The Sun.
London, England, 1808-12-09 00:00:00

diy7liglit Rut an end to the engagement, which re-

twined undecided.
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" During thenight of the toth we prepared -for
the attack that we expeaed the following. morning,
in which service the Field-Marshals, .Don Cayetano
Valdes, Don Gregorio Barnaldo'.De Quiros, and

'Don Josef Peci greatly exerted themselves..,. At
day-break we discovered the enemy formed in order
of battle, and ready to dire6t their principal attack
against our left; but remarking. that the enemy
continued stationary, I moved towards them with
the whole of my line; consisting of the regiments
of Salas and Lene, part of that of Villaviciosa, And
the whole of the first division of Galicia. The in-
stant we began to march against the enemy, they
put in motion the whole of their front Erie to at-
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'tack us, and I therefore commanded my troops to
halt in order to receive them.
" A very brisk fire was immediately commenced
on both sides, at the distance of very little more
than pistol Shot. Very soon after, Field-Marshal
Don Cayetano Valdes was wounded by my side,
and, though not dangerously, I ordered him to re-
in a very shore time Field-Marshal Don Gre-.
gorio Quiros was killed, and .Colonel Don Josef
Pcci_ received a violent contusion. I was occupied
in encouraging the Asturian troops, and regarding
with mach satisfaaion the firmness with which they
Maintained tlieir 'pesition, without yielding an inch
of ground to the enemy, when I observed that my
presence was more necessary at another point ; but
before I.could'reach it, I found myself wounded in
the face, covered with blood, and deprived of sight.
I therefore instantlysent to the General in Chief to
request that he would -appoint another to take the
comtnand,..ti.vo Generals being wounded, and a third
killed, in less than a quarter of an hour but before
the arrival of the person appointed by, the Com-
mander in. Chief, and whilst I was waiting for some
one ter stop the bleeding, I was informed that the
enemy had already gained the summit of the moun-
tain, and that all the troops • were falling back in
some disorder; and the greater part towards Sant-
ander.

tire.

" I am still unable to send yourEighness a parti-
cular return of the killed and wounded, the several
corps not having yet sent in their lists, nor can they
be easily colleaed for some days to come. Ail that
I am positively informed of is, that in the attack of
the ioth, the Lieut.-Colonel of VillaViciosa, D.
Pedro Rivera, was killed, the Lieutenant of Milicias,
D. N. Peon, wounded, and that Brigadier D. Fran-
cisco Manglano received a contusion.

" The regiments of Milicias and Villaviciosa par-
ticularly . distinguished themselves. That of Lena
was led on to the attack. with .much firmness and
spirit by their Colonel, Don Juan Dringol. Those
Of Cangas and Siero were posted, by me, on any-
ther height on our left, with the intention that they
should.aa., offensively or defensively, according to
circumstances, on the morning Of the 11th, against
the right flank of the enemy, and endeavour to
attack their rear; but this plan they have probably
been unable to execute. -

" Itrappears that the General in Chief has trans-
ferred his head-quarters to Aguilar de Campo, whi:
ther I shall also proceed in the course of a few hours
with Field-Marshal Don Cayetano Valdes, and all
the rest of the wounded in this place, among whom
is Count de S. Roman, who is very severely
wounded. _

• " Should I in the mean time recover my sight,
I shalt endeavour to collea the troops at that point;
but if I continue disabled, I shall resign the com-
mand to Lieutenant-General Don Nicholas; de Llano
Porite, if your Highness shall not, in the mean time,
make at other arrangement." •