I have related the events, I had every rea- by two companies of the Fusileers, under son to be satisfied with the conduct of the the command of Captain Crowder, maingeneral officers and troops.The relation tained the village of Arapiles against all the which I have written of its events will give efforts of the enemy, previous to the attack a general idea of the share which each indi- upon their position by our troops. In a vidual had in them; and I cannot say too case in which the conduct of all has been much in praise of the conduct of every in- conspicuously good, I regret that the nedividual in his station.I am much in cessary limits of a dispatch prevents me debted to Marshal Sir William Beresford from drawing your Lordship's notice to the for his friendly counsel and assistance, both conduct of a larger number of individuals; previous to, and during the action; to but I can assure your Lordship, that there Lieutenant-Generals Sir Stapleton Cotton, was no Officer of Corps engaged in this Leith, and Cole, and Major-Generals Clin- action, who did not perform his duty by his ton, and the Honourable Edward Paken- Sovereign and his Country.The royal ham, for the manner in which they led the and German artillery, under Lieutenantdivisions of cavalry and infantry under their Colonel Framingham, distinguished themcommand respectively; to Major-General selves by the accuracy of their fire, wherHulse, commanding a brigade in the 6th ever it was possible to use them; and they division; Major-General G. Anson, com- advanced to the attack of the enemy's posimanding a brigade of cavalry; Colonel tion with the same gallantry as the other Hinde, Colonel the Honourable William troops.I am particularly indebted to Ponsonby, commanding Major General Le Lieutenant-Colonel De Lancy, the Deputy Marchant's brigade, after the fall of that Quarter-Master-General, the head of the officer; to Major-General William Anson, department present in the absence of the commanding a brigade in the 4th division; Quarter-Master-General, and to the officers Major-General Pringle, commanding a bri- of that department, and of the staff corps, gade in the 5th division, and the division for the assistance I received from them, after Lieutenant-General Leith was wound- particularly the Honourable Lieutenant-Coed; Brigadier-General Bradford; Briga- lonel Dundas, and Lieutenant-Colonel Sturdier-General Spry, Colonel Stubbs, and geon of the latter, and Major Scovell of the Brigadier-General Power, of the Portuguese former; and to Lieutenant-Colonel Waters, sei vice; likewise to Lieutenant-Colonel at present at the head of the Adjutant GeCampbell, of the 94th, commanding a bri- neral's department at head-quarters, and to gade in the 3d division; Lieutenant-Colo- the officers of that department, as well at nel Williams, of the 60th foot; Lieutenant-head-quarters as with the several divisions Colonel Wallace, of the 88th, commanding a brigade in the 3d division; LieutenantColonel 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 Greville, of the 38th 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 sanie 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 Lieut.Colonel the Honourable Frederick Ponsonby, commanding the 12th Light Dragoons. I must also mention Lieutenant-Col. Woodford, commanding the light battalion of the brigade of Guards, who, supported of the army; and Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Fitzroy Somerset, and 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 for 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 Julion Sanchez, 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 civit 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 enclose a return of the killed and wounded. was directing his march upon Segovia. I have 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 LieutenantGeneral Sir Rowland Hill to the 24th instant, it appears, that the enemy had in some degree reinforced the troops in Estramadura. The Lieutenant-General had removed to Zafra.It is reported, that General Ballasteros had marched on 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 Officers killed and wounded, July 18, 1812. KILLED. 27th Foot, Lieutenant Radcliffe, Adjutant Davidson. WOUNDED.-Royal Horse Artillery, Lieutenant Belson, severely.-3d Dragoons, Lieutenant Bramfield, slightly.-11th Light Dragoons, Lieutenant Bontein, slightly; Cornet Williams, setrick, severely. 14th Foot, Major Brotherton, verely.-12th Light Dragoons, Adjutant GetLieutenants Gwynne, Fowke, slightly.—16th Foot, Lieutenant Baker, slightly.-1st Hussar King's German Legion, Barrack-Master Kraukenberg, Captain Muller, slightly; Captain Aly, severely; Lieutenant Wisch, slightly. -7th Royal Fusileers, Lieutenant Nantes, slightly. 27th Foot, Captain Mair, slightly 40th Foot, Lieutenant Kelly, slightly. Names of the Officers killed, wounded, and missing of the Allied Army, under the Command of His Excellency General the Earl of Wellington, in the Battle wear Salamanca, on the 22d July, 1812. Olmedo, July 28, 1812. The army have continued their march in pursuit of the enemy since I addressed you on the 24th inst., 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 Tudela this morning at nine o'clock, when I last heard from our advanced posts. 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 Buonaparte left Madrid on the 21st, with the army of the centre, supposed to consist of from ten to twelve thousand infantry and from two to three thousand cavalry, and Head-Quarters, Flores de Avilas, July 25, 1812. he directed his march by the Escoriel, upon goonGuards, Capt.Osborn.-3d Dragoons, LienteKILLED.-Major-Gen. Le Marchant.-5th DraAlba de Tormes. He arrived at Blasco nant Selby.-12th Light Dragoons, Captain Sancho, between Avila and Arevalo on the Dickens.--2d or Queen's, Ensign Denwoody.— 25th, where he heard of the defeat of Mar- 7th Fusileers, Captain Prescott.-11th Foot, 1st shal Marmont, and he retired in the even-jor Offley.-32d Foot, 1st Batt. Lieutenant SeyBatt. Ensign Scott.-23d Welch Fusileers, Maing, aud between that time and the evening of the 26th, he marched through Villa Castin to Espinar. A non-commissioned officer's patrol of the 14th Light Dragoons and the 1st Hussars, from Arevalo, took in Blascho Sancho on the evening of the 25th, shortly after Joseph Buonaparte 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 Buonaparte had no regular account of the action of the 22d, till he passed the Puerte de Guadarrama yesterday, but he then returned, and mour, Ensign Newton.-36th Foot, 1st Batt. Captains Tullok and Middleton, Lieutenants Parker and Barton.-38th Foot, 1st Batt. Cap2d Batt. Captain Berwick, Ensign Standley.tain Taylor, Lieutenant Broomfield.-44th Foot, 61st Foot, 1st Batt. Lieutenant-Colonel Barlow, Captains Horton and Stubbs, Lieutenants Chauner and Parker.-68th Foot, 1st Batt. Brevet Major Murphy, Captain Hogan.-94th Lieutenant Finucane.-88th Foot, Ist Batt. Foot, Lieutenant Innes.--24 Light Batt. King's German Legion, Lieutenant Fincke. WOUNDED.-Lieutenant-General Sir S. Cotton, severely; Lieutenant-General Leith, severely, not dangerously; Lieutenant-General Honour. able G. L. Cole, severely, not dangerously; Major-General Victor Alten, severely, not danger. shall, severely; Lieutenant Armstrong, slightly; ously. Royal Horse Guards Blue, Lieutenant Colonel Elley, A A. G. slightly.-88th Foot, Captain Tryon, D. A. A. G. severely.-13th Light Dragoons, Captain White, D. A. Q. M. G. severely, since dead.-29th Foot, Lieutenant Hay, Aid-de-Camp to Lieutenant-General Leith, slightly. 6th Dragoons, Captain Dawson, extra A. D. C. to Lieutenant-General Leith, severely. 5th Dragoons, Captain Aiken, severely; Lieutenant Christie, severely.-4th Dragoons, Lieutenant Norcliffe, severely.-1st Hussars, King's German Legion, Captains Muller and Decken, slightly; Lieutenant Fueto, severely; Lieutenant Cordemann, slightly; Cornet Behrends, slightly.-Coldstream Guards, 1st Batt. Ensign Hotham, slightly.-3d Gnards, 1st Batt. Captain White, severely.-1st Foot, or Royal Scots, Lieutenant-Colonel Barnes, severely; Captain Logan, slightly; Lieutenants Kellett, O'Neil, and Falk, severely; Lieutenant M'Killigan, slightly; Lieutenant Clarke, severely; Ensign Stoyte, severely.-2d Foot, or Queen's, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Kingsbury, severely; Major Graham, severely; Captain Scott, severely; Lieutenant Gordon, severely; Lieutenant Williams, slightly; Lieutenant Hudson, severely. 4th Foot, 1st Batt. Major O'Halloran, slightly. -5th Foot, 1st Batt. Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Bird, slightly; Captain Simcocks, severely; Lieutenants Macpherson and Gunn, severely; Ensign Hamilton, slightly; Ensign Pratt, severely.-5th Foot, 2d Batt. Lieutenant O'Dell, severely; Lieutenant Hilliard, slightly.-7th Royal Fusileers, Captain Hammerton, slightly; Lieutenants Hutchinson and Hartley, severely; Lieutenants Wallace, Nantes, Johnson, Knowles, Henry, and Hannam, slightly; Adjutant Hay, severely.-9th Foot, 1st Batt. Lieutenant Ackland, slightly.-11th Foot, 1st Batt. LieutenantColonel Cuyler, Major M'Gregor, Captains Porter, Hamilton, and Gualy, severely; Lieutenant Donovan, slightly; Lieutenants Rynd, Williams, and Stephens, severely; Lieutenant Daniel, slightly; Lieutenants Walker and Smith, severely; Lieutenant Stewart, slightly; Lieutenants Gethen and Read, severely.-23d Royal Welch Fusileers, Lieutenant-Colonel Ellis, Major Names of the Officers killed and wounded on the Dalmer, Lieutenants Enoch, Fryer, Cloyde, severely; Lieutenant Macdonald, slightly.27th Foot, 3d Batt. Lieutenant Philip Gordon, slightly.-30th Foot, 2d Batt. Lieutenant Garvey, slightly.-32d Foot, 1st Batt. Captains Rosiewen, Toole, slightly; Lieutenants Greaves, Eason, severely; Lieutenant R. Robinson, slightly; Lieutenants Bowes, Butterworth, Ensign Newton (2d) severely; Eusign Blood, slightly.-36th Foot, 1st Batt. Captain Fox, slightly; Lieutenants Price, Hewart, Ensign Bouchier, severely.-38th Foot, 1st Batt. Lieutenant-Colonel Miles, severely; Captains Wilshire, Gallie, slightly; Captain Fullarton, severely; Lieutenant Ince, slightly; Lieutenant Peddie, right arm amputated; Lieutenant Laws, Ensign Wheatley, severely; Ensigns Magie, Wilcocks, slightly; Ensign Byam, severely; Ensign Freer, slightly. 38th Foot, 2d Batt. Lieut. M'Pherson, Ensign Anderson, severely.-40th Foot, 1st Batt. Lieutenants Gray, Hudson, severely; Lieutenants Brown, Turton, slightly; Adjutant Bethel, severely.-43d Foot, 1st Batt. Lieute nant Ridout, slightly.-45th Foot, 1st Batt. Major Greenwell, severely; Lieutenant-Colonel Forbes, Captain Lightfoot, Lieutenant Coghlan, slightly; Ensign Rey, severely.-48th Foot, 1st Batt. Captain Thwaites, Lieutenant Stroud, slightly; Lieutenants Leroux, Vincent, Mar JOHN WATERS, Lieut. Col. and A. A. G, 23d of July, 1812. KILLED. 1st Dragoons, King's German Legion, Lieutenants Voss and Heugell.-2d ditto, ditto, Captain Usslar. WOUNDED.-Royal Artillery, Lieutenant-Colonel May, A. A. G. severely.-1st Dragoons, King's German Legion, Captain Decken, Cornet Tappe, severely.-2d ditto, ditto, Lieutenant Fumette, slightly. Abstract of Killed, Wounded, and Missing of the British 61 297 27 27 -- Total. 95 $93 54 Abstract of Killed, Wounded, and Missing of the British 389 2 Abstract of Killed, Wounded, and Missing of the or returning with the honest proceeds of Allied Army, under the Command of Lord Wel-them, wrested from their lawful destinalington, in an Affair with the Enemy's Rear- tions, confiscated by prize courts no longer Guard near La Serna, on the 23d July, 1812. Return of Ordnance, &c. taken at the Castle of the organs of public law, but the instruments of arbitrary edicts; and their unfortunate crews dispersed and lost, or forced or inveigled in British ports into British 6 French eight-pounders, 1 French four-pound-fleets; whilst arguments are employed in er, 3 Spanish four-pounders, 1 French six-inch support of these aggressions, which have no foundation but in a principle equally supporting a claim to regulate our external commerce in all cases whatsoever.We (Signed) HOYLET FRAMINGHAM. behold, in fine, on the side of Great BriLieut. Col. Royal Artillery.tain, a state of war against the United howitzer.-Total 11. 5 tumbrils with ammunition. The exact quantity of ammunition carried on each tumbril not yet ascertained. OFFICIAL PAPERS. AMERICAN STATES.-Message of President Madison to the Congress, 1st June, 1812, relative to the dispute with England. States; and on the side of the United States, a state of peace towards Great Britain. Whether the United States shall continue passive under these progressive usurpations, and these accumulating wrongs; or, opposing force to force, in defence of their natural rights, shall commit a just cause into the hands of the Almighty Disposer of events; avoiding all connexions which might entangle it in the contests or views of other powers, and preserving a constant readiness to concur in an honour (Continued from page 222.) terpositions heretofore furnished by the officers and agents of that Government.Such is the spectacle of injuries and indignities which have been heaped on our country; and such the crisis which its unex-able re-establishment of peace and friendampled forbearance and conciliatory efforts ship, is a solemn question, which the conhave not been able to avert. It might at stitution wisely confides to the Legislative least have been expected, that an enlight- Department of the Government. In recomened nation, if less urged by moral obliga- mending it to their early deliberations, I tions, or invited by friendly dispositions on am happy in the assurance that the decision the part of the United States, would have will be worthy the enlightened and pa found in its true interests alone a sufficient triotic councils of a virtuous, a free, and a motive to respect their rights and their powerful nation.Having presented this tranquillity on the high seas; that an en- view of the relations of the United States larged policy would have favoured the free with Great Britain, and of the solemn aland general circulation of commerce, in ternative growing out of them, I proceed which the British nation is at all times in- to remark that the communications last terested, and which in times of war is the made to Congress on the subject of our rebest alleviation of its calamities to herself, lations with France will have shown, that as well as the other belligerents; and more since the revocation of her decrees as they especially that the British Cabinet would violated the neutral rights of the United not, for the sake of a precarious and sur- States, her Government has authorized illereptitious intercourse with hostile markets, gal captures by its privateers and public have persevered in a course of measures ships, and that other outrages have been which necessarily put at hazard the inva-practised on our vessels and our citizens. luable market of a great and growing coun- It will have been seen also, that no indemtry, disposed to cultivate the mutual advan-nity had been provided, or satisfactorily tages of an active commerce.- -Other pledged, for the extensive spoliations comcouncils have prevailed. Our moderation mitted under the violent and retrospective and conciliation have had no other effect order of the French Government against the than to encourage perseverance, and to en- property of our Citizens seized within the large pretensions. We behold our sea- jurisdiction of France.—I abstain at this faring citizens still the daily victims of law-time from recommending to the consideraless violence committed on the great and common highway of nations, even within sight of the country which owes them protection. We behold our vessels, freighted with the products of our soil and industry, tion of Congress definitive measures with respect to that nation, in the expectation, that the result of unclosed discussions be tween our Minister Plenipotentiary at Paris and the French Government, will speedily enable Congress to decide with greater advantage, on the course due to the rights, the interests, the honour of our country. Act of Congress, declaring War against ritories. England. minions, together with all persons and effects on board all such ships and vessels; and that the Commanders of His Majesty's ships of war and privateers do detain and bring into port all ships and vessels belonging to the citizens of the United States of America, or bearing the flag of the said United States, except such as may be furnished with British licenses, which vessels are allowed to proceed according to the te An Act, declaring War between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Dependencies thereof, and the United States of America, and their Ter-nor of the said licenses; but that the utmost care be taken for the preservation of all and the said ships or vessels, so that no damage every part of the cargoes on board of any or embezzlement whatever be sustained; and the Commanders of His Majesty's ships of war and privateers are hereby instructed to detain and bring into port every such ship and vessel accordingly, except such as are above excepted: and the Right Hon. the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, are to give the rections herein as to them may respectively necessary diappertain. CHETWYND. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That War be and the same is hereby declared to exist between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Dependencies thereof, and the United States of America, and their Territories; and that the President of the United States be and he is hereby authorized to use the whole Land and Naval Forces of the United States to carry the same into effect; and to issue to private armed vessels of the United States, Commissions or Letters of Marque and General Reprisal, in such form as he shall think proper, and under the Seal of the United States, against the vessels, goods, and effects of the Government of the said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Subjects thereof.. June 18, 1812.-Approved, JAMES MADISON. Washington, June 18, 4 o'clock, p.m. Stoppage of American Vessels in England. By the Commissioners for executing the Whereas by an Act, passed in the 43d year of the reign of His present Majesty, for the better protection of the trade of the United Kingdom during the present hostilities with France, a power is vested in us to grant license to sail without convoy; and granted sundry licenses accordingly and we have, in pursuance of the said Act, whereas we see fit to revoke certain of these licenses, as hereinafter specified, we do hereby revoke, and declare null and void, and of no effect, all licenses granted by us to any ship or vessel to sail without convoy to any port or place of North America, Newfoundland, the West Indies, or the Gulph of Mexico, which ship or vessel shall not have cleared out before this revocation shall be known to the Collector or other officer of the Customs of the port at which such ship or vessel shall be. Given under our hands, and the seal of the office of Admiralty, the 31st of July, 1812. At the Court at Carlton House, the 31st of July, 1812, present his Royal Highness the Prince Regent in Council:-It is this day ordered, by his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, and by and with the advice of His Majesty's Privy Council, that no ship or vessel belonging to any of His Majesty's subjects, be permitted to enter and clear out for any of the ports within the territories of the United States of America, until further order; and his Royal Highness is further pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, and by and with the advice aforesaid, to order, that a general embargo or stop be made of all ships and vessels whatsoever, belonging to the citizens of the United States of America, now within, or which shall hereafter By command of their Lordships, come into any of the ports, harbours, or roads, within any part of His Majesty's do To all whom it may concern. MELVILLE, WM. DOMETt. GEO. J. HOPE. J. W. GROKER. 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