The National Register.
London, England, 1811-06-02 00:00:00

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•thcr particulars of this memorable battle, we refer to the Offi-
cial account, because in letter' there is always some differepte
In the relati ni,however well founded in fact.
" The Spaniards are 'aid to have refused quarter to the
French, and put every man to the sword that came in their
way."

The following is an extract of a letter from Lis-
bon, dated May 18:

" On receipt of the intelligence that SOULT had united all his
troops in the neighblurhood of Seville, and was marching on
Badajoz, Generals BEKESFORD, BLAKE, and CAS FANos, held
a Council of War at Valverde, and came to the determination
of removing the large park of artillery employed in the siege of
padajoz, and sending it to Elvas for security's sake, leaving
12,000 men before Badajoz, and with the remainder to march
against nou LT. This plan has had the happiest results, and the
*tory has remained on our side.

66 Mr. FORBES is just arrived from Bilboa, which he left the
4th inst. The people of Biscay are more and more animated.
•The few persons who had emi•raced the French party are now
seeking pardon from our Government, since King JosEru has
returned to France wish Ifs friends.

Let us see what the Tyrant will next undertake, finding
be has totally failed in Spain. and that his brother has been
unable to maintain himself there. Let us see how the few Spa-
niards will justif,• themselves who sided with the French, when
these latter attempted to subdue and oppress us.

• It is wished that the English would mete a landing at St. Se-
bastians, and siist the two provinces of Navarre and Biscay,
which .:re both well inclined. We have recently seen two par-
ties of Guerillas, headed by EsPuz and MDIA, penetrate eleven
leagues into France, where they were well received by the inha-
bitants.

The English might carry on a great contraband commerce
with France on the whole coast from St..Sebastians, from which
they would derive much honour and advantage.
You will already have received the agreeable tidings that the
Catalonians havf possessed themselves of the strong fortress of
st. Fernando de Eigueras.

The French have sent all their heavy artillery from Bayonne
farther bad: into France.
N. w York Papers to the sth of May have arrived.
The federal interest appears to be gaining ground
in that State, and we shall soon expect to hear that
it is extending to the. southward. The advocates
for French connection in preference to English are
• upon the decreased; and it is not improbable, that
alter a few months experience of the advantages of
the former, we shall hear that this unnatural par-
tiality is wholly confined to Maryland and Virgi-
nia, the principal focus of hostility to this country.
There are strong complaints in these papers of the
countenance and accommodation given to 'Trench
cruisers by the American Government.

A private letter from an Aid-de-Camp of Marshal
BF:la:swap, states, that the battle of the 16th was
obstinately contested for six hours and a half, and
that the defeat of the French was cornpltte. Ano-
ther account mentions, that the whole medical staff
fell into our. hands, and that the loss on both sides
was extremely great., We have also heard that we
have lost some valuable officers of the royal artil-
lery set vipg before Badajoz, in an attempt made by
the enemy to ob3ige the British to raise the siete.