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London, England, 1813-12-19 00:00:00

)NAL RECISTER.

-DEC. -19.

TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

WAR DEPARTMENT, DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 14.

A letter,,of which the following is an extract, ha. this day been
received by Earl- Bathurst, from Major-General Taylor, dated the
Hague, Dec. 11, 1813:
It is with the greatest satisfaction that I have the honour to ac-
quaint your Lordship, that the Allies are in possession of the two
important fortresses of lirefla and Williamstadt, which have been
abandon( d by the enemy.
From a person who has seen General Beukendorff this morning,
nialerstand that upon the approach of 300 Cossacks, who had
spread the report that they were the advanced-guard of 10,000 Rus.
sians' the garrison of Breda, consisting oflBoo men, had marched
out, but the Cossacks having penetrated into the town boOre the
evacuation was completed, 600 of the garrison had fallen into their
haml4.

General Beokendorff proposed going to Breda himself tomor-
row, and will probably carry with him a great proportion of the
remainder of his corps. I have not learnt in what direction the
garrison retired.
The evacuation of Williamstadt took place last night, in con-
sequence of orders brought by a French General, who had arrived
from Antwerp. The garrison, whose numbers are variously stated
at from 900 to 100, retired in the direction of Bergen-op-Zoom.
They left in the place 100,000 pounds of powder, 15.2 guns mounted
and on -serviceable carriages, but spiked, and ie supply of provi-
sions was small. They had taken measures to destroy the flotilla,
but had imperfectly executed the intention ; and it was hoped that
the corvette, besides other vessels, might be saved. They carried
away with them four field-pieces, and are said-to have withdrawn
the Irish battalion, as soon as they learnt that British troops had
lauded in Holland.

Dis!ladies, of which the following are extracts, have been this
day received at Earl llathurst's office, from the Marquess of Wel-
lington, dated St. Jean de Luz, the 22c1 and (28th of November :
NOVEMBER 21.

The rain which commenced on the 11th instant, continued, almost
without interruption, till the 19th at night, and has left the. roads
and country in such a state as to be at this moment impracticable
for any general movement of the army.
Lient.-Gen(!ral Sir Rowland Hill reconnoitred the enemy's pots
at the tete-dc-punt at Cambo; on the 12th, and again on the 15th ;
the enemy withdrew from it on the latter day, haviug•bluwu up the
bridge.
Nothing of importance has occurred since, excepting that on the
113th instant, he enemy reconnoitred Lieutenant-General Sir John
Hope's advanced posts, on which occasion Brigadier-General Wil-
son was unfortunately wounded.
Marshal Sir William Beresford, on the same day, drove the ene-
my's posts across the bridge of Urdains, and established his there.
On the following morning, before day-light, the enemy made an at-
tempt to drive them in, and destroy the bridge ; they failed in both
attempts, and the Marshal praises the conduct of the 9th Portu-
guese regiment, under Colonel Sutton, in the first operation, and
that of the trth Cacadores, under Colonel nuersbaek, in both.
' My last reports from Catalonia ara dated the 3d of November,
and nothing of importance had occurred.

NOVEMBER en.
Nothing of importance has occurred since I addressed your Ltn d-
shit) oil the 2'2d instant.

• The situation °frau• line required that the advanced posts of the
light diviion should be pushed wore forward than they were, which
uas effected on the 133 but the troops having' gone rather more
forw.l.d than was intended, and havin.t.: got under the tire of the in-
trcnclied cam,) near Bayonne, it was necessary to withdraw them,
in doing which sonic loss, of-Whit:ll I enclose a return, was incurred,
HAkirk, of the 43d, was made prisoner.
My last reports from Catalonia arc of the IZ.th, at which period
no had taken place.

Return of' Killed, Wounded, and Missing of the Army, under the
command of his-Excellency Field-M:ll.6lnd the Marquess of
Wd-
linton, K. G. on the ez3d of November, 1813.
Total British Loss.-1 lieutenant, 1 Feijcant, ,15 rank and file,
killnd ; 2 lieutenants, 9 serjeauts, rank and file, wounded; 1
captain, 14 rin( and file, missing.
Total Poi tuguese Los..-1 rank and file killed.
Name of Ofileer Foot, Ist Batt —Licuteilant.Mackay
Hag,'