Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-11-11
FRENCH ACCOUNTS or SPAIN.
Continually
PARIS, Sept. 6.

On the Gosh, Gen. Ducos arrived at
Soncillo, attacked the insurgents and
repulsed them to the distance of one
mile. On the 2lst he did the same on
the road of La Veno de Pseudo,
which was defended BY four guns and
1000 men. On the odd he was with
in four miles of Aud 70.
On the 22l Generals Merle and
Ducos entered St. Andero, the one on
the side of Zorro de La Vega, and
the other along the way ofPEscudo ;
and no sooner had they entered
the CITY, than the peasants returned in
! all parts to their homes, and the inha-
bitants back to the CITY. The CITY Of ST..
Anderohaving made submission, made
solemn oath OF fidelity to his Catholic
Majesty, As Segovia, Palencia and Val
ladolid had done.
In such manner did the troops un-
der Marshal Bessiers, in few DAYS,
take go pieces of artillery, fifty thou
sand stand ofarms, disarmel Palencia,
Valiadolid, &c. which ensured quiet
ness in Navarro, GuiPuscoa, Alava
and Biscay.
During the first operations Of Mar.
shall BessIeres, troubles had also
broke out In the southern extremities
Of Navarre and Arragon.
General Lefcbvre des Vouetres set
out from Pampeluna, at the head OF
5000 men, mostly composed of the Po-
iish Pikemen, and the first regiment
of the Vistula ; he drew up towards Ru-
dela where squadron of from 3 to /
thousand men had arrived from Sar-
~agossa; he attacked and dispersed
hem on the 9th of June, taking from
them 6 pieces OF artillerY, and cast o.
Ted the heads ofthe insuytection. He
caused the bridge over The Ebro, which
had been burnt down, to be re esta.
blished and marched at he head of
The Polish Pikemen,s anon Mallen,
where the insurgents, reinforced ron,
Sarragossa, had taken fresh post.
He arrived there on the f3th and in
nediately attacked them Que single
barge of the Poles suihced 70 over
throw and put them to flight, leaving
the FIVE pieces Of artillery which they
had behind them. He proceeded ON
the 18th to Alagon, where the insur-
gents, from to 1000 strong were put
TO flight and lost their cannon nor did
thew on the 10Th offer any l. t rior re
sistance in to olive 6el,ls of Sarragos
sa. The actions of Epi'a en- Monte,
Morvero, on the 23d and 29th had
the same results.
In all these different expeditions, the
Insurgents had from to 5000 men
killed, and many wounded. A vast
humber OF them have been made pri-
soners, and 80 pieces of artillery taken
whilst ours consists barely of from &c
70 80 killed, & from 60 to go wounded
| General Verdier joined, under Sar.
ragossa, gen. Lefebvre, and began tc
lshut up the place. On the Cd July
Having played off two howitzers, he
took the Convent of St. Joseph, which
covered part Of the city. -From the
ID to the 18Th July, arrangement,
were made to compress the insurgent.
more and more, and TO gather the ma
terials for throwing a floating bridge
over the Ebro.-On the nth, the ira
lject of the river was made by force
and some troops were posted on tn,
left side, to protect the formation o
the bridge, which on the 18th at nool
was completed. In the interlapse d,l
ferent cops had met in the plains t.
break the communication, but the,
were at AIumnia, Calatayod on tn
Tauste, defeated, losing in the variou
engagements many men aud necessa
ries ofwa The troops that heset tn
eft bank of the Ebro, before Sara
gossa, sustained also various attack
from detachments of the city, but ih
!. insurgents were repulsed in every en-
counter, losing altogether, but especi
ally at Jonslival many men and man
field pieces, all eight Founders.
The blockade ofihe place, into whic
several corps Of insurgents, who coul
no longer hold the field, had throw
themselves, was now completely form
ed.
General Duhesu;e commanded /
Catalonia, having his head quarters 2
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