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 ready spoken of the daring intrepidity of the fusileers, and 1t deserves to be held in
 remembrance; but the hravery of the 67th and S1st fell in no degree short of their comrades. These regiments having as- ! cended the height, stood their ground no- bly, against all the determined efforts of a
 column of French grenadiers. The ene- my's fire tbinned their ranks, but never once broke them, for at the close of the ac- ton, the dead and wounded were found in two distinct lines, upon the very spot which
 they had occupied whilst fighting. They
 resisted cavalry in square, employed, de- ployed again into line, received and retUr-
 ned repeated vollies. whilst few yards
 only divided them from their opponents
 and at last carried everything before them by a charge with the bayonet. All this could not, of course, be done, without im-
 mense slaughter on both sides; indeed the
 killed and wounded lay in masses so conn
 pact, that full five thousand dead bodies occupied the space of few hundred feet!
 and our brave artillery, when, advancing
 towards the close of the day, were com
 pelled to pass over then, deaf to their cries
 and averting their gaze from the brave fel-
 lows, thus prostrated in the dust. The victory was highly important one, but it was purchased at a dearer rate than had
 been required to secure any other victory
 in the Peninsula. Out of 75O0 British
 troops engaged, 4l9S were placed hors du combat, the Portuguese lost s65O, and the
 Spaniards 2O0O so that there fell of the
 allies this day no less than 9,577. Of the
 enemy's loss we were necessarily unable to form any calculation equally exact, but it was estimated to amount to full 5000 |; among whom were three generals killed, and many superior officers wounded. The latter fact we learned from our prisoners, who asserted that the casualties among their leaders had been such as to leave the troops in many instances at loss from whom to receive orders; and that this cir- cumstance, more than any other, led to the retreat from the height, and the abandon ment of further operations. During the battle of Albuera,a number of little events occurred, some of them honorable in the
 highest degree to individuals, and others,
 not disgraceful but somewhat ludicrous.- It is not necessary for me to add my trib- ute of respect to the memory of the brave youth Ensign Thomas, of the buffs, wha refused to resign the standard of his regi- ment except with life, and whose life paid the forfeit of his devoted gallantry. Though young in years, and holding but an inferi- or rank in his profession, his name will be recorded in the list of those whom Eng land has just cause to be proud of; and his example will doubtless be followed by oth- CTS, as often as the chances of war may leave them only choice between death 6c dishonor. But tbere were or two circum- stances beside this of which little notice has been taken, and which appear to be wor-
 thy of some passing record. During the very hottest parts of the action, Mar
 shall Beresford exposed himself with de- gree of intrepidity which could hardly fail
 of spreading an example of heroism. He
 repeatedly dragged the Spanish officers from their ranks. compelling them to lead their men forward and show them the way; and when individually charged by lan- cer, he griped his foe by the throat and threw him from his horse. A very differ ent fate attended the personal exertioDs of the Portuguese staff. They were charged by single lancer, who knocked down one with the butt of his pike, overset another man and horse, and gave ample employ ment to the entire head quarters before he
 was finally despatched. These heroes de- clared that the man seemed possessed by the devil; and that when he fell at last, he literally bit the ground. The lancers,a as is well known, were peculiarly daring in their attacks, and merciless in their operations.
 They seldom paused to offer quarters, but speared our men without mercy whether offering resistance or giving proofs of sub- l mission. e '~ '' '.f.~.t ..' @r
 MURDERERS' CREEK, is Dutchess Co. NY.
 The name of Murderer's Creek is said to be derived from the following incidents. Little more than century ago, the beautiful region watered by this stream, was possessed by small tribe of Indians. which has long since become extinct or been incorporated with some other savage | nation of the west. Three or four hund- red yards from where the stream dischar- ges itself into the Hudson, white family of the name of Stacey. had established