Star.
London, England, 1812-08-20 00:00:00

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THE Aka?.

kirrLE oP SALAWIVCA.

Twelve troops of heavy hole, to be taien from
the Royal Life Guards, and Royal Horse Guards or
Blues are ordered to be in readiness to proceed for
embarkation for Portugal. The Hussar Brigades con-
listing of the 7th, 10tfi, and 1, it is expected, will
accompany them.
Fifteen hundred of the Royal Foot Guards have
also received orders to march for embarkation to join
the Marquis of WELLINGTON.
Vie destination of the 2d battalion 89th has been
altered, and they are now to proceed to North Ame-
rica.

mcfaAcr OP A TAUTER PROM AN OFFICIR. OP Tid
48TH RRAIHRNT.
" Camp paar Nauru:di, July 16.
a to the glorious battle of Salamanca the bravo
old 48th eartie in for their share, and our loss in killed'
and wounded, including Officers, is between 60 and
70. whit!' for ont's,rength is a large proportion ; we
had not more than 850 present in the field: I feat
Lieutenant Leroo's (a musket shot through the
body) will prove mortal. /to, with Lieuts. Vincent
and Stroside, and Ensign Le htestirier are left at BA-

We hear that Generals Fm, LustLer, and Don-1
SIM are appointed on the Staff under the Marquis
of WiLLINOTON. -
We are happy to hear that the services of General
MOOT are likely soon to be restored to his country
again. Some serious apprehensions were entertained
about him, which we are glad to hear have been re-
moved.
Generals Corstux and WAIN= are alsd both in
a fair way.
The 41st regiment is to have a 2d battalion; they
are pow altogether upwards of 1800 men.
The Duke of YORK informed the Officers of the
10th Dragoons at the dinner, atter the review on
Monday, that he should soon want the services of
the regiment.
The 61st Regiment (General Hswires) expe-
rienced a much greaterloss than any other corps in
killed and wounded, at the battle of Salamanca ' • the
11th foot, (Sir ClisaLes Asou.s.'s) and the third bat.
talion of the Royal Scots were the next in succession
the greatest sufferers.
The Pansca's Regiment, the 10th, is not to have
a man in it under bye feet seven. All under that
standard are to be discharged.
The 69d infantry, Sd battalion, which landed at
Portsmouth from Guernsey on Friday last in two di-
visions, marched into Brighton on Monday, and are
to be stationed there till further orders. The regi-
ment is not more than SOO strong, owing to a de-
tachment sent off pot long since to reinforce the Ist
battalion in the West Indies.
The following are the salaries of the principal offi-
cers in the Barrack Department :--
Pins Comminioner
Secondand Third Commissioners - 1000
The Secretary - •
Inspector Gen. of the Building Branch 000
of the Store branch • 000
for North Britain • -s 400

lamanca, and our daily marching forward in ad-
vance has prevented our hearing how they are get-
ting oa. Ensign Le Meittrier, a Very flee young
man, and who had just joined, had his right arm shot
off, the other two are slightly wounded. The com-
puted loss of the enemy 15,000, 20 pieces of cannon,
and several eagles and standards; and on the evening
of the 25th, the French General at present command.
lag the army, (late Marmont's) was obliged to abaft-
don his sick and wounded, amounting by report to
4600, with a letter directed to Loa. WatlizoTox,
entreating care to be taken of them ; the reply Witli
ei they should-be taken care of, but that medical as-
, sistance must be left with them." Some are of
opinion that this victory will be the means of raising
the siege of Cadiz, and that Loan WRILINGTON will
"push for Madrid, as the pau of the Guadarrama, if
defended, can be turned : and Madrid, being no mi-
litary point, would be ours. We are not more than
20 leagues from it. The people cheer us as we pass
through their towns, and I do think they are sincere;
before they dared not shew their wishes; at Sala-
manca I am persuaded they were in favour of the
English, as on our success they expressed great joy.
4, On the 21st I was in the town, and w;tnessed
the distress the inhabitants seemed to be in. There
were a great many Officers walking in the streets, and
the Provost Marshal was going about with orders
for them to quit the town, which alarmed them
greatly—they began to shut their shops, anal many
were packing up their furniture for Rodrigo.
4, I am told the day the battle took place, (the
22d) Marmont sent into the town to provide billets

The Commander in Chief is authorised to order
any alterations or repairs in the barrack department,
which are not estimated to exceed £5OO, but all esti-
mates above that sum must be submitted to the lima.
sury before they can be carried into execution.
Several Officers of the Royal Engineers have been
ordered to proceed immediately to Canada and Nova
Scotia ; and we understand that a detachment of
artificers, &c. belonging to the same corps, are also
to be sent to that quarter.

for himself and staff, and confidently assured the in-
habitants he should be thew by night; and that he
knew those who bad shewn attention to the English:
There can be little doubt, (had it not been ordered
otherwise by PnovinENct) if they had got into the
town, it would have been plundered and destroyed.
I have seen several who were in the town on the 23d,
the joy manifested on the occasion is not to be de-
scribed ; and thine who had quitted the day before

Captain Dicams, of the 12th Dragoons, killed at
Salamanca, was the eldest son of the Lite Member
for Northamptonshire.
The 12th Regiment ,of Dragoons distinguished
itself greatly in the late affair at -Salamanca. It was
led on by the Hon. Cblunel t. PONSONIT and was
for a considerable time in the hottest part of the field
of battle.
The Lady who followed her husband to the field
of battle, near Salamanca, on the 22d July, and.found
him among the slain, was the wife of Captain PRI&
COTT, of the 7th Fuzileers. She is now at Salamanca
with her two children.

with what little they could carry with them, follow-
ing the baggage, returned with joy and thankfulness
depicted on their countena,ttes."
lumuntations.—.The principal streets of the Me-
tropolis last night, for the third time, formed one
continued blase. The Public Offices at the west end
of the town, the houses of the Spanish and Portu-
guese Ambassadors, dcc. &c. outvied their former
splendour ; and the various emblematical devices
exceeded in number and effect these of the preceding
evenings. The City was illuminated with increased
nlendour, The Mansion-house last night made a

spiels, .. Aght ..
Letters have been received in town from General most brilliant appearance ; and, in order that more
BERESFORD, written with his own hand, to some of senses than one might be gratified at the same rno.
his most particular friends, to announce, in the most ment, the band of the Lord Mayor's Regiment were
unquestionable form, the welcome news 'of his being assembled under the Portico, and played a variety
out of danger, and rapidly recovering from the wound of martial airs. The Bank also encreased in splen-
that be received in the battle of the 224 ult. dour. - The Excise and Post Offices, and Merchant
Perhaps no regirnent in the British service has seen Tailors' Hall were the other principal points of at-
more service than the 48th. It has been in the field traction, and there the various devices, both in design
in every battle fought in the Peninsula since the corn- and execution, did great credit to the taste and genius
mencement of the war. 'At Talavera, when the ;in. of all the parties concerned. But while these glit-
petuosity of the Guards bad put them in the power t tering, but transient, mementoes are amusing the
of the enemy, Marquis War.uktorow, seeing their minds of the spectators, we hope some more durable
danger, called out a Where's the 48th ? *end the marks of popular gratitude will be devised for the
48th to bring them off." Upon that occasion the regi. widows and orphans of those brave fellows who have
went made one of the most desperate charges upon the fallen in accomplishing the glorious work we are ft-
enemy's columns ever witnessed by the oldest soldier lebrating; as well as those who by their wounds, &c.
on the ground, and covered the retreat of their too- are disabled from farther service.
leaser fellow-soldiers. A serious accident occurred in illuminating the
At Albuera, the gallant Colonel BROOKR, who Office of the Home Department, by one of the lad-
! then commanded the second B4ttalion of the 48th, as ders falling; a Gentleman who was passing had his
Major, went into action with 428 rank and file, and arm broken. He was taken into tlfe Office, and
at the conclusion only 14 were left alive, and oithese Mr. Wane, the Surgeon, sent for to set it.
not a man was able to stand on his legs 1 Colonel Tuesday night, as a genteel young woman was
BROWER fell into the hands of the enemy on that gin- passing along Bowstreet, some unfeeling wretch
rious day, covered with wounds. It was the Polish 1 threw a squib under her cloaths, which set them in
Lancers who cut the Regiment to pieces in this a blase; but, by speedy assistance, the serious effects
manner. I which might have been the consequence Were avoid-
The following abstract from the returns published i ed. Unfortunately the ruffian was not detected.
in The Slysidensent to the Extraordinary Gazette of Sun-1
During the illuminations on Tuesday evening, two
day last, will chew the amount of loss sustained re- horses, the one rode by a groom, and the other led by
spectively, by each of the regiwents engaged in the the bridle, took fright, from some fire-works thrown
late glorious contest near Salamanca, in killed, 'at them, in the Strand. They directed their course
wounded, and missing : 1 towards Charing-cross, overturning as they went sc-
ads Dragoon Guards • 44 40di Foot, Ist Batt. - in vent persons, who were severely injured. One man,
sd Dragoons - . `is 42d Fox, tit Batt. . 3 and two women, were very severely hurt.
4th Dirriaara • • f 0 484 Foot, sit Batt. - IS The town of Birmingham was illuminated on
12th 13gist Dragoons • S 44th Foot, 14 Bait • 99 Monday evening, in honour of the late victory.
14th Light Drakoons . • 9 45th Foot,lst Batt. • " I Several thousand Copies of the Extraordinary Ga-
la Hawn, Gernsaa Legion IS 48th Foot, Ist Ban. • 79
Royal Horse Artillery • S sin Foot • • e fie, announcing the defeat of MARMONT, have been
Royal Artillery - • S 52d Foot, lit Batt. i • * printed in French, and forwarded to all the stations
Royal Osman Areinai ' 6 sad Foot, sd lat. - i6l in the Mediterranean.
Coldstreans Guards • 49 119th Foot, ad Batt. • 4
8d Guards, fat Bat. • •24 40th Foot, sth Batt. - se At the taking of Havanna, which surrendered to
Id Foos, 3d Batt. • . 260 cm pik,,, Ist gem -96 s the British arms in 1762, 'on the day the Prince of
SO Foot • •• • 10? 68th Foot 4 • • 99 .W. 41.21 was born, the present Bishop of Csucturirraa
4th Foot, sit Batt ' 41; IS 74th Foot • - '4 was present, as Chaplain to the Regiment the late..
4th Foot, ad Batt. • et 79th Foot, Ist. Batt. - 4 Duke of !Wagon') then commanded. Both events
sth Foot, lst Batt. • 116 Sad Foot, ba
it. • •
sth Foot, itd Batt. & 24 Beth Foot, sm ~ igs were, on the same day, celebrated at the Duke's
7th Foot, Ist Batt. - •las 94th Fain . .es table,. by a select company of thirteen, who all en:'
9th Foot, let But.. . 48 95th not, Ist Batt. • 4 gaged to celebrate the anniversary by a festival, for
11th Foot, Ist. Batt, • 341 95th Foot, 2d Bau. .. S6O years to come. On that occasion the Bishop and
99d poot, lit But. • 108 Chaucer* Behan. • U General PARICOT, two of the party, dined together
24th Foot, stl Bak • 5 Ist Light Dost.Gera.L. ft
187th Foote sd Bus. . Bad Light But. 4ht, • as. gas Wednesday last, at Star Green, near Bate, in
50th Foot, ad Batt. & 47 Ist Lino Bats. rusts • • Sussex i and, it is Worthy of remark, thereby tewfthert I,
sad Foot, lit Batt' • 137 44 14" am. da,.,ma 1 • 41._ 'ia goad health and spirits, the long term of their pa.
Seth Fog, lg. Bat - 99 "1199 Bat' a - .. , " Wolin engagement, How many mars of the pow
88th Foot, Ist Batt. • -14 S 1118uustiali c) • b 6,. 41It
bath act, 24 )34,4.' • SA - • ,
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