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London, England, 1812-07-10 00:00:00

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Lew Second Edition of testerStif2iie . presented
:Wes with the Government Bulletin. which
• the gratifying intelligence of the oceupae.
. i Salamanca by the Earl of WasatnOiow......•
~ although the official document ik silent oh tiffs.
- - we learn by subsequent accounts fro* tit=
to the 29d ult. that his Lordship had pushed
ig sdrasced guard towards Villaruella and Polacio
aro, in piusuit of MARbioNT. The accounts dif-
fervidi respect to the line of - retreat chosen by the
Ream op under that General : in some letters,
which ate seeni it is said that he has fallen back
is the &wino of Talavera I and in othets, that he
&dreaded towards Valladolid. The gieater
rkility is, however, on the side of the latter
opnition ; for, by retreating to Valladolid, he
iv his comtnuaieation open with France, and
lino a further retreat in safety, or at leait a supply
i(provision I by retreating to Talavera, he would
obis army between Scylla arid Chiribdis.—The
M.* extracts from the Papers and Letters re-
ind from Lisbon, will put our Readers in full pos.
win of various interesting particulars from the
• , where every thing is proceeding as the
~ • •
iltst
friends of the Spanish cause could wish—
' • dltir of General BALLAsTbaos With General
. ' . at Bernos has not been so disastrous as at
; • . ted, and his troops are still in high spitits :
il AI. GESIRAS; JUNE 5.
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Is In this city reports are vaticns, and some of them
by disadvantageous, with respect to what happened

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General Ballasteros in the late attack which he
in Bornos. The following is the truth
2ch were in numher 8 or 9,000, with more than

00 cavalry, entrenched in Bornos ; whom our Ge-
d attached on the Ist instant, with equal valour
firmness, out troops making themselves masters
ithe eatrenchments and parapets of the enemy; but
i,rallying as usual, and taking post in the above.
sratioaeti works, and being superior in cavalry, oto
judged it best to retire in good order; whirl
did, without the enemy's cavalry venturing to,
hith, except w ith one column of . creaky,
midi charged the regiment of Gallacia, and the mall.'
orders obliging them to fotm hka square, Which
* French three times in vain endeavoured to break.
first cOlUmn of cavalry which endeavoured
1) !ask the square, was composed of above SOO
bona of which only 20 escaped, and the Coldnel of
tie orders having been wounded, the Marquis de las
Osevas gave 03 ders that the troops should deploy into
tee, and tetreat, in which they suffered some 1055.4.
The retreat our General made was only to repass the
li►er at half a league's distance from the field of
bode; where he collected all his troops, and remained
more than 24. hours, and afterwards marched for
llisique. It is asserted the enemy's loss was equal

to curs ; and this seems proved by his not venturing
le pursue ns more than half a league: Our loss
*nuts to 1000- men in killed, wounded, and pri-
toners— of the latter there arc very few.
" Ballasteros is at Übritite, and had joined a
*arable column which was at Hoya de Malaga ;
as part of the cavalry and the SOO which came
fulk Cadiz. .
' By other accconnts it appears, that in this action
It Buzau, the General of the enemy's cavalry was
taken prisoner. •
• The Regency of Spain, in reward for the various
4rvites and estimable qualities which concur
,is the Generals Don .1. M. de Santocildes, and Don
F. EsPes, and Mina, has been pleased to nominate
the former Commandant of the Kingdom of Galacia,
and the latter General second iss command of the
Trent] army. • 9
" We have received an accannt both by way of
Comae and Cadiz, that General Mina had been
IlttraTed by two renegado Spaniards. Lodging one
*4 liroles, the house in which he slept was cur-
tailed by 20 French Dragoons, and he owed his
ape to his personal valour and that of the few sol-
d iets alto were in the house. The traitors were the
kit day hanged.
win Catalonia, Manso and General Sarsfield have
%Ned the French, causing them a loss of 1000 men.
'Cayan, in Aragon, had entered Calatayud, and
T 414120 French prisoners.
" The army of Murcia, or the third, had advanced
," Bata, and the Count de Montego had entered
'men'. There are also accounts of some actions
b7hfarquinez, but so vaguely described that we can.
814 distinguish whether they are different or parts of
th4e already described. Such is the summary of the
1 teems from Cadia to the 12th inst."
WAR DEPARTMENT, JULY 9, Isla.
•Despatches_ have been received from the Earl of
ILU\OTON,._ dated Salamanca, 18th June :
~.,` l_le Allied Army crossed the Agueda on the
ill:' June, and arrived near Salamanca on the 16th.
ht enemy 'hewed some troops in front of the town,
__ upon the advancing of °lir cavalry they retreated
attess the Tomes, and evacuated Salamanca, leaving
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B°°_Then in some forts, constructed upon the
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