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PIt:CE SIXPENCE-11ALPPENNII. •
the Upper Cantata at VAILI3, in consequence of fir'
appearance of the enemy's ;ntention to turn our :IN. •,
Shortly afttr his arrival, h wearer, the enemy crt.4-.
ed the Guarena at Camillo, below the junction t
the streams, and manifested an int, ntnn top es% upon:
our left, and to enter the valley of Caniz Mj r.
General Alten'a brigade of cavalry, supported by ti.o"
Sd dragoons, were already engaged with the etterth's
cavalry, and had taken, among ottier prisoners, di.
rmeekGenerat Carrier; and I desired the Honotirca..:
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worikihusenant-General Cole to attack, with MAjor...
aihraL William Anson's and Brigad'aer-Geoer-U.
K!rveyn trigades of infantry (the latter under the
command of Colonel Stub's:), the enemy's infantry
which were supporting their cavalry. He lot/media.' •
ely attacked and defeated them with the 27th an&
regiments, which advanced to the charge war
bayonets,. °lone! Stubbs' Portuguese brigade sup.,
titling. a y gave way; many were killed
wounded -an akar-General Alien's brigade
of cavalry having pursued th 4 fugitives, two -hundred
and forty • hers ni_ete taken.
In these affair; Lieutenant Gerivid the Hon. G.
L. Cole, Majon•General V. Alten, M Jor General
William Anson, Lieutenant Colonel Atentschildt of
the Ist hussars, and Herveyodf.the 14!h Light Dra.
goons, Lieutenant Colonel Marlean of the ilth, and ,
Major Archdall of the 40ah, Lieutenant Colonel An.
ticrson, commanding the 11th, and M jor de Avers.
do, commanding the 43d Portuguese regiment, din,
tinguished them;elves.
The enemy did not make any farther attempt on,
lour left; but having reinforced their tronpi on that
side, and withdrawn those which had moved to their
left, I brought back ours from Valles*.

•
On the .19th of the afternoon the enemy withdrew
all the troops from their right, and marched to thet
left by Tarragona, apparently with an intention
turning our right. I crossed the Upper Guarena at
Vallesa and El Olmo with the whole of the Alli..d 1
Army in the course of that evening an.l night, and ,
every preparation was made for the action. which
was expected on the plain of Vallesa on the morning
of the 20th.
But shortly after day-light the enemy made ano.:
they movement in severll columns to his krt, along
the heights of Guarena, which river he crossed
,Isels w Canta la Piedra, end encamped last night at
Babila-Fuente and Valiant.ls and the allied army
made a correspondent movement to its r_iiht by
talpino, and encamped last niglitisiCirris—teU•rsa,
the 6th division, and Major-General Alten's brigade
of cavalry being upon the Termer at Aides Lingua.
During these movements there have been occasional '
cannonades, but without loss on our side.
I have this morning moved the left of the army to
the Tormes, when the whole are now concentrated,
and 1 ohserve.that the enemy have also moved towards
the same river, nest:- Huerta.
The enemy's object hidtarto has been, to cut of my
coctmunication with Salarranca and Ciudad Rodrigo.
• The enemy abandoned and destroyed the fort of
Mirabete on the Tagns, on the I4th instant; and the
garrison marched to Madrid, to form par of the army -
of the centre. They were reduced to five days pro.
visions. I inclose a return of kill_ s.nundear
on the 18th instant. vq s
Ilesevie Avila, Jay 24, ISM
My Aide-de-Camp, Captain Lor.t k..;•; n,
present to your Lordship this account of a victor
which the Allred troops under my command gained-
in a general action foug'it ~s ar Salamanca on eke;
evening of the 22d instant, which I have been marl
the necesity of delaying to send till now. havirigliaslrt
engaged ever since the actiffli in the pursuit die
enemy's flying troops.
In my letter of the 41st I informed your Lordship
that both armies were near the Tormes and the.
enemy crossed that river with the greatest part of hid!
troops in the afternoon by the I rds between Alba do'
Tormes and Huerta, and moved by their left to-
wards the roads leading to Ciudad Rodrigo.
The allied army, with the eacepeon of the 3d di-
vision, and General D'Urban's cavalry, likewise
crossed the Tormes in the evolving by the bridge of
Salasianca, and the fords in the neighbourhood p. a....
and I placed the troops in a position tsf which this
right was upon one of the twobeiehts called Dos Arne -
piles, and the left on the Tormes Inlow the ford. tat
' Santa Martha. -
The Sd dvisioks, and' Brigadier General DlTsw
ban's cavalry, were left. at Cabreriacas on the rightiletrt
tht Tormes, as the coon; bad still a large empanel
the fleieka above Babilofueout, -tho•satao.siir ate .
the aura;: f cp-is;der.:dAt a•.impirotrablitoinkti
find:* cart army prepared for thous fn tliejribrainge 4•
to! 14,6 .ofd,e Tproses,. they week!. alp. disk
plan, ail riaineuvre by !heather bugle.- •
lilt'e course of the night die ilst 1-toosisyliltheiti
teilit4l/Ce, of die' truth of which vookaoradleirt
that General Chaiivel had ar;l4l-ipiallawfakadis‘ 4
10th, with the cavalry and,hatimaraiditi a* duffing
Lte monk; ics join Mamba Marmon ; and 1 %us

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