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enacted and organised with an activity and an order
that are extraordinary. The two armies put them-
selves in motion. We drove in all the enemy's posts,

and on the 24th introduced the whole cotitoj, into I
Ciudad Rodrigo. This fortress is, therefore, sup-
plied with proiisions for a long period. Count Dor-.
aenne gate up to me the troops of the garrison which&
belonged to my army-corps, and replaced thenr by
those of thearmy of the North. On the 25th, we
Rt teriselv-es in march. Two leagues from Ciudad
ndeige see perceived the English rear-guard. Ge-
ieral Montbrun,.commanding our advanced guard,
charged the enetny with that rapidity and boldness
which he has so frequently displayed ' • and took (real
theie .11;our,,Pleces Of cannon. We made ourselves mit4
terf,efthe ridge, andmaintained ourselves there in
spit brim the efforts Of 'the English, the wete
obliged to commence a retreat. General Monthrun
puriued them for two hours ; his fire was so lively
that he expended all his amMunition. The less of the
engin), was considerable : he never stopped till he
reached the camp of Fuente Gaittaldo ; but our
dd-
tanced guard altine was there : our divisions of id;
fantry were a Match in our rear". Had not this been
the case, the English army was loit: wo had the mor-
*ification of Seeing its divisioni precipitate themselves
in all directions towards their Intrenched camp. If
I hidtad. then only 15,00C1 Men dt hand, the English
•• • army wbuld have been caught in a flagrant fault, and
beaten in detail, without being able 4ii.re:suilte. The
• division of the Engliih Gen. Cole was still at Phib
while the light ditision ar General Crawford Was
rt Martiago but -oar infantry only ranted. during
the night ' • and 'it day-break.• we perished the in-
, • ilitiechettbiiiiip entirely Hoed • itigt ieftemy's troop's.
(lineal* Iltfrieisiie rind m K inetleAhe .necessary
di:Posit** fbi.. attacking, on the Inh. the
inoinleg.: brit the English General did not think
roper to itweitits ; lie abandoned his camp derilig
. the night, retiring upon Alfaylites and Sabogal,
We entered Fliente Gdineldo :nett day, and caused
to be conveyed to Chided Rodrigo a great quah-
tity a &seines, and othet inaterialS.collected for the
siege. I caused the enemy's lines .to be destroyed ;
his retreat was conducted in three ollumni. General
Montbtun went in pursuit of him by the route! of Ca-
*ides ae Flores.. General Watkr, with the Cavalry
of the Artny of the North, took the directiOh of
Albergcria ; he came up With the rent guard of the
enemy at Aldea del Fonte, and immediately charged
them. The divis!onSoubam having, arrived, the ac-
tion was. glorious for the arms. of his Majesty, and
the enemy was driven back with great loss and con-
fusion His rear-guard continued its. retreat to St,'
•
bugal. We have taken the bageaageof the Prince of
Orange..and of .General Crawford. The confusion
Was ao.great in the English *tiny, than an Aid*.
... tamp .of Lord Wellington, while endeavouring to
rejoin that General, threw himself into oar ranks.—
We have made 200 prisoners. The Army of Portugal
has.had 120 men4endered unfit for service; the ene-
sty's:loss amounted to between 7 and 800 men. Assure
his Majesty that the Spanish insurgents have felt
the greatest indignation on seeing themselves thus
abandoned in the North, as in the South ; and this
contrast heisted' the conduct of the Euglisly and the
probtises.which they have. incessantly. .broken, non-'
fishes a Ratibodl hatred which-will break out sooner
Or later. I must mention with praise Geeerals Mont.
Brun and Boyer,' edit: 06140, of 22d Chas-1
seurs, Lieutenant Merel of die 15th Light Dragoous,
is *ell at My Alds-de-Camp Jardet and Favier. I
.cannot, moreover; too much praise the zeal of the
Generals, Officers, and soldiers of, the army. We
ofhould have followed the enemy to, the lines of Lis.
boo,
.Where We should have beetrable to fart,' a
Sinn:dots with the army of the South, which, con'-'
pletely entire, has in its front only the division of
General Hill, had the moment been come which isi
• Axed for the catastrophe of the English.
(Signed) ?timbal Mike of RAGUSA,

. • Ciudad Rodrigo, Sept. 30, 1811.
REPORT OF COUNT bORSENNE, COMIANDER IN CHIEF
OP THE ARMY OF THE NORTH OF SPAIN, TO THE
PRINCE OF WAGRAM, F.C.
Mostamometa,—As soon RS i sitis informed that
the English army had recrossed the Tagus, and was
approaching the Coa, I resolved on marching against
the insutgent army of Gallicia, With the design of
retaking Astorga, and driving back into the Moun-
tains these ill-organised corps. I had acquainted the
Marshal Duke of Ragusa with my intended move.
meet, that) skould the English army march to the
• assistance of ilia df Gallicia, he might take Med.
• Imrer for following it; but the English army gave it:
• self a trouble to • support that of Gallicia, which
was ;)eaten and disPersed. I retook Astorga, which
Was repajted and prorisiimed. 1 repaired to Sala:
collected, thanks to the activity and the
"14 its of he Commissary Voland, whom I cannot,
- strotygivroupeeld to the farenrof his Majesty,
about 1500 carriages, laden with prdilliotis for Ciu-
dad ItOdifri. The Duke of Ragusa hiving commu:
me), tltai.he *as coining with a part of his
army t(_ co'-operate in the rfAiiCttuilling of Ciudad,
Rodrigo,' I did not think it necessary to mail .my-
. self pc,the latitude which your Highness gave me, to
summon to my aid the army of reserve; I contented
myself with sending for the division Souhans, and
nri in the cantonments marked out by your High-
ness the three other divisions of that army-Cahill.—
' I joined the Duke of Ragusa atTamames on the SKI
We entered Ciudad Rodrigo on the 24th. I imme-
diately changed the garrison, emptied the hospitals,
and-provisioned the place for a year. The drat ob-
• jOct of my movement was thus happily accomplished;
the second, which was that of carrying the intrench-
' ed camp' of Ft ente Guinaido, bas also been as speedi-.
ItUipted, While General .Wailer marched with
• the cavalrv.of Op Army 'bf the North upon Espeja,
enerA Ilreiiiiiiptutlotik,to the left; hozame up with
the enemy on theiridge- of Bodon; where he had a
brilliant affair, in which them:mil), Was o'erthrown.

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I.

• ru r t
ral
was in u rtma upon Alfayates
Gmieral liratieri Came up with, at Ali
the rear-guard or Ms enemy, consisting 1..
fantry, and 3,000 hbrse, with 14 pieces of cannon.
kale charged tale gingitsh cavalry with audacity, brake
rind pat them to light; While General Thiebaut.itd-
,Vanced rapidly 'on the road oi Alfayates,- pdtirini
upmt the enemy hi disorder a terrible hte Of artillery.
Several cavalry-charges made us masters of the *hole
rain. At friar-o'4 four *General Souhani Paned
Gen. Thiebaut with his grenadiers anti roltipurs ; he
Made an attack On the village with that vigour which,
characterises him; the enemy intule an obstinate re.
sistance for half :sit hour ; but at last the village wits
carried hilh the bayonet, and Om enemy preelpitatdd
into a ravine: soon after, this part of- the &OM
A tniy . was d'ii t A beyond the Can. My tinny-Corps
loft in this affair 4(i killed rind I/O wounded. The
lose of the Englith was considerable; the English
General Cole was severely *minded. I *as ex-
tremely Satisfied with the zeal, activity, and intelii.k
Bence of General Ileytittud, Commandant of Ciudad
Rodrigo : he had organized &Kt place in audit a wily
as to make the most brilliant detente, hid it been. ma
cessary. I tran4Mit to yOur Highess iof
1
the bilkers who distinguished theni nselires.n account
I beg you
to lay before hiS Majesty, the seal and ardouriihich
animate all my troops. What lilt Shall pronoun&
the moment arrited for commencing the grand opera-
tions for definitively driving the English from the Pe-
ninsula, his Majesty will find in no Arnly m lid teal
and dertitedness.
. ~. (Signed) The Count bOX.S. AN E.

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. .
- " ARMY OF AftrtAGON,
Ilend-dvarteiti ilcala de Chiver, lieg 16, 1811,
MonsbILNEU have entered the province pf Valencia : rtn
the 14th, my head-gmarters were at Beni-Carlo ; today they
are at _Simla de Chiver, with the view of advancing upon litir-
viedro, which the enemy lias fortified. The army is animated
ith the greatest ardour,
Marshal Count gIiCHET.

Head-Quarters at Muriledro, Sept. 9Ci, 1811.
ittokittotma,—l have already acquainted ytiur Ilighaebs
that I had entered the province of Valencia, ind 'Was marching
upon Nlurviedro. I arrived on the 4/ilt, and (mit possession of
the town. On the 28th, six companies of the divis n Hobert,
and Lix others of the Italian division, advanced its out of the
ramparts of the fortress, and carried all the (mini rls. The
enemy has in the forts 3,01) men and 18 cannon ; dii he 19th the
trenches were opened. I have also invested Fort 0 pan. An
assemblage of from 1,O) to 1,100 peasants had colt tcd on thy
right, at Val de Vxn ; Colonel Milet, of the 121. advanced
against them with SOP men of his regiment and ix) tirassiers
he routed them completely, killed 400 of the:u, a- took the
'greater part of their arms.
Marshal Count S&Il ET,
Camp at Murviedro. Oct. , 1811.
Mossztnityna,—lnformed that General Blake had mama
a part of his forces upon Uria and Segorhe, I or General
t'alombini to march against the division of Obispo, ' ablished
at Seneja. Four hundred horse defended the hl, b-r , while
three thousand iufantry occupied the heights to the right and
left. General Palorohini ordered 3 battalion of tha 111th to
charge the enemy on the left, while General Robert directed tho.
attack on the right with the rest of his brigade. Colonel Schia-
zetti, at the head of the dragoons Napoleon, charged the enemy's
cavalry, and pursued them to the bridge of Manama, near Se-
gorhe : the Whole division of Obispo was assembled at this
point. The dragoons took post On the bridge, and preserved it
in spite of the gnessy. Obispo was milking every Abet to sur-
round them, Qom the arrival of the select companies of the
114th, and the Ist of the Fistula arrested his movement; a geile-
ral,eharge decided his route and his eight upon Liiia. The dra-
goons Napoleon entered Segorbe pell-mell with the enemy,
sabreiug all that opposed them; they pursued the enemy to
within tw o leagues of the city. Gianni Balathiit; whd tiomL
inanded the reserve, caused two, to pursue the meaty ih good
•time on the road to Urla. Obispd is in a state of complete
route, and has lint 500 men, tine coloni, 90 horses, and a great
many prisoners. Marital Count SLICHIiT;

flhintroia 0
tellers, instead of Idlin. heck at
movement/then Madhark hate
again adtineed, and now ocCupy different cantaananek en the.
frontiers of this kingdom.. The light division is at pleseat
Feeirte de Gains!do, from Whence we ctimmeneid oar retreated
the 116th alt. The first division is eight leagoewin thereat of the
Coa. The fourth divhiorf dre lying between the Coa and the
Spanish frontiers. The other €fivitlons kre stationed in different
villages in the rear of the Coa. In consequence of the army,
lying td *Me, li am inclined tothiek they will remain where.
they are during the whiter. Yet, on farther consideration, this
deed hOt nape& veil feasible; as great preparation! ate making
to clear the ruins of Almeida, and repair its Wails and fortificwi
Lions, so as to enable us again to menet heavy ordnance on that
place. • The of:kakis whiekwai to have deed hapldyed aaalot;
Ciudad lindrigo is to be used for this purpose/ What Lord VA-
iingtoo's intentlotit are, I believe, is not IftiOwn to any persod
there. I can, hOWever, take spew me to say, that neither Oy
jeep nee seen are ity an'y maul satisfied frith regard to
air army falling bek da teed etching Of the 476 tilt.—For
my own part, I would &the/ hate /toyed in the field
anti! now, provided we could have put an es/ to the bu.
Meese. We ,are all heartily tired of tieing so long beipt
in a state of sospenie; Howeier, 1 hope It will please
Providence sods to cleterrilhe the business, and id a better way
don it emild have been settled at the time alluded to. Sickness,
swat the fatigue we have endured, have proved mere fatal to as
than all our rendounters with the enema. *vetol of our regi-
ments hate wife than half their numbert oil the sick lists but,
thank !leaven, many are now redovering. The number of deaths
• ley the epidemic with whirls the army hat been so long afflicted,
ale, I believe, known only to the Ilea& of the Medical Staffand
the Commander-in-Chief. The list would lle too frightful and
appalling to *made public."
The following is an eltraet of a letter froth a British Officer
In Portugal
" Lisbon-, October 1/.
66 I tinware the ptrteht nppoftunity of writing to Ocqualut,
you with our situation at this place, which, I assure you, is bill
no wait! an enviable one. I know little of .the situation of
our atm, unless *tea l hear from any of. our friends at head-
quarters. Six days ago I received a letter from our friend D. I
who has reetivered from the fever. Ile mentions in his letter that
the 6th di visimi of our ahny had had a sharp brash with the
enemy. This, of course, you will have learnt from the dispatches
width were sent froth hence several days ago. Had it net been
for the intrepid conduct of the sth and 77th infantry, out whole
brigade of Portuguese artillery must have fallen into the hands
of die enemy. The abbee regiments made a most noble charge, and
eJt up the enemy in every direction. I am slily to state, that
this country is a second Walcheren, regarsi to sickness.
There arc from 10 to 11,000 sick now in and around this
place. Every convent and church is crammed with sick and
wounded men, and they are dying like rotten sheep. The as ea-
ther is now extremely sultry at this place ; and when the hot
eather goes we shall be drenched with heavy rains, which will
be equally as unfaviturable fdr the recovery of the sick. Every
thing it very dear here at present. Potatoes are two-
pence:balfpcnny per pound, and other vegetables in pro-
pottiest. Porter is one shilling and three-pence per quart;
wine, of very inferior• quality, is from one shilling to
two shillings per bo tie. Is fait, the Whole Country, from end
to end, is one scene of desolation and ruin. The whole of the
subsiitence, not only for the hrmy hat for the wretched it:habi-
tants, must be drawn from Engtanii tit ether foreign markets.—
We are In daily expectatioa of the arllial of further reinforce-
Mentt, and among them some horse rittiftery and artillery drivers
from yOur port. Every person here wishes for a speedy termi-
nation of the contest t but that period appears quite as far dis-
tant as it did the first hour of our landing in this country."

Prom THE LONDON GAZETTE, Ocr. 29.

i'Vhitchall, Odober 21). .
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been
pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Ma-
jesty, to constitute and appoint the Right Honour-
able Datid Boyle to be his Majesty's Justice Clerk
in Scotland, in the robin of the Right Honourable
Charles Hope, appointed President of the College of
Justice in Scotland:
His Royal Highness has also been pleased, In the
name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to present the
Reverend William Finlater to the Church and Parish
of Durnest, in the Presbytery of Tongue, and County
of Sutherladd, in the room of Mr. John Thcansoli,
deceased,
.• _

MI WARY PROMOTIONB.
.
Crimmissithis signed gaf the.lAird Lieutenant • of the County of
Derby.
Derbyshire Regiment of Militia.
William Key, Gent. 'to-be Lieutenant. Dated October 811.
41 •
Scarsdale Regiment of Local Militia. ir•
Lieutenait iJohn Green to be Caplain of a Compaay vice
Smith, resigned. Dated OCtober 9, 1911.
Derbyshire Yeomanry Cavalry.
William Smith, Gent to be Cornet, vice Powell, resigned.
Dated October 16, 1811.
John Webb, Gent. to be ditto, vice Snowden, deceased. Dated

as above.
Ilkestone Volunteer Infantry.
Lieutenant Richard Potter to be Captain-Commandant, vice
Potter, resigned. Dated July 4, 1811.
Ensign John Brcntnall to be Lieutenant. Dated as above.
Robert Skerin.gton, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated as above.
ConuaissiOns signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the Cdunty of
Nottingham.
Nottinghamshire Regiment of Militia.
Oweni Duncan, Gent. td be Lieutenant. Dated October 17,
1811.
Corby Morgan, Gent. to be Ensign: Dated as above.
Ist or Nottingham Regiment of Local Militia.
William Roe, Gent. Is be Quarter-Master. Dated September
25, 1808. ,
Sd or Retiditi Regiment of Local Militia.
Jeb Conwoith, Gent. to be Quarter-Master. Dated September
25, 1808.

Crelpit-o.om, Oct. 29, 11111:
MEMBER RETURNED TO. SERVE IN THIS PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.
Borough of 'Pitiless.
Thomas Peregrine Courtesan in tbb room of William Adams,
Esti: deceased.
BANKRUPTS
George Savelby, Ludgate hill, liodt aid side: maker, to stlireti-
der November 2, at tea, 5, at two, December 10, at ten, at
Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Willett and Annesley, Fins-
bury-square:
William By and John Sands, FeisEhurch=street-ehambers, Fen-
ektirch-street, ship-brokers, November 2, at ten, 5, at twelve,
December 10, at ten, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Rear-
, don and Davis, Corbe4rourt, Graceehureh-street.
Samuel Brownridge, Lands, Yorkshire, Merchant, NoveMber IS,
14, December 10, at eleven, Mate Bulland Mouth Inn, Leeds:
Attornim, kles9rs. Lee and Raynar, Leeds; and Messrs.
Sykes and Knowles, New Inn.
Remy Wood, Workington, Cumberland, grocer, November 19,
29, i
-Att eleven, Ikeembes 10, at three, at the Cupold Hotel,
Whitehaven Cumbeiland. Attornies, Mr. Pearson, Staple
Inn; apd Mr. Sherwin, Whitehaven.
John Milky, Pultdn-le-Moors, Lancashire, cotton-manufactu-
rer, November 20, at eve, 21, December 10, at eleven, at the
Swan lan, Bolton-le-Moors. Attornies, Messrs. Shepherd
and Adlington. Bedford-row; and Messrs. Crosland Rushton,
13olton.le-iMoors.
William Berry, Alphington, Devonshire, tanner, November 2,
16, December 10, at one, at Guildhall, London. Attornies,
Nesbit Jennings and Collier, Carey-street, Lincoln's lun-
fields.

• •
• THE STATESMAN. .
CY* the-27th and 1611 now elk* ateadibildYdeti
idea del Ponle, the army. The whole of out' trirqrs,
ng of 15 cioo in- before conjectured, and as our mover
nmain erigi am••••• 11 erA nesnt notrianv dill