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

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OF the line. 4as number Of III, we new sS''t
was very considerable, and ", It" "a
doubt bat it exceeded $4,000 w.. o'Ts
troops maintained mos, bonar .a o.
for nine hours together, during $ o ats ~. ssa
the FIRE was tremendous indesd Whit
enemy, having made themselves No.. 0Nh
a height which formed our lei,,ob,,ass'1
advantage in point OF position, and m.v
the point of turning US, which m "ssN
induced me to resolve upon re,r r"a''e
viously forming, to cover it, the ,,s ss Ps
vision which had hitherto suffered dung o.
The national honor has been ma;o,,; Ss :
impaired. Blood has been shed ~, ~
and We have l,.St excellent officers. A I,
conceive that the enemy own lou ,ns y"
TO tuh 5000 men. cannot, at nr. Sua'
send the particulars TO your excellrnr,, s' I
I will do so whenever have time. wy
Camp-marshal d. Ramon de C,rv,;, :.
out post from TemLleque. for Ia C,yo; NJ
where he will assume the Command
collect as many troops and sharp sboo,,, ..a
possible, until reach the Sierra mv.r
with the army. May God, &c. 'A
(Signeo)
F. VENECAS,
Head-Guarters, Camunss,
Aug. II, 1909.
To II. E. Don Antalio Cornell
Cos. Cazats.)
The next number contains at full ler,S
the same generals dispatch, relative to 4.
unsuccessful attack made on the 5th by Il.
French upon his army at Araniuez, .hjb
was noticed in last Saturdays Chrcnict,
Gen. Y. states, that, upon being informal
by gen. Cuessa, that the British army hid
marched out in the morning Of the Sd, aud
that he intended to follow it, with his ov,
in the evening Of the same DAY, to max.
head against Soult, who was advancing CT
the side Of Plaeencia, he loresaw, ,ha, til.
troops under hi: command wou'd be sttack.
ed as soon as intelligence of this mavsmsr
should reach Joseph and Victor, who a
consequence of their defeat at Talsven
had fallen back, the former upon llIeaa|
with 5000 men, and the latter upon Ma
queda, with 10000. And according ,g|
neral V. made the necessary dIspositiomn
repulse the enemy, and, as proved by t.|
event, in so able and jud:ious mannr,
that the latter, meeting every where within
unconquerablc resistance, de'lsted from The
attempt and withdrew with loss oil M
killed, and 1000 wounded, that OF the Sr'
lizards being far les, important, as 1t Is sS'
mated at 200 i'll all.
The despatch concludes with b's!oTlI
the highest enccmiums upon all the corp
engaged, as well as upon thrr officers aa
general Venegas having particularly recon- e o
mended to the board, briSadaer D. rs0'
Augustin Giron who commanded IN A1I'
iuez, and upon whom had, therefore de t'',
ed the task Of carrying the plan Oh ds'e"'
into execution, the brisadierhas been lml
diately promoted to the rank Of camp ''"'
shall.
corona, 9I a.
The night before last the enemy Fensn ',
their attacks upon Monuich. The :, m' ~.
tain, as we'll as the town, kept up' p 3,'.
hours and half, an incessant tlre Of mJ
quetry and artillery which greatly lnrn
the enemv's works. The latter enf'SJ 1.,
the failure of their attempts, rtpea'su ""
again and again, but to as little p"fpDiS
We cannot sufficiently admire toe SuSy III.
of the garrison of the castle, VINO ua I.a Of,
calling FIRE of the enemy, loudly ' NV, as
to them: C5u,e Cavachos, and h'@ :. y F%,.
sistance Lechih palace has e0's s',E Re q.
The besiegers are spariog Of Their .b bet j
but not of their grenades or G ns, ,bsir not
which they send US plenty. from p, 's several
being minded a, they ought TO ., d. I,s INV With
ives are lost which might be la'a a'" rs dc.
.,....,a :, the country ~ II,