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total.ceSiation'oftha firing, bßitnesolved toind.ou
the cause, it. was tflatiktjtilritialpAiSib,ip that; this
should not have given them some tay.oureeleroo-'
ments to make off, but theeiostent I had ascertainr
ed their flight, I ordered one ,) linndred cavalry to
pursue them; and rforwitlistanding the darkness of
the night, and the fear ot any ambush !side). the t;Oft.,
my, 'rendered this-service on an unkpown road parr
t iculariy hazardous, yet the troopiperfornied,it with
the greatest intieptdity, killing thirty mete and
making twenty prisoners.; the remeinder escaped tq
Saratosa. Many articles of provisems were foetid
within the fortress, and they were equally diStribut-
ed among my soldiers. ~*
On the e ath marched to Luna, and proceeded
during the night to Alyerve. Thienerny, who had
fortified themselves *el a convent, were prepared tOr
an attack. On the 'night of, the 16th we began to
dig a mine, in.order to destroy one of
.the angles_of:
the place. While this operation was carrying ,ou
with the greatest activity, and the remainder of the
troops werestationedto observe the enemy's mover,
ments, I received intelligence that a body,of eleven
hundred infantry and forty` cavalry, were, 00. titer
march from.Saragossito relieve the besieged, and
destroy my corps; I therefore retired in the great-,
est silence, placing the infantry on a hill command
ing the road, and ordeting the advanced guard:to
keep a vigilant watch. . ,
Early in the mornia,g of the leth,.the enemy
made his iappearance. advanced posts Com-
menced tiring, and kept it,up'without interMissioe
*lntl' they fell back upon the Main. bvdy. The
French, full of ridiculous pride, reviled us; end.tesed
many insulting expressions. • e
So great was the indignation of my soldiers''. at
hearing such bombast from men whom they highly
despised, that they grew desperate to the extreme..
A considerable number of the enemy, despising,:the
fite.of our musquetry, ascended our hill„ sword in;
hind, with true soldierlike courage ; they took pos.
seision of the lower, part of it, hut were instantly
driven back by our fire, .and by the bayonet, leave
ing behind them nineteen klled and forty-nine
wounded,—
HaVingehen concentrated into one.solid column,
they Continued.their mareleto the town of Ayerve,
where they were reinforced by twenty cavelry from
the garrison,; and hating supplied themselves with
aminnuition, thermatched to fluesca. i followed
their rear-guard with.one Hundred and 'sixty cavalry,
delaying their march in the plain, that the infantry
under my second , in command;, Don Gregorio Cm-
ceaga, might come up, as I had before agreed upon
Witle,him. I left two companies of cavalry acid in-
fantry befoto the. gapieon, ,to continue working at
the mine, sending another detachment of equal
sttength on the road to,daca, to pursue the celebrated
Chatnoed, ,who, with . considerable supplies.entrust-
ed to his abarge, was endeavouring to 'throw him-
self into. Jaca with his detachment; but they could
not come up with him, although the pursuit lasted
for three hours.
While. I was checking the march of the 'column
with my cavalry, divided into three detachments, a
pm of the infantry, under die command of the A:1-
jutani Don Pedro Antonio, Harrena, overtook my
rear-guard at the same time that my second in
command, Lieutenant-Colonel Doe Gregorto Cre,
ch iga, filed of tepidly on my right,
,threatening the
left ot the enemy's column. This officee, With the
ist bartalien formed sections, filed off without
firing a shot, to attack theeoeiny's rear. I order.
ed the flank company to support this movement,
and menaced the, right of the enemy with another
detachment 04 cavalry, keeping the remainder 0:
his front.
I cannot but do the Justice to the French tosay,
that their coulness and firm
,resistance•were ethnic-
able; they formed' into, an oblong square, and the
infantry kept firing within haft pistol-shot.. This
imprudent temerity, and the menacing bperatioe of
Cruchaga, obliged them to retreate aid pen their
march they famed into a-Siefard, continually filling
up the losses in their ranks ; but, terrified by the
Courage of :My, iercititry, which was approaching
with fixed hayßti‘eis„end seleitl, at the discipline of
my cavalry; they again 'retreated ; and having gone
through the yjllage of Plecencie, they aearn„ tar the
third time, formed into a squats, uthragain were
they ConipellA to abandon the grotmd. acing in-
stantly charged by my troops, they for the fourth
time, formed into a square, suppro fed by their caval-
ry. Ctuctiaga had by this time come up with their
rear-guard, end his bettaliien„ atter a general die-
charged mesquetry, etietinced with the bayonet ;
at the same moment the other detachment of in-
fantry executed a similar movement, an.l then cavalry
began a dreadful slaughter,. •
It is impossible to describe the horror of the
French at this act of, Spanish valour. Such bold-
ness appeared to them impossible ; they. tiever ima-
gined that seven hundred infantry, with one hun-
dred and sixty cavalry, would have attempted to
disperse-, kill, and make prisonera, a greater ,trumber
of their, enemies ferined into a sqUare,. Af.ere
basing suffered a (heedful slaughter; their otesti-
nacy gaVe way; and itt last they -laid down their,
arms. Their, infamous devalry behaved most dis-
loYilly, for; after having surrendered, :they drew
their swoida, wounded several
,of my,soldiers; and
endeavoured to escape, bitt they were pursued and
all put to the sword, except live, •nfitehom, howe
ever, two were attte %verde taken 'at the gates of
Huesca. •
Stich has been the fate of the eleven hundred
infantry kid sixty cavalry, who came .40
in ult'us;
Nine hundred nem of Navatre, under eenn-
mend, have annihilated teat haughty column', su.
pefior in nembers. to them, and none hare they
left. but three refugees, who have fled to Saragosa,
to spread th.se news, and inspire with terror their
compartions io arms in Arragou, and teach them to
respect. the wens of Spain. We have made pri-
soners the Commander of the coluMn, seventeen
officers, and six hundred and forty men, including
Serjeants 'and corporals; the remainder were killed
on the ot battle, or have died from their
wounds..-. Oar -loss consists ht six killed, among
the Com nander, ad interim, of the cavalry,
Don Miguel Lizarr aga, and one serjeant, and in
thitty-tour wounded; my horse received a wound
iducti has made him unfit for service.
• This day has covered, with glory my officers and
soldiers ; I 'cannot sufficiently praise their valour,
enthusiasm, and resolution, in the.bettlee and their
obedience to my word of command amidst the
greatest dangers, They have preserved the honour

of •the Opainsti EkTFIV, 311 U. aviutrea a new triumpu,
which! will. be read with pleasure in otn,mtlitary
annals most particularly recortanenfi the
brave .I.vinnera, of this v,ctory, who have entitled
rfi'emselvcs to ;-very ,; , ,
1 iinntediately,proce!..tled to Huesca, the garrison
of u hich haS lied, from ~fe,rr ist.to,
power. I tound.many useful 'etreZ.ls aritl five Spanish
officers, whom t!,,eyi'kept prisoners in the place;
they, lia‘e.been reicuei),.ani hare procerded t, join
their regiments ;( 1 fetUrned hither on the 2d, :and
after. giving my troops 80111 d repose, I shall take a

God preserve your Exceller cy many yeirs,
• Most F.;xceileni Sir, , -
(Sign,cl) FRANCISCO Y MINA.
Od.
"ro Don Gabriel ti Menlizabel (tin: aboye
• for your Excellency's int,attatton.).
(Sighed) FRANCISCO T.SPOL X MINA.
To the Most Exvellent Senor Getier4
Sir Howard Douglas, on a MitiSiOß
to the North of Sp.titt.

Extra ft of. a I.cttur from Coloncl Mina to Sir Howard

pnuglas, Bart. claled Sanguesa, 2611 t Oct: 181 i.
Our army of Valencia _has been Several timers
it.tecessful rigitinst the enemy. El Ernpecinado and
General Duran 'reduced, on tile 4th 01 October, the
garr-ilon of Calatuyud of 'eight buthlred men. 'A
gnat quantity ,of,:gram, .with many 'valtrble neces..-
,aries, were 1010 within the
,wale; lot mer
kV;Ii ilistrils3uteA amongst. the farmers and.
of the distriet, the latter attscing,t the soldiers.

They likewise captured the garrison. of Fntsmo,
consisting of one otlicer andsthirtine men; and
attacked a VrenCh column marehidg ftom Altunnia
to the relief of t3aktuyud, killing lintel,' cuirashiers,
and making six pyisoners, among whom was Cotu.
nelOuillot, the Commander.

betferal Duron is, stationed near Calamyud ; El
Edipecinadoat an,ll on ihe roads to l'etuel
anti D;iroca ; Generals Main and the ' Cinde Oe•,.
Montijo are, arrived, at , Cuenca with inx thousand
men from the third army. ~ •

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