The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-03-07 00:00:00

IiXTRACT OF • LITTER IRON LIFSON, FEB. 24.

" The detachments, which, as 1 mentioned to
you in my last, were seat from this city to the
lsoistance of Cadiz, ar►ived very opportunely, as,
though the force we. small, it was sufficient to de-
termine the wavering policy of the place, which
s-erned to hesitate whether it should 'duke French
or ■ Briti.h garrison. lied these auxiliaries an.
rived a few hours later, this important place would
have been lost.

" The head-quarters of Lord Wellington were,
this day, at Vizen, whence he may advance to-
wards any point the enemy may thn aten."

LissoN. TES. 23.

According to the accounts from Spain, it ap-
pears that the French troops, who were marching
for Leon, did not exceed 15,000 men, under the
command of Junot, who, it was said, had turned
towards Madrid. French troops in the Asturias, it
was likewise said, had retired from the positions
they had occupied.

It also appears. that the French who were march-
ing towards Ciudad Rodrigo, only eon•isted of g
or 10,000 men, under the command of Rey, who,
on the igth, had summoned that place to surren-
der, but had receded that answer which might he
expected from brave sod loyal commanders. The
enemy attempted to attack the !dace at several
points, bat were every time repulsed and obliged
to retire.

The division which attempted to attack Badajnz
was commanded by Monier.

The militsry dispositions of our armies in every
point are made with continua.ly-n creasing energy
and activity. anti the diSercni corps march to their
several destinations with Cie greatest seal and em.
thusiasm.--/Listors Diary. Feb. 23.)

CIUDAD RODRIGO, TR/. 12.

The enemy, to the nu ,:fiber of 9 or 10,000 men,
have approached tk is place ut four different !mint%
At half-past seven, yesterday morning, n flog of
truce arrived, with • letter siAteil by Marshal Nev,
requiring the surrender of this place.—The Major-
General, Den Andre de Herasti, Governor of this
place, and President of the Supreme ithita of Cas-
tile, returned the following eraser :
" As President of the Supreme Junta of Old
•CMilo, as Governor of Ciudad Rodrigo. and as ■
soldier, 1 have sworn 1 will defeud this place for
itslawful King, Ferdinand the Seventh, to the last
drop of my blood. The same. is the resolution of
the whole garrison, and of all the inhabitants, which
is the only answer 1 have to returu."

iii. 13.

During the whole of yesterday, we
enemy at every point at winch we were attacked,
and we have the sitisfactimi to say, with the 'mall
lose of two killed and 'even wounded. Their loss
ens comb greater, and we have convinced them
that Ciudad Rodrigo is riot to 1,. taken with the
facility with whli•h they had flattered theniselrin.—
To-day they Wave disappeared, and seem to have
divided themselves into two columns.

According to accounts from Almeida, of the 14th,
it apprars that 1111.1 ralumn of the enemy has gigot°
token the direction of &dementi', and the other
that of St. Velars.

By •econnls from Elea, of the Ifith, some of
the enemy's troops had gone from Tahtvers to
Truxiilo, where their furry on that d. w•as 6.000

r;.e uarrieott or Ila•lajna sawavtilintt
every day with trovs that bad beer diaper:PA and
already exceed% 7.000 men.

meu.

The French, who Nett in ilht or Budajes,