The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-11-24 00:00:00

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The fallowing it au extract of a letter from an
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Officer of the t.. 4i regiment, to his brother
'• kairly in the morning of the -213th, for some
time, the greatest silence prevailed ; all the ca-
valry formed in a plain on our left. lininediately
en their being formed, a most heavy fire, from x 6
mortars and howitzers, opened on every side of u.,
particularly ou the cavalry, which obliged them to
retire for some time. Mean tirniiimuseitae column.
were advancing on our left, whertrahe two battalions
of the Guards weir posted, who immediately came
to the chuge.—The Riniirit army never preiaitsteci
more ausnotis spectators concerning the fate of the
Gariatii, than we for the Guards, but soon was the
superiority of valour displayed. fur they 64011 broke
the first column, which immediately retired, Mud
displayed a seeund ; a second routed, disclosed a
third, end thus they eoatintied charging and beat-
ing till they overcharged themselves, and were very
much cut up. During all this, a dreadful at-
tempt. of a nemerous colunui, was mode on our
left, with every hope, en the part of the enemy, of
firming it, and gaining the moat important object.
Here were posted 'the King's German Legion. Be-
ing token very unexpectedly, immediately very •
greet tonfupion ensued; the Germans gave way;
we being ii-xt them were immediately ordered to
support them, and the 29th regiment here gained
the-greatest glory, giving them, with the greatest
stelsrlinv.., a well-directed volley, end immediately
alter's charge, whicb.dwitroyard their hopes for this
time, laving completely routed and hull annihilated
th.m. litre t:whardeat lighting of our reginsent was,
had iii, clutfly here suffered ha the lose of men and
officers wounded.. When I speak of our loss, it is
'painful to ins to mention what drew team from me
when / heard it, that Graydon was dangerously
wimalled ; but consolatory it lb to reflect, that he
died a most glorious deeth. When we were or-
dered•to stand to °ocarina, Graydon, ever the moat
anxious and breve iu the field, in the act of staving Ins
perm', and exhorting his conniosioy in front, receiv.
led a ball in the bottom of his *boned*. it wars not
known for some hours after, when lie was votiveyed
to no hospital, nor did I know ,it till twat day.
%Viten I went to see him:, I found him quite recon-
ciled in death ; .ei.d.lipon tclhng him to keep up
his spirits; that she-surgeon had hopes of his reco.
very', he a-keit rise " If I ever kiwie him to he out
of spirit* ?" • The surgeon oar, ling whenever he
heard a shot he always cried out, -ry Charge the'm !
Charge thaw I" Ile died iai. a few Isourr after.
When it shall please God to call me. may his'
death be mine." In his regiment he has lilt the
eharacter rife warmhearted mid truly disinterested
friend, it brave soldier. and at excelleut officer : in
a word, his country hiss to lament the bravest vol.,
deer, his regiment its greatest ornament, and the
ninstaincere friend. I•have only fond what every offi-
cer in the regiment daily continues to express of him.
I shall cease giving on morepartien litre of this gel-
lent action, os all swald till more than this alien
would contain ; mother it to say, that at day.ltreak
the next moriiing, 'flour great astouisliment, when
we were drawn up in expectation of *outlier utta, k,
there was no enemy to he seen, 'having retreated at
night, leering a few C0411141111$ and saute cavalry
to deceive mi. These were iu motion the whole
mid. by making* great bustle in carrying off
their deed, prevented us from suspecting their real
'lntention.. It (Niue hopo.ailda to discover any thing
with certainty, from the extreme darkness of the
night. la the action we could aot have lost loos
than 6004 men nod wounded. The enemy
must have lest comiderably more, as our artillery
on their columns. while theirs played nu our