The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-02-20 00:00:00

I)RI)LTS OF AI)►IIRALTY,

sir. TM Otlft I I Al postponed Ms motion resp&flrr, Jim Drafts
of Admiralty from to-morrow till Tuesday next, at ettata es-
sential l'apers could not bt• produced early enough.
The Home of (Amino= Oiliccs Dill was read a third time.—
Adjourned.

FRENCH EWERS.

OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS FROM SPAIN.

REPORT OF TUE DUKE OP RAcusA TO. THE PRINCE OF
WAGRADI AND NEUFCHATEL, MAJOR-GENERAL.
" Valladolid, dan. 16.

44 MoNsetosiruft,—l have the honour of inform-
ing your Excellency, that I yesterday evening re-
ceived accounts of the English having suddenly
united, and on the Bth passed the Agueda, after hay.
lug formed a bridge of boats two leagues above the
place, wiqi the besieging artillery. On the 10th the
place was invested, and the siege immediately com-
menced. I lost not a moment in marching to the re-
lief of the place. I had collected four divisions, for
the purpose of revictualling Ciudad Rodrigo ; but
these forces were not now sufficient; I was there-
fore obliged to call two divisions of the Army of the
North, and Bonnet's division, which I ordered to
quit the Asturias. These together amount to nearly
60,000 man, with which I will march against the
enemy. You may expect happy and glorious events
for the French arms. My army will be united on
the 21st. As I ordered Gen. Montbrun to retire the
latter end of January, I do not expect he will join
ofe before February. He has under his orders three
divisions and a part of my cavalry.
(Signed) w Marshal Duke of RAGUSA."

SECOND REPORT.

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Salamanca, Jan.lB.

" MoNstioNEtta,—l have the honour of ac•
quaitsting you the moment arrived here, that ac.
cording to the accounts which I have received, the
suburbs of Rodrigo, as well as a redoubt I ordered
to be constructed, were, on the 10th instant, car-
tied by surprise. This is an unfortunate circum-
stances, as I always considered these works would.
require a siege, and give us eight or ten days. On
the other hand, I am informed, that the first pieces
of the besiegi►ig artillery only passed the Agueda on
the 14th. In waiting the junction of troops which
are marching from different places, I have pushed a
strong advance guard as twar as possible to the
town, in order to have it understood we are march-
ing to its succobr."

THIRD REPORT.
" On the 10th at night the enemy appeared before
Ciudad Rodrigo, and took possession of the convents
in the suburbs. On the 16th the English batteries
opened their fire at a great distance; and on the
19th the place was taken by assault, and fell into the
power of the enemy. There is in this event some.
thing so incomprehensible, that I will not permit
myself to make any observation on it. I
have not
yet received the necessary information."

FOURTH REPO ;IT. .
" Salamanca, Jan. 44.
" I had concerted with General Dorsenne for the
r
junction of our troops, but the hopes I had con.
I dived of seeing the enemy's army, proud of a first
1 succe's, remain beyond the Agueda, quickly vanish-
i ed. The reconnoitring parties which I dispatched,
informed me that the enemy's corps that had marched
upon Tamales, and which they considered as the
united army, had fallen back upnv Agueda, crossed
that river, and re-entered Portugal, after carrying
1 away the bridges, The English have taken away
part of the heavy artillery of the place to treosport it

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