMY. 1. The French army conoentrated between Toro and San Roman, on the 1501, and passage of the Douro,- feint at Toro, on the even ing of the 16th. 2. 'file French army moved in the night of the 16th to Tordesillas, and :vassAge of the Douro on the morning of the 17th. 3. The French army assembled at La Nava del Rey. 4. Attack made by the enemy on Sir Stapleton Cotton, at Castrejon, at the dawn t:f day on the 18th. 5. The enemy tipnine the left flank of oar cavalry ut Alaejos. 6. The euemy taking a strung position on the heights on the right of the Guardia. 7. A division of the enemy crossing the Guarena at Carteillo, and defeated by Major-General Alten's lati;!de of Cavalry, s,ulr ported by the Third Dragoons a"d Liviit,Generd Cole s, General Artsun's and brigad er-General Harvey's brii,:iides of in fantry. with - the loss of 'll3 prisoners, and anion them General Carrier. 8. Movement of the enemy to turn our ri.:ht with his w hole army on the 19th, in the afternoon. 9. The enemy cwasirg the Guarena below Cantalapiedra, at day light on the ‘2oth. 10. The mem) encamped on the same evening at Villamela and Ba hilaftiente. 11. Advance of a division of the enemy to Nuerta, on the concen tration of our army closer to the Tonnes on the It st. 12. The French army, in order of battle, on the lett of the Tonnes, and in possession of one of the Arapiles and Calbarassa d'Atiba, on the morning of the '2O. 413. Extension of the enemy's left wing to turn our right, which invited our attack. and caused I , s defeat. 11. rapture hlc rear-kuard of cavalry and infantry, on the 3d. 15. His flight Irou h Penaranda the same day. • Arrival of be C and Artillery of the Army of the North at Folios on the 20th, to join Marmont. ENGLISH ARMY. I. Fourth and Light Divisions of Infantry, and 'Ainjor.Getteral Ansoe's brigades of Cavalry, under Sir Stapleton Cut,on, at Castrejon, on the 17th. IL Movement of the Sth Division to Tordesil'as de la Olden, za- Torrecedo, to -suppoit Sir Stapleton Cotton's retreat on the 18th. 111. Ativance of Major-General Le Mari:hares. Major-General II -n's, and Major-General Bock's Brigades of Cavally, to Alaejos, to cover Sir S Cotton's retreiit on the 18th. IV. Passage of the Goarenat by the retreating, troops pursued and • outflAnked by the enemy, iind assembling of the whole Anted Army on the let bank of the Guarena (same day). V. Position of the sth, 4th, and Light Divisions, on the height:, opposite to the French army, whilst the Biitish began to cross the Upper Guaret Vallesa (same day). VI. Engagement between Major-General Alten's Brigade of Ca vit!ry, the Sd Dragoons. Lieut.-General Cole's, Al:Our-General William Aoson's. and Brigadier-General Harvey's Brigades of lailantr, and the division of the enemy which had crossed at • Carteillu, when the latter were deleateil (same. day). VII. Passage of the whole of the Allied Army across the Upper Gliereua, at Valleia and El Orwo, diving the evening and night of the 19th, and preparations for the general action ex pected on the morning of the Oth in the Plain of Vallesa. VIII. Movutneot of the A Hied Army through Cantalpinos and its po sition in the evening of the 20th, with the 6th Divicioll maid Mej4r General Alten's Brigade of Cavalry upon the 'formes, at Attlee Lengua. IX. Concentration of the Allied Army on the Tormes, when the enemy occupied linerta on the morning of tie 21st. X. The Allied Army in order of battle. after crossing the Tormes by the bridge of Salamanca on the e- cuing of the /Ist. v.ith the extxption of the 3d Division, and Brigadier-General D'Ur ban's Cavalry, which renuined on the right of the Tormes, as the enemy still kept a large corps on the heights above &bile &cote, on the same side of the 11% er. The right of the Allied Army on one of the Arap!es, and the left on the Turmes at Ca labarassa de Abut). AUG. 30. XI. The '3d Division, commanded by the Hon. Major-General Pa kenham, and including Brigadier-General D'Urhan's Cavalry, placed behind Aldea Tejada, or Tejares, in the forenoon of dm 22d. XII. Advance of the 3d Division and General D'Url...an's Cavalr,r, % hl, two squadrons of the 14th Licht Dragoons, in four columns, to turn the left of the enemy on the heights, by which he was oveithrown. XIII. Urigather-General Bradford':' Brigade, the sth Division andel Lieutenai t General Leith, the 4th Division under l.teuttliant- General Cole. and the Cavalry under Sir St-pleton Cotton, at tacking the enemy's front. 'l he COI Division, Major-General Clinton ; the 7th Ditto, Ma jor-General Hone; I) n Carlos Del:Tuna's Spanish ; and Brigadier-General Pack, supporting the le ft of die 4th Di %ision, by an attack on the Arapiles, which failed. THE HEBDOMA DA RY; OR, EPHEMERIS OF TILE WEEK. AUG U. Si'.' 30. Thefourteenth Slurlay alter Trinity. Epist. Gal 5. 16. Govel St. Luke, IT 11.—St. Felix and St. Adauctm. The form r been pot to tormehts by order of Dio6 , ian, :IA going to exermi.m, met a st ranger, who professing himself a chii,tian, declared opeiny the desire he had of dying pith him for the faith in Jcsns uhrist. Being seir.d by the Helms, he was tied to a post near Felix, and I ..th were beheaded, A, D. 304.-70. Jerusulem I , :ken and sacked by Tit ea. The Sun rises at 5 It. 9 min. sets at (T.. h. 51 min. 31. Mambo/ —St RR.. mood, wit) after gorig. several times to Africa ir the honevolent out pose of redeeming Christian catrive 5 Out it the ~ands of the infidels, was made a Cardinal, arid died in 12 to. I ,I V Henry VT. beean a reign of 38 years, 6 months. nd 4 (10%3. Welt ended 350 years ago. !kitty V. had died in France, his sen , . ins were cot ,veyed to England. and littered in Westminster Abh.v.— '6BB. Death of the author of " The Pilgrim's lerooess." John l'Ainyan. The Sun rises at 511. 11. min. sets at 6 h. 49 min. Thus end. , t h e month of August, of the 12th year, in the 1-9th cen tury after Christ, and as the port r ays : " Additur ecce novus (Parcis volventibus anno.) Mensii. et aogustle minuit ennpendia yaw." Thu< spin the fates, wid reckon one month more. Addition sad, subsfracting from our score. SEPTE:II LER —N XX DAYS. The name cf this month, which is the seventh since the rainy season of winter, originate• from two Lain word, Scptem, se' en, and hatter. a shower. as if S c ptcm ub Imbrc ; the etymology of the names of o , e three follmg big months is. of course, the si:me with the numeric l dif ference of Oetn, Noma?, Dcecm. In imitation of Julius Caesar tod An gnstus, several Emperors wi-hed to give their names to tl is part of the year. but it did nut perfectly .igree with the mina of the Rom ,n people, and o , e old denomination *vas preserved—as the gun aprrently re tires from u 3, and makes the use of fire more indispensable, this month was placed under the direction of Vulcan It is in gent ral a eery plea sant month,though the reign of Flora draws to au end ; we hlvediowever, Pomona at hand to console us for the loss of the flower. All fruits are now enthered in abundance, and the harvest is safely homed.—Let thOrefOre, lift up our hands, in grateful ejaculation towards HIM, who hag, through the wh-le of the annual circle, bestowed upon us, in ro tation, such a plentiful variety of beings, in order to &light at once the senses of swelling, of sight, and of taste. The suns of Adam can, at this time, _ Sit, reclined On the soft, downy bank, damasled with flow'rs," And falling to " their supper-fruit, chew the savoury pulp, and scoop the brimming stream in the rind."—Milton. 1. Turn{ ~I . —St. Giles, born at Athens, haring disposed of his pro perty in f.ortur of the poor, went to France, and after having passed a life of u,►sterity and mortification in a desert near Arles, was called to a better st..ste, A. D. 780. This day, the sports of the field will cont inence, and whatever bears the name of game is sure to fall a victim to the fowling-piece.— 1159. Died, Pope Adrian IV. thy• only English man who ever obtained the Ttara.-1715. Death of Louis only King of Prance.--470. Death of fir Richard Steel, the co-operator of Ad dison; he was born in Dublin, in 1671. The San rises at 5 h. 13 tnin. sets at 6 h. 47 min. R. Wednesday.—St. Stephen, King of Hungary, who first esta blished the christian faith in that country. Alto St. Lazirus, brother to Martha and Mary, who had the happiness of being acquainted with Christ, whom he often received at his house. He was recalled to life ~ :;1 b y gr