The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-05-21
Battle OF BARROSA.

6AI1 LIZ OF BARROSA.
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent
has, we understand. written letter with
N, own hand to Gen. Graham, exercising
10 hin in the nos, Hattering terms the live
ny sense OF his gallantry with which his
ear vas filled; < also expressing hisre
ret that the RESTRICTIONS which the two
ouses mad put upon the Regency, preven-
e him for time from comforting on The
G-ntral and his officers such marks of his
~ Hyo)ation as might prove his gratitude,
An IN which the Prince says he is sure hat
hen would also speak the gratitude of the ma
80 at large. II it should be the will of d-
vine Providence to rc-es,ablish his Males
eys health, the Prince Regent says that he
as sure that it would be the first act of mis-
Maj esty to distinguish the eminent & gori-
Gus service of the General and his gallant
army by some signal mark o. his favor;
and If it shall devoive on him to discharge
this pleasant duty, in the name and on
che behalf of his Majesty it will be to him
che happiest part OF the functions he has to
fulfil.
General Graham is native of Perthshire
Ihe earlier part of his life was spent as
private gentleman. A severe calamity, the
Loss al 4 beloved wife. as we understand,
tore him from his family estate. and sent
him wanderer over the Continent about
the age OF SO. BY change of scene he hop
overwhelmed him. He wandered from
place to place, & as may well be conceived
chose those tracts that were less visited bt
travellers journeying in full health and spi
rits to find new sources of amusement ard
dissipation.
1t was in these solitary excursions tat ne
became acquainted with the country on the
ba ks OF the Rhone * particularly with the
ccun ry near Toulon-A knowledge
of eminent service to our Army then
at Toulon. AT tnat period he was
al that city, not Intending to embrace
rhe military profession, but anxious to rem
der his local knowledge useful to has
Cruntrymen. He preferred his services;
when it was found that nature had endow-
ed MIN with all the qualities necessary to
constitute great captain. To this merit
Lrrd Muigrave then Brig. Gen. paid the
FOLLOWING tribate<-
Lord Muigrave begs leave, on this &C.
ca ion, to express his grateful sense of the
S'iendly and important assistance he has
received in many difficult moments from
Mr Graham, and to add his ribute of praise
60 the general voice OF all the British and
Fledmomtlse off cers of his columa, who saw,
with 30 huch pleasure and applause, the
"a IN example which Mr. Graham set to
ess saae sS''""' IN me lore most point Of
1he JoHo7o'ng IS an ectrGct OF letter
fi'onl an officer on board Of one If his
d1aJcsfy's shifts at Cadiz, dated March
ga
Our army has had an action with the
french. Gen. Graham has suffered great
~, by the Spaniards not coming up in con-
sequence of which we have lost 1900 in
killed and wounded, but the French have
Suffered much more-we have taken four
Generals, andseveral other officers two
OF the Generals are since dead of their
wounds. A flag of truce came in from the
French. with three officers, requesting
Ieave to see the Generals, taken prisoners.
which was granted them.-They said they
" ould sooner have lost 10000 men, than so
many of their best officers We cut up
most of the French staff; several generals
and officers have been killed, whom we did
not get out of the field and the prisoners
cont SIS that they never were before so COM
Plcteiy beaten, nor did they expect English
men were so brave as to attack an army
OF ,uch superior numbers. We expect
soon to raise The siege of Cadiz he Spa
ms army is gone on, under Gen Blake to
atta' them Our ships tomorrow are to
at OK Forts -N4hoieon u Catalina, which
a. stroEgly tortfied--We find it a hard
arri"e rowing guard constantly. within
q range of their batteiies, both day &
night"