The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-02-20 00:00:00

1 ,4 a. r .?s f • 1 From the LONDON GAZETTE, ELL 18. SIILITARY PROMOTIONS. War Opkr, Feb. 10. [Continued from oar Paper of yesterday.] 99th Ditto, Lieutenant Alexander Cameron to be Adjutant, vice Mtsiiel, who rre.(igns the Adjutanicy only. Quarter, bLeiter `meant Angus Cameron to be Quatter4laster, vice AP ethor, appointed Paymaster. 90 a Ditto. Ensign Joha H. Bromwich, from the Stith Foot, to he Ensign. without parebrise, vice Ward, who resign% 114th Ditto. John Camp Sell Stewart, t ; r ot. to be Ensign, with out piirclutse, vice it over, who re:ignr. 10 - 21 Ditto, Lieutenant John Browne, from the 27th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vies Adair, who exchanges. 101111 Ditto, Ensign William Macdonald to he Quartet-Faster, vire Hindle', promoted in t Iteh Veteran Battalion. Chart." Jobling, Gent. to ha Ensign, vice Macdoutdd, ap. point I Quarter-Master. Royal African Corps, Axvivtant-Surgeon to the Force , Robert Beaky to he Surgeon, vise Gibson, deceased. 4th Ceylon Regiment, Captain M. Stewart, from the IA Foot. Lobe Captain of a Company vice Fanning, who exchanges. Qu► n e on Uritanniques, Jean Daniel Walther, Gent, to be En. sign, without purchase. Royal Corsican Rangers, - Lientehant Vincent (Idiardi, from the Sicilian Regiment, to be Captain of a Company, without perdu's-, vice Carahelli, who retires. Tu be Lieutenants. Elisio Antonio Odiardi. Ensign G. V. Carabelli. Ensign It. Pagane. liasiga C. I:milieu'. To he Ensigns. Felice Tamajo, Gent. vice tJdiardi. Casual Iteymieli,liest. vice Carabelli. George Black, Gent. vice Pagane. I teary Schuminelketel, Gent. vice Gugliani. 9d Bay.' Veteran Battalion, Captain Alexander Setherlaisd, from the With Foot, to be Captain of a Coinpany, viCe Killen barb, apppointeil to the nth Veteran Battalion. 2tl Ditto, krisign Joshua H. Garrett, from half-pay of the King's Carolina Regiment, to he Ensign, vice Stanford, promoted. Ilith Ditto. Quarter-Master Dierks, from the 10101 Foot, to he Ciente a tit, vise Irwin, appointed to the Ilth Veteran Battalion. 11th Ditto, Lieutenant Creighton Irwin, from the 10th Veteran Battalion, to be Lieutenant. • II KEVET. t' fain Grorge Macleod, of the Royal Engineers, to be Major in the Army. STAFF. Colort4 Robert tethbridg-. froifi half-pay of the 51th Foot, to he Inspecting Field Olticcr of the Militia in Canada, vice Egerton. who exchanges. Joseph (311espie, Gent. to be a Deputy Assistant-Commissary- General to Use Force% 110S1'IT.1 L STAFF. To Fe Hospital-Mates for General Bervite. Mathew l'ietrepoint, Gent. }GYN.' Eiwards, Gent. isi osrn, The King's German Legion. 6th lizttalion of the Line, Lieutenant Frederick 'de Rougement to I e Captain of s Company. with temporary rank. , j:'e Craefe, eceeased. Er.sign William Baring to be Lieutenant, I ice de Roagement. MEMORANDUM. The nppointment of Ensign Green, from the Clare Militia, to be Fnsign in the tpt Yost, as stated in the Gazette of the Ist inst. Ism not taken place. The appointment of Quarter•Master.Serjeant Kindelan to be Quzrtur-Meater in the Ist Foot, and Ensign Areldbold to be Lieutenant In the 56th Foot, vice Barry, as Mated in the Ga zette of the 26th November, 1811, and ida January, 1812, has not takeu place. Commisinas in the following Regiments of Local 'AIM tin. tigo,d by his Royal nightieFq the Prince Regent, in the name amid OD the behalf of his hlajesty. ntert Matthew Parke, tient. to be Adjutant to the ea Re giment of Durham Loral Militia. Dated December 24,1811. Thomas Warria,iton, bent. to be ditto to the 11addiugtonshire Regiment of Local Militia, vice Ilzttle, deceased. Dated Ja nunry 27, 1412-, William C. SSarp to be ditto to the Ith Regiment of E....! N (irk Local Militia, vice Hackett, promoted. Daft d January 2tl, ISt!. Co.ninission signed by the lord Lieutenant of the County of Carmarthen. Kayla Carmarthen Fuzileer Iter,iment of Militia. • George !torton i Gent, to be First Lieutenant. Dated Jan. 22, 1812. Cormn;pinitg signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the City and entioty of lidoucestrr, and City and County of Bristol. t Deputy Lieutenant fur the said County. FitiherbcrOtrunke. Esq. Dated January 23, Md. Royal Bristol Volunteer Infantry. Lieutenant Ferdinand Timmss to be Captain, vice Burnie, de ceased. Dated Jan. 'A, 1812. En.iga Thomas Cranfuird Stuart to be Lieutenant, vice Tbo- Will, promoted. Dated as noose. Ensign Francis Prideaux to be ditto, ♦ice Lunen, deceased. I) eted as above. Henry Kbawortb, Geut. to be Ensign, ♦ice Stuart, promoted. Dated as above. William U.iy, Gent. to be ditto, vice Prideaux, promoted. D.ttcd Jan, Y. 5, M 2.. •••••••••• DIVIDENDS. March 14, J. Twibill, Maceltsheld-street, Soho, buiMer— ti.LECti 21, J. W. Sherwood, Newrote-street, oheeseinotixer— blae.**l. Ci. Coggan, Sculcoats, Yorkshire, corn-factor —March 21, O. Hall, HolYwell street, vietnaller—Feh." - .11, C.. Call and J. litcvhinson, Tooley-street, brewers—March 10. J. Cope, New coast le-under-Lyme, mercer— March 11,W.Ilearn,Nerdliam market, fell-monger—Feb. 22, J. Morgan, Vlerkciiwell, vic tuMlee—Feb. dt, T. Slsarroek, Preston, Lancashire, shopkeep cr 14, W. Lea, Deptford, ironmonger—Mardi 11, J. Lemay, Stepney, victualler—Mardi 11, W. Prigg, Ipswich, victstal er —March 12, Blackhnrne and J. Cook, Lancaster, spirit-merchants—March 11, T. Duckham, Washfield, Devon shire, cattle-eleater—March 21, A. Hordern, Saint John's-street, potter %larch 23, lt. King, Duke-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, tAilor-4areh 13, J. ;%iaggs, Ifilperton, Wiltshire, coal-mer chant—March 20, M. as d 1.. Glover, Kidderminster, milliners— Mardi i i, W. Griffiths, IVestwood, Wiltshire, dyer—March 10, R. Mafcbaat sad AI. Barton, Bond-street, milliners. CERTIFICATES—M.►RcR 10. J. Kendall, Litherland.and P. Birk.* Liverpool, merchants—R. Poles, York, grocer— Routh +nig. Tatman, Maryport, check-manufacturers—V. Smackld, Oldham, Lancasbtre,_eotton-spioner--.1. Van Nlillin gen, Sion-square, Jeweller—J. Hubbard, Bethnal -green, brew cr—H. Goadrid,...e, Bath, ironmonger—E. Jukes, Gosport, mer chant—ll. Gotafellow, Anthony-strcet, master-mariner—W. Sandman, Liverpool, timber-merchant—W. Melons, Mans livid, Nottinghamshire, grocer--S. Holland, Nlanebester, ine merchant—J. Shoe!, Houndsditeh, warehouseman. PARTNERSIIIPS DISSOLV _ _ S. Neville and J. GrimsUm. Whk alter and F. King. t.eards, rnaltsten—J. Holland and J. Taylor, Sheffield, cordwainers—D.. W. Munn, J. Mitnn„,and J. Munn, Holt-sill , calico-manufacturers—ll. Partridge and T. Laigharne, Bristol, brasiers— D. Hirschell anal I. Levy Up per Msedwell, pawnbrokers—G. Avery and F. Piller, BriLtaan, ,sip-builders . and J. Reynolds, and G. G. Wilson, Walsall, stafordshire, brash-makers--T. Fisher, J. .Niion, J. Fiviter,_ and B. Blackhorne, Holbeck, Yorkshire, manufacturers of. wool las far as regards the said B. Blackhurn)—A. Junes, J. Wellington. and 'V. Park, Dudbridge,S lloucestershirc, w °O mar lers— R. Ferro, New-York, America, and W. J. Bradford. Birmingham, merc h ants—J. Penhey, J. Bennett, H. V. hitt., and .1. Qoick. Dartmouth, timber-nanchants--W. a Becket and (t. It. Weale, Broad-street, Golden,givare, attornies-6. Salt and W. Walker, Broughton, Lancashire, fustian-dyers-4°. Yanie wiez and I. Greets, Liverpool, music-sellers--W. Winter and J. Campbell, 14Istol, Ironmongers—W. Bootleg, W. Honig, sod n, &ow, Sheffield, merchants. EXECUTION.—CIaNton and Jenkins, for berglary, were executed yesterday moruingat Newgate. After die culprits had been divested of their buns, Clayton observed to Jenkins, it was an awful moment, and he exhorted him to dteer his spirits, and die with manly fortltedeadding that the sentence was just, and 'trusting their example would warn others against keeping bad company. it has never Wen promul. gated Oat a servant who had formerly lived. with JAL Marten, kformed a man with whom she lived, that there WAS always money in the hone. This was communicated to others, and seven persons had beset the house several.ilights,hut one of tho gang, who had squabbled a bout the Alivision of other spoil, pre Ittformatiou to How-street of tke iutended rob. herr. - • ' THE STATESMAN. IMPERIAL PAR L tAgENT. 1101„1SE OF LORDS, Fro, 19. In an ApPtml from the Court of Sessinum In Scotland, " Watts. chnpe, Trustee of the late Joint. Duke of Roxburgh and others, it. Lasly Essex Kee and Lady Mary Ker, daughters of Robert Duke of Roxburgh, deceased." Sir Samuel lto i illy and Mr. Horner were heard for the Appellants, 91r. Adam and Mr: Ma. cnnnochie for the Respondents, and Sir Samuel tonally la re plt I nd on Friday. he East ia Loan Amendment Bill, the Coal Datiesißia, and three Local Bills, were hrot.ght op from the Comm/ins hy Mr. Mallace, Mr. Ltishington, Mr. Tyrwhitt, General We and other Nlen t hers ' and rtlid atirst time. Mr. Montagu(', from the Citataberliti3 of London,. pre sented certain Accounts directed by Aot of l'arlkuueor, which were ordered to lio ou the table. Adjourned ail to-morrow this day). • --01=0""- . - • lIOUSE OF COMMONS. • The House resolved into a Commaittee upon the Sogar Draw back Bill. The Report ordered to ha received to-morrow. Mr. Boller, Clerk of the Council, brought up, by the com mand of the Prince Regent, some papers relative to the corstruo tion of a pier or break-water. in Plymouth Sotind, accordiug tr plans that had been submitted to the Couinal. Mr. WHARTON brought in the Exchequer Bills Fundiog Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time tomorrow. Mr. CA I.CRA FT moved fern return of the monher of Re cruits that bad been raised fur the Regular Army, iu I ti I I, not in the regular way, including mew and boys, but exclusively of foreign and colonial corps. Mr. BROUGHAM moved for a printed form of the commer cial licences granted duri - ng the lust ten years. lie did out con ceive there would be any objection to this, as dm stature of those licences were, in fact, a twitter of p:rfect notoriety . to the coun try. There was a work recently publisher!, which contained the form of these licences, and which, he presumed, was familiar to every Gentleman in the House; or if it were not, he would par ticularly recommend it to their attention. lir alluded to the " Reflections mt the NNtirre and ii.rlent oft Licence 'remit," by Dr. Phillimore, Professor of Civil Law in the University of Oxford. Mr. ROSE objected to the motion, en account of the multipli city of licences that had been granted during that peeled. Mr. BROUGHAM was aware of that multiplicity, Rod wish ed only for one of each class, if the Right lion. Gentleman could specify those classes. Ile knew the lice.uces varied according as they were for Cm Mediterranean, or the Baltic, or France, &c. He did not wish fortbe common licences, such as were constant ly granted. Mr. ROSE replied, when Mr. BROUGIIVI consented to withdraw his motion till to-morrow. DROITS OF ADMIRALTY. Mr. BROUGHAM wished that the order respecting the pro duction of certain papers relating to the prizes condemned as Molts of Admiralty should he extended to all the Officers con cerned, as well as the Registrar of the Admiralty.--Ordered. Mr. 11011 N ER moved that several papers laid on the sible by the Clerk of the Council respectiug several Commercial Li cences be printed.—Ordered. Mr. Fitt:LA[4O;TUE moved, that certain Papers respecting the %Aar Taves be printed.—Ordered. sir TH OAI ASTI] TON moved for the production of several Paper , relating to the total amount of the Funded awl Unfund ed Debt fur 1811; the total amount of Taxes raised during . the preceding year, and up to January, 1812; the debt due from the Prince Regent of Portuol, and. from the Spanish Govern ment to this country ; also for the amount of expences incurred by our operations on the coast of Spain, ke. The CH ANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER saw so objec tion to the iininedia'e production of those Papets. but that the accounts relating to our operations on the coast of Spain would require some time, as the Navy was concerned in them. Sir THOM AS Tuirrom observed, that if these Papers would require soy-time to produce, he would defer his motion on the Stag of the Nation to-morrow so'nniglit till the Mouday following. NOTTINGHAM RIOTS. The Report of thtt Not i in;hato Frame-work Bill was bror►ht up sold read ; some adtiltiohal clauses were introdt:ced by 51r. Ryder, it iwn it was ordertd to lau.engrAssed, and read a third dint! to-morrow. to Almeida. No English troops hare been left in Ciudad Rodrigo." ARMY OF PORTUGAL. On the 13th Dnember, the Duke of Ragusa con. sidertd it expedient to dispatch General Montbrun with three divisions of infantry, a division of caval ry, awl 30 pieces of artillery, to march by Albacete upon Valencia, and reinforce Marshal Sucbet. The march of General Montbrun having been unfortu nately retarded by counter-orders, this General only arrived at Almanza, Jan. 11 ; Valencia was taken. General Montbrun continued his march towards Ali cante, defeating several insurgent corps. On the 25th he arrived on the Tijo to rejoin the army. The Duke of. Ragusa wishing to relieve the garrison of Ciudad, Rodrigo, and revictual that fortress, set out from Toledo the beginning of January, with four di vines's of his army, taking the direction of Vallado lid ; but Ciudad Rodrigo had been invested by the English since the 9th. Lord Wellington, wishing t• make a diversion in favour of Valencia, passed the Agueda: The redoubt and convent which de fended the approaches to tho town were surprised, and it appears the town was taken on the 19th, the breach having been practicable. By a cult,ahle ne. gligence of the Governor of Salamanca, the garrison of Ciudad Rodrigo had been 'without communication for two months. Originally 1400 strong, it was re duced by sickness, and the surprise of the convent, to 900 men. The General of Brigade, Barru, was Governor. We are not yet sufficiently acquainted with the details of this event to form an opinion of it. The Duke of Ragusa having arrived at Salamanca with four divisions of his army, two divisions drawn from the army of the North, and Bonnet's division, which he withdrew from the Asturias, independently of the division which he had left on the Tijo, marched towards the English, to give them battle, but Lord Wellington had already re-crossed the Agueda, de stroyed the bridges, and re-entered Portugal, after performing this coup-de-main. REPORT OF GENERAL DECALN TO Tilt MINISTER OF WAR. " Head-quarters Cerunne, Jan. 31. " MONSEIGNEUR,—By my tette} of the 21st inst. I had the honour of announcing, that having been informed the enemy had assembled the greater part of their forces in the neighbourhood of Tarragona, and that assisted by the English, they intended tb insult that fortress. I had ordered the General of I Division, Lamarque, to march with 5000 men, and I effect as soon as possible a junction with General I Mathieu, Govenor of Barcelona, whom I had .in formed of this movement, as well as to unite with that' division 3000 nicu of the garrison, take the command 1 of the whole, and march against the enemy. Gen. Lainarque did not receive his orders until the even ing of the 19th, his division was then near Arens de Mar, but he was obliged to return by Tordera to Hostalich for provisions. On the 20th, at noon, he I departed front thence, and on the 21st, at eight in ' the evening, arrived near Barcelona. At that in-. slant, General Mathieu, with his indefatigable zeal. land activity, marched' with the brigade of 3000 men he had formed, commanded by the General of Bri gade, Devaux, and in the night seized upon the , heights which command the entrireces of the neigh bouring Col d'Ordal.—On the 22d, at five in the, afternoon he occupied Villa Franca; the division of, Lamarque took a position on it at midnight. The object proposed by Gen. Mathieu of deceiving the enemy in regard to the number of troops broue,t against them, by making his troops successively march, succeeded sn completely, that Baron d' Eroles, per suaded he had only 3000 men of the garrison of Bar celona to contend with, set out on the 2'2,d, in the morning, from Reus to give them battle, haughtly observing, that with 6000 troops he knew he was in the right. An intercepted letter confirmed the error of the insurgent Generals, but in order not to give them time to be undeceived, Gen. Mathieu marched from Vendrezon the '23d, at eleven at night ; he forced some advanced-posts, which were in advadce of Toria d'Enbarra, and arriving before day-break upon the heights of Altafouelln, discovered by the enemy's fires they were upon the heights, which command the right banks of the River Gaya, their right supported by the sea, and their left occupying the extreme point above 'lanai'. g g All the dispositions were made for debouching upon the enemy at break of day ; then were they attacked with that ardour so habituarto the French. The third light infantry regiment of Lamarque's di-1 vision, directed to carry the rugged point, occupied by the left of the enemy with their chosen troops, ex perienced an obstinate resistance ; bqt the intrepi dity of this brave regiment overcame all ditliculties. An enemy's column whkh attempted to debouch be.' tween the village and the point, was repulsed by the 102 d. General Devaux's briga.kpenetrated and over- , threw the enemy's centre, under the grape shot of their artillery, which was taken by the 115th regt- ' meals- • The fifth regiment of infantry of the line, and that of Nassau, carried with equal ardour the heights of Tamant, covered by the right of the enemy. The company of partisans, and those of the 118th light infantry, and 23d of the line, forming the ladvanced guard, under Commandant AdjutafitCharry, charged and dispersed the centre. " The bridge over the Gaya was destroyed ; but this formed no obstacle to the troops—all .passed the 1 river by fording. A squadron of the 29th chasseurs, commanded by the Chef de Escadron, Schweitzgut,•l a strong column of the enemy, which it over threw. This officer was wounded, and Capt. ilautco las, of the same regiment, killed. " The enemy, penetrated at all points, succeeded, nevertheless, in again forming upon 'an high moun tain, behind the village of Sagnita. Brigade-Gen. Hamilnaye, of Lamarque's division, was charged to make a fresh attack upon the left, whilst Lawarque advanced to attack in front with Erpent's brigade, composed of the 42d regiment, and the fourth bat talion of the 16th of the line. In this attack the Chef de Escadron, with 20 chasseurs and a squadron of the 29th, made a most brilliant charge against more than 400 - cuirassiers and hussars of St. Narcesse, a great number of whom were sabred. A hundred horses and 60 prisoners were taken by the chasseurs. The enemy, forced at all points, was put to flight, and in such disorder that more than half of them threw away their arms. Not a man of this corps d'arrnee, which, a few days before, vaunted it would take Tarragona, would here escaped, if al mountains and deep ravines had not favoured the fugitives, p, l sued the whole of that and the folloning day in ail directions. It was so disperbed, that nothing bi.t bands were to be seen, who announced that all w: • lost. "Two thousand men killed, wounded, t s he prisoners, trolipl9ahnvi eeos a nf n ooi d fwpt t htr h ooe e j whole abecea(ttitu: ae hiol had of y, f tooi t fut l ar i rho 01 a a;:tix r rec t cl i eti l ial l ii e ne r gil y ci )u t o pl it . r k ovi ini e ct t n il a lvi k t a til e ci r: 4: : troops rivalled each other in ardour and coura ge. 4 C execution Belcoun, the 20th and 25th of this month, as ate tiounced to your Excellency- itt ray precedine el e patches.• I left Geronne on the 25th, at night, t o proceed to Banvolas, in which a pan of Clement's brigade, the 23d light, the 11th of the line, and the Ist squadron of the 21st chasseurs had joined. The ' following day I marched upon Olot, where I could not arrive before midnight. The snow and ice m e t rendered the roads extremely difficult. / only met in this journey some parties which were driven from the different positions they occupied. A column of 800 men, under the orders of the General of Bri. gade Uetirman, left Figueres.on the 21st, in the di. rection of Llorona. Tortilh. and Castel Follet, where it found four hundred men from Rover°, which it attacked and put to flight, arriving at Olot at two in the morning. Another colutrite composed of the fourth and sixth battalion of the 18th light infantry, under Colonel Petet, which had crossed the Ter at &scam), arrived the same day at st. Esteve de Base This column only perceiv e d some I Miquelets, who fled at their approach. The iutelligeace 1 I had received, announced that Sarsfield, with the 1 bands of Rover° and Fabrieias, would dispute my entrance into Olot, where I found part of the iiiir. 1 bitauts. The other part had left it by order of tee Insurrectional Junta; the greater number, through fear, in consequence of the acts of terror and despo. 'tism committed by General Lecey. He threatened with death, or at least with perpetual imptisonment, all those who, en the approach of the French, did not abandon their houses and families. The curates are not exempt from the obligations of obeying such tyrannical orders. lie has carried his cruelty to such a height, as to shoot some men who, beies ordered to take up arms, did not obey. " On the 22d I marched from Olot upon St Estee* de Bas. All that my three columns had seen the preceding day having retired upon kipoli, or hidde n I themselves in this country, which is most difficult of laccess. All the troops under Generals Clement and Bcurmen, having joined in St. Esteve de Bas, I made the necessary dispositions for freeing the chain of mountains between Vich and Glot. The enemy had constructed 7 stone intrenchments, one above another, to defend the passage, which is extremely narrow, and which can only be turned by making a long de tour, and by points very difficult of access. At break of day, seeing that a heavy snow continued, and judging that the quantity fallen during the night would otter great obstacles to the columns, from the right and left arriving at the summit, as welt as af terwards to their gettiteg in the rear of the enemy, I came to a resolution of abandoning my first disposi tions. General Clement then marched, having at the head of his advanced guard Captain Peyol's com pany of miquelets. After clambering more than two hours and a half, the head of the column arrived at the first intrenchment, where a post of 50 men only were found, who, after firing a few shots, tied, totally abandoning the amphitheatre, which was to have prevented our passage. At four in the afternoon all the troops were arrived in the village of Esquire!. The same day I established my head ! quarters at Rode, the advance guard passed the Ter, and pushed its reconnoltrings towards Vich. On the 21th my troops entered Vich; . many of the item. bitants remained in it; others abandoned the town for the same reason as those of Olot. I learned at Vich that Sarsfield set out two days before in the di. rection of Centelles. Not being able to oLtain posi- I tive accounts respecting the place where this Chief of the Insurrection and his division Art.:, my troop; tieing extremely fitigned by the painful marches they had made the preceding days, and that many other would be experienced in clearing the mountains which separate Vich from Barcelona, I allowed theta to rest till two o'clock in the afternoon of the `.2sth, whoa they were again put in motion upon the road of Tone. In taking this direction, I left the spies of the enemy in uncertainty respecting the point to which•l was actually going; since I might be pro. I ceeding by the Col de Collespena, an extremely clic& I cult passage, to penetrate on Mauresa, or intend de scending by the valley of Coneyost - to reach Grano!. i lers. I marched upon Coldas ; my advanced guard , could not arrive before midnight. t"During this long and painful march,not a muske was fired. lit passing through the village of Cm:- ' 1 telles 3 I learned that Sarsfield, with: four horses 1 men, passed the preceding night there, and was sup rposed to have gone to Moya, and from thence to Manresa. The difficulty of the road which I had ex i perienced, made me conclude the troops e.f my left would not arrive at Coldas before day, 1 therefore ! St. o F rderedelicGi,enaenradl th enße u p rm ro. a ceed n to to tal t t ; e ak s i o a m 9. e repose at rear guard did not arrive till 4 in the morning at St. I Felici ; he had just marked the positions his troops I were to take, when an enemy's column suddenly fell upon the - troops which were observing the road .1 which conducted them to that position ; these were the 25th infantry, and, although suddenly attacked , were nbt dismayed ; not only (lid they receive the enemy in the beet manner, but suddenly resuming : the offensive, in a short space of time, seconded by i some eompauies conducted by Col. Deleambre, they took a flag, 100 prisoners, 7 of whom are Officers, 0 killed, and wounded -a great number, forcing the enemy to fly, and pursuing them. The greater part of the prisoners belong to Werapoin's Swiss Regi : giment. It was Sarsfteld, with his division, who made this attack. It is even *aid he was accompa nied by 14acey. " Tht enemy who took refuge in the mountnitid• e some hours after seeing General ihermon continued Itittsoovement upon Col Ans, redescended and attemptr NI to harass his' ear-guard in the defile halal to pato. I in consequence nuule dispositions to march against them, which, as soon as they percrived, they retreat ed so quickly that it was,impossible to reach them. — then marched from . Balda. to 'inhating, where Illy troops cooks position at eight at uig!if. lu this ?Lica I)RI)LTS OF AI)►IIRALTY, sir. TM Otlft I I Al postponed Ms motion resp&flrr, Jim Drafts of Admiralty from to-morrow till Tuesday next, at ettata es sential l'apers could not bt• produced early enough. The Home of (Amino= Oiliccs Dill was read a third time. — Adjourned. FRENCH EWERS. OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS FROM SPAIN. REPORT OF TUE DUKE OP RAcusA TO . THE PRINCE OF WAGRADI AND NEUFCHATEL, MAJOR-GENERAL. " Valladolid, dan. 16. 44 MoNsetosiruft,—l have the honour of inform ing your Excellency, that I yesterday evening re ceived accounts of the English having suddenly united, and on the Bth passed the Agueda, after hay. lug formed a bridge of boats two leagues above the place, wiqi the besieging artillery. On the 10th the place was invested, and the siege immediately com menced. I lost not a moment in marching to the re lief of the place. I had collected four divisions, for the purpose of revictualling Ciudad Rodrigo ; but these forces were not now sufficient; I was there fore obliged to call two divisions of the Army of the North, and Bonnet's division, which I ordered to quit the Asturias. These together amount to nearly 60,000 man, with which I will march against the enemy. You may expect happy and glorious events for the French arms. My army will be united on the 21st. As I ordered Gen. Montbrun to retire the latter end of January, I do not expect he will join ofe before February. He has under his orders three divisions and a part of my cavalry. (Signed) w Marshal Duke of RAGUSA." SECOND REPORT. - - Salamanca, Jan.lB. " MoNstioNEtta,—l have the honour of ac• quaitsting you the moment arrived here, that ac. cording to the accounts which I have received, the suburbs of Rodrigo, as well as a redoubt I ordered to be constructed, were, on the 10th instant, car tied by surprise. This is an unfortunate circum stances, as I always considered these works would. require a siege, and give us eight or ten days. On the other hand, I am informed, that the first pieces of the besiegi►ig artillery only passed the Agueda on the 14th. In waiting the junction of troops which are marching from different places, I have pushed a strong advance guard as twar as possible to the town, in order to have it understood we are march ing to its succobr." THIRD REPORT. " On the 10th at night the enemy appeared before Ciudad Rodrigo, and took possession of the convents in the suburbs. On the 16th the English batteries opened their fire at a great distance; and on the 19th the place was taken by assault, and fell into the power of the enemy. There is in this event some. thing so incomprehensible, that I will not permit myself to make any observation on it. I have not yet received the necessary information." FOURTH REPO ;IT. . " Salamanca, Jan. 44. " I had concerted with General Dorsenne for the r junction of our troops, but the hopes I had con. I dived of seeing the enemy's army, proud of a first 1 succe's, remain beyond the Agueda, quickly vanish i ed. The reconnoitring parties which I dispatched, informed me that the enemy's corps that had marched upon Tamales, and which they considered as the united army, had fallen back upnv Agueda, crossed that river, and re-entered Portugal, after carrying 1 away the bridges, The English h ave t a k en away part of the heavy artillery of the place to treosport it j • •• tI .:.•. 1.. -.