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The Governor of Lerida has sent to his Excellency Don Antonia Cornel, the following dispatch : " After the French Generals Count Gerran and Mortier had arrived with their divisions on the con fines of this important district, I endeavoured to draw the attention of the enemy, according to the instruc tions I had received from General Blake, towards the banks of the Cinca, observing, with the greatest vigi lance, at the same time, his intentions and move ments, and availing myself for these purposes of the troops to be employed as the garrison of this place. The enemy was then occupied with the city of Bar bastro, and various parishes in its neighbourhood, as also some others on the right of the Cinca. On the left he possessed Monzon, and the castle belonging to it, from whence he was enaipled to molest, with every species of militarT oppression, the neighbourhood, re quiring from its distressed inhabitants, provisions and other contributions. _ _ The tovin cf Albelda having refused to surren- der, the enemy - determined to make an e \ ample of it, and, fcr this purpose, he advanced with 1400 men.— This purpose he was obliged disgracefully to aban don, he being defeated at Tamaritc by the troops posted there under my orders, consisting of about 700 men, commanded in person by Colonels Perena and Baget, and by some Arragonese and Catalonian riflemen. The greater part of the French withdrew to Barbastro, leaving about 200 in Monzon. The natives of the town, irritated by the yoke imposed upon them, after some days of suffering, rose upon the French in, Monzon, and with only sticks and knives, and 70 muskets, they killed twelve of them in the streets, while the rest fled towards Barbastro. _ _ " The enemy, anxious to avenge himself for this injury, proceeded on the right bank of the Cinca to Pomar, and on the 16th inst. in greater numbers, they passed the ford, resolved to carry all before them by fire and sword. Supported by a competent pro portion of cavalry, they commenced the attack in the town of Monzon, where Colonel Perena, with his reduced battalion, and with a third part of the gar rison of the city, was posted. With this small force, by a continued and well directed fire, he not only re strained the impetuosity of the French, but he drove them from Pueyo of which they had possessed them selves. The following day, with a stronger force, they renewed the attack upon Monzon, and penetrated even to the streets of the town • but Colonel Perena was by this time supported by the troops under Colo nel Bagel. who flew to his assistance from Fonz, and the result was, that the enemy ingloriously re tired with great loss to Pam. Of all these transac tions, istinctual and frequent information is given to me, and, in consequence of such communications, I I gave the suitable orders, endeavouring to give spirit to the operations, and sending to the points of attack ammunition, and other necessary supplies. " Mortified by these defeats the enemy brought to his assistance the 2000 men which remained in Bar bastro, who, full of self-sufficiency, hastened to incor porate themselves with their fellows, jointly to attack our brave troops with this superiority of numbers. Fortunhtely the Cinca had risen, which ti ley were obliged to ford, and notwithstanding their increased strength, they could not accomplish the passage of the river to unite with their companions. The ':vent was, that those who were on the lift bank, intimidated by this unexpected accident, took flight to Albalate, intending to retreat by the bridge ofFraga. fore saw their design, and arranged measures accordingly to frustrate their purpsse ; I ordered 500 men to be drawn from the garrison of this place, and sent with them the grenadiers of the regiment of Granada in fantry, with the view that they should occupy this bridge; and, if necessary, break it down. This order was properly obeyed. " I gave notice of this proceeding to Colonels Baget and Perena, directing them to pursue the fugitives, which were in number about a thousand, with forty cavalry.. Thus pressed on all sides, the enemy fell back upon Vinefar and San Esteban towards Fronz and Estedilla, to save themselves repassing the Cinca among the mountains situated at the confluence of the Esera, and they thus arrived in the vicinity of Estada, galled at every step by our active warriors. " It would detain your Excellency too Jong, if I were to notice all the circumstances under which our officers, subalterns, and peasants have distinguished themselves. The latter flocked from all the neigh housing districts to participate in these glorious ac tions. It will be enough to tell you the happy result of these laborious but honourable days, principally the 16th, 17th, and 21st inst. More than 6(X) sol diers, and a considerable number of officers, are pri soners. The Commander, a principal Officer of the Legion of Honour, was ducked in the torrent of the Cinca ; many others fell in the field of battle, and many were wounded and drowned in the same river, in short, 1300 of the best French troops are annihila ted in these conflicts, so honourable to our arms, and so disgraceful and destrurctive to the enemy. " The 2000 men which remained on the right .bank of the eines returned to Barbastro on the mor. ning of the 21st, and, full of shame and terror, with drew to Pina. " I have progressively imparted these transactions to the General-in• Chief, but their acknowledged im portance, the general enthusiasm displayed by the loyal Arragonese, the revived courage of these oppre ssed districts, and the advantage which may be made of their patriotism, assisted by the natural advantages possessed by their mountains, by the Riba Gorza, and by the territory of Barbastm, all these citcum stances, I say, have induced use to communicate di rectly to your Excellency, the honour of whose apps. bation I hope' to deserve. At the same time, I in. treat that you will have the goodness to communi cate the whole particulars to hjs Majesty, should your Excellency think it expedient to do so. " GOD preserve you, &c. (Signed) " JOSEPH CASIMIR° DE LAVALLE. " Lerida, May as, 1809. r The Captain-General of Arragon has sent the fol lowing,dispatch under date of the 20th of May. " 1 - h i eve already informed your Excellency that, in order to oppose. the French troops which occupied Alcaniz and its neighbourhood, and to protect a part of the provinces of Catalonia and Valencia where they unite with Arragon, some force was posted at Niovella, so as to form a line with the banks of the Algas. The duty of this detachment was to protect the d efiles through which the French might threaten Tortosa, or to obstruct the communication between this place and Mequinez. The troops of Movell-a defended one of the principal roads leading to Va lencia. 44 The Supreme Junta having authorised me to undertake the dislodgment of the division of the enemy which occupied these territories, I afterwards endeavoured to unite these troops ; and having joined,' I reinforced with others which I drew from the gar rison of Tortosa. Lieutenant-General the Marquis . of Lazan led to the point of rendezvous the forces of the Alps, and Field Marshal Don Pedro Roca,, ; those under his orders in Newrella. The army of the. enemy consisted of a division of the fld corps, which+ is that which occupies Arragon, and is commanded by General Junot. This division, when it commenced the siege of Saragossa, consisted of from ten to twelve thousand men, of 800 to 1000 horse ; but, according to the best accounts I could procure, it was', reduced afterwards to 6 or 7000 men, and 500 or .5.50 horse, and is now under General Lavalle. " This commander had his head-quarters in Al caniz, where he usually retained his main body, but making occasional sallies and sending large detach.' Ments to harass us, who were frequently approaching him to observe and to destroy the French out-posts. By accident, Lavalle was making an excursion of the kind alluded to, with two or 5000 men, occupy ing the town of Beceyte on the same day that the Marquis de Lazan purposed himself to arrive there , with his troops. Although this General, conformably with my instructions, was to avoid every conflict with'', the enemy until his junction with our other forces, he' felt confidently that he ought not to allow the enemy, in such circumstances, to retire unpunished, and he ordered some light troops to occupy some advanta geous positions to annoy Lavalle, who was miguided by his own presumption. In the result, when he re treated to Alcaniz, he was under the necessity of passing through the fire of our poits, and he shame fully fled with the loss of 80 or 100 men at least in killed and wounded—among the former of; which was a Lieut. Colonel of a Polish Regiment ; whereas we had only two killed and three or four wounded. " On the following day, which was the 17th, the Marquis continued to advance, and the junction was effected at Monroyo, notwithstanding the great diffi culties in the conveyance of the artillery over the rocks that intervene between Tortosa and Morella, and even from Morella onwards. On the 18th we proceeded to the hermitage of Fornoles, and from thence to Alcaniz, distant about 5.k hours, undertaking during the darkness of the night our march for the immediate attack. The vanguard, commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Don Pedro Texada, endeavoured if possible to interpose between. Alcaniz and Val de Algorfa. The usual position of the advanced guard of the enemy, and the districts of Castelseras and Torrecillo were occupied by two columns under the command of Colonel Martin Gonzalez de Menchaca and Don Josanh Cucalo, Commander of the Batta lion called tha Reserve of Arragon. The rest of the small army, viz. three columns of infantry, under ! Colonels Ranzon Perez and D. Luis Andriani and I Lient.ilaslonel D. Manuel Carboiz ; the cavalry, un der Brigadier-General D. Miguel lbarrola ; and the train of artillery, under Commandant-Gen rah D. Martin Garcia Loigorri, proceeded by the only path that leads from Morella to Alcaniz. 46 As soon as we arrived in sight of Val de Al-. gorfa, I instructed Carboiz to send . forward a consi derable number of small parties, supporting them with the rest of his column. Observing that the enemy proceeded towards it by some mud walls and rocky eminences at the entrance of the place, and that he could only be dislodged with loss, especially as he was defended by a parapet, which he had surroun ded by a ditch, with the view of waiting there for re inforcements, I directed that two cannons out of four should play upon him to obstruct his purpose. In the event after four or five discharges, the five or six hun dred French began to retreat by the way of Alcaniz, but not without being rapidly pursued by our small parties. They had not fled half a league, when fal ling in with Traxada they were completely dispersed, distributing themselves in narrow and obscure tracks, and were prevented from accomplishing their object of uniting with the division at Alcaniz. ".The columns of Menchaca and Cucala intended to support the attack on the left, approaching the van-guard at this moment, the enemy determined precipitately to retreat by the way of Simper, hastily leaving behind him the rest of our traaps, which were advancing with extraordinary zeal to participate in the action; but the only consolation that' had was the discovery of the track to be pursued, by the car cases of men and horses, by the stains of blood on the earth, and the like desolations of the course of the flight of the enemy. The loss of tilt Later must have been considerable, but our own c..nsists only of six or eight killed or wounded. We could not make more than ten or twelve prisoners, on account of the velocity with which the French took to their heels. " I cannot justly describe to your Excellency the spirit of our brave troops, or the admirable order with which they proceeded under the able command of , their respective Chiefs and Officers, to which my two subordinate Generals, the Marquis of Lazan and D. Pedro Roca, essentially contributed. I ought to mention with particular distinction those officers and troops of the columns which joined in the action, and' their several commanders, D. Martin de Menchaca, D. Josef Cucalo, D. Manuel Carboiz, and D Pedro Taxada. It was impossible to Witness without extreme sensibility a-nuinerous people rising from bensath the yoke of oppression, and receiving their deliverers with expressionsofthemostardentgratitude. Ifit werepossi: ble that the Ty rant of the World could have seen the effu sion of heartfelt joy, and could haVe heard the continual exclamations " May Spain flourish- - --May Ferdinand VII. live for ever—May our sacred Religion be pre served ;"—he would have been fully undeceived as to the possibility of his brother acquiring in any part of Spain, I will not say the affections, but the obedience of her natives. 4 , We are informed, that yesterday evening late, Lavalle arrived at Hijar with his division, cantoning his troops in that district, in Samper, and in the ad jacent territory, and that the two detachments of 600 and of 200 men evacuated Caspe and Calanda with great precipitation. 4 , I give your Excellency information of these events that you may submit it to the notice of his Majesty. • (Signed) 44 JOACHIM BLAME." 4 , To Senor D. Antoalci Cornea" From the same General on the 21st of May sent the following dispatch : 44 The details from the Governor of Mequir,-.T.:, with respect to the burning of the flying bridge of Ebro, were delayed some days, and at the molar ; when I received them, I was proceeding to eng...,..r in the expedition I have mentioned, and therefore): •.i not time to prepare them for the inspection of yc;.:- Excellency. Separating all superfluous matter fro:7 these details, the affair was concisely as follows detachment of 300 men under the orders of D. A gustin de Roda, proceeded to the neighbourhood Gt . Alborge, where the bridge was extended, cowl: , ing of a species of pontoon upon launches, competer,.. to convey over some hundreds with their arms are. equipments, much like that which the enemy had constructed opposite to Caspe. Some combustil,l, matter was prepared, and then floated to the work-, in consequence of which the bridge was destroyed. The guard of the flying bridge consisted of about n‘. men, besides 12 pontooners. The whole patty wa• surprized, and I believe that not one escaped, as ow troops made 29 prisondrs, ten of them were %minded, and twelve or thirteen were killed. The promptituck, secrecy, and good order with which ti's operatic: was conducted, without the assistance of any of neighbouring detachments, is very meritorious. Signed) . JOACIIIiI SLAKE. " To Senor 1) . Antor.io Cornet." The General of the Army of La Carolina, Marshal de Camp Don Pedro Gormarest, has sent t!..e following dispatch, dated the 24th May " Without admitting any unnecessary delay, I transmit to the hands of your Excellency the &sp., tc..11 which, at nine o'clock this night, I received fret, Brigadier-General Don Diego Ballesteros, Colonel of the Regiment of Dragoons of Granada, and Coln. mander of my Van.guard in the action in the neigh. bourhood of Alcabillas, undo the orders of the Can. tam of the, Regiment 1). Nugiul Rozales, on the 22d of the present month.—The couta*e and enthusiam of the Spanish troops ought at all times to be consri. cuous, but especially when they fight -for their high est and most sacred interests, and for the restoration to his lawful throne of a Sovereign who deserves the most ardent affection of all the people of Spain and the Indies, our oppressed Ferdinand the Viral. " This action has had the beneficial effect of disap pointing the well-known intentions of the enemy, and of causing to him much greater injury than the loss we have suffered. The advantages we have obtained with inferiot forces also place this conflict among the most distinguished of our country. The recommen dation that Brigadier-General Ballesteros gave of the valour of Captain Miguel Rozales will deserve your respect. He was the first who, at the head of th: cavalry, within pistol shot of the enemy, darted into the midst of their troops, which had a powerfa effect in the example it presented, and the result of the action sufficiently evinces the military talents of this officer. " With this dispatch, Grimarest will accompany that of Captain Rozales, who, without speaking of the part he himseli performed in this glorious contest, speaks in the following terms of the troop he com manded The simple narrative that I present t 3 your Lordsl.ip of the action of yesterday, is the best recommendation of the officers and troop under my orders. Both of these in general, and of each one in particular, I may say, that they attacked the enemy with promptitude and intrepidity, and this guarded themselves from the destruction he had pre, pared for us ; and he has been taught to respect even our small body, by the union and excellent discipline they preserved.' " The infantry, under the orders of Captain Josef de Villa-Senor, manifested the utmost coolness, and were not in the least intimidated by the cavalry which bore down upon them. " The patroles of Spanish horse, and of the infna, try of Ciudad Real, commanded by Don Juan Moran, made a diversion, which prevented the whole body of the enemy's cavalry from attacking me, and destroyed by an active fire, a great part of his troop, The dm , goons of Granada without firing, sustained the charges of the French, and despising their attacks, advanced sword in hand upon their opponents with the greatest enthusiasm and valour. ‘ 4 The courageous carbineer, Juan Molina, deserves the particular respect of your Lordship. He was ialone, in the midst of a party of horse grenad'ers of the enemy, killed those who were nearest to him, and distributed his blows so furiously, that being intimi dated, they opened a pa!sage for him. I reckon among the most fortunate ciicumstances of yesterday, that we did not lose this brave fellow, notwithstand ing he received dne stroke with a sword, another with a pike, seven bullets in his body, and fifteen in his Clothes, the marks of all which, with the utmost com posure, he shewed ;o his companions, and lamented only, that with our little force, we could not destroy' all the Frmchmeti: This example of heroism, in per!. feet conformity with his general character, gives him a claim to the thanks of his Majesty, and - ;o your august. recommendation of him w s*.crionerdi; ifi Chief, in order that he may be rewardedin propor tion to his exalted merit. " On our part, we have had only six killed; among whom is the cadet Don Luis Saavedra, tghtwounded, and four prisoners, and with the latjer is the cadet, Don Manuel Garcia Biedma. 114 1 loss of our ene mies is estimated at from 15 to 20 killed, and more than SO wounded ; by which they will iearn that they cannot intimidate us by numbers, and that their supe- riority in this respect, will not always enable them to obtain the victory, when opposed to brave Spaniards." The Supreme Junta of the Government of the King dom, in the name of his Majesty, Don Ferdinand VIL has ordered General Don Francisco Venegas, to ac• quaint the troops concerned in this action, that the Sovereign is pleased with the discipline and valour it has manifested, and that his Majesty, ever ready to reward .he merit of the worthy defenders of their country, has appointed Don Miguel Rozales to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel ; and the Carbineer, Dor. Juan Molina, is nominated to the rank and pay of an Ensign of cavalry, with the use of the Sword of Honour. SANTA ELENA, - MAT 24. . •• • One hundren and fifty dragoons of the Granada. and 200 infantry of . Ronda ' have put to flight near Montezon 500 Poles. The y killed 20 and wounded 40 of them. We had only six killed and 14 wounded in this encounter, so glorious to our arms. i i, tro tro fat