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to invest the north side, antkro *unlit-on St. Cris.
toval. By some accident to the bearer of the or-
ders to BrigaditeGeneral Kemmis, the ogficer did not
arrive at his pelst till nine o'clock; the Hon. Ma:ln:-
General Lumley on the approach of the light ccin-
panics of the brigade, advancing towards the town
ith the force he brought from Elvas, the garrison
made a sortie upon it, but was immediately drove
back, and the grenadiers of the 17th regiment parti-
cularly distinguished themselves by cliargm; the ene-
my, headed by Colonel Turner ; the detachment f-
so
feted the loss as per return, No. I.
On the Bth, Lieutenant-Colonel Fletcher, to pro-
tect the farther approaches, constructed batteriei
against the Pardalleiras and Piquerino, on the heights
commanding them, though at a considerable distance
~and Captain Squire, whom the Lieutenuat-Colonel
had sent to supointend the works intendnd to be
erected against St. Cristoval, begin his operations on
the Bth. The breaking grouad cm that side isnme.
diately caused great jealousy to the enemy, and he
opposed it by a must heavy fire of shot and shell I.
and on the morning of the 10th, he made a sortie
against the battery constructing, with about 1•200
men, being within 500 yards of the place. He soon
reached the battery, and it having, of the covering
party allotted to it, only one light infantry company
•in it, the enemy got possession of it, but had it not
for two minutes, as the whole of' the covering party
' that was close to the battery on the slope of the hill
immediately seized their arms, and drove the erremy.„
back with considerable loss to him r but I regret
r, say ours on this occasion must have been considerately
greater, from oor troops having exposed dr mselves
to the shot and shell of the town and fort of St. Cris- •
torah, and the musquetry from the latter. I annex
the return of our loss on this day, and in it I have to
lament being deprived of the services of Colonel Tur-
ner, who in the very short time he had been in the
Portuguese service, had given me the greatest satis-
faction, and in these two days, the most conspicuous
proofs of his gallantry.
I annex the returns of our farther loss of men on
the respective days that our operations against Bada-
jos continued; and the Hon. Major-General Lumley's
reports on the circumstances and consequences of the
enemy's sorties.
On the 12th I received information from General
Blake, that Marshal had left Seville on the
10th, and with the avowed intention of coming to Ba-
dajos, his force stated to be 15,000 men ; and Gene-
ral Latour Manlhourg had already again moved upon
and occupied Guadalcanal and Llerena, from, which
places the Count de Penne Villamitr had been obliged
to retire. As General Blake had come down to Fre
jenal, and. General Ballasteros front Monasterio had
pushed his advances within a league of Seville, I
could not judge if this advance of Marshal Soult was
merely to oblige these Generals to retire, and leave
him undisturbed in Seville, or really, as it was given
out to be, against me, and with the object of raising
the siege of Badajos, and therefore continued my ope-
rations against the place, until the farther advance of
Soult should more clearly determine this point ; but
in the middle of the night I received information
from General Blake and other quarters, of the rapid
advance of Marshal Soak, and which left no doubt
as to his intentions. I immediately sent to suspend
I operations against Badajos, and to commence to re-,
move to Elvas our guns and stores, which union*.
nately had been nearly completed to what would harts
been wanted for the siege. •
By great exertions of Lieutenant-Colonel Fletcher.,
-of the Royal Engineers, and Major Dixon, of the ar-
tillery, every thing was removed on the evening of
the 15th. To Lieutenant-General Leiters (the.G6..l
vernor of the province of Alemtejo) zeal and hnwear-
ed activity in whatever, regards the service and wels
fare of his country, it is but just to say we are on
all
occasions much indebted ; arid particularly-on thia,l
in the getting together the transports necessary to us,
and in furnishing and forwarding whatever else could
be useful. I seize with pleasure this opportunity of
giving to General Leite that praise which he has ever
so fully merited.
I had been obliged, to cover the removal of the
stores, &c. to leave the division of Major-General the
Hon. G. L. tole before Badajos. Major-General *le
marched from before Badajos to join the army here
at two o'clock in the morning of the the 16th ; and
arrived about half an hour -before the enemy made
his attack. I have, however, the satisfaction to inform
your Lordship, that the enemy cannot boast of hay.
ing got a particle of our stores ; they were all safely
lodged in Eliai : and with the exception ofSsigadier
General Kemmis's brigade, which was on the north
side of the Guadiana, our troops were all united on
the morning of the 16th, to meet the attack and op.
pose the march of Marshal Soult.

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LONDON GAi4ETTA EXTRAORDINAitY,
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DOW24III;G:STREET, 3UNE e, ism
Dispatched, of which the following are Erracts, have bee* tbb
day received by the F..arl of Lira a row., addressed to kis Lard
Ship by Lieuttnant.Genetal Viscount Wiza.thoTost, dated
Elvaa, gad May, MI : - .. .
On-the night of the 15th instant I received from
Marshal Sir William Beresford letteraof the 12th and
13th inst. which reported Marihil Soul; bad Implant
up from Seville about the 10th, and had advanced
towards Estremadttra, notwithstanding the reports
which had been previ,tusly received that he was bit-
any occupied in strengthening be,' Hie, and, the ap-
proaches to that city by worms, and that. all hi, mea-
sures indicated an intention to remain on din cierensiye
in Andalusia.
I therefore set out on the following morning from ,
Villa Formus; ar,d haring received farther iniornia-
lion of the 14th, from SirVilliam Beresford, of the
enemy's movements, I hastened my progress, and
Arrived here on the 19:14 and found that Sir William
Beresiord had raised the siege of Baciajoz without the
loss of ordnance or stores of any detcription, and col-
lected the troops tinder his command, and had-formed
a junction with Generals Castanos and Blake, at Al- '
ipi
huera, in tlrt course of -the 15th instant.
He was attacked there on the 16th by the Freneh
Army, under the command of Marshal Soule, and
after a moat severe engagement, in which all the
troops conducted themselves in the most gallant man-
. nee? Sir William Beresford gained the victory. The t
Enemy retired in the night of the 17th, leaving be-!
tweets 900 and jOOO wounded on the ground.
Sir William Beresford sent the allied cavalry after
them ; and on the 19th, in the morning, reinvested
Iliclajoz.
I enclose reports of Sir William Beresford,of the 16th
and 18th instant, on the operations of the siege to the
moment or raiting h, and 'Jo the battle at Albuera ;
and I beg to draw your Lordship's attention Lo the !
. ability? the firmness, find the gallantry manifested ly
' I.llarshal Sir William lieresford throughout the min-
;actions sci which he has rvritten. I will add nothing
-wire what he has said of the conduct of all the officers
and troops, excepting to express my admiration of it,
and my cordial concurrence in the favonrable reports
by Sir William Beresford of the good conduct of all.
. All has remained quiet in Castille since I quitted
! that part of the country.
The battalions of the 9111 corps, belonging to regi-
ments serving in the corps d'Arniee, in Andalusia,
had marched from Salamanca on or about the 15th,
and went towards Avila, and were to come by Madrid.
I send this dispatch by Major (Lieutenant-Colonel)
Arbuthnot, the Secretary of Marshal Sir William Be.
resford, who was present in the battle of Albuera ;
and can give your Lordship any farther information
you can require ; and / beg leave
.to recommend him
to your Lordship.

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• Sztract of a Letter from Marshal Braemar, to Lord Wei:
Lisioros, dated .Athuera, May itiosit.
to conformity to your Lordship's instructions given
to me on the 24th ultimo, in consequence of the then
state of the weather, and our means of communica-
tion across the Guadiana having been destroyed by,
the sudden flooding of that river, and leaving my ca-
valry in Zatra, Los Santos, and Villa Franca, I
placed the infantry with its head at Almendralejo,
•Azuechal, and Villa Alva, where were the divisions
of Major-General the Hon. William Stewart and
Major;General Hamilton ; the Hon. Major-General
• Cole's division, with Brigadier-General Madden's ,
brigade of cavalry, in Merida ; the infantry brigaded
of it commanded by Brigadier-General Kemmis, and
that which wasintendedfor the attack of Fort St.Crista-
val, at Montejo, and the light brigade German Le-
gion under Major-General Baron Alien, at Talavera
Real, leaving the light battalion L. L. Legion in
Otivenca, during the period of waiting the WI of the
water of Guadiana, and the re-establishment of our
bridge, it being of considerable importance to push
the enemy from us as far as possible during the siegeo
as he had, on,our obliging him to retire from Llertna
to Guadalcanal, held the latter place. •
I directed a small cOlurin of 'men, composed
of the Ist brigade 2d division, under the command
of Lieutenant-Colonel Colborne, with two squadrons
of cavalry and two Spanish 4-pounders, to proceed
from Almendralejobv Ribera and Miquilla toAzuaga,
to threaten his right. sending,,at the same tine four
squadrons of cavalry from Ityividier.Genend Long at
• Villa Franca to Llerena, to support the. Count de
Penne Villamur, who wasahon with the Spanish Ca•
vairy of General Castanos's corps, to make him fear
• an attack in front ; and General Ballasteros went from
Monasterio to Montemolin to threaten his left. These
manceuv'ties had the desired effect; as soon as the
enemy saw the-advance of Lieutenant-Colonel Col-
borne, near Azuaga, where lie hactsoo infantry and,
500 cavalry, he abandoned precipitately the place,
and retired to Guadalcanal, which place the General
Latour Mauhourg, with the sth corps, quitted in two
hours after the arrival of this detachment, Aral at 11
..o'clock at night retired near to Constantino. Litute-
, pant-Colonel Colborne performed this service in a mast
judicious-and handsome manner.
'•• The weather having been some time fine, and. the
!enters of the Guadiana having subsided, and our
preparations hating by Lieutenant-Colonel Fletcher't
'activity, been nearly completed for the siege of Bada-
jos, on the Sd of May I sent threebrigades of infantry,
a brigadsi of six-pounders, and two squadrons of ca.
. valry, under the orders of Major-General the Hon.
William. Stewart, to invest more Closely Badajos, on
the south of the river, which he performed With his
usual-eeril d attention on Ale 4th. On the 6th in-
• stint I directed the march of the remaining divisions
on Bao'fajob, one by Albuera, the other. by Talavera,
leaving the cavalry as before placed. On the 7th I
came before Badips with
,these divisions. General
Castaaos furnished, also, to. co-operate in the siege,
• 2000 men. under' the command of Brigadier bon'
Carlos D'Espagne.
On the filh rlirected tiribrigade of Brigadier-
on
Ge-'
al Kemmis, which had been previously placed
a •
ttlist Chebora, to proceed to the '1 orre of St. Irgracia;
About' tiro rintleafrom Badajos, On the Campo Nlitior
toad;satotto be• joined there by the 17th Portuz,uese.
regiftrent, two squadrons of cavalry, and four sir-
pounders'from Elves : the force to meet at 3 o'clock
in the rnorning,'and the whole to be placed under the
orders of the Hon. Major-General William Lumley,

Albuen My 19.

MY Loan—l have infinite satisfaction-in commu-
nicating to your Lordship, that the allied afmy, uni-
ted here under my orders, ohtssined on the 16th inst.
after a most sanguinary contest, a complete victory
over that of the enemy, commanded by Marshal Soult;
and I 51i...11 proceed to relate to your Lurdship the cir-
cumstances.
In a former report I have informed your Lordship
of the advance of Marshal. Soult from Seville, and I
had in consequence judged it. wise entirely to raise the
siege of Badajoz, and prepare to meet him with our
united forces, rather than, by looking to two objects
at once, to risk the loss of both. Marshal Souk, it
appears, had been long straining every cerve to col-
lect a force which he thought Cully sufficient to his
object for the relief of Badajoz ; and for this purpose
he had drawn considerable numbers from the corps
Lof Marshal Victor and General Sebastiani, and also,
1 I believe, front the French army of the centre. Hav-
-1 ing thus completed his preparations, he marched
from Seville on the lOtli inst.-with a corps then esti-
mated at fifteen or sixteen thousand• men, and was
joined on descending into Lstramadura by the corps
under General _Latour Mairbourgb, stated to be 'five
thousand men. -I-lis.rzoellency General Blake, as
soon as he learnt the advance of Marshal Soult, in
strict conformity to chi plan 'imposed by your L6rd-
fhip, proceeded tOlentp his inaction With the corps
wick my ordtrs; and arrived at Valverde in person
on the 14th inst. where, having consulted with hii
ce Ek llency and 64iiilial Castanos, it was determined
to meet the enemy, artMo give him battles
On finding the degrgliskatt.oa.Of the ens:owl" re-
lieve Iladajoz, 1 11004°14n up from before ghat
place, and marched the infantry to ill, position in
troatbt Valverde, except the division of the Honour:

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able Major General C. L. Cole, which with 2000 rillery, commanded by Captain Lefebure, did poi..
Spanish troops, I left tocover the removalof our stores. execution on the enemy's cavalry ; and one brigade
The cavalry, which had, according to orders, fallen of Spanish artillery (the only one in the field) I sew
back as the enemy advanced, was joined at Santa equally gallantly and well served : we lost in the mis-
iViaitha by the cavalry of General slake ; that of fortune which occurred to the brigade commanded by
General Castanos, under the Count de Penne Villa- Lieutenant-Colonel Colbnene ( whom General Stewart
niur, had been always with it. As remaining at Val. reports co have acted, and was then acting, is a most
verde though a stronger positio. ,'eft Badajoz entirely noble manner, leading on the brigade in admirable
open, l determined to take up a position (such as could order) one howitzer, which the enemy, before the at.
be got in this widely open country) at this place: thus rival of the gallant General Hoghtoa s brigade, had
standing directly between the enemy and Badajoz.— time to carry uff,.with 2or 500 prisooers of that b:;.
The army was therefore assembled here on the 15th gade. After he had been beaten. hags this his print.
inst. The corps of General Blake, though makingl pal attack, he still continued that near the village, OE
a forced march to effect it, only joined in the night, i which he never could make anyhtapreraion,or crossits
and could not be placed in 'its position till the morn- I rivuleothough I bad beeo obliged to brirg a verygreat
ing of the 16th inst. when General Cole's division,l proportionse the troops from it, to support the pnaci.
with the Spanish brigade under Don Carlos d'Es-i pal point of attack ; but the enemy seeir.g his main
, pagne, also joined, and a little before the commence-1 attack defeated, relaxed in his atterept there also.—
iment of the action. Our cavalry had been forced on ' The Portuguese division of Meijer-General Hamiltoa.
toile morning. of the 15th inst. to retire from Santa. b n every initnnee evinced the uttnest stecalineu are
iMartha and joined here. In the afternoon of that , courage, and manceuvred equally well with the Britis! .
alay the enemy appeared in front of us. The next : Brigadier General Harvey's Portuguese brigade,
I morning our disposition for receiving the enemy was , belonging to General Cole's division, had an (-ppm.
made, being formed in two lines, nearly parallel to tunity of distinguishing itself when. marching in hat
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the river Albuera, on the ridge of the gradual ascent across the plain, by reptiLing with the %Arnett :teed.
rising from that river, and covering the roads to Ba- ness a charge of the enemy's cavalry.
dajoz and Valverde, though your Lordship is aware, It is impossible to enumerate every instance of di:.
that the whole face of this country is every where pas- cipliae aid valour shewn on this severely contested
(sable for all arms. General Blake's corps was on the day : but never were troops that more valiantly or
right, in two lines ; its left, on the Valverde road, mere gloriously maintained the honour of their re.
i joined the right of Major General the Hon. William epective countries. I have not been able to partial.
-Stewart's division, the left of which reached the Ba- lame the Spanish divisions, brigades, or regiments
dajoz road ; where commenced the right of Major- that were particularly engaged, because lam not ac-
General Hamilton's division, which closed the left of quainted wit% their denominations or names; but 1
the line. General Cole's division, with one brigade ave great pleasure in sang that their behaviour was
of General Hamilton's, formed the second line of the most gallant and honourable; and though, from the
British and Portuguese army. superior number and weight et the enemy's fume,
The enemy, on the morning of the 16th, did not that part of them that were in the post iop mamba
long delay his attack ; at eight o'clock he was Moser- were obliged to cede the ground, it was after agallant
ved to be in movement, and his cavalry was seen resistance, and they continued in good order to sups
passing the rivulet of Albuera, and considerably above port their allies; and I doubt not, his Excellency Ce.
our right ; and shortly after he marched out of the .neral Blake will 'do ample justice on this head, by
wood opposite toes a strong force of cavalry, and making losatoetsibleattentim of the deserving,
two heavy columns of infantry, pointing theM to °lift The•battle .: a need at nine o'clufike sod coatis
front, as if to attiek-the village and bridge of Alias- '.need withouLieteetuptlaeo: sal ;wp tit or oftemoont
era ; during this-time. under covet of his vastly - suo: whits ahr-teefeery having been .driven over the AL
perior cavalry, he was filing the principal body of las-;buera, for the, tettialmler of 'the day there was bat
infantry over the river beyond our right, and it was canannadditalsirslaimishing. •
not long before his intention appeared to be to turn ! It is impossible. by any description to do justice to
us by that flank, and cut us offYrnm Valverde, Ma- ' thetlietinguished gallantry of the troopobut every iedi.
jor General Cole's division was therefore ordered .solvidlialittnitanbly did his duty, and which will be well
form an oblique line to the rear of our riglii;witb,his pro* il, the 'great loss we have suffered, though m-
own right thrown back • and' the intentiow,of the pursing the enemy ; and it was observed that our dead,
enemy to attack our right becoming evident, 1 tnii: partioulaily thee/1h regiment, were lying o they bed
quested General Blake to form part of his first lints fought, in ranks, 21;3- every wound was in the hoot.
and all his second, to that front ; which was done. i t' The Hon. Major-General William Stewart most
The enemy commenced his attack at nine o'clock,' particularly distinguished himself, and conduced moch
not ceasing at the same time to menace our left ; to the honour of the day ; he received two contusions,
and after a strong and gallant resistance of the See- btu would not quit the field. Major-General the Ho
nish troops, he gained the heights upon which they nourable G. L. Cole is also entitled to every praise ;
had been formed ; meanwhile the division of the Ho- ' and I have to regret being deprived for some time of
nourable Major General William Stewart had been fat services, by the wound he has received. The Hon.
' brought up to support them ; and that of Majorrae- Lieutenant-Colonel Abercrombie, commanding the 2d
neral Hamilton brought to the left of the Spaalth brigade 2d division, and Major L'Estrange, 31st re-
line, and formed in contiguous close columns of bat- , gimeht, deserve to be particularly mentioned; and
talions, to be moveable in any direction. The- Por- nothing could exceed the ccnduct and gallantry cf
tuguese brigade of cavalry. under Brigadier General Colonel Inglis, at the bead of his regiment. To the
Otway, remained at some distance on the left of this, , Hon. Major-General Win. Losideyolfor the very able
to check any attempt of the enemy below the village. manner in which he opposed the numerous cavalry et
As the heights the enemy had gained raked and en- the enemy, arid foiled him in his object, lam pant.
-tirely commanded our whole position, it became ne- cularly indebted, To Major-General Hamiltnn who
cessary to make every effort to retake and maintain commended on the left, during the severe attack upon
I them . and a noble one. was made by the divisicp of our right, I am also much indebted ; and the Porto
General Stewart, headed by that gallant officer.— ! guese brigade of Brigadier. Generals Fonseca and At•
Nearly at the beginning of the enemy's attack, a , chibald Campbell deserve to be mentioned. To Major
heavy storm of rain came on, which, with the smoke , General Alten, and to the excellent brigade under no
from the firing, rendered it impossible to discern any i orders, I have much praise to give ; and it is with
thing distinctly. This, with the nature af the ground,, great pleasure I assure your Lordship, that the good
had been extremely favourable to the enemy in form- , and gallant conduct of every corps. And of every per-
ing his columns, and in his subsequent attack. ' son, was in proportion to the opportenity that offered
The right brigade of General Stewart's Division, . for:distinguishing themselves. I know not an indivi.
under Lientenaut.Coloriel Colborne, first came into I dual who did not do his duty.
:taloa, and behaved in the most gallant manner; and It I have, I fear, to regret the loss to the service of
finding that the enemy's column could not be shaken : Colonel Collins, commanding a Portuguese brigade,
by fire, proceeded to attack it with the bayonet ; and ihis leg having been carried off by a canuon-shot. He
while in the act of charging a body of Polish lancers : is an officer of great merit; and I deeply lament the
(cavalry) which the thickness of the atmosphere and i death of Major-General Hoghton, and of ;hose two
the nature of the ground had concealed, (and which ! promising officers, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Vildliam
1, was besides, mistaken by those of the brigade, wbeh I Myers and Lieutenant-Colonel Duckworth.
discovered, for Spadish cavalry, and therefore not 1 It is most pleasing to me to inform your Lordship,
fired upon), turned it; and being thus attacked unex- I not only of the steady and gallant conduct of our
pettedly in the rear, was unfortunately broken, and ' allies, the Spanish troops under his Excellency Gene•
suffered immensely. The slat regiment being thelral Blake, but also to assure you that the most per
left one of the brigade, alone escaped this charge, i feet harmony has subsisted between us; and that Genes
and under the command of' Major L'Estrange kept! ral. Blake, not only conformed in all thin
but s to the
o the
its ground until the arrival of the 3d brigade, under I general line proposed by your Lordship,
Major General Hoghton. The conduct of this bri- details, and in whatever J suggested to his Excellency,
gade was most conspicuously gallant ; and that of the, I received the most iesluue and cordial assent and
2d brigade, under the command of the Hon. Lieute- . co-operation ; and tioabiug. was omitted n
hish part.
nant Colonel Abercrombie, was not less so : Majoio: to ensure the success of our united efforts inn ermi
General Hoghton, cheering on his brigade, fell pier- the battle he most essentially by hie experience, knew.
ced by mounds. Though the enemy's principal at, s ledge, and zeal, dot
`contribute g.its ferlenate result.
tack was on this rim of the right, he also made al - His Excenencjihe Captiiiiwencral Castanos, who
continual attempt upon that part of our original front had united the few troops-Ile-had.. in a state to b!
at the village and bridge, which was defended in the., brought into the field. to those of General Bla'o,
most.gallant manner
.by Major-General Baron Alten ; and placed them undet his orders. assisted in perwe
and the light infantry brigade oftheGerman Legion, in the field t and nos as4y9n tbis, but on all o
whose conduct was in every point of view co:upon ; dons, I am much indebtealto General Castanos,wlO
ously good. This point now formed our left, and is ever beforehand in givitig whatever can be bent:'
Major• General Hamilton's division had.been brought cial to the suchess of the common cause.
up there ; and he was left to direct the defence of that 1 Though I unfortunately cannot point nut the coo!
point, whilst the enemyle attack continued on our; or many of the individuals of the Spanish imps* slut
right, a considerable proportion of the Spanish troops ~ distinguished themselves, yet I will not omit to men.
supporting the defence of this place. The enemy's 1 tion the names of General B.dlesteros, whose 2a114.
cavalry, on his infantry attempting to force our right, try was most conspicuous, as of the corps he h
had endeavoured to turn it ; but by thosable maned. i, der his command ; and the same of General Zip.
vies of Major-General the Hon. WM. Lumley, com-1 and 'of 1)on Carlos D'Espagne. The Spatifoli Cit.
mandieg the allied cavalry, though vastly inferior to . retry have behaved extremely well ; and the `o ant
that-of the enemy in number, his endeavours were foil. de Penne Villamur is particularly deserving to
ad. Major-General Cole seeing the attack ot the enemy, ' mentioned.
very judiciously bringing tip hisleft a little, marched in I•' I annex the return of our loss in this hard to:::
ad tin-
to attack the enemy's left, and arrived most op- I tested day: it is very severe. And in .iddieion el
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portunely to contribute, with the charges of the bp- ; the loss of the troops tinder his Excellency &Term
gades of General Stewart's division, to force the one- ' Biome, who are killed, missing, and woonsied,f bit
my to abandon his situation, and retire precipitately, of which I have not the return. The loss o
oft b th,
And to'f se ake refuge
.under his reserve • here the Fuzi- i enemy; though 1 cannot know what it b3l
is, m
er brigade particularly distinguished itself. He was still more severe. lie has left on, the fi,..ld of :-
pursued by the allies yea considerable distance, and tle about two thrinsand dead, aiu we fiaVe tAte
as far as I thought it piudent, with his immense su- i from 909 to 100 U prisoner*. He has had live Geier'
periority of cavalry; and I contented myself with see- rals killed and wounded ; of the foreier, Generals ,
ing him driven across the Albuera. I have every rea- ! Division Werle and Pesint ; and Gaom and t'l`
son CO speak favourably of the manner in which our , others amongsethe latter. His force was 'mach too:‘
artillery was served, and fought; and Major Hartman :, considerable than we had been informed ot, as
,Ic,
`mendcommanding the British, and Major Dickson corn. ! not think he displayed less than from '2O to 2‘7.,'1n;
ing the ,ortisguete, and the officers and men, are infantry, 4000 eavalry.lnss'
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entitled to my thanks. The four inns of the horse an- ' numerous and heavy artillery. His rinfbeamo ;
and he certainly had