The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-10 00:00:00

FIGHT OF HORSES.

Bututaparts frunt
being informed of the:
The Spanish army under the Marquis '!,e la flosnatau„ whiLk
seized upon the port of
rawn
a
'men fur independence, deter-
n;yitddrbr' coimitileetga(i cr,u:il:ntst6ezl'''Hdi':abgPciegnel litGe°arsr:;:dhail;t;jlYtolowleelrilrit.tth:,;a: on the 10th of August, .1 SOS,
embarked on bokla the squadron commanded by Rear-Adtuiral
Keats. 4P:A before the embarkation the following sineabo-
speemee was witnessed. —E4litor.
Among the Spanish troops were two regiments of
cavalry, the horses of which (besides about 200 for the
saddle or draught), consisting of the finest of the Spanish
breed, were lila& and unmutilated, with fine long tails and
flowing manes ; but which, from the shortness of time, it
was found impossible to bring away, and it was determined
to abandon them : at the moment of embarkatiort, how-
ever, they created 4 scene most remarkable. The first
regiment was drawn up about 100 yards int:;ind, and Gen:
Romano, addressing himself to Adm:,rat Keats, said,
" Perhaps I ought to order thete fine horses to be de-
stroyed; but their exists a sort r,f mutual attaehment be-
tween the soldier and his kotse, amounting almost to
friendship,
mightbe unwillingly :ne !Oath to give an order that
which
nilleic:::cuted; some will go to the ene-
to 6? e.'ountry people, so they must take their
i has re e ;tier' gave directions for the bridles to be
taken off, land they were quitted with their saddles on.
In It skort time they began to feel that they were without
lild sonic.s
ret:traint, and roused perhaps by some horses and snares
which had been grazing on the common (the contiguous
land had that appearance), they began to move ; neighing,
galloping, and disorder soon took place, which grew into
kicking anti biting, and a most furious battle ensued,
which for some time interrupted the embarkation. The
second regiment, at the Rear-Admiral's desire, was taken
to another field of rising ground, and about half a mile
farther off, when the horses were quitted iri that tame
manner as the first. In a short time 11;sorsfere because
manifest in the horses of this regiment also; and,rsittracted
by the noise and sight ,of the distant battle, they suddenly
galloped over the two intermediate
battle, and formed at once a sight exceedingly' grand and
liiieetdgoetre,atbroke full
epee,into the common, rushed amidst the ragin
g
astonishing. They combated with their- teeth, as well as
with their hind feet; but they fought principally on end,
striking with their forefeet, apparently with immense force,
and .with a rage that approached to madness. But in
their utmost fury they seemed to avoid the sight of man;
while their sidling movements clearly showed that they
were desirous of preserving some military order, and whirls
at times gave them the appearance of acting in concert.
Thu Marquis, unprepared for this terrific *cello, sit lenift,ll
gave orders for the soldiers to endeavour to defeats? witu
their swords such of those beautiful animals sat were still
living. But this was a service both dangerous mid dilli-
cult ; and though. the common was afterwerds covered
with their bodies, some of them lying
in.groups of ten or a
c
dozen, and in one of them the Marquis and Rear-Adinirelounted thirteen, yet more of them appeared to have been
killed in the battle than by, the sword....l,iriniahain
Chronicle.

THEATRICAL STAIts.--7-We are blesstal with stars
of various magnitude in our theatrical hemisphere.
From the first to the seventh :bevy are well defined,
then follows a host of inferior not visible
but by the help of an opera giess. i'ltc yiatttre of all
is different some are always eclipsing, some are at-
wiivg. in eciipse., There are comets among them too,,
whleh rove from system to system, and visit distant
sane. Some, like inferior planets, have their.transiti
,and immersions. They pass, repass, appear, andglide
away. Some are but satellites and attendants on a
greater luminary ; some are but nucleus and `nebula,
masses of indefinable matter, which seem- to,teintto a
centre—and then—what then ? who
rary chronicle,