Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-04-10

successfully resisted {; BY tas s,s,
MAJOR general Manningha, slae
lefr Of your division, and g.. leraa,
OF the division under nv o.'. Il; 4
the left, the enemya at 6rst cone a.f' %
with, with an attack upon our pisa r,.a aps
however in general maintained d ~ Wiz
Finding however his efforts ,,a s'r g =
the rlsht and centre, he seemed T @.a
to rsIlslTs the attack upon the IT. t''s'Aa;
rious, dnd had succeeded in ob a,s more
session Of the village through vs;'s ssr'
great road to Madrid passes s. a %l'sA 1
was situated in frcns.of that part a # IVA Wig
From this post, however, he We, , pnl
PEELED, with considerable loss, h. 'v W.
attack OF some companies Of the d 8 e..
lion 18th regiment, under lieutcn,n, ' .
mel Nicolls--before FIVE in III. events; ' .
had not only successfully repealed yy.S
tack made upon the position, But b,5 "a
ed ground IN almost all points, and o.s sSe
ed more forward line than at a. ~
mencement OF the action, whilst H. ,a..
conhned.his operations to cannonsls
a fire of his light troops, with a Vi"
draw off his other corps. At sixhe g.
entirely ceased. The different bria ~|
were re-assembled on the ground tbfs ' =
cuPled in the morning, and The pico,.,
and advanced posts resumed theirloriEn,
stations. Notwithstanding the decilrIf,D1
marked superiority which at this nan.n
the gallantry ofthe troops had given dss|
oyer an enemy, who from his number an |
the commanding advantages of his pos;iDl
no doubt expected an easy victory, M
not on reviewing all circumstances, copl
,.celye that should be warranted in de0arl
ing from what / knew was the fixed AMI
previous determination of the late connaDl
der Of the forces to withdraw the army on
the evening ofthe 10th, for the purposcoI
,embarkation, the previous arrangement,
for which had already been made by his Of.
der, and were in fact, far advanced at ii.
commencement of the action. TIE troops
Quilted their position at about ten at night
with degree of order that did them gta
credit. The whole of the artillery thai re-
NAMED unembarked having been with
drawn. the troops followed in tie ode
prescribed, and marched to their rcsPecEy
points of embarkation in the town an
neighborhood of Corunna. The p'cque
remained at their posts until i've IN t
morning of the 18th, when they we're al;
Withdrawn with similar orders ard VIA
ont the enemy having discovered "a
movement. By the unreml;tlns exsr'Dl
of captains the hon. Il. Curzln, GosF,i
BOYS, Rainier, Serrett, Hawkins, Dlgy0
Garden ard MsKenzie, Of the royal nav
who in pursuance of the orders ottae rs
admiral de Courcey, were entrusted VI
the service Of embarking the army; ano
consequence of the arrangements nlaue
commissioner Bowen, captains Bowen q
Shepherd, and the other agents ioF aa
ports, the whole Of the army were cm ,Y
ed with an expedition which las scln'
been eqlalled. With the exception o.
.bligales under heterogeneous Hili anu
restord, which were destined 10 re''''ll
shore nnt;l the movements OF tAt en''
SHOULD become manifest, the whole S "a
float before daylight. The brigade ON y.
jor-general Beresford, which WIS a., !.
nateiy to form our rear guard, occupies
land front of the town OF Coranaa' tI!'
der major general Hill was sta'lon5o "a,
serve on the promontory ia !, rear :, - -,
town. The enemy pushed his lBnt; u +
towards the town soon after '!o-a :
the morning Of the 18th, and shortly =
occupied the heights of St. Lucia, WI
commend the harbor. But not"l''a4e' 3
this circumstance, and the man'Ioiu w. w.
of the place, there being no apPF' asJ
that the rear guard could be forced, '"s -
disposition Of the Spaniards appear''5 =. ~
good, the embarkation Of mgor'Ss rs