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SUNDAY AUG:7 T .16, 1812.

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Downing-street, Aujwst 16,1812.

Lord Clinton, Aid-:lt,-Lampto the Earl of
Wellington, arrived this ;Inv-ming at-the
Department with dispatelas, addressed by Lis
Lordship, to Lail-tathorst, da-ted the 21st, 21th,
aid 21th ultirnO, of .I.vhich the following are ex-
tracts : -

Cabrerizos, near. Salamanca, July 21st, 1012.
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In the course of the 15tii and 16th, the enemy
=bred all their troops to the riot of-their position
'on the Douro, and .the 4- army 'was Concentrated
between Toro and San-Ron an:
•

-z.A.eopsiderahl6 body passed. the:Douro at Toro.
'on the evening of the ltith, and I .moved the allied
-army to their left on.that :night, with an Wen-
:- tion-lo•coneentrate'on the.Gnareria...
It was totally out of my power to prevent the
,ertemy from -passing the Douro 'at
.any poi at :at
which he Might think -it expedient, as he bad in
bis.posSession•all the bridges over tint river, and
,• many of the fords; but he recrossed that river at
Toro, in the night of the -16th, moved his whole
.army to Tordesillas, where he again crossed the
. Douro on the morning of the 17th ; and assem-
-bled his army on that day at La Nava del ;Rey,
. having-marched, not less than ten 'leagues in the
- course of the 17th. • , - - :
The 4th and light. divisions of infantry, and
Major-:General Anson's brigades of cavalry, had -
marched to Castrejon on the night of the 16th,
with a view to the assembly of the army on the
Guatena, and were at Castrejon under the orders
of Lieutenant-General 'Sir Stapleton Cotton, on
-the 14h, -not hiving been ordered tO proceed fur-
. tber, in consequence- of my knowledge that the •
- e'iemy had not passed the Douro at Toro ; and.
them; ivas not to -call- them in between, the
hour at which I received the intelligence of the
•whole of the enemy's army being at La Nava,
at dayll flit of The morning of the 18th.- I•th*re.
/lye took measures to provide,for their retreat and
' by Moving the 3th division to Tordesillas
dela Orden, and Major-General Le Marcbant's,
'l.l,lajor-General Alten's, and Major-General;OCl4CS
brigades, of cavalry to Alaejos .
enemy attacked the troops at Castrejon, at
the dawn of day of the 18th, and Sir Stapleton
Cottdn maintained the poscwithout suffering any
10ss, till the cavalry had joined him. Nearly about
-the same time the enemy turned by Alaejos the left
tank of our position at Castrejon.
The troops retired in adMirable order to Tarde-
- Alias de la Orden, having the enemy's Whole army.
on their flank or in their rear;. and thence to. the
*Guarena, which river they, passed under the same,
C.irciunstances, and effected their junction with. the
army.
The Guarena, which runs into the Douro, is
formed by fOur, streams,. which unite . about a
hg.ie below Canizal, and, the enemy took a
:troig position on the heights on the right of that
• ri •-cr,. and I..placed.-the sth, 4th, and light divi-
sions, On the opposite heights, and had directed
the remainder of the army to cross the Upper
.;ilarena at Valiesa, in consequence at the ap-
pearance of the, enemy's intention to turn our
right.
Shortly after his arrival, however, the enemy
crossed the Gharenu at Carteillo, below the junc-
tion of the streams, and manifested an intention to .
press, upon our left, and to enter the valley of Ca-
niznl. brigade of cavalry,
st?ported by the 3d dragoons, were greatly en 7
g the enemy's cavalry,' and. had taken,:
amohg other oisimen, theSreach
fief ; and I desired the Honoiirahle Lieutenant-
General Cole tO attack, with Major-General Wil-
liam Anon's andßrigadier--Oeneralflarvey'sbri-
gades of infantry (the latter under the command
of Colonel Stubbs), the enemy's infantry which
*were supporting their :cavalry. He immediately
attacked and defeated themwith the 27th and
Ji(ith regiMents' '`which advanced to the charge
with bayonets, Colonel. Stubbs' •Portuguese bri
gade supporting, and the enemy gave way ;_.,litany
were 'killed and Wounded ; and Major-general
'Alien's brigade of cavalry having.' pursued the
figitives, two hundred and forty prisoners were

taken. . ‘.
In tiiese affairs Lientent-General the ricsm.
G. 14. Cole, Major-Genetal'V.'Altens, Major-Ge-
neral Anson, Lieutenant-Coioncl Arent-
vehildt..of the Ist hussars, and Hervey, of the
14th iight dragoons, Lieutenant-Colonel Mae-
lel,n of the 27th,andMajor-Arelicill df the 40th,
Lieutenant-COlonel Anderson, commanding the
Ith, and Major -de Azeredo, Comm :luting the
23d Portuguese regiment, distinguished iaem-
sel.:es. _ _

enemy did not nia.ke• any_ further attempt
ein ou I.t!ft. j but having reinfor,ced their troops on
side, and withdrawn those which had moved'
t) their left, I brought back 'ours. from Valles?...
On the lOth in the afternoon the enemy with
drew all, the troops from their right, and marched
L,)_,ti-,eir left 'by Tarragona, apparently with an in-
echttori of turning our right. I crossed the Upper
dare. na 4t Vallesa and El Olino with the whole
of the allied army in the course of that:evening
and •aioat 3-. and: every preparation was rn.o.le for
a4ion,-'which was'. expected oh the plain of
Vallesa on the morning of the 20th.
gut shoc•tly after day,-li,:ht'the enemy made an-
•
cf.her '.moveinent in several, cOlumns to his left,
along the heights of the 96irena,"which river he
crosse:Ubelow:Canta la. Pleera, and encamped:last
night at Babilaluente and Vilraincla . and the al-
lied army made a cOrrespondent movement to its
i'ght by Can talpino; aid, 'encamped :last. night at
(.2,1110a 'Vellosa., the 6th division, andMajor-Ge-
nrzl,,Mteafs brigade of cavalry being upon the
Tornies at Aldea Lengna.
baring these MONTracrits there have been occa-
sional' n canonades., but without hiss, on our side.
haysethis Morning
.moved the left of the army
to the Tonnes, where thewhole arc now coneen-
tratesl ; and I obserfe that the enemy have also
, Moved towards the same river, near Therta.
The enemy's okject ...hitherto, has been, to cut
off my communication withBalamauca and,Ciudad
Rodrigo.
The enemy abandoned and' destroyed the. fort
Df Mirabete, on the Tagus- on the 11th instant,