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von our centre Ave rendered dihgence-
uselem In effect, notwithstanding the well directed
discharges th.t the battalion of Cauw►eaa poured id

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upon a column of French infantry, which, with in.
creased numbers attacked its 'rant, end another
which threatened it from the might:luring hcight4
our cavalry could not sustain the attack cf 403 bar-4
who tell upon them, and would hate destroyed them,
if this brave corps, which had nrcl.ns to retire by tbt
high reads supported by the same, had not made a
discharge which checked them, and at the same mo-
ment. spunky-matched by the only road2ehicii re:
/trained dpen, enterit the city at the came time as •
sin) - nun

thitenetny, without a.. igfe Flavin k left hi: =l,
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and incessantly pursuing their march from p
to position, till they had placed themselves in min?. -
The cavalry made the greatest efforts to face about,
!put the thtdoessof thezround, and the advance dr
considerable forces by our left, did oot admit of this
manoeuvre ; and there remained no other resource
than abandoning the'high mad.
" In this action we have lost ocers of much
merit, who will long be regrettd by the corps and.,
soldiers, and who may be bell up as ocaraples ; but

if Ire consiier that the forces which attacked us
amounted to at least 35Q0 infantry, and *5O horse,
and that ours scarcely consisted of 60Q-of the Regi-
Oast of Carenena, and 250 cavalry, it vein be easy •
to concltide what the conduct of our troops must
have been. I can assure your Excellency, that there
was not a s'ngle man who did not fulfil his duty.
I saw officers and soldiers dispute the honour of of-
fering themselves to the greatest dangers, and, al:
though wounded, not abandoning their posts. It
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require much time to particularise them all
to your Excellency, because all were heroes, and all
have rendered themselves worthy of the national gra-
titude.
" I cannot exactly state the loss of the enemy, but
if the well directed fire of our infantry for two bows
and an 114 f which they disputed the ground, and the
regular retreat made by the detachment, without
ceasing to combat, be considered, it must be con3i.
derabte ; and in this the intelligence of the peasants
concur, as they-state having seen the enemy burn or
(blow their dead into•wells, and carry off many wag-
gons
laden With wounded. J. OBIWO.

rurntsh a • (Signed)
Op the sth, General Mahi marched to Chincll4l wAlm`a/43"46bir 5
with 6000 infantry and 300 horse ; we presume his IPRIVATE LETTERS.
cleitination is Riquena. General Freeye commands CADIZ, OCT. 26.--Me have little hopes of the
the remainder of the third army. siege of this place being raised, as the French have
pretam. LETTER FROM DON JOSE OELSPO TO GENERAL not far from us, a force under Soult and Goudenot
O'DONNELL. of 13,000 men. An officer who has had an oppor-
fg The necessity of supporting the flying column tunity of going over the enemy's works, says, that
under the command of Lieutanant-General Don An- they are incredibly strong, particularly near Cbiclana
tonio Garcia de los Rios, which, in consequence of and Santa Maria, so that it would require a very su-
the orders of his Excellency the General in Chief, perior atiny to remove them. The fortificati, ns of
had left Segarbe on the morning of the 30th ultimo, Seville have lately undergone repairs, as if the French
and the consideration merited by a yillage which had expected some attack in that neighbourhood ; but we
generously maintained these troops, %las the cause of cannot expect, in the present situation of things, that
the action of that day, of which I have not been able the Allies will be able to get near them.—The enemy
to give your Excellency an account before, for want have retired from San Roque in two divisions. One
of the - ieformation relati

se
have the power of appoiniiug any but such as wereihnFagroti of Airagon, whoret necessary ive to the different has gone towards Seville undo Soult, and the otherrdereil to join the -
gpanish cozens, born in the Spanish tenitory. The, Caxadixes of Valtncia, and first volunteers of infan-
corps engaged. to the east ward under Goudenot. Ballastcros has
Committee were of opinion, that the following addi- try of the same name, who were In Lyria under the "When (on the 28th of the same month) I reti- taken nearly 100 prisoners during the retreat of the
tion should be m..de to Ar.itle 222 :—" It is requi. command of Field Marshal D. San Juan,. imme-
red from Torres
to your Excellency, I left in Sonija the Captain cf remains in 'roues, for the reasons that I stated French. ' Colonel Skerritt, with the 47th and 871 h,
she that the person appointed a Secretary of Dis- diately I knew they advanced with forces, which in- Ike front of Tatifi, and we expect them
patches should be a citizen born within the Spanish dicated more than a mere reconnoissance. the fist battalion of volunteers of Arrzgots, Don back again when the French are removed completely
Mariano Moreno, with a detachment of 2JO infantry out of the way.—Our last letters flout Valencia Ale
t, nit' ry :" approved. And the Committee were "" I put the infantry which were with me, consist-
also charged to present sin adtheon, which, for si. ing of two battalions i f Sorea, two t f the Princess, and 30 horse, in order to observe the enemy, and his dated the .12th inst. but they mention no genetal at-
nsilar rea'ons, should be made to the 193 d Article, s
antione of the Volunteers of Mule/sari:oder arms, movements on the high road, making frequent re- tion between the Patriots end the French. l'he enemy
which treats of the qualifications necessary to *thi am connoierngs in front. placing them on the heights contizs to Bena- had made several attempts to get nearer Valencia
Torres Tones, whence having. no doubt, discovered lantry of Blake.
" On the 29th, the enemy's scouts advanced to than Morviedro, but had been prevented by the gal-
liegent.
our position, they returned to their former post. On therto been the battier, Übe fi,llowing Articles were next approved :-1 "The enemy, concealed by heights which did not,Canasitileis oitfkelSya
ht-
Art. '222. In a separate regulation to te approved allow us to discover either their force or dispositions,
by the Cortes, each Cabinet Secretary shall have the did not commence the attack till they had united.— the 30th, at eight.ia the morning, the °facer before A house here has received a detail of occurrences up
affairs marked out to biro which belong to his de. At ten they commenced it with all their sharp shin,- nientioned seat me notice tharthe meaty was advan. to the '6th / Stou nr
t ue
mina i nil :cis .
or after reading it I do not find
partment.—Art. 224. All the orders of the King ters, sustained by battalions en bataille. As she , cing in force, and that his advanced-guard had al- any thing of retest. The Spaniards wet '
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