Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-01

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Smith. The cavalry, successfully rspei'e.
fron, before their front, made an effort .
| turn heir left, when lieatsnans col. hos'
/ who had ,ha. morning landed from III sslu. J.
/ with the aothregiment, and was coming u
TO the array during the action, having oo
served the movement, threw his reg neu
[ epportunely into . small cover upon sne''
fank, aud BY a heavy aud we'll dlfee'e1
FIRE, entirely Disconnected this attempt. :
| TAis was the las. feeble struggle Of inc
enemy. who now. asionished and dismayee
| by the inuepidi,y with which they were as
sailSd, began precipisasely 70 retire, Ieas'
lag he field covered with carnage. Above
roo bodies Of their dead have been burleo
upon the ground. The wourded and Pri'
soaers already 10 oar hands (among which
are general Compere, and an aid dc camp
the. lieutenant colonel Of the Swiss reg.
lnent, and a long list of officers OF diii7f-
eu., ranks amuune to above 1000 lhefe
are also above 1000 men lefsin Mon'leone
and the different posts between THIS and
Reggie, who have mostly notified their
readiness 10 surrender whenever Brnsh
force shall be sen to receive their subs'ls.
sion, and TO protsce them from the Jury OF
e,he people. The peasansGy are hourly
bylaging in fugitisss, who d,sPersed 10 the
woods and mountains after the battle. In
short, never has she pride Of our PfesumP.
.tuous enemy been more severely humoed,
nor the superiority of the British troops
more gloriously proved, than 10 the events
of this memorable day.
His majesty may perhaps, still deign
TO appreciate more highly the schicvn'en $
of this li,,le array. when il is known tina.
; the second division which the enemy were
said TO be expecting, had joioea them the
night before the action; 90 statement that
have heard Of their numbers places the n,
at a less calculation than 7c0O nlen Our
victorious Infantry continued the pursuit
Of he routed enemy SO long as hey were
abie bat as shc latter Dispersed IN every
. direction, a4d we we're under the necessity
Of preserv ing oGr order, the ria! OF 4pecd
became uNequal The total loss OF the e.
nemy occasioned by this cocaict cannot Ee
less than 1000 nen. WheE Oppose TO the
above our own small con psfat,ee los,, a,
underneath DE- aiied, his maj-s'y viii, /
hope, discern 10 the fact, thu hapny effects
of that established discipline 10 which ws
owe the triumphs by which our army has
been la,:erly so highly distinguished.
am now begianiag my march south
ward, pysPa, a,osy to ray retora 10 Sicily,
FOR which station shall re-eenbark Wi n
the array, 4. soon as his S}cliaa majesty
saal have arranged Disposition OF his
eva forces 20 secure. tho*, adYactsges
eh,ei haze bsen gained By his expedition,
There seldom has happ9ced az action in
waich the z 81 ana personal eyer;ions at
Individuals were SO ia.peslonsly calico for
as 10 the present :; seldom an occas or
where genera! had faireA ot
observing them. I.he gensaai differs ard
hose who comm aaceA regiments. viii feel
81. oager test 81 their merits in the st-
Gums aoces that have been detailed Ct heir
conduct. than in any eulaeioGa ceuFe.
presume TO pass upon them, ihe ssh
and WatsevilIe's regiment commanded oy
!ieutenaot colanels tohnstoae and Waite
vile, which formed the rcssrve, under
col, Oswald, were ably directed in her
application % tina, ess-nial duiy. The
Judgment and effec. with which our artile-
ry was directed BY major Lemolne, vas,
lie our dear,h Of Cavalry; Of noss esssu.
.lal use aud have pleasure 10 report
ing the eHec,ual services Of tina; valuable
and distinguished corps. TO the seteral
departments Of the army every scknew
ledgemens is due; but 10 no officer am |
bouad to express ;hen so fusly. Oh my
mart, as to lieut. col. Bunbury, the deputy
quarter-masier-ge general, 10 whose zeal aad
activity, and able arrangements In she i'm.
pertaas branch Of service which be diTscss,
the army as well as myself, are urder eve