Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-07-24
Foreign News.

Dispatches of which the following are ex.
tracts have been this dayreceiyed by the
Earl of Liverpool, addressed to bis
Lordship by Lieutenant General Wis.
count Wellington.
ELPAs, May 90, 1911.
MY LORD,
enclose letter of the 21st inst. which
/ have received from Marshal SirWiiliam
Beresford, containing letter from Gene
raj Gazan to Marshal Souit, which had
been intercepted by some of our parties.
General Gazan. himself wounded, was
marching with the wounded and from
his account Of those with him. from lie az.
count of those at Almendralejo, and hose
left at Albuera, from the number found
dead on the field, and the prisoners, the
Marshal computes the enemy's loss not to
fall short Of ZOO men-I have the honor
to be, &c.
WELLINGTON.
Camp near .albuera, May 81.
MY LORD,
have the honor to transmit to your
Lordship the accompanying Intercepted
letters of some importance. After the
severe battle we had, it is satisfactory TO
know that our calculations of the enemy's
loss was not exaggerated, and you will
see by General Gazan's letterto Marshal
Soult, that in killed and wounded it can
not be less than 5000 men Left dead
on the field and taken, We have the know
ledge of near three thousand General
Gazan states that he has more than four
thousand wounded with him three hun.
dred and twenty were at Almandralejo,
by the same letters Gazan says many
have died on the road, and which we know
must have been the case, as it is in the
first few days that the bad cases die in
numbers, and preeipitate retreat and
want of convenient carriage must Increase
the mortality; thus We can scarcely cal
culate the loss of the enemy from these
data at less than 5000 men.
Our advance was close to Azuchal and
Amendralejo, and propose putting
strong column Of infantry in march to-
wards those place tomorrow morning,
and shall accompany it. l have, &c.
(SigneG w. {. BBREsfoRD.
TRANSLATION.
Biberd, 10th May. 1911.
monsieur lie .Marechal-I have the no.
nor to report to your Excellency, that
am lust arrived with the whole of the CO.
lumn, which is infinitely more numerous
than could have believed. lam endea.
voring to organize it, in order to avoid
disasters, and particularly plundering,
which would make US die Of hunger, and
which 1 found at the highest pitch this
morning upon my arrival at Almendraiejo.
found upon my arrival here a letter
from Le Normand to Major D'Aubersac.
Iannex it herewith, after having acquaInt'
ed myself with its contents. AS ina
CINE that it can be only the 9Th corps which
is at Almarez, write from hence to the
Count d'Erion, in order to induce him to
hasten his march and to join you. How
ever, as it is also possible that they may
be troops belonging to the army OF the cen
tire, commanded by General D'Armagnac'
1 write to him likewise, in order that he
may move towards you.
/ send an answer to Capt. LIE Normand,
to intimate to him that he should cores
pond with your Excellency, Major D'Au-
bersac having rejoined the army; have
ordered him to collect large convoy OF
provisions, and to accompany it to YOU,
that it may the more securely reach you.
The great heat will do great deal OF
harm to our wounded, the number OF
whom amounts to more than 1000; espe-
cially as We have only five Surgeons to
dress them. Some have died upon the
road amongst them NJ. La Pierre, Chez
de Battalion of the 1OSd Regiment.
/ am still without any news OF the Chief
d'Escadron La Barthe ; l shall have the
honor of informing you the very moment
l shall have been able to communicate
with him. Spanish parties are at Los
Santos and at Fuente del Muestro; and
have appeared this morning at Almenllra'
leto and Villa Franco. They made en-
quiries at the latter place as to the marcn
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