extricate themselves, fired on friends and foes;--the lancers on the flanks threatened to charge; but British intrepidity could not be shaken;--the FUSILIERS knew not how to quail! The brigade preserved its firm array; the murderous volleys of the FUSILIERS swept down hundreds of Frenchmen, and suddenly raising a loud shout, they precipitated themselves upon the opposing multitudes, and plunging fearlessly into the crowds, they closed with desperate energy upon their opponents. The fortune of the day was no longer doubtful; British prowess prevailed, and the French were overpowered, slaughtered, and forced back in irremediable confusion upon their reserves. The supporting columns endeavoured to stem the torrent of British valour; but in vain;--the whole were driven headlong down the ascent;--the key of the position was thus nobly recovered, and the FUSILIERS,--breathless,--besmeared with sweat and mud and gore,--stood triumphant upon the contested height, surrounded with heaps of dying and dead, and wondering at the brilliant success which crowned their manly efforts. While the FUSILIERS were contending on the height, fresh men were brought forward; the French generals perceived that the day was irretrievably lost, and withdrew their broken masses beyond the river.[18] Numerous instances of individual gallantry occurred, and Serjeant Gough of the first battalion having recovered the regimental colour of the third foot, or buffs, which corps had been nearly annihilated by the charge of the lancers, was rewarded with a commission in the second West India regiment. To the ROYAL FUSILIERS, the honour of having triumphed over superior numbers of Napoleon's veteran bands, and the glory of having added lustre to the British arms, were justly due; but the splendour of victory was shrouded with grief at the loss of many brave officers and soldiers. Among others, the fall of their commander, the brave, the chivalrous Sir WILLIAM MYERS, caused a sense of deep sorrow. His career, though short, had been brilliant; his manners were those of a finished gentleman and scholar, and every action was marked with the enthusiasm of a soldier whose noblest pride was his profession, and whose solicitude was always alive to the interests and honour of his corps. At the early age of twenty-eight he closed a life of honour in a death of glory. Return of killed and wounded of the ROYAL FUSILIERS at the battle of ALBUHERA. Battalion. Officers. Sergeants. Drummers. Rank & File. Total. 1st. { Killed 5 3 .. 59 67 { Wounded 10 14 .. 263 287 2nd. { Killed 3 1 .. 46 50 { Wounded 14 16 1 270 301 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 32 34 1 638 705