Star.
London, England, 1812-11-17 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION.

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STAR-OFFICE, THREE O'C4lt*.•'
..,/* • - OFFICIAL BULLETIN.

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is WAR DEPARTMENT. _
II DOWNIG-STREET, NOV. 17211114.
• u Dispatches have been received • this morning
•141,3 n; the Marquis of WELI*INGTON, dated the 26th,
Istb, and 31st of October, and Sci November.
0 It appeanshata Mine which had been formed una
der the second wall Of the tnemy's works, was exploded
on the evening of the 11th, and the breaches were
immediately stormed and the lines escaladed by orp
troops ; the Guards and the infantry of the Getman
I,eoon particularly distinguished themselves in this
attack, and entered the works, but were unable to
:sustain the heavy fire from the Castle, and weie
-obliged to retire after suffering .some loss.
if Upon the 13th, the advanced guard of the
enemy's forces, which had been assembled in the
North, attacked the out-post of the allies at Mona.
stereo, but were repulsed. On the morning of the 19th
their whole army (which appears to have consisted if
the remains of Marshal MARAIONTI3 forces, reinforc4d
by tro.ps from, France, and joined by all the cavalry
and two divisions of infantry from the army of the
North) advai.ced through Monasterio, with the view
of raiblig the siege of Burgos ; and in the evening
of the 20th, attacked the Marquis of WELLINGTON'S
outposts; but Sir EDWARD PAGET having been di.
tected to move the Ist and sth divisions upon the
enemy's right flank executed this movement with
great abilityt'aed the *renal were driven back.

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N It further appears, that in consequence of a
letter float .Sir ROWLAND HILL, Lord WELLINGTON
raised the siege of Burgos upon the 21st of October ;
and the Allied Forces retired .towards the Douro,
and were followed by the whole of the enemy's
irmr. During the retreat, there were several affairs
between the rear-guard of the allies and the enemy's
MYATT, particularly on the 23d, on which occasion
the light infantry baJtalinns of the German Legion
distinguished themselves in repulsing a very superior
'force of cavalry.. The army took up a position on
the 14th upon the Carrion, where it was joined by
the first battalion of the Guards from Corunna.
u It halted upon the 25th, and its left was attacked
• .by the enemy, who were repulsed by the sth Division,
• commanded by Major-General OSWALD; the French,
however, having forded the river at Valentia, the
•• Marquis of WELLINGTON changed his front, and caused
the enemy to be attacked by two brigades under Ge-

• neral OswaLn, and a body of Spanish troops, who
.drove.thersi across the river with considerable loss.
4, In consequence of the army under Marshal
SOULT and SUCHET having approached the Tagus,
and that Riibr having become fordable in every
part, the Marquis of WEitiNoroze directed Lieu-
-tenant• General Sir Rovrtallo Hut. to retire from
the Tagus, and evacuate Madrid, and to take up a
position upon the Adaja, in order to ptit himself into
communication with the army, under Lord WEL-
LINGTON's immediate command.
a The enemy having collected a large body of
troops between Puente Largo and Aranjbez, at-
tacked the British post, but were repulsed with consider.
able loss by the 94 battalion of the 47th Regiment,
d a detachment of Abe 95th, under Col. Sezantrr.
al The Fort of Li Chine, in the Retiro, was de-
stroyed, and all the guns, stores, &c. which had mot
been removed were destroyed before the troops quit-
ted Madrid.

Lieutenant-General Sir R. HILL had not been

finther molested in his retreat, and was expected tb

join the Marquis of WELLOOTON on the 3d.
" It is understood, from informa.tian which has
hen received by this Mail, that the enemy had
abandoned the city of Valentia, having dismantled
or destroyed the fortifications, and that only a small
force tinder General Harispe had been left in that
provi ace.

46 N. B. Three of the dispatches which have been
'received, are duplicates, of which the originals have
-slot arrived, and are not accompanied by the returns
of killed and wounded ; but it appears that General
ALAVAi of the Spanish army, was wounded in the
'repulse of the enemy upon the 25th of Octoler ; that
,Lieutenent-Colonel the Hon. V. .PONSONBY was
slightly wounded upon the 13th of October ; and
Lieutenant-Colonel ROBE, of the Royal Artillery,
, severely wounded upon the 2,7 th ; and that Lieute-
tient-Colonel PELLIY. of the 16th Light Dragoons,
Was made prisoner in the-affair of the 23d of Oc-
tober."

• A letttr frogs St. Petersburgh, dated Oct. 27, says ;
We have POW the pleasure of communicating to
• you the glorious news of the entire defeat of MURAT,
and the t +king 'of Moscow, with' 37 caissons, 15,0001
Prion •rs, 4 mdlionS of ducats, bad a General kilted,
.bet.ales Pi ince PoNtArowsnr, and the armies of krru-
sarr now drawing near, a dreadful battle is expected.
Cott* Wittgrastein has
.stoszned and taken Pod
- loull, and 6000 of the enemy are pot hors de combat.
• • We regret,to heart that Colonel Willoughby, geting
its a volunteer in the attack, has been made prisoner.
This goes by courier. Itutusoff is 200,000 stronz.,
and all the peasantry are armed. I doubt mush tE
"the Fran& will ever get back."