The Sun.
London, England, 1810-09-11 00:00:00

SPAIN.

-Copy ofa Dispatch front Colonel Don Mtcuz nz Az.v ERA
to his Excellency Gencrill o,'l)ozgrizr... dated Albes, huly
26,
,
4. Very Excellent Senor,
" I have'the honotn' to inform your Excellency,
th to on the 29th of last Month, by a paity of armed.
pea.::intry„l received news that the enemy was near'
St-rtittand colleLiing provisions, to the number of
about 900 men. Oii further examination, the news
was confirint..4 to me by a person I 'dkpatelircl to-in-'
quire, but I found that the French did not exceed
800. :Upon this intortniitlo6 I deemed it prudent to
concentrate the fbrees wider My command, amount-
ing to 00 'int-al-au and 150 cavalry, together with
a b,(ly .t.f near 200 ai-np d peasants of the mountains,
and cUltecled the Guerill.s, making in the whole
1000 men. The' pidsa;it's were only armed with
pikes and a feW muskets; our cavalry were not all
mounted.

." The present month We began the march, in
the direction cat Seffinna, crossing the small river
einca,' at 'Mara. On the 13th July we passed
through•'Serrintia, and next day came in sight of the.
enenny, who had'completed his foraging, • and wiis
making. away with it under his cOnvoy towards Se-
na 'de las Funtas. It consisted of waggons
loaded with provisions and plunder, taken from the
surrounding' Country. - • •
" Upon finding they were pursued, they
dis-
patch, d t he convoy forwatti under guard of 150 men;
and the remainder drew up and waited our coming
up, to.Sto? our further advance against -the convoy
w hid) was getting away as fast' as they"Ooold.—.—
They posted themselve3 to great 'advantage on the
River Swedo, with a reserve on an eminence. They
were drawn' up in,three.divisioms, the middle corn•
inande'd by Colonel Ferer, who had been a very suc-
cessful officer.

The instant •our 'troops came in sight of the
French, with a well-directed volley, which 'checked
them, the Spaniards, '.undaunted, aroin charged
the French and dislodged them, !Saving about 70
dead in the held .; *the enemy tit:d with the greatest
precipitation; his loss-in he'pursuit wfii very great.
In the meati. time I had fOrwardeci• the 200 armed
pvasants 'to overtake the convoy, which they did aC-
Lorut.)gly ; and'a.fir a vt-iy severe coutiict,-in which
therconducted themselves bravely, they were suc-
cessful, and 26 wagons sell lino our hands, three
of "then' having bee burnt. Forty Frenelimen
threw' dowii their arms and submitted, on 'cOndition
that• their gives shoAd be spared.
" This brilliant aalfOn haS done honour to every
man engaged, and the thanks of the country ate due.
to them for their excellent conduct. Reward- is most
especially owing to Captiains of Infantry, Rolegre
and DUelita, whom your ExcellenCy wi3 report to
his Maje:ty, as well as the whole corps. " By this
achsiev(::hient, v 4 waggons,' loaded with all sorts of
stoles, and a large amount of money,' have neer; re-
gained, as well as 150 stand otarin, picked up on the
tield,,lest by the enemy. The prisoners are 73, Ant
the killed about woo, besides a great numbts hound-
ed.- Our loss is small 43 killed, and 107 wuoncled.
(Signed) " Miuuz DE ALTERA."
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The trial of Daniel Aris will not take place at the
ensoing Old Bniley'Sessions, as the Mi4gtiiraies n„ve
remanded him, pro forma, fur another exainioaitou
in ii:moiltb, when the Sessions will hate frait,iid,
order that time might •be for i tie ap.,relis sion
pt Harper, alias Smith, and lloheitS, *,+ ,rich
be:llA ticulatty :essential 'to telu'OW • real lilt on the
whole of the nransaciion,