The Sun.
London, England, 1812-09-05 00:00:00

LISBO'N' At'D CA!IZ PAP .RS.

LISBON, AUG. `22.—lt being convenient to pre-
serve these kingdoms in the most perfect neu-
trality, so long as the war shall continue,which
has broken oat between Great Britain and the
United States of America, add as it will contri,
bute greatly to this to prevent-all disputes, which,
In such circumstances frequently arise, relative to
the prizes made by the ships of the Belligerent
Powers, the Prince Regent, 'our Lord, has or-
dered, that theprovisions made in the Decree of the
30th August,l7Bo, shall be renewed, and the prizes
which the frigates, ships of Nvar, and privateers
of the said nations shall have taken, one from the
other shall not be admitted into the ports of these
kingdoms, with .the exception only in the two
cases, when the rights. of nations render hospita-
lity indispensable, with a declaration at .the same
time that they shall not sell or unload the prizes
which they shall bring into said ports, nor-remain
longer there than be necessary to avoid the
danger which threatens them, or obtain the suc-
cour of which they stand in need. The authori-

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ties to whom it appertains to carry this decree
into execution,will see that it is carried into effect.

(With five signatures of the Governors of these
kingdoms).
These Papers also state, that Marshal BERES..
FORD continues in very favourable way, and is
fast recovering from his wounds.
CADIZ, AUG. 3.—. They talk of an intercepted
letter from MARMONT to JOSEF*, dated the 17th
inst: announcing the necessity of- giving battle,*
anti the uncertainty of success, and saying, that
should it prove unfavourable, Marshal SOULT will
be responsible, in consequence of his rash attempt
to preserve the Andalusias. The division which
sailed from this port has joined the Prince of
ANGLONA in Tariffa. General BALLASTEROS is
in Gauzin. Wa are assured that BERNADOTTE has
requested 250 Spaniards for his personal guard,
and that they will be sent with the utmost haste.
OPORTO, AUG. 25.—There is a report here that
two American frigates (one of them the President)
save been taken and carried into Halifax. This
intallijgence comes, via Newfoundland, in twenty-
one days.
ALGESIRAS, AUG. s.—The enemy have retired
to Medina Sidonia ; Gen. BALLASTEROS was in
Adcala de los Gazulos, and, 'it was supposed,
would join the Prince of ANGLONA.

CADIZ, AUG. B.—WITTINGI?Am's division pro-
ceeding from Majorca, joined, on the 24th,. at
4ahon the grand allied expedition, which on the
27th all sailed, and, was soon out of sight ; it is
said to consist of 15,000 men, and SO pieces of
artillery _They talk of important advantages ob-
tained in Lerida, and of a. retrogade movement on
the part of the hd army.

CADIZ, AUG. 9.—lt is said that SoULT had
taarched towards Castile With some forces, but
retreated on bearing of MAnNONT's.defeat.
AUG. 6.—We are assured that General HILT, is
it/ Talavera with an English division, with which
he intends to cover the Tagus. There is a report
14F the principal forces who were observing BAL..
4ASTEROS having retired, and that this General
lids formed a junction with General CRUZ.

AUG. s.—Orders have been given for choosing
250 Spaniards, who are to• proceed to Swe4len,
411 d form BERNADOTTE'S guard.
General HILL, hating received considerable re-
l'aforcement, particularly in cavalry, is preparing
k) act offensively.

'We understand that on Tuesday last a, circular
'titter was addressed by Mr. RUSSELL, the Amer--
Z d
In Charge ' Alfaires at our Court,
to
theAnierican
nt
onsuls at the differe parts of the United King-.
nin, informing them that their functions were at
4,t1 end. Mr. RUSSEB left town to embark for
America, on Thursday last.
The, Marquis of W j ELL paid a just corn-
,
Plitnent to the Gallic Emperor, by entering Ma-
tiid the 15th of August, it being BUOAPARTE'S
et Nth-day, which was thus kept by the British
IQtl;y with all due solemnity. lt will be recol-
-leted that NAPOLEON once postponed a battle, that
43 Victory might triumphantly fall on his natal
:tY• Probably, however,, this truly English mode
celebrating that day, may not altogether accord
.4t.,1 the peculiar taste of this French Usurper!
44-Aeutenant7Colonel INI‘NAB, of the Adjutant-.
I:lleral's Department, is appointed to succeed Co-
tbnel RopfszsoN, as Inspecting Field Officer of
tLondon Recruiting District.
ki4'rnin the numerous applications to enlist boys
1441nrinners and, fifers, the Corinnander in Chief
41, ordered that no boys under five feet in height
.old be engaged for that purpose.
ha'lle late volunteering from the English Militia
tt:.Proved so very successful, that most of the
;sinlents now serving in the Peninsula for several
execs, will shortly again be rendered 'completely
ttidtFtree ; several regiments have thereby obtained'
'tional battalions; the 41st, Gen. CIWITAGNE'S
4 „'illent, has been enabled to raise a second
41inn ; the 14th ,:the Adjutant-General's own,
li "°w forming a third battalion, in the county of
s and the 11th is filling up so rapidly, that
, •
yrob
defielences will not only be soon supplied, but
ably be soon entitled to a second battalion
I.,akt'epot of the latter, consisting of about 150
41,11 and file, under the command of Captain
•iierrtillur, marched into Barnstapleßarracks froth
iiread, on Uotiday last,

tONIY* OAlurrt, vATRAbRDNA

Downing-street, Septeinber 4, 1812.

Major Burgh, Aid-de-camp to the Marc nis of
Wellington, has .this day arrived at Lord
,Ba-
thurst's. office with dispatches addressed to ',his
Lordship by Lord 'Wellington, dated Madrid,- the
I3th and 15th ultimo, of which the following are
extracts.

Madrid, Aunt 13.

Having found that the, army under Marshal
mont continued their retreat upon Burgos, in a
state not • likely to take the field again for some
time, I determined to bring Joseph Buonaparte
to a general action, or force him to quit Madrid.
Accordingly I nio;ed from Cuellar on the Rh
instant. We arrived at Segovia on the 7th, and
at St. Ildefonso on the Bth, where I halted one
day, to allow the right of the army more thue to

come up.
No opposition was made to•the passage,of the
troops throUgh the mountains ; and Brigadier-,
General D'Urban, with the Portuguese cavalry;
and Ist light battalion of the King's German Le-
gion, and Captain M`Donalci:s troop of horse
artillery, bad been through the Guadarama pass
since the 9th Ile moved forward on the morning
of the l'ltb from the neighbourhood ocCialapagas,
and supported by the heavy cavalry of the King's
German Legion
.from Torrelodones, he drove in
the French cavalry, about two thousand in num-
ber, and placed himself at Majalahonda, with the
Portuguese cavalry and Captain M'Donald's troop,
and the cavalry -and light infantry of the King's.
German Legion at Las Royas, 'about three quar-
ters of a mile distant. •
The enemy's cavalry which had been driven off
in the morning, and had moved towards Naval
Carnero, returned about five in the afternoon, and
Brigadier-General D'Urban having for Med the
Portuguese cavalry in front of Majalahonda, sup-
ported by the horse artillery, ordered the cavalry
to charge the enemy's , leading squadrons, which
appeared too far advanced to be supported by
their main body. The Portuguese cavalry ad-,
vanced to the attack, but unfortunately turned
about before they reached the enemy ; and they
fled through the village of Majalabonda, and back
upon the German dragoons ; leaving behind them
unprotected and unsupported, those guns of Cap-
tain Macdonald's troop, which had been moved,
forward to co-operate, with the cavalry. By the
activity of the officers and soldiers of Captain
Macdonald's troop, the guns were, however,
moved off; but ' owing to. the . unfavourable
nature of the ground over which they were
moved, the carriage of one was broken, and wo
others were overturned ; and /these three guns
fell into the enemy's hands.
The Portugueie dragoons having fled through
Majalahonda, were rallied and reformed npon the
heavy, dragoons of the King's German Legion,
which were formed between that village and'Las
Royas. The German cavalry charged the enemy,
although under many disadvantages and stopped
their further progress ; but I am sorry to say, that
they suffered considerable loss, and that Colonel
Jonqucires, who commanded the brigade, was

taken prisoner. The left of the army was about
two miles and a half distant, at the Puente de
Ratamar on the Guadarama River, and, Colonel
Pousonby's brigade or' cavalry and a.brigade of in-
fantry of the 7th division having moved forward
to the support of the troops in advance, the enemy
retired upon Majalahonda as soon as they ob-,
served these troops, and night having come on,
they retired upon Alcorcon, leaving our gaps. at
Majalahonda.

I am happy to report that the officers of the
Portuguese cavalry behaVed remarkably Well.;
and spewed a good example to their men, par-
ticularly the Viseonde de Barbacenn, who was
taken prisoner. The'conduct of the brave Ger-
man cavalry, was I understand, excellent, as was
that of Captain M‘Donafts troop of horse: ar-
tillery. The light infantry battalion was not en-
gaged.
The army.moVed forward yesterday morning,
and its left took possession of the city of Madrid,
Joseph Buonaparte having retired with the army
of the centre by the roads of Toledo and Aran
-
• juez, leaving a garrison in the Retiro.
It is impossible to-describe the joy manifested
by the inhabitants of Madrid upon our arrival;
and I hope that the prevalence Of the same senti-
ments of detestation of the French yoke; and of a
strong desire to secure the independence of their
country, which first induced -t'llem to set the ex-
ample of resistance to 'the Ilourper, will induce
them to make exertions in the cause of their coun-
try, which will be more effiiacious than those for-
merly.made.
. I have not yet heard that 4storga has fallen ;
but the garrison which the enemy left in Torde—
sillas, about two hundred and sixty in number,
surrendered to General Santocildes on the sth
.instant. •
I have received no further reports of the sitim-.
tion bf General Ballasteros since the 21st of July:
I haveletters from Generahroseph O'Donnell and
Gen. Roche of the 26th July; and the army of
Murcia, under the command of the former, %via j

itefer.fNk 4 -on the list
it appears that the Spanish troops moved fOrward
to attack Gen'. D'ilaii3Aie's posts at Castalla and
at those ivideh attacked the former were re-
puked with thr.foSs of two thousand men and two
pieces of cannon those which attacked th,C
• under the command of General Roche, con-
ducted themselves remarkably well, and covered
the retreat of the troops under Gen, O'Donnell,
and afterwards effected their own retreat, in g9od-
order to Alicante.

• . Madrid, Aug. 15, 1812.
have the pleasure to inform your Lordship,
that the garrison of the lletiro surrendered by Ca-
pitilation yesterday ; and I .have now the honour
to inclose a translation of the capitulation.
We invested the place completely on the even-
ing of the 13th ; and in the night detachments of
the,7th division of infantry, under the commann
of-Major-Gen. Hope, and of the '3d divislon of
infantry, under the,' command of Major-General
the Hon. E. Pakenham, drove in the enemy's posts
from 'the Prado - and the Botanical Garden ; and
the works which they had constructed outside of
the park-wall ; and having broken through the
wall in different places, they were established in
the palace.of the Retiro, and close to the exterior
of the enemy's works, inclosing the building call-
ed La China.

The troops were preparing in the morning to
attack those works, preparatory to the arrange-
ments to be adopted for the attack of the interior
line and building, when the Governor sent out axi
Officer to desire to capitulate, and I granted him
the honours of war, the baggage of the officers and
soldiers of the garrison, &c. as specified in the en-
closed agreement.

•1 inclose a return of the strength of the garri-
son, which marched out yesterday at fOur o'clock,
on their road to Ciudad Rodrigo. 'We have found
in the place 189 pieces of brass ordnance, in• ex-
cellent condition ; nine hundred barrels ,of pow-
der ; twenty thousand stand of arms ; and consi-
derable magazines of clothing, provisions, and
ammunition.

• We have likewise found the eagles of the 13th
and 51st regiments, which I forward to England,
to be presented to.hiss Royal Highness the Prince.
Regent; by my Aide-de-camp, Major Burgh.
I see, by a letter from Gen. BallasteroS:to
tenant-General Sir Rowland Hill, of the 29th -Tilly,
that he had been in Malaga on the 14th of that
month, after an engAgement with General Laval,
near Coin. Gen. Ballasteros Was at Grazelena on
the 29th. I have a letter from Lientenant-Gen.
Sir Rowland Hill of the Bth inst. ; arid although
Gen. _Monet had been in movement for three days,
it does not appear that his movements are of any
importance.

I inclose returns of the killed, wounded, and
missing, 'in the affair at Majalahonda, 6n the-11th
inst. and of the loss jti the attack of the works of
the, .etiro.

This 'dispatch will be delivered by my Aid-de-
Camp, Major Burgh, who will be able to explain
any further circumstances relating to our situa-
tion ; and beg leave to recommend him to your
Lo;dship's protection.
P. S. Since. writing this dispatch, I have re-
ceivetl a letter of the 10th instant, from General
Maitland, from Alicante in which that officer
informs use that be had on that day landed at that
place.