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London, England, 1812-04-14 00:00:00

Lisisom minit

The QuserCuarttorts Packet hat atiived at tali
mouth from Lisbdn, with a Mail, and Dispatches.
She sailed on the Ist instaht. The siege of Badajoz
is prosecuted With unparalleled Vigour. there had
been a suspension of the operations of the besiegers
Ifora few days, in consequence of the rains. The
batteries opened again, however, on the 23d ult.
Earl Wata.noron holds the French force, which
was supposed to be on its march to relic* the place,
in deserved contempt.—The French soldiers are do-
stitute of food, clothing, ammunition, and, in short, I
of every requisite for the field.
MAIMONT continues to concentrate his forces with
a view to make some desperate effort. Some ac-
counts state, that his object is the recapture of
Ciudad Rodrigo; towards which place his battering I
train is said to be en the march. ivianstotir himself I
was at Salamanca about the middle of March.
The French General, Boxier, has been ordered
once more to penetrate into the Asturias.

The intelligence from Spain received by the Lis-
bon Papers, states, that the greatest misery prev.tils
in the neighbourhood of St. Lucar, from the want of
provisions. Id many of the surrounding village.,.:
numbers of the inhabitants were d, ing daily for want
of food. _

The following are the principal contents of the
Lisbon Papers received by the above Mail :

" CAMP BEFORE BADAJOZ, MARCH 23.

44 Our works have been continued for the third pa-
rallel, and are considerably advanced. The rain h:is
fallen in torrents. The vallies have been inundated,
and the Guadiana cut— As soon as the weather gets
a little better, our batteries will open upon the place."

" LISBON, MARCII2B.
" A battery of four guns having opened on fort
Picorina, we carried it by assault on the night of
the 24th. The loss on either side is not yet known ;
and at 9 o'clock on the morning of the 25th, twenty.
eight 21-pounders opened on the town o f Badajoz,
and this most amazing expedition was used notwith-
standing our men worked six successive days up
to their knees in mud, in the trenches, and the rise
of the Guadiana carried off our two bridges—fine
weather is returned for the last three days, and all is
again set to ; our lass has not as yet been of any con-
sequence. General Sir T. Graham is still in ad-
vance towards Zafra. General Hill has returned to
Merida; a party of 600 French had taken their stand
near the bridge of Merida ; but on perceiving our
people, they fled ; .eve took two or three officers, and
a few men ; they went towards Flurouenes. We
could not hear of Marmont—he must come soon, and
in great force, if he thinks to do any thing."

" LISBON, MARCH 29.

Letters from Badajoz have just been received.
Our operationsirere go on most prnspereusly. On
the evening of the 25th we took, by assault, after a
most desperate engagement, the strong redoubt called
Picorina, in front of Badajoz ; it was occupied by
250 picked men, with five guns and a howitzer ; 180
were bayoneted, the remainder surrendered, and
having taken the possession of this place, enables us
to carry our works to the west of the glacis. It was
not carried without loss on our part : the regiments
were the 45th, 74th, 88th, and 1 Ith Portuguese, under
Colonel Kemp."

1, LISBON, MARCH se.

44 Phillippine had let the water off the Guaditna
into the ditch, so as to cut off retreat from Picorina;
the garrison of which received no injury till our men
got in—they then called for quarter.
Marmont is at Salamanca, and we would not be
surprised here, at hearing he had made someattempt
against Ciudad Rodrigo or Almeida, as a set off
against Badajoz.
“ The account of the taking by assault of Fort
Pianina, the outwork of Badajoz, is confirmed.—
Seventy prisoners were taken ; the number of the
killed is not known with certainty."

“ VILLA FRANCA, MARCH 14.

44 Accounts have been received of two actions, in
which the Commander CANIPILLO has obtained con-
siderable advantages, at the village of Meruelo, be-
tween Santona and Santander. It is also said that a
Mail has been intercepted, with various papers ; and
among them some letters, which intimate the return
of the French to France."

" BANKS OF THE GUADIANA, MARCH V..

" In the night of the 21st there was a movement
in all the points which the French occupy in Estre-
madura : it is announced that they retired towards
Llerina.

" On the 3d inst. Souk was in Xeres de Fronteira.
'There is no notice of the coming of a convoy or
troops from Andalusia.
" On the 18th instant the French united in Villa
Franca, and from thence marched to Ribeira. On the
same day, Droner set out from Lletina for Horna-
chos, and from thence for Serena, to join General
Quiot, who is in Salamanca de la Serina. The Spa-
niards in civil employments, and the remainder of the
French army, are to march to Constantine, and
thence to Seville.

4, On the 19th, Genetai Graham, with the corps
under his command, entered Zafra."

Sunday the (2VERN and PRINCESSES heard divine
strvice in Winosor Castle..
The PRINCE Raosta took an airing yesterday on
horseback.

SECOND tDITIOST. .

biarATCHES FROM LORD WELLINGTON

ISURRENDER OF THE OTITWORtS
OF BAEIAJOZ.

" WAR DEPARTMP.NT.
" DOWNING-STRRICT, APRIL 14, Igl2.
" A Dispatch has been received from the Earl of
VirmAtiorox, dated the 27th of March.
44 The works of Badajoz had been carried on with
great vigour, notwithstanding the heavy rains which
had prevailed, and which had swola the Guadiana
to such a height, that one of the bridges thrown over
that river, had been carried away, and the others were
damaged.
a His Lordship opened his fire upon the place
from 28 pieces of cannon, on the 25th March, and
upon the same night the outwork called the l'icorina
was taken by stbrm •by 500 men, formed into three
detachments, lei by Major Sri "w, 74th regiment,
Major RUDD, 77th, and Captain Puwus, of the 83d.
The-whole under the immediate direction of Major-
General KeraPr. This service was executed in the
most brilliant manner. The works were strong, and
defended by Colonel GASPAR THIRRRY, with 240
men alai seven pieces of cannon. Very few, if any,
of the guriscin escaped.
'" The enemy made a sortie at the same time from
the myelin of St. Roque, but was immediatelydriven
in.—This success has enabled Lord WRLLINGTON to
open his second parallel within SOO yardsof the body
of the place, against which place two batteries were
opened upon the 26th.—I4aotrer's corps had cond.
nued in the lints between Medelin and Llerena. In
the night of the 25th Sir THOMAS GRAHAM marched
against the latter place, but the French troops which
occupied the town, had notice of his march, and
retreated into the mountains.

" Sir ROWLAND HILL was ;moving by De Guarina
towards Medelin. The French army in Castle, tin-
der MARNIONT'S command, has not yet moved."