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London, England, 1811-11-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONM BEGISTER.

any promises at all-to SAIIRAZIN, before they knew
what service he was able to render the country, and
it does not appear from any thing he has stated in
The Philosopher that he furnished Government with
any of 13170NAPARTE'S plans, or with any informa-
tion whatever previous to his arrival in this country.
The way in which Ministers acted towards him on
his arrival here, affords, indeed, almost decisive
proof against the General's statement. He was
immediately put under arrest, and treated as an
enemy, which could not have. been the case
had he been invited by 4, brilliant promises," as
be asserts, to accept the protection of Great Bri-
tain. The fact is, the General appears to have
been disappointed, in tonsequence of the slight no.
tice shown him by BOVNAPARTE, to whose views
he was not sufficiently subservient.—This at ffrst
created jealousy in his mind, which afterwards
grew into revenge, and as he could not find the
means nor an opportunity of gratifying this in
France, he Bed to this country, having first en.
deavoured to collect all the information he could
respecting NAPOLEON'S plans, for revealing which
to the British Ministry he appears to have calcu-
lated upon receiving a high reward. With regard
to these plans, however, he tells us, that ig when
they were once obtained I was laughed at, and in-
stead of the strong promises made, I was told that
I could not be received into the English army."
From this statement it might be inferred, that if
any thing like a promise was given by Ministers, it
must have been on the condition that the disclosures
the General said he could make, were of import.
ance to this country. On inspection, they turned
out to be 'of no value, and therefore the General
was laughed at for his vanity. Pitying, however,
his situation, he was offered a pension of 6001.
per annum—a sum, in our opinion, fully suf-
ficient to enable him to live decently and
even respectably in this country, and much more
than ought to be given for Me peg onnanee
of nothing ; for it still remains to be shown, notwith-
standing all that General SARRAZIN has said about
the utility of his plans, in what respect they were
calculated to benefit this country. We have no
wish to injure any individual whatever, far' less to
oppose the claims of the injured. But before we
can listen to these claims, we should like to be sa-
tisfied that they are well founded ; and now that
General SARRAZIN, from the line of conduct he has
adopted, is evidently under no obligation to keep
terms with Ministers, he ought to bring forward
the proofs of the charges he has brought against
them, and state distinctly the nature of the plans
which he says were unjustly rejected, otherwise he
will not only be regarded as the calumniator of

Ministers, but as setting up pretensions to the no•
tice and favour of the public to which he has no
legitimate right.

FOREIGN IN FELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.

OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FROM THE ARMIES IN•
SPAIN.

ARMY OF .A.liklkA,GON.
TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE 'l tINCE OF NICUFeIIAa.
T1..71, AND WAGRAM, MAJOR-GENERAL.
MONSEIGNZUR—Your Serene Highness has been infante&
by my preceding reports, of the difficulties encountered in form-
ing our approaches . before Saguntum, in consequence of the
nature of the ground. We succeeded, however, after twenty
days' labour and fatigue, injnaking a practicable breach;bitt.
during this period General Blake had time to summon to his aid
Mahi, General in Chief of the army of Murcia, with the
whole of the force which the insurgents had disposeablei
amounting to 6,000 men. The division called that of Albuera.
under the orders of Lardizabal and Zayas, joined to the divi-
sions of Villa Campo and Obispo, commanded by O'Donnel
and Miranda, forming the army of Valencia, united with the
guerillas, composed a corps of above 20,000 infantry and 3,000
cavalry.—On the 24th of October this corps advanced, and took
post on the heights of Puch, supporting its right on the sea,
flanked by the English fleet, and its left resting upon Livia.—
Blake perceiving that Saguntum was on the point of falling, and
that the battery of eight twenty-four pounders which I had con-
structed would soon decide its fate, marched up to me, to give
battle and oblige me to raise the siege..
I directed Generals Balathier and Bronikowski, with six bat-
talions, to continue the blockade, and the works of the siege of
Saguntum. General Campere, with fifteen hundred men, ob-
served the road of Segorhe, and served as a reserve to the troops
of Generals Chlopiski and Robert. stationed by the-defile which
leads from Giletto Betera, and to occupy my right.
The next day, the 25th, at seven in the morning, i reconnoi-
tred the enemy. The heights of Puch, and those which covered
the road to Betera, were defended by artillery and infantry.—
At eight o'clock my sharp-shooters were briskly driven back ;
and from that moment I was convinced that I had to contend
with far different troops from those of Valencia. Some strong
columns outflanked me on my left, under the protection of some
English vessels; the enemy's troops filled the village of Puzol,
which I had quitted ; six thousand men attacked my right, which
were full a league from me. Finding myself thus outflanked on
both sides, I formed a determination to penetrate the centre of
the enemy. Scarcely had I quitted a height, which 1 considered
convenient to favour my attack, when one thousand cavalry and
6000 infantry came to occupy my place. 'l'he hussars of the 4th
charged with valour, and, though three times repulsed, returned
again to the charge. The fire of nine twenty-four pounders,
which were battering in breach at Saguntumi could not repress
the enthusiasm of the garrison of Saguntum—which, observing
a movement in their view, in which they believed they might
soon take a part, went so far as to throw their caps into the air,
and cry " Come on to victory!"
This first effort was checked by our infantry, which arrived
in colun.na. I ordered General Harispe to attack the enemy.—
He advanced, with General Paris, at the head of the 7th of the
line. The 116th, and 3d of the Vistula, canting after, with their
arms on the rest, deployed under a heavy fire of grape and mus-
quetry, like troops accustomed to conquer. The brave 7th car-
ried the breast-work with the bayonet, repulsed the enemy, gni
pursued them. Our artillery occupied the breast-work—but
the enemy returned to the charge : our artillerymen were sur-
rounded and sabred. General Boussart St. George, chief of
a squadron, at the head of the 13th cuirassiers, vigorously
charged fifteen hundred cavalry, which General Caro, brother
of Romana, brought up with great resolution. The conflict
was long, but the valour of the hussars and cuirassiers tri-
umphed. The Field-Marshals Caro, Governor of Valencia, and
Almoya, who came from Cadiz, were wounded and made pri-
soners by Quarter-masters Bazin and Vachelot, of the hussars.
Six pieces of cannon were taken.
During this time the enemy was making some progress on the
left : some pickets of our cavalry were obliged to fall back by
the Spanish cavalry. General Palombini, at the head of four
battalions, received them with the greatest coolness ;—the 2d
light, and the 4th of the line, Italians, by a well-served fire, re-
pulsed the charge, and covered the field of battle with dead
bodies.—ln directing the division of General Harispe to the cen-
tre, I ordered General Hubert to move with his corps upon the

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