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DIE LATE B,ITTLES IN 4SP,eIILV.

FRENCH OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS.

BATTLE OF ALBA DE TORMES, Nov. zB.

The Duke del Parque, not having dared to receive
iet•tle at Carpi°, and having resolved to retreat, ear-
ied his inteni ion. into effect very precipitately in [be
night between the 26th and :stn. The dispositions
Inc the attack were ordered, when we were inform-
ed of his movement. The army was immediately
t. tit in pursuit of him, partly towards Trieno, partly
t. rds Cauta la Pedro., and the cavalry towards
on the road to Salamanca. On the 28th,
at tour in the morning, each column put itself in
toetionefroin its particular positions, the light cavalry
'healitig, followed by the second division of dragoons,
.Ji:d the infantry of the. 6th corps. At Vittoria
we receiv::'d certain information that the enemy had
wirer, the direCtion of Alba de 'Formes. till we
dtayaired of overtaking them, as they w ere ten hours
;a ad% emcee and had already reached the toot of the
inntintait•s ; but fortune reserved for us the opeortu-
;thy of a decisive success. At noon, Gen. Lerce:,
with four hundred horse of the 3d hussars and lath
{h,sseurs, pushed forward, followed, at an interval
,an hoer, by the dragoons and by General Mar-
eltand, commanding the 6th corps. On arriving on
the Almar, General Lorcet met the enemy's posts,
and threw them back upon the town. All their
army Was found still there, posted one -part upon
the right bank of the river, and the other part, with
the w hole of the cavalry, upon the left bank. Gene-
ral Lr,wet, finding himself too weak, gale ground
a little : the enemy took confidetice from this, and
was already advancing with the sharp-shooters of his
cavalry and :infantry behind the Almar. The second
division of dragoons, augmented by the 15th and 25th
dragoons, and four pieces of light artillery, came up
at tour o'clock. They were ordered to proceed un-
der cover of a curtain, which covered their march
upon the plains by which the enemy was advancing.
The first brigade, composed of the 3d and 6th
of dragoons, under the orders of General Millet,
advanced in order of battle. As soon as, General
Lo:cel reached the left of the enemy, a general
charge of the two brigades was ordered, and was.
executed with such vigour and promptitude, that in
er instant the enemy's lines were brokenoin spite
of a shower of grape and musket bullets. Their
cevalry fled without exchanging a stroke of a sabre,
and partly repassed the river. The infantry was
out to pieces, and five pieces of cannon taken.—
There remained a second line of infantry. In the
disorder into which •success itself had thrown our
cavalry, it could not continue its charge, and it re-
turnof at full gallop, destroying all that it had pre-
viously i:assed, till it came and formed itself a seccnd
time behind the brigades of Gen. Carrie and Col.
Orneno, which were advancing. The 15th and,2sth
• were placed in column on the flanks to charge the
euemy's cavalry, which had returned to the support
of their infantry. This charge, which had for its
object the breaking of the second line of the ene-
my's infantry, had the same success as the former;
the enemy's cavalry took flight in the most coward-
ly manner, never to appear again. Colonel Ornano,
ot the head of the 25th dragoons, took four pieces
of artillery. Psi-Om that time there was not another
moon-shot flied, and the 25th dragoons found
thamselves on the rear of the enemy's line. They
hld time, however, to retire to a height difficult of
access, and to form a square of from three to 4000
men. General Carrie was surrounding this body
also, and the.re was reasonable ground to hope that •
it would he forced to lay down its arms; but night
was rapidly coming on, and was about to snatch our
ptey from us. Officer after Officer hastened to call
the light at tillery, which was at some distance; end
in the !oval' time the square was summoned to sur-
render, but it could not be approached,,as troops of
this description pay little respect to the usage or na-.
Cons, and the charaaer of flags of truce. In the
mean time the night fell, there was no artillery nor •
ialantry, the enemy was on the point of escaping
across the ravines that bordered their left. A charge
was feigned, in order to intimidate them to surrender.
rout this demonstration having no effect, the line re-
turned upon the rear of the square to keep it in check,
while the first brigade of dragoons watched it in front.
Gen. Marchand hastened the march of his infantry ;
it arrived running : but it bad to climb a rocky
mountain, and had already made a march of eight
leagues ; it had been in motion since four o'clock in
the, tnerniug, it was now half-past five in the even-
ing. At length the first brigade, commanded byGen.
.r.vtineurte, an intrepid officer, arrived within vou
toises of the *quare at the same time with the artil-
lery. It was night, and those who knew the position
could scarely distinguish the enemy above from be-
111W. General Maucune was placed in the proper
rt,6:7;on, and notwithstanding the darkness, received
ortlefsto carry the square, and to enter the town.
IPie brave infantry did not hesitate an infant : while
if advanced 15 0r2,0 cannon shot were direded upon
the square. At the first shot the vedettes of the dra-
goons saw the enemy break, and throw thetuselves
into the ravines, the soldiers throwing away their
arms and accoutrements, in order to escape more ra-
pidly. It was iropcasible for the cavalry to follow
time fugitives. General Maucune, finding the ene-
my's roaition abandoned, pursued the eolurrin by tile
sound of confused voices. He arrived at the town at
the same moment with the enemy : he entered re-
solutely, tell on the teiloi the fugitives without firing
a shot, killed 200 men with the bayonet, and made
himself master of the bridge, together with two
baktritzers. The night was so dark, that it was im-
possible to make. any farther movements ; each corps
T. upon its position. In a few moments we saw
all the force of the enemy upon the left of the
Tormes extinguished. They all took to flight in-
the most frightful disorder, in every direction, seek-
ing safety in the neighbouring woods and moun-
tains. With the exception of the brigade of Mau-
cnne, the infantry had no occasion • to take any part
in the business, and the affair has been decided prin-
cipally by the cavalry. This affair may tle consi-
dered decisive ; and the enemy's army, beaten and
dispersed, will not be able to present itself again for
a long time. This battle, from its importance,
and frettu the results with will :h it is likely to be
attended, is one of those which do most honour to
the French cavalry. Fifteen pieces of cannon, six
;tandarcls, taken sword in hand; a General, many
colonels,, and more than one hundred Officers
(41Fq thousan tten lying dead on the held

KELLERMAN,
The General of Division Commanding in Chief.

Alta de 7'ormes, Aov. 29, lBog.

M. LE MA REC HA L—The. enemy's army, after hav-
ing escaped from Alba de Tonnes, under favour of
the night, and in the greatest confusion, sought to gain
the mountains without keeping in a body, which
might have been the means of its protection, not one
battalion was in a body ; every one sought safety
as he could ; some took the direction of Salvatierra,
others that. of Banos and Ciudad Bodrigo. In the
morning of the 26th, it was impossible. for me to as-
certain the direction in which they were. I there-
fore took the resolution to throw colutus into the
woods in the differeat points, in order to seize and
bring in those dispersed among them. I advanced•
myself upon San Pedro de Rakidos. About half
way it had changed its direttion, and taken that of
Monterabro,. to gain Banos. There was no village
where we could get information, and the soil was so
dry and firm, that we could not distinguish the
traces of an army. In fine, we lost all traces of
them. Having no longer, any hope of coming up
with them, and being even certain of their dispersion,
and of the impossibility of their again joining, so as
to undertake any thing, I left to the bad weather
the care of destroying them, and of completing their
misery. Ignorant besides of what was passing at
Madrid, anxious to give some intelligence of my
proceedings, and to dispel the uneasiness his Ma-
jesty might have conceived, I resolved to return
upon the line of my march, sending detachments
in pursuit of the flying enemy. I have sent one di-
viiion to Salamanca, and have thrown another on
Fuente Rable, in order to scour the front of the
army, and have placed a• brigade of dragoons in re-
serve at Peymeranda 'de Transmonte, in order to
sustain the brigade of infantry established at Alba,
which I regard as the essential point. I have ex-
amined the Castle," which I find capable of being
defended as long as a brave Commander could de-
sire. I have ordered it to be immediately put in a
proper state. I have sent the 10th regiment of dra-
goons to Benevente, and.l take the ; ith -with me
to Valladolid, to receive its new clothing. All the
accounts received inform me that the enemy have
lost in killed and wounded, and, above all, in dis-
persed, more than 10,000 men. The Gallicians
and Asturians seek to regain their mountains, throw-
ing away theft arms. Their arms are found in every
direction. Above 6000 muskets have already been
broken or burned, and it may be affirmed with
certainty, that this army is beyond the possibility
of being re-organized or to-united, or appearing
again in the field. It has lost its best troops, which
Were the rear guard; and how could it dare to pre-
sent itself in the-plait, with the recollection, that
two thousand cavalry, on unfavourable ground, had
been sufficient to beat it, and to put it to the most
complete rout.

Accept, &c.
(Signed) KELLXIIMAN,

of ()Attie, or in the direalon of the pursuit ; and General officers, officers, and men—all have done
15,000 muskets taken or destroyed, are the trophies i their duty in the Most brilliant manner.
of this vi€tory. We have made but few prisoners. ! [Here tbilows a long' list of Officers who distinguished
The reports hitherto made, state but from 1600 to i 'themselves.
.2000, among whom is a Colonel of artillery. Our (Signed)
loss bears no proportion to that of the enemy. The
total is but eighteen killed and titty-seven wounded.
I hare the honour to be, &c.

" Le Marechal Due de TREVISO."

MAI LS.
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