Star.
London, England, 1810-11-23 00:00:00

PATRIOTIC PARTIES OF GUERRILL4L

The acts of intrepidity and valour with which the
patriotic parties scatte,.ed aver the whole Peninsula
incessantly annoy and slowly annihilate their invaders,
are so multiplied, that it is difficult to give an account
of them. Of many we are ignorant, or only imper-
fectly know them, because they take place in the cen-
tre of the provinces occupies by the enemy ; and be-
cause the chiefs of the Guerrillas are not very anxious
to give an account of their operations.
13 ut it it is neither jitst to the public, and especially
to our trans-atlantic brethren, to deprive them of in-
formation so interesting—nor to the author of these
exploits to defraud them, by concealment, of the re-
putation which they merit. We have, therefore, col-
lected the following summary details, which are ar-
ranged in the order of time, for the purpose of giving
a specimen of that mode of warfare which is carried
on in the heart of the Peninsula.
On the 16th June, Don Francisco Espoz y Mina in-
tercepted, between Tafalia and Pamplona, a courier,
escorted by 140 men. They were all made prisoners,
with the exception of .a soldier and postillion, who
were killed on the spot. The same Espoz, on the
19th, with 500 men, attacked a numerous French de-
tachment, which escorted a very considerable convoy,
and part of the garrison of Mequinenza, made priso-
ners. The combat lasted two hours. He could not
liberate the Spanish soldiers ; but he took some pri-
sonersand horses, a hag of letters, a great quantity of
anununitiok 700 swords, and 300 infantry Sabres.

From the 30th June to the 3d of July, the party of
Espoz y Mina
,Isiits in constant action : 360 French,
who had taken pos;,in the Sierra of Maiz, were only
able to open to diattelres a passage, after a contest
of five hours, in consequence of the ammunition of
the patriots being spiot f but the Latter took 47 priso;
ners, among whom was the Commander ; and •the.
loss of the enemy, including killed and wounded,
amounted to 155 men.

On the 3d July, 500 French having marched from
Pamplona, Espoz with 700 of his men fdreed them to
retreat towards Noain ; but. the enemy having re.
ceived considerable reinforcestents,.he retired to Gue-
rendiain, with the loss done killed and nine wounded;
the French lost 23 killed, and a iiii;ntit7 of atninuni-
tion was taken from that. ."

In Cut Don Norciso Gay, commanding'.;
corps of militia, with 200 of his °yin men, and as

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to the recent date of tile 9th inst. from
i the payme many of * companies of Fahregas :and Olivares4 on i mill ck!"
tal Tarif, ex. the 20th June, succeeded in !tilling 40 French, wound. , toningsburg. , , .
. paid into Ow ing as many.. and making • 0 ~prisoners, in sight 'of • "
'raw for the 140 of the enemy, who were draWn. up in S: Mar- A vessel has trrived which left the- poptat of France
ripen of dies.. tirian de Bancelits. The same Gay having appr;iiiised on Sunday last.Raw-in:tut:o sugar Was aN.
.'per lb
simk commit. Arola in dip night of the .sth July, aid fir Q... on. the ' rued at 11..j-s*ft!t Cake at nn ugual . price with the
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