Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-10-16

the account given by the br;. ~c'ri
Pedro Agustin Gircn. Mosr ,s sou,c Ia
on the morning CT The 5,h. btir 1,sInS
jutz, and having the ecrnsrd { :, !. Az.
my seniority Of the first, se,ord avn @''
divisions ot this amy, he 6r,, +'o Va
posted at the bridge Largo oy,, \ S';a
Xarama, in pursuance Of Your ex. III Ma
positive orders, began to ,,i;rr G
point, and at the same instant as ,, nsn t.
OF the enemy's cavalry appeared On : ~
de la Reyna, which charged the sa Ia !
guard OF the division at thai pace :I h'S
well that part as the remainder of,bs IA "a
sion continued its mach With its scrrs
ed 3 allan.ry and coolntss.
The enemy advanced, ard he d..
repassed the Tagus at he bridge & !,
Reyna, and seeing grea, nunbr, ~ =,
enemy's troops descending the hills o,% ID
same name, and no longer doubling k,sS
his intention was to attack Us, i or(., !
the bridge to be broken down. ard WV.
such measures as | thought mes, svrJ1
for the defence Of CTR impouan, post, r..
brigadier Don Louis Lacy, with tie Sy
division under his command. va, 4ii.1,
posted on some heights which protected 4.
defence Of the bridge de la Ryyna; /.
troops of the second and ,hird division vu.
distributed at the othc. points.
In the original is a long description b
the manner in which the different corr
were posted, which re emit as it would b
unipteIligible without very minute .ca
knowledge Of the field Of batt|e.)
These arrangr mtnts ICING made, The ere,
my appeared at half past TWO in tie apr,
noon on The right bank CT the liver, anak.
gsn 10 engage with a division Of the ibid
company Of Sappcrs which FASTENED tc m;,:
them in the garden of the infant Dan A..
tonic, and a moment afterwards with ii:
whole regiment OF Velez Malaga. ina
short time the artillery commenced firing
and the action becsme more general Ii;
principal attack Of the emmy being nib
left, l ordered the first battalion cftos
Spanish guards to 50 and assIs, the rig
ment Of Velez Malaga, which after ttre y'
ample Of its brave colonel WAS fighting viii
the greatest cbst!naey. Ire battalion Of
guards commanded by the captain ofsr;aa'
d!ers Ferrer, and led by the major general
of division under my command, the ilul
col. Don Jose Mar,insz dc San Naan,
marched to its pest, exposed (rather 'na
make short circuil) to a shaweE Of grape
shot, which though it wounded the I'ee,
col. D. Fernando Salamanca aid itvefd
soldiers, did not in the smallest degree aiI
the tranquil and intrepid march Of his '0rT'
at all times undaunted.
The enemy's fire became more ard mon
brisk, and ours was in no respect In.tI'oI,
the excellent regiment Of Etija :taIoni
on the bridge Verde, fred with an "cI
and CELEBRITY, which mer,ted the pr2Iss. %1
admiration of al! brave men. The sfuIld'
with that superiority which they have &TsA'
dy acquired over ,i1at Of the enemy snS'B'
ed with it, almost within pistol shot; nv
regiment Of A'Pujarras and Ihrse eo"p ,',
mics of Ssppers sustained with the 5''sE,,
tranquility the heavy fire OF The enemy
cannon, and with that of their musks's P'
nished the temerity of these who aoVap ~.
The regiments which defended the O'Iu5>'
de la Reyna bravcly sustained the ATTACK ..
Such determined resistance in all qp"a q.
made the enemy give way, but a m, ,.,a.
afterwards they again renewed the 'aI -
with more vigor upon the let and JI r,'or
other points but they met with sq''a' :,+,r
in the defence. A seven inch h0ENL 4,
commanded by lieut.. Don Jaan os4n, nm.
was sent to the bridge Verde, ara :ns srd
rendered it necessary i0F '.'" nrler
his men ,b pass between TWO hFsS "I. We Of
to arrive as soon as possible at the pSs t..;.
his destination, which he did w';''o w.. 80 4,
ration with an intEepidity whieh ''t hisby
much honor to that officer, as 10 '''' "1Th Thu
respectable corps in which he seFY.n y. rI
battery of the bridge Of bar'as " sa ICON. e.