Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-04-14

Duke OF DalHaatia gave orders to attack.
The assault was made upon the English
BY the first brigade Of the division If Mer-
mont, which overthrow them and drove
them from the village Of Elvina. The Sc
could regiment of light infantry covered it
self with glory. Gen. Jardan, at the head
of the Voitigeurs wrought terrible car
mage. The enemy. driven froiu his positi-.
On, retreated to the gardens which sur
round Corunna.
The night growing very dark it was ne.
cessary to suspend the attack. The ensmy
availed himself of this to embark with pre-
cipitation Only 5000 of our men were ens
gagged, and every arrangement was made
ter abandoning the positions on the right,
and advancing next day to a general at
tack. The loss Of the enemy has been im-
mense. Two of our batteries played upon
than during the whole of the engagement.
We counted on the field ofbatrle 900 of their
dead bodies, among which was the body !of
two general officers, whose names we are
unacquaintedw with. We have taken 30 Of
ficers- 800 men, and four pieces of cannon.
The English have left behind them more
than 1900 horses, which they had killed.
Our loss amounts to 100 killed and $50 woua.
ded. s-.
The colonel Of the 47th regiment dstin.
Suished himself. An ensign of the 31st in.
fantry killed with his own hand an English
Sfhcer who had endeavored to wrest from
him his eagle. -
A day. break on the 18th, we saw the
English convoy under sail. On the 18th
che whole had disappeared.
The Duke of Dalmatia had caused car
Yonade to be discharged upon the vessels
from the fort OF Santiago. Several trans
ports ran aground, and all the men who
were on boardwere taken.
We found in the estab, ish ment of the Pal
loza "a large mandatory, Sec. in the sub
urbs of Corunna, where the English had pre-.
viousy been encamped) 5000 English mus
kets. Magazines also were seized, contai-
ming great quantity of ammunition and o.
Their effects belonging 70 the hostile army.
A great number of wounded we're picked
Mp in the suburbs. The opinion of the in
habitants on the spot, and deserters, is that
The number of wounded in the battle ex-
eeeds $500 men.
Thus has terminated the English expedi-
zion which was sent into Spain. After ha-
wing fomented the war in this unhappy coun
try, the English have abandoned it. They
had disembarksd $4,000 men and 5000
horse.-We have taken from them, -accor.
ding to calculation, 5000 men, exclusive of
the sick They have re-embarked very lit.
tie baggage, very little ammunilion, and We
led and left behind The men who have
found an asylum on board their vessels arc
harrassed and detected. In another season
Of the year not one of them would have es-
capped. The facility Of cutting The bridges,
the rapidity of the torrents which in winter
swell to deep rivers, the shortness OF the
days, aud the length of the highs, are We
ny favorable to an army on their retreat.
OF the $4,000 men, whom the English
had disembarked, we may be assured that
scarceiy "a 900 will return To England.
The army of Romano. which at the end
of December, by the aid of re,nforcements
which it had received from Gallicia, con.
sisted of 10000 men, is reduced to less than
5000 men, who we're wandering between
Vigo and Santiago, and closely pursued
The kingdom OF Leon, the province of Ia
mora, and all Gallicia, which the English
had been DESTROYS to cover, are conquered
aud subdued.
The General Of division Lapisse had sent
patroles Into Portugal, who have been we'll
received there.
General Maupetit has entered Salaman-
Ga; he met there with some sick of the Eh-
gllsh troops
April z.
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February, motion was made by Lord
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