rasa de Ariba, and of the height near it, called Nuestra Senora de la Pena, our cavalry being in possession of Galvarosa de Abaxo; and shortly after day-light detachments from both armies attempted to obtain possession of the more distant from our right of the two hills called Dos Arapiles.

The enemy, however, succeeded, their detachment being the strongest, and having been concealed in the woods nearer the bill than we were, by which success they strengthened materially their own position, and had in their power increased means of annoying

ours.

In the morning, the light troops of the 7th division, and the 4th Caçadores, belonging to General Pack's brigade, were engaged with the enemy on the height called Senora Nuestra de la Pena; on which height they maintained themselves with the enemy throughout the day. The possession, by the enemy, however, of the more distant of the Arapiles, rendered it necessary for me to extend the right of the army in Potence to the heights behind the village of Arapiles, and to occupy that village with light infantry, and here I placed the 4 h division, under the command of the Hon. Lieutenant-General Cole; and, although, from the variety of the enemy's movements, it was difficult to form a satisfactory judgment of his intentions, I considered that, upon the whole, his objects were upon the left of the Tormes, I therefore ordered the Honourable Major-General Pakenham, who commanded the third division, in the absence of Lieutenant General Picton, on account of ill health, to move across the Tormes with the troops under his command, including Bri gadier General d'Urban's cavalry, and to place himself behind Aldea Tejada, BrigadierGeneral Bradford's brigade of Portuguese infantry, and Don Carlos d'Espana's infantry, having been moved up likewise to the neighbourhood of Los Torres, between the 3d and 4th division.

After a variety of evolutions and movements, the enemy appears to have determined upon his plan about two in the afternoon; and under cover of a very heavy cannonade, which however did us but very little damage; he extended his left, and moved forward his troops, apparently with an intention to embrace, by the position of his troops, and by his fire, our post on that of the two Arapiles which we possessed, and from thence to attack and break our line; or at all events to render difficult any movement of purs to our right.

The extension of his line to his left, however, and its advance upon our right, notwithstanding that his troops still occupied very strong ground, and his position was well defended by cannon, gave me an opportunity of attacking him, for which I had long been I reinforced our right with the 5th division, under Lieutenant-General Leith, which I placed behind the village of Arapiles,

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on the right of the fourth division; and with the 6th and 7th divisions in reserve; and, as soon as these troops had taken their stations, I ordered the Hon. Major-General Pakenham to move forward with the 3d division and Gen. d'Urban's cavalry, and two squadrons of the 14th light dragoons, under LieutenantColonel Hervey, in four columns, to turn the enemy's left on the heights, while BrigadierGeneral Bradford's brigade, the 5th division, under Lieutenant-General Leith, the 4th division, under the Hon. Lieutenant-General Cole, and the cavalry, under LieutenantGeneral Sir Stapleton Cotton, should attack them in front, supported in reserve by the 6th division, under Major-General Clinton, the 7th division under Major-General Hope and Don Carlos d'Espana's Spanish division, and Brigadier-General Pack should support the left of the 4th division, by attacking that of Los Arapiles, which the enemy held. The 1st and light divisions occupied the ground on the left, and were in reserve.

The attack upon the enemy's left was made in the manner above described, and completely succeeded, Major-General the Hon. Edward Pakenham formed the third division across the enemy's flank, and overthrew every thing opposed to him. These troops were supported in the most gallant style by the Portuguese cavalry under Brigadier-General d'Urban, and Lieutenant-Colonel Hervey's squadrons of the 14th, who successfully defeated every attempt made by the enemy on the flank of the third division.

Brigadier-General Bradford's brigade, the 5th and 4th divisions, and the cavalry under Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton, attacked the enemy in front, and drove his troops before them, from one height to another, bringing forward their right, so as to acquire strength upon the enemy's flank, in proportion to the advance. Brigadier-General Pack made a very gallant attack upon the Arapiles, in which, however, he did not succeed, excepting in diverting the attention of the enemy's corps placed upon it, from the troops under the command of Lieutenant-Ge neral Cole, in his advance.

The cavalry under Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton made a most gallant and successful charge against a body of the enemy's infantry, which they overthrew and cut to pieces. In this charge Major-General Le Marchant was killed at the head of his brigade, and I have to regret the loss of a most able officer.

After the crest of the height was carried, one division of the enemy's infantry made a stand against the 4th division, which after a severe contest was obliged to give way, in consequence of the enemy having thrown some troops on the left of the 4th division, after the failure' of Brigadier-General Pack's attack upon the Arapiles, and the Hon. Lieutenant-General Cole having been wounded.

Marshal Sir William Beresford, who happened

pened to be on the spot, directed BrigadierGeneral Spry's brigade of the fifth division, which was in the second line, to change its front, and to bring its fire on the flank of the enemy's division; and I am sorry to add, that while engaged in this service, he received a wound, which, I am apprehensive, will deprive me of the benefit of his counsel and assistance for some time. Nearly about the same time Lieutenant General Leith received a wound, which unfortunately obliged him to quit the field. I ordered up the 6th division under Major-General Clinton, to relieve the 4th, and the battle was soon restored to its former success.

The enemy's right, however, reinforced by the troops which had filed from his left, and by those which had now retired from the Arapiles, still continued to resist; and I or dered the 1st and light divisions, and Colonel Stubbs's Portuguese brigade of the 4th division, which was re-formed, and Major-General William Anson's brigade, likewise of the 4th division, to turn the right, while the 6th division, supported by the 3d and 5th, attacked the front. It was dark before this point was carried by the sixth division, and the enemy fled through the woods towards the Tormes. I pursued them with the 1st and light divisions, and Major-General Wm. Anson's brigrade, likewise of the 4th division, and some squadrons of cavalry under Lieutenant General Sir Stapleton Cotton, as long as we could find 2ny of them together, directing our march upon Huerta and the fords of the Tormes, by which the enemy had passed on their adVance; but the darkness of the night was highly advantageous to the enemy, many of whom escaped under its cover, who must otherwise have been in our hands. sorry to report, that owing to this same cause, Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton was unfortunately wounded by one of our own sentries, after he had halted.

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We renewed the pursuit at break of day, in the morning; with the same troops, and Major-General Anson's brigade of cavalry, which joined during the night, and having crossed the Tormes, we came up with the enemy's rear guard of cavalry and infantry, near La Serna; they were immediately at tacked by the two brigades of dragoons; and the cavalry fled, leaving the infantry to their fate. I have never witnessed a more gallant charge than was made on the enemy's infantry by the heavy brigade of the King's German Legion, under Major-General Bock, which was completely successful, and the whole body of in antry, consisting of three batalions of the enemy's first division, were made prisoners.

The pursuit was afterwards continued as far as Penaranda last night; and our troops are still following the flying enemy. Their head-quarters were in this town, not less than ten leagues from the field of battle, for a few hour last night; and they are now consider

ably advanced on the road towards Valladolid by Arevalo. They were joined yesterday on their retreat by the cavalry and artillery of the army of the North, which have arrived at too late a period, it is to be hoped, to be of much use to them.

It is impossible to form a conjecture of the amount of the enemy's loss in this action; but from all reports it is very considerable. We have taken from then eleven pieces of cannon, several ammunition waggons, two eagles, and six colours; and one General, three Colonels, three Lieutenant-Colonels, 130 Officers of inferior rank, and between six and seven thousand soldiers are prisoners; and our detachments are sending in more every moment. The number of dead in the field is very large. I am informed that Marshal Marmont is badly wounded, and has lost one of his arms; and that four General Officers have been killed, and several wounded.

Such an advantage could not have been acquired without material loss on our side; bat it certainly has not been of a magnitude to distress the army, or to cripple its operations. I have great pleasure in reporting to your Lordship, that, throughout this trying day, of which I have related the events, I had every reason to be satisfied with the conduct of the General Officers and troops. The relation which I have written of its events will give a general idea of the share which each individual had in them; and i cannot say to much in praise of the conduct of every individual in his station.

I am much indebted to Marshal Sir Wil liam Beresford for his friendly counsel and assistance, both previous to, and during the the action; to Lieutenant-Generals Sir Stapleton Cotton, Leith, and Cole, and MajorGenerals Clinton, and the Hon. Edward Pakenham, for the manner in which they led the divisions of cavalry and infantry under their command respectively; to Major-General Hulse, commanding a brigade in the 6th division; Major General G. Anson, com manding a brigade of cavalry; Colonel Hinde; Col. the Hon. William Ponsonby, commanding Major-General Le Marchant's brigade, after the fall of that Officer; to Major-General Wm. Anson, commanding a brigade in the 4th division; Major General Pringle, commanding a brigade in the 5th division, and the division after Lieutenant-General Leith was wounted; Brigadier-General Bradford, Brigadier-General Spry, Colonel Stubbs, and Brigadier-General Power, of the Portuguese service; likewise to Lieutenant Colonel Camp❤ bell, of the 94th, commanding a brigade in the 3ddivision; Lieutenant-Colonel Williams, of the 60th foot; Lieutenant-Colonel Wallace, of the 88th commanding a brigade in the 3d division; Lieutenant Colonel Ellis, of the 23d, commanding General the Hon. Edward Pakenham's brigade in the 4th division, during his absence in the command of the 3d division; the Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Gre

ville, of the 58th regiment, commanding Major-General Hay's brigade in the 5th division, during his absence on leave; Brigadier-General Pack; Brigadier-General the Conde de Rezendi, of the Portuguese service; Colonel Douglas, of the 8th Portuguese regiment; Lieutenant-Colonel the Conde de Ficalho, of the same regiment; and Lieutenant-Colonel Bingham, of the 53d regiment; likewise to Brigadier-General d'Urban, and LieutenantColonel Hervey, of the 14th Light Dragoons; Colonel Lord Edward Somerset, commanding the 4th Dragoons; and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Frederick Ponsonby, commanding the 12th Light Dragoons.

I must also mention Lieutenant-Colonel Woodford, commanding the light battalion of the brigade of Guards, who, supported by two companies of the Fusileers, under the command of Captain Crowder, maintained the village of Arapiles, against all the efforts of the enemy, previous to the attack upon their position by our troops.

In a case in which the conduct of all has been conspicuously good, I regret that the necessary limits of a dispatch prevent me from drawing your Lordship's notice to the conduct of a larger number of individuals; but I can assure your Lordship, that there was no Officer of corps engaged in this action, who did not perform his duty by his Sovereign and his country. The Royal German artillery, under Lieutenant-Colonel Framing, ham, distinguished themselves by the accuracy of their fire, wherever it was possible to use them; and they advanced to the attack of the enemy's position with the same gallantry as the other troops.

I am particularly indebted to LieutenantColonel De Lancy, the Deputy Quarter-Master-General, the head of the department, present in the absence of the Quarter-MasterGeneral, and to the officers of that depart ment, and of the staff corps, for the assistance I received from them, particularly the Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Dundas, and LieutenantColonel Sturgeon, of the latter, and Major Scovell, of the former; and to LieutenantColonel Waters, at present at the head of the Adjutant-General's department at head-quarters, and to the officers of that department, as well at head-quarters as with the several divisions of the army; and Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Fitzroy Somerset, and to the officers of my personal staff. Among the latter I particularly request your Lordship to draw the attention of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent to his Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Orange, whose conduct in the field, as well as upon every other occasion, entitles him to my highest commendation, and has acquired from him the respect and regard of the whole army.

I have had every reason to be satisfied with the conduct of the Mariscal del Campo Don Carlos d'Espagna, and of Brigadier Don Julian Sanches, and with that of the troops under

their command respectively; and with that of the Mariscal del Campo Don Miguel Alava, and of Brigadier Don Joseph O'Lawlor, employed with this army by the Spanish Government, from whom, and from the Spanish authorities, and people in general, I received every assistance I could expect.

It is but justice likewise to draw your Lordship's attention, upon this occasion, to the merits of the officers of the civil departments of the army. Notwithstanding, the increased distance of our operations from our magazines, and that the country is completely exhausted, we have hitherto wanted nothing, owing to the diligence and attention of Commissary-General, Mr. Bisset, and the officers of the department under his direction.

I have likewise to mention, that, by the attention and ability of Doctor Mac Gregor, and of the officers of the department under his charge, our wounded, as well as those of the enemy left in our hands, have been well taken care of; and I hope that many of these valuable men will be saved to the service.

Captain Lord Clinton will have the honour of laying at the feet of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, the Eagles and Colours taken from the enemy in this action. I en close a return of the killed and wounded.

Olmedo, July 28, 1812.

The army have continued their march in pursuit of the enemy since I addressed you on the 24th instant, and we have continued to take many prisoners. A part of the enemy's army crossed the Douro yesterday near Puente de Douro, and the remainder, their left wing were in march towards the bridge of Tude a this morning at nine o'clock, when I ast heard from our advanced post.

The main body of the Allied Army is this day on the Adaja and Zapardiel rivers, in this neighbourhood; the light cavalry being in front, in pursuit of the enemy.

It appears that Joseph Bonaparte left Madrid on the 22st, with the Army of the Centre, supposed to consist of from ten to twelve thousand infantry and from two to three thousand cavalry, and he directed his march by the Escoriel, upon Alba de Tormes. He arrived at Blasco Sancho, between Avila and Arevalo on the 25th, where he heard of the defeat of Marshal Marmont, and he retired in the evening, and between that time and the evening of the 26th, he marched through Villa Gastin to Espinar. A non-commissioned Officer's patrole of the 14th Light Dragoons and 1st Hussars, from Arevalo, took in Blasco Sancho, on the evening of the 25th, shortly after Joseph Bonaparte had left the place, two Officers and twenty-seven men of his own cavalry, who had been left there to follow his rear-guard.

I have reason to believe that Joseph Bonaparte had no regular account of the action of the 22d, till he passed the Puerte de Guadarrama yesterday, but he then returned, and was directing his march upon Segovia. I have

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not yet heard how far he had advanced. All accounts concur with regard to the great loss sustained by the army of Portugal.

By accounts from Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill to the 24th instant, it appears, that the enemy had in some degree reinforced the troops in Estremadura. The LieutenantGeneral had removed to Zafra. It is reported, that General Ballasteros had marched en another expedition towards Malaga, and that he was opposed by a division of the army of the South under General Labal. I have not received detailed accounts of Commodore Sir Home Popham's operations on the coast since the capture of Sequeitio, but I understand that he has taken Castro Urdiales. Names of the Officers killed; of the Allied Army, under the Command of his Excellency the Marquess of Wellington, in the Battle, near Salamanca, on the 22d of July, 1812.

Head-quarters, Fiores de Avilas, July 25, 1812. Major General Le Marchant.

5th Dragoon Guards-Captain Osborn. Sd Dragoons-Lieutenant Selby. 12th Light Dragoons-Captain Dickens. 2d or Queen's-Ensign Denwoody. 7th Fusileers-Captain Prescott. 11th Foot, 1st Batt.-Ensign Scott. 23d Welch Fusileers-Major Offles. 3d Foot, 1st. Batt.-Lieutenant Seymour, Ensign Newton.

36th Foot, 1st Batt.-Captains Tullok and Middleton, Lieutenants Parker and Barton. 38th Foot, 1st Batt-Captain Taylor, Lieutenant Broomfield.

44th Foot, 2d Batt.-Captain Berwick, Ensign Stanley.

61st Foot, 1st Batt.-Lieutenant-Colonel Barlow, Captains Horton and Stubbs, Lieutenants Chauner and Parker.

68th Foot, 1st Batt.-Lieutenant Finu

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88th Foot, 1st Batt.-Brevet-Major Murphy, Capt. Hogan.

94th Foot-Lieutenant Lanes.

Royal Highness the Prince Regent has comminded us to express to you the deep concern and sorrow which he feels at the continuance of his Majesty's lamented indisposition.

His Royal Highness regrets the interruptions which have occurred in the progress of public business, during this long and laborious Session, in consequence of an event which his Royal Highness must ever deplore. The zeal and unwearied assiduity with which you have persevered in the discharge of the arduous duties imposed upon you by the situ ation of the country, and the state of public affairs, demands his Royal Highness's warmest acknowledgments.

"The assistance which you have enabled his Hoyal Highness to continue to the brave and loyal nations of the Peninsula, is calculated to produce the most beneficial effects.

"His Royal Highness most warmly participates in those sentiments of approbation, which you bestowed on the consummate skill and intrepidity displayed in the operations which led to the capture of the important fortresses of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, during the present campaign; and his Royal Highness confidently trusts, that the tried valour of the allied forces, under the distinguished command of General the Earl of Wellington, combined with the unabated spirit and steady persever ance of the Spanish and Portuguese Nations, will finally bring the contest in that quarter to an issue, by which the independence of the Peninsula will be effectually secured.,

"The renewal of the war in the North of Europe furnishes an additional proof of the little security which can be derived from any submission to the usurpations and tyranny of the French Government. His Royal Highness is persuaded, that you will be sensible of the great importance of the struggle in which the Emperor of Russia has been compelled to engage, and that you will approve of his Royal Highness affording to those Powers who may be united in this contest every degree of co-operation and assistance, consistent with

of his Majesty's dominions.

"His Royal Highness has commanded us to assure you, that he views with most sincere regret the hostile measures which have been recently adopted by the Government of the United States of America towards this country. His Royal Highness is nevertheless willing to hope, that the accustomed relations of peace and amity between the two countries may yet be restored; but, if his expectations in this respect should be disappointed, by the conduct of the Government of the United States, or by their perseverance in any unwarrantable pretensions, he will most fully rely on the support of every class of his Majesty's subjects, in a contest in which the honor of his Majesty's Crown, and the best interests of his dominions, must

be involved.