The National Register.
London, England, 1813-07-18 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL/ REmsir.l3.,

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pl pic..o 01 ionnen,e I11!is0)er
le , &c. all of which Have been conveyed into Tarragona, The
convoy of 180 bail left the port of Salon, and came to anchor under
11.11aguer: this mass of vessels presented a fine spectacle. On the
1 ith I advanced my troops to reconnoitre the torti some batta:-
lions &folded the approaches to it, and the fleet tired a more hot
nuirderu:s fire upon us. sear Valledellos, the English •dra-
groo. • •-ro rouwilly handled by the IVestphalian light horse; and
h stot '• -'mtry obliced five English battalions to fallback'
under Hospithio, the fire of the English ships.
On the 15th and 16th there were sh,it skirinkhee, and the re-
port of twenty-five deserters, proved to me that the enemy, either
cowed by the fort of Balaguer, or embarked, were placed out of
it deli of any attempt on the part of a land army.
Whilst I was acting In Catalonia, I had left General Harispe
with the 2al and 3d diviion before Xttear. On leavin. him, 1.1:11-.
acted he should draw in his advanced poste, and establish himself'
in works, prepald for some time, behind the river ; this movement
NC as being executed 'with precision, when, on the 11th, General
ith a numerous cavalry, attempted to press upon our rear-
guard. General Meselop, who commanded fit, turned, and at the
bead of a squadron of the 4th Hussars, yigoronsly charged the
enemy, killed or wounded 50 men, and be omitit back 6i) horscs,
mid LW many prisoners,. The Irish Colouel Orounan wai of the
number.

On the 13th, in the morning, a double attack VMS made on the
points of, Alheregne Awn.% : General liarispe sustained in a
great part of the day, the enemy's demonstrations: a brisk can-
nonade took place,..but the enemy refused to - engage. The Duke
del Milne, with the divisions of the Prince d'Anglona; and of the
English Roche, attacked in two eolutuns, General Hubert, before
Careaxente, who did not be,itate to march against the enemy a'
the head of -a squadi on of the •ith regiment of hussars, and the•
w;:ole or the 1 ttii and 16th of the line ; he reached, and broke the
enemy, in tlik stree is and gardens of Carcaxente ; more than 403
Spaniards were killed or wountled, 700 .nltlicm, nutl SO officers
yrinde pri.ranco A, the coiours -of the Carmena regiment taken, and
the et:cloy Oil co:i.pletely to rout. From that time up to the 18th
Ile enemy had undertaken nothing serious against the troops of
Valencia.

The expeditionary fleet continues atlmehor off Balagner,. keep-
ing hattalionswar Hospitalet and under the fort. My troops being
acting in deTierts, I decided upon bringing them towards Compolla,
upon the Tarragona road, to precurcs them water, of hick we had
been deprived for two days, where have been informed, that Gen.
DI. Mathieu, informed of ie raising of the siege of Tarragona, had
advanced to that town and to Rum. I, ho.Tever' • persisted in pro.
longing my stay in Catalonia, in order to unravel the enemy's pro-
jects,. when yesterday I learned that the English had resolved to
blow lip the fOrt of Bain) cr ; this resolution, which entirely entered
into my projectc, proves to me, that the enemy will not renew hiv
attacks'upon Tarragona, nor seriously to act in Catalonia, which
salleiently int4ins me of what regtains to be done.

Mitei, M. le Due, the first ()potation of the English, upon a
lbw of 80 leagues, has been confined to the taking of a tort, and a
garrison of 8,; soldiers commanded by a Lieutenant, whilst they
hive lost in killed, and, wounded, prisoneis or deserters, npou
the Xitcar, or at Tarragona, above 16Q0 men, and a flag : whilst
Cs( y have raised the siege and.abaniloned 27 pieces of cannon, be-
fore a disniaritledplace with Out tosser, but defended by a small but
a very valiant garrison. •
.f• Here follows recommeit4tliksbf different officers and corps who
di,tingoislied thenisolVes.j .
FROM THE. SAME•TO TflE. tANIE.
Valencia, .Tune 25, 1815.
M. LE Doc--By my report of the 214, I informed your Fxcel-
leney of the pteripitate. rai-ing of_ the siege of "farragona by /be
English, and their re-embarkation ; the wcp.shity of titllnwink the
movements of.the fleet, has forced nietO sactifiee I lie pleasui.e
have haditt congratillaling,the.,Qnvetpuir-11.artolalti, and his brave
garrison, upon. his. fine and vigoroin: dtfelice, by Isciaina to ;Tarragona,
I slion:d have lost six day:: whilst as.tpoi,ne as.' received a report ffiitn
General 1 lathieti,tli ont Ri ua.. and. two •leltess fi out General
flat to-
Jetti, I only thonght or rettirning top'revent the English_
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from anticipating:me. . • • : . •
Toe 10,80 the Eintliiih at TarrigOntilmrreeti immetite ,• t',3o- pi errw
of heavy e,ilibre mortars, fire•sliip, bombg, magazine i (if ruin, PO' 'j
enteat, 6re, have been deliverxd to thefiaines ; but the eiteiny stittero
still more consideroble -losses on the night between the 20th 414(0,
firinfi Of.eantian, atino•tne.ed that the invneioe convoy had
deenled: trii•cpitt c9attt of Clatalonia. day-break, 10,Iarge, veft•
se's were seen off the mouths of the Ebro,-18 brigs or large ships

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had grounded upon the sands at the month of the river. Your Excel-
lency w ill he able to judge of it by the reports of the chief de?Gardts
dr Sante, which 1 tare-the honour to enclose. As soon as I was
itifcr•rd of 4,14)041.yd assistance to be given to-these vessels, but
the gre::t dneulty in i!rriving prevented their reachnig them. Se-
veral ships,
,detachod from the grand comoy,
,rettrueV ; they sue-
eeeded in saving the greater part of the troops and transports. It
appears that the enemy lost but five ships, which in general were
abandoned.
•As soon as I was informed the enemy had sailed for the coast of
Valeneiajinkt Musnier's division and Argremont's brigade in march :
by an effort wrosaly of praise, Ticy have marched 15 leagues a day,
amLitions of anticipating the enemy's fleet atevery point. Ail the
dee!arations of the Captains, whose vessels grounded'. state that the
enemy was to have disembarked at Castelleutalel la nettle, to have
separated me fronthe. forces which I had Jai upon the Xucar ; the
evetonishing.rapidity of the march of our troops, and the tiolebee..of
the winds, hate npt
.alloWed the enemy to execute his prjects ;
remanied,three hours in sight of Castello. the i 2.1 : and on the
saute day I arrived there watt 4000 men, tiO;) horse, and six pieces .
of light artillery. The Ileer,--beaten by 'contrary winds appeared •
before the Crap de Valence; a frigate was detached to take
possession of the small privateer the Determines. She was close
in shore and grounded betbre Murviedro... General Rouile pro=
.
ceeded with two compabies of grenadiers, amt.two pieces of coupon, ,
to her assistance. A inuAetry ire took. place ; the.enetny
launched sevt•ral.boats with; troops Ai I y attempted to repulse.
our people, but were so well received that they retired with Quasi"
actable loss. . • •
[The remainder of this dispatch states, that the efforts of the
English to again rekindle the war in Cataloniallive failed ]
I am, 4.5.:c. (Signed) Tlie Dyke of ALBUFERA. •

SARAGOSSA, JtTLY I.—General Clawel, Commander in Chief of
the Army of the North' arrived, here to Any with his headquarters,
after having beaten and dispersed- all the bands of insurgents which
he met on his route. He has under his Anders General Taupen,
Barbet. Vandermasse. and Abbe. The troops who compose this
corps &armee are of the finest description.
VIENNA, JUNE `47--Accordiiig to wintt is now reported in the •
public papers, Gitschen is to be the place for the Congress of the
Powers. Count de Metternich Minister for Foreign`Airairs to
Au-trig, proceedel, in confequenee of an invitation he had.received,
on the Yid, to Dresden. His Excellency returned on the v6th to
Gitsehrn. According to private letters, the Duke of Basseno,
and the Ministers of other Powers, were also to arrive at Gitschen
on the 26th.
liis MajeNty the Emperor of Attstria continues to inhabit the
Castle of CO3lllallO.S.

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CORUNNA PAPERS.

BURGOS, JUNE p7.—ln addition to the intelligence relative to the
late victory, we know that the enemy bad 5,000 men killed in the
field of battle, and 7,000 pi isomers ; the number .of the latter, there
is reason thr believing, exceeds -13,000. The pieces of artillery
taken amount to 151 ; 415 carriages, with 41,000,100 of real*
coming from -Flatlet! for the payment of the army, aosi.iiile ammo-
Ohm chests,' with 3,000,000 eartridees, fell into our power. Pant.
piona is besigcd, and Lord Wellington marching towards France.
The Gallician ariny.is,to be Into today.
Cone •
Con NNA, eIVI.V. 4 =---Besides the intelligence, that. we communi.
sated vestdrday, which arrived from Castile, We have since been
Itold atseertarti• . •
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Ou
tfie :;:ith June, General Graham was in 'Tolosa, and
.(.iron, with his army, more, to thelett-towatds.lnin.:,..rthe rP44oitts.•
'Of the French artily, which endeavoured to .fspapp.- by Iron, ketriz-
„Oeeded to the right,'•balieving it iniposi.ible.to smirch that way.
CORUN NA, Jfix appearances.ot the Rcitiustila offers the
+Ott favourable aspecelo the caw uf..titrope.• Lord Wellington's
ti quarters Were, 'ort ;the. 95th, 'at .Y.runzetti. four leagues troin:
oamplona. A corps under Gen. Graham was in pursuit of the
ench, who took the direction of trim. On the same day, the
it. rl iant urni;v of sesove, tinder Cotoie De Bisbal, matched through
r.tos. We are assured that Joseph has with him tO,OOO men, and
Loril Wellituttom is Inirsuing him •in such. a manner through
Navarre, -that destruetion is inevitable. 'Froopeof the three
*iv inavenina to Arracon -in search of Snchct, who it is.
Supposed, would :retire Cie.& The castle of Patieurviu,AULS 4
Fi s) Men., •
nuN NA, JCLIt 6.—The mail from 'Castile has just arrived. The
only I.evis it "briugit is,lthattlie:atielltieed artily :which hattlistin-