The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-24 00:00:00

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C77ICIAI ACCOrNT OF THE EATTLE4 OF
BAYI,EN.

[Concluded from ozzr Paper of3otePday ] .
" .11,'?. march of the troops was extremely rapid,
to overtake the enemy, -under excessive heat, tbfrst,
and fatigue ; and if they had-ridt the gos)d fortune to
have a regular encounter„.the first four discharges of
the van-guard acquainted Reding and Compigni
with the important position of Pena, and detei Mined
Dupont to capitulate; for which purpose various
conferences were held, the respedive armies -re-
taining the ground they previously- occupied.
." During this ,suspensioh of 'hostilities, General
BCdel, with his divkion,"whiCh 'was at Guarroinan,
advanced upon,Baylen, contrary to the laws of war,
and_in consequence theiremainder.of the division of
Liles joined that of Pena, both of them placing
therns,elveS in a position oi-B*-a,k upon Dupont, and
insisting that he should surrender at discretion with-
out further delay ; but the latter ordering Bedei to
retire to his _former post, the capitulation was pro-
ceeded in.

General Pena highly commends the :minerals,
Offieers, and soldiers under his orders; in whom he
saw With pleasure the greatest anxely tOmea the
enemy, shewing themselves deserving of the Spa-
nish name and charaCter.
While the\ four divisions co-operated in the
plan of attack prescribed, ,Lleutenant-Colonel Don
Juan de la Cruz advanced witb the troops.un(!er him
to Andujar„ passed the river by the Bridge of Mar-
'mohjo,. and took a poSition on the heights to t: e
right flank of the enemy: In 'this situation,: he ar-
ranged in his tirst.libe the battalion of -Cadiz Rifle-
men, under Serjeant-Major Don Francisco (Mo-
nd ; on his right the Rif-killer) of Spain, under Co-
lonel . Don :Juan Da Villalva ;- and on .hic lett, the
Volunteers of Carmona, under their Comma; dint
Don. Josef Amemeh, leaving for a resene, under the
Marquis of Campo-Lermose, the companies of
Coasters. of Grenada and 150. Riflemen Montora,
headed by Captain Don' Ifranciscomo.li: is
order, during the advance of the pardot,i-d
of Malziga, and the pitrples.of sbe resrdive
to reconnoitre the adjacent olive gr,Aluds,.they
attacked try the enemy on the. twining ot tic pith,
so that they were under' the th..cessityof tailing back
on -the Cadiz Riflemen, ko‘.ieo gallantly supporied
them. The troops ot the enern, cry. ;supe-
rior in number, this -battahoik
.was again obliged :to
make a retrograde mu-, ement to )oin the rest of the
foree.s, and in the action the Rifletnen of. Spain, and
the Volunteers ot Carmona, eminently distinguished
themselye,. The result was, that the.enetny aban-
doned tic field of battle.'

" After this hOitotirable encounter, the troops ad-
vanced to the rocky heighis,. where they remained
until the enemy aoandoi•ed Atidnjar on the night of
the i Bth. These troop then proceeded to the dis-
trict at Barnos, to maintain'a line of communication
with the division of General Reding, and to concert
its movements in conformity therewith ; . but belbre
thisliurpose, was etle;.ted a turious discharge of artil-
lery. was heard, by which it was ascertained that
Duliont had joined battle 'with our divisions ;, arid
from that moment Cruz ace:Aerated his march, until
he came within the distance of two musket-5116(s
of the cnetny, by which means he prevented them
from passing to the back of the ruin_ he had .ap-
proached.
[The account then states the number of Dnpont's
atiny surrendered, as well as the killed and wouuded.
The General then concludes
" Most Serene Jeignor, my narrative would be
endless if I were to state., seriatim, ail those under
mY orders .who have ;feted orthy of the Spanish
name. It is sufficient to say that the .enemy was
Vanquished with every circumstance in his favour.
" This army, so superior to our's of -Baylen, has
not only been beaten-and routed, but has been con-
strained to lay down its arms, and give up its artil-
lery, and has suffered the lowest military degrada-
tion, which the French have been hitherto accus-
tomed to impose upon all the other nations of Eu-
rope ; and the Imperial Eagles, - the proud insignia
of their triumphs, 'have become- the trophies of the
Spanish army of Andalusia on the fields of Baylen.
Our troops lave become, if .possible, superior to
themselves by heroic constancy during accumulated
dangers, fatigues, hunger and thirst, wider an un-
clement sky. In such circumstances they have firrn
ly resisted the attack of the enemy; every soldier
has displayed that ardour, which has extorted the '
applause of his foe, who has declared that in his
long experience of warfare he never encountered so
resolute an opponent. The Royal Corps of Artillery,
besides participating in all the honours. ot.tbe armies

it attended, has immortalized its glory in the face of
both nati--is, by the rapidity of its moveLlents, the

accuracy of its Clihtliarces, 'which dismounted- 14
pieces of the energy, and determined the fate of the
battle. .

Such is a compendious history of what occur-
red in the memorable battle of Bnylen. Your High-
ness has done great honour to my inlefior merit, by
cimficlitig to :IV care a hody of troops, the greater part
Weed raw and inexporienced.; but they were Spa-
niard,, and Spaniards are heroes. I had nothing to
do, inld nothing to wish .beyondwhatl witnessed in
the hour of battle ; and my only present mortifica-
tion is,. that no words can employ can express the
applause they deserve from their country.
XAVIER Di CASTANOS."
" Head Quarters, Andujar, 1 iny

Nader, one of the felons who lately broke out of
Carlisle gaol, has been retaken and lodged in hisold
habitation. Four men -discovered him adeep •in
-public house, apout ten miles from Carlisle, having
been previously very much intoxicated. On making
his escape from prison,
,he had written on the door,
" lodgings to let," not perhaps imagining that he
hirmell should. be the first to occupy them.
The shop of Mr. BROOKE, seal-,engraver, in the
Strand, was rubbed yesterday
.moroing, supposed
between four and five o'clock. The villains cut
throkigli two of the shutters, and ONO panes of glass,
and took all the gold seals that were in the window,
which were very valuable : they escaped with their
booty.

Fi AN D EI:S celebrated Organ, suppoied to be- worth
1000 guineas, and which that celebrated composer
gave by his will to Cocent-Garden Theatre, and vas
only heard in the Oratorios, is completely destroyed.