1810.] 
into the mal-contents, ordered 39 persons to 
be executed, among whom were four mar- 
quisses and counts, eight ecclesiastics, fourteen 
lawyrrs, and the president, the marquis of 
Selva Alegre. 
The people of Mexico have raised a con- 
tribution of four millions of dollars, for the 
support of the war against France. 
GREAT BhiTaINn. 
A Dispatch of which the following is 
an extract, has been received from Lieut- 
enant General Viscount Wellington, 
dated Alverca, July 25, 1810. 
The cavalry attached to General Craufurd’s 
advanced guard remained in the villages near 
the fort of-La Conception till the 2tst instant, 
when the enemy obliged it to. retire towards 
Almeida, and the fort La Conception was de- 
stroyed. From the 21st till, yesterday morn- 
ing, brigadier-general Craufurd continued to 
occupy a position near Almeida, with his left 
within. 800 yards of the fort, and his right 
extending towards Junca. 
tacked him in this position, yesterday morning, 
shortly after daylight, with a very large body 
of infantry and cayalry, and the brigadier-ge- 
weral retired across the bridge over the Coa. 
In this operation, I am sorrv to say that the 
troops under his command suffered considera- 
ble Joss. The enemy afterwards made three 
efforts to storm the bridge over the Coa, in all 
of which they were repulsed. I am informed 
that throughout this'trying day, the conimand- 
ing officers of the 43d, 52d, and 95th regi- 
‘ ments, lieutenant-colonel Beckwith, leute- 
nant-celonel Barclay, and lieutemanty colonel 
Hull, and all the officers and soldiers of these 
ehccticnt regiments distinguished-themselves. 
Jn lieutenant-colonel Hull,. who was, killed, 
his Majesty has lost an As and deserving 
officer. 
noticed the steadiness of the 3d regiment of 
Portuguese Chasseurs, under the command of — 
lieutenant-celonel Elder. , Since yesterday the 
enemy have made no movement. 
Copy of General Cra ufurd’s Report, inclesed i in Lord 
“Wellington's Dispatch of the 25th of Fuly. 
Carvelbal, Fuly 25, 1810. 
~My Lorp.=—I have the honour:to report” 
to your lordship, that yesterday morning the 
enemy advanced to attack the light division 
with between 3 and 4000 cay alry, a conside- _ 
rable number of guns, and a ljarge body of 
infantry. On the first appearance of the 
heads of their columas, the cavalry and bri- 
gade of artillery attached to the division ad- 
vanced. to support the picquets, and captain” 
Ress, with tour guns, was for some time en- 
“gaged with those attached to the enemy’s 
cavalry, which were of much larger calibre. 
As the immense superiority of the enemy’s 
furce displayed itseir, we fell back gradually 
towards the fortress, upon the right of which 
. the infantry of the division was posted, having 
its left in some inclosures near the windmill, 
about 600 yards from the place, and its right 
v z 
The enemy at-_ 
Brigadier-general Craufurd has also. 
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to the Coa, ina very broken and extensive 
position, which it was absolutely. necessary to 
occupy; in order to cover the passage of the 
cavalry and artillery through the long deGle. 
leading to the bridge. After this was eflected, — 
the infantry retired by degrees, and in as good 
_osder as it is possible in ground so extremely 
intricate. A position close in front of the 
bridge was maintained as long as was necessa~ 
ry, to give time for the troops which had 
passed to take up one behind the river; and. 
the bridge was afterwards defended with ‘the 
greatest gallantry, though Fam sorry to say 
with considerable loss, by the 43d and part of 
the 95th regiment. Towards the afternoon 
the firing ceased; and after it was dark, 1 
withdrew the troops from the Coa, and retired 
to this place. The troops behaved with the 
” greatest gallantry. 
To Lord Viscount Wellington, &e. 
Those returned as prisoners and missing 
_ were taken in acharge of the enemy’s cavalry 
just after our cavalry and guns had begaa 
to retire. 
Names of Officers Killed, Wounded, and Missing. 
Killed. —43d foot, lieutenant colonel re 
Hull, captain E. Cameron, and lieutenant We 
Wison. 95th foot, lieutenant D. M‘Leod. 
Wounded. —Staft, lieutenant Shaw, 43 re- 
giment, aid de-camp to brigadier-general R. 
Craufurd, slightly. 14th light dragoons, lieu-' 
tenant Blatchford, severely. ist battalion of 
the 43d regiment, captains P. Deshon, TF. 
Lloyd, and W. F. P. Napier, slightly ; captain 
J. W. Hall, severely 5 lieutenant °G. Johne 
stone, slightly; lieutenant J. P. Hopkins, sex 
verely; lieutenant H. Hancot, slightiy; lieve 
tenants J. iM‘ Dearmaid, j: Stevenson, and Ry 
Frederick, severely. 52d aitto, Major H, Kide- 
wood, slightly 5 captain R. Campoeil, ditto. 
95th ditto, captain J. Creagh, and S. Mitchel), 
severely, since dead; 4st licutenant, H. Cr 
Smith, ‘slightly; ist lieutenanis, JM. pa 
P. Riley, A. Coane, and T. Beith, severely 
2d lieutenant. G,. Simmons, ditto. 
2 
Missing. —ist battalion 95th regiment, plicus 
tenant J. G. M¢ Cullock, taken prisoney. _ . 
Return of the number of the Kuiled, Wounded 
and Missing, of a division of ibe ‘Ay mty under 
“the command of bis Excellency Licutenant>Ge- 
\ meral Lord Fiscount Wellington, KB. in Ac-: 
tion with the French Army near Alneida, on. 
the 24th of Fuly, 1810. 
Head-quarters, Alyerca, Fuly 25, i810. 
Staff.—1 staff, wounded. Royai Horse Artils 
lery, Z horses, tilled ; 2 horses, wounded; 2 
rank and file, 10} issing. 14th light dragvons,. 
1serjeant, killed; 1 lieutenanp, 1 ae and 
file, & horses, cnteled téth light dragoons, 
3.horses wounded. 1st hussars, king’s Ger- 
man legion, i horse, killed; 2 rank eat file, 
3 horses wounded. 1st baeeaiian 43 foot, 1 
lieutenant-colonel, 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 
@ serjeants, 13 rank and file, killed; 4 cap. 
tains, 6 lieutenants, 8 serjeants, 77 nee and 
file, wounded ; 1 drummer, 14 rank and file, 
missing. 1st battalion 52d foot, 1 rank and 
fic, 
