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John Morrison, late of Church-court Clement's-lark and of
Lloyd's Coffee-house, London, merchant, April SO, May 11,
and %PO Cat eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Affirms,
No. 2, Freeman's-court, Cornhill.
Thomas Park, late of New North-street, Red Lion-square, Mid-
dlesex, agent, broker, dealer and chapman, April so,
May t,
and June 8, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Hanitarn,
Piazza Chambers, Covent-Garden.
Thomas Fawson, of Great Piazza, Covent-Garden, Middlesex,
hotel-keeper, victualler, dealer and chapman, April :10, May
11, and June 8, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Han-
slam, Piazza Chambers, Covent-Garden.
Joseph Latson, late of Ryder-street, St. James's, (now a prisoner
in the King's Bench,) taylor, dealer and chapman, April 30,
May 11, and June 8, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Han-
nam, Piazza Chambers, Covent-Garden.
Philip Slade, of Charles-street, Hampstead-Road, parish of Saint
Pancras, Middlesex, coach-smith, May 4,7, and June 8, at
one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mt. BrOwn, Rathbone-place.
lames Kirke, of little Tower-Hill and Great l'rescot-street,
Gocxlman's Fields, Middlesex, wine-merchant, dealer and
chapman, May 7, at one, M;y 11, at twelve, and June 8, at
one, at GuilditalL Attorney, Mr. Tucker, Bartlett's-buddings,

DISpfaNSAIXY, GROCERS'? HALL COURT,
POULTRY.
ANNIVERSARY DINNER of the Go.
seniors of dais Institution, will take place at the CITY of
`()N TAVERN, RISHOPSGATE-STREET, oa Wed-

the Ist of May neat.
'hi Right Hun. the LORD MAYOR, in a.* Chair.
STEW ARDS.
James HarsvocKL'Esq.
Alexander M•Donalti, Esq.
Henry Setree.Esq.
John Taunton, Esq.
J. C. Weguelin, Esq.
Juhn Wheble, Esq.
'ire &Clock pfecisely.
of the Tavern, of tke Stewards,

Amos, Esq.
.Book, Esq.
Brooks, Esq.
v. W. Durham.
Esvart, Esq.
C. Eysham, Esq.
Dinner ion Table, st
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BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. • i
The R•glit Hon. Lord TWIN MOU rU President.
,E ANNUAL MEETING of this Society will
held at the Freemasons 'tavern, Great Queen-street,
'a
-Inn-Melds, on Wednesday the Ist of May, 1311, at
o'Clock, when the Proceedings In the Committee during
Year will be reported; and other besiness connected
'General Meeting transacted.
JOHN OWEN,
JOSEPH HUGHES, Secretaries.
•
CHAS. F. STEINKOFF,
The President will take the Chair prechely at Twelve

Holborn.
William Edwards, late of Bruton, Somersetshire, blacksmith,
dealer and chapman, May 13, 14, and June 8, at eleven, at the
Christopher Inn and Tavern, Bath. Attornies, Messrs. Shep-
pard and Adlington, Bedford-row, London ;or Mr. R. A.
Sheppard, Bath.
Charles Wm. Knowlton, of Fleet-street. London, hatter, hinter.
dearer and chapman, May 4,7, and June 8, at one, at Guild-
hall. Attornies, Mr. J. C. Meymott, Burrow's-bulldiapt
Blackfriars-Road.
Richard Bennett, of Houndsditch, London, mercer, draper,
dealer and chapman, April 30, May 25, and June 8, at ten, at
Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Hughes and Chapman,
Benels-Walk, Temple.
Charles Peter Whitaker, late of Great St. Helen's, London, mer-
chant, dealer ;nd chapman, April 30, May 6, at twelve, and
June 8, at ten. at Guildhall. Anoraks, Messrs. Blunt and
Bowman, Old Bethlem, New Broad-street.
Frances Young and Frances Hanicock, of South Shields, Durham.
widows, slopsellers, May 20, .21, at eleven, and June 8, at
four, at the Rose and Crown, South Shields. Attornies, Messrs.
Bill alld Brod:nit, Bow-lane, London; or Mr. Christopher
Bainbridge, South Shields. •
Richard Fish, of Wickham Market, Suffolk, shopkeeper, May
9, 10, and June 8, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn, Wickham
Market. Attornies, Mr. Henry Gould Day,Wickham Market;
or Mr. Dyne, Lincoln's-Inn Fields, London.
John Field, of St. Alhaa's, Hertfordshire, butcher, May 4,
and June 8, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr.
Alexander, Lincoln's Inn-square.
Henry Petty, late of Bucklersbury, London, merchant, April so,'
May 14, and June 8, at ten, at Gaiklhall. Attorney, Mr. B.
Tarp, Warnford-court, Throgmoiton-street.
James Anstead and William Prickett, of Old South-Sea House,
I.oadon, merchants, May 4, 11, and June 8, at eleven, at
Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Palmer, Tomlinson.. and Thom-
son, Copthall-court, l'hrogmorton-street.
William Ayres, the younger, of Fleet-street, London, hatter,
dealer and chapman, April 30, May 6, at twelve, and June 8,
at ten, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Bleasdale, Alexan-
der, and Holme, No. 3, Hatton-court, Threadneedle-street.
Francis Bennett, of Seymour•court, Bucks, lace-merchant, dealer
and chapman, May 4, it, and June 8, at eleven, at Guildhall.
Attorney, Mr. Ellison, White-Hart-court, Lombard-street.
William Buchanan, of Oxendon-street, Haymarket, Middlesex,
merchant, dealer and chapman, May 4, 14, and June 8, at
twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Martell!, Norfolk-street,
Strand.
Samuel Henson, of Fetter-lane, London, tailor, dealer and chap-
man, April 30, May 7, and June 8, at eleven, at Guildhall.-
Attorney, Mr. Swann, No. 5, New Basinghall-street.
William Salter, of Brixton, Surrey, merchant, underwriter, dealer
and chapman, May 7,18. and June 8, at twelve, at Guildhall.
Attorney, 1- Ir. Clutton, St. Thomaea-street, Southwark.
Robert Lowe, of the Haymarket, Middlesex, linen-draper, May
7, 21, and June 8, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Pitt,
Staple-Inn, London.
Edwin] Dodd, of Dock-Head, Bermondsey, Surrey, tallow-
chandler, dealer and chapman, May 4, it twelve, 11, at one,
and June 8, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attornies, 'Messrs. Jen-
nings and Collier, Carey-street. London. •
William Blanchard, of the Seven Dials, Middlesex, dealer in paper
and rags, May 7, 11, and June 8, at twelve, at Guildhall.- I
Attorney, Mr. Kenrick, Hatfield-street, Christchurch, Surrey.
DIVIDENDS.
Dennis 'Crawly, late of Portsmouth, taylor and draper, Mayo
25, at twelve, at GulldbalL-Peter Napper, of Bristol, haber-
dasher, May 23, at eleven. at the Bush Tavern, Bristol-Rea
Evans, of Merthyr Tydvil, Glamorganshire, shopkeeper, May SS,
at one, at the Bush Tavern, Bristol.-John Ball, of Hathersett,
Norfolk, engineer, May 18, at one, at Guildhall.-=Thomas Davies,
of Haverfordwest, mercer, May 23, at twelve, at the Bush Ta-
vern, EtristoL -Louis Monnet, of Spring-Garden, Middlesex, UM
vern-keeper, May 21, at twelve, at Guildhall-John Oulton, of
Liverpool, drysaher, May 21, at twelve, at the Globe Taverns/
liverpool.-W m. Pratt, of Bromley, Kent, victualler, June 8, at
twelve, at Guildhall.-Thos. Hewlett, hue of Southborough, Kent,
gunpowder-manufacturer, May 25, at twelve, at C ohs
Hunter, of Great Newport-street, Middlesex, haberdasher, May
25, at twelve, at Guildhall.-Stepben P. Seeger, of Maidstone,
Kent, dealer, May 25, at one, at GuildlulL-Henry Darwin. of
Southampton, taylor. May 18, at twelve, at Guildhall.-William
Macpherson, late of Maiden-lane, London, straw-hat manufac-
turer, May IN, at ten, at GuildhalL-John Ferguson, late of Burr-
street, St. George in the East., Middlesex, mariner, May 18, at
one, at Gaildhall.-Christian Balthazar Von Essen, of the Gray's
Inn Coffee-house, Holborn, merchant, May 18, at one, at Guild-
hall.-John Hentsch, of Holborn, Middlesex, haberclasber, May
18, at eleven, at Guildhall.-Joks Fairborn, of the Minories,
London, bookseller, May 18, at ten, at Guildhall.-Isaac Fearon,
tide, London, Norwich shawl manufacturer, May 18,

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as Parliament in January 1720, to the passing of the Bill of
aad Penaltiis against the Directors of the said Company,
ly 1721, that has hitherto appeared.

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MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 27.
a Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant-General John Lord Hutchins
son, K. S. from the 57th Foot, to be Colonel, vice Sir James
Pulteney,deCeMed.
eh Disco—Major-General Tomkyns Hilgrove Turner Ban.
from the Cape Regiment, tobe Colotiel,ViceLkutetiant-C.eueral
Sir Hew Pairymple, appointed tq the 57th Foot.
th Ditto—Lieutenant-General Sir Hew Dalrymple, Bart. from
die 19th Foot, to be Colonel, vice Lord Hutchinson, appointed
the lath Foot.
ipe Regiment—Lieutenant•General George Moncrieffe, from
the 90th Foot, to be Colonel, vice Major-General Turner, ap-
pointed to the 19th Foot.
7ommissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the
County of Kent.
osepis Beren., j r. Benjamin Harenc, jun. and George May,Esqrs.
to be Deputy-Lieutenants. Dated February 23, 1811.
West Kent Militia.
..atenant Page to tie Captain, vice Harman, deceased.—
Dated April 12, 1511.
ilsig11••••• Thomas to be -Lieutenant, vice Ramsden. Dated
February 11,1811.
%sign -- Brown to be ditto, vice Trigg. Dated February
12, 1811.
Isign Ketchley to be ditto, vice Button, promoted. Dated
February 13,1811.
Ensign Edward kliude to be ditto, vice Page, prombted. Dated
April 12, 1811.
ienry Woodcock, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated Feb. 11, 1811.
East Kent Regiment. •
George Snoad, Gent, to be Lieutenant, vice Armitage, deceased.
Dated Feb. 11.1811.
Martin French, Get.. to be Ensign. Dated as above.
;teed Goddard, Gent. to be ditto. Diaed Feb. It:, 1811.
l;chard Sesty, Gent. to be ditto. Dated Feb. 15, 1811.
Commissions in the 38th or Ayrshire Regiment of
Militia, signed by the Lord Lieutenant.
Xnsign Walter Campbell to be Lieutenatit, vice the Flost.Selkirk
:temple, resigned. Dated March '24, 1811.
Charles M'Vitie. Gent, to he Ensign, vice Campbell, promoted.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the
County of Essex.
Sth*Regiment of Esser Local Militia.
Dison, Genf. to be Lieutenant, vice Daft, res.ligned.
d April Date '7, 1811.
vice Broldwood, re.

- •
Beniamin Willoughby, Gent. to be • of Chtapstae, Loncion, _
• signed. Booted April 8, 1811. at twelve, at Guildhall -James Knott, ofMargate, sioe-miker.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of•the May 18, at one, at Guildhall.- Alexander Anderson and David
• County of Oxford. Robertson, of Coleman-street, London, merchants, May 21, at
Regiment of Oxfordshire Local twelve, at GuildbalL-Richard Bruce, of Bartbolomew4ane, Lon-
First OT Western
• ' lidilitia. • . don, insurance-broker, May 18, at twelve, at Guildhall.-John
road eve seism wli. Normington, late of St. Martin's-le-Grand, London, cotton and
Ensigns John Hawkins and Thostias 'l3 a."-ele.. • • silk trimming manufacturer, May 25, at twelve, at Guildhall.-
kinson and Sohn Hawkine, Genti. to oh
Lieutenants.
Dated t Wm. Easton and Robert Eston, Jan. of Bucklersbery, London,
March 5, 1611. . • warehousemen, May 91, at one, at Guildball.-John Davison, of
' 'sd or Northern Regitnent. New Brentford, Middlesex, linen-draper, June 4, at one, at
Edward Lord, Gent to be Ildsigna, Dated October 12,18i1. . Ouildhall.-Sameel Marriott, of Paul's Head Tavern, Cateaton-
' BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. 'met, London, vintner, June 1, at twelve, at Guildhall-Joseph
Henry Dbton, of Manchester, builder and joiner. Hook, of Bermondsey New Road, Surrey, victualler, July 1, at
BANKRUPTS. • • one, at Guildhall.-Thomas Leaver, of Plymouth, merchant,
May la, at twelve, at Guildhall.-Thomis Loud, of Devonshire-
georyStratton, of BLlckftlar's-Road, Surrey, stove-grate-manua
facttirer, to surrender April so, May 7, and Jtine It, at ten, at street, (Queen-square, Middlesex, pian,l-forte-maker, May 18,
Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Birkitt, Boad-court, Walbrook. at twelve, at Guildhall.-Wm. Bennett, of Lawrenee-Pountney-
David Stewart, late of Greek-street, Soho-square, Middlesex, hill, London, wholesale tea-dealer, May le, at twelve, at Guild-
' jeweller, May 4, 11, and June 8, at twelve, at GuildlialL- hall-Thomas Luckhuret, late of Canterbury, draper and taylor,
Attorney, Mr. Primrose, No. 9, Southampton-buildings. - now a prisoner in the .• ing's Bench) May 18, at eleven, at Guild-
IlenrY Levy, of Brisiol, Somersetshire, shopkeepr, dealer and in,11.-Wm. Casino, of Finsbury-square London, letter-founder.
chapman. April Si, at eleven, May '7; and June 8, at teti.sat . May 18, at twelve, at Guildhall.-Rickard Arscott, of Pynes- 1
Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Samuel Harris, Castleu Mills, near Exeter, miller, May 10, at eleven, a
ddleh Hotel,
street, Hounduditch. . Exeter... Minim Wright, of the New-Road, Miex, coach-1
Elizabeth WLkinson, of Charles-street, St. James's-sqeare, Mid- maker, May 1.0, at tee, at klball.
millB at , dealer and chapwoman, April SO, May 11, CERTIFICATES, MAY 18.
diesex,
and Juneone, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Williams,
Jonathan Hopkins, of Worcester, merchant.
Red Lint-square, Holborn. Thomas Hibbs and Robert Saxby, of Wheeley, Essex, grocers.
William Croden of the parish of St. Philip and St. Jacob, Glou-
Dayid Shand, of Liverpool, merchant.
cesterehire, n:altster, dealer and chapman, April 30, May 11,
John Conrade Cook, late of Beighthelrestone, Sussex, confectioner
and June 8, at twelve, at the Rummer Tavern, All Saints'- and
pastry-conk.
lane Bristol. A. t .ales, Mr. lames, 1,. O. 12, Gray' s-Inn-square,
Wm. Whiteley and James Whiteley, late of Leeds, dyers.
"Lot:don ; or M. ,•.-5. Morgan and I.ivett, Bristol James Lovett, of Colchester, Essex, grocer and linen-draper.
Gwalter Burranskin Lonsilale, late of Grt.en Lettuce-lane, ne, Lon- . Joseph Nailer, of Jeffrys-aquare, St. Mary-Axe, merchant.
don, insurance-broker, May 7, 11, and June 8, at twelve, at John Newnem, of Bishosgate-street Without, linen-draper.
GuildhalL Attoinits, Messrs. Blunt and Bowman, Old Beth-
William Smith, of Stratford, Essex, corn-chandler.
tem, Broad-street. William Parsons, of Shepton-Mallet, Somersetshire, corn-factor.
Thomas Cooper, of Dudley, Worcestershire, grocer, shopkeeper, • Thema. Hastings and Rowland Hastings, of Queen-street Park,
dealer and chapman, May 7, 14, and lune 8, at one, at Guild-. Southwark, silversmiths. ,i
ball London. Attornies, Messrs. Lawless and Crosse, St. • John. Oulton, of Liverpool, drysalter. i
Mildred's-court, Poultry. . . _ ___. Johi, Salisbury, of Highgate, Middlesexpvictualler.
Thomas Dagnall, of Liverpool, comb-maker.
John Dear, of Homtngton, Wilts, carpenter, May 11, 13, and •
June 8, at one, at the Spread Eagle; • New Sarum. Attdorn es,
Hannah Webb, of Manchester, victualler and &OW.
• John Higglnson, of Manchester, cotton-manufacturer.
Mr. Tim., v, Salisbury ; or Mr. Lowten, Temple, l.oon-amd
Joseph Driver, of Skipton, Yorkshire, oil-merchant, dealer
a"
Elkan Levy, of Cllflon-street, Finsbury-square, merchant.
ehal,man, May 17. 18, at the 'Devonshir Skipt, 1 William Wood Ward, of Fore-street, London carpenter. •
hage 84 at the White Hor:e, I.eeds, eleven. Attolll a,
Samuel Chalfont, late of Edgeware, Middle:ex, now of Enlmer,
Messrs. Exley, Stocker, anti Dawson, Furnizarrina, London ; Bucks, corn-dealer.
or Messrs. Alcock and Preston, Skipton. . William Forbes and George Lewis, of Liverpool, onerr.bants. 1
William Chamberlain, art Horsley, Gloucestershire, yarn-maser,
JaMes'Webber, of Wefib-street, Southwark, cheats
dealer and chapman. May 6, at five, May 7, and June 8, at
James Lee, John Scott 'Martineau, and 3aplp Willsigoass, St
eleven, at the Clothiers' Arms Inn, Naihworth. Attornies, Bread-street, London, factors.
Messrs. Sbephaid and Adlington, Bedford-row, London; pr
- smellier. Stroud Gloucestershire. '
. s Richard ?row, stn. of Gray's Ina-lane-raatl, paper.'
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FRENCH PAPERS.

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and almost upon his rear with the ten battalions of
the Ist and 2d divisions.
OFFICIAL REPORT.
The troops of General cassagne-did not yet make
their appearance; a long quarter of a league separated
76 HIS 1111111Nsss THs PRINCE OT Neu7c,HATEL, MAJOR-
GENER AL. me from the enemy i and without attacking-him, I
MOtrsztaaatta—ln the early part of February, and gave him time to concentrate his troops, and to arrive
during the whole of that month, a great deal of bustle upon the division Villatte. I thought I ought not
was observed in Cadiz roads. The English had been, to let slip so fine an opportunity ; and I advanced
doubtless, a great while ready for the expedition towards him.
which they meditated ; but they were thwarted by the The division Ruffin, forming- the left with the Ist
violent and continual rains which fell about the end regiment of dragoons, took a direction by the extre.
of January and during great part of the month of mity of the height on the side of Conil, and the di-
February. These rains rendered impracticable all vision Leval marched straight to this height, upon
the roads by which they wished to approach us. which the enemy appeared inclined to await us. He
On the 27th of January, a strong Spanish column, there kept his ground for a few mominas ; he was
issuing from the mountains, attempted a coup dc-main overthrown, and General Ruffin took possession of.
upon Medina Sidonia ; it was repulsed. The enemy the height. I then repaired to this height, whence I
appeared to attach importance to the acquisition of perceived the dispositions of the enemy's army. The
that post, the occupation of which would have given Spaniards, under the order of Lapena, were at the
them facility in manoeuvring on oar rear, by conceal- head, and strongly engaged with General Villatte.—
ing from us all their movements, and in freely cam- The cannonade and fire of musketry were extremely
1 municating through the mountains with the parties brisk. I discovered, upon seeing their lines, that they
which they would have been able to . threw into the were at least 15,000 in number. The English forme.:
country between Xeris and Seville. the rear-guard, and according to their custom, they
About the end of February,' a convoy of 200 sail wished to place the Spaniards in the post of dancer,
of transports, which contrary winds had long detained and expose themselves as little as possible. By the
•
en the roads, set sail, and directed their course to- movement which I had made, I advanced upon them.
wards Tarifa. —The English General made his dispositions, and I
General Cassagne, who occupied Medina Sidonia could see, that instead of being 4-300 strong, as I had
with three battalions and the sth regiment of char- supposed, they were at least 8000 ;so that they alone,
sours , informed me on the 2d of March, of the march without including the Spaniards, were stronger than
of the combined Anglo-Spanish army by the valley myself. I had then reason to convinced that the
of .the Barbatte, upon Casa Vieja and Medina. army which I had to fight amounted to at least 22,000
The 4th corps, which is not seriously employed, men. I instantly resolved to send orders to General
had it in its power to send me a part of its force. I Villatte not to oppose the passage of the enemy, to
entreated M. the General Sebastiani to nsanceuvre by i prevent him from advancing on ehiclatria and to con-
Estepona, in order to alarm the enemy, and place I fine him to the left of-the rivulet.
him in danger should he execute a movement upon Fiom the height whence I had driven the enemy
me ; that corps, so numerous, and in such good con- 1 to Sand Petri and ta Chiclana, the country is entirely
dition, has not been of the least assistance to me. I covered with pine woods, except a few hundreds of
I ordered from Moron a battalion of voltigeurs, 1 reins.
which M. the Marshal Duke of Dalmatia had placed 1
directing it to march by Arcos upon Medina,
where it would General Cassagne. I repaired to the division Leval ; I caused it to be
there,
formed, and some moments were spent in waiting for
the artillery. As soon as the enemy had got know.
A strong party of the allied army forced a picquet ledge of my march, they made a halt, and placed
,of the 2J dragoons which was at Vejer to evacuate themselves : the Spaniards on the left, the halt of the
that position and retire upon Conil. English on the right ; and the other half, forming a
The intentions of the allied army being now corn- square, was opposed to General Ruffin. The English
pletely manitest, I made the best arrangements which touched upon the sea. This line was nearly continuous.
the feeble.means I had at my direct di?posel placed As soon as the artillery arrived, I directed General
within My power for opposing the effort which the Leval against the left of the English corps and the
enemy was aboutto make. right of the Spaniards, having Gen. Villatte on my
After leaving the necessary troops for guarding the right, who was briskly engaged with the left of the
lines which are so extended, I assembled ten batta
lions of the Ist and 2d divisions, with which, on the
'1 Spaniards, and General Ruffin on my left, who oc.
copied the heights : his left rested on the sea, and his
3d of March, I marched to take a position at the right was separated, by an interval of 6or 600 toises
farm-house of Guetre, the intermediate point between or intersected country, from the left of Gen. Leval.-
Medina and Chiclana, and whence I had it in my
The firsag successively commenced' along the whole
power to hear upon the enemy, in case he chose to ad- of the line.
'I he enemy perceiving that to combat
vanes by either of these_points. . a for victory was no longer the matter in question, bu;
—.
From the 2.41 to the eth, there was some indecision
in the movements of the, allied army. • ' , for his very preservation, fought with courage, sup-
-1 porting a fire which brought down his men by hush
On the evening of tie 4th, I ordered General Cas-
I dreds. But his numbers were so great, that as soon
sagne to march a strong party of observation upon
as one line was overthrown, it was replaced by ano.
( On-the 2d of March the Spaniards had passed or:
the canal of Sand Petri. I ordered General Valetta.
to take advantage of the night to attack these troops '
and drive them into the sea. Two companies of vol.
tigeurs of the 95th regiment were ordered on that
service ; they snatched at midnight from the lines of project which his movements for two months had is
view, and which was to take Chiclana and turn our
lines On our side, I gave up the hope of destroying
him ; a hop: which would have been absurd from the
moment when I learned that his force amounted to
Casa Vieja, a point where Abe enemy had strongly
posted himself dace his arrival. thireemeir. Oyubrasorsillio_erstifontgi.gbatbolikute lions.three AsnStpa:sibleco:oo4
had gained the right of Gen. Leval, a circumstance
At three in the morning pf the sth, General Cats- Which determined me to make a movement on his
sagne acquainted me that the enemy had evacuated
Casa Vieja, and appeared to be concentrated atVejer.- right, and to order General Ruffin to draw closer
from his left. After two hours and an half of ex,
from the Isle of Leon some troops from that side theafiring ceased on both sides, the enemy gave up the
Sand P4ri. . . 22,000 men, among whom were at least 3000 of the
After overthro*Wing the advanced guard, they arri- ° best troops of the Engle in in the number of which
red without firing a..ot at the tete-de-pont, on which ' last were several corps of the guards.
the enemy were at work. Our voltigeurs scaled the' I repeat it, the enemy's army amounted to 22,000
works, fell with the bayonet on the workmen,
carried their muskets slung at their back, and put i cavalry,
who men, including 8000 Englieh ief.uary, 700 Spanish
and 600 English horse. Intormittion trom
them into disorder. ! the prisoners, from the inhabitants of the country, and
That very night, the enemy had thrown across a :
bridge all theseports addressed to me, leave no doubt with
of rafts ; some voltigeurs penetrated to the
regard to this number. Had I been only aided by a
other side of the bridge, and returned again with the
fourth part of the 4th corps, that whole army would
Spanish troops who hastened to the assistance of their
have been destroyed.
people. I We have taken three pieces of cannon, three Colo-
These two companies, which were headed by the
Colonel-of the 95th, re-entered their camp with a ,
. nels, 100 Officers, and 600 soldiers, mostly Spanish.
The Spaniards have suffered greatly ; their l'is is
number of prisoners. reckoned at 2000 men ; but the losietustained by the
The Spaniards, by their own acknowledgment, ,
had 150 killed and 200 drowned. (English has also been very conaiderallle. The mat
I moderate calculations make it amount to 2500 killed
This combat, which took place under the constant
and wounded.
&e of the fort of Santi Petri and the batteries of the
General Ruffin, being wounded with his sharp.
Isle of Leon, does honour to the voltigeurt of the
95th ; they displayed on this occasion as much cool- shooters, has been made prisoner.
The Bth, 24th, 54th, and 94th regiments, distin-
ness as courage. guished themselves.
It was only from the account of this affair which I General Rousseau, an officer of the greatest merit,
General Villatte addresied to me on the 4th, that I
and Colonel Attie, were killed.
learned the establishment of thisbridgeof rafts, which !
i Our loss is very considerable, taking into view the
small number. of our combatants. We have had
permitted the enemy to connect the operations of the '
troops left in the Isle with those of their army.
300 killed, and-1400 wded. The enemy took no
The establishment of the bridge of Sand Petri, and prisoners, *acne aboet - oun
00 men who were severely
the report of General Cassagne, who informed me wounded.
that the enemy had not made his appearance on the 1 A battalion of the Bth haiing charged in a wood?
aide of Acala and Medina, made me presume that it
was his intention to march by his left, in order to sur- .
have not found their eagle again.
ground, and their eagle-bearer having been killed, ste
prise and cut off the troops of the 3d division, which , While the enemy were marching upon Chiclana,
were in the lines of Sand Petri, to join thaw which the insu ents from the mountains threw themselves
'should come out of Cadiz, and to march in that di- upon our rear by Arcos and Medina ; all the points
rg
Irection upon Chiclana. ; of our line were attacked ; but the valour of me Ist
I made my, arrangements for surprising the enemy corps prevailed over the number of our enemies. The
on his march, ;id frustrating his expectations. inhabitants of Andalusia can hardly conceive Coin
At five in the morning of the sth, the ten battalions such small numbers were able to resist so many
co
of the Ist and 2d divisions set out from the farm- bined efforts.
eith the
house of Guerra, and marched fowards Chiclana. General Cassagn , garrison nf Medina, did
GeneralCassagne received orders to march to us. I not arrive till two hours after the action. lam with
w
On my arrival at Chiclana, I ordered General Vila I respect, ice. The Hershel Duke of &meow.
lane to withdraw from our lines at Sand Petri the two ; Puerto Real, March 7.
battalions which Might have been endangered, and t PARIS, APR:L 20.
to unite them to the rest of his division, destined to I •
attack the heads of columns of the allied army, at the I
i the following articles :
moment of their appearance.
I was in the belief, from all the information I could'
collect, that this army consisted of 8000 Spaniards the authors, editors, and
The Harnburgk Corraisondenten of the 9th contains
h When in every quarter
Is are pursueo
• and re
1 • a by or losses materially at raj g
hawkers of pamphlets art libels .
r,n
and 4000 English. Even this was double the num- , ,Wished contempt .
hers I could oppose to it ; nevertheless I had conceiv- 1 their interest, be expected that these
nduced to stake
ad the hope not only of frustrating its projects, butti wretched rhapaodists would be again 1
English uineas.
of destroying it :it was with this feeling that.' ma- their property and safety against the g .
it is hardly to .
neeuvred. • • •4
'
The enemy was in full match I his heeds of columns II articles dictated by hatred or misrepresentation, all
bad arrived near our lines of Sand Petri, ~ad sus rear- which i
3 is easily to recognize from a turn peculiar to
hard was on a height war the sa.beads; about a them'
gg We still, however, observe from time to tima
alined
I ue from our lives, when I advaniaie* the woods s The Gotha and Leipsic papers lately con
and of a nature to procure
I who are in front of Chiclina, upon' hii right flank , some al tides of this sort, a

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