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London, England, 1811-07-20 00:00:00

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ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE, JULY 2, 1811.
IN conformity to the Resolutions of his Majesty's
Commissioners for conducting the affairs of the Ro) al Mili-
tary Coll, ge„ that the Appointments of .Professors and Masters
shall be determined by a competition of Talents, the Governor
deth hereby give Notice, that a Master of Fortification will be
wetted at the Junior Departments of the said College at Great
Marlow, in the County of Bucks.
No Person will be approved for the E,•ablishments, wheels
character will rot bear the strictest scrutiny.
A Collegiate Board of the Royal Military College will be held
at Great Marlow on Tuesday, the 6th day of August next, for
the examination of the Candidates for t►e abute-mtutionsd ap:
isllntment.

THE Widow and Daughters of a Beneficed Clergi=l
man of the Established Church of England, will to take
a limited number of young Ladies to live with the ;amity, and
le rchicated by the Daughters, with the assurance of eminent
Masteis. The house is in a genteel. and airy situation, near the
Bedford Nursery, and references will be given to Clergymen
high in the Church. Cards of address at Mr. Ovey'R, Tavistock.
street, Covent-garden; and at Messrs. Damn and Nancy's,
Booksellers, Gracechurah-street.
A young Lady hiving left school, or whose parent, aretlead,
or relations at a &nide, will And a comfortable home.

LISIION MAIL.

*TRACT OF AN OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROM Hp EXCEL-
LENCY MA RsHAL•GENERAL LORD WELLINGTON, TO 1118
XLECELLENCY SENOR MIGUEL PEREIRA FORJAZ.
" Head-quarters, Quinta de St. Joao, June 27, 1811.
64 In the morning of the 22d inst. the enemy made
a strong reconnoitring, with a corps of cavalry, upon
the for tresses of Elvas and Campo Mayor. The
cavalry from the army of the South WAS that which
took the direction of Elvas, marching for this pur-1
pose from the neighbourhood of Alevenca, and the
woods situated between it and the fortress of Badajoz,
at the same time that the cavalry from the army of
Portugal made a reconnoitring upon Campo Mayor,
defiling with this view from the neighbourhood of
Badajoz.
The cavalry from the army of the South suc-
ceeded in cutting off a picquet of the 11th Regiment'
of Light Dragoons, which bad been posted upon the
Caia, in front of Elvas, under the command of Cap-
tain Lutyens. It is supposed that this misfortune
was caused by the said Captain's taking a regiment
of the enemy's hussars, for one of ordered to
support him. The 2d regiment of hussars, which was
posted on the Guadiana, likewise suffered consider-
ably, whilst retiring towards Elves.
The.enemy was held in check in' the vicinity of
Campo Mayor, by the British cavalry, commanded
by Major• General de Grey, and the Portuguese ca-
valry btigade, directed by General Madden, and in
'consequence retired without seeing the position of our
troops. Since this time they have made no movement
of importance.
" Their army is posted along the Guadiana, be-
tween Badajoz and Merida, and their principal occu-
pation appeared to consist in procuring subsistence.
They have already commenced in a certain degree to
experience the effect of collecting the whole of their
forces in Estremadura. General Bonnet has evacuated.
the Asturias. D. Julias &inches has possession of the
>lain country of Castilla Velha, and recently inter-
cepted a convoy of great value, which was ladenwith
money and provisions, destined from Salamanca for
Ciudad Rodrigo. •Another also, which set out from
Valladolid of Muth value, consisting of the baggage
and effects of King Joseph, has been taken by the par-
tisan Mina, near the city of Vittoria ; the whole of
'the escort which guarded it being killed.
" As had been concerted, General Blake crossed
the Guadiana on the 22d inst. and I have been in-
formed that on the 24th he was in Castellegos. It is
to be hoped that the Spaniards will take the greatest
possible advantage of the concentration of the enemy's
_forces, and in this manner oblige them, by the loss
of their convoys, and the danger to which their small
garrisons, civil departments, and adherents resident
'in the great cities are exposed, to be obliged to divide
their armies, and expose some of them to odr attacks.".!
ISETRACT OF TWO LETTERS FROM RIBADES, or Leal
16T11 AND 18ru OF JUNE.
" JUNE 16.—The Principality of the Asturias has'
already felt the effect of the victories obtained by the
Anglo.Poituguese army. Three days ago Bonnet or-
dered all his ejects to be embarked at Gijon. All the
places which, the French have garrisoned have suffer-
ed the most cruel robberies, and the principal inhabi-
tants infamous impositions."
• PoIBADES, JUNE 18.
" The French marched towards Castella-a-Velha
by Ladish de Leao. We have now confirmed that
which was stated the day before yesterday, that the
Spanish General of this division entered in Oviedo,
where he intends to organize the civil Government of
the principality."
CADIZ, JUNE 14.
They write from Cuentt, under date of the 28th
May, that a considerable number of deserters have
arrived there, and that it is calculated that not less
than eOO soldiers have deserted from Madrid, and the
French army of the centre, since the 15th May.
19.—Brigadier Merino, belonging to the
army of General Castanos, obtained in Belalcazar,
en the 7th instant, a considerable advantage over a
French column, from which he took 120 prisoners.
On the 14th, at night-fall, arrived at this poet the
celebrated Don Francisco Roviera.
In consequence of the conquest, by surprise, of the
- Important fortress of S. Ferdinaudo de Figueras, and
the brilliant actions of Olit end Castlefollit, the
Council of Regency has been pleased to promote to
the rank of Field-Marshals, Brigediere D. Joao An.
topic) Martinez, Baron De Eroness and Brigadier-
Colonel D. Francisco Rovkro.
Rex 20.—They write from Prihuda, under date
of the 6th, saying, that the garrison of Tarragona,
in a vigorous 4117, drove back their besiegers
three leagues. A brother of General Sebastian) is
'dead of the wounds he received in thu action of the
10'h instant.
SALAMANCA, JUNE
The division of Fey arrived two days since in thee,
evening at Gaither.. and attempted the English line,
hut was repulsed with some loss. On the same even.
Lug be tut Iltd by Ciudad Rodrigo, and set out for
AM:111Cli in the middle of the niglit. The army of
Marrvil.nt is defiling by Halms. no mountains are
MI of mice:tied, and every day Add every liibbt there
is OA Ckst4l.l6l.