To be Battalion Surgeon. Assistant-Surgeon John Rose, vice Coombes, placed upon half-pay. To be Quarter-Master. Ensign and Adjutant B. Selway, from the Surrey Local Militia, vice Holmes, placed upon the Retired List. 3d Regiment of Foot-Ensign John Home to be Lieutenant, vice M'Arthur, dismissed the service. 4th do. Ensign Js. White to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Keating, who resigns. To be Ensigns without purchase. George Gabb, Gent. vice M'Veagh, who resigns.-Ensign Edward Town, from the Portuguese service, vice White. 7th do.-Lieutenant J. H. Westcott, from the 73d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Meade, who exchanges. 21st do. Second Lieut. James Rynd to be First Lieut. by purchase, vice Gordon, promoted.-Robert Crawford, Gent, to be Second Lieut. by purchase, vice Rynd. 31st do. Serjeant.. Astier, from 32d Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Kirkbank, who resigns. 36th do.-Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel John R. Ward, from the 27th Foot, to be Major, without purchase. To be Captains of Companies. 38th do.-Lieutenant William Willshire, vice Owens, killed in action.-Lieutenant T. P. Minchin, vice Todd, killed in action. To be Lieutenants. Ensign George Young, vice M'Pherson, killed in action.-Ensign John Anderson, vice Willshire.-Ensign Alexander Campbell, vice Minchin. To be Ensigns. Volunteer Robert Macalpine, from the 1st Foot, vice Young.- Gregory, 39th Regiment of Foot-Lieutenant William Hicks to be Captain of a Company, vice Marlow, deceased.-Assistant-Surgeon John Parke, from the 56th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Murray, promoted in the 66th Foot. 44th do.—Ensign Richard Phelan to be Lieutenant, vice Lennon, killed in action. -James White, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Smith, dead of his wounds.—SerjeantMajor James Christie to be Do. vice Phelan. 45th do.-Edm. Hesleden, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Herrick, promoted. 50th do. James Duff Mackay, Esq. to be Paymaster, vice Crochley, deceased. 52d do. Ensign the Honorable William Browne to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wood, promoted in the 68th Foot. 51st do. Major John Earl Waldegrave, from the 12th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Currey, who retires. To be Lieutenants without purchase. 58th do. Ensign Thomas William James, vice Clifford, deceased.-Ensign Charles W. Hockley, vice Sankey, deceased. ... To be Ensigns. Campbell, Gent. vice James.-Volunteer James Travers Burke, from the 74th Foot, vice Hockley. To be Adjutant. Lieutenant Nathan Tipson, vice Hobson, killed in action. To be Captains of Companies. 61st do.-Lieutenant Gilbert Stewart, without purchase, vice Oke, promoted.Lieutenant James Given, vice Owen, promoted. To be Lieutenants. Ensign James O'Brien, vice Stewart.-Ensign Charles Vandreuil, vice Given. To be Ensigns. ...Atkins, Gent. vice Beere, killed in action.-Volunteer...... Bartlett, from 2d Foot, vice O'Brien.-Edward Waldron, Gent. vice Vandreuil. 73d do.-Lieutenant Thomas R. Meade, from the 7th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Westcott, who exchanges. 92d do.-Captain Donald Macdonald to be Major, without purchase, vice Grant, who retires upon full-pay.-Lieutenant John Hill to be Captain of a Company, vice Macdonald.-Ensign Ewan Ross to be Lieutenant, vice Hill.-SerjeantMajor Ewen Kennedy to be Ensign, vice Ross. 3d West India Regiment-Conrad Heel, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Barclay, who resigns. 1st Ceylon Regiment-Lieutenant Samuel Jenkins to be Captain of a Company, without purchase, vice Frederick, appointed to the 7th Veteran Battalion. To be Lieutenants. 11th Royal Veteran Battalion-Ensign Robert Hay, vice Donovan, placed upon half-pay. Ensign Henry Peach, vice Haverkam, placed on the Retired List. To be Ensigns. Serjeant-Major Angus M'Taggart, vice Hay.-Serjeant-Major William Austin, from 25th Foot, vice Peach. Royal Waggon Train-Lieut. Barth. Horsell to be Capt. of a Troop, without purchase. To be Lieutenants, without purchase, Cornet George Hakewill.-Cornet Chs. Carter.--Cornet Henry Green, vice Horsell. To be Cornets. George Richard Langley, Gent. vice Hakewill.-William Atkinson, Gent, vice Carter.-Serjeant Edward Smith, vice Green. The King's German Legion. 2d Regt. of Light Dragoons-Lieut.. Stolzenberg to be Capt. of a Troop, vice Schulze, deceased.-Cornet Michael Löning to be Lieutenant, vice Stolzenberg, To be Captains of Troops. 3d do.-Lieutenant William Baron Both.-Lieutenant Christian Heise, To be Lieutenants. Cornet Eberhard Friederichs, vice Both.-Cornet Frederick Nanne, vice Heise.Cornet Henry Humboldt.-Cornet Augustus Reinecke. To be Cornets. Regimental Serjeant-Major Christian Oelkers, vice Friederichs.-Serjeant Lewis Krause, vice Nanne. 1st Battalion of Light Infantry-Ensign John Baumgarten to be Lieutenant, vice Frederick Baron Hedeman, who resigns. The Duke of Brunswick Oels' Corps. Infantry-Lieutenant William Unruh to be Captain of a Company, vice Radonitz, deceased. Ensign..... Berg to be Lieutenant, vice Unruh.-Serjeant..... Bredow to be Ensign, vice Berg. BREVET.-To be Majors in the Army. Capt. James Dennis, of the 49th Foot.-Capt. Wm. Holcroft, of the Royal Artillery. -Capt. Js. F. Fulton, of the 49th Foot.-Capt. John Williams, of the 49th Foot. HOSPITAL STAFF. Edward Doughty, Gent. to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Papps, appointed to 59th Foot. To be Hospital-Mates for General Service. Eugene M'Swyny, Gent. vice Finnie, promoted.-Thomas Backhouse, Gent. vice Fry. MEMORANDUM. Hospital-Mate Mathew Pierrepoint is superseded, being absent without leave. Office of Ordnance, November 28, 1812. Royal Regiment of Artillery-First Lieutenant Marriott C. W. Aytoun to be Second Captain, vice Brown, resigned. Dated July 22, 1812.-Second Lieut. Charles Spearman to be First Lieutenant, vice Aytoun. Dated August 30, 1812. 43d or Argyll and Bute Regiment of Militia-Captain Colin Campbell to be Major, vice M'Alister, resigned. Downing Street, December 3, 1812. DISPATCHES, of which the following are extracts, were received last night by Earl Bathurst, addressed to his Lordship by the Marquis of Wellington. Pitiegua, November 7, 1812.—The enemy repaired the bridge at Toro at a much earlier period then I expected. I therefore desired Sir Rowland Hill to continue his march by Fouciveros upon Alba de Tormes; and, as soon as I found that be was sufficiently forward, I broke up yesterday morning from the position which I bad held in front of Tordesillas since the 30th of last month, and I am in march towards the heights of St. Christoval, in front of Salamanca, The enemy has not pressed at all upon the rear of the troops under Lieut.-Gen. Sir Rowland Hill, nor have those on the Douro followed the march of the troops under my command: I conclude that the two corps will unite, which, in conse quence of the situation of the Douro, I could not prevent. Ciudad Rodrigo, November 19, 1812.-The troops under the command of Lieut.Gen. Sir Rowland Hill crossed the Tormes, at Alba, on the 8th inst. and those under my command took their position on the heights of St. Christoval de la Cuesta on the same day; Brigadier-Gen. Pack's brigade occupying Aldea Lengua, and Brigadier-Gen. Bradford's Cabrerizos on the right; and the British cavalry covering our front. I had desired Lieut.-Gen. Sir Rowland Hill to occupy the town and castle of Alba, with Major-Gen. Howard's brigade of the 2d division, leaving Lieut.-Gen. Hamilton's Portuguese division on the left of the Tormes to support those troops; while the 2d division was posted in the neighbourhood of the fords of Encinas and Huerta; and the 3d and 4th divisions remained at Calvarassa de Ariba in reserve. On the 9th the enemy drove in the picquets of Major-Gen. Long's brigade of cavalry, in front of Alba; and Major-Gen. Long was obliged to withdraw his troops through Alba on the morning of the 10th. In the course of the day, the enemy's whole army approached our positions on the Tormes, and they attacked the troops in Alba with 20 pieces of cannon, and a considerable body of infantry. They made no impression on them, however, and withdrew the cannon and the greater part of the troops on that night, and this attack was never renewed. I enclose Lieut. Gen. Hamilton's report to Sir Rowland Hill of the transactions at Alba, which were highly creditable to the troops employed. From the 10th till the 14th the time was passed in various reconnoisances, as well of the fords of the Tormes as of the position which the troops under my command occupied on the right of that river, in front of Salamanca; and on the 14th the enemy crossed that river in force, at three fords near Lucinas, about two leagues above Alba, I immediately broke up from Saint Christoval, and ordered the troops to move towards Arapiles; and as soon as I had ascertained the direction of the enemy's march from the fords, I moved with the 2d division of infantry, and all the cavalry I could collect, to attack them; leaving Lieut.-Gen. Sir Rowland Hill with the 4th, and Lieut.-Gen. Hamilton's divisions, in front of Alba, to protect this movement, and the 3d division in reserve on the Arapiles, to secure the possession of that position. The enemy, however, were already too numerous, and too strongly posted at Mozarbes to be attacked; and I confined myself to a cannonade of their cavalry, under cover of which I reconnoitred their position. In the evening I withdrew all the troops from the neighbourhood of Alba to the Arapiles, leaving a small Spanish garrison in the castle, and having destroyed the bridge, in the course of the night and following morning, I moved the greatest part of the troops through Salamanca, and placed Lieut.-Gen. Sir Edward Paget with the 1st division of infantry on the right, at Aldea Tejada, in order to secure that passage for the troops over the Zunguen, in case the movements of the enemy on our right flank should render it necessary for me to make choice either of giving up my communication with Ciudad Rodrigo or Salamanca. On the 15th, in the morning, I found the enemy fortifying their position at Mozarbes, which they had taken up the night before; at the same time that they were moving bodies of cavalry and infantry towards their own left, and to our communications with Ciudad Rodrigo. It was obvious that it was the enemy's intention to act upon our communications; and as they were too strong, and too strongly posted for me to think of attacking them, I determined to move upon Ciudad Rodrigo. I therefore put the army in march in three columns, and crossed the Zunguen, and then passed the enemy's left flank, and encamped that night on the Vamusa. We continued our march successively on the 16th, 17th, 18th, and this day, when part of the army crossed the Agueda, and the whole will cross that river to-morrow. The enemy followed our movement on the 16th with a large body, probably the whole of the cavalry, and a considerable body of infantry, but they did not attempt to press upon our rear. They took advantage of the ground to cannonade our rear guard, consisting of the light division, under Major-Gen. Charles Alten, on the 17th, on its passage of the Hucbra at San Munnoz, and occasioned some loss. The troops have suffered considerably from the severity of the weather, which, since the 15th, has been worse than I have ever known it at this season of the year. I am sorry to add, that we have had the misfortune to lose Lieut.-Gen. Sir Edward Paget, who was taken prisoner on the 17th. He commanded the centre column, and the fall of rain having greatly injured the roads, and swelled the rivulets, there was an interval between the 5th and 7th divisions of infantry. Sir Edward rode to the rear alone, to discover the cause of this interval, and, as the road passed through a wood, either a detachment of the enemy's cavalry had got upon the road, or he missed the road, and fell into their hands in the wood. I understand that Sir Edward was not wounded, but I cannot sufficiently regret the loss of his assistance at this moment. In my dispatch of the 7th inst. I communicated to your Lordship my opinion of the strength of the enemy, as far as I could judge of it from the reports I had received, and from what I had seen. I bave since learnt that General Caffarelli, with the army of the North certainly remained joined with the army of Portugal. Joseph Buonaparte left Madrid on the 4th inst. and arrived at Penaranda on the 8th, leaving at Madrid the civil authorities of his government, and a small garrison. These authorities and troops evacuated Madrid on the 7th, and marched for Castile; and Col. Don Juan Palarea the Medico took possession of that city. Your Lordship will have seen Gen. Ballesteros's letter of October 24, to the Regency, from which you will observe, that he had disobeyed the orders of the Government, given to him, at my suggestion, to march his troops into La Mancha, and hang upon the enemy's left flank, because the Regency and Cortes had offered me the chief command of the Spanish armies. The whole of the enemy's disposable force in Spain was, therefore, upon the Tormes, in the middle of this month; and they were certainly not less than 80,000 men, but more probably 90,000; of these 10,000 were cavalry; and as the army of Portugal alone had 100 pieces of cannon, it is probable that they had not less in all the armies than 200 pieces. (Enclosure, No. 1.) Alba de Tormes, Nov. 11, 1812.-SIR, I have the honor to report the steps I have taken to carry into effect your instructions for the defence of this place, which, I am happy to say, have obliged the enemy to withdraw the greatest part of the force opposed to us; and I feel almost confident we shall be able to retain our position as long as you may deem expedient. I yesterday garrisoned and provisioned the castle, and by the exertions of Captain Goldfinch, of the engineers, it is put into as good a state as circumstances will admit; he is continuing strengthening it. Capt. Goldfinch has been of great assistance to me. I have appropriated to each regiment a district of this town, and the commanding officer has barricaded the streets and buildings in a very judicious manner. Brigadier Da Casta and Campbell's brigades are in our position on the left bank of the Tormes. Brigadier Campbell reports his having caused the enemy some loss, in their attempt to pass a ford near his position. Lieut.-Col. Tulloch bas made so good an arrangement of his two brigades of guns, that, united with the position of the two brigades of infantry on the left bank of the Tormes, I consider my flanks secure. Early yesterday morning Major-Gen. Long, commanding the cavalry in front, re ported that the enemy were advancing in great force; I was therefore induced to retire the cavalry. About ten o'clock the enemy appeared on the heights in considerable force of cavalry, and a few infantry, covering, as I conceived, a reconnoissance of several officers of rank. About two o'clock the enemy's force was increased to 15 squadrons, and 6,000 infantry, and 20 guns, including 6 six-inch howitzers, which immediately commenced firing, and continued until it was dark. The enemy's light troops advanced close to the walls we had hastily thrown up; but, from the cool and steady conduct of the 51st regiment, Col. Stewart; 71st regiment, the Hon. Col. Cadogan; the 924, Col. Cameron; Gen. Howard's brigade, the enemy dared not attempt the town. About eight o'clock in the evening I was repeatedly informed that the enemy's infantry was considerably increasing, which induced me to order three battalions of Brigadier Da Costa's brigade into town, leaving his other battalion for the protection of the fords. The enemy, during the night, withdrew their artillery, and I have left a small force of cavalry and infantry, who keep up a smart fire. I have to regret the loss of a considerable number of men, but which I trust you will not deem great, when you consider the heavy and incessant fire of artillery for so many hours. The loss of the Portuguese was while on duty this morning, and I have real pleasure in reporting their steady and animated conduct. I feel much indebted to Major-Gen. Howard, who rendered me every possible assistance, as also to every officer and soldier of his excellent brigade, for their steady, zealous, and soldier-like conduct. To Capt. Pinto Savedra, my Assistant Adjutant-General; to Capt. Watson, light dragoons, Assistant Quarter-Master-General; and to Capt. Bunbury, my Aid-deCamp, I consider myself obliged, for their prompt execution of my orders. I enclose a return of the killed and wounded, and trust we shall not have many more casualties. JOHN HAMILTON, Lieut.-GEN. Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill. Return of Killed and Wounded of the Army under the Command of His Excellency General the Marquis of Wellington, K.B, in an Affair at Alba de Tormes, on the 10th and 11th of November, 1812. 50th Foot, 1st Batt.-2 rank and file, killed; 1 serjeant, 10 rank and file, wounded. 60th Foot, 5th Batt.-8 rank and file wounded. 71st Foot, 1st Batt.-4 rank and file, killed; 2 serjeants, 3 rank and file, wounded. 92d Foot, 1st Batt.-7 rank and file killed; 1 lieutenant, 31 rank and file wounded. Total British loss-13 rank and file killed; 1 lieutenant, 3 serjeants, 52 rank and file, wounded. Total Portuguese loss-8 rank and file, killed; 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 serjeant, 33 rank and file, wounded. Grand total-21 rank and file, killed; 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 4 serjeants, 85 rank and file wounded. Names of the Officers wounded.-British. 92d Foot-Lieut. Andrew Hill, severely. Portuguese. 2d Regt. of the Line-Capt. Rezinde, slightly; Lieut. Pinto, dangerously. Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing of the Army under the command of His Excellency General the Marquis of Wellington, K. B. in the Movements of the Army from the 22d to the 29th of October, 1812, inclusive. Royal Artillery-3 rank and file, killed; 1 lieutenant-colonel, 1 lieutenant, 4 rank and file, 2 horses, wounded, 8 rank and file, 7 horses, missing. 3d Dragoons-1 rank and file, 1 horse, killed; 1'serjeant, 9 rank and file, 2 horses, missing. 4th Dragoons-1 rank and file, killed; 5 rank and file, 3 horses, missing. 11th Light Dragoons-15 rank and file, 19 horses, killed; 2 lieutenants, 3 serjeants, 23 rank and file, 14 horses, wounded; 6 rank and file, 6 horses, missing. 12th Light Dragoons—1 serjeant, 3 rank and file, 9 horses, killed; 1 lieutenant, 1 serjeant, 8 rank and file, 15 horses, wounded; 9 rank and file, 9 horses, missing. 16th Light Dragoons-2 serjeants, 6 rank and file, 38 horses, killed; 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 4 serjeants, 35 rank and file, 24 horses wounded; 1 lieutenant-colonel, 1 lieutenant, 1 serjeant, 10 rank and file, 5 horses, missing. 1st Dragoons, King's German Legion—10 rank and file, 6 horses, killed; 1 major, 2 lieutenants, 1 serjeant, 15 ranks and file, 8 horses, wounded; 1 major, 1 serjeant, 13 rank and file, 10 horses, missing. 2d Dragoons, King's German Legion-1 rank and file, 1 horse, killed; 1 lieutenant, 1 ensign, I serjeant, 21 rank and file, 2 horses, wounded; 1 captain, 2 ensigns, 1 serjeant; 1 trumpeter, 22 rank and file, 17 horses, missing. 1st Royal Scots, 3d Batt.-2 serjeants, 6 rank and file, killed; 1 serjeant, 7 rank and file, wounded; 1 serjeant, 26 rank and file missing. 4th Foot, 1st Batt.-1 serjeant, 4 rank and file, killed; 1 lieutenant-colonel, 1 lieutenant, 2 serjeants, 1 drummer, 41 rank and file, wounded; 3 rank and file, missing. 4th Foot, 2d Batt.-1 rank and file killed; 1 serjeant, 4 rank and file, wounded; 1 serjeant, 17 rank and file, missing. 9th Foot, 1st Batt.-1 serjeant, 6 rank and file, killed; 5 lieutenants, 3 serjeants, 34 rank and file, wounded; 1 lieutenant, 1 serjeant, 32 rank and file, missing. 30th Foot, 2d Batt.-2 serjeants, 2 rank and file, killed; 1 captain, 3 lieutenants, 3 ensigns, 2 serjeants, 23 rank and file, wounded; 10 rank and file, missing. 38th Foot, 1st Batt.-1 captain, 3 rank and file, killed; 2 serjeants, 19 rank and file, wounded; 1 captain, missing. |