The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-03
EURNpE.
FIRsrBuLLErIN Of nE ARMY OF SPAIN.

V~ITToRTA, Nov. 9.
Position of the French army ON the 2sth
October -
Head Quarters at Vittoria.
The Marshal Duke Of C~ornegliano, with
his LETT wing along the banks of the Arrsgon
and the Ebro. His head quarters at Rata!.a.
The Marshal Duke OF Elchingen is with
his headquarters at Guardia.
Ihd Marshal Duke of lstria has his head
quarters at Miranda, with a garrison in Fort
Pancorva.
The General of Division Merlin occupies
with one division thc heights of Durango,
and presses upon the enemy, who seem dis
posed to attack the heights of Mondragon.
The Marshal Duke OF Dantzic, having ar
rived with the divisions of Sebastian and
Laval, the king was pleased to order the di-
vision of Merlin to return.
The enemy being in the mean time in force
at Lerin, and having occupied Viana. and
several posts ON the left bank Of the Ebro,
the King ordered the duke of Colnegliano
TO advance against the enemy. General Wal
tier, commander of the cavalry, and the bri-
gades of Generals Habert, Bruno and Ra.
zont, proceeded against the euemy's posts.
On the 9Th of October the enemy were de-
Scated at all points. Twelve hundred men,
who were surrounded in Lerin, at first shew-
ed a disposit.-h to defend themselves ; but
toN iIS CIV tfS diISC-
ments, defeated them completely, making
prisoners l colonel, 9 lieutenant c~olonels, 40
officers and 1900 soldiers. These troops form
ed part of the camp of St. Rogue, before Gil
braltar. At the same time, Marshal the
Duke of Elchingen marched for Logrona,
passed the Ebro, took 500 of the enemy S pri-
Soners, pursued them several miles, and re-
established the bridge Logrona. In conse-
quenCe of this event, the Spanish General
l).opatal1; 1ul,D aplal tl,a
was stoned by them.
The troops of the traitor Romano, and the
Spanish prisoners in England, landed by the
English in Spain, with the divisions of Gal
1icia, making together force of 80, 600 men,
threatened from Bilboa, Marshal the Duke
of Dantzic, who, led on by a noble ardour,
advanced upon them on the 3lst of October,
and drove them at the point OF the bayonet,
from all their positions. The troops of the
Confederation of the Rhine, and particular
ly the corps of Baden, distinguished them
selves.
The Marshal Duke of Dantzic, closely
followed mp his pursuit of the enemy, the
whole st Of November, as far as Guenes,
asnA! entered Rilhoa. In that city very CON
siderable magazines were found. Several
Englishmen were made prisoners. The en-
cmy's loss, in killed and wounded, was Con
siderable but we took very few of them
prisoners. Our loss consists of only SO kill
ed, and about 100 wounded. However
praise-worthy this action was. it was to be
wished that it had not taken place; the Spa
nish corps was in a situation to have been
completely cut off.
Tie corps of Marshal Victor having Just
arrived, was detached from Vittoria 10 Or
duna. On the 9TH of November, the enemy,
reinforced by fresh troops from st. Andero,
occupied the height of Guenes. The Mar
sinai Duke of Dantzic advanced against
them, and broke through their centre. Tie
58th and SD regiments distinguished them
selves upon this occasion.
Had these events occurred in the plains.
not a man of the enemy would have escap-
ed; but the mountains of St. Andero and
Bilboa are almost impossible. The Duke
of Dantzic pursued the foe during the whole
of the day in the passes Of Valmaseda.
In these various affairs, the enemy have
lost in killed and wounded from $500 to 1000
men.
The Duke of Dantzic particularly praises
the Genera ais of Division Laval and Sebasti- |
ami, the Dutch General Chassey, Col. La
coste of the 9th regiment of light infantry.
Col. Baco, of the esd regiment of the line,
and the CoIonels of the regiments of Baden
and Nassau, upon whom his Majesty has CON
ferred rewards.
The army is abundantly supplied with
provisions, and the weather is very fine.
Our columns are marching forward, and
combining their movements. 1t is supposed
that the head quarters will move forward
70 night from Nttoria.
SECOND BULLETIN or THE ARMY OF
SPAIN.
BURGos, Nov. IL.
The Duke of Dantzic entered Nalmase-
da in pursuit of the fee.
On the 9Th Gen Sebastian discovered the
rear guard Of the insurgents posted upon a
high hill to the right OF Vaimaseda he inn |
mediately advanced against them, defeated
them, and took about one hundred of them
prisoners.
ID the mean time, the city of Burgos was
occupied oy the army OF Estremadura, cum
sisting of three divisions. The advanced
gnard was composed Of Walloons and Spa.
,ish GUARDS; and the students of the nniyer-
sites of Salamanca and Leon, divided into
several battalions and some regiments of the
line, with other corps raised since the iDsur-
|rectiou Of Badajc2, made the whole Of this
army amount to little Snort Of O.COO men. |
The command of the cavalry OF the army
was given to Marshal the Duke of Istria :
and the emperor confded the Command Of |
the ID corps 30 Marshal the Duke Of Dial !
malta.