The National Register.
London, England, 1811-04-14 00:00:00

ere it not an inhebitant of the country of any class or ciescrip- •
tion, who has lead any dealing or communication with the
Frehch Army, w"lio has not had reason to repent of it, and to
complain of them.
This is the mode in which the promises have bean. performed
mkt the assuraneis hate been fulfilled, which were held out in
the Proclamation of the French Commander in Chief; in which
Ile told the inhabitants of Portugal, that he was not come to
stake war upon them, but with a powerful army of ore hundred
and ten thousand men to dsiee the English into the sea. It is to
benped that the example of what has occurred in "this country
will teach the people of this asid of other !rations what value they
ought to place on such promises and assuruncee. and that there is
*o security for life or for any thing which renders lite valuable,
eiceptingin decided resistance to the enemy.
I have the honour to enclose returns of killed. and wounded
in the eeverel affairs with the enemy since they commenced their
retreat.
I have received the most able and cordial assistance through-
put these operations from Littitenant General Sir Brent spencer
and Marshal Sir W. Beresford,whom I had requested to cross
the Tagus, and who has been with me since the 11th instant ;
from.Major-Generals Sir W. Erskine, Picton, Cole, and Canib-
bell, Major-General Slade and Major-General the Honourable
C. Calville, and the General and other Officers commanding
brigades under their orders respectively.
am particularly indebted to the Qharter-Master-Gencral,
Colonel Murray; for the assistance I have received from him,
and the Deputy Adjutant-General the Honourable Colonel
Pakenham, and the Officers of the Adjutant and Quarter-
Master-Ceneral's departments, as also to those of my personal
nisi, who have given me every assistance in their power.
I am sorry to inform your Lordehip,that Badajoz surrendered
ore the 11th instant.
Louzao, NOarch 16, 1811.
Major-General Cole joined Major-General Nightiagall at Es-
pinhel on the iliternoon of the 14th, and this movement, by
which the Esa was passed, and which gave us the power of
turning the strong position of Miranda de Corvo, induced the
enemy to abandon it on that night. They destroyed at this
place a great number of carriages, and buried and otherwise'
destroyed or concealed the ammunition which they had carried ;
and they likewise burnt much of their baggage, and the road
throughout the march from Miranda is strewed with the car-
CO: 1i of men and animals, and destroyed carriages and baggage.
We found the enemy's whole army yesterday in a very strong
position on the Ceira, having one cops as an advanced guard in
front of Foy d'Aronce on this side of the river.
I immediately made arrangetnente to drive in the advanced
reard, preparatory. to the movements which it might be (Ape-
elient to muke to cross the Ceira this morning.
Brigadier-General Pack's Brigade had been detached in the
morning through the mountains to the left, as well to turn the
enemy in his position at Miranda de Corvo, as in view to any
others they might take up on this side of the Ceira. The light
diehien, under Major-General Sir W. Erskine was ordered to
posers some hriehts immediaiely above Foy d'Aronce, while
Major-General Picton'c division was moved along the great.
toad to attack the left of the enemy's position and of the village.
The sixth division,, under Major-Genera! Canipbell, and the
hussars and 16th light dragoons, supported the light division,
and the first division, and the 14th and Royel dragoons, the dd
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- 'These movements succeeded in forcing the enemy to abandon
his strong positions on this side of the Ceira, with considerable
loss. 't he Colonel of the 39th regiment was made prisoner.
The light troops of General Picton's hit ision under Lieu-
tenant-Colonel illiams, and those of Major-Gcneral Night-
ingall's brigtde, were principally engaged on the right, and the
935th reciment in front of the light division : and these troops
behaved in the most gallant. =niter. The horse artillery like-
wigo, under Captains Ross and Bull, distinguished themselves
ttilort this oczasiem The troops took much bagg:;ge and some
ammunition carriages in Foy d'Aronce.
I had been prevented from moving till a late hour in the
morning by the fog; and it was dark by the time we gained
posbession of the last position of the enemy's advanced guard.
In the night the enemy deitroyed the bridge on the Ceira,
are'_ retreated, leaving small rear-guard on the river.
Naives of Officers 'killed, :craw tied, nod misxinz of the Army
71)1,1 tree m fr
e conimd of Lieuoant Georral 'Lord Fisi7;:unt
[Veiling-tun, .1? B. in the sei'eral affairs with the French Army,
tuns the to thc 14th of Marrh, 1811, inclusive.
11th March.

Ist Bat. 95th Foot—Second Lieutenant Hopwood, wonded.
3d Ca sadores—Ellsign Joze loaquim Hut), severely wounded.
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12th M:,rch.

Sd Bat. sth Foot—Lieut. Clarke, severely wounded.
Ist Bat. 45th Foot--Lieut. March, slightly wounded.
tat ieut. Ochs, LaDip I...arcib Adjutant
Wintc.rbottona, otacaltd.

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Ist B:tt. 88th Foot—tient. HeTiponstal, slightly woupded.
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91th Foot—Captain Bogue, severely wouuded.
Ist Bat. 95th Foot—Lieut. Beckwith, wounded.
Ist Cacadores—Captain Chapman, 95th Foot, ditto.
.11th Portuguese Regiment—Captain Waldron, .27th foot, do.
4th Cacadores—Ensigit Joze. Filicie.sinto, ditto.
Bth ditto—Ensign Jort• P. de Carto, ditto.
14th March.

Ist Bat. 52d Foot—Lieutenant Thlnias Gifford, killed. ''•
Ist Bat. 43d Foot—Captain Napier, severely wounded; Cap.
taiu Dalzell, slightly wounded;
,Ensign Carroll, severely
wounded.
Ist Bat. 5.!d Foot—Captain George Napier, severely woundet
Captain William . Mein, slightly wounded; Captain William
Jones, sort:rely wounded!
sth Bat. 60th Foot—Lieutenant Wynne, slightly wounded.
74th Foot-1,4 utenant Crahb, ditto.
Ist 13?.t. !osth Foot—Nlz.jor Stewart, severely wounded (since
dead); Lieutenant Strode, wounded.
Ist Cacadores—Lieut. Joaquim Manuel, wounded.
15th March. • ,
sth Bat. 60th Foot—Lieut. Sawatzky, killed. •
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Ist Bar. 88th Foot—l.ieut. Heppenstal; ditto.
Ist Bat. 95th Font—First Lieut. M'Culloch, severely woun&
ed; Second Lieut. Kincaird, slizhtly I,,.rounded.
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:n
rrottpded.
ttn.
7th foot, do.
killed.
unded ; Cap.
severely
woundet
ath Williatn
wounded.
mnded (since
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!rely woun&
,larquis
.iiter at Lit.-
March 23.
reat towards
tbaudonment
tever can et.-
ke a stand in
that position.
9th. On the
:ers were at
'The cavalry
ar-guard, and
the Estrella,
ego, promises
rnadura stave,
me front An-
n-Ith towards
iry. No cou-
z.
SOth,
:e capitulated
1, in number
The French
1 500 cavalry.
ed Port alag;e
the following
TTE.
MauriCe to
stitholt, 27th
dt. my having
island by the
ion of this in-
complete the
1 as picquets
island to the
vonfidence
on the north
, consisting in
se combat of
and decisive
loss of three
amber greater
In the mont-
h si e of the
I sight. The
,st not a me-
5, and 200
had hitherto
rder to oppose
he purpose