of Wellington, it was fully anticipated as a thing of course, 'that the campaign in Spain would, as a secondary object, be defensive on the part of the French, and offensive, as the opportunity warranted, on the part of the Allies. Accordingly the Marquis of Wellington advanced from the frontiers of Portugal at the head of 100 or 120,000 English, Portuguese, and Spanish troops, and, as no resistance was opposed, he readily overran all the country in the direction of Burgos, the fortifications of which the retreating French army blew up. At Vittoria the French made a stand, to take the chance of saving the cannon and stores in depôt at that place, and which could not be removed in haste across the mountains. They accord ingly made a show of resistance with about 36,000 men; but, on being at tacked by the allied forces, and being turned on their right, they retreated to Pampeluna, leaving behind them 150 pieces of cannon, and 450 waggons, in and near Vittoria. The loss of the Allies in this affair, by the official statement, was 4750 killed and wound ed; and the loss of the French, by letters from English officers, published in the Courier Government paper, was from 4 to 6000 in killed, wounded, and prisoners. A colour also was taken from the fourth battalion of the 100th

* Various random accounts having ap. peared of the loss of the French in this action, we have extracted the two following passages from two letters which appeared in the Courier Newspaper, of the 5th of July, said to be from British officers of rank; and as it is well known that that paper enjoys the peculiar confidence of Government, many articles appear in it that are regarded as demi-official. The first letter, dated Assasua, June 23, two days after the battle, observes, "The loss of the enemy is said not to be more than about 4000, owing to the nature of the ground, which prevented the cavalry from acting."-The second, dated from I unzun, June 26, five days after the battle, says,The only thing to be lamented is, that the enemy ran away so fast that we could not do sufficient harm to them. I should conceive their loss will amount to 6000 mn." Now, as it is evident that neither of these writers would be disposed to underrate the loss of the enemy, it is probable that it really was under 4000, and the greater loss of the Allies doubtless arose from their assailing the strong po

French regiment, and among the cap tured baggage was found a Field-Marshal's baton, said to have belonged to Marshal Jourdan, both of which were sent as important trophies to the Prince Regent.

The following is the Marquis of Wellington's Dispatch, relative to the battle of Vittoria.

MY LORD, The enemy's army, commauded by Joseph Bonaparte, having Marshal Jourdan as the Major-General of the army, took up a position on the night of the 19th inst. in front of Vittoria, the which end at Puebla de Arlanzon, and left of which rested upon the heights of Zadora, in front of the village of extended from thence across the valley Arunez. They occupied with the right of the centre, a height which commanded the valley of Zadora, and the right of their army was stationed near Vittoria, and was destined to defend the passages of the river Zadora, in the neighbourhood of that city. They had a reserve in rear of their left, at the village of Gomecha. The nature of the country through which the army had passed since it had reached the Ebro, had necessarily extended our order to close them up, and moved the columus, and we halted on the 20th, in left to Margina, where it was most likely it would be necessary. I reconnoitred the enemy's position on that day, with a view to the attack to be made on the following morning, if they should still

sitions chosen by the French.-We had intended to appeal at some length,from FACTS against the oriental bombast of the London Newspapers, with which the sensible part of the people of England have been affronted during the past month on the subject of this affair at Vittoria; but observing that the Speaker of the House of Commons has yielded to the general delusion, and that the Royal Speech insists, without reserve, on the decisive character of the advantage gained, we should oppose our matter-of-fact opinions with an ill-grace to the pleasing delirium that has, perhaps, seized on a majority of the nation. We are too zealous friends to happiness generally to seek to disturb it, let it arise from whatever cause it may, whether real or imaginary; and our calculating opinion would affect the results, after the lapse of six months, as little as the rejoicings that have taken place. It must not, however, be concealed, that those rejoicings have served to give countenance to the warfaction, and, that whatever be the cause, the effect is portentous of new and increased misfortancs to a bleeding world!

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remain in it. We accordingly attacked the enemy yesterday, and I am happy to inform your Lordship, that the allied army, under my command, gained a complete victory; having driven them from all their positions, taken from them 151 pieces of cannon, 415 waggons of ammunition, all their baggage, provisions, cattle, treasure, &c. and a considerable number of prisoners.

The operations of the day commenced by Lieut. Gen. Sir Rowland Hill obtaining possession of the heights of La Puebla, on which the enemy's left rested, which heights they had not occupied in great strength.

The fourth and light divisions, however, passed the Zadora immediately after Sir Rowland Hill had possession of Sabijana de Alava, the former at the bridge of Nanclaus, and the latter at the bridge of Tres Puentes, and almost as soon as these had crossed, the columu under the Earl of Dalhousie arrived at Mendonza, and the 3d division, under Lieut.-Gen. Sir T. Picton, crossed the bridge higher up, followed by the 7th division, under the Earl of Dalhousie.

He detached on this service one brigade of the Spanish division under Gen. Murillo; the other brigade being employed in keeping the communication between his main body, on the high road from Miranda to Vittoria, and the troops detached to the heights. The enemy, however, soon discovered the importance of the heights, and reinforced their troops there to such an extent, that Lieut.-Gen. Sir Rowland Hill was obliged to detach, first the 71st regiment, and the light infantry battalion of Major-General Walker's brigade, under the command of the Hon. Lieut.-Col. Cadogan, and, successively, other troops to the same point; and the Allies not only gained but maintained possession of these important heights throughout their operations, notwithstanding all the efforts of the enemy to retake them. The contest here, however, was very severe, and the loss sustained considerable. Gen. Murillo was wounded, but remained in the field; and I am concerned to have to report, that the Hon. Lieut.-Col. Cadogan has died of a wound which he received. In him his Majesty has lost an officer of great zeal and tried gallantry, who had already acquired the respect and regard of the whole profession, and of whom it might be expected, that if he had lived, he would have rendered the most important services to his country. Under cover of the possession of these heights, Sir Rowland Hill successively passed the Zadora at La Puebla, and the defile formed by the heights and the river Zadora, and attacked and gained possession of the village of Sabijaua de Alava, in front of the enemy's line, which the enemy made repeated attempts to regain. The difficult nature of the country prevented the communication between our different columns moving to the attack from their stations on the river Bayas at as early an hour as I had expected, and it was late before I knew that the column, composed of the 3d and 7th divisions, under the command of the Earl of Dalhousie, had arrived at the station appointed for them.

These four divisions, forming the centre of the army, were destined to attack the heights on which the right of the enemy's centre was placed, while Lieut.-Gen. Sir Rowland Hill should move forward from Sabijana de Alava to attack the left. The enemy, however, having weakened his line to strengthen his detachment in the hills, abandoned his position in the valley as soon as he saw our disposition to attack it, and commenced his retreat, in good order, towards Vittoria,

Our troops continued to advance in admirable order, notwithstanding the diffi culty of the ground.

In the mean time Lieut.-Gen. Sir T. Graham, who commanded the left of the army, consisting of the 1st and 5th divisions, and Gens. Pack's and Bradford's brigades of infantry, and Gens. Back's and Anson's brigades of cavalry, and who had been moved on the 20th to Margina, moved forward from thence to Vittoria, by the high road from that town to Bilboa. He had besides with him the Spanish division under Col. Longa and Gen. Giron, who had been detached to the left, under a different view of the state of affairs, and had afterwards been recalled, and had arrived on the 20th at Orduna, marched that morning from thence, so as to be on the field in readiness to support Licut.-Gen. Sir T. Graham, if his support had been required.

The enemy had a division of infantry and some cavalry advanced on the great road from Vittoria to Bilboa, resting their right on some strong heights covering the village of Gamarra Maior. Both Gamarra and Abechuco were strongly oc cupied as têtes-du-pont to the bridges over the Zadora at these places. Brigadier-General Pack, with his Portugnese brigade, and Colonel Longa with the Spanish division, were directed to turn and gain the heights, supported by Major-Gen. Anson's brigade of light dragoons, and the 5th division of infantry, under the command of Major Gen. Oswald, who was desired to take the command of all these troops. Lieut.-Gen. Sir T. Graliam reports, that in the execution of this service the Portuguese and Spanish troops behaved admirably. The 4th and 8th Caçadores particularly distinguished themK 2

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if regardless of consequences, any body of British troops might not, at any hour, have been landed on any point of the extensive French coast.

SICILY.

The following has been published as the copy of an affecting letter written by the QUEEN OF SICILY to Lord Bentinck, in consequence of the failure of the late attempt to recover her liberty and influence in the island, for the purpose of re-establishing her husband on the throne:

Lord Bentinck!-Notwithstanding the present extraordinary and irregular proceedings of your court, to force me, the Queen of the Two Sicilies, by birth Archduchess of Austria, to abandon, after an union of forty-five years, the King my spouse, and my family, to retire into my native country, under the specious but false pretexts-sometimes of my pretended correspondence with the common enemy, (an atrocious calumny! of which I defy any one to bring the slightest valid proof,) and sometimes the violent propensity I betrayed, as it is said, to create obstacles to the project of the English government, to change the constitution under which Sicily has existed so many ages: notwithstanding, I am very far from acknowledging the authority of the British government, of which God has rendered me quite independent by birth;- do not feel less the necessity of submitting to the order it prescribes; since this submission appears the only means of preserving the interests of my family, to which, having devoted myself, during the whole of my toilsome career, I do not hesitate to make this last sacrifice, though it may, perhaps, cost me my life.-I declare then to you, my lord, and through you to your court, that to this consideration only, and not to any other, I yield, and I am ready to set out towards the end of this present month, to return to the dominions of the Emperor of Austria, my august kinsman and nephew.-I must decline going to Sardinia, as I do not choose to be separated from every branch of my family; and as, at my time of life, the separation must be expected to be final: I wish, likewise, to avo d dying in a foreign land. -I wish that, in making the arrangements for my return to my native country, the voyage may be rendered as short and as little toilsome as possible: my age and my health, destroyed by twenty years of pains, of chagrins, and of pretensions of every kind, do not leave me even the hope of terminating this journey.-In submitting to this act of violence, as I cannot, nor ought not to forget what is due to my birth and rank, I demand, I claim the previous execution of the following con

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I have reason to believe, my lord, that you will find nothing but what is reasonexecution of which is indispensable to a able and convenient in my demands, the journey as long as it is toilsome, and to which your government compels me. Your instructions, according to my infor mation from England, are to make use of your influence over the Sicilian govern ment, to dispose it to make all necessary and convenient arrangements which may monstrated extreme perseverance and firmbe required. If you have hitherto deness in obliging me to make a sacrifice of my existence, I have reason to hope, my lord, that without you depart from the orders of your court, you will maintain the same character in order to insure the last days of a Princess, the victim of all kind of misfortunes, and to whom your will, one day or other, tender the justice government, and the English nation itself, that she merits.-I transmit you this letter by the hands of General Macfarlane, to whom I owe infinite gratitude and he has borne himself towards me, and thanks for the delicate manner in which which makes me desirous of continuing to tions of this painful atlair. I beg you will receive through him any farther explanawhose feeling heart, I am persuaded, par offer my compliments to Lady Bentinck, ticipates and deplores my unmerited sufferings. April, 1813.

This letter speaks volumes to all Europe and to posterity!