The National Register.
London, England, 1812-06-21 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

JUNE 21.

James Linnell, of Streatham-street, Charlotte—street, Bloomsbury,
carver and gilder, Jtait! £O, July 7, and 28, at twelve, at Guildhall.
Attorney, Mr. Popkic, Dean-street, Soho.
Janaf. s Beeston, late of Nottingham, baker, June 20, July 4, and `'ll,
at twelve, at Guddliall,•London. Attorney, Mr. Jeyec, Charlotte-
street, Fitzroy-square, London.
Thomas Wells, of Fleet-street, pocketbook-maker, June "3, 27,
at twelve, awl Lily CtS, at eh yen, at Guildhall. Attornies, Mews.
Gale j hci Son. Dedf,rd- street, Bedford-row.
Thomas 'Watkins, of PI, mouth-Dock, tavern-keeper, June 21, 26,
and July Cl, at twelve, at the Auction Mart Rooms, Ply mouth-Dock.
Attornies, MeAsro. Williams and Dal ke, Pi ince's-street, Bedford-row,
London ; and Nlr. Bozon, Plymouth-Dock.
William Mudd, late of Woodbridge, Suffolk, ntaltster, June 29, 30,
and J;ily 28, at eleven, at the Bear and Crown Inn, Ipswich.
nies, Messrs. Pearson and Bunn, Ipswich ; and Mr. Taylor, John-strect,
Bedford-row, London.
William Townsend, of Bristol, haberdasher, June 17, at one, 30, ::t
twelve, and July 28, at one, at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol. At-
tornies, Messrs. Tarrant, Clarke, and Richards, Chancery-lane, Lou-
don ; and Mr. Jarman, Bristol.
Thomas Ashbie, late of Monckton Farley, quarryman, June co,
30, and July 28, at eleven, at the Greyhound Inn, Bath. Attornit,,
Messrs. Baxter and Martin, Furnival's Inn, London ; and Mr. Sal-
mon, Gallaway—buildings, Bath.
John l'idduck, of Catterell, Worcester, July 8,9, and 28, at twelve,
at the Greyhound, Worcester. Attornies, Mr. Pugh, Bernard-street,
Russell-square, London; and Mr. Mence, Worcester.

LOADON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY,

THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1812.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
POWNTNG-sTIIEET, JUNE 17, 1812.
Major Currie, :`side-de-Camp to Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill,
arrived this evening at Lord Bathurst's Office, with a dispatch, rf
which the following is an Extract, addressed to the Earl of Liver-
pool by General the Earl of Wellington, dated Fuente C;uinald(e
213th of May, 1812:
When I found that the enemy had retired from this frontier, on the
24th of April, I directed I.ieut.-Gen. Sir Rowland Hill to carry into
execution the operations against the enemy's posts and establishmeets a
the passage of the Tagus at Almarez.
• Owing to the necessary preparations for this expedition, Lieute-
nant-General Sir Rowland Hill could not begin his march, with
part of •the 2d division of infantry, till the 12th instant, and he attained
the objects of his expedition on the 19th, by taking by storm Forts Na
peleon and RegtEa, and the Ors-du-pant and other works, by which
the enemy's bridge was guarded, by destroy'irg those forts and work!,
and the enemy's bridge and establishments, and by taking their maga-
zines, and two hundred and fifty-nine prisoners, and eighteen picas
of cannon.
I have • the honour to enclose Lieut.-General Sr Rowland Hili's
report of this briliant exploit ; and I beg to draw yaur Lordship's at-
tention to the difficulties with which he had to contend, as well from
the nature of the country, as freM the works which the enemy had
cons!ructed, and to the ability and the characteristic qualities displayed
by Lieut.-Gen. Sir Rowland Hill, ir. persevering in the line, and con-
fining himself to the objects chalked out by his instructions, notwitie
standing the various obstacles opposed to his prbqess.
I have nothing to add to Lieutenant-General Sit R. Hill's report et
the conduct of the Officers and troops under his command, exceptieg
to express my concurrence in all he says in their praise. Too much
cannot be said of the brave Officers and troops who took by storm, with-
out the assistance of cannon, such works as the enemy's forts on hods
banks of the Tagus, fully garrisoned, in good order, and defended by
eighteen pieces of artillery.
Your Lordship is aware that the road of Almarez affords the only
milita cmmuication across the Tagus, and from the Taus to the
Guadiary na,o belown Toledo. All the permanent bridges below the bridges
of Arzobispo have been destroyed during the war, by one or other of the
belligerents, and the enemy found it impossible to have repair them.
Their bridge which Lieut.-Gen. Sir Rowland Hill has destroyed, was
one of boats ; and I doubt their having the means of replacing it. The
communications from the bridges of Arzobispo and l'alavera to the
IGuadiana are very difficult, and c.eniot be deemed military comma-
! nications for a large army. The result then of Lieut.-Gen. Hilt's expe-
-1 dition, has been to cut off the shortest and best communieatien betvNeu
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1 the armies of the South and of Portugal.
I Nearly about the time that the enemy's troops, reported in el i last
dispatch to have moved into the Condado de Niebla, marched front
I Seville, it is reported that another considerable detachment under Mar:ed
I shat Souk went towards the blockade of Cadiz, and it was expect
that another attack was to be made upon Tariffa.
. It appears, however, that the enemy received early intelligence of
Sir Rowland Hill's march. The troops under the command of Gen.
Drouet made a movement to their left, and arrived upon the Guadiana
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1 at Medellin on the 17th instant: and on the lath, a cleachment
far cf the3
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cavalry under the command of the same General drove
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