The National Register.
London, England, 1813-10-10 00:00:00

TTIE NATIONAL REGIST

affairs against SUCH LT: Of the latter, the following Bul-
letin issued by Government, contains a correct account.
We shall only add, ..hat h appears frOm Lord WM. BEN-
Tri4ciCs account, that his Lordship was deceived by the
false repo' ti, into a belief that part of SuctsEr's army had
been sent bark to France, whilst, on the contrary, he was
collecting a considerable force, with which, on the I ith
ult. he approached the position of the Allies at Villa Franca.
Ili, Lordship was infei ior in numbers, having been obliged
to leave several divisions behind from want of provisions and
means of transport. lie thought himself secure, however, be-
hind the pass of Ordal, which is very strong, and was occupied
by ale advance of the army. But at twelve o'clock on
the night of the 12th the enemy attacked, and after a
most obstinate resistance carried that pass, and took
four pieces of cannon. The troops by which the pass
was defended were dispersed amidst the mountains. There
is no doubt, however, but the account given by
SUCH ET is grossly exaggerated, as his Lordship states--
" 1 can dive no exact return of our loss, but I hope it will
eventually not' be considerable; I have heard of two thou-
sand men .having joined Colonel MANSO, near San Sadurni,
among whom are two hundred of our own troops, and great
numbers have already joined fro.a different parts of the
coast, and are hourly coining in." The extent of the British
loss,. as far as it is known, is contained in the following
Bulletin.

WAR DEPARTMKNT, CT.T. 6
" Dispatches have been tee( iv( d from Field-Marshal the Marquis
of Wellington, dated the 'nth ►ilt. enclosing reports of Lord Win.
lientinek of-the 15th and 17tle of September. From these it
appears, that the enemy having eollccted a very considerable force
in front of his Loldship's army, made an attack early on the morning
of the lath ult. upon the advanced guard, posted at the pass of
Ordal. The advance consisted of the -id bait. of the filth regiment,
the Cal.►brlan free corps, four rifle companies of the King's German
I.egion, a brigade of Portuguese artillery. amounting altogether to
I too men, and three Spanish egimertd, who foi !Unit ral laws made a
most gallant and ; occessfid resistance ; but being overpowered by
the numbers opposed to them; were fore( dto gibe away. The
loks sustained w ill,. it is bt hewed, not prove ultimately very
cowitlerable, as many of those men who had been conipolled
te. shelter themselves in the mountains had siece rejoined the army.
The rapid advance of the enemy rendered it necessary to abandon
two field•pieces and two mounta►n-guns. On the 14th, Lord 'Wm.
Ilentinek deemed it advisable to retire to Vendrells, and from
thence to the neighisourhood of Tarragona. '1 he retreat w•aa ef-
fected without any loss, notwithstanding the attempts of the
enemy's stiperior cavalry, which were intiforinly repodsed by Mt.
charges made .by the t titli li_►lt dragoons, and the hussars of the
King's German Legion. 'the enemy finding no impression could
be made, retired on the 17th behind the Lob►egat."
Nantes of Offli:ers killed, Wounded, mut Missing.

glit dragoons, Capt. Hinson.—Yd batt. 97th
regiment, Litut. and Adj. Iraylor.—Roll's Rifle Company, Lieut.
Segesser.
Wsiusiton—Cieneral Staff, Colonel F. Adam, severely, not dal-
geronsly ; Lieut. Campbell, marine artillery: D A. A. severely, not
dangerously.—litimswiek Humus! Lieut. Sehaeflir, Cornet Miebe•
lor. and Cornet Alder• (since dead).—Portiumese Artillery, Urn,.
T. F. Madeira, slin'itly.-211 Batt. 17th Ret t. Lieat,Col.
Capts. 111:11 and Vin lsor, Lients. Macpherson, Drewo, ftlauby,
Talbot, and Shea, severely, not dangerously; Assioant Stir,•i
Fitzgerald, sliwitly.—Calabriati Free Cora's, Lieut. Tatman. Rifle
Company, 4th German Legion, Lieut. raatle, 'severely (since dead) ;
Lieut. liackineister, ditto
111111;ING —`.?d Ratt. 27th Foot. Lieut. Steele, Disivi Latham,
hew) eiy wounded.— Calabrese Free Corps, Capts. Oliver. amid
Ch. iacul, and Lieut. Vita.

Sunday the following Bulletin was exhibited at St. James's
Palace
"Lim Niajesty continue.; in a tranquil and comfortable state, bat
wi Mout any anatetneut ()Ibis *border."