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severely; Captain Mills, Lieutenants Gwynne and Badcock, Cornet Elles, slightly.

16th Light Dragoons-Lieutenant Weyland, severely; Lieutenant Blake, ditto,

since dead.

1st Hussars, King's German LegionMajor Meyer, slightly; Captain Gruben, Lieutenant Krauckenberg, severely..

1st Batt. Coldstream Guards-Captain Hervey, slightly.

1st Batt. 3d Guards-Captain Clitherow, slightly.

5th Batt. 60th Foot-Major Woodgate, Lieutenant Wynne, slightly.

1st Batt. 71st Foot-Ensign Cox, slightly; Ensign Vandeleur, severely; Adjutant Law, slightly.

74th Foot-Captain M'Queen, severely; Captain Moore, Adjutant White, slightly. 1st Batt. 79th Foot-Lieutenant-Colonel Cameron, severely Captain Fraser, slightly; Capain Davidson, severely; since dead. Lieutenant Sinclair, slightly; Lieutenams A. Canjeron, Webb, and Robinson, severely; Lieutenant A. Fraser, Ensign, W. Cameron, sligbly.

24 Batt. 83d Foot-Lieutenant Vericker, severely.

Both Foot-Captain Nixon, slightly; Lieutenant Brock, dangerously; Liente. nant Hogg, severely.

1st Batt. 88th Foot-Lieutenant M Alpine, slightly; Ensign Hogan, severely.

1st Batt. 92d Foot-Major Grant, severely, left leg amputated; Lieutenant McNab, severely; right arm amputated.

1st. Batt. 3d Guards-Lieutenant-Colo nel Hill.

2d Batt. 24th Foot-Captain Andrews. 1st Batt. 50th Foot-Lieutenant Ryan. 1st Batt. 71st Foot-Lieutenants Roy and Baldwin. CHARLES STEWART,

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Maj. Gen. and Adj.-Gen,

PORTUGAL. THE WAR.-From the London Gazette, May 28, 1811-Downing-street, May 28, 1811.-A Dispatch, of which the following is an Extract, was this day received at the Earl of Liverpool's Office, addressed to his Lordship by LieutenantGeneral Lord Viscount Wellington, K. B, dated Villa Formosa, 15th May, 1811.

Villa Formosa, May 15, 1811.

No part of the enemy's army remained on the left of the Agueda on the evening of the 10th instant, excepting one brigade of cavalry close to the Bridge of Ciudad Rodtigo. The 2d corps had crossed at Barba del Puerco and the Ford of Val d'Espino, and were cantoned in that neighbourhood; and our advanced posts were upon the Azaya and the Lower Agueda.-The 6th division resumed the duty of the blockade of Almeida on that evening, and Major. General Sir William Erskine was ordered to send a battalion to Barba del Puerco, to guard the bridge there, which had been previously ordered, and had been posted to observe the passages of the Duas Casas, between Aldea del Bispo and Barba del Puerco.-The enemy blew up some mines which they had constructed in the works of Almeida, a little before one on the morning of the 11th, and immediately attacked the picquets by which the place

Chasseurs Britanniques-Captains Freuler and Tournefort, slightly; Lieutenant Blemer, slightly; Ensign Proto, severely, 1st Line Batt. King's German Legion was observed, and forced their way through Major Beck, slightly.

them. They fired but little, and they ap

bodies of troops posted to support the

2d Line Batt. King's German Legion-peared to have marched between the Captains Muller and Decken, severely. 7th Line Batt. King's German Legion-picquets-and in particular could not Ensign Bachelie, severely.

Brunswick Oels-Lieutenant Zolsikoser, slightly.

21st Portuguese Regiment--Ensign Francisco de Paula, slightly.

3d Caçadores-Lieutenant Joao de Breknique, slightly.

6th ditto-Lieutenant-Colonel Sebastio Pinto, Lieutenant Joze Vas, Ensigns Joze Berreira and Francisco Peixoto, slightly; Ensign Perreira, severely, since dead.

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have passed far from the right of the Queen's Regiment.-Upon the first alarm Brigadier-General Pack, who was at Malpartida, joined the picquets, and continued to follow and to fire upon the enemy, as a guide for the march of the other troops employed in the blockade; and MajorGeneral Campbell marched from Malpartida with a part of the first battalion 36th regiment. But the enemy continued their march in a solid compact body without firing, and were well guided between the positions occupied by our troops.-The 4th regiment, which was ordered to occupy Barba del Puerco, unfortunately

missed the road, and did not arrive there till the enemy had reached the place, and commenced to descend the bridge; and at the same moment with the 36th regiment, with Major General Campbell, and the light- battalions of the 5th division, which Major General Sir William Erskine had detached from Aldea del Bispo to Barba del Puerco, as soon as he had heard that the enemy had come out from Al-, meida.-The enemy suffered very considerable loss both in prisoners and in killed and wounded, as well in the march from Almeida as in the passage of the Agueda. It appears that that part of the 2d corps which were in St. Felices, formed upon the river to protect their passage as soon as they heard the firing; and the Honourable Lieutenant Colonel Cochrane of the 86th, who had crossed with a detachment of the 36th and of the 4th regiments, was obliged to retire with some loss.The enemy are indebted for the small part of the garrison which they have saved principally to the unfortunate mistake of the road to Barba del Puerco by the 4th regiment. During the period of the blockade, but particularly during the period that the enemy's army were between the Duas Casas and the Azava, the garrison were in the habit of firing cannon during the night; and the picquets near the place were frequently attacked. On the night of the 7th there had been a very heavy fire of cannon from the place, and the picquets were attacked; and another on the night of the 8th, and the Queen's regiment in particular, and the other troops employed in the blockade, were induced to believe that the explosion which they heard in the morning of the 11th was of the same description with those which they had heard on the preceding nights; and the Queen's regiment did not move at all, nor the other troops, till the cause of explosion had been ascertained. Since the 11th inst. the enemy have continued their retreat towards the Tormes.-I enclose a return of the killed and wounded of the troops engaged at Barba del Puerco.

Return of killed, wounded and missing of the Army under the Command of Lieutenant General Lord Viscount Wellington, K. B. at Barba del Puerto, on the 11th May, 1811.

Head Quarters, Villa Formosa, May 15. 1st Batt. 4th Foot-2 rank and file killed; 1 Lieutenant, 10 rank and file, wounded; 1 serjeant, 4 rank and file, missing.

1st Batt. 36th Foot-2 rank and file killed; 5 rank and file wounded; 1 Lieutenant, 10 rank and file, missing.

Total 4 rank and file killed; 1 Lieutenant, 15 rank and file wounded; 1 Lieutenant, 1 serjeant, 14 rank and file, missing.

Numes of Officers killed, wounded and missing.

1st Batt. 4th Foot-Lieutenant Robert M'Intosh wounded.

1st Batt. 36th Foot-Lieutenant Moody missing.

Lieut. Colonel Philip Cameron, of the 79th regiment, wounded on the 5th May 1811, died on the 13th May 1811.

CHARLES STEWART,

Major Gen. and Adj. Gen.

Foreign Office, May 28, 1811. Dispatches were this morning received at the office of the Marquis Wellesley, from Mr. Stuart, his Majesty's Minister at Lisbon, dated the 18th instant, by which it appears, that on the 10th, at midnight, the garrison of Almeida blew up the works of that fortress, and effected a retreat to Barba del Puerco with considerable loss.

Marshal Soult broke up from Gillena on the 9th of May, at the head of 15,000 men, and his Head-quarters were at Zafra on the 13th, where he effected a junction with the division of General Latour Maubourg, which increased his numbers to near 22,000 men. General Ballasteros immediately fell back and united his corps with that of General Blake; their combined strength moved from Xeres to Barcarotta. On the 13th, Marshal Beresford and General Castanos concentrated their forces in Valverde, where it would appear they have been since joined by General Blake.-On the 16th Marshal Soult attacked the combined army at Alboera, and, after an obstinate action, was repulsed with great loss, abandoning his wounded, and retiring to a position in sight of the British advanced posts.-The loss on the part of the allies is not specified, but understood to be very severe. Major-General Houghton killed; MajorGenerals Cole and W. Stewart, slightly. wounded; Lieutenant-Colonels Sir W. Myers and Duckworth, killed.

The following is a translation of the Telegraphic communication received at Lisbon May 17, 1811.- Elvas, half past 11, A. M.-At nine yesterday morn ing Marshal Soult attacked our Army at Alboera, It was a great battle. Our

Armies were victorious. The enemy abandoned their wounded, and took up a new position in sight of our Army.-Elvas, May 18, seven P. M.-The battle lasted six hours and a half. It was contested. The Armies maintained the same positions. The Allies had General Houghton killed and three Generals wounded. The enemy two killed and one wounded. At eight this morning Gen. Houghton was buried.

FRANCE.-Official Account of the Battle of Almeida.-Paris May 22.-News from the Armies of Spain and Portugal.

ARMY OF PORTUGAL.

I have the honour to inform your Highness, that on the 2d May, at day-break, I ordered the body of the army to pass the Agueda, at the bridge of Rodrigo, and to proceed, the 2d upon Marialva, the 8th and 9th upon Carpeo, with the reserve of cavalry; the 6th upon Espeja, with the rest of the cavalry. The movement was effected with much order, the advanced posts of the enemy were driven in, and the preparations which they had made to defend the defiles of Marialva, were rendered useless by the passage of the Azava, at Carpio. This operation was executed without much obstacle from the enemy, and their advanced guard of 14 squadrons of cavalry, supported by some hundreds of fantassins, with artillery, was warmly treated to beyond Gallegos. The army took the following position: the 2d corps in the rear and to the right of Gallegos; a division of the 8th on the left of that village, which was occupied by the advanced posts; the 6th in the rear of Espeja, and the 9th in reserve before Carpio.-The information I had relative to the enemy, stated that they occupied, with 40 to 50,000 men, a fine line of battle behind the brook of Onoro on a hill, whose left of difficult access, was supported, by Fort Conception: the right, more accessible, was at Nava de Avel; the head-quarters at Villa Formosa. Yet this position of the enemy was not without danger to them, since they had behind their front the rocky bed of the Coa, and but a single carriage communication, sufficiently difficult, by Castel Bom.-On the 3d, in the morning, the army marched forward, the second corps forming still the right and proceeding upon Alameda, a division of the 8th, on the left of that village, and the 9th, with the cavalry, marched from Espeja upon Fuentes d'Onoro. My plan

was, to proceed in force on the right of the enemy, and to seize the communication of Castel Bom. In consequence, and whilst the second and seventh corps, and the division of the 8th, kept the centre of the enemy in check, I proceeded towards the right with the 6th corps pursuing their rear guard, the greater part of which was warmly repulsed in Fuentes d'Onoro. This village is hidden by the nature of the ground, and placed in part on the foot of the little bill which the enemy possessed. I hoped to carry it and keep it I attacked it, and it was soon occupied. The English General, who saw a part of his line cut off by the occupation of this important post, did not cease to throw in fresh troops, and he got possession of it.— The division Ferey, which was alone employed in this attack, had soon driven the enemy from the village. It lost in its turn; in fine, having seen it taken and retaken, I sustained the division with four battalions of reserve of the division Marchand, with the 6th corps, and the greater part of the village remained in our hands during the night. In the mean time they exchanged some cannon in the centre, and they disputed feebly some small posts; the village of Alameda remained with us. On the 4th, at day-break, the enemy, extremely uneasy at the occupation of Fuentes d'Onoro, which opened us a debouché in the midst of their line, endeavoured in vain to retake it; they were warmly repulsed; they then filled with troops the avenues of the village, the rocks and walls that flanked it, and rendered by all sorts of means the entire oce cupation of the upper part of the village very difficult. Hence I saw that the advantage would cost the army too dear, and I

employed myself in the dispositions necessary for a fresh attack. I reconnoitred carefully the flank of the enemy which were guarded by the cavalry and the militia of the country. I found an accessible ground between Nava de Aval and Posobello, and I resolved to direct the army thither. The orders were sent off in the evening, and the movements were exe cuted during the night.-On the 5th, at day-break, the army was placed as follows: the 1st and 2d divisions of the 6th corps in face of Posobello, having the 2d division of the 8th in reserve; all the cavalry of the army waited under the orders of General Montbrun, on the left of the infantry. The troops, placed opposite the right of the enemy, were destined to

turn and overthrow it. The 3d division | leurs, stationed on the back part of a good of the 6th corps occupying a part of the deal of artillery, and occupied the summit village of Fuentes d'Onoro, and destined in three squares. Our cavalry having to attack it again, formed the centre with reached this point, fell vigorously on the the 9th corps, which was in the rear and squares, and broke them all. I then took in reserve. On the right was the 2d corps, up a position opposite the enemy's line. the first division of which leaned upon Before our infantry could arrive, the Almeida, and the 24 had been placed in- enemy had had time to cover the summit termediately between that village and of the level with several lines of English Fuentes d'Onoro. These corps of the infantry and a numerous artillery; they army had orders to favour, by petty at threw fresh troops into Fuentes d'Onoro, tacks, the grand movement of the army, and strengthened also Villa Formosa on and to manœuvre in such a manner as to the right. The divisions of Ferey and unite with it in proportion as it gained Claparede attacked Fuentes d'Onoro viground upon the enemy. The village of gorously, and drove the enemy several Posobello, and the woods that flanked it times from it; but as soon as they reached were full of English infantry; they were the summit, they were overwhelmed by vigorously attacked by the first division of the artillery. The English threw incesthe 6th corps, and carried by the bayonet. santly considerable reinforcements of their The enemy lost many killed and made best troops, and attacked over the rocks prisoners. The three divisions marched that were upon their right flank; they in close columns by echelons on the village lost 500 prisoners, and more than $00 and its flanks. In the rear the enemy killed, amongst whom are several officers' shewed a line of twenty squadrons, sup- and Scotch.-The ardour of the soldiers ported by several battalions of infantry was unparalleled. The army on this day, and 12 pieces of cannon. General Mont- in which the whole honour of arms rebrun manœuvred on my left, in a manner mained with them, took 100 men from to gain the summit of the heights and the the enemy, amongst whom are a Lieuteright of the enemy; he had to sustain nant-Colonel, and a great number of Of. several charges before he could gain it.-ficers, and killed and wounded upwards of As soon as he had reached the summit, he charged in columns by regiments the enemy's cavalry, with the greatest success, and with extraordinary vigour. In spite of the artillery and the infantry concealed in the rocks, he overthrew successively these twenty English squadrons, and drove them more than a league before him. However, the 1st and 2d division of the 6th corps followed the movements of the cavalry in column, and a division of the 8th marched in reserve. The 9th corps advanced its left to connect itself with the grand attack. The 3d division of the 6th corps attacked the village of Fuentes d'Onoro warmly, where the enemy threw in still considerable force to occupy that debouché, and cut off the communication between our centre and left. The enemy had his right routed, and the corps that composed it fled dispersed towards the centre, where they could unite again behind the English regiments that were coming in great haste from the left. The level on which we had just manoeuvred is narrower in this part. From this summit descend two ravines, very rocky and difficult, where the villages of Fuentes d'Onoro and Villa Formosa are. Lord Wellington filled these ravines with Tiral

2,000. They overthrew and defeated their right wing, and gained more than a league of ground from it. The enemy passed the night after the battle in entrenching strongly the summit of the level, they placed also epaulements on the ravines, and behind the rocks. In fine, they barricadoed the summit of the vil lages of Fuentes d'Onoro and Villa Formosa, drawing to their assistance all the resources of fortification against an attack by main force.-In order to be able to profit by the advantages of this day, I intend to approach Almeida-Our loss has been 400 killed and wounded. Officers, generals, and soldiers, all fulfilled their duty with devotion and bravery. General of Division Montbrun, commanding the cavalry of the army, displayed on the 5th extreme skill in the manœuvres, a skill calculated to make the most of the intrepidity of the regiments under his orders. Generals Fourneer, Waltier, Lorcet, Maucune, Vicyey, and Col. Ornaro of the 25th Dragoons, particularly distinguished themselves. I shall have the honour to make known to you particularly the acts that signalized the 5th. M. de Sipteuil, your Highness's Aide de Camp, had his leg carried away by a cannon

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ball. This brave and interesting young | surrounded in Figueras, the most respect, Officer was at the head of a charge of dragoons. Ile suffered amputation with much coolness, and is out of danger.-I am, with respectful devotion, your Highness's, &c. &c. (Signed) Marshal Prince of ESSLING. Camp of Fuentes d'Onoro, May 7.

DISTRICT OF THE ARMY OF THE SOUTH.

General Latour Maubourg, commanding the fifth corps of the army, reconnoitred on the 7th of April, early in the morning, the advanced posts of Beresford's an English army below Juramenta ; General Velsquadron was surprised. lande took a hundred prisoners mounted, among others a Major; all of the 13th English regiment.-Badajoz is armed and provisioned for several months. Olivanza not being armed, the garrison retired at the approach of the army of Beresford, which entered it on the 15th, and found only 200 sick.--Lord W Hington came to reconnoitre Badajoz on the 22d. General Phillipin made a sortie with two battalions, and warmly repulsed him.-Blake, at the head of 8,000 Spaniards, forming the garrison of Cadiz, debarked at Ayamonte, to act in concert with Beresford.-The advanced guard of the reinforcements des tined for the army of the South, arrived at Cardovo on the 22d. The Duke of Dalmatia had at that period united at Seville a reserve of 20,000 men, without having touched the troops besieging Cadiz, and without comprising the reinforcements that arrived, nor the 5th corps; which, under General Latour Maubourg, was on the frontiers of Estremadura, observing the allied armies.-The French artillery besieging Cadiz has found out the secret of firing bombs, which carry 3,025 toises, barst admirably, and whose fuse keeps extremely well during the whole of its passage. The Duke of Treviso, whose health has suffered by the climate of Andalusia, is arrived at Madrid.

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ARMY OF CATALONIA.

able part of the country have had the
upper hand. This state of things made
the insurgents comprehend the necessity
of raising the blockade of Figueras, and
of strengthening the garrison, in order to
restore those bands to their real service.
Campo Verde sent a convoy of provisions
on 1,200 mules; he reinforced himself
with 3,000 men, and be appeared, on the
3d May, at 7 a. M. in the environs of Fi-
gueras; a column of 2,000 men appeared
on the mountain north of Figueras, and
debouched
attacked the advanced posts of the camp
of Liers. The principal corps
on the side of Avignon, and reached the
first houses of Figueras announcing the
intention to get possession of the town.-
General Baraguay d'Hilliers immediately
made his dispositions. He left Colonel
Petit to command the camp of Liers, and
to repulse the attack of the enemy on that
side. He reinforced the garrison of the
town and those of the redoubts which sup--
ported the line of blockade, and he march-
ed to Campo Verde with 4,000 men.-
Whilst the insurgents attacked the town
warmly, and were repulsed with enormous
loss, General Baraguay d'Hilliers attacked
them in flank and threw them into dis-
order. The Chasseurs of the 29th regi-
ment, and a squadron of the 24th dragoons,
overwhelmed the enemy and completed
their rout. Two thousand made prisoners,
among whom are 120 officers, 3,000 killed,
four standards taken, and the convoy
destined to revictual Fort Figueras re-
mained in our power. Such are the re-
sults of this affair.-During the battle the
English had debarked a column on the
side of Rosas; but this column was kept
in check by the garrison of the fort, and
embarked precipitately after the disaster
of Campo Verde, whose dispirited troops
could not rally. We were made to hope
that General Suchet, with the army of
Aragon, having marched upon Tarragona,
the wreck of Campo Verde's army would
not be able to return to that place. Our
loss has been slight. Commandant Beas
nono, Colonels Lanorque, &c. distinguish-
themselves.

PITT'S BIRTH DAY.

Campo Verde, commanding the Insurgents of Catalonia, having learnt at Tarra-ed gona the success inspired by the treason of Figueras, set off with eight thousand men, and proceeded against Olot. He FROM THE VENAL Prints of the 28tA OF wanted to raise en masse all Upper Catalonia; but he did not succeed. The Miquelets who had surprised Figueras, and garrisoned it, were the concentration of all the different bands. Since they had been

MAY, 1811.

Celebration of the Anniversary of the Birth-
Day of the Illustrious and Immortal Pitt.
The Anniversary of the Birth-day of

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