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London, England, 1819-10-19 00:00:00

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the will; tit 13onza, in the-initnediate vicinity of
the City of Tooja. •

On the 20th our army presented itself on the front of the
enemy's positions, which were excellent, fruM the breast-
.worki and foss which the Wails aadbrnken ground afforded
him. All our attempts to dislodg( the enemy produced no
other effect than our continually beating in the guerrillas

I sent out to oppose us.
At five this morning, the army marched by the road of Sa-
litre de Paype, to attack the enemy sword in hand, mid force
him to abandon his defences. At ten, the army succeeded in
passing the river Sogamoza, and at twelve met the enemy,
who had moved towards us.
Circumstances obliged us to take op a most extraordinarily
unfavourable position, in which we were attacked with' im-
petuosity by the whole Spanish army of New Granada.
The first battalion of the King's. with some companies of
the second, marched on our left, and to them were op-
posed the two battalions of the van. At the same time,
the enemy moved on our front the second and third
battalions of Numantia, the remains of the Tambo, amid
the regiment of dragoons of Granada, where they were at-
tacked by a column of the rear, at the head of which
were some companies of the British Legion, who charged
with such intrepidity that the enemy was at once beaten and
dispersed. By a vigorous rally, he renewed the battle with
desperation, made himself master of the heights, and our
army, almost surrounded, suffered a horrible fire on all sides.
Any other troops than these of the Republic would have lost
so brilliant a victory as that we have gained. A colninn of
cavalry, headed by the brave Command e• Rondon, destroyed
a part of the enemy's infantry, at the time our infantry doing
the same with that in our rear, and another part of our ca-
valry, commanded by Lieutenant Carvajal, charged that of
the enemy nu the high road.
The Spanish army was dislodged from every point it occu-
pied, and the excellent position taken up by the remains of
his cavalry alone saved it from total destruction. The battle
continued until sen•set, with an obstinacy and acharnMent of
which no idea can be formed. The enemy lost in killed and
wounded five hundred of his best troops; and left in our pos-
session a mUltitude of prisoners, muskets, lances, ammuni-
tion cases, military chest, trumpets, and two standards of the
dragoons of Granada, without being able to calculate accu-
rately the number dispersed.
Our loss consists of one hundred and flour in killed and
wounded.

Every corps in the army has distinguished itself; but a
particular mention is due to the conduct of Commandant
Hondon and Lieutenant Carvajal; and likewise to that of the
British companies, to whom his Excellency the President of
the Republic, notwithstanding it was the first time they had
fought molar our banners, has granted the Star of Liberators,
iu tvstitokiny of their steadiness and gallantry.
We are now is vossosion of the whole province of Tunja,
with the exception of the capital, and those of Socorro and
Pamplona are entirely free, and the remainder of the country
in insurrection. Tbe towns of New Granada have received
the Liberating Army with the most extraordinary enthusiasm.
All are determined to be free; and the army, surrounded by
towns so patriotic and decided, stands in need of nothing.