The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-28
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We found in this city 900 thousand weight
ct gnn-powdcr, 10000 balls, two millions of
lead, 100 pieces of cannon, most of them En-
g'ist. The disa rming the people is contiDu
ms to be. effected without any difficulty all
the inhabitants submit to it with every sign
of good will. They return with eagerness
and sincerity under the royal authority. by
which they were withdrawn from the evil in
huence of England. the violence of factions
and the disturbances occasioned by popular
tumuits.
The king of Spain has raised regiment,
which is called Royal Foreigners, and into
which are admitted the deserters and the
Germans who were in the Spanish service
He has also formed Swiss regiment of Red
ing the Younger, this officer having conduct
ed himself perfectly well, and like a true
Swiss patriot; very different in this respect
from general Reding the one has deserved
well OF his countlYmen, and will be every
where esteemed; the other, who is general.
ly despised, will wander in the taverns of Lon
don, and receive pension of a few hundred
pounds sterling, i'll acquired and paid with
contempt he will be an emigrant from the
continent heterogeneous of Royal Foreign
ers and Reding the Younger consist already
OF several thousand men.
The 5th and 9Th corps of the army of Spain,
* three divisions of ca vairy have Just passed
the Bidassoa. There are yet far from being
the line. and notwithstanding, the great
err part of the work is done.
SIXTEENTH BULLETIN OF THE ARMY OF
-.. SPAIN.
-. MADRID. 9Th Dec. 1905
The duke of Montebello bcstows the great
est praise upon the conduct of the ee-
neral of brigade, Pouzet. at the battle of 'Tu-
della; of the general of division, Lefebvre,
OF the general of brigade in the artillery,
Couin, of his aid ecamp Guehensue, who
was wounded. He makes particular menti-
on OF three regiments of the Vistula. The
general of brigade Angereau, who charged
at the head of Morlot's division, was distin-
gushed. Messrs: Viry & Labedoycre took a
piece OF artillery in the middle of the enemy's
liDe. The latter was slightly wounded in
the arm.
His majesty has raised colonel Pcp,n to
the rank of general of brigade and the Polo
nese major Klki to that of Colonel. The Po-
louese colonel Kasinowski, who was wounded
has received the insignia of the Legion of ho-
nor.
The general of division RufIin, having
crossed the Tagus at Aranjuez, has reach
ed Joanna. and cut off the wrecks of the ar
my of Andalusia, and which were upon their
retreat into Andalusia. which have thrown
themselves into Cuenca
The divisions of cavalry of generals La
sale and Machaud are marching TO Portugal
by the way of Tallavera de Ia Reina
Tae duke of Dantzic will reach Madrid
to day, with his corps.
Marshal Ney with his corps, is arrived az
Guadalaxara from Sarragossa
His majesty, DESTROYS of sparing the hor
rors of an assault to the we'll meaning inhabi-
tants has not wished to give orders for at
lacking Sarragossa, until the news of the { =
vents winch have taken place in Madrid
and the dispersion of the Spanish armies be
known in it. IT, however, that CITY persists
IN IT'S defence, the mines and bombs will soon
bring it to reason.
The 9th corps is arrived in Spain, gene
raj Delaborde,.is going to move his head
quarters to Vittoria.
The PoloRese division OF general Vaience.
will arrive to day at outrage.
The English arc retreating on all sides
The division of Lasalle, however, overlook
IS men, whom it Gu; in pieces. These were
either straggers OF men who had lost their
way.
Marshal Mortier will arrive on the 10Th
in Catalonia, in orderto turn the enemy and
effect his junction with generals Duhesme
and ST. Cvr.
On the 23d November, the breach of Tri-
nifty fort, of the city of Rosas, was on the point
OF being practicable. On the Same day, the
English landed 400 men at the foot of the
Iorl' An ltallan battalion marched against
them, killed % men, wounded still more, and
threw the remainder into the sea.
About thirty boats were seen going out of
the port of Rosas, which induces us to think
that the inhabitants are beginning to evacu-
ate the city.
On the Oath, the van of the enemy, which
was encamped upon the Fluvia, and from
hve to 6 thousand strong, under the comm and
OF general Alvares. arrived in several CO.
lumns to attack the points of Navata, Pun
tos, Armodas and Garrigas, which are &C ca
pied by the division OF general Southam.
The last regiment of light infantry, and the
Ath battalion of the light Sd alone, withstood
the effort of the enemy, and afterwards re-
pulsed him.
8. The enemy has been driven back beyond
the Fluvia, after having sustained consi-
derabe loss in killed and wounded. Some
prisoners have been taken, among whom are
colonel Lebrun, the second in command of
the expedition and colonel of the regiment of
Tarragone, the major and captain of the
same regiment.
SEVENTEENTH BULLETIN OF THE
ARMY OF SPAIN.
MADRID, 10th Dec 1903.
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