The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-05 00:00:00

wilds effected their own retreat, in good order, to
Alicast.

Madrid, Aug. IS.
I Lave the pleasure to inform your Lordship, that the
'garrison of the Retiro surrendered by capitulation yes.
terday ; and I have now the honour to inclose a trans.
lation of the capitulation. We invested the pleat
completely on the evening of the 13th; and in the
night detachments of the 7th division of infantry ue-
der the command of Major. General Hope, and of the
3d division of Infantry, ander the command of Major.
General the Hon. E. Pakenhasn, drove in the enemy's
post from the Prado and the Botanical Garden; and
the works which they had constructed outside of the
Park wall ; and having broken through the wait in
different places, they were established in the palace
lof the Retiro, and close to the exterior of the enemy's
works, inclosing the building called La China.

The troops were preparing in the morning to at.
tack those works, preparatory to the arrangements to
be adopted for the attack of the interior line and
building, when the Governor sent out an Officer to
desire to capitulate, and I granted him the honours
of war, the baggage of the officers and soldiers of
the garrison, &c. as specified is the inclosed agree-
ment.

I inclose a return of the strength of the garrison,
which marched out yesterday at four o'clock, on their
road to Ciudad Rodrigo. We have found in the place
one hundred and eighty.nlue pieces of brast ordnance,
in excellent condition ; nine hundred barrels of
powder ; twenty thousand stand of arms ; and coo,
sidemble magazines of clothing, provisions, and am.
munition.

We have likewise found the eagles of the 13th and
51st Regiments., which I forward to England, to be
presented to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent,
by my Aid-de-Camp, Major floret.
I see by a letter from General Baßatter's to Lieu.
tenant-General Or Rowland Hill, of the 29th of
July, that he had been in Dialog; on the 14th of that
month, after an engagement with General Laval,
near Coin. General Halinaterno IMP at Grueler*
on the 29th, I hare a letter from Lieutenant-Gem.
ral Sir Rowland Hill of the Sth instant; and al.
though General Droest had been in MiTaillett for
three days, it does not appear that his movements are
of any imperial*.
I inclose rotates of** killed, wounded, and mitsf
log, In the affair at Majtlahonda, on the 11th in-
` stunt, and of the loss in the attack of the verb of
the Heim, This dispatch will be &altered by my
41(1-deXamp, Major Burgh, who will be able to
explain any further clrinunstaness relating to oar slr
tuation; and I beg leave to popoonssad hips to your
Lordship's protection.
F. S. Since writing this dispatch, I hive received('
letter of the -1111th instant, from Gemini Yakked,
j from Aliaant, is which that Mar informs meths he
had on that day landed at that place,

(TRANSLATION).
Capitulation proposed by General dieted et Weisel, Co*
pleader in Chief of the Allied Army, and steepled by Cole,
nel La Food, Commandant of the Fort of La China, 14th
Aagast, 11114.
Article I.—The garrison shall march out of the feet with the
honours of war, and mail lay down their arms on the Gin&
Art. garrison, and persons of every description,
in the fort, shall be prisoners of war.
Art. lll.—The Officers shall be allowed to retain their swords,
their baggage, and their bones, according to the gopher allow-
ed them by she regulations of the French army; sad the eddies
ohalt keen their knapsacks.
Art. I V.—'llte magazines of the fort of every description,
shall he deliyered to Vie Officers of the respective departments,
and the 'French Commandants of artillery and of mimes,
shall furnish lists of the contents of each depot.—The plans of
the tort shell also be delivered to the Commanding Oilker of the
British engineers.
Art. Y.—Theis capitulation shall take place at fear o'clock in
the afternoon, and the gates of the fort shall be occupied by the
troops of the Allied Army as soon as this Capitulation lariat+
Signed on the part of General the Rani of Wellington,
FITZ ROY SOME it SET,
Lieut.-Col. and Military Sec.
WELLINGTON.

Ratified
Signed on the part of Colonel La Fond,
R. DE LA BRUNE.
This Capitulation is ratified by the Colonel Commanding the
Fon of La China.
(Signed) LA FONI%

Return of Prisoners of War taken at the Fort de la Ching 111
the Retlm and in the Central Haspital la Mocha, on Stls
14th Aug. 'lBl2.
Staff-1 Colonel, 2 Captains, 2 Saba!teens, I Seat, Chit
'Officers, 16 'etyma*, drummers, and task and alekamatort-to
Artillery-1 Liesteaans.Coleue4; Ifi liva."l4
11 355 serierults, drummers, and rank turd ,46 banes and tan
Eagineers-1 Liestentutt-Colonel, 2 Captains, 1 %bolters,
70 serjeants, drummers, and rank and flle.
'Detachments of several regiments of ?ensile the
marrison-z-1 Colonel, 2 Lieutenant-Colonels, 9 Captains, IV
Subalterns. 14W serjeants, drummers, and rank and lie.
independem Garrison Cam: any-1 Captain, S lubffitems•
91 vrjeants, drummers, and rank suladthile.
Total taken at the fort-2 Colo , 4 Lleatestant.rokniek
1 ft Captains, 36 %bakery's, 7 S of, 3 Civil UjiM, IV"
serjeants, d and rank and Ale, 46 florets sad males.
Stud-12 Civil dicers, 1 rank and die.
Sick and Convalescents—l Captain, b Subalterns, 4 Cl 4 Or'
beers, 420 serjeauts, drummers, and nick and die.
Total taken at the General Having... 4 4.lsptaill2§llo
16 Civil Officers, 429 serjearns, drummers, and rank andheM
rseneral Total taken-2506.
N. B Besides :me above number, 6 oak and lie Brithbodni
6 Officers and 144 rank and Spaniards, were maker ia
fort of La China. •
JOHN WATERS. Lieut.-Col. and A. A. it

Return of Killed. Wounded, and Missing at the Army sad"
the Command of his Excellency theserat the Earl of Wellies-
ton, K. IL in an Affair witn tee 'I CaOalry, in treat
the Village of Maialakonds, the 11th Idil.
Rosa. Hone Artillery-6 rank and file, $ hones, killed
rank. and file, wounded; 1 Captain, 12 rank and 11109 Walt
mitsir.r.
Royal Foot Artillery-1 rank and file, wounded; rank asa
file, pilaing
Ist Dra4nono, King's Derma Left
onA4 tank and !
hems, killed ; 2 Coptalas, 1 Lieutenant. 4 serpents, 15 rank
and file, 6 horses, wounded; 9 rank and file, 1 hoer. mlssillt• •
4d pinto. Ditto—l Cornet, 1 serJeant, 7 rank and die, 7 horse,
killed ; 'A t.ieutenants., 1 'Mem, 15 rank, and me, 6 horses,
wounded; 1 LieutenanteColonel, 3 rank and file, 10 horses.
Missing.
Total British Loss-1 Cornet. 1 nerjennt. 18 rook and fill. 19
horses, killed ; 2 Calming, 3 Lieutenants, 5 see cant:. Si
rank and file, 12 horses, wounded ; LieutensoteColonel, I
captain, 20 rank and file, 44 horses, *suing.