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London, England, 1812-03-30 00:00:00

LISBON -,i','D edbit AhlYL.i;

LISBON, A Lkacfri 15.—Lord \V,liingion arrived
Elva.: on the 1 till instant, whew. Marshal Beres-
lord—and Mr. Stuart were waiting his arrival. Mr.
Stuart returned here yesterday morning. The heavy
guns, stores, &c. necessary for the attack on Ba-
dajoz, are ail in readiness at Eivas. Badajoz was to
be invested on the 13th : Geo. Hill to advance to
Merida, and the principal body of cavalry towards
taceres. Our men are in high spirits, ready to give
the enemy a proper reception should they dare to
advance. The convoy of thr Furious, with nearly
forty transports, -arrivcd bete On Monday evening,
)irst in time to al!ow those+ who came in them to
witness the interesting movements now likely to
take place.

OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROM GEN. THE EARL OF WEL-

LINGTON TO DON. !]IGUEL PEREIRA FURJAZ.

" Head-quajters, Frenada, March 4, 1812.

". The enemy has made no movement of import-
ance, .since my int dispatch of the 25th ult. By
accounts from Cadiz, I learn that General Billies•
terns destroyed, on .the 16th of February, near Ma-
laga, an enemy's detachment, commanded by Gen.
Maransin, who, it is said, was killed. .
" I have received intelligence from Sir Howard
Douglas, dated Feb. 24, stating thatTsPoz y Mina
Lad taken, on the 3d of January, the garrison of
Huesca prisoners; pand'that 'the
tu Governor of Pam-
Pluna having sect a detachment to attack General
Menclezabel at Sanguesa, F,spoz y Mina and. Long;l
Who had joined after.the enterprize to Huesca, en-
countered on the lith of January, the said detach-
rnent in the valley of Rochefort, completely defeat-
ed the enemy, killed five officers and 600 men, and
look two pieces of artillery. One of Don Julian's
detachtnents lately destroyed, between Mba de
°macs and Salamanca, a party of the enemy, com-
posed of one officer and 80 men ; the officer was
conveying dispatches which are very interesting, be- .
" Pause they shew the difficulties in which the enemy
are placed.
" I enclose two of them to your Excellency,
Which paricularly merit your Excellency's atten-
licm• No. 1- skews .he kind of possession the ene-
iny have of that • country, which they 'pretend to
have conqttered and organized. I will observe to
Your Excellency, that they cannot send a courier
front Valladolid' to Bay6nne without being accom•
Panied by an escort of 260 cavalry and infantry; and
that even then the satety of the coutier is not cer-
tain, unless he Tides in the centte of the escort ;'nor
bis horse safe, unie,s led by a cold tied to the bri-
'lt', under the guidance of a, serjeaut appointed for
that Purpose.
" The authenticity of these orders, will, as,
'acual, be denied by the enemy, because it is ne,ccs-
k,lry for them to deceive the world relative to the
76tual situation of the affairs of the Peninsula ; but
1,1416 t your Excellency, will do ate the justice
"heving, that I have never yet transmitted any
Piper of thiS description, without .1 knew it was
- kenuine:,

No. 1.
tteagulation, fixing the departure •of Estafettes, Couriers
ttil4 Convoy, in the Arrondissement of the Army, upon
1e line of 'communication between Valladolid and
Yonne.
„ Excellenck Marshal Duke of Ragusa, Coin-
"lazwei in Chief; orders the execution of the Order
if the day, issued on the 101 of October, 1811,
bY General Count Dorsenue, Commander in Chief
of the Attny of the North, of which the following
are the dispositions :

Art: r. From the ist of November next, the correspond-
ence from Valladolid to Bayonne will only be transmitted
twice each week. '

Art. The Otafettes. and mails shall travel day and
night. • The Dire tors of the Posts will take care that the
carriers of the mails never separate.from the estafettes.
• Art. 3. Reckoning-from the time fixed by Art. t, a parti-
cular escort shall only be furnished twice a month, to Gene-
ral Officers, those employed in the Administration, meniso-
'ated, and convoys of all descriptions; consequently, per-
tons above described shall be obliged to set out at these times
only.
Art. 4, The Commindants of filaces, whoever they may
t,
that send, except on the days determined for the escorts,
shall be. suspended from their ern-Ployments.
Art. 5. .The escort of estafettes and couriers shall not con-
sist of less than aso men, and be composed, as much as pos-
sible, of cavalry and infantry. The Governors and Corn-
'bander& of places will augment the -number of the escort
:when they judge it necessary, by uniting, in case ofteed, the
',tops front two or three garrisons.
„Art. 6. Ex:raordinary escorts shall be only furnished to
-"fficers, bearers of dispatches to his Serene Highness the
Prince Major-General, and.. only in consequence of an order
.from the General in Chief, or to officers of • the Staff, dis-
P.tehed by Generals employed in the amity, upon urgent oc-
casions.
Art, 7. The Commandants of places are authorised to pro-
:co by stronglitetaclunents the arrival of grain and provisions
it, the army Magazines, and other'fixect places.
A. S. The Commandant of the-escort- of the estafettes
and couriers will take care that the estatette's horse has, a
cor,l attached to his bridle; which shallalWays be held by a
4eriezint in the centre' of the said escort.
1, n The. Coanders-of ihe escorts shall-alays kee
• ‘troops ready tormm battle. The Commandantsw ot placesp will take care, that previous to their departure every soldier
1.3 Provided with fifty cartridgs.
sh Art. to. Every Officer or Commandant of an escort, who
be couvietedTof nut having take ii all proper measures
fur the safety and.proteCton of the estalettes and convoys,
stall be arrested and brought to a Court martial, to be dealt
With according to the rigour of the laws.
Art. Ir. Generals, Governors, Commandants of places
atd escorts, are charged respectively with the entire execu-
tiiin Of the present.
BARON DE IA MARTINIERE,
General and Chief of the General Staff.
/lead. quarters, Valladolid, Feb., 8.

No. 11.

\Tana 'olid, Feb. 12.

ARMY OF PORTUGAL.-ORDER OW THE DAY.
Itia Excellelicy Marshal Duke et' Ragusa expresses his sa-
lisfattiun to the Adjutant-Commandant de Sueya, charged
With the Depot ot. Convalescents at Toledo, fur the zeal
which he has- manifested in ameliorating the fate of the sol-
`,,,,ers in the- Convalescents' hospitals and establishments.--
ititilar services, and those Which procure subsistence for the
army, will ever be highly appreciated by his Excellency ;
Titt:y are those to which, under existing ei.."..mstalices, he
attaches the greatest value.
(Signed).. The General in Chief of the Major-
- . General's Staff,
(A true Copy) MARTINI ERE, Commanding Adjutant
in Chief of the Staff of the sth

ALGESIRAS, FEB. 29,—0n the 241 h, at one in
Rfteriloon were landed the troops which arrived
.trot Cadiz, and the same night they marched for
s • Barrios where was General Baliasteros, with
The company of pioneers. The other troops in-St.
toque and the cavalry here marched also with the
expeditibnary force.
On the 25th ult. at eleven in the morning,a
co-
lumn of the enemy of 2000 men made its aprear-
alle three quartets a league from Los Barrios, but
When they saw the expeditionary troops occupying
their positions, they retired. The Guerillas of Car.

pursued them, and bz'oc ght hi sit prisoners and
five ckserters. The bnemy retired by the road to
Medina; every day
,prisoners arid deserters arrive;
who will be sent to Cadiz the first fair _wind. The
orderlyregiment is coming to this army from Ceuta,
as are 400 convins, who are to be sent to labour on
the works of Tarifa, (or-which place the General set
out yesterday; to review these troops; the rest are
posted from-Los airrios to St. Roque. By accounts
from Malaga, we learn, that the loss of the enemy
in the aaidn at Cartama exceeded 400 infantry,,of
whom 250 wounded had been brought to that city.
A number of prisoners have arrived : of 58th
regiment, to of the gth Polish, and two Officers,
one'of each regiment ; to Juiainent3dos have also
been brought in from Malaga, one Lieutenant from
among them, and partizan a of the infamous Vil-
lareal:

LISBON, MARCH 11.—According to letters from
Elvas Of the 7th instant, Marshal Beresford had ar-
rived at that place.
According to accounts Soult was in front of Cadiz
on the 28th of February, anii made a pompous re-
view of the Unes.

CADIZ, MARCH 4.—At half past _one this day,
Sir ll.' Wellesley, as Ambassador Extraordinary
from his Brilannic'TMajesty, made his public entry
for the purpose of presenting his' credentials to the
Regency. The troops of the garrison were drawn
up in a line from his Excellency's house to the Pa-
lace. A detachment of le cavalry, with an Officer,
escorted his Excellency from his house; and, on his
return to his ho el; he was attended by one com-
pany with its colours. The troops beat a salute on
his going and returning.
The Juramentados, taken near Malaga, have
been executed.

The Vandal Souit, who so precifitately left
our coast, has returned to it.

LISBON, MARCH Co.—Letters from the Alerritejo
are uniform in, announcing ate scaicity of a:titles of
the fist nece&siiy in Badajoz. The inhabitants who
still remain -there cannot support 'tile daily and ex-
cessive contributions of the enemy.

VILL4 REAL (ALGARVE), MARCH 2.—Captain
Bans, ho commands a flying column in the coun-
ty of Niebla, consisting of 200 infantry, 60 horse,
and a squadron of the Andalusian Hu.s.trs, has ac-
quaint,-d his Chief,
,Brigadier Pusterla, that in the
morning of the 29111 ult. he attacked a French de-
tachment in the town of CA:lnas, and remained
master of the town. He took prisoners 14 Dr' a-
goonSand 13 .Jorarnentados, 41 horses, and some
arms, and' continued to pursue the fugitive enemy.
Brigadier. Pusieila.has adyinced and entered Cataya
Lepe, and Gibialeon, where he dismissed the au-
thorities appointed by the Fremh, substituting those
of the legitimate hl apish Government.
CAD•I2, MARCH G —lt appears that Soult has
rein' ned to Ptietti) Santa Maria.

CADIZ, MARCH 9 —On the 4th instant, the day
on which his Britannic Maje.ty's Ambassador' pub-
licly pi esented his credentials lo the new_ Regency,
lie entertained the new Ambassador to the Court of
London, the Conde Fenian- Nunes 3 the Pieiident
of the'Cottes, and many strangers of distinction
were present. The healths of Ferlinand VII.
George 111. the prioce Re4ent, the Regency of
Spain, the immortal Wellington, and destruCtion to
Buonaparte, were drank.
CADIZ, MARCH 4.—The garriseri of Badajoz,
which in the middle of February consisted of 3000
men, has, it is said, been augmented to 6000.

LISBON, MA ItCll • 10.--Not 'a word of .news.—
Every thing is ready at Elvas for the _attack on Ba.
dajos; the heavy guns will very soon be up there;
all the army moves, in that direttion.
Extrat:t of an Official dispatch from Marshal
General Lord Wellington, to Don Mtgud Pereira
Forjaz, dated head quarters, Freit.ada, February 16,
1812:--

" Excellent Sir—The troops which compose the
army of Portugal have made no movement of im-
portance since my anterior dispatches to your Ex-
cellency, with the exception of the reconnoisance
made by those under General Bonnet, between the
14th and Igth instant, from Benevente, upon Bom-
bay and Puebla' de Sanabria, and, a similar move-
ment made by the troops, under the command of
General Foy, who marched from Talavera in the
dirthion of Guadequpe, 'beyond Vicente. Both
these divisions ha►e !worried to their former posi-
tions.

" Marshal Sachet having left Gen. Harispe's di-
vision in the kingdom of-Valencia, and a small gar-
rison in the city, from which .he drew a large con-
tribution,. matched for Catalonia; and I hear that
Gen. Lacy has found himself obliged w raise the
siege of Taragtena. The enemy has -made no move-,
rent I f 'importance in the middle of Spain."

Lisabtsr, MA RCII 6.-,--Lord Wellington's dispatch,
which appeared in our Gazette of -the 3d instant,
reetifies and clears our'ideas respeCting (Le move•
merit of ;he French• in the Peninsula. A portion of
Marmont' troops, in the latter •end of December
las:, marched secretly upon Ahearn, in order to take
advantage of the alarm hich .they supposed would
be the consequence of Blake's defeat on-the Q6t b of
December; but, upon receiving a few discharges of
artillery, and finding their expectations were un-
fbunded, they returned to Toledo, which place
they entered the latter end of January. The 6th,
ditision proceeded. by Avila towards Salamanca, to
join Marinont,, when the raismg of the siege of
Ciudad Rodrigo was intended; but on .hearing of
its fall, Brennier marched for the banks of tile Ta-
gus.- The latter end of February, Marmont had
about one-half of
.his army in Talavera, and the
other at Valadolid.

Sucher, after raking Valencia, having heard that
Lacy had routed a French corps clot to the .walls
of Tarragona, and was likely soon to take the place,
left in Valencia' Harispe's division, and snatching to
Catalonia, obliged Lacy to raise the siege ot..Tarta-
gotta. Had Valencia but resisted six days longer,
hich Blake admits it might hav:e done, though with
considerable
.injury to the. inhabitants, Tarragona
would have been taken. Nevertheless, the bold
attempt Of the Catalonian ,General.has been attend-
ed with considerable .advantageS to the South of
Spain. , Soult's movements are wavering and doubt-
ful. From Andalusia, it is reported by some, that
he intends going against Ballasteros, and afterwards
besieging Tarifa.; by others, that his' real destination
is Estremadura. .It is, howeVer, certain, he will
,not be able to leave so_ weak a force in Andalusia
this year as he did the vreceding one..

the tbtvbijiki 4-7 P, 4; ~ qg, igii.

Admiralty-Office, March 28, 1812;

Extras of a Letter from Vice_ Admiral Sir E dward Peltesv,
Bart. (.7oirimander in Chief of his M'ajesty'S ships and ves-
sels in'the_ Mediterranean, to "oho, Wilson Croker, Esq.
dated on board his Majesty's ship Citiodoidai Ut Port
Mahon, the Bth of February, -181 z.

I have the 'honoer to transmit to you herewith,
to be laid .hefore-tny Lards Cointui,sioneri of the
Admiralty copies of two letters from Captain Cod-
tington, of the Make, dated on board that ship off
Mataro, the 26th of January and 2d of Febrory
last, which will acquaint their LOrdsliips of the si-
tuation of affairs in that principality, according to
the latest information.

Throughout the whole of the contest the zeal and
judgment with which the aid of his Majesty's
naval force has been applied to the patriot cause
is deservint, their Lordships' approbation. 'Etc
oftcers.aaMen have not only sought every oppor-
tunity to distinguish themselves, but have submitted
with the' greatest cheerfulness w fatigue and priva-
tion, shewing the greatest humanity towards the suf-
fering inhabitants.

SIR,

Blake, off Villa,Nueva, fan. z 6, 1812.

An easterly gale of wind prevented - our gaining
any communication with the coast until the I I tit,
when I joined the Invmcible in Salon Bay : shortly
afterwards Captain Adam came. on board .with Ge-
neral Lacy, train Reus, and acquainted me with a
meditated attack upon Tarragona, by the division of
the Baron d'Eroles, previously to their intended
march into Arragon, as a diversion in fal.our of
Valencia.

, On the.morning of the Igth I went to Rens, by
desire of General Lacy, to be present acthelinal
arrangement (or the attack upon. Tarragona that
night : I found the commanding officebelonging
to the different corps assembled; and the order of
attack was scarcely made known to them, before-an
aid-du•camp of the. Baron d'Eroles announced the
actual arrival of the French at Carnbrills from Tor 7
losit, (having lett Valencia * after surrender,)
amounting; according to a letter previously received,
to about three thousand men, " Alas arenas, "- cried
the Baron d'Eroleq, with an animation which seem-
ed io ,have a suitable effect on all the officers pre-
sent ; and I do -not believe more than an -half hour
-had elapsed, before the whole Og the division,' cop..'
sisting of between five and six thousand men, were
on 'the-ground, and ready to march. As I had
ordred. a boat to Salon, with twenty barrels of
powder for 4he army, and as I was anxious to ren-
der what assistance might be in my power, I made
aotrtd.aetrtleyncrigoto:ler
biunt, mayfi.esrhi
p proceeding about three, actompanied by an
miles, we-werechased back by a party of French
cavalry, which We met with at the crossing of the
oad. • _ _ _

Upon my return I found the troops advancing on
the road to Tartragona, in order to cut the enemy's
the Baron d'Eroles putting himself
lairnethoei: head oh, about seventy cuirassiers, to recon-
noitre their strength and position, while General
Lacy &reeled the movements of the respeetive
corps,.en readiness for the intended attack. We
had scarcely reached- the road ,from Cambri!ls to
Tarragona, when the Baron brought in prisoners
two French cuirassiers, who stated that :heir Ge-
neral (Lafond) had reached the Wier place in
safety, accompanied by'some dragoons, leaving the
infantry, amounting? to about eight hundred, just
byittr
in Villa Suca. General Lacy ordered the Itegi-
ment of Boca to attack them immediately,. and di;
reeled other corps to surround the town, and pre-
vent their escape. The enemy being,advantageously
posted behind the 'walls of the village, and that
single regiment being. much inferior to them-in
numbers, after. a considerable loss in' killed and
wounded, including amongst the latter, and very
vcrely, their gallant Colonel, Reding, they were
obliged to retire ; but.the regiment intended for
their support coming up, forced the French, who
had advanced in 'a compact bOdy, to retire in their
turn, and being attacked in their rear by the Baron,
they could never effeCtually rally, ilot.withstanding
the efibrt they made, accompanied by a general
cheer ; despair was noW visible in their conduct ;
and one or two discharges from a field-piece, which
j'ist then reached the ground, occasioned the- sur-
render of all who remained alwe, amoenting to
above six hundred judge the nu m ber of the
enemy, dead and dying, which I saw in the field, to
amount to two hundred, that of the Spaniards bear-
log no proportion whatever. It seems, that having
information from •some spy of our lauding, at the
time one party of the dragoons chased me, another
peoceeded to Salon, where they mane prison-era of
Captains Pringle and Flin, who were walking near
the beach, and of Lieutenant Cattle, beloregieg to
this ship, who was waiting on -shore With tire pow-
der, the beats and boats' crews having &leder) their
escape. • These officers; who were guarded close in
the rear of • the-French during the whole of the
battle, after being plundered. of even part of their
clothes, bear witness to their extreme pusillanimity
on the approach of disaster, and to their severe loss
both - in the field and in the houses, in which they
sought refuge, Owing to the superior dexterilf of
the Spanish tire. I have given you-this little e-Tai?
in detail, 'because it evinces considerable improve-
ment in the discipline and organization of the Ca.
talan army ; and I can vouch for the cheerfulness
with which they proceeded to the attack, under be-
lief of the enemy's force . be much tearer their
equivalent The arrangements made
by General Lacy appeared to me well ca,lculated to
keep up the mutual support requisiie on such an oc-
casion and the whole coedit& of the Baron
d'Eroles, partiCularly animating and exemplary ; nor
shall I readily forget the delight he expressed upon
fil)erating my' brother officers from the grasp of our
• mutual enemy.

Notwithstanding the fatigue of the troops, ,tha
General still expressed his intention of attacking
Tarragona on. that night, and we were therefore es-
corted to cur ships about five o-, lock, and wet hed
immediately. I stationed the Sparrow hawk off the.
Mole to keep up the communication with the army
on that side, , and the. Merope to the eastward, for
the same purpose, whilst-. the' Blake was ro occupy'
the attention of the enemy opposite
We had scarcely reached the town,_ and opened our
fire, when the wind increased to a gale at N. \V.
and preiietittd all communication by boats with the
eiore. We persevered, however, under a tress of
sail, stauding off and 00, so as to keep up thu, bom-

bararrien'i until daylight; lint the asOtilt wis.nrit
made; nor could we see any :t he. Spanish troopi
in the ueighbourhood in the morning. Auxicins to
affOrdevery encitiragement in an enterprize which;
beSides being of urcifettal service to the :general
would, if sUceeesiful, have producA me, i.n•
dividtially, such particular saiisfadion; we continued
to work up tinder as much sail as we could carry tha
next day, in order .o toinmunicate, it-possible,
the army, until atlength, by the tmiirrsail blowing
entirely out of ttie bolt-rope, Othi-r sail.; splitting,
and, the b irge sinking before s.ve conld get the car-'
ronade and atiarriuniiion out of her,' I Wai driven to
the necessity of anchorin- for Shelter just. without
range of shot 16 the e:itl,yard of" 'the rown. I ava
still uninformed of_ the parti:-rilar cacise which pre-
vented the, attack being mide, either 'en tiw filth or
the following night, havinsii 1)34 Or) dire& commu-
nication with any of the chief but 'by short
quests for aiisi;tance; circuitooslv.conveyed,.in con-
sequence of the ahivai ofyarious divisions of 'the
enemy in those parts, amounting to seven thousand
men;

A few lineS. from General Lacy, which I: received
on the 23d, induced-me to push Tor Mataro, which
!had nearly reacho on the 24tii, when a very sei
vere gale ftom the N E nec:-ssarily reduced ine•to .
storm stay-sails ; and Midst twrsevering oft Barce4
in an endeavour to out own by tier ing
the ship's head to (fat; eastward, she was 5 truck by
a sea, which has started all the timbers and rail of.
the head, 1:-Iges. and Callings, bent the iron tail
close into the bowsjit, drew. the click au the .s-tern
Which receives the bolt for the butnpktla sly (Jud,7
Carried away the round-house and head d,-ot, and
filled the main-deck with water, so that the office:
were up to their kees in the ward-room, although
both our spars and ropes stood this severe trial,
without injury.: I bore up - for shelter at Vil:a
Nueva, where we were about to anctior at four,P.AI.
on the 25th, in company with the Spar ow hau k
and Merope, which I had left to assist the Baron
d'Eroles, when the latter which had-just weighed,
made thesignal for the enemy upon the road to the
westward, and shortly afterwards opened her fare on
them. 'the gale being over, and the wind light, wd,
made all sail, and soon commenced firing also. We
observed three waggons disabled and abandoned,
and cohsiderable discomfiture amongst the-troops,
not withstanding the difficulty we were under from
a heavy swell setting_ directly on shore. 'Arriving
opposite Vendrell, we perceived another party coma
fug from the westward, with cavalry, artillery, &c.
amounting to some thousand them, which diredech
their course inland upon our approach. wera
however enabled, by giving the guns , the greatest
elevation, to discharge-two or three broadsides be-
lore dark, which, I :rust, them material damage.
Since this, they have never appeared upon any part
of that coast ; and I knoW nothing _more bf the,
movements of either party than from the reports of
desperate battles having taken place, the 'result of
which is so itari6iisly stated, that it is ipaPossible to
venture an opinion without mote authentic inteilt-
gence. _ _

I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) CODRINGTONT.
Sir Edward Bellew, Bart. Vice-Admiral
of tlic Red, &c. &c: dec.

SIR,

Blake; off Mataro, Feb, 2, ISM.

Passing Barcelona on the night•of the- 2,Gtb, Caps
tain GuJon brought me communications from Cap-
tain Tower, respecting the services of the'Curacoa,
Rainbow, and Papillon, in harassing a division of
the enemy which was marching along tie coast from
the eastward, and in finally obliging them to retire,
and proceed towards Barcelona by a-more circuitous
route. And I beg to assure you, that their unre-
mitting exertions On all.occasions, in aiding our ally
on the one part, and checking the progress, of 'the
enemy on the other, fully entitle them to your ap-.
probation. ' .

On the 2gth, whilst watering at Arens, I-receive,
information thatthe whole French force, w hich had
lately traversed this principality, amounting to sevca
thousand men; (four thousand of which were col-,
lected from the Ampttrdam, and the other . three
thousand from the garrison of Barcelona), a ere
about to make a movement along- the coast,
therefore directed Captain Tower, instead of re-
turning rnimediarely to the Medas,
,whiCh .he had
lately supplied with provisions and' water, and
-which could not. well be in .1-nyother danger whitit •
the whole al he army was in this quarter, to pro.!
ceed with the Mi.rope to Mataro,•aud concert with
the Governor,: Colonel o..ltYan, the most advisable
Means for ns'defence. On the morning of the 30t If;
the Curacoa making the signal that the enemy were
advancing, the 11.•,)inbuw.opened her fire upon them
near Vilasar, as did the Cur:loa acid Akerdpe
their apptoach to Main°. 1 weighed immediately,
and worked up to that place, accompanied by ti
Papillon, which just then joined we, having been
drivo, in company with the Triton transport, off the
coast in the late gale.
The French appearing determined to occupy the
town, and the initahltants.hay.ing had notice of their
approach oil the
_pi.eceedingevening„ind couse-
.quefitly sufficient t itne 'to tiriinovetheir most valuahl4l
etfetts, I felt mysell,called Upon to comply with the
desire of the Captain-Gettqial,, repeated by Coload
O'llyau, and o.enei.l the lee of t lie squadron upon
such paro3 of the teen as app:.:sared to be most otk-
cupied. by the enemy, atidii•which•was:sutl.ering- by
indisct inittiate blunder. The tops 'of the- moinit ai
~s,elecovercd as, usual by the irregular Spthisit
forces acting in Guerilla; and 1 was in hopes that
our united efforts had inclined ate enemy-to-quit 111 Q
place. They returned, however, at :tight, and haVe
continued to occopfr the to4n partially ever
as 1 judge by their tnoVemeiJs, giving ea, h part of
the al my at; oppori unity to plunder in its turn.
air iog"imposible to cotitinue_ the great. expellee of
amintanition, by- persevering, according-to ;he .tenor
of Colonel o'lVara's • leiter, our tile 00 y been
repeated at ;intervals, so as to keep the enemy its
cunt ant trouble ,and alat tn.

We have reports froln Arens of their having! ,st
six hundred melt and the eviil.-.4it effects of our
shot upott toe ti9nsts in the pt!ts to loch they
have be,eu directed, induce 6 io vie credit to that
.a4,ertion.

• seat t9le Curacoa and Papillon '-to Arens, in
eansequence at a repot t chat another Freud) divi-
sion was about to eater that town. ilac:4iling the
former should return to the i'viedits the inotnent•
services could be diivt•ti d se_ with, aid have sent
Captain Tower elevi:u thoustn,d Ltuodred car-

trilf,es, to supply the'demands lately made. On me
by he Patriots, and have direeled him to furnish
th m with such proportion of biscuit as they have
required, to enable them to maintain the position
they occupy upon the mountains at the bak k of this
town. Yesterday evemitohe Cnracoa tel,graphed
" the ens rny enterinz Catill3, St. Paul, and Canet.;"
bur- ••• ant pt wind has prevented that ship and 'the
Papillon hitherto from attacking them, except by
their boats.
This narrative added to my preceding letter will •
afford you the best means I can procure to enable
you 1,0, ju.lge of the critical state of affairs in this
principality.
It sn.pears to me, however, that the Spanish army
has increased its exertions in proportion to the diffi-
culties it. has had to- contend against ; and I there,
fore supplicate that you will be pleased to send, me
all the means you can spare for cleating the coast .of
the enemy, and furnishing it with such supplies as
may be necessary for keeping up the energy and re-
solution by which it is at present charaaerised. Ge-.
neral Sarsfield, I am told, was aanally taken prisoner
a few days ago, but.was rescued by a- Swiss grena-
dier of the regiment of Bosa, who killed the French-
man that had got possession of him, and recovered
even the sash, which he had just stiipped from him*
and amongst the losses which they have suffered
An the late battles -1 am soriy to find the names of
those rising young men most distinguished for their
gallantry; besides Colonel .Reding severely wounded
on the loth, Colonels Villamil and Dc Great, also
of 'the division of Eroles, were. wounded in the hard
fought battle of the 24th, in which the French are
said to have left six hundred dead on the field ; and
Colonel .talon, who has so often distinguished him-
self with the cuirassiers, and was left at Mataro, to
recover from an accidental wound he received at
Belpoig, was killed at the head of a Guerilla party on
the 2 tst.
I have now to inform you that the enemy broke
up from Mataro this morning before day-light, and
seeing this ship wei,th fnr the purpose of watching
their movement.s they took a hue through the vine-
yards, out of gun-shot, which made theh march so
very tedious arid fatiguing, that they did not reach
Arens de Mar until three o'clock, and alter being
somewhat harassed upon their approach to that place
by the Spanish irregokr troops upon ihe mountains.
Seeing them -halt upon the hills, I anchored here,
and jointly wirn.the Coracoa, Papillae, and boats,
threw "a fe-A, shot over this town in order to deter
• them from entering it. But as we observed a few
of them apprOach the place just before dark, I. have
ordered the boats to scour the street which runs
down to the sea, . to check their plundering the
houses, during the tight, as much as possible.
I have the honour to be, &c.
Ew CODItINGTON.
To Sir Edward Pellew, Bart. Vice-Admiral
of the Red, &c. &c. &c. &c.

Admiralty,- Office, March 28, 181 2. .
Copy of a Letterfrorn Captain Rowley of his His Ma-
jestyts ship the Eagle, addressed to Vice. Admiral Sir
Edward l'ellew, Bart. and transmitted by the Admiral to
lohn Wilson Croker,'Esq.
SIR, The Eagle, off Fano, Dec: 18, 1812.

I have the honour herewith to transmit you a
duplicate of a letter I this day forwarded to Rear-
Admiral Freemaiitle, at Palermo, for your informa
tion, with copies Of its. inclosurts from Captain Max-
well of the Alceste, on the capture of the Porpone
French frigate, and the Persaune store-ship by the
squadron under his orders.
I have the honour to be, Eke.
Q. ROWLEY, Captain.
Pro Vice-Admiral Sir Edward rellew, Bart.
Commander in Chief, drc. kc. off " •
Toulon.

SIR,

' The Eagle, off Fah°, Dec. iB, 1811

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' 1-have the honour of transmitting you, for the
information of the Commander in Chief, the inelo-
ifureS from Captain Maxwell, stating his having (in
company wish his Maje,ty's ships AtAive and Unite)
captured the French frigate Pomone, and Persanne
Store-ship, which sailed the 16th ult. from Corfu
with the Pauline ;• . the lattef effeEted her escape,
and reached Ancona, as I am informed, very much
disabled.
• 'The high state of discipline of his Majesty's three
frigates, and the well Ithown'charaiiteis of their gal-
lant Captains, officers, and crews, leave not _ a doubt
in my mind that 'the-Pauline would have shared the
fate of the others, bad not the Alceste lost her
main top-mast at the beginning of the aEtiOn, and
I cannot but admire the delicacy of Captain Max-
well in not claiming any credit. ior himself and those
with hiM from his Majesty's ships having one fourth
of their crews on shore at Lissa for the- defence of
that island.
It is with infinite sorrow I read in Captain Max-
- well's letter the loss the country will sustain in the
temporary secession of Captain Gordon from •active
-sere ice, through the wound he received, and whose
zeal, activity, and abilities, have been so eminently
Conspicuous; particularly in these seas.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) C. ROW LEY, Captain.
Rear-Admiral Freernantle, Palermo.

Ills Majesty's ship Alceste, off Lissa, -
SIR, Dec. 1, ati.
His Majesty's ships under my orders having been
drawn from their anchorage before Lagina, by
strong gales, had taken shelter in Lissa ; when the
telegraph on Whitby Hill signalised three suspicious
sail south ; Alceste, Active, and Unite were warped
out of Port St. George the moment a strong E. N. E.
wind would permit ; and on the evening of the 18th
ultimo, off the south end of Lissa, I met with Lieu-
tenant M'Dougall, of his Majesty's ship Unite,who,
with a judgment and zeal witch does him infinite
oredit, had put back, when, on his voyage to Malta
in a neutral, to acquaint me he had seen three
French frigates, forty miles to the southward ; every
sail was carried on in chace, and at nine in the
worning of the 29th the enemy were seen off the
island of Augusta; he formed in line upon the lar-
boaid tack, and stood towards us for a short time ;
but finding his Majesty's ships bearing upon him
sander all sail.in close line abreat, he bore up to the
N. W, and set steeling sails. At eleven the rear
• ship separated and stood to the N. E ; I. immediately
detached the Unite after her (and Captain Cham-
Derlayue's report to me of the result I have the ho-
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