Star.
London, England, 1811-02-06 00:00:00

MEXICAN GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.
MEXICO, NOV. S.

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DISPATCH FROM DON 'ELIE CALEJA TO THE VICEROY.
Excellent Sir—At nine o'clock this morning I at-
toclced the army of the insurgents in a position so ad-
vantageous, that without a knowledge of their want
bf. military skill it would have been temerity to make
the attack. In little more than an hour they were
routed with the loss of all their artillery (among
which were the two pieces of cannon which our troops
left in the Monte de las Cruces), all their ammuni-
tion, consisting of 120 chests of powder, their train
forming 11 waggons, a quantity of musketry, am-
munition, a number of dead, and some prisoners,:
The loss on our part was one killed and two woun-
ded. 'I
shall transmit the details to your Excellency
as soon as possible. Had not the ground presented
obstacles to the passage of two columns of cavalry
destined to cut off the retreat of the enemy, my troops
would have taken the leaders, Hidalgo, Allende, Al-,
dama, and Abasolo, who escaped with much difficulty
by the Sierra, with very few of their followers. I
encamped on the ground on which I fought the
battle, near the town of S. Gercinim6 Acid°, two
leagues and a half from Arroyozarco, on the road to
Toluca, whither I proceeded, and relieved from pri-
son Senores Garcia, Conde, Rul, and Merino.
Got) guard your Excellency many years.
(Signed) RELIX CALLEJA.
Campo de Aculo. Nov. 7, 1810.
To Doa,Pranciaco Xavier, Viceroy of New Spain.
The
.Viceroyttas received the following intelligence
front bern.Tgnacio Garcia Robollo, commanding in
the city of Quemtero---. , • .
a In the night of the 49th of last October, the
'above General having received certain information
that the insurgents having attacked the town of San
Alan del Rio, were proceeding to attack tfa city of
Queratero, immediately took the necessarytlorecau.
Guns for distributing the troops of the small garrison
which he had got into all the entrenchments of his
line, and strengthening xhe posts, where, taking ad-
vantage of the ground, he had placed his artillery,
and by forming in the rear a body of reserve, for the
purpose of 'giving assistance on those points where
circumstances might demand it.
" On the following day, about 7 in the morning,
the enemy -presented themselves to the number of six
or seven thousand, on a hill called the Carretas, and
at the distance of half a league, between the roads to
Mexico and La Canada, and they also made several
attempts to dislodge us of other points ; but their
main attention was directed to the town, which is the
College of Santa Cruz, and at half past nine in the
morning all the insurgents advanced in a body, at-
tempting to force the two principal intrenchments of
the place; but they were received with a well-sup_
ported discharge of artillery and musketry, which, at
' half past seven in the evening, forced them to a pre-,
• cipitate flight, and they were closely pursued by Se I
nor Reyollo, who commanded a division of cavalry,,
and /tithe glorious engagement killed upwards of
'' men. 'There were as many taken prisoners, and
a very considerable number wounded. On our own
part We sustained very little loss, having only one
man seriously wounded by a cannon-shot. He was
AR European volunteer, D. Andres Carcoba, and re-
ceived his wound at Ow co-nntenrement of the at-
tack. We had a number sligialy contused, from the
many stones which the n.surgents discharged from
their slings upon those who defended the passes.
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PROCLAMATION.
Mt sico, November 16.

'improving the harbour of _ fee, in the county . Forfar.
Mr,CHARLES DUNDAS brought in a Bill for carrying into .... DOW Tsui MARIA cA.LLEJA, &C.
-floe army of the rebels, headed by the traitors Hi.
effeet,'a navigable canal between Beth and Bristol, and for wa-
' &I Allei4e
feria( the city of il;1;tol, which was read a first, and ordered to go, , Aldanta, Abasola, and others, was
lbe read a second time. ; cikshe 7th entirely. xotited by the royal fordo under
commod, in the neighbourhood of the town of
Leave was also obtained to bring In a Bill for milting a road In .
the. r:rildt of Holloway, in 'Le county of Middlesex.
On Ilse motion,of Lord PORCHESTER, the order of
ay, dlrecting a message to be scat 20 the Lords for obtaining
their permission that Lords Carlton, O'Nt il, and Mendip, att.m.l wOU
n Thursday next the Committee on sipece:e (-Zees, V• 23 read
andrescinded, and a new order made nut, in which Lard Rwslyn .. r, L ,
as substituted for Lord O'Neil. Lord Porchester then carried •
the nageage w the Lord%
It!..ITENCY DILL.
Mr. LITSHINGTON informed the lionse, that
Ile Lords had agreed to hold the confer( nee rto,:es. :
rester. I:AtlaYvted‘flgnennli their artillery, bagor, and ammunition
into our hands. 'Their loss its killed and
need exceeds $OOO men, and what remained mask
theliceesicaiwpes
aftbrowurugh,
mile:, harboouvnetaai
a lawful Goveraspent requires to be
lnls,.that justice which
enforced against
, men, *hr.; forgetting their most sacred oaths, have
attempted to establish anarchy in a country the most
happy in the world, and to break every tie of social
order, oblige. us without any compassion (confining
”d by the Con,utions) in the Painted Ca..n.b:r, Mr.
';'Ately. j thewselves to dint sole contideratiun of the Citer11111:14.

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