Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-11-23

!. O'Clock in the morning Of the 9Th, ,btya,.
tackled our position at TWO diA.ren, ps;r a.
y with strorg columns, End the firing COW u.
nued about TWO hours ard an half ii. d.
tuguese corps who dis,ingui.h.d ,hems.ls
were all those who had the coed for,,..
be at the points attacked, tslng the follow
ing corps.
The 9Th and 21.t brigaries under the =.
der ef col. Champelmand, and after h. ,...
wounded, of leiut. col. Sa,tun. tn CO.
regiment commended by lieut.. COL Dou.
las. The 1st and.i6,h brigade. of he linz
and the 18th battalion of Cha.srurs No, ~
8, with the English light division. and w.
9th battalion of BRIGADE of the bripadirr os
neral Campbell. Two brigsdes Of ar,iIIerv
commanded immedia ,ely by major Ar.n,s.
child, aad two or three more posted to the
left.
I'he only difference that there wa, N u.
conduct OF all these troops consisted IN n.
opporlun tiles which were ctfred to p.eh
corps to distinguish itself. This NAV h..
called a glorious day for the Portuguese.
name, its troops having acquired by ,br;,
conduct the admiration. and the full Conf,
dence of the English army. The condne.
of the 9th rrgimeut under the orders of,
col. Douglas, and in which major Birmina.
ham distinguish d himself, did it mu,h ho.
nor. Iha: regimen, with two English re-.
eiments ciscdged The enemy with The ba,o.
net iromthe heights which they had gained
and made them pay dear for their mom,n.
tary advantage. The 9th and ,2lst rei.
-menis merit,d the complete appreciation IS
major genera! Pic,on, and much prais- is
due 10 colonel ChamPeImand, lieot. colonel
Sutton who commanded the brgxdc after
the former was wounded, and lieut.. col.
Jose Maria de Aranjo Bacellar, command
or OF the 2lst regiment.
,Brigadier gen. Park deserves my thanks
as we'll as the corps that were under his or.
.d.rs, and their commanders lieut.. colonsls
Hill and I.mz de Rego, AID major Arm,
srcng. The conduct Of the battalion Of
chasssurs No.. 4. deserves to be- particularly
mentioned, as well for their Bravery in the
attack, as ter the constsacy it'll which they
sustained the Ere of1he enemy the whole
day. The Battalion Of chasseurs No j.
commanded by liers. col, Jorge d'Avlez,
behaved extremely we'll, S. tnat c..cer me-
rits every eulogiup. The battalion Nos.
under command OF lieut.. COL Elder, partis
eularly distinguished ITSELF, aud ia disci.
pline and va!or cauaot De txccl!ed. The
9Th and.lsth brigadss ofbrigatIirr genera
Colmsn, and chatsears No. g, also deserve
the highest praise for their conduct, as al,
so their Commandments colonies MeDezec
Sot,op,sior, and lieut.. col. Nixon and
particularly Eve companies or ttse l9,hregs
who under the immediate orders of lieut.
col. Macoean, made Al attack With the bay,
onet on the enemy, which is particularly
mentioned by all the officers Of the two at
mics, who witnessed it, ss admirable tor
the discipline and bravery that they eEA'
bitrd.
sThe battalion of chasseurs No. 6, orr,
,gadier general Cam pbcIps brigade, aaG
commanded by lieutenant colonel Sebas'l.
an Pinto, likewise behaved very well anc
deserves my thanks.
Two brigadcs of artillery of the OH +
9th, under the immediate orders Of major
Arentschfid, also greatly distinguished
themselves by supporting with stsad'ness
during the whole of the battle, the FIRE OF ~
pieces of artillery occssioniug great loss OF
men to the enemy, dismountng three OF
their guns end blswing up two of their
Wagons Of ammunition. Two other brit
gades of artillery also merit my approoa,,
ton. ALL the officers and soldiers OF
these corps are worthy of being represent
ed to his highness for their good and exee''
lent conduct, which would have done no.
nor to veteran soldiers, for by the confess
ion of all the English officers, they o's'
PLAYED equal valor aud discipline. WV"
..,na ,,h - ,y.re nor lmnS'