tribute, with the charges of the brigades of General Stewart's division, to force the enemy to abandon his situation, and retire precipitately, and to take refuge under his reserve, here the fuzilzer brigade particularly distinguished itself. He was pursued by the allies to a considerable distance, and as far as I thought it prudent with his immense supe riority of cavalry; and I contented myself with seeing him driven across the Albuera.

I have every reason to speak favourably of the manner in which our artillery was served, and fought; and Major Hartman commanding the British, and Major Dickson commanding the Portuguese, and the officers and men, are entitled to my thanks. The four guns of the horse artillery commanded by Captain Lefebure, did great execution on the enemy's cavalry, and one brigade of Sparish artillery, the only one in the field, I saw equally gallantly and well served: we lost in the misfortune which occurred to the brigade commanded by Lieutenant-colonel Colborne (whom General Stewart reports to have acted, and was then acting, in a most noble manner, leading on the brigade in admirable order) one howitzer, which the enemy, before the arrival of the gallant general Hoghton's brigade, had time to carry off with 200 or 300 prisoners of that brigade. After he had been beaten from this, his principal attack, he still continued that near the village, on which he never could make any impression or cross the rivulet, though I had been obliged to bring a very great proportion of the troops from it, to support the principal point of attack; but the enemy, seeing his main attack defeated, relaxed in his attempt there also. The Portuguese division of Major general Hamilton, in every instance evinced the utmost steadiness and courage, and manœuvred equally well with the British.

Erigadier-general Harvey's Portuguese brigade, belonging to General Cole's division, had an opportunity of distinguishing itself when marching in line across the plain, by repulsing, with the utmost steadiness, a charge of the enemy's cavalry.

It is impossible to enumerate every instance of discipline and valour shewn on this severelycontested day. But never were troops that more valiantly or more gloriously maintained the honour of their respective countries. I have not been able to particularise the Spa nish divisions, brigades, or regiments, that were particularly engaged, because I am not acquainted with their denominations or names, but I have great pleasure in saying that their behaviour was most gallant and honourable; and though from the superior number and weight of the enemy's force, that part of them that were in the position attacked, were obliged to cede the ground, it was after a gallant resistance, and they continued in good order to support their allies; and I doubt not, his excellency General Blake will

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do ample justice on this head, by making honourable mention of the deserving.

The battle commenced at nine o'clock, and continued without interruption til two in the afternoon, when the enemy having been driven over the Albuera, for the remainder of the day there was but cannouading and skirmishing.

It is impossible by any description to do justice to the distinguished gallantry of the troops, but every individual most nobly did his duty; and which will be well proved by the great loss we have suffered, though repulsing the enemy; and it was observed, that our dead, particularly the 57th regiment, were lying, as they had fought, in ranks, and every wound was in the front.

The Hon. Major general William Stewart most particularly distinguished himself, and conduced much to the honour of the day; he received two contusions but would not quit the field. Major-general the Hon. G. L. Cole is also entitled to every praise; and I have to regret being deprived for some time of his services, by the wound he has received. The Hon. Lieutenant-colonel Abercrombie, commanding the 2d brigade, 24 division, and Major L'Estrange, 31st regiment, deserve to be particularly mentioned; and nothing could exceed the conduct and gallantry of Colonel Inglis, at the head of his regiment. To the Hun. Major general William Lumley, for the very able manner in which he opposed the numerous cavalry of the enemy, and foiled him in his object, I am particularly indebted. To Major-general Hamilton, who commanded on the let during the severe attack upon our right, I am also much indebted; and the Pertuguese brigade of Brigadier-generals Fonseca and Archibald Campbell, deserve to be men tioned. To Major-general Alten, and to the excellent brigade under his orders, I have much praise to give; and it is with great pleasure I assure your Lordship that the good and gallant conduct of every corps, and of every person, w s in proportion to the oppor tunity that offered for distinguishing them. selves. I know not an individual who did not do his duty.

I have, I fear, to regret the loss to the ser vice of Colonel Collins, commanding a Por tuguese brigade, his leg having been carried off by a cannon shot; he is an officer of great merit. And I deeply lament the death of Major-general Hoghton; and of those two promising officers Lieutenant-colonel Sir Wil liam Myers, and Lieutenant-colonel Duck worth.

It is most pleasing to me to inform your Lordship, not only of the steady and gallant conduct of our allies, the Spanish troops, under his Excellency General Blake, but also to assure you, that the most perfect harmony has subsisted between us, and that Genera! Blake not only conformed in all things to the gene. ral line proposed by your Lordship, but in the

detalls,

not exaggerated, and you will see by General Gazan's letter to Marshal Soult, that in killed and wounded it cannot be less than 8000 men: left dead on the field and taken, we have the knowledge of near 3000; General Gazan states that he has more than 4000 wounded with him; 320 were at Almedralejo, by the same letters. Gazan says many have died on the road, and which we know must have been the case, as it is in the few first days that the bad cases die in numbers, and a precipitate retreat and want of convenient carriage must increase the mortality; thus we can scarcely calculate the loss of the ene my from these data at less than 9000 men.

Our advance was close to Azuchal and Almendralejo, and I propose putting a strong column of infantry in march towards those places to-morrow morning, and shall accompany it. I have, &c.

(Signed)

W. C. BERESFORD.

(TRANSLATION.)

Ribera, 19th May, 1811. MONSIEUR LE MARECHAL,-I have the honour to report to your Excellency, that I am just arrived with the whole of the column, which is infinitely more numerous than I could have believed. I am endeavouring to organize it, in order to avoid disasters, and particularly plundering, which would make us die of hunger, and which I found at the highest pitch this morning upon my arrival at Almendralejo.

I found upon my arrival here a letter from M. Le Normand to Major D'Aubersac. I aunex it herewith, after having acquainted my self with its contents. As I imagine that it can be only the 9th corps which is at Alma

raz, I write from hence to the Count d'Erlon, in order to induce him to hasten his march, and to join you. However, as it is also possi ble that they may be troops belonging to the army of the centre, commanded by General D'Armagnac, I write to him likewise, in order that he may move towards you.

I send an answer to Captain Le Normand, to intimate to him that he should correspond with your Excellency, Major D'Aubersac having rejoined the army: 1 have ordered him to collect a large convoy of provisions, and to accompany it to you, that it may the more securely reach you.

The great heat will do a great deal of harm to our wounded, the number of whom amounts to more than 4000; especially as we have only five surgeons to dress them. Some have died upon the road; amongst them M. la Pierre, chef de bataillon of the 103d regi

ment.

I am still without any news of the Chef d'Escadron La Barthe; I shall have the honour of informing you the very moment I shall have been able to communicate with him. Spanish parties are at Los Santos and at Fuente del Maestro; and have appeared this morning at Almendralejo and Villa Franca. They made enquiries at the latter place as to the march of our column; and they give out that 400 horse and a strong column of infantry are to arrive to-day at Los Santos; I do not give any credit to this movement, but at all events we shall see them, and I shall try to escape them.

I beg your Excellence to receive the assurance of the sincere and respectful devotion with which I have the honour to be, (Signed) The General of Division, GAZAN,

INCIDENTS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, IN AND NEAR LONDON: With Biographical Memoirs of distinguished Characters recently deceased.

THE governors of Queen Anne's bounty have come to the resolution of advancing the sum of 50,0001. for the purpose of assisting clergymen in the repairs of their parsonage houses, to be repaid to the governors in the manner prescribed by the Act, commonly called Gilbert's Act.

May 18.-Twelve standards and colours taken from the enemy on different occasions, including the French eagle taken by the 87th regiment at the battle of Barrosa, were carried with military ceremonies, from the parade in St. James's park, to Whitehall chapel, and deposited on each side of the altar. May 22d.-In the morning, between three and four o'clock, the old established publichouse, known by the sign of King Henry the ghth's Head, Seven Dials, fell down with a most tremendous crash. Mr. Hastings, the Jandlord, his wife, his niece, and a servant

girl, escaped unhurt. The niece and servant, fortunately hearing some of the timbers fall ing, got out of the garret window; and crawling along the parapet, escaped the danger, by taking refuge in the adjoining house; an old man and a child were found dead in the ruins; another man died while conveying to the hospital; and four persons, lodgers, were taken to the hospital in a bruised state. On digging out the sufferers, one young man was cut in the head with a spade, and is not expected tu

recover.

June 10.-The volunteers of the metro polis, about 20,000 in number, were reviewed on Wimbledon.common by his Royal High ness the Prince Regent. The troops from the west end of the town began to move to wards the ground about six o'clock. Some of them went in the new military cars, which contain each twelve, men, and convey troops

with great rapidity. Most of the city corps
embarked in large boats, provided for the
occasion, at so early an hour as three
o'clock, and, taking advantage of the tide,
ascended the river as far as Putney,
whence they marched to their stations.
About half-past ten the general line was
ordered to be formed. Then was seen one of
the finest sights possible: the extent of the
heath, the beauty of the day, the fineness of
the different regiments, the steadiness of their
discipline, the exactness of their manœuvres,
the assembled crowds reaching from one end
of the common to the other, all made the
spectacle such an one as can scarcely be de-
scribed in adequate terms. The whole of
the troops were under the immediate com-
mand of his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge, as commander of the home dis-
trict. They were drawn up in two lines of
at least one mile and an half in extent. The
right rested on Wimbledon-green, whence
the line was continued the full length
of the common to the South East; and the
left touched the road that leads across the
common from London to Portsmouth, the
Earl of Spencer's park-wall being full in their
front. The Prince arrived on the ground
about twelve, accompanied by the Duke of
York, who, on reaching the centre of the
line, immediately took the command of the
field, as Commander in Chief. The review
then commenced, and was over before five
o'clock. The day was remarkably fine, and
the spectators were numerous beyond all for-
mer example. It was supposed, that, inclu-
ding the troops, there were at least 200,000
persons on the ground.

June 18.-About a quarter past eight in
the morning, a fire broke out in the oil
warehouses of Mr. Jones, in Bury street, St.
Mary Axe, and in a very short time every
part of his extensive premises were in a
blaze; so rapid were the flames, that not a
particle of his property could be saved.
Owing to a total want of water, the fire con-
tinued to rage with uninterrupted fury on the
premises where it began until near nine
o'clock, by which time the houses on each
side were involved in the conflagration, as
was the Commercial Academy on the oppo-
site side of the street; and before ten, the
four houses already mentioned were levelled
with the ground, and the fire reached the
mansion occupied by the high priest of the
Jews, which also was soon reduced to a heap
of ruins it was with difficulty that the
female part of his family escaped. His li.
brary, in which were many valuable manu.
scripts, was also consunied. The fire con-
tinued its devouring course still farther, and
burnt down the houses of Mr. Le Batts, Dr.
Shannon, Dr. Van Novan, Mr. Abraham
Milleda, Mr. Daniels, Mr. Samuda, and Mr.
Isaacs, and considerably damaged several
others. Full one third of Bury-street, on both
jules, is entirely levelled with the ground.

June 19. This evening the Prince Regent gave a ball and supper, to upwards of twe thousand of the principal nobility and gentry in the kingdom. This splendid entertainment originated from a desire of his Royal High ness, to shew every possible respect and filial affection to his father's birth-day, it not being convenient for the Queen to hold a drawingroom at St. James's Palace on the 4th of June. His Royal Highness, to prevent its passing without being observed as a national festival, determined on giving a grand fête, which should not only be observed as a day of rejoicing by the higher orders, but with it should be combined the encouragement of the arts and manufactures of the country. His Royal Highness, with that consideration, and a due regard to the welfare of his country, in his cards of invitation had expressed a strong desire that every person should come dressed in articles of British manufacture only Nearly the whole of the state-rooms and lower apartments in Carltonhouse had been diverted from any use to the Prince Regent for several weeks, by the necessary temporary arrangements. The company began to assemble at nine o'clock, and continued without intermission setting down till eleven, his Royal Highness's equerries taking their cards of invitation as they entered. All appeared struck with surprise and astonishment as they entered the grand Grecian ball, which, in addition to its usual splendid appearance, was ornamented with a variety of shrubs, of patent lamps, and elegant lanterns of vast dimensions. Two of the yeomen of the Guards were stationed at each of the entrances to the Octagon Saloon, the fitting up of which, for this occasion, was particularly splendid; the drapery was scarlet cloth, trimmed with gold-coloured in the Grecian silk, lace, cords, and fringe. hall were assembled to receive the company, Colonel M Mahon, Generals Keppel and Turner, Colonels Bloomfield, Thomas, and Tyrwhit, together with Earl Moira, Lords Dundas, Keith, Heathfield, Mount Edgcumbe, and Yarmouth. The lat.er had been indefatigable in his exertions to assist his Royal Highness in his arrangements for the splendid entertainment, and continued his exertions to Wednesday night in acting as a regulator of the business. The Prince Regent entered his state apartments about a quarter past nine, dressed in a scarlet coat, mest richly and elegantly ornamented, in a very novel style, with gold lace, and a brilliant star of the Order of the Garter. The Duke of York wore a similar coat, the pattern and ornamental part was said to be like one worn by that great warrior, the Duke of Cumberland. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent came into his state apartments just at the time the French king and princes arrived; he received them most graciously. His Royal Highness afterwards, during the night, passed from one room to another without any attendants

tendants or ceremony, conversing in the most affable manner with his numerous guests. The company found an abundance of amusement in perambulating this celebrated mansion. Dancing commenced about twelve in the grand council chamber, and about two supper was announced. The company proceeded down the staircase into the basement story; and thence to the tables, either into the grand range of rooms connected with the conserwatory, or those in the Chinese temporary rooms. At the end of the conservatory was a most magnificent allegorical transparency, with G. R. L. a crown, and other devices. This was the terminating object of the whole range, and particularly designating the great feature of the fête. The banquet was the most costly and admirable in all its arrange. ments. The Prince Regent, with that urbanity which has ever been his distinguished characteristic, had a table placed contiguous to his own, for the foreign ministers and no. bility who were of the party. The royal dukes assisted the Prince Regent in doing the honours of the table. The ball-room, after supper, was surrounded by a gradation of conversation stools, for the accommodation of those who chose to be calm spectators of the scene. The Duchess of York, Princess Sophia of Gloucester, and all the royal dukes, attended this splendid féte. Upon no prévious occasion, and at no court in Europe, was ever the experiment made to set down 2000 of the principal nobility and gentry of a kingdom to a regular supper, as was the case at this fete. The largest entertainment, at the most brilliant period of the French monarchy, was that given by the Prince of Conde, at Chantilii, to the King of Sweden, when 400 covers were laid. Here covers were laid for 1600 under canvas, and for 400 in the house.

MARRIED.

At Mary le-bone, the Honourable Charles Law, to Elizabeth Sophia, second daughter of the late, and sister to the present Sir Charles Nightingale, bart. having been previously married at Gretna Green.-Sir John Carr, to Miss King, of Goldingham Hail, Essex. Robert Humphrys, esq. of Ivy House, near Chippenham, Wilts, to Essex, Lowndes, third daughter of William Selby, esq. of Winslow, Bucks.-Edward Fanshawe, esq. captain in the Royal Engineers, to Françes Mary, second daughter of Lieutenantgeneral Sir Hew Dalrymple.

The Hon. and Rev. W. H. Dawnay, of Sessay, Yorkshire, to Lydia, only daughter of the late J. Heathcoat, esq. of Conington Castle, Huntingdonshire.

Thomas Le Mercer, esq. of Vauxhall, to Miss Stone, only daughter of the late William S. esq.

James White, esq. of Hans Place, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Robert Faulder, esq. of Gower street,

At St. Martin's, Ludgate, the Rev. Lewis Way, of Great Geldham, Essex, to Caroline Elizabeth, only daughter of John Leech, esq. of Bridge street, Blackfriars.

At Wandsworth, John Fassett Burnett, esq. of Vauxhall, to Elizabeth, daughter of John Barchard, esq. of East Hill, Wandsworth.

Thomas Thurlow, esq. younger son of the late bishop of Durham, and brother to Lord T. to Miss F. Lyon, third daughter of the Jate Honourable Thomas L.

At St. Paul's, Peter Henry Barker, esq of Burwell, Cambridgeshire, to Miss Hammond, only daughter of Walter H, esq. of West Row, Mildenhall.

W. Midwinter, esq. captain in the East India Company's service, Bengal establish ment, to Ann, youngest daughter of M. Thomas, esq. of Pinner Green, Middlesex.

At St. Paul's, Covent Garden, Mr B Stones, of Chandos street, to Miss Hopkinson, only daughter of B. H. esq. of Penton ville.

At St. George's, Bloomsbury, Charles A. Bartholomew, jun. esq. to Maria, eidest daughter of the late Edward Rees, esq.

At South Lambeth, Henry James, third son of the late Montague Cholmeley, esq. of Easton, Lincolnshire, to Eliza, fourth daughter of the late W. Hayard, esq.

At Chelsea, Frederic Ayrton, esq. of Gray's Inn square, to Miss Nugent, daughter of Colonel N. of Aylesbury.

At St. George's, Hanover square, William Hargood, esq. rear admiral of the blue, to Maria, third daughter of the late Thomas Somers Cocks, esq-Francis William Grant, esq. M. P. to Miss Dume, only daughter of John Charles D. esq. of the island of St. Helena.-The Rev. John Fellowes, youngest son of Robert F. esq. of Shottesham, Nor folk, to Susan, fourth daughter of the Ho nourable Thomas Lyon, of Hetton House, Durham.-Francis Upjohn, esq. of the d Life Guards, to Mrs. Page, of Woburn Piace.

Lieut-colonel Oide, of the 99th regiment of foot, to Margaret, eldest daughter of William Becklord, esq. of Fonthill.The Rev. Dr. Davy, master of Caius college, Cambridge, to Miss Stevenson, of Hertford street, May Fair

At Twickenham, Henry Bellairs, esq. late of the 15th hussars, to Dora, youngest daugh ter of the late Peter Mackenzie, esq.

At Islington, the Rev. Richard Meade, rector of Horsendon and minister of Prince's Risborough, Bucks, to Miss Somes.

Rev. C. Laprimaudaye, vicar of Leyton, to Jane, daughter of the late R. Lee, esq. of Mile end.

Richard Marter, esq. of Bourton on the Water, Glocestershire, to Jane, youngest daughter of P. Harman, esq. of Charles street, Cavendish square.

At Steppey, Frederic Vander Meulen, esq.