The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-03 00:00:00

SPAIN.

FROM GENERAL ALAIN TO THE MINISTER OF WAR.
Supplement to the Gazette of Madrid of Thursday,

Sept. 22, 1836.
" Third division of the Army of the Operations of the
North. Since the departure of the rebels from Utiel the
following has been the course pursued by them and by this
division : . _

" Sept. 15th.—The division in Carboneras ; the rebels
from Utiel marched by the Venta (an isolated inn by the
road-side) to Casas de Ibanez.
" 16th.—The division in Carboneras ; the rebels pro-
ceed to Albacete. _ _

" 176.—The division from CarbOneras march to Cam-
pillo de Altobuez ; the rebels remain in Albacete.
" 1801.—The division cross over to Taragona ; the re-
bels to Roda.

" 19th.—As the chieftain Gomez indicated two different
points in which he designed to pass the night, I proposed
in the afternoon of the morrow to give him battle at St.
Clemente, if he should take that direction ; if not I pro-
posed coming up with him before he left Villarobledo. The
march of this day was very painful and fatiguing for the
troops. The rebels from Rods, passing by Minaya, lay for
the night in Villarobledo.
"20th.—In order to cover the object of my movement of
the preceding day, I continued the march during the greater
part of the night, so that before day-break I had already in
position a brigade and some cavalry within half musket-shot
of Villarobledo, in which were the chieftains Gomez, Ca-
brera, Serrador, Quilez, and other beings who hold com-
mands amongst the rebels ; amounting, according to his
own estimation, to 11 battalions and 10 squadrons. lat
once made my dispositions to possess myself of the town,
which was effected at little cost, the enemy having hastily
abandoned it by the other side. Relying upon his 800 horse,
he began organizing his columns, which were attacked by
those of my gallant and suffering division as it were by assault.
Twice were the rebel cavalry drawn up to bear down upon
my guerillas ; but it was restrained by that ever bold and
distinguished, the Colonel of the Hussars of de la Prin-
cesa, Don Diego de Leon. Twice did this able and valiant
officer, dividing his forces, engage two squadrons of the op-
posing cavalry, strongly supported by guerillas ; and when
the enemy prided himself upon a secure victory, Co-
lonel Leon, watching his opportunity, rushed impetuously
upon his ranks, encountered hand to hand the cavalry ad-
vancing to the charge, overthrew them, and, following up
his advantage, drove them in disorder upon the infantry.
In a moment the whole were in confusion, horse and foot
mingled together, and my columns of infantry coming up
at a charge, took 1,274 prisoners, including 55 officers, more
than 2,000 muskets, scattered on the field, also falling into
our hands, munitions, mules, a great part of the baggage,
some artillerymen taken with the pieces of ordnance at
Matillas; an infinity of prisoners and new recruits, to whom
permission has been given to return to their homes, and
some printing materials.
" This victory, obtained at a trifling loss, is of great im-
portance, seeing that the rebel leaders considered themselves
secure in this part of the country, and that no column was
able to attempt anything against them.
" If 150 hussars, with 60 horse of the Ist and sth light
cavalry, have been able to engage and reduce to a nullity
800, it is but just to acknowledge, conceding at the same
time all due merit to the valour of the troops, that this day
of glory and honour is due to the conduct of Colonel Leon.
I congratulate my country upon the possession of a chief of
such high promise, one who, should he be advanced to the
highest military rank, will, I foresee, render to the nation
services of the utmost importance. I could not do less than
call him to the front of the whole division, and give him
publicly my thanks : happy should I have been could I upon
the field have recompensed him, in the name of our august
Queen, with the next step in promotion, to which I consider
him entitled, rewarding at the same time all the distin-
guished chiefs and officers of the corps, and of all the other
corps of the division, which all behaved with their accus-
tomed gallantry.
" If your Excellency shall be pleased to make known to
her Majesty the new service rendered by this division since
it chased Gomez from the province of Madrid and drove
him across the mountains of Albarrecin, I would supplicate
that in the event of her Majesty deigning to bestow any
mark of her approbation, it may be extended generally to
the whole division.

" The rebels having been pursued to a distance of more
than two leagues from this place in the road to Tomilloso,
I have returned here to deliver over the prisoners to the
nearest column, intending then to pursue these destroying
bands of rebels through whatsoever country they enter.
" The rebels have changed their course upon Osa de
Montiel, and I suppose that the intention is to return to
their haunts at Utiel and Rubielas de Mora.

" Villarobledo, Sept. 20. " ISIDRO ALAIX."
Several military returns follow this dispatch, giving the
names of the rebel officers taken, and the number of killed