The National Register.
London, England, 1808-07-31 00:00:00

FROM THE SPANISH' PATRIOTS.

Dispatches hare been received from Sir T. Dyer, dated B,s.
nevento, July 16. They contain an account of a hati'r h..-
t ween the French and Spanish armies, commanded by lielier.t!
Las•.oles and Cuesta, on the 14th, at Rio Seco, near Valladolid,
which linted from half-past eight till half-past twelve. Thn
French force consisted of 10,0(X) infantry, 2000 cavalry and ar-
tillery, and a large proportion of cannon, that of the Patriot%
amounted to 14,000 infantry, with only sOO cavalry, 41i pi,•ccs
of cannon, and a body of peasantry. The ardour and i..pettios
situ of the new levies in the Patriot Army were not to he re-
strained, and consequently they fell in upon the French, and,
in the first onset, drove the enemy bark, capturing four pieers
of cannon, which they spiked. The country, howevm, being;
open, and the French being greatly superior in cavilr% and ar-
tillery, the brave Patriots were unable to maintain the
tage they had gained. They however retreated in good order to
Benevento, under cover of the Spanish regiment of Carabi-
'leers, leaving behind them 13 pieces of cannon; hut the
French had sutlered so desperately in the action, t Ira they were
not in a condition to enter Rico Seco tit four hours after the
battle, and they made no attempt to pursue the Patriots to Ile-
nevento, where (general Cuesta continued at the date of Sir T.
Dyer's letter, receiving reinforcements, which vs mild speedily
enable him to court another meeting with his adversary, anti w ith
eery prospect of a different result. It must, however, be ad .
mitted, that in the plains of Leon and Castile, the enemy, w hil-t
they maintain a superiority in cavalry and horse artillery, tight
w it It great advantage against raw troops, inadequately equipped.
The loss, in killed and wounded, is not mentioned. It was
.re-
ported that the French GeneralLassoles was killed, and Ms
horse was said to have been found without a rider.
A Gentleman arrived in town on Friday from Billion, whirls
he left on the I.7itit inst. According to hi information there
had been two engagements in the neighbour) ood of Saragossa.--
The first, which we have already published, under the emcee 01
Pak& v, is conceived to be an exaggeration, although the re.
stilt is understood to have been decisively against the French.—
The second engagement, which took place upon the Ist and '2l
of July, was fought with uncommon fury, particularly on '
part of the Spanish Patriots. On the Ist, the ('atria'
with muskets, against batteries erected by the Frenei
seems that the Spaniards were the assailants. But aimn
musketry being found comparatively unavailing, the
threw down their muskets, placed their, jackets on the
and with their bay nnets alone rushed upon the most foi
batteries of the French, v% ham they dislodged by a moss
elfort. In these attacks the Patriots are said tie have '

formly followed by the women, w ho, actuated, by patri
dour, and fearless of danger, carried wines, and every sl
refreshment, for the Patriots. Such, indeed, was the
these women, that they followed the body of valiant
made the attack we have mentioned upon the French

and a number of them were the victims.
Extract from the Porto Journal, " The Loyal Pori
—Porto, the 13th July 1808;
Expectata dies aderat
6t MADRID. JUNE 22.—Within these few days
laden with wounded Frenchmen, arrived in the city.
quence of the insurrection in Andalusia. Castanos
li
regular Sp;u►i,h troops, and 6000 English. from
even assistance has been afforded—all the Proclamatil

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