Star.
London, England, 1811-06-27 00:00:00

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General Cole wat obliged to be removed, is conse-
sequence of a more serious wound ; but informing
General Hamilton of his situation and that the French
were masters of the bridge, he immediately marched
with the 2cl brigade, the Portuguese regiments, Nos.
11, and 23, and some Spanish battalions, and took
the command, and such a are was immediately open-
ed on the French as obliged them to retire, without
' thus lost —ln

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BAN:LIMP iILATZRA.
AN ACCOUNT OT THE EATTLE OF ALIVERA, WRITTEN
BY AN OFFICER ON THE STAFF, DATED MAY 18.
41 On the 13th of May in the afternoon, Marshal
Beresford received intelligence that Souk, having uni-
ted all the forces of the South, was advancing to at-

firtir hhu with 14,000 infantry, 450 Cf eaearry very ever attempting to regain the ground _. _
well appointed, and a numerous artillery, with 6,9, the mean time the troops in the centre kept up their
grind 12-pounders—our situation at char moment was fire, the sth Portuguese beigade for a long time eon-
/eighty critical ; the heavy artillery brouglet from El- ftinued to do so most advantageously; its Commander,
vas was already in the batteries before Badejnz ; the Colonel Collins, lost his leg ; on the left, General
fire of which place had commenced, and hoeleto re- Alten, and the 4th Portuguese brigade, protected the
conduct it across the river was a point of great dial- village, and never permitted the enemy to gain ground
culty, there being only the Head of the Bridge about there. At this time the Marshal being informed that
*league from the batteries, and the bridge Juremenha, the French, unsuccessful in the attack on the right,
at the distance of three leagues. Fifteen days had were advancing against the left, General Hamilton
Veen occupied in conveying the innumerable things immediately won back with the brigade with which
necessary for the siege, and Soult, at this time, was I he had gone to support the right, and two battalions
only two days march from us. To abandon Spaia, of Spaniards, to the left., and frustrated the intentions
and retreat to the right of the Guadiaue, would have of the enemy, supported by the artillery, under Major
.been ploductive of the worst consequences ; as the Dixon, and Captains Ariaga and Brown. The fire
Spaniards who were coming from the utmost limits continued along the line, and the enemy, after long
of Andalusia, relying on the superiority of ourforces, and fruitless attempts, at four in the afternoon began
would have lost all confidence in our promises of as- to retire, and at 5 o'clock the combat ceased. The
sistance ; for they even believed us in a situation to cavalry, however, during the whole of the night, con-
commence offensive 'measure.. i tinted in their position, where it also remained the
"".To advance appeared to be attended with the following day ; the infantry of the enemy continued
greatest danger, we were going to meetan enemy sm. on the road.to the wood, having twice made an at-
' perior to us in every species of force, and particularly in tack, and spread a report that they expected rein-
cavalry, and in a country where it could act with the forcements on the following day ; but during this
.1 greatest advantage, and should fortune prove adverse, time they were engaged in burying their dead and
.our retreat across the Guadiana, which runs from removing their wounded, and at two o'clock in the
':here to the sea (twelve feet deep) would have been morning began their retreat to St. Martha, their ca.
almost impracticable, as we could only have made valry forming their rear-guard ; they left some of
use of the bad bridge of Juremenha ; besides which, their wounded, but carried with them all the English,
General Blake's division was not arrived, and the Some of the cavalry are pursuing them ; we have al-
English who had not yet seen it, could place no great reedy, this morning, taken 600 prisoners, and many
reliance on a corps which had been unsuccessful, and more will doubtless be made. If they retire to Seville,
which we supposed to be badly disciplined, and con- • we shall not be able to pursue them, through a coun-
sisting mostly of recruits. But the Spaniards, stimu- try destitute of every sort of provision, besides which,
-'fated by praise-worthy emulation, led on by the brave it is necessary to recommence the siege of Badajoz.
I Blake, and under him by Generals Ballasteros, Don Our loss in killed, wounded, and prisoners, amounts
Carlos d'Espanha, and the Count of Penile, far sur- to 5,500; that of the enemy, as acknowledged by
passed all our expecsasions. Under these unpropi, themselves, amounts to 9000. We have lost a great
tams circumstances the genius of Beresford overcame many Officers, but the enemy have lost many more.
all difficulties ; /t vas necessary to advance audio de. Our General killed, is General Houghton—wounded,
feat thins !" he did not hesitate a moment, and was cn- Generals Cole, Stewart, Don Carlos d'Espanha.—
tirely guided by his than opinion. Full of confidence French Generals killed—Generals Pepin, Übert, and
in the troops he commanded, he ordered that all Bret--wounded, Gracan, Maracem, and another,
hands sho:uld immediately be set to week, and all whose name Ido not recollect. The prisoners say,
with cheerfulness obeyed. The guns were removed Soult was wounded. 'fire conduct of General Cas-
fiasm the batteries, and. were conducted in safety tanos, the Commander in Chief of the Spanish troops,
across the river, in twenty-four hours ; the works of is worthy of the highest notice ; he gave a glorious
fifteen days were demolished, and on the following proof of his greatness and generosity, in ceding to
morning we marched to meet the enemy ; leaving General Blake the command on that day. It ap-
General Cole's division during that day, to occupy peared to him that General Blake having had all the
the attention of the enemy, and to prevent their com- trouble of forming the division, was also entitled to
ing out upon our rear-guard. We halted that night at all the glory it might obtain, and far this reason he
Valverde, in order that we might be able to watch 'served himself as a volunteer under the Marshal.
the motions of the French, Whether they took to the This battle, so obstinately disputed, does the high-
right by Talavera Real or to the left byJurernenha ;on est honour to the Marshal in Chief, as well for the
the following morning, alter having sent all our heavy admirable disposition of the troops, the prompt at-
baggage and every thing not absolutely necessary for tendon to every necessary point, and his personal
the army. across the rivers, we again marched, and bravery. He disarmed a Polish Lancer who attacked
at three o'clock in the aftentohn arrived at Albuera, him, and took his horse. The assistance of General
a small village so completelydestroyed, that it did note Blake was very valuable—he inspired his troops with
contain a housewith aroofto it, nor a single inhabitant. the noble desire of imitating the English. The Por.
In the front of thevillage there is a bridge over a small tuguese owe much to Marshal Bcresford's flatter ing
rivulet, almost dry, we took our position behind the confidence in them : they were placed on the road,
village on some small elevations. Soult and his army where it was thought the strength of the attack would
arrived the same afternoon, and took up a position at be made. The prisoners report, that before the battle
ehe distance of a mile ; the whole of his line being ' Souk addressed his soldiers to the following effect :
covered by a wood. The day preceding the battle, d Soldiers—You are going to meet an army corn-
and on the day it took place, it rained heavily, the c manded by Generals Castanos, Beresford, and Blake,
ground we occupied had not a single shrub to shelter iltree Generals entirely opposit, and who never agree;
us; it was very cold, and the troops drenched withenine thousand troops of the line, the rest militia and
rain, had not a fire to dry themselves; whilst the recruits—The victory is ours !' He made a promise
enemy in this respect had every advantage. Our to the cavalry that chargedour right, that if they broke
armyon the morning of the IGth, having suffered ex. our line, each officer should be promoted one step,
tremely from excessive fatigue in dismantling the each Serjeant should be an officer, and each soldier
works, and forced marches, was not in the most fa. three months' pay gratuity. It is but right to do jus-
vourable state for attacking the enemy ; the Marshal rice to the French in saying, that all their wounded
formed the line of battle ; the division of General we fitund dressed."
Hamilton was on the left, with that of General Alters
of the Light German Brigade, in front ; General, It may fairly be asked, by what magic art does the
Stewart in the centre, and the Spanish troops, under little Harlequin, in ASTLEY'S (jun.) popular Panto-
General Blake, on the right, and the division of Ge- mime of Jupiter and Europa. nightly take his flight out
neral Cole, which arrived at the commencement of . olthewindos of a sedan-chair to the upper side box,
the action, formed the reserve. The cavalry was on and afterwardsv
round the chandelier to the stage ?
he flanks, the artillery on the heights of the village a flight of nearly two thousand feet !
commanded the road and the bridge. At seven .
.'clock oa the miming of the 16th, Soult advanced I The curricle of Mr. BENNING was yesterday aver-
turned in the New Road, by coming in contact with
ram the wood, with his cavalry in eolunin, and some
the wheels of a stage waggon, laden with flour, and
vinery, 12-paunders, and light troops, by the road
o the bridge ; it appeared as if he wished to get pos-
Mr. B. and his Lady were thrown nut : the latter in
her fall pitched on her head, which bled profusely,
ssion of the road and turn our flanks, this seemed
• be the gran point of attack, but it was a false and she was taken into a house near the spot, where
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.ne : they suddenly halted before they came within surgical assistance was procured. Mr. B. escaped with
ash of our miscu:try, made their light troops ad-
some slight bruises. The vehicle was dashed in pieces.
ante, keeping up a centinual fire from The Lady was afterwards conveyed in a haekneye their heavy
• rtillery iu order to force our troops to retire from the coach to her residence in Bond-street.,
sition which they had taken, in which, however, The value Of Dr. FREEMAN'S GIJTTA SALUTARIS
boy could not succeed. The infantry, ollowehl by has been so long proved, that nothing of the present
• body of cavalry and artillery, immediately attacked , day can bear a competition with it, in all the cliff&
he Spaniards on the right, who for a long time kept ' rent stages of a certain disease, which it effectually
heir ground, but at length overcome by superiority cures and eradicates from the habit, without exciting
r numbers and the number of grenades and bombs the painful feelings am! exposure that attends saliva-
hat tell amongst them, were obliged to retire from ; tion—without debilitating the constitution in any de-
e heights: our cavalry could give them no assistance, : once, or even requiting confinement from businesS or
ing obliged to keep the flanks. At this moment i restriction of diet. The radical virtues of these ines.
moot the whole line was engaged, but the Marshal timable Drops have proved their claim to pabl.c ey-
eing what had happened to the Spaniards, seat the ; probation for more than 30 years. In all the debility
.ieisions of Generals Stewart and Cole to their assis- , of both sexes they prove a never-failing restorative—
ance ; the enemy in great fo:ee, were already mad. whether the debility is produced by too free use of
era of the hill, and it vets at this critical moment that' mercury, by illicit pleasures, or the effects of a warm
e Englishathe Loyal Lusitanian Legion, and some • climate To travellers and those going abroad, they
hiranieh battalions advanced, the French made a de. icannot be recommended too strongly, as they will re-
ermined resistance, but were at last obliged to give ceive a safe, speedy, and complete cure, in all old
yto the English bayonet ; the hill was regained, stubborn gleets, and every weakness that affects the
nd the defeat complete, the enemy leaving there bladdir and organs of urine. By its ehicacy many
hove '2OOO killed and wounded. We have lost above women have become mothers, who for many years
00 men of the Ist English brigade, u Ito were made had been deprived of that happiness.—Sold wholesale
risoners ; the colours of the 66th regiment, and the : and retail, at Mr. Butler's, No. 4, Cheapside, corner
'ld battalion of the 48th regiment : this unfortunate •Patentoster-row ; and retail, by Belem and Sharp, ,
• ccident was owing to the French having placed in Portsmouth ; Hall and Johnshns Gosport ; Allnutt,
eir front a Regiment of Spanish Traitors, whom Weston, Mallory, and Jones, Portsea; Trewman,
he English, as well as the Spaniards themselves, Exeter ; Cookworthy, Glenville, Gilbert, and Hoz-
upposed to belong to Blake's army,and,tin this persua- ! land, Plymouth; Newbury, Dublin; Baxter and Mac.
ion,alloWed them to approach without firing at them donalff, Glasgow ; Smith, Manderston, Scott, and
the Polish Lancers followed them: with the immense Cargill, Edinburgh; Crutwell, Bath ; Ross and Peck,
make arid the confusion which then prevailed, it be. Hull ; Gregson and Billinge, Liverpool ; Stains and
-erne impossible to remedy the Mistake. At the corn- Lynch, Manchester e Bowen, Norwich ; Knott and
nencement of the attack General Stewart was woun- Lloyd, Birmingham ; Gregory, Brighton; and most
td, but continued in the field, from which, however, Medicine Venders, ix bottles, at Is. 9d. 46..64. & 295.

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