Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-11-11

the utmost vigor; and all the enemy's po-
sitions were carried. The insurgents had
200 killed, and 500 wounded. In the mean
time, two divisions of smugglers, composed
OF about 5000 men, had proceeded to Sier-
ia Morena, and intercepted the commune
cation with Madrid. The duke of Rovigo,
who had assumed the command in chief af-
ter the departure of the grand duke of Berg,
detached thither general Wedel with his
own division, and that of general Gebert.
General Wedel arrived on the 26th Of
June, at the narrow passes Of Pena Penor.
To come in sight of the enemy, attack and
rout him, was the work of moment.--
The insurgents lost 900 men, their artil-
lery, provisions, and warlke stores. awe
had two killed and ten wounded, and gen.
eral Wedel Immediately formed ajunction
with general Dupont, the former was or
dered to occupy Baylen, general Colbert
to take up position in and near Carroll
ma. With his first division he occupied
Andujar, On the Guadalquivir, where he
constructed leie-de. pont. Another bridge
head was erected near the village OF Ban
jibar, on the road which leads from Jasn
to Baylen.
Il was Of material consequence to main
tain the position of Jacn, which was near
er The line OF communication than AGdu.
Jar and il was impossible to keep possess
sion OF the latter, as soon as the enemy
should have occupied the former. Gene
raj of brigade Cassane was detached
against Jaen. in the beginning Of July he
had several actions with the insurgents in
which they fled, leaving their cannon be.
bird.
The preparations FOR The seige of Sara
gossa were carried on with the u most vi
gor, and the heavy ordnance necessary for
that purpose had arrived at Psmpeuna,
for Bayonne. The insur gents made on The
2eih of July sally, and attacked The tr"ops
Who occupied tn: left bank Of The Ebro.
a body Of insurgents, the principal parl
OF which consisted of the third battalion Of
the volunteers of Arragon, was drawing
near on the 3oth June, with view of
penetrating into the town, and reinforcing
the garrison. All The operations AID al
temps OF the insurgents failed OF success !;
they were every where defeated and pot
to flight.
On the 26th of August the breach
YVES judged practicable, and an assault
was ordered to he made. The gates
OF St. Ignacio and Carmona were for
ced-And at the end of very obstinate
engagements, which lasted several
DAYS, fifteen entrenched converts, three
fourths OF the town, the arsenal and
all the magazines were taken. The
peaceful inhabitants who, encouraged
bv the advantages gained by the
French, hoisted the white flag, or came
with flag of truce to make offers OF
submission, were murdered by the in
surgents, at the head of whom monks
were seen transformed into colonies
and captains. Agreat number of these
wretches have persisted, and the ill-fa-
ted town of Saragossa is almost entire
ly destroyed by bombs and conAagra-
tions.
In the mean while the whole regu-
lar army of Andalusia end Gallicia took
an active part in the rebellion, and the
troops of the line who were stationed
in Madrid, St. Sebastian, Barcelona,
and other places Joined the insurgents.
The French who arrived in Spain as
friends, acting in concert with the min
listers, councils and principal citizens,
forebore to disarm the Spanish troops,
and RETAINED for a considerable length
of time from all hostilities. Expert
ence now shows that this generosity
% conduct has been i'll requited.
Intelligence has been received that
corps of twenty-five thousand men
with forty pieces of cannon is assem-.
.bled at Benevente, attended by the
English commissioners and officers.
All the Spanish prisoners who were
sent back to Spain by the British go
vernment, and who are distinguished
from the rest by the red regimentals,
which they received IN London, form
part of that corps. This corps show
ed an intention to march to Burgos,
but marshal Bessiers marched to meet.
them with the divisions of infantry Of.
generals Monitor and Merle, and with
the divisions of cavalry Of general La
Sale, amounting 10 the whole to twelve
thousand men.
r. On the lab, atbfeak Of DAY, he came
IN tie sight of the enemy, who occu-
pied a large extent of ground on the
heights Of Medina del Rio Seco.-As