The National Register.
London, England, 1812-04-05 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

APRIL 5.

SAT UIWA I'S LONDON GAZETTE.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
DOWNING-STREET, APRIL 2, 1812.

Dispatches, of which the 'flowing are extracts, have been received
from the Earl of Wellington, addressed to the Earl of Liverpool.

Elvas, March 13, 1812.
I moved the head-quarters from Frenada on the Gth, and arrived here
on the 11th instant.

There are none of the enemy's troops in the field in Estremadura, ex-
cepting that part of the sth corps not in the garrison of Badajoz, the
head-quarters of which are at Villa Franca, and a detachment, consist-
ing of about a division, linfiv.i General Darican, whose head-quarters
are at La Serena.

The enemy have made no movement, and I have heard cf no opera-
tion of importance singe I addeesqed your Lordship last. According to
the last accounts, Marshal Souk whs in the lines before Cadiz.
Camp before Badajoz, March WO, 1812.

According to the intention which I announced to your Lordship, I
broke up the cantonments of the army on the 15th and 16th instant,
and invested Badajoz, on the left of the River Guadiana, ob. the 16th,
with the 3d, 4th, and light divisions of infantry, and with a brigade of
Lieutenant-General Hamilton's division on the right. These troops are
under the command of Marshal Sir William Beresford and Lieutenant-
General Picton. We broke ground on the following dpy, and have
established a parallel within two hundred yard • of the outwork called
the Picnrina, which embraces the whole of the south east angle of the
fort. The work has continued. ever since with great celerity, notwith-
standing the very bad weather which we have had since the 17th.
The enemy made a sortie yesterday from the gate called La Trinidad,
on the right of our attack, with about two thousand men. They wt re
almost immediately driven in without effecting any object, with consi-
derable loss, by Major-General Bowes, who commanded the guard in
the trenches. We lost upon this occasion a very promising ("Meer,
Captain Cuthbert, Aide-de-Camp to Lieu.enant-General Picton, killed;
and Lieutenarit-Colonel Fletcher was slightly wounded, but I hope that
he will soon be able to resume his duties. I have not yet got the re-
tarns, but I believe that our loss since the commencement of these
operations, amounts to one hundred and twenty men killed and
wounded.

On the same day that Badajoz was invested, Lieutenant-General Sir
Thomis Graham crossed the Guadiana with the Ist, 6th, and 7th .divi-
sions of infantry, and General Slade's and General Le Marchants
brigades of cavalry, and directed his march upon Valverde and Santa
Martha, and thence towards •Llerena; white Lieutenant-General Sir
Rowland Hill, with the :).(1 and Lieutenant-General Hamilton's divi-
sions, and Major-General Long's cavalry, marched from his canton-
ments near Albuquerque upon Merida, and thence upon Almendralejo.
These movements induced General Drouet to retire from Villa Bianca
upon Hornachos, in order, I conclude, to be in communication with
General Darican's divibion, which was about La Serena.

I have heard from Sir Thomas Graham and Sir Rowland Hill to the
19th instant. The former was at Los Santos and Zafra, with General
Slade's cavalry at Villa Franca; and the latter at Almendralejo. Lieut.-
General Sir Rowland dill took three officers and a few hussars pri•
loners in Merida.

1 !lave reports from the neighbourhood of Ciudad Rodrigo of the 17th
instant. The enemy had sent a small detachment to Bejar, principally
with. a view to plunder ; but there was no appearance of any immediate
movement. The 6th division had moved from Talavera, through the
Puerto del Pico, on the Bth and 9th instant ; and the 4th division, on
the Slime days, from "coleclo through the Guadarrama; and the first
dyrie.ion only remained on the Them, near Talavera.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 411812.
Notice is hereby given, that his Royal Highness the Prince Regent
will hold a Levee at Carlton House, on Thursday next the 9th of
April, at two o'clock; and on every succeeding Thursday till further
notice.

BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED.
John Sexton, of Stanmore, baker, from April 4, to April 13, at eleven,
at Guildhall, London.
Charles Say, of Newington-Butts, haberdasher, from April 7, to
April 13, at ten, at Guildhall, Londo