The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-14 00:00:00

NARRATIVE OF EVENTS IN SPAIN.

PARIS, SEPT. 6.—The following has been offi-
cially published :
There are in Spain a. very considerable num-
ber of enlightened individuals who think freely, and
are anxious to see their Country governed by a Con-
stitution which should guarantee the rights of the
nation.

That kingdom atui contains a number of per=
sons whose wishes accorded with the different
scenes of the French‘Revolatic.m.

The third part of the territory is in the posses-
sion of the secular Clergy., The NiOnksiLalmoscalr,-
ignorant, but superstitious, exer.ciSe.the p0i,;(:,..r-
-ful influence over the lower Orders of the people,.
who are in a, state Of much greater ignorance
,in,
Spain than in any countyy.; and who; under such a
Government, have during a century made progress
only in superstition and idleness. .
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The event;;,which occurred at the Escurial and
at Aranjuezmade a great inroad upon the respea
due to the throne ;. the convocation 'of a Junta at
Bayonne to deliberate, upon the fundamental prin-
ciples of a Constitution ; the extraordinary .and un
fbreseen events of the 2d of May, at Madrid—all
these circumstances contributed to set the passions
in
hmboi itolens,t xaetidce%os.carry hope and fear respectively to
" The English faction could not fail to convert
- this situation of affairs to their own advantage. This
fadion had been 'all along -very adiVe and very
powerful in the sea-ports, and its infinence was con-
tinually felt in Madrid. It had by the general
cir-
cumstances of the Continent acquired greate-r in-
fluence, as well as by. the sacrifices which the state
of the Spanish commerce demanded. Every artifice
was thus resorted to, to excite a general disposition
to throw Off the alliance with France, and to form a
conneaion with England; and this secret 'inclina•
tion had a very considerable influence upon the
events at Aranjuez, and those which followed them.
" The greater part of the respectable and en-
lightened inhabitants, consisting of the Nobility and
higher Clergy, were animated by a better disposition
and ideas; but' the party of the Inquisition, and the
Monks, urged on 'by the numerous agents which
England maintained in Spain, availrA themselves of
the ignorance and blindness of the people to lead
•In. astray by false reports, and to place arms in
the hands of the lower and poorer classes ;
_and by
the end of May, the insurretion broke out, at the
very instant when all the arrangements respeding
Spain were completed, when the Junta at Bayonne
was 'already assembled, and had entered upon its
laboui s.

Miracles were solecnitly proclaimed at Saragos-
sa, Valia,tolid, Valttocia, Stvill,-;, &c. Thesejoggles,

caicultied only.to dishonour religion, and which
would have had no effe6t in any other country on the
!' Continent, made the greatest impression on the in-
habitant's of Spain: On the coa4ts, a numerous
party, known by their hatred to France, which in-
cited the people to teak i.t a common cause with
England, in Order to procure the freedom of com-
merce, roused the pissions of the people, and at:,
fe6ted to participate in their• superst►tious errors. 7---
Out of 'this disposition\ sprang the most fatal disor-

tiers, which burst out at the same moment in the

Southern provinces. of Navarre,. Arragon, Estre-
madura, Castile, and the provinces of Leon, Astu-
rias, and Gallicia. • •

" They broke out on the 17th May in the South-
ern ProvinceS. The Counsellor of State, Don MI-
GUEL SAAVEDRA, who was Captain-General of the
kingdom of Valencia, endeavOured to oppose the
views of the inSUrgents, but his lite was threatened,
and he fled to Requena. The insurgents, however,
informed of his 'place of retreat, proceeded thither
in a body, seized his person, dragged him to Var.
lencia, and murdered hint at the. house` of the Count
of CERBELLON, who appeared to be of their party,
but whose efforts to save the unfortunate viCtitu were
unavailing. The head of Don.MlGutik SAAVEDRA
was placed on a pike, carried round all the streets,
and afterwards placed on' the top of a pillar, whilst
the Marquis D'ENEavA, who was threatened with
the same fate, had the good fortune to escape.

‘‘" At the cornmenCelnein of the insurredion the
insuragents gave orders that all French resident in'
that kingdom should be conveyed to the Citadel, and
that their property should be confiscated. A few
days alter they imprisoned the crew of a French ship,
which, being chased by an English .frigate, sought
proteaien in a Spanish port. On the 14th June, in
a new transport of rage, they put the prisoners to
death; but on the -17th,' the Members of the Junta,
Who under pain of death were compelled to sanction
this. proceeding,scomplained formally of the author
of these cruelties, consigning him to general detesta-
tion, and pakicularizing him by the name of Baltha-
zar Cslho, an attendant upon the altar, and a Mem-
ber of the Chapter of St. Isidro, at Madrid.
," At Cuenca the Corregidor and Intendant were
put in irons, rind carried oil by a riotous-peasautry,
who, before their departure, p:llaged the houses of
these two,worthy Magistrates, and treated
_their fa-
milies with great,cruelty.
" At Carthagena, the people put to death the Go—
vernor, who had, for a lung period,_ enjoyed the.
esteem of all' ranks.
At Granada, General TauxlLl.o, the Governor.
of Malaga, having arrived there on the 30th May,
was put to death by the inhabitants, who dragged
his body through the streets, hacked it in pieces,
and afterwards.consigned it to the flames.,
" At Algesiras, the French Consul was put in
prison on the, 2d Jane, aeld a mutinous rabble de-
1-boded his head ; but the firmness of the better-
dispased inhabitants prevented this additional atro-
city.,

" At St. Lucar ,de Barameida, the Governor of
the place, a General of distinguished rank and me-
rit, Was massacred by the peokle.

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".At Jaen, the peasantry compelled:ihe citizen.;
to abandon their hiotises . and properties, killed the
Corregidor, and plundeied the town..
" Seville having planted the 'standard of ins-.--
re6tion, formed a Junta of insurgzins 5. and a c
'of soldiers from the camps of St. Roch ,

seduced by the great pay which the insurgents pt -
wised thew, repaired ,to their standard. The
proof-that they gave of their prowess was the mur-
der of-the Count D'AGott.,A, \one of the worthiest
meruin Seville. -A Captain of. smugglers was
pointed Con4ander in Chief; and theinsrugents,
consisting of monks, deserters, and smugglers, in rcii-
ed out tender arms to occUpy, the ;ass ft Cordova.
" AtCadiz the people lose on the 227tH and 28th
of May upon IsieutAieneral SOLANA (Marquis
Socorro); who was Captain-General of the Ptovinte,
and Governor of the City, a maa -heretofore univel-
salry respe6ted the insurgents procured arms -from-
the barracks; and caution from the rarnparts, attack=
ed-his house, seized his person, drid put,hini to deaji
in the most cruel nianner.

• " At Carolina the Corregidor, wl:9 wished to ::.‘-
press- the t'utnult, was beheaded by the people.
" Occurrences no less horrible tookplac(t in the

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provinces of Navarre, Arragon, and Catalonia. _
A.t Saragossa the peasants shot the Colon:4 of
the King's regiment of dragoons; and 33 o',-iicers
Of their party, against whom they mutinied, were •
put to death in the most cruel manner.
" The same rancour ag.aiust all authority, and ",
every person invested with a public charaaer, pr.°,
duced events no less cruel in Estrernadura and tha
Cast iles.
"At gA4iaroz the insurreaion broke out - the.
30th901.2iy, and was instantaneously at its heigrit.
The tesidence of the Governor, Count DE-LA ToRRE
DEL FREMO, was attacked. The insurgents' de-
manded that they should be embodied and ar'rned.
The Governor.and the Bishop 0-esented themservc
at a balcony,. and admoni.shc-ui the multitude, but
to no purpose, to return to a state of tranquiThv.
The more furious among them would listen to I).
advice. They ov •rpowered the Palace Guard; forcA
their way into the Governor's chamber, dragged hiin
out, and carried him as far as the Palmasgate,' where
they put him to death with sticks and kniVes, and
having stripped the body, presented it bleedwg id
his wife, while they. were engaged in prunLring
the Palace.

At. Valladolid, on the sth of June, in Itr..
seance of an order from General CuEsTA, Gent:ral.
Don MIGUEL: CEB4LLUS, OiliCer of Engineers, was.
thrown` into the prison of Ca:boner° ; in-
surgents dragged him out, hewed him to pieces on
the Campo Grande, in the presence of ins wife and
children; and tearing him joint by joint, carried his
severed limbs in trieinph through the streets.
" At Alavera, on the sth of ji4i the Corregkdoi:
attempted to punish some ut rlOfer but-they
demanded his head, and it was-ovving to the
rage of a few brave individuals that he had the good
fortune to escape with his life.
" The provinces of Leon and Asturias were at %he
same time the theatre of scenes equally bloody.
" At Curunna, on May 29, Gen. FlLANostak
endeavoured to pacify vie- peasantry by mild Meat
sures, but,he would haVe been killed by a runsket,
shot had‘not an artillery offieerplaced himself bei*Ore
his person, and by this rt9tia,ns saved his life. On
,
the follw.ving day, however, [lie insurgents got pos.,.
session, of his palace, which they destroyed. The
eff.faed his escape to the Cloister, of Sr.
,
" AClferrol, on the 2zd June, -the houseof the
Lieutenapt-General of Matine, OBRESON, was plun--
dered ; and that Officer being discovered in the ina4
nufaaory of Isquiendo, was thrown into theprison
of S.t. Anthony.
In the kingdom of• Leon, the peasantry, on the
"22d June, entered several cities, towns, and villages.
A number of the most respectable burghers were
beheaded ; and it is stated that the Governor of Co-
runna, the Corregidor of Leon, and Count CAsTao
FUME, Colonel of the Militia Of Valto, 'on betel;
put; into the hands of General CUESTA, were de-
.livered over to the executioner.

"Every where, those who froin their worth, rank;
virtue, or fortune, possessed the general esteem, pat
with their heads for their brave resistance against op--
pression, and for their attachment to their country ;
whilst committees of instirreation made themselves.
masters of the public treasure, organised themselves,
and spread the reign • of terror 'among a!l the well-
disposed inhabitants.
" Ministers, the Members of the Junta of Ma-
drid, and "the Commission of Government, errififO‘..:
ed every means of pacification; but their efforts were
unavailing, and they were unable to bring back to
their obedience an ignorant and fanatical people,
led astray by superstition and artifice, and IA :no
abandoned themselVes to the "seduction of power a.;.,1
the allurements of plunder.

This agitation vas the' inovitable result-of the.
state of insecurity, suffering, and niisfintun,_‘.,. into
which a bad Government had plunged t 1:,
nation. it was prepared 41K1 'excited into .act
"by the artifices and bribery of England, aM that
perverSiontof
_public opinion arisingfrorn'the'cOLl
currelcq of political and party feelings, enLuragcd
by the higher powers. It was nece,ssary to h:lve
recourse to arms, in .order to repress these exces,
and to strike terror into the evil-dispose 4..
Marshal 43EssicitES'diretlecrin the first instance
several detachments to.ards kigronno, Sar.agos,a,
Segovia, Valladolid, and St. Audeto. These co-
,
Imams, though inconsiderable in number,-:Feteevtry
where successful, without sustaining any consider
'able loss.

The town of Logronno was in a state of insur:-
reaion;.atiirehose for its ornmander a stone-masw:,
known to be one of the worst charaatkrs in the
trkl: Ciencr.al VERDLER having received orders- to
march thitliel-, with two' battalions, surrounded the
place on (he Gth of Jund, and put the insurgents to
flight, taking tern them six pieces of bad artillery.

He punished the most ngforious of the insurgents,
and placing-again at the I.read of the Magistracy the
principal Burghers, who had been thrown into pri-
son, marched-hack to Vittoria;
General Fr,Eat advanced tiaNyards- 'Segovia,
where some cominotions had also taken• place,: On
the. 7th June, having approached within a quarter of
a mile, he sent a flag of truce to tbiliWagistrAy.,
that they might exert theniselves to bqui§apic ftie
insurgents to their duty ; .but the insurgents, !a6sut
5000 In pumber, having 30 pieces of cannon, which
they had taken (ram the park at Segovia, prevented
the flag' of truce from approaebine, by a discharge of
artillery. This induced the General to make an irn-
,mediate attack and the. place-was taken by storm,
afilr an action in which .a great number of insurgents
were slain, numbers were made prisoners, and all
their ariillery taken. The city being cleared of the-
insurgents, and again its own mistress, submitted.
" General LASALLES adv:aced from Burgos upon
'forqueinada, where there were 0000, jfivirgept4,.
whom he attacked on the 7th with 500 foot ch4sW66.
They were driven out with the loss origiit' killed,
atid th? village of Torquenaada was burtsti' •-•
" General LASALLES adOnced on the gth- to Pa-
lencia. •On his approach' he was met by a deputa-
- Lion, with the Bishop at their head, to inform him

of the subrOssion of the place, which immediately
returnid toits duty. The gth and toth were occu-
pied by General LASALLES in disarming the City
and Province of Palencia.
On the 12th, the General proceeded to Duen-
nas, where lie formed a jun6lion with Gen. MERLE,
and thence continued his march to Valladolid. The
banners of insurreclien bad been unfolded in that
city ; and General CUESTA, the Captain-General,
placed
.liirnself at the bead' of the disaffeded, and
took post at Cabecon, with 7000 insurgents and six
pieces of cannon.
" •Haiiincr reconvoitred the position of the in 7
surgents, eerteral LASALLES ordered General SABA-
TRIER to attack them with the field artillery; while
General MERLE W3S'to rake measures to cut off their
retreat to Valladolid. After an action of half an

hour, the insurgents were totally deleateit, :4ind put
to the rout on all sides, leaving behincldtlikittitireir
cannon; 4000 tu,skets, and about S•thousantlilliled.,.
" The Bishop of Valladolid, with the principal
Clergy, came out to meet General LAMLLES, illl.-
ploring forgiveness for the town and its inhabirams.
The French division entered Valladolid-.in the midst
.• of a multitude who deserved a severe chastisement,
but who, with admiration, witnessed the me/rey and
generosity of the French. The.'city and province
were disarmed ; and ten persons frA n theipmn ils
of Valencia, 'Segovia, and Valladolid, utreL4epu e 4
to wait upon his CathOlic Majesty aCtayoutw,t in
order to solicit his clemency, and too er,%he ho,
mane and fidelity of their fellow-citizen ':
The Bishop of St. Ander°, having excited his
Rock to insurrection, and abandoned himself to ex-
cesses of every kind, General MERLE dire&ed his
march towards the mountains of St. Andero, whither
General 'Ducos also proceeded. On the,2tst, at
three 0%16A iu the morning, he attacked the in-
surgents in front of Lantuetito, drove them from
all their positions, and took from them two
pounders, Which they had barely tune to fire twhee
upon us, without wounding any one, though npon
their side the.lnss was considerable.
" Gen. linpos, on the 20th, arrived at Soncillo,
where he attaCketi file insurgents, -.and drove them
back a mile. On the 21st lie did the same, on the
road to Ventade L'Escudo, which was defended by
3000 men, with four pieces of cannon. On the
22d he was within four miles-of St. Andero, On
the 23d, Generals" MERLE and 'Ducos entered St.
AndtirO, the one from the side of Torre de la;Vegs,
the other by the rold of EscUdo. The moment they
entered the place, 'the peasantry dispersed on all
sides to their homes, and the inhabitants returned to
the eitF.
i
" Ihe city of St. Andero having lifted,sub ,took
a solemn oath of allegiance to his CitlilifiC M4yrity
in the same manner as had been donelfSema;
-
Palencia; and Valladolid:
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f' Thus did the troops under Marshal Ilgssmus,
in the space of a few days, take 30 pieces of cannon
and 50,000 'muskets, and disarm Palencia, Valla-
dolid, &c. which secured the peace of Navarre, Gui-
poscoa; Alava, and Biscay.
During :he early operations of Marshal Bus-
qiars, disturbances had also broken out in the
Southern extremities of Navarre and Arragon.
_
" General LEFEBVRL advanced from piioglitip
at(the head of 3000 men, principally ctohngoof
light troops of , the • first regiment of
.elrhtula.
He advanced towards Tudela, where a body of hum
3. to, 4000 men had arrived from Saragossa, lie at-
tacked and routed them on the gth of June, taking
from them six pieces_of cannon. He punished the
Chiefs of the insurgents; he caused the bridge over
the Ebro, that had been burned down, to be re-es-
tablished, and marched at the head of the Polish
light troops to Mallen, where the insurgents, rein-.,
forced from Saragossa, bad again taken post. He
came up with them on the 13th, and immediately
began the, attack. A single charge on • the part of
the Poles was sufficient to throw them into confu-
sion, and put them to. flight, leaving five pieces of
cannon on the field.
" Similar success was obtained on the 14th at
Aragon, where the insurgents, from 3000 to 4000,
strong, were put to Right, with the loss of their
cannon. They made •an equally inetfeeluai resist-
ance on the 16th, in the oliye plantaOns,in,the
suburbs of Saragossa.
" The aaions of Epila, and Monte
the 23d and 27th, had a similar result.
" In these differentexpeditions the inSurgeptOad
from 2000 to 300,0 men killed; and a great niynber.
wounded. 'A considerable number of them were
made prisoners, and theY•losr all their cannon, eon,
sisting of about 30 pieceS:',the loss on our side in
tiled was only from 20 tO, 30, and from 60 to So
wounded.
" Gen. VERDIER joined Gen. LEPEBVRE before
Saragossa, and they invested tbe town. On the 2d, of
some howitzers began to play, and destroyed
the Monastery of St. Joseph, which covered. art of
the walls of the city. Between the 2(1,11-0,4telitOth.
of July, all the necessary arrangethen% iygrersoade
for hemming in the insurgents more c)ose4, and
colle&ing materials for throwing a floating bridge
over the Ebro. On the 11th, Ille,pmsacie of the
ri,iet was forced, and Wile'. troolist posted the*
selves on the left bank, in Ort!er to defend 'the
V.,orkrnen in the formation of • the bridge, yibich

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was completed by noon on the 12th. In the
mean time, several corps assembled in the plains, in
order to obstruct our communication ; but they were
beatet) at Almunia, Catallajud, and Taresty, on the
road to Tudela, with a loss, in the different attions,
of a great number of men, and a considerable quan-
tity of military stores. The troops that occupied
the left bank of the river before Saragossa also sus-
tained various attacks from the detachments sent
out from the city; but the insurgents were in every
encounter driven back with the bayonet, with the
loss in all these' affairs, and particularly at Jouslival,
of a number of men, and several eightlpontiders.—'
The blockade of the place, into which several corps
of insurgents had' thrown themselves, after,havipg
in- vain endeavoured to' keep the field, was now
completely established.
" Gen. DuxitsgE commanded in Catalonia, hav-
ing his head-quarters at Barcelona. In several parts
of his command, assemblies of the insurgents had
taken place. The first -symptotns of insurreetion
broke out in the towns of Manresa and Tarragon;}.
In consequence.of the applications made' to them,
they promised to lay down their arms; but not
having fulfilled this promise, Gen. SWARTZ occupied
Manresa, and Gen. CHABRAN, Tarragona. Oetier4
SWARTZ bask orders to proceed by the way of Lerid,i,
and to visit Montserrat, where it was reported there
were some disturbances. On the 6th of June' be fell
in with the insurgents at'Bruck, defeated and killed
a number of them. He Obtained similar advantages
at Espaguera, Martoreil, and at Moliuos del Rey.
"Other parties of insurgent peasantry had fortifiel
theniselves with cannon, in a position on the river
Lobrega. 'They bad taken possession of some- artil-7
lery which they 'found oq the coast. General Du
HESME attacked them, They were every where de-
feated, and pm-sited from eight to eleven o'clock,
and' all their artillery was taken. This eY,pedition
terminated with very little loss on our side, but
with great on the:,part of the insurgents. New.
bodies of insurgents having come down from the
mountains, cut off the communication between Mont
Gatte and Mont Cana, and occupied the little Cm-
' tle'of Mont Gatte, where they entrenched them-
selves. They were suddenly attacked on the 17th.
The Castle of Mont Gatte was takerkby storm, the
insurgents lost a number of their men, their colours,
and 2,0 pieces of cannon. General Liccnt, pur-
suing the fugitives., arrived at the city of Mattaro,
which was put in a state ,of defence and blrriCadoed:
He attackedsand carried the city with the, same ra-
pidity, and took ten pieces of cannon.

" General Pontism direaed- his column, 'to the
passes of St... Paulus. 'Clit the 10th he attacked
then), took them, by surprise, ,and captured. ten
pieces of artillery-,

,•• .", After, these various engagements; the objeo of
which was to maintain the conmiunications, Gene-
ral PUHESZIE returned to Barcelona. His loss
scarcely amounted to 100 men in killed and wound-
ed; than of the insurgents was very considerable.
" Puring these operations a new line of insult=
gents had formed itself behind the Lohrega, which
was considerably swelred by the melting of the snow
a few days before, in the inoutit•-ains, and the rain
that had fallen. At Molinos' del Rey they had a
battery of three pieces of artillery; which command-
ed the stone bridge; which was broken in different
places. All the lords down to the very mouth of
.the river were defended.. The right wing of the:
insurgents extended down to the beach, and two
pieces of flying artillery mancetivred in the rear of the
line. In the morning of the 30th.of June the troops
marched 'to attack the insurgents. Gen. GOULE4S2
and Brig.-Gen., BkssizaEs proceeded to 'the
.mouth.
of the river, and forced a passage to the,right ba-a.
They thus took in reverse all the positions of }he in-
surgents, who offered no resistance, and sustained
isvery heavy lass. In the mean time General LEG-
cat's division attacked and carried the bridge of Mo-
linos del Rey, and took three pieces of cannon by
which it was defended. The remains of the body of in-
surgents, defeated at all points, fell back to Martb-
" veille, which was their general ,rendezvous.
Ge-
neral LECCIII pursued, routed them, and made hint-
self
master of that position. their loss cannot be
estimated. There were found on the field of battle
40,000' muskets ; and the insurgents lost all the ar-
tillery which they had carried off with 'them.
" On the side of Figueras, several bodies of the
peasants had milted to cut off the communication
with that city. General RIEBLE, repaired thither on
the .sth of. July from Bellegarde : he defeated and •
routed the insurgents, supplied the place with pro-..
visions, and reinforced the garrison.
" During these events which took place in Biscay,
Navarre, Atragon, and Catalonia, Marshal MON
-
cgv broke up with his army, in consequence Of an
insurretiion in the kingdom of yalencia. On the
s tst of June, he came up with the insurgents, in the
fine positions which surround the village of Pesquera,
and who defended with four- pieces of artillery the
bridge over the river of Cabrielle, and the entrance
of the passes. The bridge's and the passes.were car-
ried, the. insurgents lost their sirtillery, and 500 SWiss
and Spanish Guards came over to our ranks. The
insurgents. having formed a juu&ion -with their 13644-
cipal army, retreated to Las"Cahreras and Siete An-
pas, in front of which they entrenched themselves
in a position which they conceived to be impregna-
,ble. Marshal MoNcEY came in sight 'of them on
the 24th, and found them, in fa6,-t, in possession of
a veryexcellent position, and extremely difficakof
access.- Having attacked them with the greatest'.
fury, they were driven from one hill to another;.7
lost all their positions, and fled in disorder, leav-
ing behind all their artillery; consisting of 12 pies;
their ammunition, and almost all their baggage.--
The army Continued its march, towards Valencia,
where a Junta of insurgents had-been formed. They
came up, with 'the tuSurgents about a mile and a
half frotri that city. They% had entrenched then-i-
-selyes behind the canal, and having . broken down -
the, bridge by the village of. Quarte, defended the
passage, with artillery; Our artillery immediately'
took its _station ; the. troops, marched in columns
upon various points, and in less than one hour their
line was broken, the bridge:re-established, the vir-
lage of Quarte carried, five'eieces Of cannon taken,
and the _whole of the insurgents routed.

At day-hreiik on the fallowing day (Ibe -20 h)
Marshal MONCEY advanced towards Valencia.- Tho
environs of that city are inteksecled by a great num
ber of canals, and covered with ruins and -houses.
The subuihs extend close to the Kates. Marshal
MONCEY gave orders for the attack:, French intre-.
pidity overcame, every obstacle. The suburbs. were,

carried, and the streets strewed with dead bodies.
Twenty pieces of artillery weretaken ; but the walls
being surrounded with ditches filled with water,
were secure against a surptise. The Marshal pitch-
ed his camp under them, waiting the arrival of sorne
• . •
pieces of heavy artillery.

.. . _
" Some day .s
after, he was informed, that dcliFi:- :
sion of insurgents, from five to six thousand Inv/
were resolved to keep the field. He marched im-
mediately, and proceeded to the right bank of the
Xucar : the heights were instantly attacked and car-
ried; the insurgents were defeated; they lost rse-
veral pieces of cannon, and were pursued fighting
all:the way to the heights of Almanza.
" On `the 3d instant they were surprised in'. the
defiles : a °areat number of them were killed. Our
troops took possession of Almanza, where Mars(tal,
li MONCEY received orders to take a position a '..iii,
Clement's, He had collected a heavy
.artiller) np,„
cessary for the attack of Valencia, and he was pon
the point of advancing to that place; when the events
in Andalusia ordered it otherwise. ; ...,

"In these different affairs, in which Marshal MON-
EY had six different engagements, he )(died a great
many of thy enemy, and took .50 pieces of cannon
and three standards. His loss consisted of 20Q killed
and iioo wounded.

"During these various operations the peOple of
Cuenca were guilty of the *greatest extravagances
against a French Officer and several, soldiers. Brig.,
Gem C4ULt N COURT received orders to march for the
purpose of chastising them. He withdrew from l'a-
rencon on the Ist of July, and arrived at Cuenel on
the 3d, at row o'clock in the afternoon. The insur-
getcts seemed determined to prevent the approadt
of the French troops ; the latter consisted of between
3, and 4000 men, and two pieces of cannon. . Gen.
Catmli4doußT attacked them immediately ; they los)
their artillery, and were put to the rout ; so that they
thought no more of defending the place, and fled
in alldire6lions towards the hills, leaving their arms,
and between 7 and 80 killed and wounded be
.them. The town, which was deserted on the
approach of the French, was given up to plunder.

-6‘ General 'DUPONT, who left gadrid about the .1
end of May, had repaired to Andalusia. He passed '
the Sierra Morena in the beginning ofJune, anc.Plai•
on his march to Guadalquivir. When hearrived ail
Andtijar, he learned that a rebellious Junta was es-:'
tablished at Seville, and that the cities of Cordova
and Granada, and a part of Jaen, were in a state of
insurreaion, while a numerous body was forted in
the environs of. Cordova. He instantly put himself
in motion, and, on the 6th, he was in possession of
Montoro, Carpio, and Bugalenca, without meetillg
with any of the insurgents. lie, however, reeelv4,d„
intelligence from a messenger that lie sent to Aka-
lea, a small distance from Cordova, that.the insur-
gents were there in great force, and that it was their
intention to dispute his pssage over the gpaal!
quivir.

" The bridge of Alcolea is very long and diffi-
,
milt of access, and was defended by a tote-du-pone,
by batteries placed upon a neighbouring height, and
by infiTtry, which kept up a very brisk fire from
both shores of the river. The first attack was made
on the 7th, at the break of day, It was remarked
that the bridge was not broken ; an inknediate attack
01erefore ordered- to be made on the entrench-
ments, which were defended by very deep ditches.
The tete-du-pont, the bridge, and the village of Al-
colea, were carried in a few' minutes. The insur-
gents fled in the.greatest disorder, leaving their can.
me; and a; number of killed' and wounded
wonderfulheltind.
" Those who escaped from Alcolea, retreated to
Cordova, without endeavouring to defend the camp
which, the insurgents had pitched before the place,
and where arms were found of the most
and extraordinary make, besides pikes and English
arms, The light corps having arrived bet oreCordova,
the General summoned the Corregidor to- attend
him, and sent the Prior of a Cloister to admonish,
him to make no resistance, but to accept of the-grace
offered them by the French. These measures pros...
ed fruitless, as the insurgents were 15,000 in aut4..,
ber, and .about 2000 regular troops began to fire on
ail sides. The French cannon then beginning to fire,
a breach Was made in the gates, and the place was
entered by force.

The advantages of this day were complete : the
enemy lost a number of men, and tranquillity was
restored to Cordova. •

On the 19th Capt. BASE was sent with a co-
lumn of 9QO infantry, 100 cavalry, and. artillery, to
fetch proyisions from Jaen. He was preceded-ti'3''r
two flags of truce, upon whom the insurgents 'flied ;
on the following morning he made an attack upon
the entrenched camp, the strong
oastle,-and the.
town. This attack was vigorous; all positions were
forced. l'he insurgents -bad <4OO killed and 500
wounded.. The column lost scarcely five men.

" In the mean white two divisions of smugglers,,
making about 300 Q men, had approached Sierra Mo-
rena, and ipterrupted the communicat►on with Ma-
drid. The Duke of RoviGo, who had taken the
command in the room of the Grand Duke of BERG,
dispatched Gen. VEDEL with his division, and that
of Geri- GOZERT..

("Gen. \TIMM, arrived in the defiles of Pens Pin-
nor on Ihe 26th. To see the .enemy, to attack him,
.to overcome him, and put him to flight, was only
the work of a moment. The insurgents lost goo
men, their artillery, together with their ammunition
and Provisions.• We had two killed and ten wound-
ed. Thus the junction of Oen. VEDEL with Gen.
DoPorrr was effeeled. Gen. DUPONT placed Gen.
VEDEL at Baylenend Gem GOBERT at Carolina.
'c With his first division he took possession of
Andujar, where he formed .a fete-du-posit on
.the
Guadalquivir : another tete-du-pont was fortned,near,
the village of Menjibar, on the road from Jaenx.Agy
Bdylen. •
" To preserve the post of Jaen was an object of
importance, because this was nearer to the line of
communication than that of Andujar : of course. the
latter might be' maintained even when .the enemy
should be in, possession of Jaen. Brigadier-General
CASSAGNE was dispatched to Jaen : he had
.been
with the advanced guard in several engagements, in
which he had,been constantly victorious.
" The situation of,General DUPONT, whickihist.,
at first cccasioned some uneasiness, was no longltr so.•
after he had thus been reinforced, and while; there.
wii4 a day's march between himand the'enemy.in
the defiles of Sierra Morena. He had a greater'
forCe under him than was necessary, if not for sub=
jugating the whole province, at least quite sufficient
for preserving it from surprise. "

" Such was the situation of affairs about the 20th,
of July, the period of the arrival of the King art
Spin ; 'far and wide was the dispersion of the in-
surgents ; checked, subdued, or disarmpd; they had
not , been able to carry any attempt of import:thee
into etre&
o,‘f The preparations for the siege of Saragossa were
fursue with ativity. The artillery necessary forthat
!.
purpose had arrived from Bflyonne and Pampeluna•
The insurgents made a sortie on the 23d from Sara-
gossa, to attack the troops posted on the left bank of
the Ebro. 'The third battalion of the Volunteers of
Arragon, forming the flower of these insurgents, be-
gan their march on the 30th, in order to force their
way into Saragossa. The insurgents were defeated
with great loss in all their sorties, and were generally
pursued under the walls.

On the 16th of August, about break of day, 3
I prys!' being made, the storming of
the place com-
menced. The gates of San en 'Grad.° and Carmel
:,were; surprised and carried. Alter obstinate fight-
which- lasted several days, fourteen cloisters,
which had been fortified, three-fourths of the city,
the arsenal, and all the magaines, were in our pos-
session.. The peaceable inhabitants, encouraged by
the advantages of the French, hokted a white flag,
4nd coming forward to offer terms of capitulation to
the French, were murdered hv the insurgents, at
whose head Monks were seen ;I ling as Captains and
Colonels : a great nt::mber of these wretches were
billed ; the unfortunate City, of Saragossa 'is almoSt
ruined through tire, the busn'as, and tilt explosiO4
of the mines.

" in the meanwhile, alrnot all the Spanish troop
of the line in Gallicia and Andalusia had taken part
with the im..agents. The troops of the line at Ma-
drid, St. Sebastian, Barcelona, &c. &c. left those
places to join them.

' The French having come into Spain as friends,
and acing in concert with the Ministers, the Conn"
oils, and the principal Burghers, were unwilling to
disarm the Spanish troops, and for 'a long time re..,
strained themselves from any kind,of hostilities; but
the result has made, it appear how fatal this generqm
sity-Llias provcd to the French.
'f°,' We were very soon informed that a corps of
'O9O men, with 40 Pieces' of. cannon, were As-
"igiubled at Benevente, With whom there were some
English Commissioners and Officers, besides all the
Spanish prisoners that had been sent to Spain by the
English government : these were known by the re 4
uniforms which they. were supplied with from
London.
" This army hegan its march as though it hai
beep intended to 'proceed to Burgos. --Marshal
44p1IEREs marched to tneet them with general
.I'to,NroN's division of infantry, that of MERLE, Wit 4
General LASALLES' division of cav-alry, for;ning
the whole a corps of 12,000 men. On the 14th, a
day-break, he discovered the enemy covering a great
e4tent of ground, and being in possession of to
heights of Medina Del Rio Seco.
‘..4. As soon as the po4ition of the enemy w
known, the Marshal formed the-resolution of attack-!
ing their left.. General DARMAGNAC was the first
that was engaged at the head of. his brigade• AC
this moment the attack became general. goNTorro.
,General of Division, made himself master of the
town of Medina del Rio Seco with the bayonet;
Generals LASALLES, DUCOS, and SABATTIER, he
on their troop, with the cry of Long repa_the
peror !' All the positions were carried, the enemy
attacked with
ithe bayonet,. and the whole of their
artillery, consisting of forty piece.; of cannon, WO5
taken,•and the whole army of the insurgents thrown
into the greatest contusion. Six thousand, men wedmade prisoners'; upwards of 10,000 were left 01
the field of battle; the whole of
.their tiaggage and
ammunition fell into our hands; a number of stiPe:
rior ,Officers were killed: The. 10th and the `-,TIIL
regiment of Chasseurs, and all the troops in gepseral/
were covered with glory. Colonel PIETON, an 0f;
ficer of distinguished merit, is killed ; -General
DA:ttrAqNAc is slightly wounded, together with. the
Yrovisory Major Commandant cif the 13th regiment;
The Adjutant-Commandant,GITtLLEMINOT, Cbie
of Marshal BESSIF:REs'S Statf, displayed-great 4ddress
and activity. The Marshal had not more than 304
men killed and wounded in this Affair.

enemy tied to Benevento in disorder,
where they scarcely remained a moment, but re-
treated from thence to I..abenara; Astorga,
Leon. At Vile Pardo he left behind him 507
pounds of powder and 100,000 cartridge.. The
Ctiglish Colonel, whO atled as Commissioner wit"
th4lSpanish army, retreated to Lugo before the bat'
fie .c9mmeneecl.

`.‘e-Marshal AESSIERES, pursuing- the enemy, ar!..
6i:r ed at Benevente on • the 19th, 'where he found
1.0,0.00, muskets, 26,000 pounds of powder, and
2011,000 cartridges, which the insurgents had left
behind them, in consequence of their precipitate
flight. He received a letter of submission from the.
inhabitants of Zam6ra ; and on the iwtti, the daX,
following, he entered that city, from whence he,
proceeded to Majorga, where he was informed that
General CUESTA, who had passed through Le°
with scarcely five hundred cavalry, had ordereclr''''
fugitives to rally. Arriving at Majorga, a Deputa'
tion from Leon presented themselves to him. Gen'.
CUESTA had. left that city, where '12,000 new mush
kets, a number of pistols and sabres, with five piece°
of cannon, remained.
" Marshal BEASIERES entered Leon on the 26til•
The Bishop came two maps out of that city to me !
him, and the Members of the Government receive'
the army on the outside of the gates, assuring tbd
Marshal of the submission of the inhabitants, an
praying for the generosity of the Conqueror in be"
half of the city and province of Leon. By means
iohhis important conquest, the provinces of Leo",
'Palencia, Valladolid, Zamora, and Salamanca, were
subjugated and disainied, and the communication
with Portugal opened and secured. '
" All these events, conneEted with the arrival of-
the KING at Madrid, seemed to portend a most fa,'
vourable issue to the affairs of Spain, when general
DUPONT, after a succession of disasters, which We
cannot account for, had the inexpressible misfortune
of having his communication cut off w,ith Madrid ;.
and what was still worse, to be himself separated
iron two-thirds of his force, being at that time .1%
rriti4i distant from his usual point of corriniLinic4-
tignvand lastly, on the Igth of July, being corn'
riled to give battle with only one-third of .his arrnYi:
In a disadvantageous position, after a forced' ajar"
during the night, without any opportunity for resting
his troops.
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