Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-22

...or &c / arrived, IN obedience to your
g 49, orders, I disposed of the CO.
- & attack, facing towards Andpjar.
' sss i the raorniag of the 10Th, when the
= ! :. were forming to begin their march,
uo.s'ln ,,nont with his army attacked our
3 w. ~. and commenced FIRE of his artillery
e. ss ; design, doubtless, to surprise US, but
Va - the quickness OF lightning, all the
VIZ 81 the two divisions, led by their wor-
IT, ~ officers, few to the points attacked,
e';.tea bv the artillery Of both. At sum
= orr troops were in possession of the
is;.b,s which were formerly occupied, and
Z. he enemy began THAR attacks upon various
ss;nts of the line, having the advantage of
io~.,;;,o their columns under coverfrom our
g. n Consequence cftheir occupying a bet
.srnosition protected by their artillery.
AZ every point they were repulsed, and in
,Asr turn assaulted Notwithstanding the vio-
Ire Of their attacks, which they repeated
.ss;sbc,,t Ir,ors interruption than was necessa-
e s fail back and form new columns, until
ts.f Dass twelve, but were fat;gued without
hs;or abb. to gain ground, although they
had several times broken our lines Of de
.f.s.e. With the intrepidity of troops accus-
\ ,0ned TO conquer and penetrated our bate
r;ss which were served that day in a man
,.rcs::ch aslonishe d ard terrified the enemy
and vhicl, has few examples, for they not
onM Immediately dismounted all the artille-
&c the enemy, but routed whatever CO.
,arns presented themselves, always protec-
t;ng the points attacked ard yerying their
r sr2 as circumstances required.
General Dupont then placed himself with
he other generals at the head cfthe columns
.anror,ed bv the artillery, ard made a last
. ,+rr with admirable bolducss but with
10 betsen. success, and we are told by the
,n,us el!s.t IL OF their guns were dismoant-
a that their loss amounted to 1900 men
tli.d and many wounded, among the latter
I)upcn, aad two ether generals.
In this situation general Dupont request
.dtocapi,ulate, and hostiiities were suspend
a IN both armies, it being agreed that they
,ho,ld remain in their respective positions,
and the consequence of the yalor and con-
,ancy of the brave troops composing these
tvo divisions has been the total defeat and
caD,ure of the army OF Dupcnt, and thatcf
Bsdel has shared the same fate, with the
difference only Of receiving their arms at
the time of elnbarkatioa, notwithstanding
the ros:tion which the Latter took contrary
to che ,aw. of war, after she suspension OF
arms granted 60 it and to AS general IN
chief.
THE remainder of this dispatch contains
s only an enumeration Of the Spanish officers
who distinguished themselves, and an euio-
GUM on tllefr conduct--it thus concludes:l
Ig,ory in having commanded such wor-
tyaOops who have sustained the honor and
reputation of the Spanish nation, AID sheWn
how capable they are of supporlngthe no.
be Cause which has obliged them to take UP
arms in defence of their religion, their So
sereign and their country and who IN two
actions only have destroyed the enemy and
accomplished the design of the wise govern
inent which employed them, and reposed in
them its confidence.
REDING.
gaysen, july as, 1903.