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London, England, 1813-07-19 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

ARMY OF CATALONIA.
EXTRACT OP A LETTER TO THE MINISTER AT WAS,
FROM HIS EXCELLENCY THE GENERAL OF DIVISION
LAMARQUE, COMMANDING IN UP?ER CATALONIA.
" Gerona,June 25.

" Monseigneur, the enemy had formed the desigo
of throwing hielkseif into L imPurdan-4 carrying,
with the assistance .''f the English, some of the forts
we have constructed—er
ranang the country, and of
thus making us lose the fn: its of two years labours.
" On the 23d, in the morning;
a sqore deckers
)
adron of fifteen
ships of the line (of which eight 1,:•e
and several transports, were off Palam .16 ; and .R"ric.
th
d'Eroles descended from the high mo,"ntfms
cl.
Mieras and St, Pau, upon Banolas, where ne "14
ordered 10,000 rations of bread. Public report sta..
ted his forces at 5000 troops of the line, some buds,
and 200 horse; it announced, that he was marching
upon Escala tit favour the disembarkation, and after-
wards distribute his forces in Upper Catalonia.
" There was not a moment to lose: I decided
upon attacking those who descended from the moun-
tains, belore their junction with the troops supposed
to be embarked. I, in consequence, left Gerona at:
lhour after noon.

1, Already wig the cannonade and a very bri•:k
fire of musketry heard from the fart of Banc)las : the
ardour of the troops was such, that in less than two.
hours they performed a distance of three large league•.
which separated us from the enemy. We timnd him
surrounding the fort, occupying the town of Barto
and three small detached heights, covered with vita.
and olive-frees, and divided into small erections, ei-la
or ten feet high, which rendeved the approach to der.
very difficult.

4; acorn aged, Perhaps, by the presence of Throl
d'Erolcs, the Spaniards fought with more than -
nary resolution. For a moment the town was even
retaken by the enemy's cavalry, who put our com;:a-
nies of Miquelets into disorder; but our reserves we:,
ready—the 23d of the line again advanced upon
enemy, and penetrated his masses; the Ist hattalica
of the 60th regiment, commanded by Colonel Lena d,
carried, at the pas do c.7:argc, the second heipla,
remained covered with dead ; a company of the ‘..).::);!--
chassems threw itself into the town, while the 21 bat-
talion of the 6tith, conducted by the Chef de Batta-
lion Shcpern, turned it.

The Hussars of St. Narcisse, who attompte.i
several charges, were sabred in the squares and streets.
Where they let t several dead, some prisoners, and .ibnJt
tlo horses. Brigadier &Iron Faxa, who commanded
I,orse, was killed.

14 The enemy, driven from the town and strong
positions which commanded it, vainly with his re-
serve 'attempted to defend the tillage of Managas,
and the hanks of the lakes ; three pieces of artillery,
hitherto retarded by the difficulty of the ground, now
arrived, and filed witl,i,i hall cannon shot more than
`2OO halls, and after a battle of five bouts, the Spa.
niards beaten at every point, in disorder regained the
rugg-d mountains Irons whence ttiey descended.
According to different reports, the enemy's loss
consists of 600 men. Notwithstanding his custom
of tarrying off the dead and wounded, lie.left a great
numher of them upors.the field of battle. We have
also •some prisoneri.
_ _

[Here follows-a list of such officers and regiments
as distinguished themselves, but without mentioning
whit less he sustained.]
4, After having presented.itself for two days before
Palamos, Xala, and the Gulph of Rosas, the English
squadron went off."—(lllonikar, July 11.)

DRESDEN, JUNE 28.
Count Metternich arrived 'here very late on the
evening of the 25th.

TRON 11ERS OF SAXONY, JULY 1.

The respective armies have gone into cantonments,
and are waiting the result of negocistions. General
Count Regnier s Saxon corps d'armee continues to
receive numerous reinforcements. The reigning
Duke of Saxe Weimar is now at Dresden. The
Prussian General Goreiseoau has been appointed
Military Governor of that part of Silesia not occu•
pied by the French troops.