Star.
London, England, 1811-07-15 00:00:00

SIEGE OF BADAJOZ.

The Duke of Ragusa, Commander in Chief of the
Army of Portugal, was in motit n the beginning of
June, for the purpose of driving beyond the Coa that
part of the English army which Wellington (when
he set out for the siege of Badajoz) bad left upon the
frontiers before Ciudad Rodrigo.
On the sth June, the Duke of Ragusa arrived at
Ciudad Rodrigo with his advanced guard, and a body
of 2000 horse ; the enemy did not think proper to
wait for the arrival of the army ; he retreated during
the night. At day-break the uke sent his cavalry
in pursuit ; they only met with some of the division
of General Craufurd, who were driven into the Coa,
under the ruins of Almeida ; several prisoners were
made ; the English divisions forced their retreat
into the mountains of Sabugal and Alfayatcs to get
to the Tagus.
The Duke of Ragusa having, without striking a
blow, succeeded in the plan of removing the enemy
from that frontier, immediately directed the march
of his army towards the Tagus.
General Regnier took the command of the advan-
ced guard, and on the 9th arrived at Placentia.
On the 12th, two divisions passed the Tagus at
Almaras, the bridge of which was solidly established,
and covered by strong batteries : numerous supplies
of provisions and ammunition had for some days ar-
rived at the important point. The Duke of Ragusa
received there also a grand equipage for bridges,
which he carried, with the remainder of the army, in
the direction of Merida.

overthrown, killedor put to a disorderly flight. The'
flying were pursued, and at this moment the column
of Colonel Bourgeois arrived on the right ; the enemy
were completely routed and driven under the walls
of the upper town—we entered the bastion of Saint
Domingo, between the town and the fort ; 1.50 Spa-
niards were killed, and we remained masters of the
bridge, which must ensure the possession of all the rest.
At the same time the column of the Commandant
Fondaelski had penetrated into the suburb, breaking
down the barricadoes, and making every thing fly be-1
fore them, whilst the fifty grenadiers, proceeding by
the sea-breach, attempted to reach the head of the
jetty. But there a reserve of Sarsfield's had been
plated to stop us, and a warm and unexpected firing
made the attack falter on a sudden. The general dis-
position of the attack prescribed the entrenching oar•
selves in the houses, and defending ourselves in them,
it the enemy opposed too much fire and too great a
resistance. This proceeding was not even necessary.
The Colonel of the 117th, ho commanded the right,
advanced immediately by the sea-beach at the head of
the reserve, composed of the marksmen and grena-
diers of the 9th light, 42d, 114th, 115th, and 121st.
His presence alone restored the battle. The enemy,
intimidated and unable to retreat, were driven to the
sea and the mole ; a frightful carnage succeeded ;
every thing was done by the bayonet; nothing escap.
ed in the suburbs, the port, the houses, ditches, and
even to the walls of the town, where Major Douarch
and Captain Derigyn, with a handful of brave men,
pursued in their precipitate retreat the last fugitives
that escaped from our blows. _

In the mean time the Army of the South under
the Duke of Dalmatia had received large reinforce-
ments, 12,000 men under the orders of Count
Erlon arrived the Bth at Cordova, and followed the
movements of the Duke of Dalmatia, who moved

upon Santa Martha, and occupied by his right Al.
mendralejo, ready to communicate with the Duke of
Ragusa.
Wellington, whose army was much fatigued by
the scarcity of provisions and diseases, drew back
successively his troops round Badajoz , but feeling
himself pressed, he resolved to try a grand effort to
carry the place before the two armies united. After
a dreadful fire of artillery, a first assault was made,'
but the breach was defended by Frenchmen—•6oo
English remained on the place. A second assault
had the same result—so that the English lost more
than 1200 men in these fruitless attacks. Wellington
was about to make a desperate effort, when, on the
16th, the Duke of Ragusa arrived at Merida, and
joined the Duke of Dalmatia. The two armies
marched upon Badajoz, the siege of which Welling.
ton raised precipitately, re-entering'Portugal with all
his troops. We took a part of his besieging artillery,
and many sick.
On the 21st, the Duke of Ragusa had his head-
quarters in Badajoz.
We are expecting every moment the account of the
siege from General Philippa who, as well as the
Governor, have covered themselves with glory, for
the breach was every where practicable.
ISLOCKADE OF FIGUERAS.

The works of the blockade are in such perfection
that it is impossible any thing can go in or out.—
Disease makes considerable ravage in the place;
which is nearly destitute of every thing.

TO HIS SERENE HIGHNESS THE PRINCE NEUFCHATEL AND

After the first moments of violence were over Ge-
neral Palombini and Colonel Robert, commanding
the trenches, made the necessary dispositions to en-
sure so brilliant a conquest, placed the troops and
established the posts. I ordered Generals Rogneat
and Vatee, Chiefs of the engineers, and artillery, to
go over the ground and the works. Colonel Hervy
made the marksmen advance; he made lodgements
and communications, perfected the breaches, and
profiting by the terror of the enemy, traced and
opened, on the same night, a first parallel in front of
the upper town, before Fort Royal, supporting his
left at the bastion of Saint Domingo, and prolonging
his line to the beach. At day-break, we already pre-
sented a formidable appearance to the garrison, inti-
midated behind their walls, and to the English use-
less, but not indifferent spectators of a sight so disas-
trous to diem and their allies. Considerable maga-
zines of cotton, leather, sugar, and other English
produce, deposited in the lower town, were the
victims of pillage or the flames. At sight of this,
an impotent rage made them forget our bombs, anti
red hot balls, the fear of which had ketlt them at a
distance, since we had established our coast batteries.
All their vessels and frigates set sail to run down
the coast rapidiy, from the heights of Fort Francol.
to beyond the port, and, in passing by turns before
our flanks, they poured upon us all their broadsides,
inundating our trenches, camps, and suburbs with a
real shower of balls, which scarcely did harm to any
body. The garrison, encouraged for a moment by
all this noise, dared present some heads of columns;
our soldiers were sheltered in the houses ; in a mo-
ment they shewed themselves, and were about to
precipitate themselves anew upon the enemy, but no-
thing more was necessary to make the enemy retire.
This attempt has been the last, or the only one, to
dispossess us of 'the lower town, the loss of which
must be fatal to Tarragona. From the following
night, General Montmarie and Colonel St. Cyr Nu-
goes, established, by my orders, batteries towards the
sea, and a second parallel was opened at 60 toises, to
prepare the attack, and the breaching batteries against
the body of the place.
The capture of the lower town and its dependen-
cies has placed in our possession 80 pieces of cannon,
of which I subjoin an account ; this makes the
number taken 137. The number of prisoners is
only 160, among whom are some Officers ; they are
the victims escaped by a kind of miracle from the
fury of the soldiers, whom each assault irritates and
animates more and more. I have been obliged to burn
the dead, as at the capture of FnrtOlivo.The amount
to this day is 155'3, and every day we discover other
bodies. I fear much, y- the garrison wall for the anamfr
in their last hold, I shall be forced to set a terrible example,
and intimidate for ever Catalonia and Spain by the de-
:traction of a whole city.
Our loss in this hot, but rapid action, is only 120
killed, and 372 wounded. But I must observe to
your Highness, that the attack of the suburb,
crowned by a triple assault, is to be dated ten days
back, in which the engineers and artillerymen have
suffered daily losses. Several officers have been
killed, a great number wounded. I reckon, during
the siege, 2,500 men put hors de combat. The ardour
and good spirit that animates the whole army is le-
doubled, and we aspire to strike a last blow that shall
terminate with eclat this long struggle.
[Theiletter ends with praises bestowed on particu-
lar officers.] (Signed) Count SUCHET.
Camp before Tarragona, 26th June.
CANNON, &C. TAKEN BY ASSAULT 21sT JUNE.
Twenty-four 29-pounders Eight 6 pounders
Sixteen 9 Four
Twelve 2 Three •
Howitzers, Mortars, an trots Pieces.... 29.
IMPERIAL ARMY OF ARRAGON.

WAGRAM.

MONSEIGNEUR—The defence of Tarragona, be-
come more obstinate in proportion as the attack ad-
vanced, had only concentrated itself since the taking
of the exterior works of Olivo and Franca. ' It was
kept up by the succours of all kinds, which a land
army cannot intercept from a maritime place without
the assistance of a fleet to cwnplete the blockade.
The suburbs, or the lower town, which comprehend
the tort and the mole, as covered by a front of forti-
fications strengthened daily by new batteries, and
against which I directed all our efforts. I had die
honour to give your Excellency an account of the
third assault made on the 16th June at the Lunette
du Prince, with the same success as the two preceding
ones. The capture of this point was a first step into
the interior of the lower town. The artillery imme-
diately transported its breaching battery, and with
10,U(X) sacks of earth, was established on the very
ground of the work itself. The engineers pressed
more and more the front attacked, opened a third
parallel, pushed two debouches upon the salient angle
of the covered way of the bastion St. Charles, and on
that of the half moon, crowned the top of the glacis,
and, in tine, executed the descent of the ditch at the
angle of the bastion des Chanoines.
On the 21st, an enemy's howitzer blew up the
powder magazine ,of our breaching battery, and in
an hour it was repaired : all our batteries, by a con-
tinued and well kept up fire, silenced that of the ene-
my, and opened three practicable breaches. At foer
at night, I ordered the assault, and at seven, all was
ready-1590 grenadiers were united with sappers
and settling-ladders, and disposed in columns of at-
tack and reserve. They were followed by a thousand
workmen. General Palombini commanded the as-
sault. I ordered General Montmarie to command a
second reserve at the left of the trenches.
At seren at night, at. the signal of four bombs at
once, five,columns darted against the points marked
out, crying v;,vt rEmpereur. Five thousand men de.,
fended the works attacked and the Lower Town.--
They opposed at first a strong resistance and a very
warm fire ; but the irresistible impetuosity of the gre-
nadiers overthrew all obstacles in a few minutes. Co.'
lonel Bouvier, with his coluMn, scaled the breach of
the bastion of the Chanoines, and pursued the Spa-
niards to the extremi•y of the bastion; they tried to
stop us lc the passage of the draws bridge, a dreadful,
carnage was m. 0.:. and the ditches were filled with I
dead bodies. The curtain was next sciled, and we
reached the breicl, of Fort Royal, .. here ladders were
applied ; the enemy h.w nut time to put in play two,
fin 114CCID Untie; ILE salient end of the bastion of Cba-
noines, Captain Tref:l...tilt having cart i‘d kris small co-
lumn strain,: to the end of the hali-m..on, loci by that
bold moveii.ent forced ihe ppemy t• —b4;144 h; from
thence he joined the first column; the Wave fcllows
dashed into the breach of yon, Royal, she peaky vip

TO HIS SERENE HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF NEUFCHATEL,
MAJOR GENERAL, kc.

(6 Monseigneur—l lay at his Majesty's feet the
keys of Tarragona, to which, I hope, is attached the
speedy submission of Catalonia.
" A siege of two, or rather three months, conduct.
ed in the space of one month, and five successive as-1
saults, have destroyed a garrison of ) 8,000 men,
consisting of the finest troops of Spain, and put into
our hands a port from whence the English fed the
insurrection of the province in order to preserve a
vent for their merchand.ze. By their multiplied
succours they prolonged the defence of the place ; at
different times they conveyed arms,ammunition, and
troops from Valentia, Alicant, and Carthagena.
" The fury of the soldiers was increased by the re-
aistance of the garrison, who every moment expected
it; deliverance, and thought to secure success by a
general sortie. The fifth assault, still more vigorous
than the preceding, made yesterday, in broad-day, on
the last fortification, has occasioned a horrible massa-
ere, with but little loss on our side. The terrible ex-
ample which I foresaw with regret in my last report
to your Highness, has taken place, gad will for a long
time be recollected iq Spain.

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" Four thousand men have been killed in the city; i
from 10 to 12,000 men endeavoured to make their,
escape over the walls into the country ; 1,000 have
been sabred or drowned ; nearly 10,000, 500 of whom
are officers, have been made prisoners, and are setting
off for France ; nearly 1,000 wounded are in the hos-
pitals of the city, where their lives were respected in
the midst of the carnage. Three Field-Marshals, and
the Governor, are among the prisoners ; many others
1 among the slain.
i " Twenty stand of colours, 38 pieces of artillery
! mounted, 40,000 balls and shells, 500,000 weight of
powder and lead, are in our possession.
" I shall immediately forward to your 'Highness
correct returns of all that has been found in the place,
and the details of the glorious action which has crown-
ed the efforts of the Army of Arragon, in the province
of Catalonia. I shall recommend to •his Majesty's
favour those brave men who have so valiantly com-
: bated. I am, &c. " Count SUCHET.
" Head-quarters at Tarragona, June 29."
66 P.S. Captain Antoine, my Aid-de-Camp, is the
bearer of this dispatch, which he will convey to you
with all expedition. He shared in all the labours of
the siege, was among the foremost who mounted to
the assault, and can give your Serene Highness all
the information you may desire.
66 I particularly recommend him to your kind at-
tention, and intreat you to obtain for him from his
Majesty the rank of Chief d'Escadron.
(Signed) 66 Count SUCHET."
To the above is annexed a certified return of the
prisoners taken on the 28th June. The grand total is
9781, including 497 officers. Among the latter are
mentioned Don Juan Imen de Coutrera, Governor-
General ; Bascourt, Sub chief of the Staf ; General
Courtin, and two Aides-de-Camp ; Cabrer, General
of Engineers ; and Brigadier Messina.
TO HIS HIGHN/AS THY PRANCE OP NEUFCHATEL* MAJOR.

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took the road of Talavera ; the army of the Sonth doe
filed by Santa Martha and the Albuera, while a co-
lumn advanced along the mountains upon the left.
The cavalry of the two armies is to-day in reconnais-
sance upon Villaviciosa, Elves, and in front of Campo
Mayor, in order to ascertain the movements and dis-
positions of the enemy. Upon the report which they
shall give, I shall decide with the Duke of Ragusa,
as to the ulterior operations which the army of Por-
' tugal and that of the South will attempt.
, The junction of the two armies on the banks of the
Guadiana is one of the most marked events of the war
of Spain; it will be in its consequences of the greatest
effect for the benefit of the service of the Emperor;
its first result has been the preservation of Badajoz;
the southern provinces of Spain are also entirely re-
lieved on the side of Portugal, and tranquillity, which
was for a moment disturbed on several pbints, is re-
establishing. The Duke of Ragusa and mystif
meant to give battle to the enemy ; but Lord Wel-
lington has prudently retired befere we could cothe
up with him: yet his forces amounted to 60,000 men.
of whom 30,000 were English, comprehending the
two divisions of General Spencer, which he bad with-
-1 drawn from the north, 14,000 Portuguese, and 16,0011
Spaniards: he had in this number 5,000 cavalry.
It is vexatious that a general affair has not taken
place ; the event would not have been uncertain ; but
it is to be hoped that an opportunity will offer itself.
I must now give your Highness an account of the
situation in which we found Badajoz, and of the glori-
ous defence of its brave garrison. The General of
Brigade Philippon, who commanded as Governor,
has had the rare merit of creating for himself means,
and of rendering serviceable for its defence all tha;
! there were of Frenchmen in Badajoz ; while with as
I vigorous hand he kept down the inhabitants, and ea-
planed them even on the works of the fortification:.
which were incessantly improving. I shall soon have
the honour of sending your Highness a copy of the
journal of the siege ; et present I can only notice the
principal transactions, and by you to represent to the
Emperor, General Philippon as deserving the fruits
,of his good opinion. I have the honour to ask for him
the title of Count, and a suitable endowment ; I shall
also solicit rewards for other military men of all ranks,
who have distinguished themselves by brilliant ex-
ploits.
On the 16th of May, the day of the battle which 1
fought with the allied army, at Albuera, nine days had
already expired since the trenches were opened by the
(enemy before Badajoz, and six days since the fire
I against the place had comthenced.
On the evening of the 15th the besiegers withdrew
all their troops, and united them to their other force at
14Ibuera ; they did not re-appear till the 19th During -
their absence, General Philippon razed the whole of
the works which they had constructed, aad brought
within the fortress the platforms and fascines which
he found there ; he even took some convoys from the
enemy, who were arranging matters for restoring the
works of the siege • but they did not, the second time,
open the trenches tilli the night of the 30th of May.
The fire against the place recommenced on the 3d of
June, and continued without interruption till the
raising of the siege. On the 6th, three breaches were
valready made, one in the body of the place, and two
in fort San Christoval ; the first in front of the Castle,
between Trinity bastion aid the Guadiana, to the left
of the half-moon San Row ; but General Philippon
immediately set to work to escarp it, and ordered an
entrenchment to be made in the solid ground of the
Castle; this last measure was perfectly understood,
Ithe enemy made only a false attack on this point.
I. At Fort San Christoval there was only one practi.
cable breach ia the night of the 7th ; 1,500 English
threw themselves into the ditch of the fort, applied
Ithe r ladders, and attempted the assault ; thrice they
Tin urnea to the charge ; 75 brave fellows, commanded
I by Cuptain Chauvin, of the 88th, steadily repulsed
them, and inflicted on them very great loss ; we had
some soldiers wounded with thrustsef the bayonet on
the height of the breach, the success was complete s
the dead, the wounded. and the ladders remained ha
the ditch. .
On the following days, the enemy continued his
fire on the fort, and endeavoured to enlarge the breach.
In the night of the 10th, two thousand English pre-
sented themselves anew, to give the assault. Captain
Jondiou, of the 21st regiment of light iidantry, coin-
' manded at Sin Christoval—his garrison consisted of
1140 men, every soldier had four loaded muskets by
his side. General Philippon had ordered to be placed
a great quantity of charged bombs on the parapets, of
whichSerjeant Brette, of the sth regiment of artillerr.
had C'e direction (this soldier had before distinguished
hiiiiself at the first assault of San Christoval.) Already
the enemy had applied forty ladders, the bead of their
column had reached the height of the breach, Ser.
jeans Brette calls out o Captain, shall we blow up the
first mine ?" The bombs and grenades descend, ex-
ploding they break the ladders, and spread death and
Hadaloz, June 21. dismay among the enemy ; while, with the bayonet,
TO HI'S HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF NEUFCHATEL* the garrison drive them down to the bottom of the
AIAJOR-GENERAL, &C. breach ; in an instant the ditches were filled with dead
MONSEIGNEUE—I hasten to inform your Highness, and wounded, among whom were several English
that the fortress of Badajoz is relieved, and that the officers—in this confusion some English Wiens de-
troops which besieged it have retired into the interior manded succour; the brave Jondiou ordered them to
of Portugal, to join the rest of the Anglo-Portuguese refit a ladder, and ascend into the fort, where they
and Spanish army, commanded by Lord Wellington, should surrender as prisoners. This was accordingly
who has taken the same direction. done. At day-break the enemy's General wrote to
On the 12th inst. I set out from Llerena with the General Philippon, demanding 4 truce of three hours,
troops of the army of the South, which I had caused .I in order to carry off the wounded, who remained in
to be united; General Count D'Erlon, who I knew the ditch or under the fire of the fort. The demand
must join me two days after, followed the move- : was acceded to. The loss of the English in this affair
ment ; the head of his column arrived on the 13th at !exceeded 600 men—we had not ten men rendered
Uaagre, where was the sth corps ; I advanced upon unfit lot service. It was one of the finest military teats
Los bantos, where I found myself in the midst of the ; on record.
establishments of the enemy's army. On the 15th I The loss of the English is the siege of Badajoz
took a position at Fuente del Maestre ; on the 17th may be estimated at 3uoo men at least; the Portu-
at Almendralejo, horn whence on the 18th I core- , guese and Spaniards have also sustained onte loss.
municated with the imperial army of Portugal, of 1 On transmitting to yoor Highness the journal of
which the advanced guard had arrived at Merida ;Ithe siege, I shall have the honour of presenting you
and the same day I concerted with Marshal the Duke 'with the names of those who distinguished them-
of Ragusa the ulterior movements of the two armies. selves, and who have deserved the fatour of the Em-
On the 19th we were informed that the siege of , peror, that you may represent their conduct occur-
Badajoz was raised, and that the enemy had abandon.' dingly.
ed his position at Albuera, evacuated Olivenza, and The Chief of Battalion Lamarre commanded the
was withdrawing his troops to the right bank of the Engineers ; the Chiet of Battalion Cohn, the Anil-
Guadiana, on the side of Eine, la the afternoon of lery ; the latter fell sick during the siege ;he w.s
the same day the army made a movement i 1 adv,vc , well seconded by Colonel Gonzales, and the Chief of
and I received a letter ton; General Philippon, Go- Battalion Hone, both in the service cm his Cataolic
vernor_of Badajoz, *bleb confirmed the retreat el' tstijest. I regret that I cannot, in this first Reiman,
the enemy ;on the 20th our troops anived'o the mention the names of all the brave men.
1 Guadiana, before Oliveoza, and A fladajue i the General Philippon praises the firmness of charac-
army of Portugal manctuvred by the right bank, and ter which M. Theran, the Royal Commissary of the

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Province. bisAisplayea, ak tbe ptiticipai h 'kris
c't ./ie gpar;sh Administration who were in Badajoz.
Ott tile L. h the enethy haying learned the move-
ments of nu: armies, began to withdraw their be-
si. ging artille..y ; on the 17th all their troops bad
; on the 18th the 'communication with
Badajoz was reopeni-d by meahs of parties Which ar-
rived there by both bank's of the GUadiana. On the
20th I arrived at Baditioz, with the Duke of Ragusa.
Thus the enemy have derived from their late ek-
pedition into Estremadura, and their attack oh Bada-
joz, only the disgrace of having failed in both enter.
prises. The loss of the English is at least 8000 of their
own troops ; the Portuguese have lost 3 or 40(X) ;
and the Spaniards as many ; they have procured new
triumphs to the arms of the Emperor, and have as-
scrtained in favour of the imperial army the signal
victory which was gained at Albuera on the 16th
ult. where I accomplished the main object I had in
view—that of making a diversion in favour cf. Bada-
jot, and of enabling that fortress to prolong its resis-
tance. It is now evident that the battle of Albuera
gained us at least twenty days, during which time we
were enabled to make arrangements for bringing up
new reinforcements, and the arm y ot Portugal was able
to take part in the operations; thus, the second object
which I had in view in making my first movement,
has been also accomplished ; and the troops which
fought at Albuera have not ceased it single day to act
upon the otTensive against the enemy.
I have the honour to transmit to your Highness the
General Orders which I yesterday issued to the army.
(Signed) Matshal the Duke of DALMATIA.
Badaioz, inn!! 21.
IMPERIAL ARMY OF THY. SOUTH OF SPAIN.
GRNERAL (.ItDERs.

The General in Chief hastenk to inform the army,
that the iniperial army of Portugal is in combined'
cperation with the 11 my of the South ; the junction
was effected three days ago at Merida.
The General in Chief also announces the deliver-
ance of Badajaz, and he presents, as an example of
experience, zeal, and valour, the chiefs and brave gar-
rison of that important fortress, of which the General
of Brigade Phlirpon is Governor; a great number
of soldiers of all ranks have distinguished themselves
during !lie siege; their names shall be laid before the
Emperor, and the rewards which they have deserved
shall be solicited.

The defence of Dadajoz will be cited in military an-
nals as one of the most remarkable exploits of war.
The Anglo-Portuguese and Spanish army has succes-
siveiy attempted the siege, and has suffered very con-
siderable losses ; within the • last twenty days three
breaches were made, cue in the bc.dy of the fortress,
and two in fort San Christoval ; the enemy twice as-
saulted that fort, and was twice repulsed, leaving the
ditches filled with his dead. The loss of the English
in the siege of Badajrz is estimated at 3000 men ;
there are in the tsitress some hundreds of their pri-
sontrs.

The General of B, igade Pbilippon, and the brave
garrison of B dajc.z, have covered themselves with
glory by their brilliant defence.
This important event ascertains the victory which
the army of the South gained rm the banks of the
Albuera, on the 16th ult. in cr the Anglo-Portuguese
and Spanish army. On that memorable day '20,0001
French fongl t 45,000 enemies, and inflicted on them
a very great loss ; that of the English amounts, by i
their own confession, to 5000 men, of whom. 1000
were made prisoners ; six colours and five cannon
were also taken from thtm. The Spaniards and
Pt rtnguese actnowledge that they lost more than
5000 men. We had also to regret a great num-
ber of brave men; our hiss, however, did not amount
to one half of that of the enemy; but the object
which the General in Chief had in view was accom-
plished ; he wished to make a diversion in favour of
Badajoz, and retard the works of the siege.
The enemy could not prevent that object from be-
ing attained ; for during the battle Central Philip-
Fon made a sally, and destroyed the works of attack
Which the English had erected; thus the deft nce could
be prolonged for .:tt least 20 d.iys, and the necessary
time was gained for conileirmg, with the imperial
army of Portugal, a grand m vement which entirely
relieved Badajoz. The Evgleb, then, have &Illy
derived from the r late expedition into Estremadni
tle disgrace of having attempted it, a I ss of 8,00(1
of their nation, and of 5 or 6,000 Spaniard, and For-
tagtiese, and they hen procured new triumphs fur
t.le Imperial armies.
(-iciied) Marfit!al Puke of DALMATIA,
;ii.t of the Army of the South.
(A true copy) NiOCOULity, Adj. Comtuandgnt.

LISBON PAPERS.

OLIVENZA, JUNE 14.

Brigadier D. P. Aborillo surprised, in Velarazar,
in the nigl4 (4. the Gth inst. a column, commanded by
Colonel Normand, which devastated these provinces,
and alter a contest of four hours, took 111 prisoners,
including the Commandant of Dragoons, killed 48,
and collected six wounded, among them a Captain,
2.00 stand of arms, four military chests and other
spoils. Normand shamefully fled. According to
advices from the same Brigadier, dated the 7th, we
know that the cavalry which pursued the enemy made
many prisoners on their retreat, the number of whom
was greatly augmented by those found in straw-yards
and hiding places.
Two battalions and a squadron of the Royal Estre-
madurian Legion, c;,mmanded by Colonel J. D. Down,
have arrived at Elvas.

ELVAS, JUNE 12.
Drouet's corps, consisting of 8000 infantry, and
650 cavalry, yesterday joined Soult in Llerena ; their
troops of every description are said to be in a wretch-
ed state. They write from Placentia, under date
cf the Bth inst. that Regnier gave a written order I
to have in readiness there, within three days, 30,000
rations. We are assured that the division comman-
ded by the said General amounts to from eight to
nine thousand men, and that it will be joined at
Arcobispo la Martinure by 1500 men.
General Frere writes from Gagices on the 31st
ult. three leagues from Guadez, that be was there
attacked by the whole corps of Sebastiani, com-
manded by General Leval, when he maintained his
position, driving back the enemy and dispersing some
of his corps.
COPY OH AN INTERCEPTED LETTER PROW SOULT TO
MARNIONT, DATED LLERENA, JUNE 5, 1811.
el Marshal—ln reply to the letter which you did
me the tonour tp write from Salamanca 09 LIP WI

LONDON.

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CAPTURE OF NINE SAIL OF THE LINE,
THREE FRIGATES, 'AND A CORVETTE
WITH NEAR TEN THOUSAND TROOPS
ON BOARD, IN THE MEDITERANEAN.

We have this day to announce another brilliant Na.
' val Victory obtained over the enemy. The particb-
lars of this gallant achievement will be found in the'
following communications, which we hasten to lay
before our Readers, without further comment :
" Cornwall Gazette Office, July 13.

" By the Princess Charlotte packet (Capt. Rums,
acting) which left Lisbon on the 23.1 ult. and arrived
yesterday at Falmouth, we have received the follow.
ing glorious News, from sources which we think may
be reliid on :

" Sir CHARLES COTTON has captured the Toulon

Fleet ! He caught them in the Bay of Rosas, and
took the whole of them ; consisting of Nine Sail of
the line, Three Frigates, and a Corvette, with Six
Thousand Troops on board, some accounts say nine
thousand—on their way to Barcelona or Tarragona."
This news had been received by Lord WULLIKGION
just before the Officer, who is arrived in the Princess
Charlotte with dispatches from his Lordship, left the
British head-quarters at Portalegre. Lord WELLING.
!TON had received it from Cadiz, by way of Ayamonte,
at the mouth of the Guadiana ; and had read it at
table to his Officers ; and Sir WILLIAM BENESFORD'S
Secretary gave the particulars to the Officer who has
brought them over.

" FALMOUTH, JULY 12.

" Arrived this day the Princess Charlotte packet,
Captain RimEn, with Mails and dispatches from Lis-
bon, i❑ 19 days passage ; brings an account of Lord
`VELL.NOTON having received advices overland from

Ayamonte, that Admiral Sir CHARLES COTTON had
rtAllen in with the Toulon Fleet, in the Bay of Rosas,
and had captured nine Sail of the Line, two Frigates,
and one Corvette, with from 7000 to 10,000 Troops
on board, and which were proceeding for the relief
of Figueras. This news was generally credited at
Lisbon when the Packet left."