The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-02 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Copy ofa circular. Letter from ti:e Secretary at
War •to Colonels of Regulars and Militia, sent
from the Office of Military Accounts, December 31.
1811

War Office, Dec. rr, IS! r.
". Sta—The Prince Regent having taken into his
consideration the inadequacy of the present pay trf
Boy Recruits to provide for their doe maintenance,
and to leave a residue suffiCient for the purpose of
keePillg.up their: stock of necessaries, as required by
his Majesty's Regulations, I have the honour to ac-
quaint ra, that his Royal Highness has been
'pleased, in the.:name and on. the behalf of his Ma-
jesty, ,to order that in the several Regiments in
which Boys are allowed upon the establishment.,
they shall, from the 25th instant inclusive,-be placed
upon' the same footing, in point of pay and allow-
ances, as the men of the Regiment to which they
belong,. provided that such boys have completed the
age of 15 years.

"' You will accordingly be pleased to make known
to the Regiment under your command
,his'Royal
Highness's gracious intentions,
" I have the honour to be,.
- Your most obdient humeps,eit.rzinEiu,s'
TON,"
14 •••••••-, Colonel of the -- Regiment."

The
.Sicut ~CouaTors SAINT CLAIR, formerly
Aid-de-cam kb General JOSNgT, and since Lieute•
nant in the 116th. French regiment of the line, re-
cently hired a boat at Rochelle to transport him to
Aix ; but holding two loaded pistols, Obliged the
fishermen to conduct him to ards the English crniz.-.'
ers, and,waS received on board his Majesty's ship
Atercromby., 71:1)e- Sieur addressed a letter to his
supericir. Officer; which he sent by the fishermen, to
exempt them from- punishment, stating that they
aaled by compulsion, and this statement-was corro4
borated by a letter from the Captain of the Aber.,
cromby, declaring Isis conviClion of its truth.
The last Cadiz papers turnish us with various de,
tails of the guerrilla warfare, which is still inces,.
santly kept up in all pasts of Spain, and.which,_bea
s.iclers cutting off the enemy in detail, must harass
and intimidate the Most. resolute of his soldiers.
The. King of Prussia has issued a proclamation,
prohibiting the export of coin; and also of silver in,
bars, without the previous permission Of the'Prus•
sian Chancery. Informers are to rect..ive orie jhalf of
the seizure.

GENERAL ORDERS,
BYLI •
EUT. GENERAL SIR SAMUtI, AUCEIMUTY.

G.O. Ilead,Quartcrs,'Weltevrede,,
Aug. 29,

The Commander in thief having received is he
reports of the Officers 'commanding the several Di-
v''iorts ,employed in the late attack of the enetny's
assembled forces, performs a pleasing part of his
duty in expressing to :he
,gall tut army he has the' .
honour to command, and to the Officers and seamen
If the Royal Navy, and bittalion of Royal. Marines,
twho, by the kindness of. the Hon. Rear Admiral
"toPford, were .placed under his orders, his highest
a.Pprobation and admiration of the ardent zeal and
irresistible bravery which marked their conduct
'tiring the whole of the recent operations, and par-
heul;lrly in the decisive: assault by which, on the
korning of the 2Gth inst. the strongly
.loctified po-.
sßiuu of the ertemy, at Cornelis, was carried, and
!heir army completely dispersed,. their Commander •
1t) Chief, with a few cavalry, saving Inn-hell by a
Precipitate fliftlit, while ,a latge proportion of . his
Generals, Staff-officers, and troops, were rnade.pri-
*otters in the aCtion and pursuit. • .
both
ardent gallantryw as universally displayed,
'9th
.by the European and native ttoops, the Com-
ittoader in Chief can only particularize these whose
ranka4cl situations of particular. trust in thecourse
'" the attack, rendered their conduet.prolninent.
To Colonel Gllespie, who commanded the prin.
tittal attack, and to Colonel Gibbs, -who headed the
sk'et'od column Of the corps under that Officer's or-
a ,
"Ts, it is impossible to say too ritual; • but the Corn-
'blander in Chief will confine himself. to the public,
ticlaration, thst those Officers fully pet fortned every
service which he had expected to derive from their
!ell-know-1s gallantry and cooduCt,' • displaying
throughout ihe.attack, that heroic spirit Of enter-.
Prize which proved Clem worthy to command the
gallant troops they led.
To Major-General Werherall, the Commander in
CliiCt offeis his cordial thanks, for the great assist-
ahce he .has constantly derived from hiS zealous ex-
ejtions, as well during the last attacleon thE eosi,
h'n of Cornelis, as in the various .operations by
'hick it was preceded- • •
Th'' fi=ll success of the several attacks led by Co-
"el Wood, of the Bengal Native Infantry ; by
Lieutenant.Colonet 'William Macleod, of his Ma-
3",tY's 6gth Regiment, who fell in c:oxidotAing,' his
v°lllinn with that disiinguished gallantry which had
ever marked his :nog career of active,-military ser-
vlee and by Major Yule, of the 20th-Regiment. of
.n
clei,gal Native Infantry ; attacks expected only to •
~'straCt and divide the attention of the enelny, is
;41 e best proof of the ability'and energy with .which
these officers conducted we divisions entrusted to
there
direMion. The pi., ininently meritorious exer.
°l-18 of Lieutenant-Colonel Adams, of hi, Maje:sty's • --
st`.th, commanding the left brigade of the line, of
4-4'etitenant Colonel A. Macleod, of his Majesty's
59th--Lieutenant Colonel Ny.ison, ot_ the 14th—
ile.titernint Colonel Catnoth Ilea the 78113—Alajor
klalar, of the 140, commanding the Tight flank
battalion—l‘lajor Bode:, of his Majesty's sgiti-,
rzlalor Grant, of the 4th Beneal Volunteer Balta.
:4---Capiain Forbes, .1 his Majesty's 78th, coas-
t ancling the left flank battalion-Maj .r Dalton,
Ifoltrnanding the Bengal .Light Infantry Volunteer
attalion—Captaits. Fraser, commandlng a detach-
ment of.the Bengal Light Infantry Volunteers,--
44 Captain Gall, of the .Governor Generil's body
,
Z",artl, have been ieported to the Commander ire
iiet in terms of strong ilpplause,; and the con-
r!Liet,ol Major Traverse of his. Maje-iy's 22d Dta-
pi,;°", and Captain Noble, of the Horse Artillery,
-114 the detaclitnet.ts under their conimand,in their
ager and animated pursuit and diseersion of the
4aeillY, when the road could be cleared for their
'Joyce, merits every chtnna, ndation.
The Commander in. Chief thinks it proper to ex-
press lets satisfaction, ar the support he received from
all) lie officers of his Staff ; but he deems it particu-
-0 Incumbent on him to mark his public appro-
ti,"', of the active one gs and gallantry of Captain
el'4soo, and Lieuten nit Blackiston, his Aids-de-
eq., whom lie had permitted to act with Colonel
tll,l,eVk, on the morning of the attack. Colonel
I,'espie has " also rvpot led the conduct of Captain
114YI"r, Captain Thorneeand the Offic,rs particular-
,,aitactied to his Staff, as highly meritorious.
he Comil!ander in Chief requests Captain Sayer,
• Elie ten=or Officer of the detachment, and all the
b‘gleers and seamen of the Royal Navy, under hiS
ti?aland, ac-ept his thanks for the. able and
ass!stanee rendered by he naval detachments,
uth the moment of their tdisebarkation tO join'
t citi4ntly, and assist in the batteries. The eager'ex-
elens of 'toe cops of seamen, when permitted, at
it earnest request to leave the batteries, and join
pursuit of the enemy, gave the most satisfac-
th: Proof that British sailors, though not acting on
tit element peculy their .own, are, 'in every
1164,414 ms ready, able and 'happy, to oppose with
Q''lt and etied, the enemies of their King and
.ettnfry
•
tig
Commander in Chief laments, in common
t~lltrh
whose army, the many brave men who
b1,4'11 the late arduous attack ; but it. is ever a;
- 1311-:14, consolation to the serviViog fiends and:re-
t's of a gallant soldier, when lie:meets that fate
es sooner
or later is'common to all men, in the
aA~el)
4tiott of his noblest duty, and dies with honour,
iri`tli°se we mourn have done, gloriously support-
(' th.e cause of their beloved Sovereign and Weil
oLe.„
•

(Signed)

P. AGNEW,
Adjutant Ueneral.

0,
night last week as one Hall, of the Ro u tda
.ket 31`in of Yeomanry, had been out with his Inns-
atio„'4ll(l was returning home, some' hat intoxicated,
tw nine o'clock, through Aupgin-street, Dublin,
scarce up with him, and pushed hint from
inegiving him, at the same time, some insult-
-414, hguage, and calling him ".a. blind gunner.',
sbe,7rritating hitn, he exclaimed in a passion, " to
tli; You that I am not, I.shall shoot ihe first man
ob,e conies near me. Almost at that 'nutrient he
ing rd a young man of the name of By rue,.com-
„,,llP behind him. " Whci are you :"..said be,
the-i;iat liave you got to do here? are you following
frets 11. Y Int said be was going about his urn buSi-
ton' and Was trnubling ThiS did not
ins tent flail, who, tiatea by irritation and liquor,
antly ItiVelled his piece, and snot Mai 'dead.",

SPAIIV.

EILTRAtTS FROM THE.EkTRAoRDINAAY GAZETTE OP

THE PROVINCE OF SORIA.

SPANISH OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE TAKING

OF CALATAYUO.

EXCELLENT SlR—Agreeably to what I informed
your Excellency, in my letter of the 25th ult. we
carried Our plan of attacking Ca!atayud into execu-
tion, although the whole of the troops destined for
that expedition had not joined.
On the 26th, in the morning, the city was sot--
rounded by our valiant troops, who immediately
marched to take the positions pointed out for them,
but not without some opposition, because the enemy,
who expected us, opened a brisk fire from all the
places of attack ; but; despising and answering this,
the different corps advanced towards the heights ; •
the enemy, in considerable number, occupied 'the
commanding one, called Castillos, which was diffi-
cult to be taken without great loss. Nevertheless,
-as I ordered possession tope obtained of ii at
.any
cosi, this being an indispensable measure for the
success of the undettaking, it appears the troops
from the different points, •by a combined move-
ment, marched so rapidly to the- attack, that the
enemy were dismay-d, and precipitately fled in dis-
order ; but our troops, ,imitating the example of
their' Chiefs, presented me, in every respea; with.
the most grateful speetacle.
With the velocity of lightning they pursued them,
and death was the just punishment of those who
would not surrender ; some who enteredttlye city
eventually experienced the same fate ; and few
succeeded in joining the principal corps in the Con-
vent das Mixes. In consequence of this, we tie-
carne masters of the city, and the convent was im-
mediately invested. I then, in conjunction with.
Brigadier the Empecinado, ordered the cavalry to
-remain in the points they occupied, and regulated •
the service of the infantry. Every hiclivid'ual of the
army disputed (or the honour of entering the shy.
The enemy had in this first affair 50 killed, and 60
made priSoners: This viaory gained, we wished to
send stllog of truce, but they would not receive it,
arid we, therefore commenced the siege by setting-
some houses on tire. We then sent another flag of
truce, which was received, and sent b.ick with an
answer, that they were resolved upon an obstinate
resistance., and absolutely refused to admit any men.
' Having no artillery, it.was requisite to have re-
course- to mining ; upon which we proceeded with
the utmost atiivit,, in defiance of difficulties, which
appeared :insurmountable;'- whilst Some of our cat
valry advanced to the other side, in order to draw
•lie atteutior of the enemy towards the capital, our
infantry took 353 prisoners, with an officer, in a
fort:tied country-house.
The mine being prepared, another flag of truce,
was sent, propOsing such terms as humanity, and the
noble, sentiments which charamerize the nation de-'
maid, mai admitted, but a surrender refused
in terms becoming in hon.urable Chief„ notwith-
s anding the vvi-hes of the greater part of the Officers
and troops, in consequence of which the mine was
sprung, and produced considerable effect, but was
not sufficient to warrant an assault:
Another invitation for a surrender, made on the
more log of the 20th,
.being refUsed,' obliged us to
Form projects for new mines. Advice being receiv-
ed, that from Port Fransno were coming 200 French
iotantry and 50. horse, a force was sent against them,
which completely defeated them, taking prisoners
the Lieutenant-Colonel whO commanded, and some
prisoners.
The . construetion of the mines was carried on
..with acclivity, and was direOted towards the tower;
but before it reached the foundations it burst, and -
burst another, which bad .•uch' an effect on Ate
building, as well as in the loss of the people
it buried in the ruins, that the enemy, notwith-.
sanding the enthusiastic valour with which they
defended themselvea, could trot continue their
resistance, and agreed to a capitulatione which wad
necessary to us, on account' of notices we had 1-e-
-ceived of the rear arrival of reinforcements for them;
and, ir; consequence, at nine in the mining of the
4th instant-, the capitulation forthe surrender of the
place was signed.
[Here follow the conditions, by which the French
Officers, eiiil and military,•with their arms, bag-
gage, and servants, are to be sent to the French ad-
vanced posts, on their parole of honour, and the'
soldiers to remain prisoners of is aro]
Immediately the treaty was signed, I gave the
necessary instructions for its execution ; the troops
of both divisions were immediately formed, they de-
filed and laid down their-arms, and the Convent
and its effe&s delivered up to Commissionets named
for that purpose.
• The prisoners were condu6led by an escort of ca-
valry and infantry to the town of Manual, and
whilst we were making some dispositions relative
to the effects found in the convent, various advises
informed us that the enemy's troops coming from
Arragon, Navarre, and even Catalonia, had united
in Alt-nunia. ,
As our troops, in consequence of having some
killed, wounded, and sick, and escorting the
psi-
soners, scarcely amounted to 2700 infantry and 300
horse, I thought it right to retire to Arica, to take
advantageous positions. This retreat was accorn-•
plished on the morning of the sth, on which day
the eeeNnkentered Calatayud. In the morning a
brisk fire was kept up between our advanced par-
ties, till their horse, advancing in considerable force,
were attacked and driven back by ours.
The following morning we learned the enemy
had agaireabandoned Calatayud the preceding n ght,
either in consequence' of our movements, or be-
cause they kared.some surprise from Colonel Espoz
y Mina, hr consequence of which webave again
returned to Calata ud.•
.The taking of the town was the pure work of va-
lour, and that of the NI, of art.and perseverance in,
our, labours. The .enemy's Joss consists of , 7!40
men, of which 600 are prisoners-, and ours only .of
'eight- soldiers lelled, and three Officers, three set.-
jeants, two corporals, and twenty-five privates
wounded.
'.We-found in theconvent 3600 reals, a quantity
of'grain; inany weapons, and some cattle.
Head-quarterS, Dua, 001. 18, 1811.
J. DURAN.
- To-the Superior junta of the Province

01 curia.

TnnrAnn have

had several conferences; the subject of which is not
tnowu.. It is certain, however, that the Mill,istrs

have assigned to the former, fqi the,support of his
artily, the oft of
,the province. of Toledo on the
right of the Daus, the district around Talavera,
part of that of Avila, and a tray` of copotry in the
vicinage of Madrid, on the side of Poente.' Arno-
roz iS to be the immediate agent, under the order;
of
,Marmont, in order to prevent
,the nullity of his
Office from being-perceived.—The Guerillas do not
lose. sight of us.
Toi_cbo, Nov. 3.—Xesterday an ediet was pub-

fished, impiirting that the army of Soult should
subsist themselves wherever' they might march to,
and that no rations should be provided tor their use.
This is a fresh proof of the agreement between the
two Marshals before they separated at Badajoi.
VALENCI•A, Nov. 10,—According,to credible ac-
cout,ts,.we learn, that the enemy has lost in Arra.,
got) 4500 men, victims oft he unequalled patriotism
of Mina, Etnpecinado, and Duran. If these• Gen-
erals should succeed in taking. the (.1500, whom- they
have blockaded in Darroca, the capital of that pro-
vince will sOon be again in our poV'er, unless Su.-
cilar should fly to relieve the garrison nuw sta-
tioned there."