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vanced to the vicinity, when I was wounded by a
musket ball in the right leg. Upon this, a body of
one hundred infantry, and thirty-two cavalry ad.
vanced from the side of Tonucla to assist those in
Bisbal, but were attacked by the reserve under
Brigadier Sanjuan, when the cavalry tied towards
Gerona, abandoning the infantry, who were made
prisoners without firing a shot. The same division
took also a convoy with some cattle and other pro.
♦isions, making prisoners the small escort who
conducted it.
44 Next day, again demanding a surrender, I
acceded, in order to avoid the effusion of blood, to
terms of capitulation, by which they should re.
main prisoners of war, marching out with military
bsonutirs, the soldiers retaining their knapsacks, and
General St hwartz and his officers their swords and
baggage. The surrender was carried into execution
on the morning of the 11th, them being made pit-
boners of war 6.50 men ; be.ides General Schwartz,
one Col:►uel, and •12 off►ctas, who, on the morning
of the 15th, were marched out to be embarked 4( San
Felix de Guixuls.
" The account of the successful attacks on Pa.
lamos and San Felio is contained in the letters which
accompany this dispatch.
44 The molt of the total loss of the enemy in
their different affairs is one General of Brigade, two
Colonels, s(i Officers, and 1,183 Soldiers made pri.
auners; 16 pieces of artillery of various calibres,
among which aro one mortar and a howitzer ; a
great number of muskets, sabres, cartonch boxes,
and ammunition ; a great quantity of wheat and
cattle, with other effects, without reckoning 200
killed and wounded." _ _

[The letter concludes with bestowing warm
praises on the conduct of the troops and officers en-
gaged ; as well as on Captain Fane, Commander of
the Cambrian frigate.]

(Signed)
" Tarragona, Sept. 19."

" ENRIQUE O'DONNELL."

COPY OF A LETTER TO THE GENERAL, IN •CLILEF,
FROM COLONEL OE ',Levers, WITH REGARD TO
THE OPERATIONS ON THE COAST.
44 Mon EXCELLENT SENOR,—In fulfilment of
the orders which your Excellency was pleased to
give me, to surprise, at the same time, the garrisons
of San Felio de Guixols and of Palamos, 1 march.
cd- from San Grace at two o'clock in the morning
of the 14th inst. having divided my force in the
follossittg manner: 250 men of the regiment of
America, under the command of Lieut.. Col. Don
Jean Maria de Gasniz, and 20 horse,- to attack,
with me, San Felio; 300 of the battalion of Tar.
ragona, and 20 horse, with Colonel Don Tadeo
Aldea, for the attack on Palamos, leaving 150 men
ILS a body of reserve for both columns.
44 We began our march by San Bardillio, for the
valley of Aio, where Aldea's column took the road
to Palamos ; the reserve took post on the heights
of the road to Zeoles, and the third division taking
the coarse of the Talley, reached the vicinity of
San Felio without being. observed by the enemy.
We were within pistol.shot of the first French sen.
tinel when he perceived us, but our proximity in.
duced him to believe that we were his friends.
" I made 40 of our men take post on the heights
-of the mill which Is on the road to Gerona, to,serve
as a point of retreat ; a guerilla of. 30 men ad-
vanced to the heights of Pachot, at the entrance of
the town; another gverrilla of 20 men was to enter
on the left by the road of Palamos ; with the rest
of my force I was to enter the town, directing in%
march itia straight line along the sea.heach. At
the commencement of this operation the centittel,
being undeceived, fired upon us, with all the guard,
lend fled. The enemy attacked the position at Pa-
Eliot, and began a very vigorous fire, which the
troops of my division sustained without returning a
shot, aud marched rapidly to the beach, whet^ it
batted and formed into column at the foot of the
wall of the fort on the left of the gate, which it
immediately entered with the greatest boldness. Be.
fore they precipitated themselves wish charged bayo-
nets on the defenders of the fort, I advanced and
demanded their surrender, assuring them, in the
name of General O'Donnell, that they should he
treated with humauity, and with all the respect
which brave men deserved. On hearing the respect.
ed name of your Excellency, they surrendered
their arms ; and the other detachments, afraid of
being cot off, which defended the town, defiled suc-
cessively towards the fort, their point of union, at
the foot of st Welt they surrendered their arms in
succession.
" We have taken from the enemy three pieces
of cannon, a quzality of balls and gunpowder,
eight officers, and 268 soldiers, which, with about
36 killed, raises the loss of the enemy to 301, at
this point. On our side we have only one killed
and funr wounded.
(Signed) " IIONORATO DE FLEYRES."
" Tarragona, Sept. 19."

LETTER TO GENERAL o'noNINELL FROM DON TA-
DEO ALDL.% RELATING TO THE ATTACK ON

?ALAMOS.
" Having the command of the troops destined
to attack the enemy in the town of Palanios, I
have now to communicate to your Excellency the
accomplishment of that object, with 300 men of
the battalion of Tarragona, and 20 Spanish hus-
sars, in the following manner
44 It being indispensable for the attainment of the
object to attack the enemy by the heights of the
ntill which command Palatnos, I made a circuit by'
the village of Caton? ; but before arriving there,
we were mat by an advanced guard of the enemy,
which was attacked by our guerrilla, and dispersed
with the loss of 9 prisoners and 2 killed. I Imme-
diately fillowed my route to Palathos, and took
the.position of the mill, sending round detachments,
by the sides and centre trf the town, which con.
ducted themselves with bravery; but the enemy
with all their fofce attacked them su furiously, that
they were forced to retreat a little. I then descend-
ed from the heights with my smu:l force, and hay.
log formed them in battalions, without firing a shot,
we attacked them with the bayonet, and drove
them to the Castle, from whence they kept up a
brisk fire of cannon and musketry, which lasted
8 hours. Perceiving that our anitunnition was ex.
pended, which if known to the enemy, he would
take advantage of, I ordered an assault on the cas.
tie) which was instantly effected with so omit