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TH 3 AM; v i aiu xcgiuuruai nested tneir natrecl ot trench tyranny Cc -fvfit ss:bra) e, assaulted the main wall at t ; r wfurfoi their, desire pi contribuiug by all possible y prn.cipU breacb,Jin conjunction with the : leu the means to destroy iu V' . . j :;ir yui regiment comm tnaea. ov lieutenant ysui reffiment, oi lieutenant! colonel Cock- At another PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY .SJILXS'V HALL AT THaEE "dou&hs PER ANNUMj payav R HLT YEARLY IN ADVANCE. ' AOVERriSEMENTS'WILL BE INSERTED - . -wu tt v F fVE C CKTS A SQUARE, THE AT Sb' E rV.it-: w 'I m "nttnrv.TittrD r jlRST WEEK., AU irtitw -x. JOR EACH CONTINUATION. ' ppirtunitv I, shall transmit to your excellency a detailed account-of CENTS FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE y4tn regiment comm tnaea,tiy vie a tenant ;y 95 th regiment, otheuteuant colonel Cock- -co.onei Cauipbcll which had. marihd a- burii, bt mijor Napier and Gibbles of the long the, uiich at ihc sam: time, and nad-52dt aad of iic.utcnant colonel Alaclcane ot the effects, that we Jound in the piace but mourned by the breach of the faussebraye the 43 d;; I Vlsj " believe there will brJ; found 184 pieces, both enterinir before the briirade of maior rh Ctliicllbf cantain D.isaev iof " the " inrludimr the harterincr -trinnh? Pritrfi . ral iviackinnon. 1 riese :two rt-gi- ; 43u Und civ heutenan; Oarwood pi the rniy, and a great quantity ot ammunitions not, only covered eitectually the 52d; arho uaa-woundedi have also been i We have taken brisoners; the Wvefnor Tpmslated for the New-Tor Ggzette. gen ments march olmiy geri Alackinnon's bride ' parilarly from the; treni:hes by their lirst movements . -fXieutenant colonelElder an4 the 2d and pperations, but also pre ceded it in the chasseurs likewise distinguished them attack j I i . selves on this occasion. . . Slujor general Crawford and major ge- The 15th and -16th Portuguese regir neral ' Vodeleiir with the troop's of the . ". ments commanded by colonels Hill and light divison n the left were also consjde- Campbell, "which compose the brigade bl rabiy auvanccd, and' in less than half an gene rali Pack 1 : also i .distinguished ' diem-' hourftcr the commencement of the attack seves,a thatgenerat particularly coin bur troops hadpbsessedahemiselves of the Jme v ; , . walls of the place, and formed on the plat- In my dispatch of the 15th I acquainted iorrn, which obliged the enen.iv to stirren- your excellency of the attack upon thecbn der, having suffered great loss during the vent of Santa Cruz by the trobps of the conflict. " j ' first division,!; under the command of lieu 1 am verv sorrT to have to add that our tenant creneral Graham, arid of the atrarir general. Harrier, with about 78 officers and I TOO soldiers. v God preserve your excellency. many years. ;. f 4'- , froM the Lisbon Gazetteof Jan. 29. ..r ;4 1 of two despatches from his excel juCv lorll Wellington, Count Vimei r0l addressed tov his exceiltncyl Don jyHgutl Pereira Forjuz, from his He:d Qtl triers at Galltrgos, dated on the 20th 3i ;'2st J:in.,t812. Ji&st lluxtrwus Excellent Sir, I informed your txcellency in my j .onii eh of the 9th of this month, that I had attacked the place of Ciudad Kodrigo, loss has been great, p rticularlv in officers upon the Convent oi San Francisco on the A! q n"- r i io ui.iuc iiiai tans, uiiuc-suiuauou i.u tue arruv iiisu cunuucieu oy major ifeuerai tne Maior crenerl Mackinaon af ter havinrr honorable C. i Ciiiviile. ! Head quarters at Gallegos. 20th Jan. 1812. : (Tiie French loss was -70 - officers and? lfc30 soldiers, prisoners. 'J otal ir09. l V rv ') .. The. loss of the allied army, from the 16th to the 1 9th,' wasV Portuguese, : killed, wounded and missing 118 English ditt to 631. . . : V ; In the town of Sodrigd tnt'EnglisSl wu Aii -i hi uiciisc uamuy ot 1 miutarVy sutures ana izs pieces or artillery.) i ' coNqKESs:: -rth ont rations ud to that day. I have Dcw the pleasure ot acquainting your ex cclkncv that we took the place by assault li.st evening 1 ' 'VVe c)i:tinued employed from he 15th to 19th,, 'h comprleting the secon 1 pa r 1 I and the communications with it. and jii sapping nearly as far as the crest f the (jjs.in the night of the 15th, wtj also advanced a branch of a mine from the leJt o; ibe first parallel to the declivity of the hcighi in the direction of the convent of St." Francisco,') t ikmg a position from tvr i the val's of the faussebra-e! o tile p ie were visible, and m which point a fr-utrv "of seven pieces wis constructed V i hnishftdv so as to open on the moljuiog c( ;hv 18th. " , The-batteries -of the first parallel cbnti r -si r.i$ ; at.thr sime time, their fire had. wot o i occasioned irtut damage to the vvbiks, b ii 'Mil 'ilso opt iud breaches in the walls o! i:u faussi rave and in the princip d w.ii!s, which, breaches were considered pi. tichlf ; and the battery on the declivi t. o; ihr McigM, which was begun orj the 15 1, i.nd opened its fire on the morping cl ihe i'fith, likewise succeeded in opeping snothci breach more to the left, and in ' front of the suburb of San FraliciseaL I const-quently determined, to assault the p.,vT, akho' the approaches had not vet r ached the crest of the glacis, anc( the c aiucr scarp of thelele fosse ditch j was ui. touched. . ' . I i conformity to-my determination the V att id: was made yesterday evening injfiye d; 1 tent column's, composed of the troops oi'the third and light division, andoljthe b) U; ile under the command of brigadier g. ural Pack. The ?two columns of; the ri.ht Wre led by lieut. col. O'Toole o$the 2 P a tugiiese chasseurs, and major Rige o ht 5th regiment it being the object of t! v e two columns to protect the march of. m-tjor general. Mackinnon, whose brigade ft -lined the 3d column and proceeded to tnr breach ni xle in the wall or the rausse- br iye these 3 columns were composed of titr troops of the 3d division, and were ail f '1-1 . 1. :' t. 1 - P ... t .-1 ' - I . '- i' '- t bravely mound the breach, was.uniortu- I he former enterprise was executed by nately ivilled oy theexplosiOn of a powder captain L.Vrroohe Suckeniels of the - 1st magazine that the enemy hud near it, and- battalion of the line of the Koyal German after having in the most skilful manner led legion, 'and the latter by lieutenant colonel the troops under his command. . Maj. gen. , Harcourt with the 40th regiment ; th-tt re- Crawiord -also rei eived a severe .wound giment remained from that time in the Su" when he was leading to assault the light burb of Sau Fraucisco, and contributed division, and I lear that 1 shall be for some essentially to the assault that was made up time deprived of his services. Major ge- on the place ou that side. ' ner d Vandcleur was likewise wounded, Aithough.it did tot fall to the lot of the but nut so severely, and. was able to conti- 1st and 4th division to finish these opera- nue ia the field until the end of the ac n. tions, they however distinguished them I have also to add lieut. col. Cockb ti selves during, the progress of the siege, by of the 52d regiment, and major Geor the patience and perseverance with which' Napier, who commanded the detachmti. they periorm the necessary labors of it. of the light division destined to mount .The brig .de' of royal guards; commanded first the breach and was wounded at the oy m ij. gen. rl Campbell has particular top of it - ly distinguished itself in that branch of the I have much satisfaction in informing service. your excellency how general' has been the The engineer in chief lieutenant coio- v good conduct, valor, patience , and perse net Fletcher, the major of brigade Jones, verance in great toils, exhibited by the and the officers and soldiers of the royal generals, officers and tniopsofithe lstf corps of engineers, have . qually distin- 2dK3d, 4th. and light divisions, ano ne- gushed themHves the sk it with which ral Packjs brigade1, who fonhecl the 7selgbl thxj of the and distinguished themselves, in the opera- siege, is beyond all praise, and f pray your tions ot it. excellency to j allow me also to call your Lieut, gen. Graham has aided me in attention to them. . ! the direction of the details relating to the Major Dixon of the royal corps of Bri- siege, besides doing the duty of gen, :ohi- tish'artillery, and aovv added to tne. Por- mandant of the 2d division, and am tuguese, who for some tiipe past, has had much indebted to him for his advice and the charge of the train of battering artille co-operati h in bringing this enterprize to ry longing to this army has directed the a happy conclusion. L" " intricate details of the last operations, with The conduct of all who compose the 3d the same knowledge and skill, that he dis- division, in the .operations which they ex. played in the two sieges of B tdajoz, audi ec.ated with so much gallantry and exact- has in a high degree merited my-approba-; ness on the 19th, after dark, visibly dis tion. , The rapid effects,-produced by the flayed the talents and; knowledge of lieut. fire of our batteries are, asjgiffibient eufo- gen. Picton and maj. geu. Macki:;non, . giu.n upon the officers, both pf the British ' Ul,fcutu Damupiuuin, anu icu auu , r u( lugucc rim?ryrapioyea on these petitioners to have remitted in reli i.nc. iruops cngageui in ineni ; ouxpeg mis occasion, i x must notwitnstandiug . tipn tQ them f , fvXhis tCwbuW , be 'meeting HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. . Monday March 30. Mr; &eec&er presented the petition of a British subject praying permission to Import goous to the amouutef one hundred and twenty thousand pounds sterling from Great-Britain, being the amount of a lega. -cy from a deceased person to his connec tions in the United States, , which sum he states he knows of no. other mode of re ' mining, not bcipgable to purchase bills, and the 1 iws , of - England prohibiting the exportation of specif. .Referred .to the Committee of Cbaimerce "and Manufac tures. ; ;.'--"-.,..,..' - , -: . . Mr. Mitchill. presented the petition of the American Fur Cbmpanv 7 praying leave to import intorthe United States cer tain British goods, jBtc.- Referred to the Committee of Commerce and anulac. tures. .;' . .--'j v : : ' - . ;: ' Mrt Seybert presented die petition, of f sunary persons in . r niiaqelphia, . statin they are regul :.r importing merchants, uh previous to the proclamation of Nov. 1 r i they had ordered certain British r goods whrch they pray permission' to import. Mr. S. moved to refr this petition, to the committee to whom similar petitions Kave been referred. ; ; . . . Mr. Rhea objected to the reference of uic ucvtwivu uty-auac uc sail! II was hOldinC H out a vain nope, muucmg v the petitioners to believe mat congress . would grant that the prayer of their petitions, which he be iieved there was nota majority disposed to do. ; If gentlemen were anxious to accom plisHthe, object heseL yarioui i petition have in vie w whydid they notr lavon thb-; f tablea rcsolujtio ibivwutaw i(Tf t wfi.utvii rn, .; was uesirea s-DVi your excellency to permit me to call your make particular mention ot tne;, major, of attention particularly to the conduct of brigade, Ial. iLakytem, Hblcbmbe, Dy- lieut. t col. O'Tbble oTtbe 2d regimen of nely iiid Dundiisv of the British artillery chasseurs; of maj. Rige of the-2d batta- and the captains Costa, Cunha andiieu- iion of the 5th regiment ; of lieut. cpl. ten mt Sdva of the 1st regiment of the Por Campbell of the 94th regiment ; of miyor tuguese. ! . .? . j,? M amers, of the 74ih and of major Gray I must also Very particularly Call the at- of the 2d battalion oi the filth regiment of tehtion.qf your excellency to the conduct rm a . ft m j ii( 4ttt en lumn, composed oi tne u infantry: -who was twice Wounded during of major.-Strageon of the corpd of artifi- v; anf5 52d regiments; ancl part bf thet05th, thc siege. : t ' v cers V That officer cortstructedjand threw ali b-lo:jg'in:to the light division under;the I should do injustice to the 3d division over the Agueda a bridge, . without which oniers of! mUj vgen'i :Cjawford,.,attac)ted-- jf j were to omit statins-that the soldies the enterprise could dot nave "Been attema- on the. left id front; of the suburb of San Fi uncis'co, covering atjthe samektime theleft ; cf the attack; that the 3d division was, ma H.g at the pvi jicipal breach. AJ The 5th coliimn composed of General Pack's brigade made a false .attack upon the south front of the. place Besides these five columns the 9th regiment, belonging to the 3d 1 division," proceeded alone: jthe i g- that who were employing in sapping belouging to the 45th, 75ih ajid ,88th regiment who were commanded by the captain i of engi neers Maclean captain Thomson' of the 74th, and lieutenant B eras ford of the 85 th, enterprise could not nave been attemp ted ; besides that service, he rendered nn port ant "assistance: of lieutenant.; general Grah im andjmnyself, in reconnoitering the place, - preparatory- to formitifir the nlan ? of the attack and lastly, he guidedrti e ditch in two columns upon the right of ma- :'";aiecri. ' jof general Mack inhoh's bri have already expressed to your .e'xceV purpose ot. pptecting j the dt scent ot tpat iency in my dispatch of the 6th .instant Corps tO the ditch, ifi attack: Upon the 'niv spuse.of the mi-moriona rnndnrt nf preach of the faussebraye, and facilitating I the maror ireri. Crawford, of lieutenant coY; the destruction of me; obstacles, whictt it i 0oCKhQfn aftdof the troops of the light ,tipn iii addingthat notwithstanding the md Macleod of the- 45th distinguished 2d battalion of the Jfth regiment and the themselves as much ii the . assault, of the 2d regiment of Portuguese chasseurs to the place as in the painful labors which the v. point of a" tack at the assault, ' -"r pertormea aunng me wnoie penoa pi tne- -i ne -aujutant general, anaxne deputy quarter, master general witn tne omcers of all theirv respective" departments; have given me every kind of co operation in this service; and , the officers of my; suff have done the same ; and I have, much satisfac- icd my hopes; bv converting his false attack -into a realbne5; and his advanced; guard ; under the Cbmmah 1 Pursued the d the exterior works as far; asHhe fadsse aye, made prisoners vv.u iu or distinguished, as , well t otf that occasion "as vice well attended to i by t the indefatigable r general oisset, and artment. "-. Carlos de Espana, and the question in a propel manner. Mr.; Seubert expressed hisconfirliir jthat this petition, would be permitted take the ;same course as .qthet petitions. -He could not conceive why the gendeinea should have thought proper to object iitcl the referenceof thisjpet:tipn, we Had : thii morninglet others of the same tenor Dasi -K without objection: 4 It, was strmgeantMi that the gentiemnh should particular! vw!sbVS to prevent his constituents from tae same attention thai others had3oneSAl to tne encouragement ot, a vain hope, &ci-I the sUeman would jfind on , hisyfile abilll embracing such casesi-as that of wtHe neti-S tiohers, which was spmeJtime ara :repbr- I tevtj by. jbhe-Cdtdmitte of Comentlif Manufactures ; vandas it would .no dbubcT spon be acted on, the geheinanfoalclS tKen have an opportunity, td make- hia objections to, the principle. .MfESfefS; ' ; ' Mt fished it to be i undestoj?? that he Had no 'htentipn to debarany ipelr sons frdhi ; the : right! pf petitioning biitP merely to prevent me encourament delusive-bopQ whichrhe did not beiieve 4 wpuidbe realisedf the relaxation t of tho v law inffovor?of theselberson'sltf 3- The petition was referred. -. ; , . , MvU borrow presented thelnemoSffvPl ; sundry inhabitants of the Orleans territory i ... v (w.)l..iimi,wlu iu xiieirignorancetJ ui uic, laws uicy naa not. registered certaia claims to lancl as the lawVfequiresi prav f trtat some relief may be extended .sVk lii case .Ke t errert' ' tn ' thm Iw.: ..v.. 4 mm t maj . T .which the, brave; officers and troops. of the " Don Jujian Sahches observed the mbve- v in ti rv . f r"' "iig11 uivisiun. uiarcucu, aau, penormeu ,menisoi uic cnciny.upon me lormesdu- ; .ot f UbliC4L.ands;T i vs '4&t.gt$-r?i. 'MUm-l L : .the dimcult operations that tHey- were as- r ring: the operations of the siege; and;T;aai Mr. tfeivtotim from the comSeiafcSri Rltreofithe 2d battalion of the- ;'cmpH them. nntwithfstnrfina ''thafftll i miirh nhliid tn thntV'nflira an'A 'i nA;L li " j?' ,tt. W0kMMMf$MW: i ' their, officers' and. leaders i were' killed : or - nefal to the inhabiiaifts bf Ciitile foV-the Wtitin oT.KhA.-An; ?k:.?i: which r. iw round the faotcf - wuuiiupm. v v V v . i' - ?vr '. ' assistance watancy- nave att)rded me. , and ordered to lieXm thetahli.S:rs? ne TlfeBjvilSS l rt 1 Ata1 MxiChoUori repd Allow me to call youx exCeUency's, ..pariTh'e eaid inhabitants Jxave invariably riiait- M;tH5m teiTa bili; ...... . . r ... . i . ft ' ' ' . V".
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