The National Register.
London, England, 1809-11-12 00:00:00

THE NATIONALfitGISTE*,.

NOV. lt.

on by Generals Menclizabal and Carrera, charged with the
greatest spirit of gallantry, routed the enemy, and retook at
the point of the bayonet, six guns, of which the enemy pos•
sensed himself during the retreat Of the division of our cavalry.
The vanguard in this charge committed great slaughter amongst
the enemy, taking from them one eight-pound -gun, with a
quantity of ammunition, After a long and obstinate contest,
the enemy, being unable to gain a foot of ground, began to give
way in all points. About three o'clock in the afternoon* the
'enetny betook himself to a precipitate and disorderty"flight. •
The loss of the enemy, as far as we have been yet able to as
exceed, one thousand, in killed and prisoners. • 'The
numbers of the wounded must be very considerable. Our losS
has been comparatively very trifling, not 'exceeding three hun-
dred ; one Imperial Eagle; one eight pourider brass gun; three
ammunition waggons; twelve drums, with four or five thousand
stand ot arms ; an immense quantity of ball cartridge; carts of
provisions and knapsacks loaded with Wander, fell into our
hands. No language can do sufficient justice to the gallant and
intrepid conduct of the troops on this memorable day ; it would
be impossible to make any distinction in the zeal and ardoUr of
the different corps, for all equally panted for the contest. The
vanguard and first division, however, had the good fortune, to
occupy these points against which the enemy directed his prin.
cilia! efforts, and to ad fresh laurels to the wreaths • they had
acquired in Lugo, St. Jago, and San Payo.
The steady intrepidity displayed by the second division,
thrOugh whose ranks the party of retreating cavalry passed, and
the Spirit and promptness with which it pushed forward against
thc enemy, who had at that moment turned, our left, is deserving
of the highest approbation. The entire of the• cavalry, with
the exception of the party attached to the vanguard, about
three hundred, who, from being overpowered, 'were obliged to
retreat, evinced the greatest steadiness and resolution in main-
twining the post allotted them, and •keeping the enemy's ca-
valry in check. It is, however, to be lamented that our
cavalry did not find themselves in a situation to enable them to
take advantage of the enemy's disorderly flight across the plain
between these heights and the village of Carrascalejo, 'a league
in extent; for had five or six hundred horse charged the fugi-
tives, the victory would. have keen most decisive. The van-
guard of 'General Baltesteros's division is in sight; we oily
wait his arrival to pursue, aml annihilate thediscomfited enemy.
prisoner' we learn that General Marchand proclaimed
at Salamanca, his intention of annihilating, .by two o'clock
on the 19th, thirty thousand peasant insurgents. His orders to
his army were, on -pain of death, to possess itself of the
heights by twelve o'clock, as he praposed•proceeding to de.
stroy Ballesteros's division, after having dispersed and annihi-
lated this army. The Freud' General certainly appears to
have held this army very cheap ; judging from his plan of at-
tack, which was far from judicious, but executed, to a certain
point, with the greatest bravery, and with that intrepidity
which the confidence of success inspires. Our light troops
pursued, and hung on the enemy's rear ; several parties of
which, amongst whom were two hundred of the.regitnent of
Ballastro, have not returned as yet, having expressed a deter-
mination of hanging on the enemies flanks as long as the cover
of the woods afforded a facility of so doing. The number of
the enemy's dead already found and buried, amounts to up-
wards of eleven hundred. Several; no doubt, will be found in
the woods.

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The Gazette also contains accounts of the capture of the
French Privateer, Rodeur of 16 guus and 121 men; and the
French corvette Le Milan of IS guns and 115 men. The former
was taken by his Majesty's ship Seine, and the latter by the
Surveiltante.

•• ••• BANKRUKITY ENLARGED.
George Pearson, Friday-street, Cheapside, warehouseman,
from Oct. 31, to Dec. 1, at tens, pt Guildhall.• . •
EANKIWIIITY-SUPALSEDED.
Samuel Foster, Graff tam, Huntingdonshire, carpenter.
BANKRUPTS.
James Beattie, Longtown, Cuniherland, draper., to surrender
Nov. 29, :30, and Dee. 23, at eleven, at the Scotch, Arms,. Rick-
ersgate, Carlisle. A ttornies, Mr. Mounsey, `Carlisle; or -Mr.
Mounsey, Staple's Inn, London.
William 111• C ready, Manchester, dealer, Dec..l, 2, and. 23, at
eleven, at the Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Attornies, Messrs.
Bleasdale, Alexander, and Holate, tiew inn, Loudon; or 11r,
Meredith, Birminglumu. ‘.