The Sun.
London, England, 1811-12-02 00:00:00

''*bY the two soadrbos of the 2d hussars, and •
c4e of the 9th Light DragOonsi was particularly
the; latter commanded by Captain Gore,.
1.4 Whole. under Major Bussche, of the Hussars.
taught previously tn have mentioned, that the
cavalry having, through the .dairkness of the
130 t and the badness of the road, been somewhat
pad; the Spanish Cavalry under the Count de,
nilneVillernur was, on this.occasion, the first to
frtm•
11
1341:the plain, and engaged the enemy, un-
-11111.0 British.were enabled io come up.
the enemy was now in full retreat, but Major
Vtri 10
eral:Boward's column having gained the pointi,
!°*hich it was directed, and the left column gain...,
trilast upon himi, he had no re‘out se but to stir'.
'Nlder or to disperse, and ascend the mountain.--
Prefilred the lat ter, and. ascending near , the
titeril extremity of the ascent, and which might
rl'e'been deemed inaccessible, was followed closely
tYthe2Bth and 3:ith Itegiments,, whilst the 39th
!ITlnent, and Colonel Ashworth's Portuguese In-
"q'aollowed round the foot of the mountain by,
!the rruxillo'ruad, to take him again inflank. At
"lan* time, Brigadier Infantry
"dad ll. t soree.distance to the left. with theaame

b 4" "T'S7'btt irnagieed,;thelenemy's troopi were
:thls time fin ihe'titinost panic ; his cavalry was
Ing
in every direction, the 'int-linty threw away
11,Yir
arm', and the :only effort of either was ro
stnspe ,r,
ion, • 4he troops tinder Maior-General Howard's
14-'n'and, as well as those he had sent round the
10: of the mountain, 'pursued theM over the
o.:Kst snaking prisoners at every 'step ; until his
teat
teen becable so exhausted and "few in number,
hiat it was necessary for him to halt and 'secure the
trisone
hi I Is, and leave the futther!pursUit to:the Spa-
i.''.'lnfantry . under General MOtillo'; who, fvomb
tiedire6lion in which they had ascended had nook'
e'e'rtle the must advanced. The fora .General
t'anl had with him at the commencement, Whicb-
:44(ed of 2.500 infantry and 600 cavalry, beint
1:614 time totally dispersed. In the course of
le operations, Brigadier-General Campbell's bri-
114(''' of Portuguese infantry (the 4th and loth re-
illent‘l, and the lath Portuguese infantry, joined
from
Cosa de Don Antonio, where they had halted
1-1. the preceding night.; and as soon as I judged
-.Y
could no longer be required at the scene of
1.'105, 1 detached them with the brigade, consist-
;ll'" °f the both, 7 t st; and 621' Regiments, tied Ma-
Ait'Qtneral Long's Brigade. of Cavalry towardi Me-
-73. They reached St. Pedro that night, and en-
levtel Merida this mornitig ; the enemy having,' in
grtteat4:"ll of the night,. retreated from hence-in
alaNto.Almendralego, The Count de Penne
v itemur formed the advanced guard with 'his ca-
z,,a•lY' and had entered the town previous to the
arrival .se
The the British. • .
ultnnale consequences of these of rations
roe!" not point out to your Lordshipl- their im-
late result is . the capture of one General of
c
13,alrY (Bra e),. • one Colonel of Cavalry (the
(Piltnee rritie • berg), one . Lieutenant'. Colonel,
`lef of 'she
tat • Major); one Aid-de-Camp
°f General
General Girard, two Lieutenant-Colonels, One
eo
ihitnrnihaaire de Guerte,• thirty Captains and In-
1. °facers, and upwards of one thousand of n'tih.
to 7; missioned Officers and soldtert, already sent
the" under an escort to Portilegreei• The" Whole of
ktlenetnY'S artillery, baggage, and commlisariati
at ne niagaiines of corn, which 'he 'had collatd
of ‘'aceres
and . Merida, ' and the, contribtiflOn
to money Which he had levied on the forme
qtr .1 besides the total dispersion of Gen. Girard's.
s. The lois of the enemy in killed must also
Par:lbee,n Severe, while that on our side was corn-
let vel trifling, (as appears by the accompanying
%Urn' in whiCh your Lordship will lament to see
tit name of Lieut. Strenuvvitz, Aid-de-Camp to
t4l7lt'Gen. Sir ,William Erskine, whose extreme
• vai -nt-rY, tad him into the midst of the enemy's ca-
tY' "'occasioned his being taken prisoner.

Ili
s leasended an expedition which, although
r,t br
461 INN/ into play, to the full
.extent the
,gal-
kiverY,,' alld Spirit of• those engaged, will I trust
Ne 'lnera a claim to your Lordship's approbation.--
lAe praise of mine can do. justice to their admira-
by
All
; the patience and good will
sof "" tanks during forced riiarches in the worst
retge4ther ; their stria at to the ,orders they
theed, the precision with which they moved to
the attack, and their obedience to command during.
tie aleil°n ; in short, the.: manner in whichmry,,
i
tee las performed his duty from: the firsto n
• „t
b hancernent ot the operation,' merits my 41. itYniegt
. nlts? and will not, I am sure, passutiOtiirtcu,
' y°tlr Lordship. ' ' '
T Lieutenant-General .•
eatenant-General Sir William Erskine, 'I
mint e% W/tw
• -
express my obligations for his ;lee ice.
v„
14:e upon all occasions ; to' Major-Generap,iHew.
Ai* who dismounted and headed his trooprop;the,
at).l!nit ascent of the Sierra, and ithronghout, +1
t,il?
,°ado6led his column, ;and to
rei.*ilia exeiliOn".:4' at the 'head Major-Gera
- of shis..brignde.,
Y 1 - ,ITV'Mf particularly indebted. I roma 81,0
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