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London, England, 1811-10-02 00:00:00

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A . . an Officer of rank in Lord WELLINGTON'S
Army, dated the Bth ult. proceeds thus :—‘‘ The Bri-
tish Army is now for the most part within the frontiers
of Spain. The enemy are collecting the garrisons of
Castile, and have got a considerable force already on
the Tormes. Marmont had his head-quarters still at
El Villor, three leagues north of Placentia, yester-
day. He has one division of his Army and his Ca-
valry on the north side of Bonos, chewing the head
of his Army through the Puerto, ready to uMte with
the force on the Tormes, as soon as that force, with
the addition of the Army of Portugal, becomes suf:
ficient to meet the British Army. He will then, no
doubt, pass the mountains into Castile, and move on
Ciudad Rodrigo. Whether Lord Weatixerros will
be satisfied with having obliged the enemy to collect
his garrisons from the distant points of the north of
Spain, for the relief of Ciudad Rodrigo, or whether
he will fight Marmont on even grounds his Lordship
alone can say."
ADM CANT-GENERAL'S °CFI&
Puente Guinaidm, Sept. L
No. 1. At a General Court-martial, held by virtue
of a wurtrot from his Excellency General Lord Vis-
count We K.B. Commander of the forces, at
Gallegos, ere 24th of August, !till, of which Lieute-
nant-General Sir S. Cotton, Bart. was President, and,
Captain Goodman, Deputy Judge Advocate; the
warrant being read, and the Court duly sworn, pro=
seeded to the trial of Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon.
Basil Cochrane, 36th regiment, arraigned-
-Ist. For highly tilimilitary conduct in writing a let-
ter on or about the 9th of August, 1811, to Captain
Achmuty, D.A.A.G. 6th division, to be laid before
Major-General A. Campbell, 6th division, couched
in the most disrespectful and offensive terms to the
Major-General.
2dly. For highly unmilitary conduct in forwarding
the said letter, directed to IslajoreGeneral Campbell,
-in a subsequent unbecoming letter dated Ilth of Au.
gust, atter the said letter of the 9th had been return-
ed to Lieutenant-Colonel Cochrane by Captain Ach-
muty, and after Major General Borne, commanding
the brigade, had refused to fianeard it.
idly. F.r reusing to withdraw the said offensive
letters of the 9th and 11th of August, notwithstand-
ing their offensive tendency was made known to him,
and an opportunity offered him by Major-General
Campbell, through Major-General Burne, of with-
drawing the same. Tu which charges the prisoner
pleaded Not Guilty, arid the Court proceeded to the
examination of witnesses ; and the Court having ma-
turely and deliberately weighed and considered the
evidence adduced is support of the prosecution against
the prisoner, reetiteitant-Colonel the Hon. B. Coch-
rane, of the 35th regiment, together with what he has
exhibited in his defence, and the evidence thereon,
are of opinion, that he is Guilty of the charges pre-
ferred againt him.
The Court cinalierefore sentence him, the prisoner,
Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Basil Cochrane.
Stith regimesk to bet' severely reprimanded, at such
time and place, and in such manner, as his Excellency
the Commander at the Forces may deem tit.
No. '2. The Commander of the Fates regrets that
an officer of the Mink of Lieutenant-Colonel Cochrane
should have placed himself in the si,uation in v.h:ch
he now finds himself, and should have persevered in
the error which he had committed, notwithstanding
that its nature, and the conseq ences likely to result
from his c,nduct, were repeatedly Tepleseit,e.t to him;
and that he was earnestly urged by those whose opi-
nions ought to have had an iefittence over him, to re-
cal the improper letters which he had addressed to
his Commanding Officer, Major-General Campbell.
No. 3. If the extreme sensibility to the censure of
his Commanding Officer, which was the pretext for
the disrespecti ul and offensive conduct of which Lieu-'
tenant Colonel C-chrane has been found guilty, had
been or that good description which induces those
who teel it to avoid censure, by attending strictly to
their duty, by obeying with zeal and precision the or-
ders which they receive, and by upholding the discip.
line and subordination of the army, Lieutenant Colo-
nel Cochrane would have attended to the advice which
he received, of withdrawing his offensive letters, rather
than incur the risk of receiving a stronger cer.sure un-
der the sentence of a General Court Martial.

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No. 4. The Commander of the Forces hopes, how-
ever, that that sentence will convince the Honourable
Lieutenant Colonel Cochrane, that whatever may be
his feelings, he cannot with impunity express them to
his Commanding Officer in terms of disrespect and
offence, even when he thinks he has reason to com-
plain of his Commanding Officer's conduct ; and that
he will recollect in future, that a General Court Mar-
tial will enforce the rules of the service, which pro-
tect every Officer from disrespect and insult on every
occasion, but most particularly when in the execution
of his duty.
No. 5. The Commander of the Forces desires that
this Order, whereby the Hon. Lieutenant Colonel
Cochrane, of the 36th regiment, is reprimanded, may
be r.,nd to him by the h. A. A. G. attached to the
6th division, at the head of the 6th division, to be
paraded fur that purpose, between Almeida and Gal-
' legos,atseven o'clock on Monday morning, the second
of September, in presence of Lieutenant General Sir
Stapleton Cotton, Bart. President of the General
Court Martial, who is requested to attend.
No. 6, The Hon. Lieutenant Colonel Cochrane is
then to be released from his arrest, and return to his
duty with his regiment.

Monday se'nnight, as Major BcODCN, Captain
JAMES, and Capt. SPEAR, of the Royal Pembroke Mi.
Etta, now in lreland,were crossing Kilworth mountain,
in a post-chaise, on their way to Balinasloe, (where the
regiment is stationed), tht y were attacked by four rut.-
' sans, who, with horrid imprecations, demanded their
purses. Major BUGDEN fired at them, which was in-
stan.ly returned,fortunately without effect; upon which
Captain JAMES discharged another pistol at the rob-
bers, one of whom was supposed to be wounded.—
The latter, however, fired a second shot through the
chaise, which passed between the two Captains, with-
out injuring either. Captain SPEAR next fired, and
wounded one of the villains in the oack. who roared
out to " Tim Carroll" for assistance. and they all
made off is different directiele.

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