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at the very head of the league against the people of France, long before Buonaparté was heard of; and, they are not now to be persuaded, that we hate Buonaparté merely because he oppresses, or is said to oppress, the people of France, or any other people. No: they will never believe, that those who approved of the Duke of Brunswick's Proclamations, are hostile to Napoleon on account of his hostility to freedom. The PITT CLUB may, therefore, another time, keep their breath to cool their porridge, as far as relates to the Deliverance of Europe. Not only did the people of France and of Europe see England at the head of a league against the French before the name of Napoleon was known to us; but they saw us, after he became known, and after he became chief of the nation, make peace with him, make a treaty of friendship with him, and heard us say, that we liked him better than we did the republican government. After this the people of France and of Europe are not such brutes as to believe, that our hatred of Napoleon arises in any degree, from his being an oppressor of the people.

WM. COBBETT.
State Prison, Newgate, Friday,
May 31, 1811.

OFFICIAL PAPERS. PORTUGAL. THE WAR.-Return of Officers killed, wounded, and missing of the Army under the Command of Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount Wellington, in the Affair of Fuentes Onovos, on the Evening of the 3rd of May, 1811.

(Concluded from page 1344.) 1st Batt. 71st Foot-Captain M'Intyre, and Lieutenant Fox, severely; Lieutenant M'Craw, slightly; Ensign Kearne, dangerously; Adjutant Law, slightly.

1st Batt. 79th Foot-Lieutenant Calder, slightly; Ensign Brown, severely. 1st Batt. 92d Foot-Lieutenant Hill, severely.

3d Batt. 95th Foot-Lieutenant Uniacke, severely.

6th Caçadores-Captain de Barros; Lieutenants de Moratto, Manuel Joaquim, and J. de Sante Anno; Ensigns Ferura de Roxa and Antonia Pinto; Adjutant Bento de Magalhoems.

Return of killed, wounded, and missing of the

Army under the Command of LieutenantGeneral Lord Viscount Wellington, K. B in Action with the French Army on the 5th of May, 1811.

Head-Quarters, Villa Formoso, May 8. General Staff-2 wounded.

Royal Horse Artillery-1 rank and file, 3 horses, killed; I rank and file, 3 horses, wounded.

Royal Foot Artillery-1 serjeant, 4 rank and file, 9 horses, killed; 1 Captain, Lieutenants, 18 rank and file, 21 horses, wounded.

1st Royal Dragoons-4 rank and file, 18 horses, killed; 1 Lieutenant, 36 rank and file, 24 horses, wounded.

14th Light Dragoons-3 rank and file, 5 horses, killed; 2 Captains, 2 Lieutenants, 1 Cornet, 6 serjeants, 21 rank and file, 22 horses, wounded; 3 rank and file, 3 horses, missing.

10th Light Dragoons-7 rank and file, 4 horses, killed; 2 Lieutenants, 16 rank and file, 5 horses, wounded; 1 Captain, 1 serjeant, 2 horses, missing.

1st Hussars, King's German Legion-1 serjeant, 1 drummer, 6 horses, killed; 1 Major, 1 Captajn, 1 Lieutenant, 2 serjeants, 1 drummer, 37 rank and file, 20 horses, wounded.

1st Batt. Coldstream Guards-4 rank and file killed; 1 Captain, 2 serjeants, 49 rank and file wounded; 1 Ensign, 7 rank and file, missing.

1st Batt. 3d Guards-1 Ensign, 5 rank and file, killed; 1 Captain, 3 serjeants, 40 rank and file, wounded; 1 LieutenantColonel, 12 rank and file, missing.

3d Batt. 1st Foot-1 serjeant, & rank and file, wounded.

2d Batt. 5th Foot-3 rank and file wounded.

1st Batt. 9th Foot-4 rank and file wounded.

rank and file, killed; 2 serjeants, 17 rank and file, wounded; 1 Captain, 4 rank and file, missing.

2d Batt. 24th Foot-1 Lieutenant, 4

2d Batt. 30th Foot-1 serjeant, 3 rank and file, wounded.

and file, killed; I serjeant, 22 rank and 2d Batt. 42d Foot-1 serjeant, 1 rank file, wounded.

2d Batt. 44th Foot-4 rank and file wounded.

1st Batt. 45th Foot-3 rank and file, killed; 1 rank and file wounded.

killed; 2 serjeants, 19 rank and file, wounded; Lieutenant, 4 rank and file, missing.

1st Batt. 50th Foot-3 rank and file,

51st Foot-5 rank and file, wounded. 5th Batt. 60th Foot-1 Major, 1 Lieutenant, I serjeant, 11 rank and file, wounded; 1 rank and file, missing.

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1st Batt. 71st Foot-2 Lieutenants, 1 serjeant, 10 rank and file, killed; 2 Ensigns, 1 Staff, 6 serjeants, 1 drummer, 64 rank and file, wounded; 2 Lieutenants, 2 serjeants, I drummer, 34 rank and file, missing.

74th Foot-1 Lieutenant, 2 rank and file, killed; 2 Captains, 1 staff, 1 serjeant, 52 rank and file, wounded.

1st Batt. 79th Foot-1 serjeant, 26 rank and file, killed; 1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 2 Captains, 5 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 5 serjeants, 121 rank and file, wounded; 2 serjeants, 92 rank and file, missing,

2d Batt. 33d Foot-1 Lieutenant, 1 serjeant, 1 drummer, killed; 1 Lieutenant, 2 serjeants, 26 rank and file, wounded.

85th Foot-1 Lieutenant, 12 rank and file, killed; 1 Captain, 2 Lieutenants, 3 serjeants, 1 drummer, 32 rank and file, wounded; 2 serjeants, drummer, 40 rank and file, missing.

1st Batt. 88th Foot-1 Captain, 1 rank and file, killed; 1 Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, 1 serjeant, I drummer, 45 rank and filé, wounded; I rank and file missing.

1st Batt- 92d Foot--7, rank and file, killed; 1 Major, 1 Lieutenant, 2 serjeants, 32 rank and file, wounded.

94th Foot-4 rank and file, wounded. 1st Batt. 95th Foot-I serjeant, 6 rank and file, wounded.

2d Batt. 95th Foot-1 rank and file,

wounded.

3d Batt. 95th Foot-1 Lieutenant, 1 rank and file, killed; 2 rank and file wounded; 1 serjeant, 1 rank and file, missing.

Chasseurs Britanniques-2 Serjeants, 28 rank and file, killed; 2 Captains, 1 Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, 2 serjeants, 15 rank and file, wounded; 7 rank and file, missing.

killed; 1 Lieutenant, 2 serjeants, 4 rank and file, wounded; 10 rank and file, missing.

Total British loss--I Captain, 7 Liedtenants, 1 Ensign, 8 serjeants, 2 drummers, 129 rank and file, 45 horses, killed; 2 General Staff, Lieutenant-Colonel, 4 Majors, 15 Captains, 21 Lieutenants, 7 Cornets or Ensigns, 2 Staff, 50 serjeants, 4 drummers, 766 rank and file, 95 horses, wounded; 1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 2 Captains, 3 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 8 serjeants, 2 drummers, 226 rank and file, 5 horses, missing.

Portuguese Loss-5 serjeants, I drummer, 44 rank and file, killed; 1 Lieutenant Colonel, 2 Lieutenants, 4 Cornets or Ensigns, 1 serjeants, 140 rank and file, wounded; I serjeant, 7 drummers, 43 rank and file, missing.

General Total-1 Captain, 7 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 13 serjeants, 3 drummers, 173 rank and file, and 45 horses, killed; 2 General Staff, 2 Lieutenant-Colonels, 4 Majors, 15 Captains, 23 Lieutenants, 11 Cornets or Ensigns, 2 staff, 61 serjeants, 4 drummers, 906 rank and file, and 95 horses, wounded; 1 Lieutenant Colonel, 2 Captains, 3 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 9 serjeants, 9 drummers, 269 rank and file, and 5 horses, missing. (Signed)

CHARLES STEWART, Major-Gen. and Adjut.-Gen! Names of Officers killed, wounded, and missing of the army under the command of Lieutenant-General Viscount Wellington, in Action with the French Army on the 5th of May, 1811.

Killed.

1st Batt. 3d Guards-Ensign Cookson. 2d Batt. 24th Foot-Lieutenant Ireland. 1st. Batt. 71st Foot-Lieutenants Hous

1st Light Batt. King's German Legion-ton and Graham. 2 rank and file, wounded; 1 rank and file, missing.

2d Light Batt. King's German LegionI rank and file, wounded; 1 rank and file, missing.

1st Batt. of the Line, King's German Legion-1 Major, 3 serjeants, 14 rank and file, wounded; 1 rank and file missing.

2d ditto-2 rank and file, killed; 2 Captains, 11 rank and file, wounded; 2 rank and file missing.

5th ditto-8 rank and file, wounded; 3 rank and file, missing.

7th ditto rank and file, killed; I ensign, I serjeant, 4 rank and file, wounded; 2 rank and file, missing.

Brunswick Oels' Corps-1 rank and file,

74th Foot-Lieutenant Johnstone.
2d Batt. 83d Foot-Lieutenant Ferris.
85th Foot-Lieutenant Holmes.
1st Batt. 88th Foot-Captain Irwin.
3d Batt.95th Foot-Lieutenant Westby.
Wounded.

Major-General Nightingall, slightly. 10th Hussars-Lieutenant Fitzclarence, Aid-du-Camp to Major-General Stewart, slightly.

British Foot Artillery-Captain G. Thompson, Lieutenants Martin and Woolcombe, slightly.

1st Royal Dragoons-Lieutenant Forster, slightly.

14th Light Dragoons-Captain Knipe,

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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. ist Batt. 79th Foot-Lieutenant-Colonel Cameron, severely; Captain Fraser, slightly; Captain Davidson, severely; since dead. Lieutenant Sinclair, slightly; Lieutenants A. Cameron, Webb, and Robinson, severely; Lieutenant A. Fraser, Ensign, W. Cameron, slightly.

2d Batt. 83d Foot-Lieutenant Vericker, severely.

85th Foot-Captain Nixon, slightly; Lieutenant Brock, dangerously; Lieute 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.

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Chasseurs Britanniques-Captains Freuler and Tournefort, slightly; Lieutenant Blemer, slightly; Ensign Proto, severely.

1st Line Batt. King's German Legion Major Beck, slightly.

1st. Batt. 3d Guards-Lieutenant-Colonel Hill.

2d Batt. 24th Foot-Captain Andrews. 1st Batt. 50th Foot-Lieutenant Ryan. 1st Batt. 71st Foot-Lieutenants Roy and Baldwin. CHARLES STEWART, 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 Rodrigo. 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 Azava and the Lower Agueda.-The 6th division resumed the duty of the blockade of Almeida on that evening, and MajorGeneral 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 oue on the morning of the 11th, and immediately attacked the picquets by which the place was observed, and forced their way through them. They fired but little, and they ap

2d Line Batt. King's German Legion-peared to have marched between the Captains Muller and Decken, severely. 7th Line Batt. King's German LegionEnsign Bachelle, 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.

Missing.

16th Light Dragoons--Captain Belli. 1st Batt. Coldstream Guards-Ensign Stothard.

bodies of troops posted to support the picquets and in particular could not 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 Almeida. 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 36th, 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 Puerco, 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; 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.

Names 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 morning 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 possess. ed. 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 occupation 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 executed 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

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