The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-05-24
FURTHER EXTRACT
From late London Prinfs.
SURRENDER OE RADAIOS


From late London Prinfs.
SURRENDER OF BADAJOS.
Ertract from q second drsfsateh, ram ~.
Duke Of Daimatia, 10 the Prince Of
NeufchGtei.
BADAyos, NJ .rcn -. !
- DTohSeiSneur-l have inc honor 10
INFORM your serene higbness, that the city
OF Badalos mas submitted to the arm, ut ms
majesty, the Emperor and kthg. On the
evening OF the 10th, the oreacn was rem
dered practicable, and the necessary dispo
sitions for carrying it by assault having been
made, the duke of lreviso summoned the
governor, who, after many difficulties, at
last listened to reason, and thus avoided
fresh ettusion OF human blood. In the course
OF the night, the capitalization, which have
the honor TO transmit to your eXceilency,
was signed, and on the 1Ith. the troops of
ms majesty entered Badsjos. The garri-
son marched out with military honors,
grounded their arms on the glacis. and
were marched as prisoners of war to France
have the honor to senu your excellency
list OF the general and Superior officers,
! and numerical account of the sabalterns
and soldiers who have set ont their ma M
/ Der amounts to 7.l55, of whom 5l2 are eff.
GERS, including lieutenant general, two
field marshuls, brigadiers, Is coils &24it
4
/ are in the town 1,1Oo sick and wounded,
and have sent home 200 married Eeople
and children, who IN the last six months
have beentorn from their families and coal-
PEELED to serve. We also picked up in the
town three hundred soldiers who hid them
selves. Thus the whole of the prisoners
taken at Badajos amounts to 1000 at
least.
! We found in the fortress. ITO pieces of
l.
calibres $4,000 pounds OF pow der, SOC, 600
cartridges and great deal of projectlles,
besides two bridge apparatuses in excellent
condition.
= In the Course ut the siege the garrison
expended two hundred and tnirty' thousand
pounds OF powder. and two millions of car
tridges Fhe soldiers picked up Q. 900 Cd
pounc shot. and upw ard. of 900 shells. which
were hred back IN . tue for,re So There
was no want of proyision,. The enemy in
tended 20 convert Badajos into another Sa-
'ageSsa he grea er part of the bastions
ana outlets Or the streets had intrencn
ments thrown up. Bat il appears, even
IRON the avowal of their leaders, that BET
ing IN ignorance as the real point O: at
tack, unui the moment that the preaching
battery was ess absned. they we're iHcapa
bic a resistanc, when the breach was rem.
dered practicable. RowithstaI ding the
EnSIIsh General, LORD Wellingtyn n, did not
Cease TO desire HIM from Lisbon, u bold out
and lhai he would send INN succturs. 1t
would appear from several letters which
were intercepted, that such was his in,en-
tlon. Without doub, the English gene al
believed he had fulfilled his emgagem etl;s,
IN getting rid of the Spanish divisI6is which
mad joined MS army, and particularly when
he learned that these divisions had been
completely destroyed al the battle of &c
! bora.
circumstance took place which pos
Nibly contributed to protract the siege for
some days When the enemy made their
last sortie, 10 prevent the covert way from
being crowned. general Menacho, the 90
, vernon, was killed. General Imas, his sue
cessor, wished to give some proofs of his
talen's. and thereby accustomed longer
, resistance.
t a have the honor to transmit to your
highness copy Of 4" The journal of the
+ Siege" Ialso send a copy of the order of
the day, which, on this occasion, address
; ed to the army.
=" Adjutant commandant Any will have
tie honor OF delivering you mr. dispatches.
and IS land of colors, taken from the enc
mics OF the Emperor at Olivenza, at the
battle OF Gebora, and at Badajos, to be laid
at his majesty's fee: entreat your royai
: hlghness 70 present these honorable tro
phies.
The surrender of the troops who de
} tended Badajos completes the reduction OF
the late army of Romano, which two months
ago, was 10000 strong. Of these, II .5O0
have been made prisoners of war and sent
toFrance the remainder have been kill
, ed and dispersed, There are also grea,
many wounded in the hospitals of Campo
Mayor, and Albuquerque. There MY re-
/ mains the corps of Balasteros, which is in
, the county of Niebla. and some wrecks Of
regimen escaped from the battle IF Ge-
bora. which Mendizabel in vain endeayors
to re-assemble in Portugal These imuor.
tant results, ob,aiaed in shor, space Of
, time, will produce great effect ON the south.
ern provinces OF Spa and Portugal.
Z" must remark to your highness. that
nong the prisoners at Badaj eos, here is a
great number who have been taken several
times before, men, officers and generals
) General Garcia, is one of them: he had
} been taken at Ferrol, where he TOOK the
oath Of fidelity.
81 have the honor to be-" ecc.
PARTS, March 81