The Sun.
London, England, 1812-08-17 00:00:00

LISBON P iPERS.

J.-MY 30.—':tie are cOmpletely, over-
nitel joy here, on account of the greatest,.
• most arious, and most important victory,, con-
sidering the consequences that must inevitebly re-
suit from it, that was ever gained in the Penin-
sula,—a victory which! will Cron. with never.
fading- laurels, the hero who gained* and the
gallant ttoOps who fought it. The enemy had
fearfull odds in point of, number ; but nothing
could withstand British valour, directed by.Bril
fish skill. ,
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The following arc the partlculars received of this
never to he forgotten affair : •
Lord Wellington, learning that 111arnione had
received very-considerable' reinforceMents; con-
tinued for some time to. actupontivdefensive,
at
'Ueda ; but Marmara :made aolitanle , movement
towards Toro, 'which induced tu,dog'reatA: ord to
retire in the direction of Salamanca. These move-
' ments gave 'rise to some- seveteeskirmishe&
tween 16th and 21st. , , :
On the 22d Lord Wellington made the requisite
dispositions to receive the enemy a short distance
East of Salamanca. Marminit advanced, posting
a strong body of infantry and .artilleryetin, two
• heights on our right, thti, remainder of his force
• extending along our front. After waititigeall the.
morning in vain for his commencil.;g-the Attlick,
Lord Wellington ordered the 3d division to take
acircuit, and coinmenee the battle, by:attacking
the outermost hill. Thus • began. this ever-me-,
morabßeeng-agement at half-past iise.o:clock.in the
eveuieg. it raged with ineorieeivahle fury till ten,
at night . When victarvcoMpletelydeclared in favour
of the allied arms. to thedarkness alone,.is that
part of the enemy who escaped, indebted foe. their
safety : from Bto 10,003 one time threw down
their areas and fled. They were:completely ht4en
and routed. On tlr evening their ..loss ,teas
-5000 killed, among whom "were atianyrpf, rank 4.
6000 taken, with three .GerrertllO three eagles,
some guns,' and the baggage. • •Marmont lost hie
right arm, and is wounded in the hafty-; all his
Staff, and most of his Generals; are kink d,•wolind-
ed., or takter:k. frill 1! g day our cavalry killed.,
300 more, and' to,k-E7o'o, being the whole of their.
:ear-guars!. The Guerillas-are' handy bringing in
More prisGters. Ottr loss. is estimated at less
-11an.3,i-,Y..10 :nen. The brave General Le' l‘lareb nt
*as kiied. Bexsford is 'wounded in the
body, bat at dangerously;' SO were Generals
Cole, Leith, and Sir S.'Cotton. Lord Wellington:
was twice hit; but, thank Heaven, theballs onl«
tuned the skin. .;Just often'the battle, the, three
regiments, lately arrived, so that the
• Lordwas as strong as before thelifittle.
Qur force in the field. vra-s 32,000 men : 'Mar-
moat had 49.000. On our part, the first light di-
vi.ion was never engaged. •
On the enetny's side the cavalry never appear-
ed. it may, therefore, be fairly said, that J%-e had
rot more than 24,000 to contend with 44,000.
Marmont had 60 pieces of artillery. •
the Portuguese behaved most gallantly ; and
their
_cavalry, under General P'Urbam, -greatly
distinguished themselves..
1.4a-aote, Luc. ‘...--:General fill thought it ad-
si.,eable to fail hack to Airreendralego, 'from Puente
del Haestre, on the .286, in -consequence 'of a
ram-en:tent of, the enemy on his left flank, upon
Merida.
•Dronet haS his Ireall-qiiarters Cestutra, his
right at Serena, his left at Quintana. General
Will has his right at Llerena, and his left at Perin.
, .=7,-YestetrdAt rejoicings
for oar glorous victory. General Hill reinains
in his old po,:itioris.. -s*Oult has returned ; "and- on
t.he 27th or July was:Joccupierl in' strengthening
Seville
.and Cordova : 'he. did not then know of
lYiar lnt's defeat. His principal force is at
Suaea, Lulag,a, &c. (in the .23(i•Saine pf his ca.
valry entered irsagre, and Obliged' a squadron of
the 21 hussars to retire; and, on the 24th, all his
cavalry (four regiments), made a general
recon-
uoissance as far Itibcira : oar's also turned
out, when the Frt•nch retired, leaving thirty-five
=en and horses in our har,ds.
11.t.TELLIovri.,E FROM GENERAL WILL.
On the '•2l,st; the enemy's cavalry Were in the
*ooi, to the right of. Usagre; on.the 2,..!a, they
passed the Ribeira ; and, on the 2.3 d, two of their
souadrous 'approached our piquetS. Ir, fhe morn-
ing of the-24th they were repulsed by the enemy
in Nigosa ; but being reinforced by two squadrons
of the 3d regiment, the said two squadrons retired
• to the other side "of the Ribeira being 'there re-
. inforeed, they obliged oar's to lettre by-the road.
of Franca.
'At 'teiro in the "afternoon the English 'bus-gars,
four pieces of artillery, and the 6th and -IBth ire--:
giments of infantry, opportunely arrived in time,
to support "oar's in the vineyards : shortly after,
these charged the enemy, who precipitately: fled
for the space of two leagues in the direction 'Of
Llerena, withourever halting. In this skirmish,
hundred of the enemy were killed, -wounded,
or made piisoaers. -General Ilill'had ordered the
heavy cavalry to cut off the enemy at Nil osa ;,bat,
tu,".lllrtunately, they arrived too late, :otherwise
the enemy would have lost all their artillery.

FU RT lIER EXTRACTS .

-SEVILLE, JULY 19.—The greater apart of the
Nrench forecs, together with So w...T,itave marched
.for the kingdom of Cordoba.'
The continual Movements of the enemy, and
' man,. other signs, indicate the suite of inquietude
desperation in which they•axe.
kieneral.Counouxitas 114 'a very •warm alter-
cation it: constquenee of having received orilers to
march' towards ltonqueila with General GAZAN.
z, Jou: .report ..11-in circulation of
a grand optratun of t'lle allied troops on the coast
GiSriada and Gibraltar. •
28.—V le are a.ssuretl,ifhat qta the -18th
in2it. the English .expctlition frpna the 11e:diver-
F2in, were insGe adieftric i3lands, ready to sail fur
its ulterior destination:

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it appears, that o'n the .2541t4f.theriiI

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