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son) t 4 the liOth.; and Major C ither, of the 71-,t,
comuranded the three .attacks, and lt...dthein in a
most gal ant and spirited manner.
I-have received the greatest assistance fro
Dickson ,of thellOyal A rt illery,whont,
with a brigade of twenty4our pounders, a coal;
pally of British, and one of Portugese artillery,
your Lordship was pleased to pat under my or-
ders. Circumstances did not permit his guns being
brought into play.; bUt Ls exertions, and those of
his officers and men eduri2gthe attack and de-
struction of the place, were unwearied. In tite
latter service Lieutenant Thiele, of -the Royal
German Artillery was, blOwn up ; and we have t;
regret in him a most•gallant Di-neer; he had parti.
Marty d ktinguished himself in the assault. Lieu:.
tenant Wright, of the Royal Engineers, has alf,;,;
rendered ate very 'eSsenlial service ; he is a molt
intelligent, gallantyand .meritorious Officer ; aud:
I must not omit also to mention tient.
the 29th regiment, whose knowledge of this pare
of the country proved of great assistance.
Your Lordship- wilt observe, from the return of
ordnance and-stores which bavethe honour to
inclose, that Almaraz has liten considered 'hi,- the.
enemy in the light of amost important i3tatiOn
and I am happy to state that its destruction has
been most complete. The towers of masonry which
were in Forts Napoleon and :Ragusa have been;
entirely levelled;. the ramparts of ball in greet
Measure destroyed ; and the whole apparatus of,
the bridge, together with' the work-slops; ma-
gaiineS, and. every piece of timber which could.
be found, entirely destroyed.
A. colour, belonging to the fourth battalion of
the Corps'Etranger, Was taken by the' 7.lst regi-
ment, and I shall have the honour of fOrwarding
it'to your Lordship. • -
Our lOsslaS nOt been severe, considering ths•
circumstance's under which the attack was, made.
I inclose a. list of the killed and•wounded. Cap-
tain Chandler, :of the 50th, regiment, (the only
Officer killed' in the- assault>. has, I am sorry te
say, left a' It.rg,-e family to deplore his loss. 'a He
was-one of.the first to mount the" ladder, and fell
upon the parapet, after-giving a distinguished el.--
ample to his men. - •
• I..have had frequent . occasions .to, mention to,
your" Lordship in terms of 'the highest praise the
conduct of Lieutenant-Coloner Rooke, Assistant
Adjutant-General. During the whole period
have, had. a separate command in this country, that
Officer •has been with me, and rendered \most es-
sential service to my corps; on the present 'exile-.
dition he has eminently distinguished himself, and
I beg leave particularly to notice his cenduct.-,---
Your Lordship is also awareof the merits of Lieu-
tenant-Col. OffeneY, my Assistant Quarter.4laster
General, of whole valuable aid I have been de-
prived.,during the latter part of this expedition.--'
Though labourinunder severe illness, he accom-
panied me, to the serious detriment of his health,.
and Until it was 'totally inipracticable for him; to
proceed. Captain-Thorn, Deputy Assistant Quar-
ter-Master General, succeeded to his duties ; and
I am indebted to him for his assistance, and also
to Major Hill and my personal Staff.
The Marquis de Alineida, Member of the
J''
of Estremadura, has done. me the- honour to ac'
company me, since I have been in the pro; dice'"
I have received from. him, as well as from the,
people, the: most .ready and effectual assistancer_
which it was in their power to bestow.
Major Currie, my Aid-de-Camp, will deliver to
your Lordship this dispatch, and tbecolour takvat
from the enemy, and will be able to give youcal
further: particulars: beg. to, recommend lara't-9
your. Lordship. •
. .
I have the to be, Sze. •
„ , (Signed) R. HILL, Lieut. Gca.

inclose a return:-o; prisoners; in nUmber 01-0
hundred and fifty-nine, including, the Go-Vernor,
e, Lieutenant-Goverubr; and ifteen Officers. I
also transmit a return of provisions in the l'orts
near •tii&hridge, taken from. one ..sig-led
Chief of the French Commissariat on the kitl.l Cf
May.

Itetlirti of Killed and Wounded of the Army under the .Col 5"
,nia,nsl. of, his ExCellency, General the Earl et' I,4ellinctosf
K.rt, under the immediate orders of Lientenant-Genae:i
'Sir l-tir.liand,llill, K.F. at the Storm and Capture of Fol
Nfirp6l.,!on, and the Enemy's 'other Works, in the ne4144”
bonrbood of Alinaraz, on the snornlng of the 19th 0f.1441
Gen:n-0 r.C.:t:.)l-1 Captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 serjeant,, 30 ra
- 141!ed; Y iaptaiTtt,, 6 lieuteriants, 5 ensis-ris, 1"
serjeants, 1 drummer, 120 rank and file, wounded:,
Names Of Ogicers killed and wounded.-.. ' •
Killed.—King's German Artilierv—Lient. Thiele, blown tir''
Iteginient.—Captain Chandier. .
Wounded.,—Royal Engineers—Lient. Wright,
fAtli.Ftiot—Capt. Sanlys, severely ; Lient. Heinsworth, te,
verely; Lieut. Patterson,,sliglitiv ; Lieut. Richardson, se
-verely; Ensign Goddard, severely; En,igns Crofton 001
Goddard, slightly.
71st FO-4.—(:apt. Grant, clancrouslv
.(since dead) ;
Lockwood;, severely; Lieut, Ross aitii Ensign Wlicazig
slightly.. . •
Gth Caeadores.—Pcriern Cotinho, severely. •

Return of Ordnance and Stores captured, at the.Britige
Ahnaxaz, on the morning of the I.)tii of
.!".lay, 1812, by
Troops under the Command of Lieutenant-Generai S'
Rowland Hill, K.B. •
Total-7 twelve-pounders, 5 six-pounders, I :four-pounder)
ten-inch howitzer, 4 six7*bt?owitzers.-18. A cot:sit/41
able portion of powder in bat4els and- cartridges fixed L
shot; but as the magazines were blown up immediat!-,
after the capture by order of Liente.nant,General Sir 101-l'
and every thing destroyed; the exact !luatitity *as not
certained.

1‘20,000-..mitsltet 'ball cartridges, -300 six.inch .32
rounds of case-shot of various•calibre, 413 nitiSketS With b"1;.
onets, .20 'largo pontoon bunts, cintipoz.;ug the -britl4e,
timber, complete; 60 carriages for rent-wing- the same, 34'
aloo for. the conveyance of heavy timber; a large portiA
rope, Of various dimenions, also anchors, timber, tools, a:r:
every thing, complete on a lalg est4iishinent, for keel!'"
the bridge and carriage. i. in a state of repair. -
(Sigueil) A. Dteii.F.ON,
Coram;.ssary l eserve Artilier

, - -
get:lm of\ 01-lieers,' Noticor!puiiiioned 0:7-icirs; end Soldier
PrilonerA of War, taken at the Storming of the Eiseuy
Works at the 'Bridge of Alinzicaz, on the Morning of '1
15th May. 1812. -
Total-1 lieuthuant-e.oltrnel,
1 rna'fr, 5 cantainf , 3 lieut
n;:nt, 7 staff, '212 non-cOn,missi;meS or,icera and privateg.
(Signed) J. C. ItOOKE, Lieut.-CA. and A. A•
•
State of
,11,rovisions ill ifiC. Forts at the Bridge of Almarel,
ci
the Mondn of the 1911 i of May, 1z.!14, taken from aP.
-
turn signed by the French Comtnissa,...•
dated the 18th .
' May, 1818. . •
Rations—Bread P.s, biscuit 29,961. rice 63,961, ve7etabil
2554, salt 23,926, ;oil 442,3, 'Winen .71.3, brandy. 27,64, 1
cattle 16,845, salt meat 18,084.

F. FOR.CHET•

ttiigne!l)
A true extract,
(Signed) J. C. nooKE, Li e ni.-Col. and A. A. G.