The Sun. — London, England, 1812-08-15 00:00:00

L 0 N - D '0 N, SATURDAY; AUGUST 15, 1812! It is with the most heartfelt• satisfaction that we feel ourselves enabled to communicate to our. Readers, not only the confirmation of the victory obtained by Lord WELLINGTON over the French, but also some of the details of that most glorious event. The first intelligence, which reached town at a . very early hour this morning (and (hough not, strictly speaking, official, was considered as so indisputably authentic that Lord BATHURST wrote a Letter‘to the LORD MAYOR upon the subject), was a letter froin tolOntel TRANT, at Oporto, to Colonel TORRENS. Colonel TRANT gives some ...details of the extent of our success, but sup- /posing that the news must have previously Tedclied.England, he, of coni-sei_ does not go into pattieulara. The next intelligence was brought by an • Officer, who came direct frqm Lord WELLINGTON'S army, and a.crived at Lord BATuuusT's Office, about half past ten o'clock this morning. This Officer was present during the different. actions which took place previous to, hnfi on the 22d ; 'and on that day the defeat of the enemy was complete. The loss of the enemy was from . 14 to 16,000 men, of whom a large propor- tion (near ten thousand) are prisoners. IHe also states, that the enemy were' retreating in the greatest confusion, and the Allies were pursuing them with vigour. This Officer left the Army on the 25th, and at that time it was estimated that the French had not :less than 20,000 men hors - de combat. Marshal MARMONT lose an arm, and General BONNET died of the wounds which he received. That the Bri- siU. troops behaved with their accustomed va- lour. on this glorious occasion, it is hardly neces- nary to state; and we feel the sincerest gratifica- tion in adding, that our Allies are fully entitled to every praise that we can bestow. The Portu ,guese fought with a degree of steadiness and bra- 'very .that attracted- universal admiration, and the Spanish cavalry distinguished themselves gre?tly, and contributed essentially to the success of the day. The loss of the Allies upon this occason vas necessarily. severe ; it is estimated at. 3400 men, and we add, with deep regret, that the let- ters from Oporto state, that Gen. LE MARCHANT *as killed ; and Generals BERESrORD, Sir•STArLE- TON - COTTON, COLE, and ALTEN, were wounded. Since writing the above, we learn, that a tele- graphic message has just reached the Admiralty, from Plymouth, stating, that Lord CLINTON, who is the bearer of the dispatches from Lord WEL- LINGTON, has landed at Falmouth, and is on-his way to town, His Lordship came over in the S:xtflower, and may be expected in town to-nior- row night. We think it right to add, that the German trr.. , 7.ps in the - British service behaved with the. ut.-: most one regiment of thein attacked ald made prisoners a body of 1700 Frencb troops. Since writing the above, We Lave received the fu:l , 4 - 1, - irt-g- Bulletin : BULLETIN " Horse Gaads, Aug. 15, 1512. " A setter was this. morning received by Col. TORRgNS, from Sir Nicn. TBANT ) dated Oporto, '3oth Jul), in which he mentions that Lord.CLIN TON had been dispatched from the Army on 'the • 25th for Lisbon, with an accdunt of Lord WEL LE;GTO having obtained a decided victory over Marshal MArimONT, on the 22d of the same month. " The British Army had arrrived at Ariselles, fol lowed bythe enemy. - Lord WELLINGTON, seeing ai favourable opportunity, halted his columns, and attacked with. such vigour, at five -" o'clock in the afternoon, as to oblige the Vrendi to re cross the •Tormes - in the greatest. confusion, and had not night come on, the whole of MAn 14.ONT'S army must 'have been destroyed, They prisoners ; -MAII:stoNT lost an a l rm, and BOt:NET. is said to be killed, and four other Generals hounded. The number of prisoners taken i said to-exceed 10,000, some sayl4,ooo men, but it is certain that 7000 men lead 'already arrived; on tbe 266, at Teuebron. "- On the following day Ole 23d) the heavy ra Tatty came up witifa: considerable .column of the enemy, and took .a great many prisoners. One German heavy regiment took 1700. Ipss is estimated at about 3,500. ‘‘ 141. Gen. LE _ i IERCIIANT killed, and the fol lowing 'Officers wounded :—Sir Wm. BERESFOED, COLE, COTTON, LEITE, and ALTEN. On the 2-I,th Lord WELLINGTON was in march upon Penacorde." We have teceivecl•Cortiona Papers to the Ist nstant, of which the following are extracts :-- • SUPPLEMtNT TO THE CORUNNA EXTRAORHINARY COURLER Or JULY O. CONFIRMATION OF THE GRAND VICTORY OBT.4IICED BY LORD t"ELLI NGTON The Governor of this place (Corunna) is happy to communicate to the people all, the firtimate results obtained by our arms and thov; of rour Allies; which be has this mornin,c.v, reeeiv('l from a person - worthy, of confidence. The, following are the partiCulars • Under date of. the Nth:inst. they write from Panaranda, that the enemy's l(}ss is not limier 16,000 men, that 'they are closelY pursued in their retreat, and their direction thought to be Burgos. Ori the 24th, the Allies . 'had made MOre than 6000 prisoners, with 200 officers, and many others were badly wounded. The enemy's rear-guard was attacked by only nine squadrons of cavalry, and the Frpch, who were very superior, shame fully fled, abandoning four battalions of infantry, which were all sabred or' taken prisimers, The division of ESPANA marched at the van-guard.— .Our invincible English have offered some troops and assistance to Senor SANTOCII.DES,. to enable him to undertake the sieges of - Zamora and Toro,: MOM THE CORUNNA DIARY OF JULY CONFIDENTIAL INTELLIGENCE RECEITED BY 713 E GOVERNMENT OF CORtTNNA. We have the ' most satisfactory that intelligence ; the Allied Army incessantly pursues the enemy; their loss already exceeds 18,000 men, with 32 pieces of artillery ; all his Generals, with the excep tion of two, are killed, wounded, or prisoners. MARstot4T hag had an arm wnputated, and tv ceived another wound in his body. The vic tory has been one of the most complete that can possibly be imagined. Yesterday an English Division was to be in Segovia, and the,fortresses of Toro and Zamora to be beSieged by the sixth army. - The intrusive Icing, to whom we cannot deny the merit of having foreseen this success, on the 20th inst.'fled to Burgos. The fate of Spain will be very different at the end of this campaign. Copy of a Communication printed at Salamanca, respecting the memorable battle fought on the 3rd July, in the 'lid nity of that city. " Field of battle, close to Salamanca, July " The French Army, under the command of, Marshal MAILMONT was routed 'yesterday after noon by that of the Allies, directed by his, Excel lency Lord Viscount WELLINGTOI4, Duke of Ciu- DAD RODRIGO, in the fields of Salamanca, upon the left of the Tornies, close to Arapiles, after an obstinate battle of 7 hours, in which infantry, ca valry, and artillery performed prodigies of 'valour. The enemy were successively dislodged from all their advantageous positions, with the loss of all the artillery which they had placed in them; the. loss which they have sustained in arms, ammuni, tiim, and baggage, is immense'; that in men, up to this ' morning, is from 10 to . 12,000, of which more. than 4,000 are prisimers ; some eagles have 'also been taken. At night MARmoNT cowmen* hiS retreat by Alba, and as he is very closely pur sued by the victorious troops, it is expecte(' he will suffer other lOsses in his retreat. , Castile and all Spain will reap the fruits of this signal victory, and the Castilians in whose terri tory the allied army is, will - distinguish them selves in furnishing generously all the aids want ed in the neighbourhood of the field- of battle. May the God of armies be praised, and may that gratitude whichis due tothe Allied Army, and its invincible And enlightened Chief, be transmitted from generation to generation. " P. S. BONNET has just arrived here.wnunded, and with him more prisoners. The field of battle, for more than two leagues, is'cos•cred With dead ~„ bodies ; among which is the Colonell - Of the regiment, and among the Wounded the colonel of the iOlst,' and some others.. The ringlisb have the .3par:iqh ctivi§ion's 'los , " is triflirig.—lt nut rfrmght that the - total lolls of the'altied army ex ceeci3 2500 =ca." 11/, I Vf CLLGI .11111. aia r. 1 Dub' ri, 1 NVatetford. PRICE 01' STOCKS THIS -PAY AT TW;-:LVE o'cLriCK. coltai§ f i; . :57k?,11 Red.Anii... 57111 I Onsniinn 3il-1 pr. THE SUN. iLME3I Qum Dicr.r.i•FAL , :;l3:.7• Atan.:AT ? FURTIER ACCOUNTS P.ECEIVE SAr...lmAzlcA, JtitY 21, 7 o'ctoCK, .daugeron4y, wounded, and it died in Panaranda. His troops are retiring •in bad order towards Redraheta, and itr addition.to the 4100 prisoners. collected yesterday, 1500 have been broczlit • in to day, and others badly wounded, abandoned on the field of battle. It is supposed Ilk toss exceeds .15,000 men. JOSEPH, it appears certain, abandoned 'Madrid on the 26th, with 6,000 men, taking the Alire6tion of the Somosierra, thus prophesying the success of the battle. The Allied Army is in purstiVof the enemy, and allows them no respitel the Duke of Ctuo ROMITGO iS ) alWayS• With the ad r .. vaneed posts. Te Deem ,was cbaunted here to clay. His ,Exeelleney has left 'the care of the, w'ounded, and the collecting of the - spoils on the fie/4 of battle, to the people of Salamanca. There are in this eitw more than 300 0 licers prisoners., COMINNA, AMY 30.—Immediately that the Governor of this place had made the requiite communications to the. Coaneil, &C: of the happy results of the 22d, in the neighbourhood of. Salamanca, be determined to return due thanks •to the God of Armies, and Celebrate such desirable information with mass and Te Dium, on ":he 25th, in the.Che.-...eh of San DO- : mingo. lit night the - town was brilliantly :11u minatett. and all the inhehitanta of this city ga , .e, themselves up to the most unbounded Soy, :as - a proof of the odium with' which they view the French Eagles, and of the enthusiaSm with which they will sacrifice themselves in the just cause we defend, DIARI.O DI LA CORUNA, - AUG. 1, 1812. "I can almost assure my Readers, from good authority, that in the actions -which took place from the 18th to 25th of last month, the French.' lost about 24,000 men, although it was first stated from between 10 to 12,000, secondly froth . 15 to 16,000, and thirdly at 18,000. ' (‘ We also know, that all the Generals of MAR MONT'S army were either , wounded or taken pri- .. soners ; •111Attx o NT himself, and the famous Bos- NET, were wounded. " We know that a space'of giO - and of upwards of two leagues was covered with their dead and wounded, which last were collected, besides an immense booty of arms, baggage, and ammunition, by the Allies ; tint the prisoners which have Al ready been made amount to 6000. " We, bate reason to believe that the intrusive King has ,disappeared with abont sii thousand men. In short, we doubt not but that the glori ous battle of the Arapiles will prove to be almosta„ decisive one, and that we shall every clay hear.of fresh advantages obtainedineonsequence of it." T-Irefol'owing General Orders were published by order or Sir NiQIIOLAS TBANT " Ilead-Finatters at Foi Porto. " OF.Di R OF THE DAY, 41:11,Y 30, : 812. My General desires the Msjor of this. Castle to order four guns to be carried to the square of Nertudes, and with twenty-one rounds to in form the• City the news- he has received -this' morning from his Excellency. General Tat T, • of one of the most glorious battler. ever ,fought by.tbe Allied Army. The battle took place' uli'on the Tnrmes Rigo, on the 22d July. The enemy lost from 15 to 20,000 men; including 10,000 prisoners ; nineteen guns were tak:en. Our loss is from 3 to 4000 . men. - General AliamoNT:lost an arm, and man3 - 7 . French Generals : were wonnded. " The Portuguese General ITE - was killed, and . C rrAc dc TROUC,ERO, and Gen TON woundted. (Signed) " Aid-de-Cainp to the Governor- of OPOHRTO." The folowing Letter wel Ibis morning sent from Lord BATALMST tO' the. LOF.D MAYOR "My Ltorl), " Mansf 4 eid-street, Alm 15, 181?.., " I have the I:01100Jc° inform your Lordship? that Letters have been, received from Oporto ? stating, that Lord ,CLusToN passed CityW Rod rigo, on the night of the 25th ult. with Dis patches. from Lord WELi,licorotc, containing an a-count of the vietdry ohtairled over the French on the 22d. . ' • " I hare the honour to be, , • .". With great 'respect,. Nrc.oar Lordship's most obedient servant, " 8AT1R711.57.. " To the Bight Lion. the Lord Maple' P.... , ov'tqr, . 13.--:-Arri s'ed the Stanis' , b Yleria, lielonging tc and from Cor un - !) c i f V. GARTZ, Mt.":ter, -.rite a cargo Cons t cotton-wool, indigo, an bou d Lond , ..sn. Stied on the i t instant, and has 13° any.patticular news. Also arrivealLif; day the Figrnowth, SmEituotli and the rriands, E.ftsT, from Wales; the Lori! li.tnars, from London ; the Meteor, TUBs, fro o Ne...-ebaven . ; r th , z iscaittla, WALLtt ; the Lambto * SELFeRp the Proz;iderica, ANDEEWs U.nd lirmitE, from Siinderland ; the 'frielicl . schaft, BULL, from Penza.ne'e, in ballast ; the Lord Gambier, LE GRQs," from Jersey; and d id Chez.tes-14ris of war, from a cruize. ' Sailed the Foxhound sloop of war on a cruis e ' the in, , ;olent.brig. of war to the Westward, and thg RecolAtte gun-brig with a small convoy fOr Irelaa' RXTRACT Oi ANOTHER -LETTER FROM PLYMOUIgi SAME DATE. AN ARRIVAL PROM Tat PENINSULA, AND AN Al' l4 BUT CONFIUMATION OP LORD WELEINGTOS VICTOET OVER MARMONT ! ! ! Arrived to-day the S',;an:sh brig Illaria,Emy.r.o uGAnTn, master, froin Corunna, with wool ni indigo, from whence she sailed on the ;Ist of Ali' gust ; liefote her departtire there were great pub' lie rejoicings atCbruuna, such as illutnitiation s ) ringing or , bells, '&c.. "Sto, in 'consequence of th e victory obtained, br Lord WELLUNGTMI 0 , 16 . Marsha l ::N111111.10Ni ;---110 doubt whatever was ea" tertained. of the fact. .. • •• Since writing the abovc, we have learned• that Coranna Gazettes of the Ist, are actually in town , in which the loss, of the French is stated to be 16,000 killed and 4000, prisoners. The Gazettei are tuft of the account of the illuminations su4 public rejoicings. YARMOUTH, AUG. 14.—A large fleet of ship from the Baltic arrived off here yesterday, as passed on to the Southward. Lord WALPOLE embarked yesterday afternoco oft board the Calypso sloop of war, for St. Peters, burgh. • Arrived the Hama° frigate and Tweed sloop of 'Vrar from off Heligoland. The Horatio has lost several men in an attealL to cut out some enemy's vessels. ISLANDS or SCILLY, AUG, 10.—Sailed on. 11 cruize to the westward, bis Majesty's slob Hermes and Foxhound. Came in the brig Cato, of South Shields, A- 14 ' Dansoit, master, from Llahnelly, bound to Jersl with maim for Government. • • • Entered outwards the Edward, SA ND E R SO'S; JUst, JACKSON, and Star, MAY, with potatoes t / Gibraltar, Cadiz, and Lisbon. DEAL, Ay G. 14.—His Majesty's ship Castirg ° has deained and sent into -the Downs, the-A.0 0 ' 7 rican ship Mary Ann, from Dunkirk, with 09e hundred and one passengers on board. , Through a respectable medium we have tii i e following ma infortion regarding the state "' affairs in 'South America : ,'— ‘‘ A vessel has arrived at Cadiz from seraj Cruz, transinitting intelligence to the. 27th April. By this opportunity we are informed ° the rapid progress of the insurrection in the ki l3 6 - , dom. of, Mexico. A native, 'who is , deserving perfect contldenee, and who has correct inforu3t tion of what passes there, - assures us that the"" volution must inevitably take effect ; that 1 0- relos, the, principal Counnander in favour of it, is master of the whole coast to . the South, at': that his comrade, Sanchez, with thirty thousaill men, preserves his authority in the plains 6 ' flebla, and throughout the mountainous O A tricts of Oresava. ec The same Gentleman also confirms the ill' telligence, that the city of Oresava itself is in tb' hands of the insurgents, and that Vera Cruz is tt alarm, its communication 'in the Xalapa havkli been entirely cut off." Notwithstanding all that Mr. B 1 7 4.117: has 50' of the Sublime ant; Beautiful, almost every nation it, appears; has a starir'.ard of taste peculiar to it self. The Princess Ifiti.:43.tTn, sister to the k3 l l -press Agri E 'of Russia, was supposed to have ve 'tine eyes, though rather an indifferNit face. The:: being a ball one evening'. at Court, the Chines Ambassador, standing near the Empress, vq asked by her Majesty, which he 'thought d prettiest: woman there • and. ohs.• e ved witti g i ef gallantry', " that it would be difficult, in a star light. night, to say which star was the brightest. Finding, 'however, that her. Majesty expected big to .say which he thought so, he bowed to tr Princess EcrzAßEnt : amony , such a number 1 o fin e women, he thought 11En. the handsomest, 6 . -- "`, if sl.e . had not quite such large eyes, riob cc .could seedier and live:" Small eves, and a r0n 13 .: broad face, is the very pink of beauty among t l Chinese. DuntiN, Attu. 11.—At a late hour.on evening last at meeting took place at the rear' Sir Charles-Saxton's house, i n t h e. pn c enix r ar between' Major Gar.diner,, of. the ,Oth - regilr s-e l and' Mr..ltaband, of Baggot-street. -After parties exchanged foiir.sflots each., Mr. flu b l was apprised by . his friend that Major Gz'ru i t had no . forther commands for Yin ;at prO" Captain 17---r--r, of the ith regiment al - 1 1 ' 6 ' 3. m aecopanied Major Gardiner to the ground'"' the Tree.)nalea journal, .