The Sun.
London, England, 1812-04-02 00:00:00

BULLETIN.

Dispatches have been received from the Eirl of
WELLINGTON, dated the 20th March.

His Lordship invested Badajoz on the 16th, and
broke ground on the following day, forming his
first parallel within 2 hundred yards of the outwork,
called La Picorina. Lord WELLINGTON conduCts the
siege in person, with the third, fourth, and light di-
visions, upon the left of the River.

Sir THOMAS GRAHAM crossed the Guadiana on
Ihe 16th, with three divisions of infantry, and two
brigades of cavalry, and marched upon Santa Martha
and Valverde, while Sir ROWLAND HILL, with two
divisions, and a brigade of Cavalry, moved upon
.Merida, where he made some prisoners.
These movements induced General DROUET to
retreat Irom.Villafranca to Homaschos, to preserve
his communication with General DARICAN'S division
stationed at Lerina.

Upon the 19th, a sortie was attempted by the
Gafrison of Badajoz ; 2000 men pushed out against
the right flank of our work, but were immedi-
ately driven in with considerable loss by Major-
Get eral BOWES. In this affair, General PICTON'S
Aid-dc-Camp, Captain CUTHBERT, was killed, and
Lieut.-Colonel I.''LETCH ER, slightly wounded.—Since
the commencement of the operations, the loss of
the Allies has been about 156 men killed and
wounded.

There was no general movement of the enemy
upon the side of ,Ciudad Rodrigo so late as the 17th
of March ; but two of the three division; of MAR-
MONT'S army, which had been upon the Tagus, had
moved through the mountains in the direction of
Valladolid.

The rains had been very heavy for the last three

days.

From the above account it will be seen that Lord
WELLINGTON has colleEled the greatest part of his
disposable force, for the purpose of carrying on and
covering the siege of that important fortress, His
Lordship conduas the siege in person. The next
accounts from Lisbon will enable us to judge whe-
ther the French are disposed to risk a battle- to save
Badajoz, or whether they are determined to leave it
to its fate. If they adopt the former plan, their
operations in the East and in the South of Spain
must be stopped, -and a considerable portion-of the
French force must be drawn from the North.—
Thus, even if Lord WELLINGTON' should be under
the necessity of raising the siege of Badajoz, he will
have accomplished one of the great obje6ls which
he had in view—he will have stopped the vitlorions
career of SUCHET, and he will have given the,
new appointed Regency the opportunity of colleaing
and re-organizing their armies, and of taking ef-
fectual measures for repairing those disasters, which
either the imbecility or the treachery of some of
their Commanders have occasioned. He will in-
spire the people of Spain with new courage, by shew-
lug them that that British army which BUOZ4A-..
rARTE boasted a year and a half ago that he
would drive into the sea, has not only driven the
French out -of POrtugal, bet that in the space
of a few weeks, it has taken one of 'the most
important fortresses on the Spanish frontiers of Pot-,
toga!, and formed the siege of another. If Badajoz
should fall, the frontiers of Portugal will not only
be secured, but the British and Portuguese will be
enabled to co-operate effeaually.with the Spaniards.

We stated yesterday by mistake, in our Second
Edition, that Lieut. General Fletcher was wounded;
it was Lieut. Colonel Fletcher, of the Engineers.
Vie are happy, however, to add, that his woind
is but slight; and there is every reason to hope that
the army will be deprived only for a very short time,
of the services of that most able and distinguished
Officer.

An Anholt Mail arrived yesterday. It is now
said, that the King of PRUSSIA has consented to all
the demands of BUONAPARTE. Indeed, it must be
quite obvious, that unless supported by a formidable
Russian army, his Prussian Majesty could not, with-
out " inevitable ruin, provoke a contest with Buo-
, NAPARTE.

Lisbon Papers arrived last night, from which we
have made copious and interesting extrads.

his being the first Levee-day held by Lord
NIELviLLE, since his appointment as First Lord of
the Admiralty, there was a very numerous attend-
ance of Naval Officers to wait upon his Lordship.—
It is supposed that one hundred and fifty Officers at-
tended on the occasion.
Yesterday about two o'clock the Sheriffs of Lon-
don and Middlesex, attended by the City Itemem-
btancer, arrived at Carlton-house. Soot; after, they
were introduced into the presence of the PRINCE
REGENT, to know when his Highness would receive
the Address of the City, lately voted in their Com-
mon-Hall, when the PRINCE was pleased to appoint
the 9th instant.

The PRINCE REGENT will hold his Levees weekly,
it is expet`ed, during the sitting of Parliament, after
next week.

The Ministers do not have a Cabinet dii.ner this
week, it being holiday week.
A very spirited affair has lately taken place in. the
Scheid!. Three French ships of the line, coming
down, were attacked by one of our frigates and two
sloops of war, and the Admiral's ship was driven un
shore.

It was reported last night, that information had
been received from Deal, of eight or nine sail of the
line having come down the Scheldt, apparently with
an intention of putting to sea from Fleshing, when-
ever a favourable opportunity should offer. We do
not, however, attach much credit to the report, as
no such account has reached the Admiralty.
A letter from Dover mentions a report from some
fishermen whom the French have boarded lately,
that most of the privateersmen have been sent to
man the Flushing fleet, and that preparations are
making to fit out a part of their flotilla to be sent
away to the eastward to annoy our shipping in the
Sleeve and Belt, and defend the shores of the Catte-
gat from our small cruizers.
By the arrival of a merchant-vessel yesterday from
advises were received from that city to the
6th instant. By these we are informed, that a
day or two previous, several shots and shells had
been thrown into the town by the enemy from his
new-invented howitzers, which had no otter effect
than to cause a temporary alarm amongst the women
and children. Mr. Duff put on board this vessel
dispatches for the British Got.erumant which were
afterwards detained to accompany others in the Lord
Hobart packet, appointed to sail on the eoth
whose arrival may be hourly expe&ed.
The [Palmer Castle arrived at Bencoolen on the
26th of July. The China (direct) ships arrived at
Prince of Wales I-land on the Ist of September, arid
xyere to proceed for China, on the 1611), by the
Eastern passage.
The merchant ship Brookbank, Capt. JELLARD, is
arrived at Dover from Cadiz, whence she sailed on
the I ektli of March. The letters by her do not
contain any political intelligence of importance.
A fist-sailing vessel, called the Dash, is arrived
in the Creek from Smyrna, whence she sailed on
the Bth of February last. A letter of that date con-
tains the following Our latest news from Con-
stantinople is of the 26th of January, by which we
learn, that peace between the Turks and Russians
had not actually been finally concluded, but the
cosily articles which are usually presented to the
Negotiators on such occasions, had been prepared at
Constantinople, and were to be forwarded without
delay to the Turkish Camp, 16 be presented to the
Russian General on the final signature of the Preli-
minaries which were to lead to a termination of the
war."

Private accounts from France, of the 23d ult.
stale, that an American vessel, called the Congress,
Captain CLARK, from Baltimore, bound to Lon-
don, had been taken, and sent into Coerhurg : this
vessel sailed from America on. the 4th of February,
and has'been expected to arrive here for some time,
and a considerable amount has lately been insured
upon her in the city. She has been called an Eng-
lish ship in the Paris. Papers, but this trick will not
do ; and the circumstance of her capture is another
convincing proof, that the Berlin and Milan De-
crees are still in force.

Lieut. D. E. BARTHOLOMEW, commanding the
Richmond gun-vessel, has been promoted to the
rank of Commander, for his gallantry in destroying
the .Parepide, a French privateer of 18 long t‘velye-
pounders and 180 men, belonging to Malaga.
Our readers will be pleased to hear that .Captain
HARVEY, of fhe Rosario) has been made Post, for
'his gallant conduit in the late affair with the French
flotilla ; and Mr. DYER, the. Midshipman, who was
wounded, has had a Lieuttnant's Commission.

The Officers, non-commissioned officers, band,
drummers, and privates, of the Roscommon regi-
ment in Frankfort barracks, have generously sub-
scribed a day's pay, for the relief of the widows and
orphans of the .crews of the St. George, Defence,
Hero, Saldanha, and Fanny, wrecked in the Baltic,
on the coast of Holland, and the Irish sea. We
hope this noble example of military generosity will
be followed up for the relief of our brave seamen's
unprotected widows and orphans by every regiment
of the line, and all the British and Irish regiments of
militia throughout the United Kingdom.
Monday and Tuesday having been holidays at the
Stock Exchange, yesterday was in consequence a
busy day in the Money Market. The Three per
Cent. Consols again experienced a rise;- from fifty-
nine three-fourths, at which they left off on Satur-
day ; they advanced to fifty-nine seven-eights, and
for the account to' sixty.
A few days ago a fisherman picked up, off Dover,
in his trawl, the remains of a very ancient anchor,
supposed to have formerly belonged to the Spanish
Armada.

It is said to be a specific for rheumatism, to apply
a cabbage leaf to the part affeaed. Choose a per.
feet leaf, cut off the protuberant stalk at the bark,
and place it on the part with a bandage of flannel at
going to bed. It will produce a local perspiration,
and on two or three repetitions effect a cure.