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London, England, 1813-04-21 00:00:00

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 90.
Orders for the bourt's change of moeraing, on Sunday next
the 25tk inst. for her late Royal Highness the Duchess of Bruns-
wick, his Majesty's sister, via. :
The Ladies to wear black silk; fringed or plain lines; white
gloves, necklaces, and ear-rings; black or white shoes, fans, and
tippets.
Undress—White or grey lutestrine, tabbies, or damasks.
The Gentlemen to wear black, full trimmed ; fringed, or plain
Una ; black swords and buckles.
Undrt as—Grey frocks.
The Court to change the Mourning further on Sunday the 2d
of May next.
The Ladies to wear black silk or velvet; coloured ribbons,
fang, and tippets ; or pliin white, or white and gold, or white and
silver stuffs, with black ribbons.

The Gentlemen to wear black coats ; amibbck, or plain white,
or white and gold, or white and silver stuff waistcoats, full trim-
incl. coloured swords and buckles.
And on Sunday the 9th of May next, the Court to go out of
Mourning.
WAR DEPARTMENT.

DOWNING-STREET, APRIL 19, 1813.
A Dispatch, pt which the following Is an extract, has been re-
ceivrd at this Office, addressed to Earl Bathurst by Lieutenant-
General Sir John Murray, Ban. dated Head-quarters, Canalla,
March 28, 1813:

44 I have the honour to endow extracts of two
dispatches, addressed to his Excellency the Marquess
of Well,ngton, by which your Lordship will be fully
apprised of the present situation of this army, and
of the different trifling affairs which we have had
with the enemy."

lIXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL
' SIR J• MURRAY TO LORD WELLINGTON, DATED ALT-

CANTE, MARCH 10, 1813. '
" I had the honour; in my letter of the 26th ult.
to acquaint your Lordship, that I had taken the
command of the division of the Mediterranean army
serving on the eastern coast of Spain.
" Since my letter of the 26th February, nothing
of importance has occurred. _ _

gg On the 3d instant, when reconnoitring the posi.
tion of Alcoy, it became necessary to drive in the
advanced posts. The enemy lost in the action, as I

have been informed, one ()Seer killed, and about 20
mein killed and wounded. _ _

4' The possession of Alcoy appeared to me of im-
portance : and having had a very accurate view of
the position, I thought it possible, in carrying the '
_place, to cut off the corps stationed there. With this
Intention, on the 6th inst. 1 directed the march of a
part of the army on Alcoy, and attacked that post
on the morning of the 7th ; but by the unfortunate
delay of the column which was destined to cut off
his retreat, the enemy effected his escape : had this
column arrived a quarter of an hour before; not a
man could have got off. The advanced guard of
the column destined to attack the enemy in fron:,
drove him about six or seven miles, when I found the
boldiersoso much fatigued, that even had I wished, I
could have pressed them no further. The country
over which the enemy retired was extremely favour.
able for him, and certainly might have been much
better defended.

He was on this account enabled to dispose of
his killed and wounded, and I cannot :tate his loss.
That on the part of the allied army is inconsiderable.
I have much satisfaction in acquainting-your Lord;
ship, that trifling as these affairs have proved, they
are sufficient to give me-great confidence in the troops
which were engaged ; and it is with peculiar plea-
sure I have noticed the state of Major-General Whit-
tingham's division of the Spanish army."
F.X,TRAET OF A LETTER FROM LIEU rENA N T•GEN ERA L
sla J. MURRAY TO GENERAL VIE bIARQUEi OF WEL-
LINGTON, DATED CASTALLA, MARCH 23, 1813.
66 In my dispatch of the 10th instant, I had the
honour to inform your Lordship, that I had found it
expedient to drive the enemy from Alcoy, and to oc-
cupy that pl;ce with a strong division of the allied
army. In consequence of this movement, Marshal
Suchet quitted Valencia, and has assumed the corn-
:nand, in pet son, of the troops on the right bank of
the Xucar. He appears to have drawn to this divi-
sion of his army nearly all the disposable force which
he has in the neighbourhood of Valencia.
64 Finding that the enemy was concentrating his
force, I assembled the allied army at Castalla on the
20th. In consequence of this concentration of the
allied army, Marshal Suchet has reinforced his right,
and has now a strong force at Onteniente, Mogente,
and Puente del Higuera. Since I had last the honour
of addressing your Lordship, there have been several
trifling affairs with the enemy. General Whitting-
ham has forced him to retire beyond the Puerto de
Albayda, with a very considerable loss.
6, In this affair, which General Whittingham con-
ducted with great judgment, and in which the Spa-
:fish troops behaved with great gallantry and order,
the General was slightly wounded, as were an officer
and seven men.
In a reconnoitring party on the same day, con-
ducted by Major-General Donkin, Captain Jacks,
and the foreign troop of light cavalry, Captain Wal-
dron, and the grenadiers of the 2d 27th, and Lieu-
tenant M'DougalJ,.of the Adjutant-General's Depart-
ment, had an opportunity of making a spirited attack
on an enemy's post, which was carried in the presence
of a battalion drawn up as spectators.
66 We suffered no loss on this occasion, but killed
some of the enemy, and took a few prisoners.
66 Before i conclude this letter, I beg to add, that
since I have been in co-operation with General Elio,
have found his Excellency most anxious to forward
every object I have in view : it is impossible too highly
to extol his zeal, or the readiness with which he meets
my wishes,,,