Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-10-25

g. 'JSNl WI The enpn,-
the whole business. The action - our,
ed about hall past c O'Clock. ,shnf&
gorous attack Of the enemy :. 10y "!y Az
which was deierded by ger. HIY's T .;s }%
They continued tleir exeitiors - 1"tH,
session OF this hiFi I'LL II o'clors v'Ns
when, alter being REFUSED and dSiv. MS''
every time they ATTEMPTED to ;sc,n .a',''
withdrew fer The ,ith,. ! could y" =, u?
their attack Of cur right, but was h, w. &.
find they did rot succeed better in,bsIs
and could lot loast Of having car, 1a'
inch OF erourc eiihe, On US Or ,hr s
ards. We lay or Cur arms ,he who'll. - s
and vas in 'cres The! had ,e,irtd; bsr
ever, 6; day re we've much tisarpom.J
finding item within haI' svn sEet q !,
Gete,n.irrd TO gam he lil., the s,s,,
which eon.msrced a: o'clcck, AM -;
tie most dreadful canronade Of round ca
and shells IRON numerous ari.l ", III,
destructive five was so we'll directed H.,
notwithstanding every mcsnswe ocrN ,brt
OF TO conceal cur selves en- Tie side Of Il,
hill, and lying Gown en- cur ems, The rank,
were lhinned very much without sEolD
retuln, except from three or leu, pieces d
i'll directed Spanish artillery. They nov /
renewed their attack 10 ,ake it hy stc,n.
their infantry advanced up the Hill tcr its
purpose, and net with.no crpcsnicr except
from our field pieces, till they arrivtdrtr
tie top, when they we're charged BY tie
e9!h, 90, Ssh, and believe CG;h rsgi,
ments, uho drove them much quicker Gown
than they came UP. This division now II.
tined to The foot 6! tie mountain, and Dis.
PATCHED a column of2OCO,, take possessia
| Of a tower On top, which, thought crsA
| to lie occupied by Us before, as by means
! the easv descent on the olher SIDE, We ccu,l
with case lie cot of, in case Ct 'yve;se d
| fortune, fycm the read leading l,om 0rg-
pcsa to Tala, era, which was the same We
came to the latter BY. Tie SD ESA! Ga.
eoons ard dragon guards rcw raine r@na
tie Hill, in valley betwesn the bill ard
mountain, which kept this Ff-rrch daIsia
from doing any Ting iurtheT, til .cui2Hd
by two other strong coiun1ns 'lhey rT
advanced, and commenced iormlag Int
Of one Of these, while the osler rcmaIad
in column, resdy 10 receive GU ca'a'Ty'-
| TIE Esd were then ordered 10 advance, aid
did so very regularly, 'kor.h cnder 'GT
heavy fire of rusquetry. Cnnrm'a:I
the charge, the column which h1d tseH C'
ployed succeeded. by doualc qa!cs tmr' :"
getting into column, before The e'aG'""
came up. The esd, notwithstanding, cam
up 10 .;he point of the bayorct IN t'2G' I"
enemy would show scme symptoms
breaking; but quite tie contrary; th,T ''.
NAMED as steady as wall, Trough I'T
several shells fall in tie centre oithen--'I,
kept up such brisk fire, t'tat tGty '"'
| compelled the Esd to retire IN ciscEa0-
| The guards row came III, hut 'f'! III
| den,ly declined charging. The 10" " "
! esd must have been very great: | v'"""
! the field this morning, and 81" 'l'"' l
could imagine-horses and Hlsn COMP"
" burned to ashes .:.v,
This certainly was one Of Il'ss ' Wv
! in action which seldom occur ar" '', ,S
one Of The finest ever saw, or ''" u
be imagined; the Esd ADVANCING :, ' r
repeated shouts and huzzas fem tie wv ~ Vt
! On the hi,l-thc enclnys lie ''''fi"S" S 4.
| mo column, as place OF ss s.; }?.oEeIl
steadiness Of those columns, vi'''n ~ .o, s,r.
more like buildings han men-%ho w. .,I
scvvrirg bravery Of the ed in eh .n,5,n.5.
actually goirs round ore OF TIE '. ,.n,,k d
| 90 70, think any painter or pen ''F'
| pictuying it in half It's BEAUTIES ,,aocf tie
Before the charge, 4 or '?o' ,S,r d
spaniards go; up the moun'a'', . III an,
our cavalry, and in short time e" "Ir,nc1,
ed very spirited attack on p 'n nssor!s;,l::
who had the top Cor near me -, .0s 90 cpi;.
lined with infantry. They kept I y - csu'
fire, snd seemed SO determine No.. ii IL. err.
Their point, tia, in about two " o",s IF %
m, began to give way in that lssI 5aoss.. |
eontinned dispusirg it for s.' ,'G !, io ls'