Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-11-19

I,usaco with the Sierra de Baramula.
The eight corps joined the enemy il
front on the 10th, bur he did not make an
attack on tha, day--The light troops O
both sides were Engaged throughout tn
line.
AT 6 in the morning Of the 9th, the enc
my made two desperate attacks upon gu
position, the one ON the right the other O
the left Of the highest point OF the Sierra
!, The attack upon the right was made by tw
divisions OF the &c corps, on that part of I'll
Sierra occupied by the Sd sivision Of intan
try. One division Of the French infantr
arrived at the top of the ridge, when it Wa
attacked in the most gallant manner by III
Ssh regiment under the command of tn
hon. lieut.. col. Wallace, ahi the Ash regi
; ment under the command of the hon. lieut.
col Meade, and 10y the 9Th Portuguese
regiment under the command Of lieut.. col
Douglas, directed by major general Pic
ton. These three corps advanced with tn
bayonet, and drove the enemy's division
from the advantageous ground which the,
had obtained. The other division Of tn,
Cd corps attacked further On tbs right, b,
the road leading by ST.. Anthonio de Can
iaro. also in front Of major general Pic.on'
division. His division was rrpuised beior,
it could reach the top of thu ridge, by the
74th regiment under the command of ,hs
hon. lieut.. col. French, and the brigade OF
Portuguese infantry under the command
of col. Champelmend, directed by colonel
Macknnon, major general Lrith also mo-
wed to his lett 10 the support of major &C.
n"ral PicIon, and aided In The defeal of the
enemy on this post, by the Sd bat. royals,
the 6rss and Cd bat. s8thregiment.
In these attacks majongers. Lei,h and
Picton, coils. MackInuon < Champelmond,
of the Portuguese service, who wa. wound
ed, lieut.. col. Wallace, the hon. lieut.. COL
Meads, lieut.. col. Sutton Of the Oh Portu-
guese regt. major Smith of the Ash reg't,
who was unfortunately killed, lieut.. colonel
Douglas, and major Birmingham Of the 9Th
Portuguese reg't, distinguished themselves.
Major gen. Plclon reports of the good con-
duct of the 9Th and 21st Portuguese regi.
mrnts, commanded by lieut.. col. de Aroujc
Bacellar, and the Portuguese artillery,
commanded by lieut.. COZ. Arentchiid.
have also TO mention in particular manner
the conduct of captain Dansey, OF the eigh,
ty-eigh,h regiment. Major General
Lei,h reports the good conduc. of.he roy
ais, 1st bat. 9th, and I'd bas. 5s.h regt. and
| beg 10 assure your lordship that never
a more gallant attack than thai
made by the 38sn, 45th, and 9th Portuguese
regs. on the enemy's division which had
reached the ridge Of the Sierra.
On the left, the enemy attacked with three
divisions of infantry ofthe 6:' corps, that part
of the Sierra occupied by the left division,
commanded by brigadier general Crawl ford,
and by the brigade Portuguese infantry com
by bris adier general Pack. One di-
vision ofinfantry only made any progress to-
wards the top Of tho nil, and they were i'm, !
mediatey charged with the bavonet by brig |
pen. Crawford, with the 48th, SD, and 95th |
regiments, and the Sd Portuguese Cacadore's
and driven down with. immense loss. Brig |
general Cleman's brigade OF Portuguese in.
ry,movcd up to support the right Of brig |
general CfaWtofu oifAsioHs anu DStta-
ion of the 18th Portuguese regiment under |
he command Of lieutenant colonel Macbean,
made gallant and successful charge upon
,ody of another division of the enemy, which
was endeavoring to>penetrate in that quarter
Besides these attacks, the light troops of
he two armies were engaged throughout the
9Th. The loss sustained by the enemy III
his attack has been enormous The enemy
elt 1000 killed upon the field of battle, and I
understand from the prisoners and deserters
hat the loss in wounded is immense. The |
enemy did not renew his attack, excepting by
he fire of his ligh. troops, on the 2sth, but
he moved large body OF infantry and cavalry
from the left of his centre to the rear, from
which / saw his cavalry in march on the load
which leads from Mortagoa over the noun.