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ACCIDENTS.

llvde.park and Kensington-gardens were visited
yesterday by several well-dressed Riau mid Bilks,
iuul albs several well-appointed tandems: Jinn at the
bridv, where Lord Pow Laves aCcident happeard,
loa:lng horse, in one of those carriages, in
which was a Gentleman and two Ladle, "took
fright, and ran off with inch violence, that one

Lady was almost instantly thrown out, and mach
hurt, she was put into • Gentleman's carriage, to be
conveyed to medical assistance--but every•con-
sidelation for herself was lost in the uncertainty of
tie:fide of her sister, who with the Gentleman, had
been thrown out also, and the carringe dael:ed to
pieces ;—the Gentleman was but slightly injures!,
but both the Ladies were taken to Knightsbridge-
barracks, where every possible assistance was rerl-
dereal them. • young n mama tell from the top of
the nimut, in Ke.nsatigtoit-pattlere., and was so
much injured, that she was,hroneht to town iu a
Gentleman's carrriage for medical! assistance.

In the Court of Chancery, Lincoln's Inn, on
Saturday, the case of ADOLPHUS e. A ROL-
PIM/ came on before the LORD CRANCIMLOR.
It was a petition of the City of London, to remover
10001. in the 9per cents. It. appeared, that a
person, apprehended for 'felony, made over the
stock, in trust, to another. He was tried, and cos-
fitted of the felony ; the City of London claimed
the expenses, and the Crown the stock, it having
been forfeited by the conviction of the owner.—
The ATTORNEY-GE/mast. attended on the part of
the Crown.—The LORD CIUNCELLOR observed,
that this case embraced so many new points of great
magnitude, that he won'd not wish to hear it with-
out the nssistance of some of the Judges ; but he
thought the Learned Gentlemen at the bar might
make out a case to be tried by a Jury, which
would relieve the Court in a great measure. Ile
would wish they would consult together, cud do
something of that kind before nest term. to which
blue he postponed the hearing of the cause.
At Lincoln Assizes, which commenced en Thurs-
day, Richard Long, aged 19, lately of Silk
labourer, chirged with maliciously inassn-
ing and killing a mare, and maiming two othe:
mares, the property of his master, Edwa...l Rohin-
son, of that parish, farmer, was acquittal of killiug
tl le.ma re (on account of some informal ty ),but found
goily of maiming the others,and sentenced to dcatA !
It seemed that the prisoner had no other indutie-
merit to commit the barbarous offence, than re-
range for the discharge of his sister and mother
from the service of the pro..ecutar. He inflicted
the wounds with a sheep-hook, which he stabbed
inches into the bodies of the poor animals.
Tuesday se'nnight the repairs of the steeple of
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, were finished, on
which occasion an entertainment was given on a
platform which surmounted the ball of the spire In
t:tis tremendous situation a dozen persona sat com-
fortally clown to dinner, without any other protection
from the extremity of this aerial platform than a
rope rove through a perpendieultav at each (Ingle--
it was sickening to the view. Upon he erotic of
the table an.E:iglish cosign was displayed, and the
aspiring gviiipe kept it up until nearly dark ; some
had the prudence to descend at an early boor,
while the f.w who remained, amused them-
selves with catches on their descent, which they
effected in perfect safety.

Innis entermr,

CREMSECUMESSER, SATvasAir, Ave. d.

CHARGE OF MURDEL-11SECIAL COMMISSION
William Irilawns was tried, by- Special Cute-
minion, before . Lord -Bestiesuiovole nit ert
chatire of murdering Thomas Barnes, ail A moire ti
seamed, on board the ship Croydon, lying at Chart es.,
tou, South America. •
Mr. Serjeant &melee's, as Counsel fey the pro-
secution, stated the circumstances of the case, or
they are below detailed in evideisce, and observed
the•duty of the Jury would'he to say whether any
necessity existed for the set of seventy examine i
by the prisoner r He was the Captain of the Ohre
Croydon, which had sailed from England to Attire,
in the slave trade, and from thence to &kith C.. .
reline. • There was no doubt hut that he had INA a
part of his crew by desertion, end while theuibie
was lying seCharlestou, five of the crew. namely,,
Nicholls, Webb, Parker, and Comes, were seri)
to prison, on a charge of that 'Sort; they wee,
however, liberated before the ship sailed, audit halt
was sent to fetch them on board. When oh their
way to the ship, it was proposed, that they %hosed
first go to the owner's,agent, in order toreetete
about sonic wages hi dispute, and they,ptilli4
to the shore with that intention. The Crieedna
seeing they did net approach, fired a abet solwo4 -
the bone which it a U 1.0.1 signal of collie.* intl
vessel to lease-fa. They certainly, however, rite •
no regard to this- signal, and they were fired at-
twice by RD American revenue cutter. TiOt else
.obeying these signals, •the American seat oat her
boat, and, overtaking the Englishman, see-eerried
them on board their own ship the Cryan. ha
soon as they were on board. the empties oidered
them into irons. This happened ow the 3utis of
December, in the rear 17ee. 'Two treys Miele
wards they were released, and the crew *as et-
dered to man the windlass, to heave the anebor,and
to mike ready for sea. On this occasion the eve
men above stated demanded their two. niontlee
wages before they proceeded, and refused teseest
in weighing the auchor. The Prismier, went to
his cabin, and returned awed with pisiols:
again ordered them to man the wiedless, and thee
again refusing, he ordered the Chief Mate Wpm
one of them, Parker, in irons. Upoit,thet rent- -
Mon. Nicolls, another of the fir, threstepped for. •
word, and, putting his hand on the breast of the
Chief Mate, said, that Parker sheild not be-put
in irons. Upon this Captain Williams levelled his .•
pistol at Nicolls, and the shot paseibethinegis his
body, entered the body of one Barnes, ram was
standing near, and gave him a mortal wooed. The -
Learned Seijeaat said, it was clear that no Nina t
watt intended against•the sufortenate neretewhe
ceived his death wound, sad in coesidesing the
guilt or innocence of the Prisoner. the Joey would
direct their attention to the case of Nimbi, nrinst
whom the shot waslevelled. If they sheekl he of
, opinion, that the state of the crew did ant emptire
such au act of seventy on the lent of the Prisoner,
towedisee them to obedience, it would be minder;
but if they thought-that the crew were ntatiaoes,
it would be initialed by necessity.
Nicolls, the Unman who was intended to be
shot was fine called. He mid he bad 'hipped him-
self.'Tbird Mate of the Croydon, ou a voyage fora
Eaglatid to the coast of Africa, and from thence
to South Carolina. While at South Cantina, be
woes absent from hit atop for •tivelveliainewithout
leave, for which be was cantit.e.i on skate for 30
days. He returned on Ismird the ship ea the 410th
of December. Mr. Ford, the Captain's Clerk,
and two riggers. manse on shore in a boot is &tell
them. They wished to see the Merchant's Corres-
pondent before they went on board .and so thee took
the eouneised of the boat from Ford. A shot -eve
tired at three from the Croydon, which Ail close
a-head. and two others .role the Americen Revenue
cutter. They did not, however, nay any ettention
to them, but made the opposite side of the river.
A boat from the American followed them, and took
them on board their own ship. As same 'Ss they
got on board; the Cipher' called then aft; and or-
dered them into irons. They were kept in irons
for two nights; and then liberated. They dunai.d-
ed two months' pay, according to the articles, segued
at Gravesend, but the Captain refused to give it
them. They were then ordered to man the wind-
lass, but they refused, unless they had their two
month's par. The Captain aglin ordered them to
do it, sad awe again refined as before. The Cep-
thin then walked to his cabin, end returned, with a
pistol in each band : he ade.ressed the Witness.
and said, w Nicolls, do. you •usan the witichass."--
' He refused. The Captain then said to the Chief
Mate, " Take that d—d .rastels and pet him is
irons." The Mate immediately laid hold of Par-
ker by the collar. The Witness stepped up sad
put his hand on the Chief Mate's bumf, and said.
Parker should not be put in irons. Captain 'Wil-
liams immediately • fired, and the ball struck the
ll'itness below the shoulder. cameout at his breast.
end lodged in the body of Barnes, who was stand-
hag bear.
On crose-exemination, the Witness said, that he
had shipped as Third Mate, but the Captain had
• reduced him before the mast, because he refused'
to assist in . punishing the cook. He delied that
he was imprisoned for any breach of the American
Law, but he was told by the Amerierie Chnstable.
it was for deserting his ship. When they took
poesesion of the boat, they. did not draw their
' knives, lift use any force against Ford aad the per•
sons sent for them, and they only wanted to see the
• shippers about tlef r wages. He denied that he was
' continually drunk on the voyas,-e out; be haver
asked for tiles to saw off his hoer ; he never threat-
ened the Captain; nor was there any matisious
conduct in the crew at the time the Captain tired ;
after be bad fired, Parker threw a sparing ',eke at
I the Captain, which hit him in the body.
John Hammond, a seaman on hood the Cray-
I don, detailed the trausaction in 'scree the same
s ay.

(captain being* milled on for his 'de-.
fence, said, almost the whole of his orizinsl crew
had deserted, and he wa obliged to ship others et
Charleston. That they were in such a sta:c of
mutiny he wa. ap:webeninve fur the safety of the
ship and car 4.). It had hecu iithinisted to hiui
that th •y inttuskii to cut the cables and luta away
with Cie slur, and Unit thin reuse of &urger
lie thought it nerei,uty to act with resolution in
4r-der to cv..11 them. LTur o, I

Fords the Captain's Cleat, alepo:el, that
to the .w.g. net. N it'uness, drunk
frequently. That when they avid at Charleston
:di the crew deserted, e•cept the o:44:eas. That
Nicolls and the four others went on shore %without
leave, and reunited the neat dat,pl.l dirty
.and
blohdy, as though they had been ut a fray. A
lea, hears afmrwards two American coin:unites
cattle on board and took them away ou a coarge,
of beating a publican, and not payiog his bid.
The Captain u:terwards paid this bill, and made
the man Loiapeusation. After dity lied been in
prisoa, Ls Nicolls had stated, the kVitilevi and
two riggers, who had been at Work on board
the Croydon', were sent to fetels.aiiein on bonid.
_is root as they • tame on board, Nieolls asked
to steer the boat, and Winless gave him the
helm; suddenly Parker •gave him two blows on
the lisuni,which knocked-111in down, and as he car
wtting _Nicoils pnlle,l him down in the bottom
or the boat. - They then drew their knives, and
Ni.olls ran his actow the throat of the witiw.a. The
tinitineers altered the huat's way, and steered aeross
to a swamp. The Crlydow fired a shot at them.
a• I. an American CUtt.7 two other*, bet they said
•• .)_., shot, se, •lodt fear t sho..."—Nicolls said,
• tom .he lVilliains here, you should see
how I woo' I him."—As they paned the ship
its view, Parker sr.!, l'here lies the bloody ship-
-1 wish her bottom may drop nit bAure she gets
over na.."—After they came on beard, their
et:olism win very i.oilinotis. Brunce told the Cap-
tido he hal overheard theta planning to cut the
dap adrift, and ;.o run uw....y with her. When the
anchor was weighed, tied they demanded their
wa4es, the Captain told them that Done was due;
he hod advanced it in payment to the Luullord, and
for treol fee-. Barnes and some othei tof the A toe-
t cans wanted to go on shore for their clothes, as they
pr: tended, but the Captain told them it was an
for he had sent ou shore tq the places they
liad named, and there were no clothes there. The
se n said i u fact he had lown scot to make the
and it was an excuse to get ashore and de-
s, atter they had received wages in advance. A day
Or two before the tiring at Nicoll*, as the Cap-
tain mid the iVitness were standing on the wharf;
the Captain was inforined,iliat if- he was not on

the alt4t, he would tom all his crew, which had
cost him 1006 in slopping; the Witness
immedi-
■tely hastened on bourd, sod at miduight he heard
Cie ginner hail a boat, am! threaten to tire into her
if she did nut sheer off—the witness got up and
finsud the Aineric.iiis all ready, and luoking up to
the gang-way, no &odd intending to desert if the
boat had, not beta il:seovereA, atter receiving their
pey m advance. When Nicoll' was threatened
-with punishment, liestaid he did not car., a man
had hut onelife to lose. From the general state of
the crew. he was of opinion that the ship could not
have been preserved. if the Captain had not been
deternsined in Lir conduct.
Wilkaut Cork, the surgeon, was of the same
opinion.
Nicholas Browne spoke to a conversation which-,
lie overheard horn the mutineers in the dark....
They said the ship should sever go to England, or
they would go where many a brave fallow had been
b44* r e in the attempt to prevent it. When they
foaisl he had overheard them, they told him, if he
said a word of what he had heard, he should be
the first to have his throat cut.
Henry Wilkins and Charles Pye, two other sea-
m& onboard the Croydon. deposed that Nieisils
rod his comrades atiphed to them for tiles to saw off
their irons, and told them if they would let them
loose, they should see fine fun before the inoming.
W. Russel, Clerk to the ship-owners, deposed.
that when Captaiu Williams came house, he se-
eistripsnied him to Mr. Bicknell, Solicitor or the
Admiralty, to whom the prisoner related the whole
transaction, and otirred to surrender himself ; and.
fiet,wheis the proclamation issued for apprehend-
ing him, he immediately came from Wales and sur-
rendered himself.
Several wlturmice of respoctkhility gave the pri-
soner an excellent character fir humanity.
Lord E6LETSOROCI/S1 having stated the tbs.
tinetku between the various sorts of homicide, left
it. to the Jury to determine, whether the state of
the crew rendered the act of the Captain st
liable act of severity, to preserve the discipline of
the ship. or whether it was extaiseivE, and sot called
for on the occasion ?' •

The Jury, alter some deliberation, found the
l'eisoner Not Goa/Iy.
• FRIDAY. •L'tt. 5.
Smsarewah Dew, a respectable looking old wo-
loan, was indicted for steeling a SDI. Bank note
from a letter, front the Post Office, at Brent-
wood, in this county. The note in question was
lost so long ago as the year 1802, at which time
the. Prisoner's husband kept the Post Office, at
Brentwood, but the business of the shop was
chiefly managed by his wife and daughters. 'nit
facts were as follow : On the loth of January, 1004,
iqr. Finch, a tanner, at Bermondsey, had occa-
sion to remit 501. to a Mr. Brooks, at Brentwood;
he did it .by letter, mid inclosed the note, No.
IJII9, addressed to him, which, by the regular
elms of thy: posti would go to the Office kept by the
Vrisoaer. ldr. Brooks being in town the day the
' letter was sent, called on Mr. Finch. and learnt

that a letter, inclosing a 501. note, was addressed
1., him at Brentwood,—When her got home, he
sent to the Peert-Offices but the letter was niissing.
Nothing was heard of the note until a fog week.
hook, when it was paid into the Bank. It .11154 traced
to the bankers of a Mr. Cordorlert a elislceeinotiger
in Whitechopel, au•l Mr. Gadsden privcrl he re-
ceived it from one Edward Browne, •shopkeeper at
Brentwood, aid Browne being called, ht: said he
- had changed it for the, prisoner at the bar.
The Jury found lice Galley, sod she was :.en-
teneed to twoyears' imprisoninciti.
Dl' EL.
srosurthitrt 14ytor, Lieutenant Cant. and Live-
tettant Hagen, of the 95th regiment, were indicted
(sr the murder of Emile Grant, a Coptais in the
same regitnet.t. There was no evidence whatever
but vitatof two rsouittryinen, who'sow four gentle-
tnen go under the elitTat l)oetr-cogrt, Harwich.—
They neerd a firing or pistols, and saw three return.
(In 6oiog to the spot, they fonird a man dead on 'Le
144041; but tln did not know the persons of the
I):T.oners. y were of conrs• ntritterf.
I o.d.Er.LawaJadn.w observed, that there hnd
itatta paias used to uraipare thilijiroseattion ; P 9

Cussel haJ Iseen 'ern playa. misty oalht
OW alike further iturrics iu such cues u these.—
The deeds •of a mail ought mato be passed ot cr
.with so link iutpairy.
Oa the Civil Side, the elyster cause, rcupecting
the eclusisie right of the Durham CompAni, ws.a
again tried. The evidence was nearly the same as
on the Tut Circuit, which we reported. Mr. Can-
cow mode no defenee, bat rested cla a point of
law, to be hereafter argued, and a verdict was
taken' for the Yhtintiti.

The Judges had not left the own at a late liner
on S'lturdsy. The Crowtt Side about lour
o'clock.

SPANISH PAP k. :a.

GAANADA, JULY

Vari•ms letters from Valenti* of the Ist inst. hare
been received, coatoniing details of the memorable
attack upon that city. The substance•of them is of
the following purport :
On the 14th nlt.• at nine o'clock at night, ad-
-vice was received that the French had defeated the
army of the Cabrillas. The Junta thereupon issued
fellers at four in the morning of the .25th, through
the Alcades o 1 the different precincts, that all the
inhabitants, without exception, repair to the
citadel to provide themselves with ATMs. So great
Was the number of the appheants, that the quantity
of muskets in store being insufficient to arm them,*
all the English swords, of ali!cli there was a large
stock in the arltenal, were delivered out, though
many were without hilts. From the citadel were
conveyed a number of cannon, currying from 18.
to 10 pound shot, and fsoin the Grau, four 1.4-.
pounders, and many more of various calibres. At
the g,;.te of Duarte, where the enemy were expected
to make their attack, were planted one 10-pounder,
and several 12 and 16-pounders. The other gates
were also more or less fortified according to circum-
stances. A great quantity of timber, which had
just been floated down the river, served to block up
the entrunci-, of the streets within the walls, and to
form a breast-work for the protectip-1 of the artillery
posted without the city. The whole of the .25th
was occupied in the*" preparations.
" Oa the Stith, trenclie were cut across the
roads, in order to prevent the approach of the ca-
valry, and to impede the advance of the infantry ;
and the ditches surrounding the city and citadel
were tilled with water.

" On the 47th, in the evening, General Cam at.
tacked the enemy at the vii.tioice of a league from
the city ; but notwithstanding the utmost gallantry
on his part, he found it impoftible to hold the
French in cheek, and the enemy confidently ad
vanced towards Valenti', threatening destruction
iu every quarter.
" On the 28tli, at eleven in the • morning, oar
advanced corps came in, bringing intelligence that
the enemy were already within • quarter of a
league of the city ; and in a short time after the
enemy sent in a flag of truce, with aluesaige, that
if they were peaceably permitted to enter, persons
and property should be respected; but if not, that
they would enter with tire and sword. On the re-
ceipt of this message, his Excellency the Captain-
General, the Arehtvishop, and the united body of
the inhabitants, came to a resolution, that they
would make the most obstinate defence, which re-
solution they accordingly notified to the enemy.
" The French, in the mewl time, determined to
sake every effort to accomplish their purpose, had
begun to open their tire upon the city, sato en-
deaeour to force the gate of Quartr, which was
precisely the one which had been put in the best
state et defence. The enemy occupied a broad
street which runs in front of the gate just mention-
ed. The gate was thrown open, mid a 24-pounder
being broup,dit up, it made an inconceivable ha-
sock among our adversaries. Their toss was incal-
culable, for their dead ley heaped on each other in
the street. Our countrymen, defended by the
wells and the heavy artillery, scarcely lost a dozen
men. In the evening the enemy began to find
their ammunition fail them, and they made an at-
tempt to penetrate by the gate of St. Vincent; lint
this also proving ineffectual, they were under the
necessity of retreating. They lost five pieces of
artillery in this affair, and on the 39tit our troops,
who had gyre in pursuit of them, brought in eight
more, hut the latter were spiked.

It is impossible adequately to describe the en-
thusiasm and heroism of the females. and the man-
new in which they contributed to the defence of their
country. Our troops continued to pursue the re-
mains of the enemy's army, and we expect to hear
of their being totally routed."
Such is the sulosteuce of the private letters. • The
Cerro de Marcie, of the sth of July, farther stater,
that the remains of Itincey's tirmy. being from
' two to three thousand in number (as from 6 to 7000
fell in sight of Valentia), filled with terror and dis-
may, had passed the rirer *lncur, at Veota del
they, with much hazard and loss; and that to in-
sure their total rout, Scignor D. Louis de Villaca,
the General Commandant, had takeu measures to
detach the hest corps of the array of Murcia, with
a strong train of ertillery, in order to intercept the
French in their retreat, and t. attack them wher-
pier they should fall in w:4l them. This same
Paper also mentions. that a division of the enemy,
consisting of 4,000 infantry, and 400 cavalry ,
mostly very young and contemptible recruits, had
assembled at Clemente. end proceeded without
interruption to Iniesta. It is probable that they
would follow. the sume route, and experience the
saute tate with Moncey's division.

JULY

Marshal Bessieres having written to his Excel-
lency Don Joaquim Blake, in the usual style of
Bonaparte's Generals, with the view of bringing
about the destinetion of this country, and the *mu-
hilation of its inhabitants, the General has, in reply,
addressed to him the following letter :

JULY 24.

Soso* . —I retorts thanks to year Escellency
fur the humane treatnsrlit which you assure me hue bees
green to the Spanish prison s, aud, ou my pert I assure you,
that the French do net ialsitike +futile& gruemeilg. It beleuzi
to you Excellency and to we, to banish from oar lumina that
ferocity which ahsts not hclouz to &ha truly heave. Good sot-
.lieu light with sph .1, mud esteem their enemies to limper-
lion to the fins resistance they experience from theta,—
Front your Excellency's well.known el,srarter, such are, I
believe, the principles by which your cooihict is guided.
ens also convisamit, that tour 1-:seellesier, will know how
apperriate my dash sod exch;ed declaration, is,
that itilinewledge no Sesi.isiieu except Ferannekt Je Bone.
ban, or his kiss. Vet if it happen that this an.

&Jimmie faii:re, aided a Completely c-stingtaisishl, I altisuld
then only iii;klll/Vllcdge for nay Sovereign the People of Spice, i
represented in (rural Cotta. This manner of
thinking iv not confined to me alone; I express to rod the
seatimenic of all the atio, and ..f the whole nation, a ith
emeption of a seriall number of men, *lio are -overweil
by tlie Rio* interested self-interest. Be persinultel th A I
iiiforni you of the real state of things. Vic not mistake the
forted submission of some towns, wearied by French troort,
for a real change of opinion is the inhabitants. Ilutieecise,
tt.ur.lure your Etopevw, and if it be true that he posateecs
a philanthropic miud, he will i eitounev the project of sub-
duing Spain. kativer partial oversew he may übtain, it
is ',tilted that his Mather can never irign in this country,
Milts, he reign over a desert covered with the blood of Spa-
niards, and of the troops employed in this unjust itaterprixe.
Notwithstanding the aversion n.th which I view the cause
you support, I assert you Excellency that I entertoin for
poi tlint high consideration which is due to row einumut
pcesenal qualities. BLAIiE,
Cenral-in.Cliief of the Amy
Tu his Ilarshal Bessiem.
ASTORG.4, JULY 18.
We have had the satisfaction of seetug the brave
army of the kinwlout of Gidlicia pas through this
place, to take opt a position ut Nlatizenal and Fon-
etbsdoti, after having; left prostrate, on the plains
of Rio Seco, between six and seven tboiranid rattle
t.ompared with this, and considering
their numerous cavalry, our loss is eery insiguiti-
cant. From the position whiolt oar army has taken,
and lookiug to their conduct in this last dale, we
anticipate the total destruction of the enemy, should
lie bate the temenly to venture on another attack.

BENXI/FATE, JULY 11.

This morning our brave warriors entered this
place, ered esti' glory. It is at present impos-
sible to brie a detailed mad eireunittentUl emceeing
of all that took place in the obstinate and sangui-
nary battle of yesterday, but in the. mean time we
can assure the public; thut the enemy received •
severe chastiseatelit, and that our army acquired
eternal reuuwn. What was not performed by the
g rt. outliers, and the volunteers of Niaurre,
Toledo, mei lialbastro ! What spirit, valour, and
presence of mind did they nut display 1 They set
the grape-shot at defiance, and rushed with pleasure
into the midst of the greatest dangei.s. The first
corps carried, at the point of the bayonet, a battery
of four pieces of artillery ; 1000 of the Vrencli fell
by tlic hands of the second and third ; and the last,
pushing into the midst of the cavalry, seared
nei-
ther them nor their riders, Upwards of 150 u of
the enemy were the victims of their valour.
The column of the provincials of &illicit', iai-
moveeble as a rock, struck terror and dismay into
the hostile army, and in a short time had no ene-
mies to combat. Would that it had directed itself
to another point! NVliat did it not do ! What did it
leave to be done ?

The vangflard, under the command of Count de
Alameda, consisting of coon grenadiers and light
troops, with their worthy Cominauder-io-Chief, did
every thing that could be wished.
Each and every of the corps demonstrated that
the kingdom has not in vain reposed confirklice iM
them. By ten o'clock in the morning the victory
seemed to be ours, and the total destruction of the
enemy's army as certain. They were fully aware
of their danger, and appeared to have exhausted all
their resources. They made, as a hat effort, a tre-
mendous discharge or grape shot (of grenades ac-
cording to others) upon the left wiug, and at the
same time attacked it with their numerous and
well-appointed cavalry. Had the new levies kept
their line, imitated the good example of their
leaders, and been obedient to orders, the enemy
would have found his ruin in the movement to which
he owed his safety. But having for a moment been
dismayed, the enemy had an opportunity of, in
some measure, reeoveriug themselves, and might
perhaps have destroyed our army, had not the wise
and snaguanimons Blake, with our flying artillery,
under the command of Captain Don Antonio Pa-
redis, stopped their progress. At the conclusion of
the action, our army retreated in the hest order, to
refresh the troops, with the intention of afterwards
retaruing to the ►ield of battle.