badly-5th Foot, Maj. Eames, slightly; Lieut. Doyle, 2 serjeants, 39 privates9th, Lieut. Col. Stuart, (since dead); Major Molle, Capt. Sankey, Ensign Nicolls, 3 serjeants, 49 privates-38th, 4 privates-29th, Majors G. Way and Tho. Egerton; Captains P. Hodge and A. Patison; Lieuts. R. Birmingham, H. John W. Lucas, and Robert Stannus; 6 serjeants; 105 privates-82d, Lieut. R. Read, dangerously, 1 serjeant, 17 privates-45th, Ensign Davison, 9 privates 40th, 2 privates-71st, 1 private-24 batt. 95th, 3 serjeants, 25 privates-5th batt. 6oth, Lieut. Kiety, Ensign Dawes, Adjutant de Gilso, all slightly, 5 serjeants, 34 privates-20th Light Dragoons, 3 privates, 2 horses. Missing--9th Foot, 12 privates-29th, Capt. George Tod, Lieutenants W. Birmingham, A, Newbold, and J. Langton, i serjeant, I drummer, and 32 privates-6th, 1 private-2d batt. 95th, 7 privates-5th batt. 60th, 16 privates. Brigadier General Fane's riflemen at a distance on the left, and they were afterwards supported by the 5th regiment, and by the light companies of Major General Hill's brigade, which had come up on their right; and by the other troops ordered to ascend the mountains, who came up by degrees. The enemy here made three most gallant attacks upon the 29th and 9th regiments, supported, as I have above stated, with a view to cover the retreat of his defeated army; in all of which he was, how--50th, 1 private-6th Capt. John Cur ever, repulsed; but he succeeded in ef- rey, slightly, 2 privates-32d, 3 privates fecting his retreat in good order, owing principally to my want of cavalry, and, econdly, to the difficulty of bringing up the passes of the mountains, with ce. erity, a sufficient number of troops and of cannon to support those which had irst ascended. The loss of the enemy las, however, been very great, and he eft three pieces of cannon in our hands. "I cannot sufficiently applaud the onduct of the troops throughout this ction. The enemy's positions were foraidable, and he took them up with his sual ability and celerity, and defended hem most gallantly. But I must oberve, that although we had such a sueriority of numbers employed in the perations of this day, the troops actully engaged in the heat of the action ere, from unavoidable circumstances, nly the 5th, 9th, 29th, the riflemen of e 95th and 60th, and the flank comanies of Major-General Hill's brigade, ing a number by no means equal to at of the enemy; their conduct, therere, deserves the highest commendaon." General Wellesley, after a warm ex. ression of his obligations to the GeneI and Staff Officers, gives the follow. g return of killed, wounded, and misng:-Killed-General Staff, Capt. K. J. radford, 3d Foot Guards, Deputy As stant Adjutant General-Royal Artilry, Captain H. Geary-5th Foot, 3 ivates-9th, 4 privates-29th, Lieut.ol. the Hon. G. A. Lake, 2 serjeants, privates-Sad, 6 privates-45th, Engn Dawson-goth, 2 privates-32d, I ivate 40th, 1 private-71st, 1 priite-2d battalion 95th, i serjeant, 6 ivates sth batt. 65th, 8 privates th Light Dragoons, 1 horse. Wound-Royal Artillery, 1 private-Royal ngineers, Capt. Howard Elphinstone, Abstract of the Return-4 officers kil-. led, zo wounded, 4 missing--3 non-commissioned officers and drummers killed, 20 wounded, and 2 missing-63 rank and file killed, 295 wounded, 74 missing -1 horse killed, and 2 wounded-Tatal of men and horses killed, wounded, and missing, 488. The next letter is from Gen. Wellesley, dated head-quarters at Lourinha, August 18th, and states that he had heard from Gen. Anstruther of his be ing on the coast of Peniche, with the flect of victuallers and store ships, and part of the force detached from England under Brig. Gen. Ackland; that he had ordered Gen. Anstruther to land immediately, and had moved to Lourinha, in order to protect his landing, and facilitate his junction. "Gen. Loison," he adds, "joined Gen, Laborde in the course of last night at Torres Vedras, and I understand that both began their march towards Lisbon this morning; I hear also that Gen. Junot has arrived this day at Torres Vedras, with a small corps from Lisbon; and I conclude that the whole of the French army will be assembled between Torres Vedras and the capital in the course of a few days." The next is a letter from Lieut.-Gen. Sir H. Burrard, enclosing the subjoined report of Sir Arthur Wellesley. "On my landing this morning," says Sir Har ry, "I found that the enemy's attack had already commenced, and I was for. tunate enough to reach the field of action in time to witness and approve of every disposition that had been, and was afterwards made by Sir Arthur Wellesley, his comprehensive mind furnishing a ready resource in every emergency, and rendering it quite unnecessary to direct any alteration." "SIR, ing, in large bodies of cavalry, on our left upon the heights on the road to Lourinha; and it was soon obvious the the attack would be made upon our ad vanced guard, and the left of our por tion; and Major-Gen. Ferguson's bri gade was immediately moved across the ravine to the heights, on the road to Lourinha, with three pieces of cannon; he was followed successively by Bng. Gen. Nightingale, with his brigade, and Vimiera, August 21. 1808. land, with his brigade, and Brig.-Gen three pieces of cannon, Brig. Gen. Ack Bowes, with his brigade. These troop were formed (Major-Gen. Ferguson p brigade in the first line, Brig. General Nightingale's in the second, and Brg Gen. Bowes's and Ackland's in columns in the rear) on those heights, with the right upon the valley, which leads ina Vimiera, and their left upon the other ravine, which separates these height from the range which terminates at the landing place at Maceira. On the last-mentioned heights, the Portugez troops, which had been in the botten near Vimiera, were posted in the ex instance, and they were supported by Brig. Gen. Craufurd's brigade. "I have the honour to report to you, that the enemy attacked us in our position at Vimiera this morning. The vil lage of Vimiera stands in a valley, thro' which runs the river Maceira; at the back, and to the westward and north ward of this village, is a mountain, the western point of which touches the sea, and the eastern is separated by a deep ravine from the heights, over which passes the road which leads from Lourinha and the northward to Vimiera. The greater part of the infantry, the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, and 8th brigades, were posted on this mountain, with eight pieces of artillery; Major-General Hill's brigade being on the right, Major-Gen. Ferguson's on the left, having one battalion on the heights, separated from the mountain. On the eastern and northern side of the town is a hill, which is entirely commanded, particularly on its right, by the mountain to the westward of the town, and commanding all the ground in the neigbourhood to the southward and eastward, on which Brig.-Gen. Fane was posted with his riflemen and the 50th regiment, and Brig. Gen. Anstruther with his brigade, with half a brigade of six-pounders and half a brigade of nine-pounders, which had been ordered to the position in the course of last night. The ground over which passes the road from Lourinha commanded the left of this height, and it had not been occupied, excepting by a piquet, as the camp had been taken up only for one night, and there was no water in the neighbourhood of this height. "The cavalry and the reserve of artillery were in the valley, between the hills, on which the infantry stood; both Ranking and supporting Brig.-General Fane's advanced guard. The enemy first appeared at eight o'clock in the morn "The troops of the advanced gu on the height to the southward and eas ward of the town were deemed suffer for its defence, and Major-General El was moved to the centre of the mos tain on which the great body of thei fantry had been posted, as a support these troops, and as a reserve to the whole army. In addition to this 95 port, these troops had that of the cavary in the rear of their right. The enemy attack began in several columns the whole of the troops on this height, on the left they advanced, notwithstan ing the fire of the riflemen, close to the 50th regiment, and were checked and driven back only by the bayonets that corps. The 2d battalion 43 ment was likewise closely engaged them on the road which leads into V miera; a part of that corps having bee ordered into the church-yard to p vent them from penetrating into town. On the right of the position they were repulsed by the bayonets of the 97th regiment, which corps was succes fully supported by the ad battalion regiment, which, by an advance in to lumn, took the enemy in flank. "Besides this opposition gives to the t attack of the enemy on our advanced guard by their own exertions, they were attacked in flank by Brigadier-General Ackland's brigade in its advance to its position of the heights on the left, and a cannonade was kept up on the flank of the enemy's columns by the artillery on those heights. At length, after a desperate contest, the enemy was driven back in confusion from this attack with the loss of seven pieces of cannon, many prisoners, and a great number of officers and soldiers killed and wounded. He was pursued by the detachment of the 20th light dragoons, but the enemy's cavalry were so much superior in numbers, that this detachment has suffered much, and Lieut. Col. Taylor was unfortunately killed. "Nearly at the same time the enemy's attack commenced upon the heights on the road to Lourinha. This attack was supported by a large body of cavalry, and was made with the usual impetuosity of the French troops. It was received with steadiness by Major.-Gen. Ferguson's brigade, consisting of the 36th, 40th, and 71st regiments; and these corps charged as soon as the enemy approached them, who gave way, and they continued to advance upon him, supported by the 32d, one of the corps of Brigadier Gen. Nightingale's brigade, which, as the ground extended, afterwards formed a part of the first line, by the 29th regiment, and by Bri. gadier Gen. Bowes's and Ackland's brigades, while Gen. Crawford's brigade, and the Portugueze troops, in two lines advanced along the height on the left. In the advance of Maj.-Gen. Ferguson's brigade, six pieces of cannon were taken from the enemy, with many prisoners, and vast numbers were killed and wounded. "The enemy afterwards made an attempt to recover part of his artillery, by attacking the 71st and S2d regiments, which were halted in a valley in which it had been taken. These regiments retired from the low grounds in the valley to the heights, where they halted, faced about, fired, and advanced upon the enemy, who had by that time arrived in the low ground, and they thus o bliged him again to retire with great loss. "In this action, in which the whole of the French force in Portugal was employed, under the command of the Duke D'Abrantes in person, in which the enemy was certainly superior in cavalry and artillery, and in which not more than half of the British army was actually engaged, he has sustained a signal defeat, and has lost 13 pieces of cannon, 23 ammunition waggons, with powder, shells, stores of all descriptions, and 20,000 rounds of musket ammuni tion. One general officer (Bernier) has been wounded and taken prisoner, and a great many officers and soldiers have been killed, wounded and taken. "The valour and discipline of his Majesty's troops have been conspicuous upon this occasion, as you who witnessed the greatest part of the action must have observed; but it is a justice to the following corps to draw your no. tice to them in a particular manner.' Here the General particularly mentions the 50th, 2d batt. 95th, 5th batt. 60th, 2d batt. 43d, 2d batt. 52d, 97th, 36th, 40th, 71st, and 82d; and after warmly praising the conduct of Gen. Spencer, and the other General and staff-officers, and stating that a French General Officer (supposed to be Thiebault, chief of the staff) had been found dead on the held of battle, gives the following return of the killed, wounded, and missing: Killed, Royal artillery, 2 privates 20th Light Dragoons, Lieut. Col. Taylor, 19 privates, 30 horses-39th Foot, 7 privates-40th, 6 privates71st, 12 privates-29th, 2 privates82d, Lieut. R. Donkin, and 7 privates 5oth, Capt. G. A. Cooke, i serjeant, 18 privates-5th batt. 60th, 14 privates 2d batt. 95th, 1 serjeant, 5 privates 2d batt. 43d, i serjeant, 26 privates 2d batt. 52d, 3 privates-97th, 4 pri. vates-20th, Lieut. Brooke. Wounded. General Staff, Capt. Hardinge. 57th Foot, Deputy Assistant-Quarter-Master-General-Royal Artillery, 2 privates, and two horses-20th light dragoons, 2 serjeants, 22 privates, to horses-36th, Capt. Hobart, Lieuts. Hart, Lought, and Edwards, and Ensign Bosell, all slightly, Lieut. and Adjutant Povah, severely, I serjeant, 1 drummer, and 34 privates-40th, Capt. Smith and Lieut. Frankly, slightly, 2 serjeants, and 28 privates-71st, Capt. A. Jones, Major M'Kenzie, Lieuts. W. Hartly, R. Dudgeon, and A. S. M‘Intyre, and Ensign W. Campbell, alt slightly; slightly; Lieut. Pratt, and acting Ad. jutant R. MacAlpin, severely, 6 serjeants, and 86 privates-29th, Brigade. Major A. Creagh, 1 serjeant, 10 privates -82d, 2 serjeants, and 51 privates50th, Major Charles Hill, Lieuts. John Kent, John Wilson, and Robert Way, I serjeant, I drummer, and 61 privates -5th batt. 60th, Lieuts. G. Kirk, Lewis Raith, serjeant, 21 privates-2d.batt. 95th, Lieut. Pratt, Ensign W. Cox, 13 privates-2d batt. 9th, 1 serjeant, 14 privates-2d batt. 43d, Major Hearne, Capts. Ferguson, Brock, and Haverfield, Lieut. Madden, Ensign Wilson, 5 serjeants, 2 drummers, 68 privates-2d batt. 52d, Capt. Ewart, Lieut. Bell, 2 serjeants, 31 privates-97th, Major J. Wil son, Lieut. Kettlewell, 2 serjeants, 14 privates-2d or Queen's, I serjeant, 6 privates-20th, Lieut. Hog, 5 privates. Missing. Royal Engineers, first Lieut. Wells-20th. Light Dragons, Capt. Eu stace, I drummer, 9 privates, 1 horse36th Foot, 1 serjeant, 1 private-40th, 6 privates-56th, 2 privates-5th batt. 6oth, 10 privates-2d batt. 96th, 3 privates-2d batt. 43d, I drummer, 12 privates-2d batt. 52d, 2 privates-20th, I private. Abstract of the Return-4 officers killed, 37 wounded, z missing-3 noncommissioned officers and drummers killed, 31 wounded, 3 missing, 128 rank and file killed, 446 wounded, 46 missing-43 horses killed, wounded and missing. Total officers, non-commissioned officers and drummers, rank and file, and horses, killed, wounded and missing, 783. Ordnance and Ammunition taken-six 1 pounder, 4 four pounders, 2 three pounders, 6 five and half-inch howitzers, 2 ammunition waggons, 21 Portugueze ammunition cars, 40 horses, 4 mules. This only the artillery received in the park; 9 more were taken. The ammunition waggons and cars contained a portion of powder, shells, and stores of all descriptions, and about 20,000 pounds of musket ammunition. Thus far the Gazette.-The following particulars are communicated in letters from officers who were engaged in the battle of the 21st: Junot harangued his troops in the morning, and immediately before the battle, said to them—"Comrades, there are the English, and behind them is the sea-be cool and steady, you have only to drive them into it!" The order is sued by Sir Arthur Wellesley was brief. ly and simply this:-" My brave countrymen! drive the French out of the passes on the road to Lisbon." When the French General Bernerkl by his wound, the soldiers of the 1 regiment, who were immediately up him, in the heat of their fury, were about to bayonet him, when corporal Ross is terfered to restrain his comrades, and to save the fallen General. Bernier imme diately offered his purse to his protecter, who nobly refused it, saying, that t save a fallen enemy was a principle of feeling, as well as of duty in a British soldier. When Bernier was conveyed to Col. Pack, the commander of Rog's regiment, he expressed his admiration and gratitude for this generous conduct in the strongest terms; and at the same time evinced considerable surprise that a French General, having on his full uni form and epaulets, should not have beet plundered or maltreated, Col. Pack formed him, that if such was the prat tice the French soldiers were accustan ed to, he hoped that many of their offcers would, like him, have the opports nity of teaching them a better system, from the experience of the more honour able habits of Britons. When Gen. Ferguson led his men t the attack, he advanced some distance in front, took off his hat, and wavedit that his person might be distinguishet by the whole brigade. Col. Lake most nobly, as he led his grenadien through one of the passes, the difficul ties of which defy all description. The 36th, commanded by Col. Burne, pr formed prodigies. He had enjoined b men, it seems, to withhold their fr but as the enemy continued firing with great effect, one or two young socie discharged their muskets-Col. Bur immediately called out, "If I knew the fellow who has just fired, I would kneck him down." This remark, at a moment when so many were knocked down b the enemy's bullets, excited no sm degree of merriment among his men, not withstanding the awfulness of the scent. The charge of the 20th dragoons wi most masterly; had there been a largu force of cavalry, the whole of the ene my's force must have been annihilated At the conclusion of the battle, such vas the enthusiasm excited by the result mong our Generals, that they all to a Dan went up to Sir A. Wellesley, conratulating him on his success, and exlaiming," This, General, is all your work!”—The men sympathised with heir leaders, and loudly expressed their atisfaction that their old General, as hey called him, had won the battle. It is but justice to say, that in both attles the French fought with great ravery, particularly the grenadiers of unot's guard, nearly 300 of whom were und lying dead on the very spot on thich they were drawn up. By the official dispatches, (tho' not entioned in the Gazette) we learn, at Gen. Kellerman came to the British amp on the morning of the 22d of Au. ust, with a flag of truce from Gen. Juot, in order to treat for a capitulation. The General remained till the 24th, hen he set out for the head-quarters of unot with the terms proposed by the ritish Commander. In the mean time truce had been granted to the French or six days from the 24th. The head uarters of the British army were at orres Vedras on the 26th, the Portuuese were posted at Maceira, and the rench at Mafra. The following proclamation was ised by Admiral Cotton and Sir Arur Wellesley, previous to military oerations : PROCLAMATION, y the Commander in Chief of his Britannic Majesty's forces employed to assist the Loyal inhabitants of the Kingdom of Portugal. PEOPLE OF PORTUGAL! The time is arrived to rescue your untry, and to restore the Government your lawful Prince. His Britannic ajesty, our most gracious King and aster, has, in compliance with the ishes and ardent supplications for sucur from all parts of Portugal, sent to our aid a British army, directed to coerate with his fleet, already on your ast. The British soldiers who land upon our shore do so with equal sentiments friendship, faith, and honour. The glorious struggle in which you een ed is for all that is dear to in the protection of your wives and children; the restoration of your lawful Prince; the independence, nay, the very existence of your kingdom, and for the preservation of your holy reli gion; objects like these can only be at tained by distinguished examples of fortitude and constancy. The noble struggle against the tyranny and usurpation of France, will be jointly maintained by Portugal, Spain, and England; and in contributing to the success of a cause so just and glorious, the views of his Britannic Majesty are the same as those by which you are yourselves animated. (Signed) CHARLES COTTON. ARTHUR WELLESLEY. Laves, Aug. 4th, 1808. The proclamation of Admiral Cotton and Sir A. Wellesley was accompanied by the following address to the French army from the Portugueze General :— PROCLAMATION, Of the General commanding the Portugueze Army, to the Soldiers of the French army in Portugal. "Soldiers of the French army !— The moment is now arrived to speak openly to those who have hitherto refused to listen to the language of reason. Open your eyes, Soldiers, to the deep abyss of evils which is formed under your feet, through the foolish ambition of your EMPEROR, the impolicy, the avarice, the sanguinary barbarity, of your Generals. Listen to the voice, the cry of an army, which has proved, that a man may be a soldier, and yet humane; that in the same heart may be united the most intrepid bravery with religion and morality. What do you hope for, from the Portugueze armies, the brave English, or the high spirited Spaniards, our dear allies, sworn enemies to your government, which, by the greatest atrocity, has outraged the one and persecuted the other; to forge chains for your country, or to perish in the field of battle? What a frightful alternative! It is nevertheless your fate. But an allied and betrayed Prince! But an hospitable and pillaged people! But a pacific and assassinated nation! These demand our vengeance. There remains but one way of avoiding so cruel a calamity. Abandon your colours; come and join our army; if you do so, in the name of the Prince, in the name of the People, |