Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-05-27
LateGJ from Spain.
VIA PHILADELPHIA
SEVILLE, March 25.

ment of the kingdom, in a dispatch dated
the 10Th instant, that it had been reported
to him by the light parties in the neigbor-
hood of the archbishop's bridge, that the
enemy had crossed it with some infantry
and cavalry and that their numbers would
probably be increased, during the following
night and day, for the purpose of attacking
the posts of Fresnedoso and Mesa de Ibor
which form that flank, and which he had
reinforced with infantry and cavalry for
their defence.
That, on the side of Almaraz, they had
increased their forces and artillery; and
that in the square of that town, they had
eight floats of timber four yards square, all
ofthem upon wheels, close to the high road.
That he had made the requisite dispositions
to defeat their project as far as lay in his
power and that en- the next morning, he
would transfer his head quarters to the
camp and pass of Miravete, to repair wher-
ever his presence might be wanted. He
added, that he had been Joined by lieute-
nant generals d. Pedro Rodriguez de la
Buria.
Under the date of the 18th, the comman
der in chief further stated, that, ccniorma-
bly, to the conjectures, expressed in the pre-
ceding report, that the enemy would ON the
said day, attack, with a considerable force,
| the posts on his right, towards the Arch
bishops bridge, they presented themselves,
at day-break, to the number of $4,000 foot
as far as could be guessed, and between
500 or GOO horse. That our advanced par
| ties gradually gave way, but disputing eve
ry inch of ground, until they Incorporated
themselves with our third division which
| guarded the Mesa de Ibor, where the enemy
were opposed with great steadiness& gallan-
| try, & exposed to a we'll directed FIRE which
did them considerable damage that, at
| length, however, it became indispensable to
| Weld to superior numbers, and to fall back
in good order, upon the point OF the Mesa;
that, there, they again halted and faced a
| bout, renewing the contest, and keeping up
| a brisk FIRE for near an hour and a half, at
the end of which, they retreated III good or
| der, towards the village of Campillo, the
best part of our cavalry having been Prev
| ously sent EDWARDS to Roman-Gordo and
| Miravete, where the regiment del fnfante
| had Just arrived with marquis del Portage,
| on account of TIE u~nevenaess OF the ground
! at Campillo, where he supposed the auke
del Parque to be with the rem ander OF that
| division, and expectedhe would JOIN him On
the next day AS he had been instructed to do
| in such a case. That he concluded, like
wise, that camp marshal d. francisco l tias
| seeing his left attacked, would have retreat
ed from Frensnedoso, as he had not yet re-
| ceived the reports OF these two generals
That the enemy's intention appeared to be
| to dislodge our advanced guard from Al
| marez, in order to be at liberty TO cross the
! river with the forces and trans which they
| have on the other side. That he meant 10
! support the said advanced guard, and OPP
| pose the 1900 men who were marching
| against it, If he were joined IN time, by the
| divisions which were to withdraw from Ia
Mesa and F~resnedoso. That we had had
| a few killed and wounded, whose numoe
he could not ascertain until he had received
the return but that, up to that time, he was
| not displeased with the resistance, Vaior
and order displayed by our troops.
In the the dispatch OF the 18TH, the same
| commander related, that the "a and 81 a.
visions had Joined him, after making stand
against the enemy, already upwards OF
$4,000 strong, who divided themselves INTO
two columns, one Of which PROCEEDED 10
Delevtosa in his rear, and the other through
Valdecanas to fall upon his advanced guard.
That, upon this account,they retreated with
camp-marshal D. Juan de Henestrosa and
he remained between the enemy who must
then have been crossing the river with Their