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with the greatest trsp'iity, and ia the best order,
TO the bottom Of the ditch. Having arrived at the
breach they fonnd that the encmy had removed the
rubbish from the bottom OF the sesry, and in spite
Of the application Of their sealing LADDERS they found
the breseh impracteable, and we're Obliged 10 res
| treat with some loss.
The FIRE from our batteries was kent up ayainst
fort st. Christopher aud the town Without teIrnis-
sion, the 7ti sth and 9th, which last dav, the
breash in the wall Of the fort appeared 10 be cons-
derrb!e, and determined 20 make another attempt
to carry it, Major general Houston ordered another
detschinent under the command OF major McGceeby
OF the 18th Portuguese regiment, for this service.
This oifcer with the others employed on this
son, lad been recommending the breach, and the
dlcrent approaches. they advanced 20 the assault
T. VI. with the greatest orde- ard intrepidty,
der similar tremendous fire, that experienced
on the 9th. On their arrival at the breach, it
found npraetirabe, tie enemy having again cleared
the rubbish from the bottom or the searp The de-
taclment suffered considerably, and maj. McGeeehy
was unfortunately Killed, with some other officers.
not tc;snding which the troops kept their ground,
until retreat vas ordered by major general Hcus-
ton.
After the battle OF AIbulera undertook the siege
OF BadsioZ, beieNingthst the at any disposal
would enable TO reduce the place before the end
OF the second week ia June, which time eSpec-
ted the renoreements from the frontiers Of CASTLE,
for marshal Sout would arrive but in the calculator
Of these means have been deceived
II was evident from the report OF the eas.i-
neers, and my observation, that the place would
not DC reduced but blythe erection of works, which
structon An assault upant.le works before the
town, fit had srseeeded, Would net have avaed
unless could obtain possession effort St Christie
phcr, for ofroom form the troops, to attsc OK
the Entertainments within.
Or the morning oftle 10th Ireeeive an irtercer-
ted despatch from the Ouke of Dsmatia (Soult9 TO
the duke OF Rasuss Mar1nont) OF which send You
a copy This letter clearly shews that the epemy's
design was TO concentrate sill bis forces in Esrea-
dnra, and had reasons TO believe that the corps un
der general Drouet, which had marchedfrom To.ado
fhn or1 Il
ted at Co-dova, the 5th and 9th instant, would
on the 10th form junction with Soul;, towards
which il was marching according to ell my sdvices.
The movement OF this corps would alone haye made
II necessary to have raised the siege Of Badajo2.
In addition; on the same morning received infor-
nation from the frontiers of Castle, which Jeff
doubt my n,ird OF the destination of the eiy of
Portugal late .hdSse7ld's which rapidly mo-
wing South, and expected to at Merida on
| the 18TH instant. Under all these crcumsss3eSuA
| determined TO raise the siege.-(iere D6r6 W
ngton notices the conduct of the officers andy sqk
diers during the sege, and in the assaults, and then
proceeds.)
Incosed sransmit TO your excelleney the retpT5is
of the killed and wounded, by which you viii obs I'VE
that with the exception of what sustained ithe
two attacks ugon F9M St .Chistopheg our lOs8 has
| continued CLOSELY 90 =
have Not understood that the enemy hes moved
| from hs possion in Llerena; Lsuppose the arrival
of the 9th corps has been delayed beyond what was
expected, and it is probable that Soalt viii move
from ttlat place, until he IS well informed OF the
tons of the army of Portugal That arms left Tor
mes the Sd, and its advanced guard reached Gu
dad Rodrigo, on the evening the 5th. On the fol-
| lowing morning he moved forward, aud Lieutenant
| General Sir Brent Spencer withdrew his advance
| guard first to Nave de Aver, and from thence to
Aifaiates. enclose you Lieutenant General Spen
GERS despatch relative to those operations.
ina Sinc, that the motive of the cIemy smareh in
tins direction was to throw q convoy into Ciudad
| Rodrigo, the following day the 7tl the whole
| force was put IN motion marching towards Moras
Nerdes and the pass Of Bsntos, near which General
| Regnier had been posted, since the 5th instant,
with two divisions Of the army of Portugal one OF
| those divisions passed through it, the evening
| OF the Sth, these two divisions, suppose arrived
at Pascpcia on the 9th, and the whole army the
10th.
have the honour, Sc
| p. S. Since writing the above have received
information that the corps under General Dronet,
concentrated yesterday the right OF the enemys
army in Berlenga and Asuaeo: another commune
cation states, that his cavalry was this Inorningoin
motion in the direction of Los Santos. The British
cavalry composed of 2d aud Sd divisions, upon
| the point of marching from Villa Franea, and Al
mendraleio to Albuhera. have ordered General
Hamilton's division to march tither, and shall go
| myself there the momentI receive confirmation OF
this news.
Yofthe Intercepted deatGfch from 6Ear-
ShaL Soul to Mdrshui Diarmont, retcTTcd
10 in tie preceding letter.
| LLERENA, 5th June.
d3onsr. Marshal,
In answer to the letter which you did me
the honor to write from Salamanca on the
10th of May, by the return Of your aid-de-
camp, captain faber, informed you that 1
would be able TO commence my march III the
beginning Of June This period has arrived,
and am only waiting for information from
you to regulate my movements, in order to
effect our junction, and execute our plans l
have the honor to request you to inform me
of your operations, as early as possible, and
to hasten your march to Merida. There is
no time to lose, without exposing ourselves
to fatal consequences; we must be before
hand with the reinforcements which the enc
my expects, and Badaios will be saved.
shall take up my march within days, let me
hear from you or not
| / have the honor 10 be the General in Chief
of the army Of the South,
The MAREcHAL DUKE DE DALMATIA.
. Official letter If Lieufenauf General Sir h.
SheHcer TO Lord WciHngton, T.Ji7rcd TO in
the deshafeh 9f'he iattcr.
SIoTo, 9Th June.
My LORD,
Il e., U.1ga II