The National Register.
London, England, 1812-08-09 00:00:00

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to fora) a junction will our expedition, now doubtless
trothd in Catalonia, and destined to advance into Arragoo,
before Sou can collect all the French forces in the south,
uhi:h will Lind them elves cutirely cut off by a line of Bri-
Csli bayonets, extt nding acuiss the Peninsula. Surrounded
iry an hostile and enterprising population, attacked in the
;ca. by ow troops from Cadiz, acid unable to obtain sup-
plies, .i'ey must either attempt to flirce their way through
put a m with uo other impulse than that of despair, or
oitima.elv surrender, like DuroNT, ptisonets of Nvar.
aiding lepeated confirmations received from se-
veral qua :ers, of the gi ea. and decisive victory gained by
Lad WELIANGTON, the official dispatches have not yet
arri‘erl : neither this delay surprising. The accounts we
'have had, and which we subjoin, came from flit" north of
pain, and consist of Bu'letins written by his Lordship on
the field of battle, ati.l sent to :he yin ions laanish Chiefs, to
t.bera to join him in the put snit of the routed enemy.
The Aispatches intended for Covernment must have been
written whet; the pursuit was over, :Aid have been forwarded
throuAli the regular channel first to- Lisbon and then to this
Country. a way considerabh longer, but more certain than
.he pteceding. Let, therefore, those publications which
themse:ves that " the letters imputed to Lord W FL-
LINGTON weir forget ies," and that no triumph has been
dismiss their inerio:ic hopes, and not endeavour to
check the joy which they
.do not seem to share.

Coamoutiore fir ilomE PortLim las trinimbittetl to J. W. CROK ER,
q. •(...cral papci 5, ut Wiih:ll (he following im2 cupic

&nor Cot:m.4lore ql flit: Britibh Forcts iia t%e Cuaii I 4:

just received (lour I'. M.) by a launcb, sent express hum
ag,reable news of the defrat of General NIA It MONT by t e
Attied Ariii , ruder the command of tienerall?Halu NVIA.I INC To No
and it appealing to me a just and sacred duty to forward It to %%WI
tile 41,,p,ve,fi %%hid' such .1 “lor.ous victory requu vs, I send it by a bola
With all hate, tfai you may be acquainted with %vliwt is so inter..sting
to the g0..A1 of both ilation, zioi 111 consequeoce of S*111C11) uu 41 vele-
laate with a salute to annoy the pertithons eneay, at the SdlLe
tHilt: e vigour to our afflicted Patrhes. I li!;ewise solid
you a note
.01 this news, ;Ind a (Jaz tte which I have received from Ovtutio, for
your saz!sfacti.m. I have the hommr to be,
"San Vioceute del liarquera, July " FRAN. DE SAYERS.,
OFFICIAL NOIIOE—AT FIVE IN THE MORNING.
" Garden ainive Tonnes, July 2:3.
" G V.NE 41.-1 wrote you esterday morning, and I now du it with
the pleasure of a• qiiamtir g you, twit List night the twat the army of
'Marshal rtm.osi 1, who is retreating, apparently On Alba de 'Cuisines,
"here we are pursoin4 him. On this :,opposition, you will have sulh
cieut scope to conclude your operations, and i hope yolk wilt soon i"in
o. Let 111 V know ex.let!y for how many you vs ant clothing. Be SO go,,d
to taw in General Ca Sr A :;;; 0$ of this nevP-
" Gen. Din J. SANTUCILDE.S." (Signed) " lULLINGTOW,
A\O'fHElt DISPATCH.
Copy of the Notir!e printed at Salamanca, on the umnorable Eattle in the
Kcii;hbourlidod if ;he Cit'', in:;tant.
‘. Field of Lear Salamanca, July f 23.
"The Frendi army, under Ow etimiliand of Marshal M.l tow N T, was
tieleate.l yeAeidav by that the Allies. commanded by Lord WE L-
-1-tvcrov, Duke of ('rt,n 1D ROM: IGO, ill the fields of Salamanca, on
the lett of Cie THines. near the Arrapelo, atter seven hours coatintled
figlitiag, where the infantry, as well as the cavalry and artille,sy of
imith nations, did prodigies of yahoo-, The Freud, %%ere successively
th lodged from their advaut.Caeous posaiont,, and they lost all the arid-
Itsry which they d placed there.r Their :oss of men is estimated at
trim or twelve thoosand—to this morning noire than limr thousand pri-
toners ; mm„• eagles are likewise taken. MA it MO T began his retreat
at night, by Alba, and, as the conquerors are following him duce up,
Ili be hoped he will suffer 'wife lushes in his retreat. BuN NLT has
just tome itl wounded, and with him more prisoners. The field of bat-
tle for two leagues is covered with dead, an'el anion., them the Colonel
of the let regiment--and among the prisoners the Colonel of the lot st
leg1"k• lit, and others. The English have lost very few the Portuguese
statiev hat more, and very few of the Spanish division. It is believed
flat in killed and wounded they do not amount to TAY.'

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