admitted as lecturer, or allowed to preach as such, in any church or other place of religious worship in the kingdom, unless previously approved of and licensed by the bishop of the diocese." Dr. Povah now complained that the bishop had refused to license him, not stating his reasons, and refusing to hear him; and he applied to the court to order him to do so; but the opinion of the court was, that they had no power to interfere. When the matter came first before the court, it did not appear clear what were the grounds on which the bishop refused to license, and therefore the court granted a rule, which had produced an affidavit in answer, in which he swore that his sole reason for refusing to license Dr. Povah, was a conscientious opinion, and conviction form ed, after he had been repeatedly admitted before him and examined, that he could not approve him, and therefore, consistently with his duty, could not license him. His lordship went on to state, that his opinion, after diligent and impartial inquiry into the life and doctrine of Dr. Povah, was confirmed; and he was convinced that a conscientious discharge of his duty as a bishop, could not allow him to license a person whose life and doctrine he did not approve. The learned lord observed, had the mandamus gone, and the bishop returned this as an answer, the court must have held it good, unless they were prepared to say that they, and not the bishop, really possessed the power of approval; and if the court should feel itself authorized to assume such a power, their mandamus to the bishop would say, "Approve, though you do not approve, and take our conscience instead of your own to guide

you in your judgements." His lordship concluded by declaring his opinion and the opinion of the court to be, that they had not the power to grant a mandamus. With respect to the archbishop of Canterbury, the court were of opinion, if Dr. Povah thought proper, he might still apply to him; but unless the court could repeal a wholesome and wise act of parliament, the present rule must be discharged.

The attorney-general trusted, with respect to the bishop, the rule would be discharged with costs.Lord Ellenborough said, he did not think, as this was the first time the question had come specifically before the court, that the rule should be discharged with costs. The law having now been laid down, should any similar applications be made, the court, on the subject of costs, might think differently.-Rule discharged.

SURRENDER OF CIUDAD RODRIGO.

5. At nine o'clock last night, the Park and Tower guns announced the arrival of important intelligence. It was the confirmation of the report brought from Corunna.-Ciudad Rodrigo was taken by storm on the 19th ult.The dispatches from lord Wellington arrived about seven o'clock. They were brought by one of his lordship's aides-de-camp, the hon. major Gordon.-The earl of Li verpool was at the house of lords at the time of their arrival. The major immediately proceeded thither, and delivered them. Soon afterwards the following letter was transmitted to the lord mayor:

Downing-street, Feb. 4, 1812, My lord, the hon. major Gordon, aide-de-camp to general lord Wellington, has this moment arrived at my office, with the satis.

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factory intelligence of the capture of Ciudad Rodrigo, by storm, on the evening of the 19th of January. The French governor-general Barnier, about 78 officers, and 1700 men, are taken prisoners, and 153 pieces of ordnance, including the heavy train belonging to the French army, and great quantities of ammunition and stores were found in the place.

The particulars of this most important event will be immediately published in an Extraordinary Gazette. In the mean time, I have enclosed a list of his majesty's army who have unfortunately been killed and wounded on this occasion.

I have the honour to be, my lord,

Your lordship's most obedient and humble servant, LIVERPOOL. To the right honourable the

lord mayor. This morning the following Ga. zette Extraordinary was published:

LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAOR

DINARY.

Downing-treet, Feb. 4. Major the honourable A. Gordon has arrived this evening at lord Liverpool's office, with a dispatch, addressed to his lordship by general viscount Wellington, dated Gallegos, 20th Jan. 1812.

My lord,-I informed your lordship in my dispatch of the 9th, that I had attacked Ciudad Rodrigo, and in that of the 15th, of the progress of the operations to that period; and I have now the pleasure to acquaint your lordship that we took the place by storm yesterday evening after dark.

We continued from the 15th to complete the second parallel, and the communications with that

work; and we had made some progress by sap towards the crest of the glacis. On the night of the 15th we likewise advanced from the left of the first parallel down the slope of the hill, towards the convent of St. Francisco, to a situation from which the walls of the Fausse Braye and of the town were seen, on which a battery of seven guns was constructed, and they commenced their fire on the morning of the 18th.

In the mean time, the batteries in the first parallel continued their fire; and yesterday evening their fire had not only considerably injured the defences of the place, but had made breaches in the Fausse Braye wall, and in the body of the place, which were considered practicable; while the battery on the slope of the hill, which had been commenced on the night of the 15th, and had opened on the 18th, had been equally efficient still further to the left, and opposite to the

suburb of St. Francisco.

I therefore determined to storm the place, notwithstanding that the approaches had not been brought to the crest of the glacis, and the counterscarp of the ditch was still entire. The attack was accordingly made yesterday evening in five separate columns, consisting of the troops of the 3d and light di visions, and of brigadier-general Pack's brigade.-The two right columns, conducted by lieut.-colonel O'Toole, of the 3d caçadors, and major Ridge, of the 5th regiment, were destined to protect the advance of major-general Mackinnon's brigade, forming the third, to the top of the breach in the Fausse Braye wall; and all these, being composed of troops of the 3d division, were under the direc tion of lieut.-general Picton." (C3)

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The fourth column, consisting of the 43d and 52d regiments, and part of the 95th regiment, being of the light division under the direction of major-general Craufurd, attacked the breaches on the left, in front of the suburb of St. Francisco, and covered' the left of the attack of the principal breach by the troops of the 3d division; and brigadier general Pack was destined with his brigade, forming the 5th column, to make a false attack upon the southern face of the fort. Besides these five columns, the 94th regiment, belonging to the 3d di, vision, descended into the ditch in two columns on the right of major-general Mackinnon's brigade, with a view to protect the descent of that body into the ditch, and its attack of the breach in the Fausse Braye, against the obstacles which it was supposed the enemy would construct to oppose their progress.

All these attacks succeeded; and brigadier-gen. Pack even surpassed my expectations, having converted his false attack into a real one, and his advanced guard, under the command of major Lynch, having followed the enemy's troops from the advanced works into the Fausse Braye, where they made prisoners of all opposed to them.

Major Ridge, of the 2d battalion of the 5th regiment, having escaladed the Fausse Braye wall, stormed the principal breach in the body of the place, together with the 94th regiment, commanded by lieut.-colonel Campbell, which had moved along the ditch at the same time, and had stormed the breach in the Fausse Braye, both in front of major-general Mackinnon's brigade. Thus these regiments not only effectually covered the advance from the trenches of major

general Mackinnon's brigade by their first movements and operations, but they preceded them in the attack.

Major-general Craufurd and major-general Vandeleur, and the troops of the light division on the left, were likewise very forward on that side, and in less than half ar hour from the time the attack com. menced, our troops were in possession of, and formed on the ramparts of the place, each body contiguous to the other. The enemy then submitted, having sustained a considerable loss in the contest.

Our loss was also, I am concern ed to add, severe, particularly in officers of high rank and estimation in this army. Major-general Mackinnon was unfortunately blown up by the accidental explosion of one of the enemy's magazines, close to the breach, after he had gallantly and successfully led the troops under his command to the attack. Major-general Craufurd likewise received a severe wound while he was leading on the light division to the storm, and I am apprehensive that I shall be deprived for some time of his assistance. Major-general Vandeleur was likewise wounded in the same manner, but not so severely, as he was able to continue in the field. I have to add to this list lieut.-colonel Colborne of the 52d regiment, and major George Napier who led the storming party of the light division, and was wounded on the top of the breach.

I have great pleasure in reporting to your lordship the uniform good conduct, spirit of enterprise, and patience and perseverance in the performance of great labour, by which the general officers, and troops of the 1st, 3d, 4th, and light divisions, and brigadier-gen. Pack's

brigade,

brigade, by whom the siege was carried on, have been distinguished during the late operations. Lieut.general Graham assisted me in superintending the conduct of the detail of the siege, besides performing the duties of the general officer commanding the first division; and I am much indebted to the suggestions and assistance I received from him for the success of this enterprise.

The conduct of all parts of the 3d division, in the operations which they performed with so much gallantry and exactness on the evening of the 19th, in the dark, afford the strongest proof of the abilities of lient-general Picton and major-general Mackinnon, by whom they were directed and led; but I beg particularly to draw your lordship's attention to the conduct of lieut.-colonel O'Toole of the 2d caçadores, of major Ridge of the 2d batt. 5th foot, of lieut.-colonel Campbell of the 94th regiment, of major Manners of the 74th, and of major Grey of the 2d batt. 5th foot, who has been twice wounded during the siege.

It is but justice also to the 3d division to report, that the men who performed the sap belonged to the 45th, 74th, and Soth regiments, under the command of captain McLeod of the royal engineers, and captain Thomson of the 74th, lieut. Beresford of the 88th, and lieut. Metcalfe of the 45th; and they distinguished themselves not less in the storm of the place, than they had in the performance of their laborious duty during the siege.

I have already reported in my letter of the 9th inst. my sense of the conduct of major-general Craufurd; and of licut.-colonel Colborne, and of the troops of the

light division, in the storm of the redoubt of St. Francisco, on the evening of the 8th inst. The conduct of these troops was equally distinguished throughout the siege; and in the storm, nothing could exceed the gallantry with which these brave officers and troops advanced and accomplished the difficult operation allotted to them, notwithstanding that all their leaders had fallen.

I particularly request your lordship's attention to the conduct of major-gen. Craufurd, major-gen. Vandeleur, lieut.-col. Barnard of the 95th, lieut.-col. Colborne, major Gibbs and major Napier of the 52d, and lieut.-col. M'Leod of the 43d. The conduct of captain Duffey of the 43d, and that of lieut. Gurwood of the 52d regiment, who was wounded, have likewise been particularly reported to me; lieut.col. Elder, and the 3d caçadores, were likewise distinguished upon this occasion.

The 1st Portuguese regiment, under lieut.-col. Hill, and the 16th under col. Campbell, being brigadier-general Pack's brigade, were likewise distinguished in the storm, under the command of the brigadier-general, who particularly mentions major Lynch.

In my dispatch of the 15th, I reported to your lordship the attack of the convent of Santa Cruz, by the troops of the 1st division, under the direction of lieut.-general Graham, and that of the convent of St. Francisco, on the 14th inst. under the direction of majorgeneral the hon. C. Colville. The first-mentioned enterprise was performed by captain Laroche de Stackenfels, of the 1st line batta lion king's German legion; the last by lieut..colonel Harcourt, with the 40th regiment. This regiment (C4) remained

I likewise request your lordship's attention to the conduct of lieut.colonel Fletcher, the chief engineer, and of brigade-major Jones, and the officers and men of the royal engineers. The ability with which these operations were carried on exceeds all praise; and I beg leave to recommend those officers to your lordship most particularly.

Major Dickons, of the royal artillery, attached to the Portuguese artillery, has for some time had the direction of the heavy train attached to this army, and has conducted the intricate details of the late operation, as he did those of the late sieges of Badajoz in the last summer, much to my satisfaction. The rapid execution produced by the well-directed fire kept up from our batteries, affords the best proof of the merits of the offcers and men of the royal artillery, and of the Portuguese artillery, employed on this occasion. But I must particularly mention brigademajor May, and captains Holcombe, Power, Dyneley, and Dundas, of the royal artillery, and captains Da Cunha and Da Corta, and lieut. Silva, of the 1st regiment of Portuguese artillery.

I have likewise particularly to

report to your lordship the conduct of major Sturgeon, of the royal staff corps. He constructed and placed for us the bridge over the Agueda, without which the enterprise could not have been attempted, and he afterwards materially assisted lieut.-general Graham and myself in our reconnoissance of the place, on which the plan of the attack was founded; and he finally conducted the 2d battalion 5th regiment, as well as the 2d caçadores, to their points of attack.

The adjutant-general, and the deputy-quarter master-general, and the officers of their several departments, gave me every assistance throughout this service, as well as those of my personal staff: and I have great pleasure in adding, that, notwithstanding the season of the year, and the increased difficulties of procuring supplies for the troops, the whole army have been well supplied, and every branch of the service provided for during the late operations, by the indefatigable exertions of Mr. commissary-general Bisset, and the officers belonging to his department.

The marshal del Campo, Don Carlos d'Espana and Don Julian Sanchez, observed the enemy's movements beyond the Tormes, during the operations of the siege; and I am much obliged to them, and to the people of Castille in ge neral, for the assistance I received from them. The latter have invariably shown their detestation of the French tyranny, and their desire to contribute by every means in their power to remove it.

I will hereafter transmit to your lordship a detailed account of what we have found in the place; but I believe there are 153 pieces of ord. nauce, including the heavy train

belonging