The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-05-09

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! Guadarama, Estremadura, Leon and Gaia
lonia would eventually beat the French,
would be used by the leaders of the insur-
| gents TO keep alive the faniticism OF the in
habitants. 1t was therefore resolved not to
invest the city, and to leave open its COM
munications with all Spain, i'm order that
they might learn the discontinue OF the
Spanish armies, and the accounts of the
| French army in Madrid. But this news
reached only the ring leaders, who took care
that the inhabitants should not know it
Truth not only was concealed from them, but
they were encouraged by lies. To, day, the
French had lost 10000 men at Madrid !;
yesterday Romano had entered France
In hne, the British army were rapidly adj
vaneing. and the French Eagles must fy be-
fore the terrible Leopar;il
All this time sacri6eedsto political views Ss
to tie hope of being able calm those heads
heated by fanaticisrn apd error, was not lost
for the French army. The general of engi-
neers, Lacoste, aid de-Camp to the Emperor,
and an officer Of the most distinguished abb
lities. gathered at Alayon ali the tools, equi-
pages of mines, and materials necessary for
the subterraneous war which IL. II had or
dered
The general of division Dedon, comm and :
ing the artillery, assembled great quantity.
| of mortars, bombs, howitzers. and heavy ord
nance. All which were drawn from Pampe-
luna, seven days march from SarragosSa.--
Meanwhile it was perceived that the enemy
| we're awaiting themselves of this stagnarion
| to fortify the Monte Torrero and other i'm
portant positions. On the DIST December,
the division of Suchet drove them from the
heights OF St. Lambert, and two other works,
out or the reach of the city. The division Of
! general Gazan overthrow the. enemy from
| the heights of St. Gregorie, and the 21st of
| light Infantry, and Tooth regiment of the
line, carried the redoubts in the suburbs,
which defended the roads Of Sueva and Bar
celona. He also ordered the 81 ;;i; ing fft a
large building near Galliego, where 500
Swiss had entrenched themselves. On the
RED the works and positions of MoRte Tor
zero, took all the cannon and great number
OF prisoners, and did great execution among
the army.
The duke of Cornegliano being taken sick
the dukeof Abrantes took, in the beginning
OF Jan the command ofthe third Corps He
| sishaiized his arrival by the taking of the
convent of San Josef, and pursued his sue
cesses on the 10Th January by the carry
ing ct the tete de pont of Huerbaf, where his
| troops made good their stand. The chief
of battalion Stahl, of the 44th of the line, dis
tinguished himself at the attack on the con-
vent OF San Josef, and lieutenant Victor de
Button was one of the first to scale the works.
he investing Of SarYagossa was mot vet
complete. They persisted in leaving open
the communications, in order that the insur-
| gents might be informed OF the overthrow of
the English, and their shameful flight out of
oPaln. 1t was on the 10th of January that the
English were driven into the sea at Corun-
ma, and 1T was on the Goth that the operati
ons began to take serious aspect before Sa-
| ragossa
| The duke of Montebello had reachedi it on
the goth, to take the chief command of the
siege. AS soon as he was convinced that the
news sent to the city was productive of no good
| effect, and that the monks who directed the
minds of the people had succeeded in pre-
venting that news from reaching the people
or alterngit so as to perpetuate the delrum
OF the besieged, he took the resolution no
| longer to spare them.
FIFTEEN thousand peasants had assembled
at Perdignera, on the left bank of the Ebro
The duke of Treviso attacked with three re-
giments, and notwithstanding the fine posi-
tlon they occupied, the 64th regiment entire
| ~ oVerthrew and routed them. The tenth
hussars were in the plain to receive them
ana great number remained on the field
OF oattie. Nine pieces of cannon and several
stand OF colours were the trophies of this rem
counter
ne duke OF Nontebello had sent the adj
Jutant commandment Gasquet of Zuera, to dis
perse party of rebels. With only three
! oattalIons, this officer attacked 1000 of then
overthrew them, and took four pieces of can
non lth their horses and appurtenances.-
General Waiter had at the sane time been
ordered with 800 foot and 200 horse to scour
the road to Valencia He met 5000 of the re-
oeIs at Alcaniz, forced them in the very civ
to throw down their arms in their fight, Kill
led 900 men, and took magazines, provisions
ammunition and arms; among these latter
were 1000 English muskets. The adiutant
commandant Carrion de MIA at the head of
a Column of Infantry, Colonel Burthe of 9Th
| hussars. and the chief of Battalion Camus, of
the 28th light infantry have particularly dis
| tinguished themselves
These operations took place between the
10th & goth January. On the Goth, the city
was severely attacked, & the batteries were
unmasked-On the 9th at noon the breach
was practicable on several points. The troops
| lodged themselves III the convent of San-in
Gracia. The division of Grand Jean oc-
! cupied about 80 houses in the city. Colonel
| Chlopiseik, and the soldiers of the Vistula.
distinguished themselves. At the same time
the general of division. Morlot, in an attack
on the left, possessed himself of the whole
| front Of defence of the enemy.
Captain Cueteman at the head of the Dio-