echelon, of which the centre was in the position at Guinaldo; and the right upon the Pass of Perales, and the left at Nave d'Aver. Mareschal del Campo Don Carlos d'Espagne was placed on the left of the Coa, and Don Julian Sanchez was detached with the cavalry to the enemy's rear.— The enemy brought up a 2d division of infantry from Ciudad Rodrigo, in the afternoon of the 25th, and, in the course of that night, and of the 26th, they collected their whole army in front of our position at Guinaldo; and not deeming it expedient to stand their attack in that position, I retired about three leagues, and on the 27th formed the army as follows: the 5th division on the right, at Aldea Velha: the 4th, and light divisions, and Maj. Gen. Alten's cavalry, at the Convent of Sacaparte, in front of Alfayates; the 2d and 7th divisions, in second line, behind Alfayates; and Lieut. General Graham's corps on the left at Bismula, having their advanced guard beyond the Villa Maior River, and Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton's cavalry near Alfayates, on the left of the 4th division, and having General Pack's and General M'Mahon's brigades, at Nebulosa, on their left. The

ment, which was repulsed in a similar manner by the 77th regiment, and the three squadrons of Major General Alten's brigade charged repeatedly different bodies of the enemy, which ascended the hill, on the left of the two regiments of British infantry; the Portuguese regiment being posted in the rear of the right. -At length the division of the enemy's infantry, which had marched with the cavalry from Ciudad Rodrigo, were brought up to the attack on the road of Fuente Guinaldo, and seeing that they would arrive and be engaged before the troops could arrive either from Guinaldo or El Bodon, I determined to withdraw our post, and to retire with the whole on Fuente Guinaldo. The 2d battalion 5th regiment, and the 77th regiment, were formed into one square, and the 21st Portuguese regiment into another, supported by Major-General Alten's small body of cavalry and the Portuguese artillery.-The enemy's cavalry immediately rushed forward and obliged our cavalry to retire to the support of the Portuguese regiment; and the 5th and 77th regiments were charged on three faces of the square by the French cavalry; but they halted and repulsed the attack with the utmost stea-piquets of the cavalry were in front of diness and gallantry. We then continued the retreat, and joined the remainder of the third division, also formed in squares, on their march to Fuente Guinaldo; and the whole retired together in the utmost order; and the enemy never made another attempt to charge any of them; but were satisfied with firing upon them with their artillery, and with following them. Lieutenant-Colonel Williams with his light infantry, and the Honourable LieutenantColonel Trench, with the 74th regiment, retired from Pastores across the Agueda, and thence marched by Robleda, where they took some prisoners, and re-crossed the Agueda, and joined at Guinaldo in the evening. I placed the third and fourth divisions, and General Pack's brigade of infantry, and Major-General Alten's, Major-General De Grey's, and Major-General Slade's brigades of cavalry, in the position of Fuente Guinaldo, on the evening of the 25th, and ordered Major-General Crawfurd to retire with the light division across the Agueda; the seventh division to form at Albergaria, and Lieutenant-General Graham to collect the troops under his command at Nave d'Aver, keeping only posts of observation on the Azava; and the troops were thus formed in an

Aldea de Ponte, beyond the Villa Maior River; and those of General Alten's brigade beyond the same river towards Furcalhos. It had been the enemy's intention to turn the left of the position of Guinaldo by moving a column into the valley of the Upper Azava, and thence ascending the heights in the rear of the position by Castillegos; and from this column they detached a division of infantry and fourteen squadrons of cavalry to follow our retreat by Albergaria, and another body of the same strength followed us by Furcalhos. The former attacked the picquets of the cavalry at Aldea de Ponte, and drove them in; and they pushed on nearly as far as Alfayates. I then made General Pakenham attack them with his brigade of the 4th division, supported by the Honourable Lieutenant-General Cole, and the 4th division; and by Sir Stapleton Cotton's cavalry; and the enemy were driven through Aldea de Ponte, back upon Albergaria, and the piquets of the cavalry resumed their station.-But the enemy having been reinforced by the troops which marched upon Furcalhos, again advanced about sun-set, and drove in the piquets of the cavalry from Aldea de Ponte; and took possession of the village.-Lieutenant-General

Bodon; and the conduct of MajorGeneral Colville was beyond all praise.Your Lordship will have observed by the details of the action which I have given you, how much reason I had to be satis fied with the conduct of the 1st Hussars and 11th Light Dragoons, of Major General Alten's Brigade. There were not more than three squadrons of the two regiments on the ground, this brigade having for some time furnished the cavalry for the out-posts of the army, and they charged the enemy's cavalry repeatedly; and notwithstanding the superiority of the latter, the post would have been maintained, if I had not preferred to abandon it to risking the loss of those brave men, by continuing the unequal contest under additional disadvantages, in consequence of the immediate entry of fourteen battalions of infantry into the action, before the support which I had ordered up could arrive.-Major General Alten, and Lieutenant Colonels Cumming and Arentschildt, and the Officers of these regiments, particularly distinguished themselves upon this occasion.-I have also to mention, that the Adjutant-General, Major-General the Honourable C. Stewart being upon the field, gave his assistance as an Officer of Cavalry, with his usual gallantry.-In the affair of the 27th, at Aldea de Ponte, Brigadier-General Pakenham, and the troops of the fourth division, under the orders of LieutenantGeneral Cole, likewise conducted themselves remarkably well.-His Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Orange accompanied me during the operations which I have detailed to your Lordship, and was for the first time in fire, and he conducted himself with the spirit and intelligence which afford a hope that he will become an ornament of his profession.The enemy having collected, for the object of relieving Ciudad Rodrigo, the Army of the North, which were withdrawn from the attack which they commenced on General Abadia, in Gallicia,

Cole again attacked them with a part of General Pakenham's brigade, and drove them through the village, but night having come on, and as General Pakenham was not certain what was passing on his flanks, or of the numbers of the enemy, and he knew that the army were to fall back still farther, he evacuated the village, which the enemy occupied, and held during the night. -On the 28th, I formed the army on the heights behind soito, having the Sierra das Mesas on the right, and the left Reudo on the Coa, about one league in the rear of the position which they had occupied on the 27th. The enemy also retired from Aldea de Ponte, and had their advanced posts at Albergaria; and as it appears that they are about to retire from this part of the country, and as we have already had some bad weather, and may expect more at the period of the equinoctial gale, I propose to can on the troops.-I cannot conclude this Report of the occurrences of the last week, without expressing to your Lordship my admiration of the conduct of the troops engaged in the affair of the 25th instant. The conduct of the 2d battalion 5th regiment, commanded by Major Ridge, in particular, affords a memorable example of what the steadiness and discipline of the troops, and their confidence in their officers, can effect, in the most difficult and trying situations. The conduct of the 77h regiment, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Bromhead, was equally good, and I have never seen a more determined attack than was made by the whole of the enemy's cavalry, with every advantage of the assistance of a superior artillery, and repuised by these two weak battalions.I must not omit also to report the good conduct on the same occasions, of the 21st Portuguese regiment, under the command of Col. Bacellar, and of Major Aren childt's artillery.-The Portuguese infantry were not actually charged, but were repeatedly threatened; and they shewed the utmost steadiness and discipline both in the mode in which they prepared to receive the enemy, and in all the move-in which are included 22 battalions of the ments of a retreat made over six miles of Imperial Guard, and General Souham's plain, in front of superior cavalry and ar- division of infantry, composed of troops tillery The Portuguese artillery-men at- recently arrived in Spain from the Army tached to the guns, which were for a mo- of Naples, and now drawn from the fronment in the enemy's possession, were cut tiers of Navarre, where they had been down at their guns.-The infantry, upon employed in operations against Mina, tothis occasion, were under the command of gether with five divisions, and all the caMajor-General the Honourable C. Col-valry of the army called of Portugal, comville; Lieutenant-General Picton hav- posing altogether an army of not less than ing remained with the troops at El sixty thousand men, of which six thou

sand were cavalry, and 125 pieces of artillery; I could not pretend to maintain the blockade of Ciudad Rodrigo, nor could any efforts which I could make, prevent, or materially impede the collection of the supplies, or the march of the convoy for the relief of that place. I did all that I could expect to effect without incurring the risk of great loss for no object, and as the reports, as usual, were so various in regard to the enemy's real strength, it was necessary that I should see their army. I have had no reports from the North since I addressed your Lordship last, nor from the South of Spain. -General Girard had collected at Merida, a small body of troops; but I imagine that he will break up this collection again, as soon as he will hear that General Hill is at Portalegre.-I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) WELLINGTON.

Quarter-Master, 10 Serjeants, 1 Drummer, 85 rank and file, 49 horses, wounded; 1 Serjeant, 1 Drummer, 21 rank and file, 3 horses, missing.

Total Portuguese loss-1 rank and file killed; 5 rank and file wounded; i Drummer, I rank and file, missing.

General total-1 Serjeant, 27 rank and file, 37 horses, killed; I Lieutenant-Colonel, 3 Captains, 2 Lieutenants, I QuarterMaster, 10 Serjeants, 1 Drummer, 90 rank and file, 49 horses, wounded; 1 Serjeant, 2 Drummers, 22 rank and file, 3 horses, missing.

N. B. The 14th and 16th Light Dragoons engaged near Espeja, on the left of the army. (Signed) CHARLES STEWART,

Maj. General and Adj.-General. List of Officers wounded on the 25th of Sep

tember, 1811.

11th Light Dragoons-Lieut.-Col. Cummings, slightly; Lieut. King, severely. 14th ditto-Lieut Hall, slightly.

1st Hussars, King's German Legion

I enclose a return of the killed and wounded, on the 25th and 27th instant. Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing of the Army, under the Command of his Ex-Captains Burgman and Poten, severely. cellency General Lord Viscount Wellington, K. B. in an Affair with the Enemy, on the 25th of September, 1811, on the Heights of El Bodon.

11th Light Dragoons-8 rank and file, 12 horses, killed; 1 Lieut.-Colonel, 1 Lieutenant, 1 Quarter-Master, 3 Serjeants, 10 rank and file, 14 horses, wounded.

14th ditto-1 Lieutenant, 2 rank and file, 5 horses, wounded; 1 horse missing. 16th ditto-2 horses killed; 1 Serjeant, 7 rank and file, I horse wounded; 1 rank and file, 2 horses, missing.

1st Hussars, King's German Legion—1 Serjeant, 4 rank and file, 23 horses, killed; 2 Captains, 4 Serjeants, 1 Trumpeter, 27 rank and file, 29 horses, wounded; 5 rank and file, missing.

2d Batt. 5th Foot-5 rank and file killed; 1 Captain, 1 Serjeant, 12 rank and file, wounded.

1st Batt. 45th Foot-1 Serjeant missing. 77th Foot-4 rank and file killed; 14 rank and file wounded; 5 rank and file missing.

2d Batt. 5th Foot--Capt. Ramus,slightly. Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing, of the Army under the Command of his Excellency Gen. Lord Viscount Wellington, K. B. in an Affair with the Enemy, near Aldea de Ponte, on the 27th of September, 1811. Royal Horse Artillery-1 Lieutenant, wounded.

3d Dragoon Guards-4 horses, wounded. 1st or Royal Dragoons-1 horse, killed; 3 rank and file, 7 horses, wounded; 1 rank and file, I horse, missing.

4th Dragoous-1 horse, missing. 12th Light Dragoons-2 horses, killed; 2 rank and file, 3 horses, wounded; rank and file, 4 horses, missing.

1st Batt. 7th Fusileers-9 rank and file, killed; 1 Captain, 3 Lieutenants, 1 Serjeant, 28 rank and file, wounded.

1st Batt. 23d Foot-1 Captain, 2 rank and file, killed; 1 Major, 1 Captain, 13 rank and file, wounded; I rank and file, missing.

1st Batt. 48th ditto-1 Captain, 1 Ser2d Batt. 83d Foot-5 rank and file jeant, 1 Drummer, 5 rank and file, woundkilled; 1 Serjeant, 13 rank and file wounded; 2 rank and file, missing. ed; 1 drummer, 4 rank and file, missing. 1st Batt. 88th foot-5 rank and file missing.

94th Foot-1 rank and file missing. Total British loss-1 Serjeant, 26 rank and file, 37 horses killed; I LieutenantColonel, 8 Captains, 2 Lieutenants, 1

5th Batt, 60th ditto (1 Company attached to the Hon. Major-Gen. Cole)-1 Captain, wounded.

Light Infantry Brunswick Oels (1 Company attached to 4th Division of Infantry) -1 rank and file, killed; 3 rank and file, wounded.

10. Whoever shall be convicted of having held correspondence with the brigands, shall be punished with death.

11. All correspondence with the inhabitants of districts occupied by insurgents is prohibited; those who receive letters from such districts must give them to the Commandants of towns, or to Commissioners of Police, where there are such.

12. Infractions of the preceding article shall be punished with ten years imprison.

ment.

13. The Governors-General of the different Governments, and the IntendantGeneral, are charged, each in his own department, with the execution of the present ordinance, which shall be printed, published, and fixed up in all the usual places. (Signed) Marshal, Duke of ISTRIA. By his Excellency the General in Chief. (Signed)

DE BROGLIE,

Auditor of the Council of State, Secretary-General of the Government. Head Quarters at Valladolid, June 5.

General Orders.

occasions shall be shot. The present orders shall be printed, and posted up on the principal gate of the churches of all the towns.-The Military Chiefs and Commandants of Fortresses are especially charged with the execution of these orders.

By command of Marshal the Duke of Istria, General in Chief of the army of the North of Spain.

Baron LECAMUS, Chief of the Staff.

THE BANK MEETING.

September 19, 1811.

To day a Half Yearly Meeting of the Proprietors of Bank Stock was held, when MR. CLIFFORD rose and made a variety of observations for the purpose of shewing that the extraordinary profits recently made, entitled the Proprietors to an increase of 5 per cent. on the present dividend. The dividend of 10 per cent. was now, by the depreciation of paper, of much less real amount than at the period when it was first declared. In justice to the Proprietors, therefore, the addition was impeIt is ordered that all the Magistrates and riously called for, as well as upon the Alcaldes of towns that are within four ground of the great augmentation of the leagues distance of any fortress or post profits upon all the different concerns of occupied by the troops of his Majesty the the Bank. He was prepared to shew that Emperor and King, do give immediate in- there was a large excess in the hands of formation of the movement or halt of any the Directors, which he conceived ought parties of brigands within their district, to to be divided among the Proprietors. the nearest French Commandants, and this MR. CLIFFORD then entered into a stateunder pain of military execution.-It is ment of the sums derived by the Bank also ordered, that the Alcaldes and Magis- upon the various items of the rise in the trates of towns and villages do give in- nominal value of the dollar token, the formation to every French detachment on charges for managing the national debt, its march on the high road, of all the con- the profits on dead stock, lottery prizes, cealed positions which the parties of unclaimed dividends, &c. which he stated brigands may have formed within their to be on the average, since 1806, 702,4011. district. Whenever a detachment of a year. He then contended at considertroops is attacked on the road, and the in-able length, that the issue of notes had habitants of the town upon whose terri- been excessive, and that until reduced, it tory the attack took place have not given would be unavailing to issue silver tokens, information of the concealed post or am- since the growing depreciation would albuscade to the Conmander of the detach-ways destroy the equilibrium between ment, the town shall be given up to pillage, and the most culpable inhabitants shall be arrested, and delivered over to a Military Commission; and in case of any repetition of the same circumstance the town shall be burnt.-The ringing of bells on the approach of French troops is prohibited. The person who gives or executes orders for ringing of bells on such

them and the paper, and the evil now so generally felt and complained of, the want of small change, must remain incurable. The emission of every single additional note operated to raise the price of bullion, and of all the necessaries of life.The price of the quartern loaf was now 16d.

(To be continued.)

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