Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-06-28


the most disastrous effects in Paris, and in
deed throughout France; almost all the
great commercial houses have stopped pay.
ment.
From the London Gazette Extraordinary.
DowNINc.STREET, May 7, 1911.
A dispatch, of which the following is an
extract, was on Sunday night received
at Lord LiverpooPs office, addressed to
his Lordship by Lieut. General Viscoups
Wellington, dated Portalegre, 25th A
pril, 1911.
/ have the honor to inform you, that
since I addressed you, have been in Is
tremadura, from whence am now on my
return to the troops stationed between the
Agueda and the Goa.
have the honour to enclose the report
of Marshal Sir William beresford on the
surprise of squadron, by the 18th 1t. dra.
goons, on the night of the 9Th instant, to.
gether with return of the loss upon that
occasion.
Sir William Beresford employed the 4th
division, under the command of the honor
able major general Cole in the attack on Oil
venza, which place surrendered at discre-
( ton on the 5th iustant.--I have the honor
to enclose the report of the honorable
major general Cole to Sir William Beres-
ford, aud returns Of ordnance, arms, &c.
and prisoners taken in the place.
A Sir William Beresford deemed it de.
sirable to oblge tt. enemy to retire from
the province Of Estre madura entirely, be-
fore he should commence his operations "a
gainst Badajoz, he moved forward with
this view, while major general the honora-
bic G. L. Cole was engaged in the attack
upon Olivenza, as well as to give support
and protection to general Baliasteros's divi.
sion Of Spanish troops, which had been O..
bliged to retire from Freyenel successfully
upon Heres de los Caballeros and Salvati.
ezra, on the 9th and 14th instant, by di.
vision of French troops under the command
of gen. Maransin.
The MARSHAL marched on the 1 5th to San.
ia Martha, and on the 10Th to Los San.
tos, where the British and Portuguese ca.
valry fell upon body of the enemy's ca
valry, and took one hundred and sixty pri.
soners, and killed and wounded a great
many. The cavalry conducted themselves
with the utmost steadiress and good or
der.
The enemy having retired to Guadalcanal,
and the corps under general Maransin hav-
ing retired through the Sierra, the troops
were put in motion to return 30 the north
ward, and to take their stations for the ope-
rations of the siege of Badajoz, and the
marshal met me at Elvas on the 2lst.
We accommodated Badajoz on the 22d,
escorted by the two light battalons, the
Kings German Legion and two squadrons
Portuguese Cavalry.
They brought three hattalions out of the
town, which skirmished with our troops
but have not yet received the returns OF
our loss upon this occasion.
AS the preparations for the siege are
nearly completed, the place would by this
have been regularly invested, only that on
the nj zht of the Esd the floods in the Qua.
diana carried away the bridge, which sill
w. Beresford had, with great difficulty
constructed under Juramenha and the ri
yer was no longer fordable any where, Tn
der these circumstances yesterday desired
him to delay the operation of the siege, til
he should have been able to re- establish hi:
bridge, or until the Guadiana should agar
become fordable; still keeping Badajo7
blockaded as closely as might be in hi,
power.
May 8.
Monday, at one O'clock, Mr.. Pinkney
his lady and eight children, embarked a
Cowes on board the Essex American fri
gate, when she Immediately got unde
weigh and proceeded to sea through tn,
Needles. About an hour previously tt
Mr.. Pinkney's embarking, the Essex free
; II guns as salute to him.
May 9.
Two AnhoIt mails arrived yesterday
!. the latest advices which they bring from
Gottenburg are to the Soth ult. A variety
of letters have likewise been received b,
. Ah1.,, e. l.