The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-04-25
JOSE JUSTO DE SALCEDO.
PEDRO DE OBREGON.
MICJFI, AERMOSILLET."


To this letter the Admiral sent the follow
ing answer -
{" Mosr EXCELLENT SEIGNIoRs.-When
your Excellencies do me the justice to con-
fess, that mistaken in the principles OF loyal
ity which have implanted in my heart,
am resolved to follow the fate OF brave and
generous nation, which gloriously defends It's
sacred rights, and those of its lawfal King ID.
Ferdinand VII. whom God preserve, you
might have reflected, that could not listen
to, and must have regarded as insulting, the
offer of honours and interests which you
make in case OF my acceding to your propo-
siton. The generous conduct OF the British
nation does not present the slightest ground
Of alarm with regard to the prosperity and Sc
curity Of the vessels that are under my
command, as your Excclencies with great
injustice suspects and, accoI dinghy all the
worthy officers belonging to it, disregarding
every consideration OF rank and interest,
place our honour and glory in firmly perser-
vering in the defence of the just cause which
we have sworn to support. 49,.
$ The nation recognizes in the Council OF
Regency the supreme and legitimate author
ity which represents our beloved. King ID.
Ferdinand VII. and is recognized through
the medium of that body. ! have been a.
mong the first to render it my obedience
and my loyalty does not permit me TO give
any other answer to the letter under yester-
days date, received from your Exceencies
by the flag Of truce treiucca, which Carries
the pr esent.
" May God preserve your Excellencies
many years /.
|" On board the Santa Ana, inthe Bay Of
Cadiz. Feb. IS, 1910.
Government, we understand, have receiv-
ed offioial dispatches ilom Col. Roche,
who has been attached to the Spanish army of
The Centre for the whole of the last year,
giving the particulars Of the total defeat and
dispersion Of that army on the goth ult. The
Spanish position in the Sierro Morena exten.
ded from Monteson ON the right to Puerto
and Leno on the left, distance of fifteen
leagues, in the centre of which is the strong
and celebrated pass of the Peraperos. To
co yer this extent Of line the Spaniards had
but $4,000 troops, 5000 of whom was de-
tsched to Almaden de Acoge, (the famous
quicksilver mines) situated on the Comma
de Plata and which leads from La Mancha
to Cordova, by which road it was probable
the enemy would attempt to turn the l.. of
the Spanish position, and which turned out
to be the case.
On the morning Of the 2Oth ult. at o'clock
the Freach, $4,000 strong attacked the whole
extent of the Spanish line, and carried it at
every point in two hours.
Col. Roche was with the General in Chief
at Puerto del Key, and narrowly escaped the
same night to Jean. The dispersion and
route of the Spaniards was general; and their
magazines of clothing, arms and provisional
La Caroline, fell into the hands of the enemy.
The plan of the French operations was executed,
il must be confessed, in the most mastery way. The
three corps, after driving the Spanars before them,
united at Cordavo. Joseph Buonaparte was with the
corps under Sout and Victor, which passed by Alma
den Mortier passed from lnfantes by Monteson to
Baeza de Abeda, and by his formed his junction
with King Joseph while the centre corps of the
n.y. penetrating by the Puerto del Rev, hanked and
turned the celebrated the pass of the Persp tos, and
also united with the army at Cordavo, which last
place received Buonaparte without shot Arcizaga
who commanded and lost the greater part of the
Sranish army at Ocana, was most unaccountabl C
continued at the head of it, after he had lost the con-
fdence of every soldier under him.
The accounts received by government from Col
Roche add that he proceeded from Jean TO Granada
which last place entered by corps of 10000
French on the 28th From thence the Col. proceed
ed to Malaga, which the enemy reached, 5000 strong
ON the 9th Al this last place the French found
$4,000 p;pcs of wine. These detached corps arc
now their march, after levying various csntribu
tions to reinforce the army beselging the Isle de Lie
on Joseph Ronsparte is at Puerto de santa Maria,
opposite Cadiz.