The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-02-20 00:00:00

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by: perf a endleular Pecks anatomise 60 feEtliftb,
[revs then spree% ; their effect was, almost a PP-
tory, no accident rook place, and the damali' %ler
of such trkibeg consequence, that the movement
the column was nut stopped for &quarter of an houri,
the division which the enemy bad placed upon.
the'lleight -callialtollado de los Jarilitios twine
reached the opening of the road which leads to
St. Helena, precipitately abandoned his Wrenched
camp, and the 100th regiment (if regulars, which
was sent by the Marshal Duke of Treviso to
meet it, came up with it, killed from seven to
night hundred men, and took 400 prisoners, (Insane
whom was a General, a Lieutenant-Colonel, and
ten other officers; a steed of colours was also
taken.
" The rout of the enemy then became general
at every point; night came on, and the difficulty
of the pursuit, which could only be ilelividual,
was the reason of more prisoners not having been
made on this front. The loss of the sth corps
consisted of only a few men disabled. The enemy'
abandoned in the batteries, or on the road, 15
pieces of cannon,.of which part were yoked, be.
sides a quantity of• ammunition and baggage ; he
also left in his camp both provisions and goods ;
magazines were found at St. Helena and Carolina,
notwithstanding, upon going through the latter,
the enemy himself set fire tb a great magazine; in
which was a considerable quantity of gems, i great
deal of brandy,
" The march was so -long that the troops could
not arrive at Carolina until the night was 'far ad..
minced. On the 21st, the sth corps marched tfx.
:Baylen to Andujar, and •toolePossestion of, the
bridge across the Guadalquivir. General Dessolleil
received orders to repair with his division, and the
brigade of dragoons under the command of Geo.
Beauregard, by the way of Lineares to Breta, in
order to communicate with Gies'.--lebastiarti, had to
cut off the retreat of the oinnii's corps, which
had not yet been able to illrinK their movement.
The King's quarters were established at Baylen,
at which place also were the Royal Guards and
Spanish brigade. The difficulty of the communi.
cations and the distance had not permitted Gem Sr.
bastiani to send his reports; even those which he sent
on the 20th, having taken a circuit, are nut yet
comelo hand ; but by a dispatch dated from Ar.
quillus, on the 21st, at four o'clock in the after.
noon, his Majesty was sunpnarily informed of
these operations. He gives an anew thaeafter,
having forced the passage of the neck of 'St. Ste-
phen, at which he took ten pieces ,of, cannon,
3000 prisoners, stands of .colours, several officers
and equipages, he was informed at Ln Yenta and
Los Santos that General Castejon, Marquis del.:
Vadillo,• wasp with his divisiore`betiveen,
zon and Arquillos. General Sebastiani trutnetdL
ately directed upon that poifit regiments. of
cavalry and •all his infantry ; he found Eve.
ueral Castejon in a position in the valley. of
Arquillos, and appearing to be prepering.to make
a resistance. General Sebastiani, not willing to.
give him time fur reflection, Immediately attacked'
him with the sth of dregtions and the lancers ;
the enemy's line was forced, the insurgents laid
down their arms, and 2,500 prisoners were Mishr;
among whom were the regiment of Malaga, one
of grenadiers of the 6th, of Seville Geueral
tejon, several Colonels, and a great many officent;
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four stead of colours were also taken..
" After this result, General Sebastiani marched
heads of column! against 1./beda and B.ucza, in
order-to take possession of the bridges across the
Guadalquivir ; he also sent some to Linares, in
order to communicate with the column of the
centre, at the same time that be sent detachments
to pick up the runaways;' every thing thus gives
hopes that the number o the prisoners will be
considerably augmented.
Hitherto the result lot known of these two
attacks, is 6000 prisoners, two Generals, a great
,twiny officers,. eight stand of colours, 25 pieces of
cannon, Ammunition, magazines, camps,*and the
complete dispersion of that which remained of the
wreck of the army that was destroyed at Ocana;
this army has come to terminate its destiny at
the south skirts of the Sierra Morena, pot far
from the fields of &lien.'
" General Sebastiani praises Generals Milhaud
and Pa rcimont, theAdjutant-Cemmandant Bouille,
his staff, the officers of artillery and engineers who
are under his orders, and those of the stiff, among
whom he names M. Tiburco Sebastiani, his bro.
(her, who went with the summon, to the enemy's
Commander in Chief to lay down his arms.
66 The Marshal de Treviso; and the General of
Division Deuolles, have not had time to send their
reports; that of General Sebastiani is also incom.
plete. The troops, however, which climbed up
the mountains of the Puerto del Rey, of the Coll
de I'4 hider,' seri ef-Deepenn mutt he kri.:
nourably mentioned, as also-Generals Gazan ante
Brayer, for their dispositions. I shall have the
honoqr of sending to your Sergueijigbitess a more
detailed report, and I shall at the seine time state
twyou thT names of all the officers and privates
who have particularly distinguished themselves;
and in the mean time .1 will beg of you to solicit
his Majesty the Emperor to vouchsafe to great the
favours which were demanded for many ammiag
them after the battle of Ocana, and of wharfs I then
'had the honour of sanding a list to his Excellency
the Minister.of War.
" Your Highness will have remarked at the
commencement of this report, that the Marshal
Duke of &nano marched directly from Almaden
to Anjudar; as this movement could not be ter-
minated before the evening or next morning, the
King cannot yet have received them„ I 'than i°sl"
no time in stating them to your Highness, but I
have now to Inform you, that from, alt accounts
it is confirmed, that the greatest confusion pre.
rails throughout Aoslalusia. The Junta have lied
to Seville, and have been in Leon Island, where
they had, convoked the Cortes on •the lst of. Fe.
bruary. At oer arrival, loti were drawing
for these (kr the iebabitetita -who were to •fill; up
the regiments. It cannot be doubted ,that the
signal advantages which the troops of his-Majesty'
the &spew have obtained win derenie all those
measures, and even occasion a general.dufection
in the insurrectional party. In many places the.
inhabitants are already coming out to meet the

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latiikirtit frail- the oni-7my's noir. :Ifis Majesty
its to• repairitels evening to • And‘jai, from which
Once. I shall have the honour of sending to your
Highness further reports. I have the honour of
begging your Highness to accept .the homage of
my profound respect.
(Sipped) " The Marshal Duke of DALiIATIA. ii
" Bayles; Jaa.414.1810."
;This Forum. ermeasuring ?.80 tons, and with It
crew of 18 mot ; the Lusitania, of ex). tons: and
a crew of 18 mon ; and the Creole, of 400 tons,
and a crew 41(.28 men, alt English Posse's, laden
with colonial produce, and: bound for England,
have been taken on-the Coast of Ireland by his
Majesty's brig Genie, under the 'command of
Lieutenent Degrive. • The same brig has captured
the . Iladdock armed. schooner, Lieutenant Ed.
wards, with *dispatches from the Govertimilit of
Jamaica for Loudon. That schooner, after none
chests of silver had been, taken out of her, was
burned.".(Monittur.)
V itNS Al 'AN. 24.--At the commencement of
this month George Schocnecher, the boatman,
who went to England with Muller, the famous.
innkeeper of.Pludenlz, arrived here, It is said
that Schoenpeker was well received, and that he
was tbrboarer of instructions to his con nt ry men. But
it isnbriously the interest of England to 11./vu it be-
lieved that shealues nut abandon her adherents ;
persona of understanding, however, will kupo
how Au appreciate her assistance. It is said to be
the Intention of Schoenecker to settle in Austria,
and to seed for his wife and children, who are still
at Inspruck. He is reported to have changed his
name to Edelburg.

•On Monday last, Mr. RaLrn BoivoEis, gunner
of his Majesty's ship Rose, stabbed -Mr. Jouri
Pittaos.e, master's mate of that ship, at the
Wheatshesf Coffee-house, of which waund ha
soon afterwards died.