The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-08-06 00:00:00

Paicg STIPIDICE-IiALF,PISST.

y.ioi I lighitess of what rissed on the 10th; pree
paratory to the of Ciudad Rodrigo.
" At four o'clock in the morning we began tet
ple•• from our batt•ries with forty-live pieces of
cannon, mortars, or howitTcrit, which kept ritsn very
brisk mnituniuterupted fire, huh on theh►+eachta
and the defences of the besiegers, until four in the
efternoop. During this period earl, }sires) of fir-
tipery'diachatgeg from tWelveta, tifteen shot every
hour. Trie enemy LA' some
,literire./gturnett our
fire io a very feeble inanuer, and then 'ceased intl.
altogether.
" foie in the afternoon, trienerst Rehr. Coale
mandinit of the bartering triihrt;7the , e
iiiidCom.nelielaat of Eiigineers;
, and the chief of Battalion, l'el;:nayr 'firit
ile-eamp; were Pent to make tinsel einsittineltoo of
the breach. Threeirohinteers were reignited co try
whether the hrettat was Prieticatife; )11tilion, tor.
,Rural of germildierti; in 'the: ,21/ centrism, of the
50th regiment; eirabineir ig' the 211
teittelitni of the fii'd light inf.-vary; end
rete-ehaseent et the 4th company of the Zd kit-
' tition of the same regiment; aifered
'themselves. These hr.ve fellows having flatb-
ed the twei.7lFriegiefies in the spate of a, few
Motes, sad' gamed the tip of the geettol
Arnebarged - their pieces •at the enerree?s-ittoivirig
at die same time, 4" Long lime !•' and
descended again with the saute tail iesoluttom I
solicit for them the insignia of the ~.os" 11e-
Hour. This "gallant feat, performed ill th,Sight of
the whole army„ -made the culinuns Inkster. 'their
advance to the assault. The co:Minns cons:wed -uf
the besiegiag eliamturs, under the cononand of
Cantata Sproolieg, Adjeint of the S:aP'; three
hundred voltAgron.,. arid three hundred ereearlior,
cuinsuanded by Me.,ri. Orkin, 4.214ef of Baftebon
of the (ith light regiment, and Dsloyat, Chief of
Battalion of tb0,.651th regiment. 'These truops
"revised the foot of the breach, and were jiv-it
mounting to tlwaseauit, whoa the hes:egtil Innis
out the white Bag, and surrendered at discretion.
" The General of Division, Count Coin-
miadant of the ati or Menthe' tie DI/ kr of
Edelitogeu's corps, woo co.umanded the att.fil„
msrehed at else head of the of &moo, and,
passing thiough tie breach. imateiliately_tocik pee.
seseiou of the teem tio: ramparts, tiattertorv:vitts,
and place of arms, and posted g 'lard, at the meg .sisses
al• provision and military stores,:midi 14.164.pime Abe
public clie,ts. Simon./ at this vaillertialles •
made the Spanish garrisue deposit, their Terre in
the arsenals ; after whieh.. they reteirrnstemeettmir
quarters. This operation being trevaninatod, Gene-
ral Luisson established hinted( on the ramparts with
the brigade of Simon, mid there passed the night.
The Adjubint-Commandant Riper,, to whom the
command of the plate was crioaded, ruaiutathed
the greatest truoquillity ta it.
"The Spanish garrison-consists of-between 6
and 7000 men, who will be marched in three eu.
limns to Bayonne: the first set out-shirt morning,
and to morrow and the day after, will he fullowid
by the other two. The hospitals coetaiu a greet
number of .wounded, who will be succeseik ely re-
moved. We have found in the place laS pieces of
artillery, a pretty large quantity of powder. shot,
lead, and cartridges, which is ill he accavaiely detail-
ed io the inventory now making, and winch will he
transmitted to your flightless the moment it is
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finished.

" According to thc.accounts of the Spanish Gs.
vernor himself, the garrison, the townsmen, and the
peasants, have suffered contuferably during the
siege. lie states the number of soldiers killed at
upwards of 1900, and that of the itilialninnts, he
says, is still more consiileratele. Ile eoufesse•, that
himself and the garrishn would have surrendered
sooner, had they not been ill-treated by the inhabit.
ants. Moreover, all unite in complaining of the
perfidy of the English, who,ba►ing promised to sue-,
cour them, made them prolong theis defence, old,
at Wt, abandoned them.
" Haying been present at all the operations of the
siege, I have been a constant witness of tea courage,
zeal, and perseverance which ilis,Maj-sty's troops
opposed to the obstacles they had to surmount, sad
the devotion and bravery sr the General Officers,
and the Officers of the gieginerrs and Aniflety..
I shall have the honour of fertlmith add easing to
you proposals of rewards in faeowr °fans+ Generals.
officers, and soldiers, as hate appeared to me more
partienlaely d;seriiirg of Hi. Majesty's bounty.

" The present report is t!sr sequel and couch,.
aim% of those which I hale daily takir care to trans-
mit to you, respecting the operatmas of the siege of
Ciudad Rodrigo.

64 I haw,. the honoiar he pith rrpecttti devo-
tinn, your Ilighrbel4's azobt nyed oileti.ent

rer►ant,

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4. The Mershal, Pottier rf LAN!, Comaatda
io Cblkf of the Army of POitiegol" '