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Sin—All the accosinte wlitch I have rereived
asatotitteeil that the Ettglish army were making a
vett/evade inurement ; a reconooiliing was ordered
and executed rot the 21st. Marshal the Duke of
Elchingen directed General Loomis to aesemble at
Gallego,; 3900 'ten or his divt-ion, the light cavalry
tinder tite.drilers of General Tredliortl. and • few
.pieces of light Artillery; and ordered him to march
at two o'clock in the ttttt rotng in the direction of
Fort Conception, by way of Villa del Puerto, Cas•
tillego, rind the C4-as. The Guaeral. at the letter
point, fell in with the eln•lnt. who Iled at ap-
proach. The Euglieli cirairy, however. seemed
&spiled to defend the high plain nn which Fort
Coaceptiou del... General Treilhartl charged
sind drove them hefare him in so spirited a manner
that the enemy were compelled precipitately to
abandon the fol. w•thont having time to tire all
the suttees *which th-y had formed. in orde: to blow
up tie winkr. Three of the chastisers reinaiii
eo-
tire, but these eauvis were set tire to have de.troyed
the ham-work and several halfnioons.

Aln.ter of the high plain of L•v Conception, Ge-
net. d I. neon had, in the next place. to ascent am the
position of the enemy's army. lie directed lie-
•urr.d Treilliard t o tutu the village of Val de IA
Mills, at the seine rinse that he made General Si-
mon attai•k it in front. General T►eilltu►sl, by his
dislodged the enemy's infantry and ca.
*airy posted oil the left bank of the Townes. and
cour;oelled 6.) horse placed on the rood to Almeida
to retre,t. Th- enemy, in his retreat, abandoned
lOMT- sharp.nhni.te•s to tie, who were cut down with
our satires, and he fell back anon the alaris of that
frtrem. Ile then rcturtied with two battalions of
iafaiitry, three pieces of cannon, and ab.int Itsoo
It nee, and drew up on the left of the ravine which
'emirates Val de la Nliila from Alnreido: hut the
three regiments of light cavalry. under the orders
of General Tiellhard, marched egainst him with
an assurance whleh speedily dscid•A his retreat.--•
The left bank of the ►•wine was immediately oc-
cupied. *nitwit flushing un too fir, in order not
•crsaarrly tip atiract the fire of the place, within
gun-.hot of which we were, and under which the
COraly a... Med desirnus of drawing us. In cou.e.
riuruce of this retrograde movement of the English,
the right was ut 14 Cittasda, and their lilt ex-
tended toward.
0 I tensed Almeida to he invested. The greater
part of the troupe Al the tith c••rps were meeinbled
wish this view at Fort d• la C •eptiou, and de-
bauched Irons Val de Is Mule on the ttlth, at six in
the illumine. The brigade of light cavalry, com-
pes••d of tire S l regini-iit of hussars, and the 15th
clias.eurs. under the orders of Geiierul Lainotte.
suil preceded by a battalion of besieging chaaseurs,
opened the march. It was followed by the 15th
red iSth dragoons. conirnanded by General
. General Montbrun directed the movement
of this holy .if cavalry.

•• Tim division of inter.. ander General Loison,
form.-. 1 in two columns. It was supported by the
division of Merniet, at the head of which marched
the loth dragoons, and by three regiments of in-
f nor. of Marchaild's division. itlersk..l thy Duke
of Elchingeo, n► prism. directed all Ilse inurement*.
•' The advanced guard of the English
coinmaiiihil by Li•!ut...Gsdl.ral Craitfurd, con-
..isird of 1.000 avairy and n.utin hammy, occiipy-
ing the position to the right of Almeida. lii blot
itifautry and several squadrons of hussars formed
the prigs in 'dearer, and on the flanks of that for-
tress. The attack on the pint of our troops was
1,11;4mo% and made to the best order. The enemy
defended the grouud, and kept up a brisk fire of
musketry ■nd field-pieces; but they were tumors.
bird, driven from their posts at the charge. and with-
out the least hesitation. General Craufurd, after
p:aciii.; all .1.6 divisiou under the gnus of the
place, Omagh' tl'at ce would take up a position
without daring to attack him in so formidable a
post. Ile was psutectrd by a reserve on the heights
or the left bank of the Coe; but four columns
marched direct for the elgriv, cod closed with them
with the grea'est lilt ep:dity. without roaming
their (i.e. That of toe fortress. though badly
encontgh beratne cittreinely brisk at this
moment. 't'l►e 3.1 hussar-, supported by the rest
ui :ti• car.t!ty, charged the English infantry at the
urns ►abred ■ gnat number of them. The
ground. however, was •n difficult. that it was iris.
p•stinle for Cie rust ‘f our cavalry to take vat in