The Sun.
London, England, 1811-10-16 00:00:00

columns, took post in-tliffarent-clife4ns; that none
of them might
,escape but the.ariritir and impa-
-tiengcs of these sixteen soldiers did not permit diet
'to tise,tl,:eir,ntuskets, and they fall 'npon the'g-eht
(Vannes sword in hand,' wtindid not giv'e ground:till
• they saw the columns. They then tied, and NA cre
tii,rsued • as. far a, the tnud-walls of -Legatees and
Catavaiteht I, and the turnpike-bate: of the bridge of
Segovia, though the gat risons of these vilhiges had
h-at- the generale, and turned out under arms, The
result was, that only tire, gendarmes. escaped, all
woundt md; six remaining prisoners, with the notary
and his folioWe'rs, and the rest were killed."

, .
The same Palarea, united with D.' Gregotio
Gomez; Commandant of the bussars• at; Avila,' werte
endeavouring to intercept vvith their parties the.ene-
rny',6 convoys, O!1 the road from Madrid to Estrema-
dura ; and on -the-2,2d, thy learned that a convoy,
escorted by 500 Men , had set out from Talavera ;
but v.bile t,tt ti,uir mai co to place thesmsetvcs in arn;
bush, they received notice than 7o Vrenat'diagnons,
with 2 officers, Convoying an Aide!-tle-camput Ma
Mont's, with a courier, had just entered ~Sonnta
Olalla. On the 23d they discovered thein frottiSoine
olive-groUnds,-‘itt which they dfew bp a squadron of
the Numantines, 'ittnier cover, to attack. them in
front while another squadron of
.the hussars of
Avila was to attack them in the rear. As soon as
Ilt9, were drawn up, at the words'' Upon them! they
ale the fellowa of Teinbtuque," the 'charge was
given in such good time, and with such velocity, that
the. French had iicarcaly time no chip their, hands to
their swords, and immediately 'fled out of the road ;
but' none'of them escaped death, wounds, or 'capture.
Very mew surrendened -without defending them-
selves obsiitiately anus, honses; and baggair, all
fell into the-hands of our gallant hoisars.; with 57
prisoners, among whom were-a Captain, a Lieute-
nant, and two serreant-5... The rest were, all, killed :
with this remarkable circuanaance, that thew were
among them the thtee.oldest goldiets of the regiment
(which is the i 8 dragoot'is), decorated with the cross
of the legion of henour. This action did not • cost
our hussars a single drop of lajootl..
" The Numaoine dragoons deserve, the greatest
'ortheat valour and generosity ; tor, though
jun.-tly ex..sperated at the tsilt dragoons for the cruel
Vengi.a'oce which they: in flii:ted at Temblequer
the-s+h un
of J .nuary, oft the soldiers of the first spa.
drop of N ~tll,ll.ltillefi, they spared the lives 01 the
very dragoons who, on the sth ut January, had
massacred their companionns'afier, their surrender at
Tembleque.. . .
" 'These commandants have sent me, from their
ambulatory head-quarter., at San Pablo,' under an
escort of 50 tntissars, 67 French prisoners; 'and 48
capMied Spaniards, deserters and maletat4ori..6l/ all
classes, among whom are I hc,Notary and Alguazils,
comtnis4ioped by thd Madrid Police, who have been
placed in sectnity at my head-qt.:l:merit, that they
'may Seer the punishment which each-of them de..
serves, according to his crimes." • ,

POLICE,

Bow-sTiti!.yr.,-P-Yesterday, IVilli.urrk Harrold was
bruffElit boort; 11"..a,,, guA.p, Trn,l, underwent ' final
examination, chained with having naval stores in his
possession ittsle to give a ' satisfadory
account how he•Lecame poiAessed at them.
Theprilioner was stopped a few nights.bince at
Piit9nville, by Litnbrick, the patrols, with a flag in
his possession. • •
John Bannatcl, the Chief Qlerk.to khe.Master-
Attendantat the Dock-yard, at Deptford, attended,
and.stated, that the flag found upon the prisoner wee
a Dam') signA flag; containing 96 yards of new nar-
row hunting, marked .with a single tape, being the
usual rnarls:put on the King's. naval stores, and the.
value of the bunting was 184.
The prisoner HUE being able to pay 101, lie was
'conflated under the 30th and 40th of Ge0..111. cap.
80, and sentenced to three months, itnprisonment,
the value of the: pfoperty being uuder slnl-
lings. If it had been above, it would have been an
indittable offence: