The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-04 00:00:00

Considering notwithstanding what he has dole
;ince his surprise to bring back the remains of the
tao battalions and save the eagles ; considering
likewise that the light cavalry had not established a
Card to discover the defile by Which the enemy
'penetrated, I have thought that waiting further in-
gructions from your Excellency, to confine myself to
lepriving him of his command and sending him to
Cardonne, where he will remain unemployed till's'
er% disposition. I have directed the General of
e:vision, BARROIS, to join the 7th corps and replace
kiin. Gen. Count FALLON proposed to me to reduce
to two battalions the 34th and 40th Regiments of the
Line. This measure appears to me useful for the good of
the service, in consideration of the actual force of
these two regiments. I am going to order it, sad
win send the result to your Excellency.. I have re-
(rived letters from Phillippon, General of Badajoz,
dated Oct. 1. He gives me a satisfactory account of
his situation. A considerable convoy which I sent
iron Seville has arrived at Badajoz. I am, &c.
(sirwd) Marshal DUKE OF DALMATIA.

gtPOll/ FROM GENTER AL COUNT D'ERLON TO TEE MAR..

SIIAL DUKE OF DALMATIA.
" I yesterday received GIRAnD'S report. I send!
the original to your Excellency by an Aid-de-Camp
of that General Officer, in order that you may
question him upon what happened. There was
Oroughout a reprehensible security, but tise honour
of the French arms has been saved by the firmness
and valour of the Generals Gln %RD and DEvtuaovsb
at , and this affair, which might have been attended
with fatal, even dishonourable consequences, ought
sow to be ranked in the number of those occurrences
which are not unfreqnent in war. General GIRARD
has brought back with him 800 men ; he had 1300.
I have drawn from Badajoz the battalion of the 40th;
this battalion will join its regiment, and be replaced
by one of the 88th. I will form the 40th and 34th
in two battalions, in order to give these two Tee-
rents the organization which belongs to their actual
and the number of officers which remain.
liambquarters Almendtalego, Nov. 4, 1811.

LTTIES IROH GRN. GIRARD TO THZ DORE OT DAL-
sIATIA, MARSHAL.
" The Count IYEaLoN directed my Aid-de-C.esnp
to deliver to your Excellency the report of the battle
of Arroyo de Molinos. Your Excellency will see that
I was in march; that I could have retired, and
avoided fighting with my rear-guard; but the cavalry
bad compromised themselves, and it would have been
requisite to have abandoned them.
" The enemy vas numerous I considered ; but
Actuated by the honour of the arms of his MAJESTY,
and the duty of a devoted soldier, I marched upon the
rosii,h, and by drawing upon myself all the forces
of the enemy, ciisengaged the light cavalry. We have
Alloyed sensible losses, but disengaged ourselves with
honour from the most difficult position. Three time,
surrounded, three times we opened ourselves a pas-
sage with the bayonet. Marshal, I shall be in despair
if the results of this unfortunate affair should
take me forfeit the confidence of his MAJESTY. I
!twit it by the sentiments which directed me, by those
v‘hith animate me.
(Signed) " GI RARD."
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