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LONDON:
WEDNMAY, NOVEMBFR 18, 1812.

A Bulletin was issued last night from the •War
Department, giving the substance of Lord VEL.
LINGTON'S Dispatches, dated the 26th, 28th, Slst
of October, and 3d of November. This morn-
ing a Gazette was published, containing • the parti-
' culars of his Lordship's movements since raising the
siege of Burgos, and we have the mortification to
learn,that he has found himself under the painful ne-
cessity of retiring with the Allied Army towards the I
' Douro, in consequence of the superior strength of
the French, who had, by the junctions of their two
chief bodies, aided by the remains of MARMONT'S
forces, and the farther •addition of troops from
France, found themselves enabled to pursue our'
brave Commander on his retrograde march. What
!adds to our sorrow and regret is, that preparatory to
this retrograde movement, his Lordship had been '
obliged to call Sir ROWLAND HILL from Madrid,
and thereby allow the enemy again to poUess him-
self of that proud capital. In this reheat several
affairs between our rearguard and tie advanced-
guard of the French took place, in which the
Allied troops greatly distinguished themselves.—
In these rencontres, as well as on the storming
of Burgos, we arc not Triad° acquainted with
the extent of our loss, Ministers observing that
their Dispatches are not accompanied by returns of
killed and wounded. Thus, in the present critical
situation of our army, we may expect either to hear
of a general 'engagement taking place, or their re-
treat to the frontiers of Portugal.
SUPPLEMENT TO TUE LONDON GAZETTE.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Downing-street, Nor. 17.
Dispatches, ef which the following are extracts,
have been this day received at Earl Bathurst's office,
addressed to his Lordship by General the Marquis
of Wellington, dated Cabccon, 26th and 28th Octo-
ber, Rueda, 31st October and 3d November, 1812.
Ca!Jecon, 25'h October, 1812.
I have been so much occupied by the movements
and operations of the army since the 18th inst. that
I have not been able to write to your Lordship.

The operations of the Castle of Burgos continued
nearly in the state in which they were when i ad.,
dressed your Lordship un the 11th instant, till the
IRth. having at that time received a supply of
musket ammunition from Santander, and having,
while waiting for that necessary article, completed a
mine under the church of St. Roman, which stood

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wine Legion. In this affair, Lieutenant-Colonel
the Honourable Frederick Ponsonhy, who com-
manded at Monasterio, was wounded, hut not severe.
Iy, and I hope I shall soon again have the byte& of
his assista&e.
I had long had reports of the enemy's intention
to advance for the relief of the castle of Burgos
with the Army of Portugal, reinforced by troops
recently arrived from France, and with that part
of the Army of the North which was disposable ;
and they did advance in considerable force against
the post at Monasterio on the evening of the 18th.
The subaltern of the Brunswick Legion, who com-
manded a piquet in tit. Olalla, disobeyed his or-
ders in remaining in that village upon the approach
of the enemy, and he tias taken with his piquet...—
The enemy, conse4uently, obtained posse,;sion of
the heights which command the town of Monas-
terio, and our out-post was obliged to retire on the
morning of the 19th, to the Burgos side of the
town.

I assembled the troops, excepting those neces-
sary for carrying on the operations of the siege, as
soon as it appeared by the enemy's movement of
the 18th, that they entertained serious intentions
of endeavouring to raise it, and placed the Al:ied
Army on the heights, having their right at Ibeas,
on the Arlauzon, the centre at Rio Vena and Ma-

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garadas, and the left at Soto Pallacio. The enemy's
army likewise assembled in the neighbourhood of
Monasterie. They moved forward on the evening
of the 20th, with about ten thousand men, to drive
in our outpost at Quintana Pella, and Olmos. The
former withdrew by order, but the latter was main-
tained with great spirit by the Chasseurs Briton-
niques. Seeing a fair opportunity of striking a blow
upon the enemy, I requested Lieutenant-General Sir
Edward Paget to move with the Ist and sth divi-
sions upon the enemy's right flank, which movement
having been well executed, drove them back upon
Monasterio, and our posts were replaced in Quin-
Wm Pella.
On the morning of the 21st, I received a letter
from Sir Rowland Hill, of the 17th, in which he
acquainted me of the enemy's intention to move to-
wards the Tagus, which was already fordable by in-
dividuals in many places, and was likely to become
so by an army.
The Castle of Chinchilla had surrendered on the
9th instant.
The enemy's force in Valencia was supposed to
amount to not less than seventy thousand men, a
very large proportion of which, it was expected,
would be disposable for service out of that kingdom.
I had desired Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland
Hill to retire from his position on the Tagus, if he
should find that he could not maintain himself in-it
with advanVige; and it was necessary that I should
be near him, in order that the corps tinder my corn-'
mind might not be insulated, in consequence of the
movements which he should find himself under the
necessity of making; I therefore raised the siege of
Burgos on the night of the 29th, and moved the
whole army back towards the Douro.
I felt severely the sacrifice I was thereby obliged
to make. Your Lordship is aware that I was never
very sanguine in my expectations of slimes in the
siege of Burgos, notwithstanding that I considered
success was attainable, even with the means in my
power, within a reasonable limited period. If the

attack made on the first line on the 22d or the
29th had succeeded, I believe we should ;!ace taken
the place, notwithstanding the übility with which
the Governor conducted the defe.ncr, and the gal-
lantry with which it was executed by the garrison.—
Our means were limited ; but it appeared to me that.
if we should succeed, the advantage to the cause

in an outwork of the second line, I determined that would be great, and the final success of the cum-
the breach which we had effected in the second line paign would have been certain.
should be stormed on that evening, at the moment I had every reason to be satisfies! with the conduct
this mine should explode; and that at the same time of the officers and troops during the siege of Burgos,
the line should be attacked by escalade. particularly with the brigade of Guards.
The mine succeeded, and Lieutenant-Colonel i During the latter part of the sier.e the weather
Browne lodged a party of the 9th Cacadores, and a; was very unfavourable, and the troops suffered
detachment of Spanish troops of the regiment of As- much from the rain. The Officers at the head of
tunas in the outwork. A detachment of the King's the artillery and engineer departnienta--Lientenant-
German Legion, under Major Wurmb, carried the; Colonel Robe, and Lieutenant-Coionel Burgoyne ;
breach, and a detachment of the Guards succeeded and LieutenantrColonel 'Dickson, who commands
in escalading the line; but the enemy brought such a! the reserve artillery, rendered me every assistance ;
fire upon these two last detachments, from the third and the failure of success is not to' be attributed to
line, and the body of the castle itself, and they were them. By their activity we carried off every thing
attacked by numbers so superior, before they could in the course. of one night, excepting the three
receive the support allotted to them, that they were eighteen-pounders destroyed by the enemy's fire,
obliged to retire, suffering considerable loss. Major and•the eight pieces of cannon which we had taken
Wurmb was unfortunately killed. . • from the enemy on the night of the 19th ult. in' the
It is impossible to represent in adequate terms my storm of the hornwork. Having sent our cattle to
sense of the conduct of the Guards and German meet the equipment expected from Santander) we.
Legion upon this occasion; and lam quite satisfied, had not the means of moving the latter.
that if it had beet: possible to maintain the posts • The enemy was not aware of .our 'movement, and
which they had' gained With so much gallantry; these • did not follow us till late on the*:!...?d, when ten thou-
troops would have maintained them. Some of the sand men encamped on this side.cf Burgos.
men stormed even the third !ine, and one wag killed The British army encamped at Celada del Camincr
in one of the embrasures of that line; and I had the and Horuillos, with the light cavalry at Estepan and'
satisfaction of seeing that if 1 could breach the wall , Baniel. We continued our march on the following
of the Castle we should carry the place. day, the right of the army to Torquemada, the left
Another mine was commenced under the second to Cordevilla, at which places we crossed the Pi-
line from the Church of St. Roman, of which we suerga.
remained in possession. The enemy followed our movement with their

The enemy had on the 131 h mmed forward a con. whole arms-. Our rear-guard consisted of two light
siderable body of infantry, and six squadrons of battalions of the King's German Legion, under
cavalry from Brlviesca .to reconnoitre our out-post. Colonel lialkett, and of Major-General Anson'`
at Monasterio. They attacked the piquet at• the brigade of cavalry : and .Major-General Rock's bri-
bridge in front of that town, but were repulsed by gadewas halted at the Venta del Pozo to give thetn
the are of detachment of the infantry of the &aut. supped. The whole under the command of
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