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London, England, 1812-09-24 00:00:00

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LEmßirrro THE LONDON G4IZEITE
ON TUICSDAY, SEPT. 22.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
DOWNING-STREET, SEPTEMBER 23.
of which the following is a copy, 1.4 been this day
at Earl Bethunes office, addressed to his Lord.blp
Major-General Cooke, dated Cadiz, August 30, 2812.
August 30, 1812.
Loan—Since my letter of yesterday's date,
ig the entry into Seville of the allied corps

General La Cruz and Colonel Skerrett ;
received a dispatch from the latter, of which I
.• a copy herewith, and a return of the killed
coded of the British detachment.

t Signed) GED. Comm, Major-General.
thurst, &c. &c. &c.

Seville, August 28, 1812.
SIR--I have the honour to report the movements
the detachment under my orders since the date of
last. The result of which, the capture of the
city of Seville by assanit, defended by eight French
battalions and two regiments of dragoons, entrench.
ed, will, I trust, be considered as honourable to the
allied arms, and serviceable to the cause of Spain.
On the 24th inst. General Cruz Mourgeon, corn-
*nanding the Spanisb.troops, and myself, judged it
advisable to make a forward movement on Seville ;
for this purpose it was advisable to force the enemy's
corps of observation of 850 cavalry and 200 infantry,
at St. Lucar la Mayor. I marched from Manza-
nillo with 800 troops, composed of the Ist regiment
of Guards, the 87th, and the Portuguese regiment,
Brigadier-General Downie, accompanied with 600
Spanish troops. The Spanish column attacked on
the right, and the British and Portuguese on the
left. The French were driven through the streets
with precipitation, leaving some killed, wounded,
and prisoners. We took post at San Lucar without
the loss of a man.

On the 26th inst. General Cruz and myself having
judged that it would be attended with the most bene-
ficial effects, both on the public opinion and in saving
the city from being plundered, if the French could
be precipitated in their retreat from Seville ; the
allied troops, in consequence, marched for this pur-
pose, and arrived at the heights of Castillejos de la
Cuesta, immediately above Seville, on the morning
a the 27th, at six o'clock.

The Spanish troops formed our advance. The
French advance was driven in ; the cavalry retired,
leaving•the infantry in the plain, which last were
charged by the Spanish cavalry, who made many
prisoners.

The Spanish troops attacked a redoubt on our left,
and lost a good many men. The columns advanced
jnto the plain, by which movement this redoubt was
turned, and its communication cut off; the Spanish
troops under General Cruz took the right, and Made
a detour to arrive and-attack on that flank of Triana,
(the suburbs of Seville). I ordered the redoubt to
be masked by a detachment of the 20th Porttiguese
regim'ent, and advanced a field piece with some
hoops, to keep in check the enemy's fire at one of
the gates of the city opposite to us, and after giving
sufficient time !or the Spanish column to arrive, the
British and Portuguese troops advanced to the attack
in front ; the cavalry and artillery advanced at a
gallop, supported by the grenadiers of the guards,
and the infantry following.

The enemy abandoned the gate : we entered the
suburbs, aid advanced near to the bridge of Seville
with as much rapidity as possible, in hopes of pre-
venting its destruction, which would have rendered
it extremely difficult for us to succeed. We were
checked by tyre fire of grapeshot and musketry at
the turning of the street. The grenadiers of the
Guards advanced to our support, and drove every
thing before them. At this moment part of the
Spanish•column arrived; we advanced to tho bridge
under a heavy fire ; Captain Cadoux, of the 95th,
with great judgment made a flank movement on our
left ; Captain Roberts, of the Artillery, brought up
with rapidity two guns ; a heavy fire of cannon and
musketry was soon brought to bear on the enemy,
who were driven from their position on the other side

of the river, and from the bridge, which they had
only in part destroyed. The grenadiers of the Guards,
and some Spanish troops, led the columns that cross-
ed the bridge, A general rout ensued, and the
enemy were driven through the streets, which were
strewed with their dead, and pursued at all, points,
leaving behind them valuable captures of horses,
baggage, and money.
It is difficult for me to express the joy ofsberople of

Seville. The inhabitants, under the fire of the French,
brought planks to lay across the bridge ; and their ac-
clamations and vociferous marks of joy, added to the
immense crowd, rendered it extremely difficult for
the officers to advance through the streets with their
columns.
The vast extent of this city, the exhausted state of
the troops who had advanced in double quick time
for three miles, and the want of cavalry, rendered it
impossible to continue the pursuit beyond the town.
_ Such was the rapidity of our attack, that this victory
over a French division, and the passage of a bridge
which the enemy had materially destroyed, with his
infantry and artillery, formed on the banks of the
river, was achieved with a loss that appears almost
incredible.

1 have only to regret the loses of one officer, I
Unt Brett, Royal Artillery, who was killed

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