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London, England, 1812-01-27 00:00:00

I have, &c.
GEO. COOKE, M3j. Gen.

Extrad of a Letter frMn Mijor-General Cooke to Viscount
Wellington, dated Cadiz, December 17, 1811.

I have the honour t::):iansmit copies of dispatches
from Colonel SkerrfAt to the date of the 24th.

The enemy's troops, in addition to those em-
ployed immediately against Tarifa, extended across
the pl tin to Veger, where Marshal Victor had his
quarters with a strong corps. I do not learn any
th•ng of General Ballesteros since my last. •

SIR,

Tarifa, Dec. 24, art.

I have the honour to report that, on the 20th
instant, the enemy invested this town with from
four to five thousand infantry, and from •two to
three hundred cavalry As it was not advisable
to fight so superior a force, I resisted him for an
hour with the -cavalry and infantry, Spanish and
British piquets of the garrison, reinfot.ced by a com-
pany of the'9sth, and two six-pounder field-guns
of Captain Hughes's brigade. Th- 'oss of the ene-
my -was considerable. On the 2 I st, Captain Wren,
of the nth, destroyed, with his company, a small
piquet of the enemy. The 22d, I made a sortie at
the request of General Copons, and in conjun&ion
with hisdroops, with'the intention to ascertain the
number of the enemy, by inducing hial to sli.;vv
his columns. HiS light troops suffered considerably
from our shells. The enemy is now making his ap-
proaches at a long musket-shot from the town : but
the ground so completely commands -us,-acid- -is so
favourable to hint, that our small guns have little or
no effed upon him.

I hate the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) J. B. SKERRETT, Col.
'lb Major,'Gen. Cooke, &c.

MY LORD,

Cadiz,-Dec. 3r, rSrr.

I have received a dispatch from Colonel-Skerrett,
dated yesterday, of which I inclose a copy. It ap-
pears that the enemy had brought up four sixteen-
pounders and some howitzers, and had opened their
fire against the wall on the Q,911). The shipping had-
ken driven away by the gales of wind.

I have,
(Signed) GEO. COOKE, Maj.Gcn.
The Earl of Liverpool, &c.

SIR, T,trifa, rec. 30,
In my last I had the honour to state, chit the
enemy had invested this town on the 20th instant;
since which period he has rapidly carried on a regu-
lar parallel and approach against the wall of the
town, which I, consider as dJing _honour to the
garrison. _ _ _

I have several times found it necessary to drive
back the enemy's
.advance, and to interrupt !►is
works, in which we have met with a slight- loss, and
the enemy, from be►ng exposed to the fire of the
few small guns we possess on the towers, has suffer-.
ed considerably. It was
.only on these occasions
that we materially annoyed the enemy ; for the wall
of the town is so completely commanded, that, in a
few bouts work, he has every where much better
cover than ourselves.

The enemy yesterday, °Retied his fire at half past
ten, and continued to,batter in breach at a distance
of about three hundred yards, with four French six-
teen-pounders on the east wal, near the Retiro gate,
and four how;tzeri and other smaller pieces playing
on the island and causeway. He continued a con-
stant fire until night, the first and each shot passing
011°001 th wa:l, and through some of the houses
in the tear of it. Before night, a prabicat breach
was etfe6ted. He this day continued to widen the
breach, and,l amagine, will not attempt the assault
until it is exteoled to the tower on each flank (a
space of abOut forty yards.) I have traversed the
streets, and taken the only measure by which there
is a chance of preserving the place-.--that of de:
fending the houses. The enemy's force employed
in .raisingthe siege is stated ,ati 0,000 ; probably thus
is in some" degree exaggerated. A constant fire of
musketry is intei-chat ge.d. I have particularly to
regret the loss of the service of Lieutenant Guan-
ter, Deputy Assistant Quarter-Master-Genet al,
a very irreltigent and brave officer, who is severely
wounded,
Enclosed is a' return of killed and wounded since
my last.

' I have the hoiour to be, &c.
(Signed) J. 13. SKERIthIT, Cul.

Return of killed, wounded, and missing, of the, Troops un-
tier the Command of Colonel Skcrrett, in the Attion on
the 224 Dec. tBl L.

241 l34tt, r ['not— t officer slightly wounded ; rank and
file wounded.--ad Batt. 87th Foot--a hulk, and tile
U I Ricci.
N. B. The °liker of the 47th regiment returned wounded'
is Captain O'Donaghue, Acting Aid-de.Camp.
loss—t Captain, 4 rank and file, wounded.
(Signed) ' r, BUNBURY, Brigade Major.
( True copy.)
EDWARD CAMEL, Acting Adj. Gen.

Return of killed, woundal..andsnissing, ot the Troops un.
der the Cone►►and ot .Colonel skerretr:• -

Tarifa, Dec. 28, 18 if.,
ad Hussars, King's German Legion—a rank and tile, 2 horses,
NVUUtititti.
pit achtLent Royal Arrtill:ry Drivers-6 horses killed; 2
rai:k and tile, 6 horses, wounded.
zd Batt. 47111 Foot-2 rank and tile wounded. , .
2d Batt. 2jth Foot--4 Link and file wounded ; z rank and
file missing..
2d 13;itt. gsth Foot-1 rank and file killed ; it rank and file
wounded;

• 15{,.8. Brigade Major's horse wounded.
'rota! loss—r rank and file, 6 horses, killed; zr rank and
tile, s horses, wounded ; i rank and file missing.

Return of killed, wounded, and missing, of the Troops under
the Command of Cuionel okerrctt.
Tarifa, Dec. 29, tSt r.
Royal Engineers—t rank and file wounded.-2d Batt. 87th
hoot-2 rank and file wounded.
Officer wounded—Lieutenant Cuanter, Deputy Assistant-
Q ante-Master-General, dangerously.
'iota! loss— t Lieutenant, 3 rank and file, wounded.

Return of killed, wonnded, and missing of the Troops under
the Command of Colonel Skerrett.
• Tarifa, Dec. 30, tBrt.
id Batt. 47th Foot— Lieutenant De Burgh, slight►y wound-
'ed ; t-rank and file wounded.-.2d Batt. 87th Foot-. 3 rank
and file wounded.
Total 1055...-1 Lieutenant, 4 rank and file, wounded.

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bowning-street, Jan. 25, 18 1 1

A dispatch, of which the following is an extraa,
has been received from Colonel Green, employed
upon a particular Service in Catalonia. •
kxtraet of a Letter from Colonel Green, dated Berga, Noy.
27, 18i I.
I have the honour to report to you the progressive
state of improvernent of affairs in this province,
which is very great, considering the very few means
there are to assist it, in addition to the very excellent
inclinations of the public.
The enemy hai not augmented his force in ► t his
principality, having only replaced the casualties ; and
there is little difference in the operations, excepting
that there is a sinall flying corps off 1500 men,
which is increased to three or foirr thousand men,
or decreased, according to circumstances, from the
garrison of Barcelona. This circumstance occa-
sions the towns of Mataro and Villarcuva, and
others on the coast, to beco.ne more precarious ;
but as all the excursions of the enemy cost them
many men, it is to be supposed that they cannot
continue this warfare long, without exposing their
force to be cut off, which neatly happened a few
days since at Mataro by -the Baron de Erole's

The s!ege of the Medas Isrand is also an occupa-
tion '&f, the enemy ; but 1 am happy to learn, that
there are apprehensions for its security.
The news from Art agon is very favourable ; the
entire defeat of one thousand men at Calatuyuci, by
the Empecinado, is confirmed ; and; in addition
to the confirmation of various mill and successful
aolions of Mina, in the neighbourhood of Ziragotia,
there is strong reason to believe a report, that he
ha* lately attacked and routed six thousand recruits
or conscripts, near Caparosso.

The French force in Arran at present is very
small, General Sachet having almost drained it to
support him in Valencia, so that there is reason to
suppose, fromevery information, that there doe;
not exist more than very weak garrisons in-Zara-
goza,- Damen, and Jaca, and in those points abso-
lute necessary for communication:

Admiralty-Office, Jan, 25, 1812.

Copy of a Letter from Captain Griffi:lis, of his Majesty's
ship the Leonidas, addressed to Vice Admiral Thorn-
borough, and transmitted to John Witsun Croker,,Escr,
Leonidas, at Sea, fan. 17, att.
This morning, at day-light, we fell in with a
schooner privateer, to whom we gave chace ; out
presence saving two merckant vessels then at hand.
The very variable and unsettled weather rendering
our catching her a doubtful point, I was glad, at
half-past two,,P. M. to observe. a ship crossing her
track. It proved his Majesty's sloop Dasher, to
wliom she surrendered at hall•-past four. Her Dame,
the Confiance, of fatrteen gtras, thrown overboard
in the chace), and sixty-eight men, nine days from
Saint Maloes, and had taken nothing.
. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) A. JNO. GRIFFITHS, Capt.
Edward Thornborough, Esq.
Vice-Admiral' of the Red,
iSce.

Office of Ordnance, yarn. 20, I S 12.
Corps of Royal Engineers.
First Lieutenant 'Charles Dixon to be Second Captain, vice
flobaton, deceased.
Corps of Royal Artillery Drivers.
Second Lieutenant John Blair tg be First Lieutenant, vice
A bercrombievdeceased.

Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County
Palatine of Lancaster.—John Clarke, Esq. and S. Harri-
son, Esq. to be Deputy Lieuts.
Royal Lancashire Militia.— Ist Battalion, W. Crompton,
Gent. to be Lieut. W. Crompton. Jas. Taylor, John
Morris, and R.,Greenalgh, Gents. to be Ensigns. .
2d Battalion—G. Bigland, Esq. to be Major. Jonathan
Peake, 13. D. Daly, and E. Meadow, Esqrs. to be
tains. John 11 right, George Ashton, James Graintiy,
Gents. to be Lieuts. C: Ilarrison, Gent to be Ensign.
3d Battalion—R. S. Barton, B. Peach, R. Whalley, Geo.
Smith, Esqrs. to be Captains. John Peak; F. Field-
ing, W. Jameson, Gents. to be Lieutenants. F. F. F.
Fielding, W. Jameson, W. Mead, Gents. to be En-
signs.
Local Militia.--Lonsdale Regiment, John Armstrong, R.
Michaelson,- T. H. Higgin, Esqrs: to be Capts. G. Bur-
row, Gent. to be Lieutenant.
Newton and Failsworth Regiment.-. John Booth, Esq. to be
Captairi.
Oldham Regiment.--1. K. Robinson, Esq. to be Cap.
twin. lolin Wilcock, Gent, to be Lieutenant.
Wigan Re.,iment.-- I Hawarden, Gent, to be Surgeon.

At the CoU.rt at Carlton House, the 24th of Ja-

nuary, 1812,

Present, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent in

Council.

SHERIFFS appointed by his Royal Highness the Prince
Regent in Council. in the name and on the behalf of his
Majesty, for the year iSia.
Bedfordshire— John Cooper, of Toddington, Esq.
Berkshire—Gerage Elwes, of Nlarchain, Esq.
Buckinghamshire—Sir Wm. Clayton, of I farleyforcl, Bart.
Carob. and Hunt.—john Carstairs, of ‘Voodhurst, Esq.
Cheshire—Edmund Yates, ot Ince' Esq.
Cumberland !.Thomas Hartley, at Lintnwaite, Esq.
Derbyshire—Richard Bateman, of Foston, Esq.
Devonshire—lames Hay, of Collypriest, Esq..
Dorsetsh ire—T. Hu Hock Bastard, or Charlton, Marshall,Esq.
Essex—Sir Robert Wigrarn, of ‘Valthamstow, Bart,
Gloticestershire—Sir Wm. Kicks, of Witcomb- Park, Bart.
Herefordshire—Thomas Jay, of l)erndale, Esq.
Hertfordshire —John Currie, of Essenden, Esq.
Kent—John Wells, of Mickley, Esq.
Leicestershire—Riclard Cheslyn, ot Langley, Esq.
Lincolnshite--George Lister, of Grisby, Esq.
Monmouthshire—Charles Lewis; of St. Plate, Esq.
NOrf.lk—john Turner Hales, at Ilardingham, Esq.
N....rthamptonshire— Peter Denys, of Easton Neston, Esq.
-Northumberland—Ralph Bates, of Milbourne-Halt, Esq.
Nottingltairishire— Hugh Blaydes, of Ranby-Hall, Esq.
Oxfordshire—F. S. L. ‘Vheate, of Glympton-Park, Esq.
Rutlandshire--Gerard Noel, ot Exton, Esq.
Shropshire—Richard Lister, of Rowton, Esq.
Sornersetshire—Wp. Vaughan, of Monkton, Combe, Esq.
StaffordShire—Thds. Nlottershaw, ot Silkmore House Esq.
County of Southampon—Thomas Thistlechwaitc, of House,
Esq.
Suffilk.— Richard Moore, of Melford, Esq.
Surrey.—T. S. Benson, of Champion-Lodge, Esq.
Sussex.—George Francis Tyson, of Singleton, Esq.
Warwickshire.—Samuel Peacl4 of Idlicote. Esq.
Wiltshire.—Sir W. P. A. A'Court, of Heytesbury, Bart.
Worcestershire:— John Baker, of Waresley, Esq.
Yorkshire.—Sir Thomas Slingsby, of Scriven Park, Bart.

SOUTH WALES.
Carmarthen.—john George Phillips, of Cwingwilly, Esq.
Pembroke.—Henry Scourtield, of Robeston-Hall, Esq.
Cardigan.—G 6E14 tones, of Cardigan, Esq.
G larnorgan.—M. P. Traberene, of Goy t rahene, Esq:
lirecon.—C. F. Crespigny, of Tallyn, Esq. "
Radnor.—T. Grove, the younger, of Cwtn Ellan, Eq.

NORTH WALES.
Merioneth.—William Wynne, of Peniarth, Esq.
Carnarvon.—mhe Hon. P. R. D. Burrell, of Gwydir.
Anglesey.-14.. B. Owen, of Coedanna, bsq.
Moutpinely.—G. Meares,.of Fynnant, Esq.
Denbigh—William Edwards, of Hendre,House, Esq.
Flint—H. Humphreys, of Parypylle, Esq. -