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I directed that a second attempt should be have created a necessity for raising the made on that night to obtain possession siege; but on the same morning I received of that out-work. Major-General Hous- accounts from the frontiers of Castile, toun ordered another detachment for this which left no doubt of the destination of service, under the command of Major the army of Portugal to the southward, Macgeachy, of the 17th Portuguese regi- and gave ground for belief that they ment, who, with the officers destined to would arrive at Merida on the 15th inst. command the different parties composing I therefore ordered that the siege might the detachment, had been employed be raised. I have every reason to be sathroughout the 8th and 9th in reconnoi- tisfied with the conduct of all the officers tering the breach, and the different ap- and troops employed at the siege of Badaproaches to it. They advanced at about joz, whose labours and exertions deserved nine at night in the best order, though a very different result. Major General opposed by the same means and with the Picton directed the operations on the left same determination as had been opposed of the Guadiana, and Major-General to the detachment which had made the Houstoun on the right; and I am much attempt on the oth. Ensign Dyas again indebted to these officers, as well as to led the advance, and the storming party Major-Genera! Hamilton, and the other arrived at the foot of the breach; but they General and Staff-officers, and the officers found it impossible to mount it, the enemy and troops under their commands respechaving again cleared the rubbish from the tively. Lieut. Colonel Fletcher, of the bottom of the escarp. The detachment Royal Engineers, was the directing engi suffered considerably, and Major Mac- neer, and immediately superintended the geachy, the commanding officer, was un- operations on the left of the Guadiana; fortunately killed, and others of the of- and Captain Squires those on the right of ficers fell; but the troops continued to that river; and those officers and the maintain their station till Major-General corps of Engineers have by their conduct Houstoun ordered them to retire. When on this occasion augmented their claims to the reinforcements had arrived from the my approbation. Lieut.-Colonel Framfrontiers of Castile, after the battle of Al-ingham commanded the artillery, having buera, I undertook the siege of Badajos, entertaining a belief that the means of which I had the command would reduce the place before the end of the second week in June; at which time I expected that the reinforcements for the enemy's southern army, detached from Castile, would join Marshal Soult. I was unfortunately mistaken in my estimate of the quality of those means. We had failed in two attempts to obtain possession of fort St. Christoval, and it was obvious to me that we could not obtain possession of that out-work, without performing a work which would have required the labour of several days to complete. On the morning of the 10th instant, I received the inclosed intercepted dispatch from the Duke of Dalmatia to the Duke of Ragusa, which pointed out clearly the enemy's design to collect in Estremadura their whole force; and I had reason to believe that Drouet's corps, which had marched from Toledo on the 28th and 29th of May, and was expected at Cordova on the 5th and 6th | instant, would have joined the southern army by the 10th; and it was generally expected in the country, that the southern army would have moved by that time. The movement of this army alone would

under his orders Major Dickson attached to the Portuguese service, who during the absence of Lieut.-Colonel Framingham with the troops which were employed to cover the operations, conducted all the details of this important department. I had every reason to be satisfied with these officers, and most particularly with Major Dickson, from whose activity, zeal, and intelligence the public service has derived great advantages in the different operations against Badajoz. Captain Cleves, of the Hanoverian Artillery, conducted that department on the right of the Guadiana with great success. The service of the batteries was performed by detachments from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd regiments of Portuguese artillery, who conducted themselves remarkably well. They were aided by Captain Rainsford's company of the Royal Artillery, who were indefatigable; some of them having never quitted the batteries. I am much indebted to General Leite, the Governor of the Province of Alentejo and of Elvas, for the assistance which he again afforded me in this operation. I inclose a return of the killed and wounded throughout the siege, from which your Lordship will observe that, excepting in the attempts to obtain possession of

2d Batt. 5th Foot-1 Lieutenant, 3 rank and file, killed; 1 serjeant, 3 rank and file, wounded.

7th Fusileers-2 rank and file wounded. 20 Batt. 39th Foot-2 rank and file wounded.

1st Batt. 40th Foot-1 rank and file killed.

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

2d Batt. 48th Foot-1 rank and file wounded.

51st Foot-9 rank and file wounded. 1st Batt. 57th Foot-1 Ensign, 1 rank and file wounded.

2d Batt. 66th Foot-2 rank and file killed.

74th Foot-2 rank and file killed; 1 serjeant, 6 rank and file wounded.

2d Batt. 83d Foot-1 serjeant, 3 rank and file, wounded.

85th Foot-1 rank and file killed; 3 rank and file wounded.

1st Batt. 88th Foot-1 rank and file killed; 1 rank and file wounded.

St. Christoval, our loss has not been severe. We still maintain the blockade of Badajoz. I have not yet heard that the enemy have moved from their position at Llerena, and I imagine that the arrival of the 9th corps has been delayed longer than was expected; and it is probable that Soult will be unwilling to move till he will hear of the movements of the army of Portugal. They broke up from the Tormes on the 3rd, and their advanced guard arrived at Ciudad Rodrigo on the evening of the 5th. The moved forward again on the 6th, and Lieut.-General Sir Brent Spencer withdrew the advanced guard of the troops under his command, first to the Nave d'Aver, and then to Alfayates. The enemy patroled on the 6th into Fuentes de Honor and into Nave d'Aver. I enclose Sir Brent Spencer's report of these operations, from which it appears that the Royal Dragoons, under Lieut.-Colonel Clifton, and a troop of the 14th, the whole directed by Major-General Slade, distinguished themselves. I imagine that the enemy's march in this direction was intended as a reconnoisance, and to cover the march of a convoy to Ciudad Rodrigo; as on the following day, the 7th, the whole moved from thence to Moras Verdes, in the direction of the pass of Banos, near which pass Gen. Regnier had been with two divisions of the army of Portugal, since the 5th. On the 8th, in the evening, one division of General Regnier's Total British Loss-2 Lieutenants, 13 troops had come through Banos, and I ex-rank and file, killed; 1 ensign, 3 serjeants, pect that those divisions will have arrived 48 rank and file, wounded; 2 rank and at Placentia the 9th, and the whole army file, missing. on the 10th.-P. S, Since writing this dispatch, I have received accounts that General Drouet's troops joined on the enemy's right at Berlunza and Azuga yesterday, and a report that their cavalry were in movement towards Los Santos this morning. The British cavalry, and the 2nd and 4th divisions, were about to march from Villa Franca and Almendralejo towards Albuera, and I have ordered there General, Hamilton's division and shall proceed there this night myself, if I should find that report confirmed.

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94th Foot-2 rank and file wounded. Chasseurs Britanniques-3 rank and file killed; 5 rank and file wounded; 2 rank and file missing.

Detachments 1st and 2d Light Battalions of the King's German Legion-1 rank and file wounded.

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Brunswick Oels 4 rank and file wounded.

Total Portuguese Loss-1 Lieutenant, 20 rank and file, killed'; 1 LieutenantColonel, 1 Major, 1 Lieutenant, 2 ensigns, 1 serjeant, I drummer, 63 rank and file, wounded; 2 rank and file, missing.

Total Loss-3 Lieutenants, 33 rank and. file, killed; 1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 1 Major, 1 Lieutenant, 3 ensigns, 4 serjeants, 1 drummer, 111 rank and file, wounded; 4 rank and file, missing.

(Signed) CHARLES STEWART. Major-Gen. and Adj. Gen. Names of Officers Killed, Wounded, and Missing, at the Siege of Badajoz, from the 30th of May to the 5th of June, in, clusive.

Killed.

Royal British Foot Artillery-Lieutenant Edmund Hawker.

2d Batt. 5th Foot-Lieutenant Sedgwick.

2d Portuguese Regiment of the Line-19 lieutenants, 9 serjeants, 127 rank and Lieutenant Rodrigo de Mello. file, wounded; I captain, I ensign, 6 rank and file, missing.

Wounded.

1st Batt. 57th Foot-Ensign Leslie. Portuguese Artillery-Lieutenant Joze Baptista de Silva Lopez.

14th Portuguese Regiment-Lieutenant Colonel Oliver, severely.

21st Ditto-Major Gomes, Ensign Joze Vicente.

Total of Killed, Wounded, and Missing, of
the Army under the Command of Lieute-
nant General Lord Viscount Wellington,
K. B. at the Siege of Badajoz, from the
6th to the 11th of June, 1811.
Royal Engineers-1 Lieutenant killed;
1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, wounded.

Royal Staff Corps Lieutenant wounded.

2d Batt. 5th Foot-2 rank and file, killed; 1 serjeant, 1 rank and file,

wounded.

7th Fusileers-2 rank and file wounded. 29th Foot-1 rank and file wounded. 1st Batt. 45th Foot-1 rank and file killed; 4 rank and file wounded.

51st Foot-1 Lieutenant, 26 rank and file, killed; 1 Captain, 2 Lieutenants, 3 serjeants, 63 rank and file, wounded; rank and file missing.

1st Batt. 57th Foot-1 Ensign missing. 74th Foot-2 rank and file killed; 2 rank and file wounded.

2d Batt. 83d Foot-1 serjeant, 3 rank and file, wounded.

85th Foot-1 Lieutenant, 6 rank and file, killed; 3 Lieutenants, 3 serjeants, 13 rank and file, wounded; 1 Captain missing. 1st Batt. 88th Foot-5 rank and file wounded.

94th Foot-1 rank and file killed; rank and file wounded.

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Total Portuguese Loss-1 major, 2 lieutenants, 2 serjeants, 25 rank and file, killed; 2 captains, 2 lieutenants, 1 ensign, 4 serjeants, 76 rank and file, wounded; I captain missing.

General Total-1 major, 5 lieutenants, 3 serjeants, 73 rank and file killed; 4 captains, 11 lieutenants, I ensign, 13 serjeants, 203 rank and file, wounded; 2 captains, I ensign, 6 rank and file, missing. Names of Officers Killed, Wounded, and

Missing, at the Siege of Badajoz, from the 6th to the 11th of June, 1811, in clusive.

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Royal Engineers-Captain Patton, severely; Lieut. Forster, severely, since dead.

Royal Staff Corps-Lieut. Westmacott, severely.

51st Foot-Captain Smellie, Lieutenants Beardsley and Hicks, all severely. 85th Foot-Lieutenants Gammell, Grant and Morton, all slightly.

Chasseurs Britanniques-Lieutenant Dufief, severely.

Duke of Brunswick's Light InfantryLieutenant Lyznewsky, slightly.

17th Portuguese Regiment of the Line 8-Captain Maxwell, severely; Lieut. Jose Fortio, slightly; Ensign J. Antonio Boguese, severely.

Chasseurs Britanniques-1 serjeant, rank and file, killed; 1 Lieutenant, 17 rank and file, wounded; 2 rank and file missing.

Detachments 1st and 2d Light Batt. King's German Legion-1 rank and file killed; 1 rank and file wounded.

Duke of Brunswick's Corps-1 rank and file killed; 1 Lieutenant, 1 serjeant, 7 rank and file, wounded.

British Artillery-2 rank and file wounded.

Portuguese Artillery-6 rank and file, killed; 1 Captain, I Lieutenant, 28 rank and file, wounded.

Total British Loss-3 lieutenants, I serjeant, 48 rank and file, killed; 2 captains,

3d Portuguese Regiment of ArtilleryCaptain Velez Barreiros, slightly; Lieut. Baptista Lopez, severely.

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in front of Gallegos, from whence I disco- to Espeja, were assembled at Gallegos, vered a body of the enemy of about 8,000 and retreated from thence agreeably to men, consisting of 500 cavalry and 2,500 my directions. The force to which they infantry, with artillery, entering Cuidad were opposed your Lordship is in posses Rodrigo from the Salamanca road. I re- sion of in this letter; and notwithstanding quested Col. Waters to remain on the all the efforts of General Montbrun, who heights until sunset, to notice whether any commanded the French cavalry, to outmore of the enemy followed those which I flank the British, pressing them at the have mentioned, and he reported to me same time in front with eight pieces of that they were succeeded by another cannon, their retiring to Nave d'Aver column; but I have strong reason to think, merits the highest admiration. In offerfrom what I shall relate to your Lordship, ing my sense of their conduct, and of the that they must have marched large bodies very stubborn manner in which they re of infantry and cavalry into Ciudad Ro- tired, I derive very great satisfaction in drigo in the course of the night. Accord- acquainting your Lordship, that Major-Geing to your Lordship's instructions I con- neral Slade directed in person the whole centrated the troops rather more in their of the affair, and by his movements foiled cantonments, upon hearing a few days be- the designs of the enemy, and the British fore, that the enemy were moving in the cavalry maintained as usual their high direction of Ciudad Rodrigo, and took the character. The Major-General in his reother necessary precautions for falling port to me speaks in much praise of Major back. The enemy advanced, as I thought Dorville, of the Royal Dragoons, of Capit probable, at day-break on the morning tain Purvis, of the same regiment, and of of the 6th, in two columns; one taking Captain Dowson, of the 14th Light Drathe direction of Gallegos, and the other goons, who had opportunities of distinthat of Carpio and Espeja. The former guishing themselves much.-I am not able was a heavy column of cavalry and infan- to judge exactly of the designs of the enetry, with several guns, and the latter con- my, but I know that they left Salamanca sisted of about 6,000 infantry; but in say- with 18,000 infantry, and with upwards of ing this, I should observe, that, from the 3,000 cavalry, and 34 pieces of artillery, nature of the country, the rear of these on the road to Ciudad Rodrigo. In concolumns could not be discovered. They cluding my statement of the movements had also upwards of 2,000 cavalry and 10 of yesterday, I beg leave to add my acguns, which moved across the plain in knowledgments for the choice made by front of Fuentes de Honor. From the na- your Lordship, of the Hon. Colonel ture of the country being so perfectly Pakenham, and of Lieutenant. Colonel Deopen, and the probability of the enemy lancey, at the head of their respective bringing a large portion of his cavalry departments, with this portion of the upon this point, I deemed it most prudent army; their zeal and good judgment is alto withdraw the light division under Bri-ready known to your Lordship. The loss gadier General Craufurd, which accordingly fell back from Gallegos and Espeja, at two o'clock in the morning, upon Nave d'Aver. Observing the rapidity of the enemy's advance, and the superior number of his cavalry, the light division, with the horse artillery attached to them, was directed to retire farther back upon Alfayates, the first and fifth divisions gradually falling back from Aldea de Ponte and Nave d'Aver to the heights just behind Soito, and the sixth division from Mealhada de Sordo to Rendo, the cavalry remaining in front of Alfayates.-It is with GENTLEMEN, Since your last Session, great pleasure I have to mention the very the Empire has received an addition of admirable conduct of the Royals, under sixteen departments, five millions of peothe command of Lieutenant-Colonel Clif. ple, a territory yielding a revenue of one ton, and one troop of the 14th Light Dra-hundred millions, three hundred leagues goons, which being all that were employed of coast, with all their maritime means, in covering the front from Villa de Egua The mouths of the Rhine, the Meuse, and

of the cavalry upon this occasion, I am happy to say, amounted to no more than ten rank and file wounded, and nine missing; and six horses killed, ten wounded and four missing.I have the honour to be, &c.

FRANCE.

B. SPENCER, Lieut. Gen.

-Exposition of the State of the Empire, presented to the Legislative Body at its sitting of June 29, by his Excellency Count Montalivet, Minister for the Interior.

the Scheldt, were not then French: the circulation of the interior of the Empire was circumscribed; the productions of its central departments could not reach the sea unless they were submitted to the inspection of foreign custom houses. These inconveniencies have for ever disappeared. The maritime arsenal of the Scheldt, whereon so many hopes are founded, has thereby received all the developement which it needed. The mouths of the Ems, the Weser, and the Elbe, place in our hands all the wood which Germany furnishes. The frontiers of the Empire are supported on the Baltic; and thus, having a direct communication with the North, it will be easy for us thence to draw masts, hemp, iron, and such other naval stores as we may want. We at this moment unite all that France, Germany, and Italy produce, as materials for the construction of ships. The Simplon, become part of France, secures us a new communication with Italy. The union of Rome has removed that troublesome intermediacy which subsisted between our armies in the north and in the south of Italy, and has given us new coasts on the Mediterranean, as useful and necessary to Toulon, as those of the Adriatic are to Venice. This union also brings with it this double advantage -that the Popes are no longer sovereign Princes, and in the relation of strangers to France. To bring to our recollection all the evils which religion has sustained, by the confounding of temporal with spiritual power, we have only to look into history. The Popes have invariably sacrificed eternal things to temporal ones.-The divorce of Henry VIII. was not the cause of England's separation from the Church of Rome. The pence of St. Peter occasioned that event. If it be advantageous to the State and to Religion that the Pope should not continue to be a Sovereign Prince, it is equally desirable that the Bishop of Rome, the head of our Church, should not be a stranger to us; but that he should unite in his heart, with the love of religion, that love for this country which characterises elevated minds. Besides, it is the only means whereby that proper influence which the Pope ought to possess over spiritual concerns can be rendered compatible with the principles of the Empire, which cannot suffer any foreign Bishop to exercise an authority therein.

Religion.

The Emperor is satisfied with the spirit which animates all his clergy. The cares of administration have been directed to the wants of the dioceses.-The establishment of secondary ecclesiastical schools, commonly called small schools ; the founding of many large seminaries for higher studies; the re-establishment of churches wherever they had been destroyed; and the purchase of several grand cathedrals, of which the revolution had intercepted the construction; are manifest proofs of the interest which the government takes in the splendour of religious worship, and the prosperity of religion Religious dissentions, the effect of our political troubles, have entirely disappeared; there are no longer in France any priests but those in communion with their bishops, and as united in their religious principles as in their attachment to Government.-Twentyseven bishopricks having been for a long time vacant, and the Pope having refused at two different periods, from 1805 to 1807, and from 1808 up to the present moment, to execute the clauses of the Concordat which bind him to institute the Bishops nominated by the Emperor; this refusal has nullified the Concordat-it no longer exists. The Emperor has been, therefore obliged to convoke all the Bishops of the Empire, in order that they may deliberate about the means of supplying the vacant sees, and of nominating to those that may become vacant in future, conformably to what was done under Charlemagne, under St. Louis, and in all the ages which preceded the Concordat of Francis I. and Leo X; for it is of the essence of the Catholic religion not to be able to dispense with the ministry and the mission of Bishops.-Thus has ceased to exist that famous transaction between Francis I. and Leo X. against which the Church, the University, and the Supreme Courts, so long protested, and which made the Publicists and Magistrates of that period say, that the King and the Pope had mutually ceded that which belonged neither to the one nor the other. Henceforward it is to the deliberations of the Council of Paris, that the fate of episcopacy is attached, which will have so much influence upon that of religion itself.The Council will decide whether France, like Germany, shall be without episcopacy. (To be continued.)

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