Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-11-11
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ewes behind the canal and defended the
bridge OF the high road passing through
the village, with artillery, which bridge
had been broken down. The artillery
were instantly posted. The troops march.
I'd on in different columns, and in less than
an hour, the columns of the insurgents
we're broken, the bridge re-established,
the village quarter taken possession of, Ave
pieces OF artillery conquered and The insur.
Eents entirely dispersed. On the next
day, tie % h, at day break, marshal Mon.
cey repaired TO Valencia the vicinage of
a city rs in,crsec,ed, by number of ca"
nails, and covered with gardens and hous.
es; the suburbs reach to the gates. Mar.
Shai Money ordered the attack. French
m'rePidiiy surmoun,ed all obstacles the
uburbs were taken and bestrewed with
dead b dies 90 pieces of artillery were
taken, but the w0ls, covered with brea.
ches, were secure against any storm -
The marshal pitched his camp, in expec-
alton of some heavy artillery.
A few DAYS after he received Intelligence.
that division of the Insurgents, from 5 To
loooO IN number, intended % II aintain the
heid lie marched immediately TO attack
them, and moved for the purpo,e 10 the
right banks of the Xucar The heights
were immediately attacked and carried
t"e insurgents were d sp rsed, with the loss
| OF several eces Of cannon, and driven back
to the height o. Almanac. On the Sd they
were surprised 'tbreak of day, and greae
humber ct them killed. Our troops oceu-
Ip'ed Almanac, and marshal Nj lncey was
ordered to take up a position at s.. Gle.
mente. lie had collected the necessary
heavy ordnance 10 oescge Valencia, when
the occurrences winch To place i'm Anda-
iusla, called for different measures Dur.
| ing tlcsS various movements, i'm the course
| OF whlcb marshal Money fought no less
than SIX battles, killed a vast number Of
the enemy, took So pieces OF cannon and 3
stands Of Colors his loss consists m 200
Killed and 500 wounded. While hese ope-
ra'lons were carrying on, the people of Gu
enza committed the most enormous excess
SEES against French officer and several
soldiers Gen Caulainccurt received or
ders 70 pur h mselt IN motion with his bril-
g"de, to chastise chem for their outrageous
| Cohdnci. He marched accordingly from
larraSon on The 1st OF July, and reached
CueH2l on the Sd, at O'clock in the after
aeon On his approach tie insurgents I'D.
i'eaied determined TO dcend the TOWN:
they were three thousand IN number, and
had two pieces OF Cannon
Gen. Caulaincourt attacked them with
our delay ;they lett their artillery, and were
SO completely routed, that they Telnquish-
| ed all ide IS Of defending the town, and req
treated from AL points to the mountains.
leaving behind their arms, and frcm seven
TO eight hundred killed and wounded. The
7 town, which was deserted by all the inha-
bt4nis on the approach of the French, was
| gwen up to pillage.
! General Dupont, who left Madrid at the
end OF May, proceeded to Andalusia.. In
the first days oil June he passed the Sierra
| Morena, and directed his march tow ards
tie GGadAlquivir On his arrival at An
dujar n receivcd intelligence tia, the m
slugents bad formed Council If govern
ment IN Seville, and part OF the district of
} Jaen, had raised the standard Of scdition,
and that very considerable body Of insur.
1 gents was assembled ~ ,ne vicinity oil Cor
! dova; he Immediately put himself in mott
on Ca attack them ON the 9th Of June he
took possession of MontoTo Carpio, aud Ba~
lgaleara, without having met with any in
surgents but accommodating party, which
had pushed OF rs far as Acoca, short
distance from CCrdoVa, reported that they
were 10 considerable force IN aud near that
town, and seemed determined TO dispute
the passage Of the GuadaiquVir.
The mountain of AIcolea is Of considera 1
bic extent and difhcult of access it was de-
Tended by a tete de pont, by batteries erec>
ted on "a height, and by corps of infantry,
(which, from one bank Of the river, kept up
very brisk musketry fire on the oiher.-
The FIRST attack was made ON the 7th uf
June break OF day. On It being obsvr~-
ed, that the bridge was not destroyed, or
|ders were immediately given to attack the
lentrenchmen's, which were found of uiS
common depth. The bridge. head, tue
bridge, and the village of Acolea, were
carried IN few moments. The insurgents
+ He'd in the utm, CONFUSION, leaving behind
l,heir artillery ana a vast number XII ed and
wounded. All who had escaped from the
hattie OF Acuiea, retreated into the ci.y e
Cordoya, without daring to MAINTAIN the
camp which The insurgents had formed IN
d the front Of the Guy, and where a strange
. ard upcnmmon medley Of arms, pixies, aud
l Eugl VI muskets were found.
S When the army had reached Cordoya,
the general sent Tor the corregidor, and all
50 desired the prior of a convent To endea.
tor to prevail on him not to make any re.
sistance. tut to accept the offer 1T nercy
made TO Him. These measures, however
{ failed of surccss; and the ia Urgents, com.
posed Of 1900 armed peasantry, and 2 ,oOc
regular troops, fired from all sides on the
| French, the CatCa were fore al. and I'M