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London Gazette.-Dispatches from Lord Wellington.

Captain De Rettberg, of the King's German Artillery, aud Major Tulloh, of the Portuguese.

Adverting to the extent of the details of the ordnance department during the siege, to the difficulty of the weather, &c. with which Major Dickson had to con. tend, I must mention him most particularly to your Lordship.

The officers of the Adjutant and Quarter-Master-General's departments rendered me every assistance on this occasion, as well as those of my personal Staff; and I have to add, that I have received reports from the General Officers commanding divisions, of the assistance they received from the officers of those departments attached to them, the greater number of whom, and of their personal Staff, are wounded.

In a former dispatch I reported to your Lordship the difficulties with which I had to contend, in consequence of the failure of the civil authorities of the province of Alentejo to perform their duty, and supply the Army with means of transport; these difficulties have continued to exist; but I must also do General Victoria, the Governor of Elvas, the justice to report, that he, and the troops under his command, have made every exertion, and have done every thing in their power to contribute to

our success.

Marshal Soult left Seville on the 1st instant, with all the troops which he could collect in Andalusia; and he was in communication with the troops which had retired from Estramadura, under General Drouet, on the 3d, and he arrived at Llerena on the 4th. I had intended to collect the Army in proportion as Marshal Soult should advance; and I requested Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Graham to retire gradually, while Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill should do the same from Don Benito, and the upper parts of the Guadiana.

I do not think it certain that Marshal Soult has made any decided movement from Llerena since the 4th, although he has patroled forward with small detachments of cavalry, and the advanced guard of his infantry have been at Usagre. None of the Army of Portugal have moved to join him.

According to the last reports which I have received to the 4th instant on the frontiers of Castile, it appears that Marshal Marmont had established a body of troops between the Agueda and the Coa, and he had reconnoitered Almeida on the 3d. Brigadier-General Trant's division of militia had arrived on the Coa, and Brigadier-General Wilson's division was following with the cavalry, and LieutenantGeneral the Conde d'Amarante was on his march, with a part of the corps under his command, towards the Douro.

I have the honour to enclose returns of the killed and wounded from the 1st of March, and in the assault of Badajoz, and a return of the ordnance, small arms, and ammunition found in the place; I will send returns of the provisions in the place by the next dispatch.

This dispatch will be delivered to your Lordship by my Aide-de-Camp, Captain Canning, whom I beg leave to recommend to your protection. He has likewise the colours of the garrison, and the colours of the Hesse d'Armstadt's regiment, to be laid at the feet of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent. The French battalions in the garrison had no eagles.

(Signed)

WELLINGTON.

Copy of a Dispatch from the Earl of Wellington, dated, Camp at Badajoz, April 8. MY LORD, It gives me great pleasure to inform your Lordship, that our numerous wounded officers and soldiers are doing well.

I have had great reason to be satisfied with the attention paid to them by Mr. M'Gregor, the. Inspector General of Hospitals, and the medical gentlemen under his direction, and I trust the loss to the service, upon this occasion, will not eventually be great.

I have the honour to be, &c.

WELLINGTON.

The Earl of Liverpool, &c. Return of killed, wounded, and missing, of the army under the command of his Excellency General Arthur Earl of Wellington, K. B. at the siege of Badajoz, from the 31st. of March to the 2d of April, 1812, inclusive.

Head-Quarters, Badajoz, April 3, 1812. Royal Artillery-3 rank and file killed; 1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 12 rank and file wounded.

2d batt. 5th foot-3 rank and file wounded.

1st bait. 7th foot-4 rank and file killed; 3 rank and file wounded.

1st batt. 23d foot-1 rank and file wounded.

3d batt. 27th foot-2 rank and file wounded.

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2d batt. 34th foot- Lieutenant wounded.

1st batt. 40th foot-1 serjeaut, 1 rank and file wounded.

1st batt. 43d foot-8 rank and file wounded.

1st batt. 45th foot-1 Lieutenant killed; 1 serjeant, 2 rank and file wounded. 1st batt. 48th foot-1 rank and file killed.

1st batt. 52d foot-} serjeant wounded.

5th batt. 60th foot-1 rank and file killed; 4 rank and file wounded.

74th foot-1 serjeant wounded.

77th foot-1 rank and file killed; 3 rank and file wounded.

2d batt 83d foot-1 rank and file killed; 1 rank and file wounded.

1st batt. 88th foot-3 rank and file killed; 3 rank and file wounded. 1st. batt. 92d foot-1 Lieutenant wounded.

94th foot-1 Lieutenant, 1 rank and file wounded.

-1st bati. 95th foot-1 rank and file wounded.

3d batt. 95th foot-2 rank and file killed; 4 rank and file wounded. Duke of Brunswick Oels- rank and file wounded.

Total British loss-1 lieutenant, 16 rank and file killed; 1 captain, 4 lieutenants, serjeants, 44 rank and file, wounded.

Total Portuguese loss-1 captain, 12 rank and file, killed; 1 ensign, 1 serjeant, 51 rank and file, wounded.

Total British and Portuguese loss-1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 28 rank and file, killed; 1 captain, 4 lieutenants, 1 ensign, 4 serjeants, 95 rank and file, wounded. CHARLES STUART, M. G. and A. G. Return of killed, wounded, and missing, of the Army under the command of his Excellency, General Arthur Earl of Wellington, K. B. at the siege of Badajoz, from the 6th to the 7th of April, 1812, inclusive.

Head Quarters, Camp before Badajoz, April 8. Royal Artillery-1 Captain, 8 rank and file killed; 1 Captain, 12 rank and file wounded.

General Staff-1 Captain killed; 5 General Staff, 3 Majors, 6 Captains, 2 Lieutenants, wounded.

Royal Engineers-2 Lieutenants killed; 2 Captains, 1 Lieutenant, 5 rank and file wounded.

3d batt. Royal Scots-2 Lieutenants wounded.

1st batt. 4th foot-1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 2 serjeants, 38 rank and file killed; 1 Major, 4 Captains, 8 Lieutenants, 2 Eusigns, 8 serjeants, 1 drummer, 164 rank and file wounded.

2d batt. 5th foot-1 Major, 1 serjeant, 10 rank and file killed; 1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, 3 serjeants, 1 drummer, 26 rank and file wounded.

1st batt. 7th foot-1 Major, 1 Captain, 3 Lieutenants, 2 serjeants, 42 rank and file, killed; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1 Captain, 10 Lieutenauts, 11 serjeants, 109 rank and file wounded.

1st batt. 23d foot-1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, 3 serjeants, 19 rank and file killed; 3 Captains, 10 Lieutenauts, 1 Ensign, 7 serjeants, 1 drummer, 84 rank and file wounded; 1 serjeant, 19 rank and file missing.

3d batt. 27th foot-1 Captain, 3 Lieutenants, 3 serjeants, 35 rank and file killed; 1 Major, 1 Captain, 7 Lieutenants, 2 Ensigns, 1 Staff, 9 serjeants, 123 rank and file wounded.

2d batt. 30th foot-2 serjeants, 36 rank and file killed; 1 Major, 2 Captains, 2 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 6 serjeants, 82 rank and file wounded.

2d batt. 38th foot-1 Ensign, 1 serjeant, 11 rank and file killed;

Captain,

2 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 1 serjeant, 1 drummer, and 28 rank and file wounded. 1st batt. 40th foot-2 Lieutenants, 5 serjeants, 46 rank and file killed; 1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 1 Major, 3 Captains, 9 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 11 serjeants, and 162 rank and file wounded.

1st batt. 43d foot-1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 2 Lieutenants, 3 serjeants, 71 rank and file killed: 1 Major, 2 Captains. 12 Lieutenants, 18 serjeants, 1 drummer, 238 rank and file wounded.

2d batt. 44th foot-2 Lieutenants, 2 serjeants, 35 rank and file killed; 1 Lientenant-Colonel, 3 Captains, 2 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 7 serjeants, 1 drummer, so rank and file wounded.

1st batt. 45th foot-1 Captain, 2 Ensigns, 1 Serjeant, 18 rank and file killed; 3 Captains, 6 Lieutenants, 2 Ensigns, 8 serjeants, 1 drummer, 55 rank and file wounded.

1st batt. 48th foot-1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, 3 Serjeants, 29 rank and file killed; 1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 1 Major, 3 Captains, 7 Lieutenants, 4 Ensigns, 6 Serjeants, 116 rank and file wounded.

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1st batt. 50th foot-1 Lieutenant wounded.

1st batt. 52d foot—3 Captains, 2 Lieutenants, 3 Serjeants, 50 rank and file killed; 1 Lieutenant-Coiouel, 1 Major, 2 Captains, 8 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 1 Staff, 19 Serjeants, 234 rank and file wounded.

5th batt 60th foot-1 Lieutenant, 4 rank and file killed; 1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 1 Major, 1 Lieutenant, 1 Staff, 2 Serjeants, 24 rank and file wounded.

741b foot-1 Serjeant, 11 rank and file killed; 1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 2 Captains, 4 Lieutenants, 8 Serjeants, 30 rank and file wounded; 2 rank and file missing. 77th foot-1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 2 Lieutenants, 1 Staff, 2 Serjeants, 8 rank and file wounded.

2d batt. 83d foot-1 Captain, 1 Serjeant, 22 rank and file killed; 4 Lieutenants, 3 Ensigns, 3 Serjeants, 36 rank and file wounded.

1st batt. 88th foot-1 Captain, Lieutenants, 4 Serjeants, 25 rank and file killed; 2 Captains, 4 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 9 Serjeants, 1 drummer, 96 rank and file wounded.

94th foot-1 Ensign, 12 rank and file killed; r Lieutenant, 6 Serjeants, 46 rank and file wounded.

1st batt. 95th foot—1 Major, 1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 3 Serjeants, 94 rank and file killed; 4 Captains, 6 Lieutenants, 15 Serjcants, 3 drummers, 136 rank and file wounded:

3d batt. 95th foot-4 Lieutenants, 9 rank and file killed; 4 Lieutenants, 2 Serjeants, 45 rank and file wounded.

Brunswick Oels-7 rank and file killed; 1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 1 drummer, 25 rank and file wounded.

JOHN WATERS, Lieut.-Col. and Acting Adj.-Gen,

RECAPITULATION.

British loss from 3d to 5th of April, 1812-9 rank and file killed; 1 officer, 26 rank and file wounded.

British loss from 6th to 7th of April 1812-51 officers, 42 serjeants, 557 rank and file killed; 212 officers, 153 serjeants, 12 drummers, 1945 rank and file wounded; 1 serjeant, 21 rank and file missing.

Total British loss-51 officers, 40 serjeants, 560 rank and file killed; 213 officers, 153 serjeants, 12 drummers, 1971 rank and file wounded; 1 serjeant, 21 rank and file missing

Portuguese loss from 3 to 5th April, 1812-1 officer, 9 rank and file killed; 3 officers, drummer, 12 rank and file wounded.

Portuguese loss from 6th to 7th of April, 1812-8 officers, 6 serjeants, 1 drummer, 340 rank and file killed; 45 officers, 32 serjeants, 2 drummers, 466 rank and file wounded; 30 rank and file missing.

Total Portuguese loss-9 officers, 6 serjeants, 1 drummer, 149 rank and file killed; 48 officers, 32 serjeants, 3 drummers, 478 rank and file wounded; 30 rank and file missing

British loss during the siegc-60 officers, 45 serjeants, 715 rank and file killed; 251 officers, 178 serjeants, 14 drummers, 2,564 rank and file wounded; 1 serjeant, 32 rank and file missing.

Portuguese loss during the siege-12 officers, 6 serjeants, 2 drummers, 195 rank and tile killed; 55 officers, 38 serjeants, 3 drummers, 684 rank and file wounded, 30 rank and file missing.

Grand total from 18th March to 7th April, 1812, inclusive-72 officers, 51 serjeants, 9 drummers, 910 rank and file killed; 306 officers, 216 serjeants, 17 drummers, 3,248 rank and file wounded; 1 serjeant, 62 rank and file missing.

Names of the Officers killed and wounded at the siege of Badajoz, from the 31st of March to the ad of April, 1812.

KILLED-45th Foot-Lieutenant White.

Portuguese Artillery-Captain Antonio Vellez Barreiro.

WOUNDED-Royal Artillery-Captain Dundas, lost an arm.

King's German Artillery-Lieutenant Thiele, slightly.

34th foot-Lieutenant Masterman, acting Engincer, severely, not dangerously. 92d foot-Lieutenant Cattenaugh, acting Engineer.

94th foot-Lieutenant Munroe, slightly.

21st Portuguese-Ensign Francesco de Castro, slightly.

Names of the officers killed, wounded and missing, at the siege of Badajoz, from the 6th to the 7th of April, 1812, inclusive.

KILLED-25th foot-Captain Johnstone, aid-du-camp to Major-General Bowes. Royal Artillery-Captain Lathum.

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Royal Engineers-Lieutenants Lascelles and De Salabury.

1st batt. 4th foot-Captain Bellingham, Lieutenant Stavely.

2d batt. 5th foot-Major Ridge.

1st batt. 7th foot-Major Singer, Captain Cholwick, Lieutenants Ray, Fowler, and Pike.

1st batt. 23d foot-Captain Maw, Lieutenant Collins.

3d batt. 27th foot-Captain Jones, Lieutenants Levinge, Simcoe, and Whyte. 2d batt. 38th foot-Ensign Evans.

1st batt. 40th foot-Lieutenants Ayling and Greenshuld.

1st batt. 43d foot-Lieutenant-Colonel M'Leod, Lieutenants Harvest and Taggart.

2d batt. 44th foot-Lieutenants Unthank and Argent.

1st batt. 45th foot-Captain Herrick, Ensigns M'Donald and Collins.

1st batt. 48th foot-Captain Brooke, Lieutenant Chilicoat, and Ensign Barker.

1st batt. 52d foot-Captains Jones, Madden, and Poole; Lieutenants Booth and Royal.

5th batt. 60th foot-Lieutenant Sterne.

2d batt. 83d foot-Captain Fry.

1st batt. 88th foot-Captain Lindsay, Lieutenant Mansfield, and Lieut. M'Alpin. 94th foot-Ensign Long.

is batt. 95th foot-Major O'Hare, Captain Diggle, and Lieutenant Stokes.

3d batt. 95th foot-Lieutenants Hovenden, Carey, Allix, and Croudace.

1st batt. 40th foot-Mr. O'Brien, a volunteer.

WOUNDED-77th foot-Lieutenant-General Picton, slightly; Major-General the honourable C. Colville, severely, not dangerously.

81st foot-Major-General Kempt, slighty.

1st batt. 59th foot-Major-General Walker, severely.

6th foot-Major-General Bowes, severely, not dangerously.

7th West India Regiment of foot-Major the Hon. H. Pakenham, Assistant Adjutant-General, severely, not dangerously; Major Brooke, Permanent Adjutant Quarter-Master-General, severely, not dangerously.

81st foot-Captain James, Deputy-Adjutant-General, severely, not dangerously.

92d foot-Brevet Major M'Pherson, Brigade-Major, severely, not dangerously. 28th foot-Captain Potter, Brigade-Major, severely, not dangerously.

45th foot-Captain Campbell, Brigade-Major, slightly.

30th foot-Captain Machell, Brigade-Major, severely.

71st foot-Captain Spottiswoode, Aide-de Camp to Major-General Colville, severely.

5th foot-Captain Bennett, Aid-de-Camp to Major-General Kempt, severely. 50th foot-Lieutenant Johnstone, Aide-de-Camp to Major-General Walker, slightly.

18th Hussars-Lieut. Harris, Aid-de-Camp to Major-General the Hon. C. Stewart, very slightly.

King's German Artillery-Lieut. Goeben, severely.

Royal Engineers-Captains Nicholas and Williams, and Lieutenant Emmett, severely.

1st Royal Scots-Lieutenants Rea and O'Neil, acting Engineers, slightly.

1st batt. 4th foot-Major Faunce, slightly; Captains Williamson, Wilson, Burke, and Hanwell, severely; Lieutenant Salvin, slightly; Lieutenants Dean, Brown, and Shepperd, severely; Convoy, slightly Craster, severely; Boyd, slightly; and Aley, severely; Ensigns Rawlins and Arnold, severely.

2d batt. 5th. foot-Captain Doyle, Lieutenant J. Pennington, and Ensign Hopkins, severely.

1st batt. 7th foot-Lieutenant-Colonel Blakeney, Captain Mair, Lientenants St. Pol, Moses, Devey, Barrington, Lester, Russell, and George, severely; Lieutenants Henry, Baldwin, and Knowles, slightly.

1st batt. 234 foot-Captains Lerkey and Stain forth, severely; Captain_Hawtyn, slightly; Lieutenants Johnstone, Harrison, Tucker, G. Brown, Farmer, Brownson, Walker, Fielding, Whaley, Holmes, second Lieutenants Winyates and Llewelyn, severely.

3d batt. 27th foot-Major Erskine (Lieutenant-Colonel), Captain Ward (Lieutenant-Colonel), severely; Lieutenant Gordon, slightly; Lieutenants A Thompson and Radcliffe, severely; Lieutenants Moore, Hanley, Pollock, and Weir, slightly; Ensign Phillips, severely; Ensign Warrington, severely (since 'dead); Adjutant Davidson, severely.

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2d batt. 30th foot-Major Grey (Lieutenant-Colonel), severely (since dead); Captain Hitchin, slightly; Captain Chambers, severely; Lieutenants Baillie and Neville, and Ensign Pratt, slightly.

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2d batt. 38th foot-Captain Barnard, severely; Lieutenants Magill and Lawrence, slightly; Ensign Ried, severely.

1st batt. 40th foot-Lieutenant-Colonel Harcourt, Major Gillies, and Captain Phillips, severely; Captain Bowen, slightly; Lieutenants Street, Grey, Moore, Turton, Butler, Miller, Anthony, and Toole, severely; Lieutenant Gorman, slightly; Ensign Jolinson, severely.

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1st batt. 43d Foot-Major Wells, severely; Captains Ferguson and Stroud, slightly; Lieutenants Pollock, Rideout, and Capell, severely; Lieutenant W. Freer, right arm amputated; Lieutenant Oglander, left arm amputated; Lieutenant Madden, severely; Lieutenants Hodgson, O'Connel, and Cook, slightly; Lieutenants E. Freer, Considene, and Baillie, severely.

2d bait. 44th foot-Lieutenant-Colonel H. G. Carleton, Captains Berwick, Brugh Jervoice, severely; Lieutenant Mead, slightly; Lieutenant Sinclair, severely; Ensign O'Reilly, slightly.

1st batt. 45th foot-Captains Lightfoot and O'Flaherty, slightly; Lieutenants Powell, Reynett, and Metcalf, severely; Lieutenants M'Pherson, Dale, and Munroe, and Ensign Stewart, slightly; Ensign Jones, severely.

1st batt. 48th foot-Lieutenant-Colonel Erskine, severely; Major Wilson, and Captain Bell, slightly; Captain French, severely; Captain Turnpenny, slightly; Lieutenant Brook, severely; Lieutenants Stroud, Cuthbertson, Robinson, Armstrong, Wilson, and Pountney, slightly; Eusigns Thatcher, Johnston, Bourke, and Thomson, slightly.

1st batt. 50th foot-Lieutenant M'Carthy, Acting Engineer, severely.

1st batt 52d foot-Lieutenant-Colonel Gibbs, Major Mein, and Captain Campbell, severely; Captain Merry, severely (since dead); Lieutenants M'Nair, Kinloch, and York, slightly; Lieut. Blackwood, severely; Lieutenants Davis and Royds, slightly; Licut. Barlow and C. Dawson, severely; Ensign Gowler and Adjutant Winterbottom, slightly.

5th batt. 60th foot-Lieutenant-Colonels Williams and Fitzgerald, and Lieutenant Gilsa, slightly; Adjutant Brooetz, severely.

74th foot-Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Power French, and Captain Langlands, severely; Captain Thomson, slightly; Lieutenant Grant, severely; Lieutenant Pattison, slightly; Lieutenant King, severely; Lieutenant Ironside, slightly.

77th foot-Lieutenant-Colonel Duncan, slightly; Lieutenant Clark, severely; .Lieutenant Pennefather and Adjutant Jones, slightly.

2d batt. 83d foot-Lieutenants Bowles, O'Neil, and Bloomfield, severely; Lieutenant Barry, Ensigns Vavasour, and Fitzgibbons, slightly; Ensign Lane, severely. 1st batt. 88th foot-Captain Murphy, severely; Captain Peschall, very slightly; Captain Dauern, slightly; Captains Colborn, Whitelaw, W. Stewart, aud Ensigo Gratton, severely.

94th foot-Lieutenant Bogue, severely.

1st batt. 95th foot-Captains Crampton and Balvaird, severely; Captains Gray and M'Dermed, slightly; Lieutenants Johnston and Gardner, severely; Lieutenant Fitzmorrice, slightly; Lieutenants Manners, M'Pherson, and Forster, severely. 3d batt. 95th foot-Lieutenant Macdonald, severely; Lieutenant Stewart, slightly; Lieutenant Worsley, severely; Lieutenant Farmer.

Brunswick Oel's-Captain Girswald, severely; Lieutenant Kunowsky, slightly. 40th foot-Volunteer Widenham, slightly.

43d foot-Volunteer O'Connell, severely.

45th foot-Volunteer Percy, slightly.

$3d foot-Volunteer Illers, slightly.

95th foot-Volunteer Lawson, slightly.

KILLED 3d Regiment Line, Portuguese-Lieutenant A. de Silviera.

11th ditte-Lieutenant-Colonel M'Donnell, 91st British.

23d ditto-Ensign D. de Cavallo.

1st Caçadores-Lieut. J. M. St. Valez.

3d ditto-Captain Morphew, R. W. I. R. Brit.

sth ditto-Captain de Bruning, Y. Lt. I.

8th ditte-Lieutenant Piuto de Lousao.

WOUNDED-79th British Regiment-Brigadier-General Harvey, severely.

44th ditto-Captain Peacocke, Brigade-Major, severely; Lieutenant Alvaro de Costa, Aide-de-Camp to Brigadier-General Harvey, severely.

Royal British Artillery-Major Tulloch.

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