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LONDON,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1811.

In the course of the afternoon of yesterday a
zet te Extraordinary was published, containing Mr.
StEWART'S account of 'the brilliant achievement of
General Hi LL, and also a Dispatch from Lord WEL-:'
LINdTON. It appears' that the French Commander
wass-completely out-generailed and surprised, and
there is every reason to expea that the greater part.
of his corps will be destroyed or made prisoners.
In addition to thelgls'derailed in the Gaiette Ex-
traordinary, we learn from private letters, that Ge-
neral HILL. pursued the French to Merida, and de-
stroyed the extensive mitgazines of that' place, the
enemy having quitted it. .

The Dispatches of Lord WELLINbTON cent:tin
very gratifying,intelligence t the eDterprize of Don.
JULIAN SANCHEZ, was planned with skill and,:ex-
ecuted with promptitude and bravery. It is cal,
culated to produce a strong effect in Spain; ,and to
give..animation to the almost innumerable, corps
which in every , part of that kingdom are. strut;,
gling against the common enemy. Nothi.ig -can
tend more strongly to confirm the assertion we
have frequently made, that The French possess no
more of Spain than they atlually cover with their
troops, titan
:.the ,circurosiance, of Don JULIAN
SANCHEZ approachin& to dose to Ciudad Rodrigo,
:404 remainink, there so long without the Freneh
receiving any information 'ipon the sobjeet.

We thls.rnorning received a Gibraltar Mail, from
which we, :have extracted tli foll6wing particulars
respeding. the retreat., of 'the French froth St.
Ruch : • „

Gill It A LTA It, OCT. 26.--4'he Fie' ich troops tin-
der den. GoraitsroT, abandoned the 'heights of St.
Ruch early in tie morning of the 2.1 st .inst. and re-
tired with the utmost preelpitation by t he-Ximena "road.
Nothiq positive is knos.vn 'as yarespecting 'the mo,
rives of this hasty retreat, which was tbelkss expeet-
ed, as the,enemy had been very busy in the preceding
clays in building huts in their position, and thus ay.;
punted to be preparing' for the rainy season. 'But
whatever these motive; might have been, General.
BA.t.t.AsTanos, ever, alert, and now happy in the
prospect of being able to. harass a division whose
.decided superiority had rendered it impossible for
him to meet it in the field, immediately set 'out
in pursuit of it, and leaving ttis infantry at Paint
Roch, which exhibited the most 'melancholy scene.
of devastation, marched on with his cavalry and
light troops, and on the next morning overtook at
Ximena the enemy's rear guard. It consist-
ed of three battalions and ten companies of' Volti,
geurs; Unawed however by such numbers, Gen. B.
speedily charged them, thus commencing a series
of actions, which lasted from dapbreak till four in,
the afternoon, and the scene 'of which varied at
every step from Ximenes to the envizons

,• •
Überque. His own loss was trifling—not 'so that
•of the enemy, who had a good many men
killed or wounded, although very tew taken,
as the resentment excited the - day before, by
the sight of the devastated town of St. Ituch, had
not Yet had time to cool, Daring this contest, the
remainder of the troops continued their retreat, and

it has since been, asserted that they have entirely
withdrawn (rant the Sierra. General BALL;.ti-
TIMOS was joined by his infantry on the Aid,
and by the latest accounts was, with The whole of
his force at Lai 134005. He will shortly be mill-
forced by COPQN'S division, about aono strong,
which yesterday arrived at Algeiiras, from Cadiz.

There is'no alteration in his IMAJEs-rv's state.
Sir HENRY HALVORD. is appointed to succeed Dr,
RE,YNOLDS as Pbysician,in Ordinary CO his MAJESTY.
BAILLLE is expettecl to succeed Sir HENRY
HALFOED as Physician'Extraordinafy to the Ktiget.
The Pat;sice Ric ENT remained .atOstlancls yes-
terday, but so melt recovered that he is expected
to- return to York House In-morrow.. Colonel
IVl`MstioN went down to 0411:Inds .y•esterclay at
-
noon, to 14y before his Royal Highness' the seve-
ral dispatches necessary 101" his immediate

serious opposition is set on foot against Mr.
MIAGGB for the City of jitistol.
Lord VittENTIA has declined all the °vellums
made to hint,to become a Candidate for the county
of Wexford. ' '
the Duchess of MARLuottonott IS considerably
secoveled, but the Dike continues inn very hit—
geld state. , -

-Tile Goyernor of. Ciudad Rodrigo (General Rra-
NAun), find eleven Officers of his.Statr, taken with
him,, b}• Don JULIAN SANCEiEz,' haye arrived at
Portsra,mh, •

littitan,--To.day there tita,l no Court of Alder-
men. Tilt. Lotto MAyott,.nlier inspecting rti
ordered it. to rise 3d. pyr. peck. Gitialt,:xii
Loaf Is. 6d.