The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-10-12 00:00:00

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many see are missies who cannot join fnr a day or
rata ; bit I• billeie the enemy will only hive to boast
that he has achieved his passage, rod his killed and
womoded will be a great diminolow of his victors.
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" I have the hoeoer to he. Btc.
Sir A. Wellesley. Am &e. Eke. " R. sCJI.SON."
Sir Robert subjoins to the dispatch sbe 101 l .wing
letter from Sir A. Wollasley (now the Dukewt: Wets
lington) to L5lll Castler4sgh . r 'se • •
01134ATCM 11.011. A• WELLEiLif Ilklllll6lll
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rfulillo, Milrelll. 3109. •
46._ My LoviD,—.When 1 marched grew Tsiasesa
on the 3d list. with s view to oppose the Kimmel

corps, which we had heard had passed througis the
Peerto di Banos, sod had arrived at Plecestie. Sir
Robert Wilson arts detached upon the left of the
army towards Recalono ; sad before I marched Mt
that morning, 1 put him in communication with the
tipanish General Coesta, who, it had been settled.
was to remain at Talavera. I understood that Geo.
Coesta pet Sir Robert in communication ,with his ad-
sanced-gaard, which retired from Maser* on the
night of the 4th : I was obliged to retire wishoot sock
communication being establishod.
• " Sir Robert Wilson, however. did sot arrive
Valaila till the night of the 4th, having snade• long

march through the moomtaitie ; and as he *se thei
sit leagues fr.in the bridge of Afanbispth and bed tar
cross the high reed from Gropes' to 'fakeers, et
whirb the enemy was its coNceived that
he was too left to retire to d.ranbillint sad be deter.
mined• to move by Vent* St. Julien and Cestinells
towards the Tietai*, and across that river towards
theisOuntaina which separate Castillo fres Estrear.
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" Some of Sir Robert Wilson's digpsishosaishe
missed me, I am not aware by which of die jlllllllO
he went through the mountains, but basialtt by
'romances.
" He arrived, however, at Banos on the 11th, end
on the 12th was attacked and defeated by the French

corps of Marshal Ney, which, with that of Sault, re-
turned to Placentia on the 9th, lath, and 11th, that
of Ney having sinc.e gone on towards Salamanca.
" I enclose Sir R. Wilson's account of the action.
Ile ha, been se.y active, intelligent, and use(pl in tke
command of the Portuguese and Spanish corps, with
which he was detached from this army.
" Before the battle of the 28. h of July, he had
pushed his parties almost to Ole gates of Nia,lrid, with
which city he was in communication: end he would
have been in Madrid, if I 111.1 not thought it proper
to call him in, in expectation of that general action
which took pare on the 2S .h of July. Ile after-
wards alarmed the enemy On the right of h.,. arms;
and throughout the service showed himself to be am
&tire and intelligent pattizan, well acquainted with
the country in which he was acting, and possessing
the confidence of the troops whicir he commanded.
" Being persuaded that his retreat was not open
thy Atiobitipo, he acted right in taking the rood he
did, with which he was well acquainted; and al-
though unsuccessful in the action which he fought
(which may well he accounted for, by the superior
number qud description of the enemy's troop,,), the
acti..n, in my opinion, does him great credit.-1 have
the honour to be,l &c.
(-4y.cd) ARTITUIt WELLESLEY."
The Report of the Duke of Eichingen of this sc.
ti'i► was published in the Moniteur, and it is curia
ous that he ascribed mach more importance to it than
had been dune by Sir R. Wilson in his dispatch. The
following is the FresicA Report :
REPORT OF THE MEC OF ELCHINGEN TO MARSHAL
• SOULT.

" On the B+h, while the army was taking the
bridge of A rzohispn, I had detachments on the right
bank of the Thietar, near Villa Nueva, to watch the
corps of the English General Wilson.
" On the 12th, the corps of the ormy set out en
masse from Placentia. On reaching Oli►a, I learnt
the enemy occupied in force Aldea Nueva, and prin•
cipolly the heights and defiles of Hanoi. My ad-
vanced guard, under General Lercer, composed of
voltigeurs of the 25th light infantry, 2750; 59th re-
gitneut of the line, 234 dragoons, and 15th hussars.
' a battalion of light artillery.--Colonel Armano's
brigade of dragoons, &c. actually fell in with the
enemy at Abbot Nueva. The attack and success
were equally rapid. The position was taken, and
the 3d hussars made an admit:Ole charge. The
routed enemy r?joined, in small companies, his prin.
cipal corps on the heights of Banos. These were
occupied by Gen. Wilson with 4 or 5,000 men.—
That General, who cousidt red.his position imprsgits.
ble, had addeql to the difficulties of ground by oh.
strutting the accessible paths with sheltie, ditcher,
cud masses of rock. As soot, as the artillery of thw
'rimy had closed at Bann', they watched against ti e
enemy, and forgot their. fatigues. The 59th and 60111
regiments advanced against the heights with crest
boldness, paid made themselves masters of the heights,
which were ob. inatety defended.
" General 'Wilson, noweser, rallied his troops
for Me third.time, and endeavoured again to act on
the offensive, hopiog to overthrow us in his turn ;
hut this attempt Who eatremely disastrous to himself.
*The advanced guard had united, and an engagement
sith the bayonet commenced, in which the enemy
was overwhelmed.
" The hussars and chaoseers assisted in putting
him ctonpletely to the rout ; in short, this liitio corp,,
which left 1,200 men the Grid. is entirely de‘troyed.
Oar dragoons fought on foot on several occasion•,
and distinguished themselves. 77ze artillery also be-
haved well. The loss that we have sustained in the
late battles aMOOlit9 to five Officers and thirty subal.
terns and privates killed; ten Officers and 140 subal-
terns and privates wounded ; several dropped dead
in the ranks from heat and fatigue.
6 6 Monsieur di Terrier L'Enque, Colonel of the 3d
hussars, distinguished himself in severat charges, and
that r'egiment lost 40 horses. Colonel Cosel, of the
59th itifentry, killed an Officer, who *bile chargiug
attempted to take his horse.
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(Sigurd')
Here, after giving this d;sputeh of Me.shat Ney,
it may not be an is! to onserve, that Sir R. Witois
does not seem disposed to shrink from the task of
defending the part weich be took pith respect to
that individual. In a note he states.-
" The Reviewer states, shut commenting on the

• The correct route basbeestalreadv a rated; t cu,/ I,t tie
stead 3u low :La Vta a Ss. Ja:hte, Ceutiuellu, mad Turuara.as.

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