The National Register.
London, England, 1811-02-10 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER

TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

`vice-Admiral Campbell has transmitted to John Wilon Cro-
ker, Esq. a letter from Captain Digby, of his Majesty's ship the
Theban, giving an account of the boats of that ship having on
the 2d instant, under the directions of Lieutenant Meynell, and
!-upported by the Skylark sloop, brought out, in a very gallant
ma‘mer, a merchant brig, from on shore under two of the ene-
my's batteries near Cieppe.
This Gazette also contains a letter from Lieutenant Godge,
commanding the Locusf gun-vessel, giving an account of his
having, on the 26th of last month, captured, close to Dunkirk, a
French National armed vessel, carrying two long twelve-pound-
ers, with small arms.
BANKRUPTS.
Joseph Blaylock, late of Carlisle, Cumberland, muslin-manu-
facturer.
Robert Sowter, of Kingston-upon-Hull, merchant.
William Allder, of Seward-street, Goswell-street, soda-ma-
nufacturer.
David Bowen, late of Neath, Glamorgan, skinner.
John Ditcham, of Sherborne-lane, London, carpenter.
John Colvin, of Liverpool, merchant.
Walter Garman, of Bristol, merchant.
William Sanderson, of Liverpool, timber-merchant.
Thomas Roberts, of Liverpool, woollen-draper.
William Cansdell, of Hackney-road, carpenter.
Alfred Charles Smith, late of Kennington-green, merchant.
James Benwell, of Freshford, Somerset, innholder.
CERTIFICATES—Feu. 26.
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John Hayward and George Turney, of London-street,
merchants —Thomas Philp, of Holborn, printer.—Roger
Hesketh Fleetwood Williams, of Liverpool, merchant.—Mayson
Wilson, of Liverpool, merchant. 'Thomas Harding, of Wal-
worth, dealer in spirituous liquors.—Dudley Johnson, of Ivy-
lane, trunk-maker.—John Fox Seaton, of Pontefract, banker.—
Robert Seaton, of Pontefract, banker.--John Seaton, of Ponte-
fract, banker.—Robert Clements, of Norwich, appraiser.—
Charles Schaar, of Prince's-street, tailor.—Rees Howell, of
Manchester, porter-dealer.—James Anderson, late of Gates-
head, Durham, grocer.—Fdward Binyon, of Fenchurch-street,
bardwareniati.—Benjamin Hills, late of Enfield-Town, haber-
dasher.—Mary Talbot Cole, of Hatton-Garden, copper-plate,
printer.—George Kearsley, of Fleet-street, bookseller.—Rich.
Gresty, late of Manchester, victualler.

excepting that of Major Cocitiey, of the 24th Portuguese regi-
ment, who was unfortunately killed, and the Officer command,.
ing the Ist brigade of Portuguese militia wounded.
General Bacellar, who commands in the north, has moved the
divisions commanded by General Miller and Cal. Wilson upon
the flank and rear of the enemy, which it is expected will ch-eck
this movement, and oblige him to fall back again towards the
frontier. A part of Claparede's division was still at Pinhel.

DOWNING-STREET, FEB. 9, 1811.
A bispatch, of which the following is a Copy, has been this day
received at to Earl of Liverpool's Office, addressed to his
Lordship by Lieutenant-General Viscount Wellington, dated
Cartaxo, 26th Jan. 1611.

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Cartaxo, January 26, 1811.,
MY LORD—The enemy has continued the blockade of 011-
venva, and obtained possession of that place either .o the 22d
or 23d instant. Notwithstanding the positive assertions that a
large body had crossed the bridge of Merida on the 9th, it dries
not appear that the French have yet had any large body on the
right of the Guadiana. They have a train of six twenty-four
pounders, and other ordnance of large calibre, and a large quan-
tity of stores and carriages, on the left of the Guadina ; but it is
not yet considered decided that they propose to attack Badajo•
I am concerned to have to report to your Lordship, that the
Marquis de la Romana died in this town on the 23d instant,
after a short illness. His talents, his v,irtues, and his patriotism,
were well known to his Majesty's Government. In him the
Spanish army have lost their brightest ornament ; his country
their most upright patriot; and the world the most strenuous
and zealous defender of the cause in which we are engaged; and
1 shall always acknowledge with gratitude the assistance which I
received from him, as well by his operations as by his counsels
since be had been joined with this army.
Upon receiving accounts of the movements of the French
troops in Estremadur.i, of the difficulties experienced in the re-
lief of Olivenza, and of the possibility that Badajos might be
attacked, he ordered the Spanish troops which had been joined'
to us, to march towards the frontier, and they commenced their
march on the !Kell instant.
General Mendizabel has since ordered them to ;rah on tile
road. •
Since I addressed your Lordship on the 19th Inst. I haye re-
ceived the detailed accounts of General Silveira's affairs with the
enemy in Upper Beira. In the affair at the Ponte d'Albade, on
the 30th of December, which was the most serious, and an
which the greatest loss was sustained, the General attacked the
French and was repulsed. .
In the last affair of the 11th instant, the French attacked Ge-
neral Silveira at Villa de Pont, and he was obliged to retire
upon Lamego. He was followed by the French division, and
was obliged to evacuate Latnego, and to retire across the Douro
on the 13th instant. . .
General 13acellar then took up a position on the Pavia, on the
enemy's left flank, while Colonel Wilson was upon their tear' at
Castro Dairo, and General Silveira. prevented them from cross.
ing the Douro. ..
These posit ions appear to have induced Getteral:,Claparedele
to retire again, as I have heard, from another channel, of hist
arrival at Trancoso.
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The enemy have made no material alteration in their pnsitton .
in front of this army since I las- addressed your Lordship. Teiey
appear still to entertain a great jealousy of all our ntnverftents en
tilysif
the left of the Tagus, and they have recently removed sotri
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the boats which were in the Zezere. Thai detach d st,ho .414
two thousand men from the rear of their army into Lower
Beira, on the 22d instant, apparently' to escort a 'eourier towards
the frontier.
They drove our picquets through the town of Rio Mayo:von
, the 19th instant, with a strong body of cavalry and infantry; but