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ed a degree of order and regularity capable of-awing
the most intrepid enemy. This accounts for the
breaches,g!acis, and elitches being covered with the

dead bodies of FR.nchtnen.
A curs of light troops, who Sallied most oppor-
tnney tram the castles, as the enemy Were retreat-
in the last time, ,made great slinghter among
those haughty slaves of the despot, who toWards
finally desisted from • their, enterprise, having
received a complere.chastisernent. • •
!n the Manressa Journals, received to' the 25th,
ifis stated, that the enemy, had discontinued their
m
cannoide-of the fortress, since the vieh, and Chat
,uhsevent to that day, there had been beard only.
few Shots from St: Francisco, on the 220;
Ocrttaza 7.—General: Blake has transmitted to.
the Supreme Junta the following.dispatch, inclosing
reports from the Officers, who, under his orders, co-
operated in the relief of Gerona
" Mosr ECELLE"NX SEIGNIOR,
" .G;rona, immortal, whenther-ultimately -van.-
gaislied or victorious--fatal at alltime.s to the French
troop; that have besieged it---firmly perseveres ih its
glorious defence. ' But it was .not~ only, in ,want, of
_vovisions and ammunition. but even. of the most
,neceasary articles for the sick and wounded: It was
co closely invested, that .it had no communication
with the rest..of the brave principality,. excepttpy
means of an occasional messenger making his, way

thrOugh the enemy's shot. It therefore becante in-
dtspensably urgent. to alleviate this lamentable' situa-
tion,' by introducing a convoy capable.of remedying
the scarcity; and also a body of troops. to • reinforce
the brave and indet'atigable.garrison• of the 'place:-
hut the of erasion was difficult and hazardous in
proportion as it was important. Though .the enemy
occupied a very extended line, it might easily be,
c`ontra6ted ; and it was to be expeEted that he would
rig .ke elvel'y effort to prevent the entrance ofsuccours
so important to apkace which he had been besieg-
ing for three months, and which he . kept. under
the most rigorous blockade. The only resource left
to me was, to divert his attention to various points,
and to make him suppose that my -intention . was
to otter him battle in the
.quarter direttly opposite
to that by which the convoy was to proceed. This
plan was carried into effeti with the most complete

success. •
. My head-quarters were in San Bari, when-I
issued orders for the respeCtive movements. I or-..
detect D. Manuel Llanden, Lieutenant of the Ulto-.
pia Infantry, to march to the height, of Los Angeles,
s tuated fa the north of Gerona, with _a suliicient
number of troops, and such of the Sotnatenei as he
could culled on the road, to dislodge the enemy From
that position, where-they had only a small body of
infanity, in .d 'to proted the convoys of. provisions
weir to be introduced in that quartet'. •The.te
orders he punctually executed. I then, repaired to
the hermitage ut Pa ru, two leagues distant horn San
tart, witiptite troops of reserve, to be ready to pro-
ceed wherever assistance might be, necessary. From
this point I detached the Colonel of Ultonia, D.
Eunque O'Dounell, with 1200 infantry, and some
eavAlry, to attack the enemy's troops that were in
Brunelas,lwith the design of nialiing the French
Gearal 'think that the convoy was to proceed in
that direction.. Notwithstanding the excellent posi-
tion of Brunolas, and its local strength being increas--
ed by entrenchment's,, O'Donnell' and his troops at-
tacked it with such gallantry that they gained the
summit of the mountain,
,and planted the Spanish
colours in the inttenehments. • The French kept up
a formidable fire:; but 'our troops received it with
the coolest intrepidity, and, without stopping to re-
V.ll n it, climbed to the highest ridge. In the mean
time the
.enemy.received a reinforeethent, in conse-
iquence of an impression that this was the point
which reqiiired to be more partiCularly.guarded.-7-
&Donna, to preverit being turned, descended to
the plain, where'he made a firm. stand, .A body of
our troops, under . the command of Gen. Loygorri,
after arrived at the position occupied by Q'Don-
rxd. Our troops could in an instant hove driven
the 'enemy from his position, had it not been judged
more advisable to
,make Various evolutions, with the
view of magnifying our numbers, and inducing the
Fi LICI.I General, upon his receiVing such intortna-
tton, to reinforce that :point with the cpcpg" which he
had on the Ter, for it Was by that road I intended
-to introduce the convoy. Those 'divisibus were,
Curing..,the whole evening, in front Of Brunolas,
'winch the enemy precipitately evacuated in the

Ot. .
.‘ Cotonel D. Francisco Robira, who was to the

left of the Ter, and also Lieut.-Colonel D. Juan
claros, attacked, by my orders, the enemy's troops
v. ho were in front of them, and fortunately attraded
their attention to that. quarter.
"Itt the meanwhile 4000 .infantry, and 500' ca-
:•alry, under the command of General Garcia de
escorted a numerous convoy, consisting of
frum 1500 to 2000• mules, and, proceeding from
Arne. r, ya*sed the ter, direaing their march for the
fcxtreis along the right bank of that• river. They-
defeated the enemy who were opposed to them,
torn.cl several of. their camps, and etf & eed their
entKance into Gerona. The .FrenCh immediately
abandoned .all their remote posts, and rcontraEted
their line, to prevent the return of the mules, driv-
ers,' and horses; that had got in. It then becanti..-
necessary to .change our positions, and to make
various movements, to proted their deParture.--
'1:11ey remained in_the place a day and two nights,
and subsecluently effeaed their return with such
ood fortune, that we did• not lose a single indivi-
dual, nor; perhaps; did so much as a single mule"
o-riii.krse tall into the hands of the enemy.
The Governor of Gerona. was left with a gar-
rison 'Of 3090 men. The momenLl receive the
detailed. report of Garcia Conde, I shall transmit it
to your •Excellency. •In•the mean time, I send you
extratEts krotti those of O'Donnell, Robira, Claws,
slid tliatiden.
God, &c.
(sgped) . fr. JoAQULti BLAKI3.".
•• he. adlquaricr, at ()tor, Sept. 13,
•i Addressed to Don tkritur,io come'.

[EXTII.VaT OF A piIIVATE LETTER.]
• SEVIELK, SEPT. o.—The 'Frerkh for:ces in this
coun't.y are; at present, considerably less than -half'
tie nuMbei of our troops. Such dispositions pre
eaopted, Mitt Madrid is expected to be tree' before
of a foi(night. The army' of La,
-unaer ttie eOrnmandot/Seignidr Eguia, 'is
now xety repe6lable: 'There -is an army of obser-
vrition .and another of operation in
of upwards- of 30,000 r..er)..