The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-05-04

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JOHN CLARKE.
xASS.fGE T,HRoUG9 TIE SlKSRl mo.
kENL.
PARIS, February 6
Litter from liz saseilene, fhe ,sa,shaU Iatr of
Odirsatia, 70 ms serene kighness the 4, isoe Of
Nsaehdtei, major general.
have the honor to give an account to vo,,r
serene h,ghness, in order that you may have the
kindness to make report Of il to his majesty the
emperor and king, Of the passage of the Sierra
Moreno, and OF tho arrival of the imperial troops
upon the cuadalquivir For several DAYS past.
different movements OF the 6rzt corps ofthe army
towards Alrnedsn, and of the troops under the
orders of Gen. Senastisni in front ofvllaneuva
de les lRfantee, had attracted the attention of the
ensmy 10 the two extreThities Of the lire he
thoug his right more particularly m lena sed. and
he ungarrisoned his centre TO reinforce It the
entrenchmerts which he had thro wn UP at the en-
trance OF the de6les. cut upon all the roads, and
the mines which he had dug at the brink Of the
prscipises, in order to blow up parts of the road
gave IN him the confidence that he could not be
attacked, but thcse obstacles, to all appearance
A''seA's'odheabtSs WCTS OVcECOmS Win the
dry OF lightning, and the dispositions made
nave produced themost satisfactory result
On the 18th, his Catholic majesty carried
ms head quarters to Santa Crus Of Mudel..
where the 5th corps OF the army, the roysl
guards, and Spanish brigade were united in the
evening OF the 18th the same day the marshall
duke Of Creviso caused his troops to oecnnv ri
Viso and Ell visillo. whittier the division of zen.
erai l1essoiles also repaired. General Sebastia.
M took position with the division of drapoon.
W general Milhaud, the s58th regiment Of the
line, and the division ofthe grand duchy of War.
saw at VliiaAanrique, whence he drove the en-.
envy and at the same time caused to be oecu
pIso the Iorrede de Juan Abad and Almedna.
me hrst corps ofthe army was since the 18th ut
Ainsden de regne its RECOMMENDING parties
crossed the Guadaimez. and pushed on as far ar
santa huphemIa and Beiaiearas it's insureent
division, which was at Almsdsn, rxosipitstely
retreatea to Cordova
His majesty having determined 70 attack the
enemy on the Doth, general Usssolles rec.iyed
orders to set eff for Elviso with his division. and
tne 5tst regiment OF horse rangers, which wss
placed at his disposal, and to procs ed by the an
eisnt road which passed through Puerto del Rev
70 Carona a, opening for this purpose at the Ven.
"a N9evo, between Carolina and Santa Elem.
where that resd joins the high way The
a ~ duke OF Irsviso had orders to cause to
De attacked, by the oh corps the position Of
Despanne Perros, where the enemy had in Sc
sefai places cut tho foad and dug mines the
Sth corps was folio we'd in it's movements bv IN.
royal guards, and by Spsni,h brigade.
ven Seoasiisni had orders to attack ths a.
nsIhy IN his position ofVenta Nusya and Of Y.uta
Qiemada, to drive him from the valley Of Dur
nsdas, from Msntison, and from ST. T,tivas. and
aiterw wards to pursue him, either 10 the Linnsyes.
os 10 s%cae and u6eaa, according 40 he should
lake che or other ofthess divisions, The ma
shall duke Of Bsiuno had made a report from
Aim den that the roads which lead from that 81.
~ to Cordeva obliged him to make q circuit in
0rief TO Be able to take with him his artillery,
and that he oould not procaed directly ia the
SuAdal9ulyir with his infantry and cavalry, his
majesty not having Judged proPs, to carry Tho
hrsi corps, for the moment, to any great distance
Instructions we're written TO che mar shall duk e
of beiluno to send back the artillery and the
whole u his bsggaEe,in order to take The high
road from Andaiuaia, to Santa Cruz of Mudeis,
anu maneuvre with the infantry and cavalry in
sueh manner as to make diversion either by
carrying detachments thi ough the Sierra More.
DO directly to Carolna, or by proceeding towards
me Suadai9uiyer, according az from the ipfor.
mation which me should receive, he might
thlnx himself best able 10 fulfil his object. On
The 18th, the marshall duke of Bslltlno gave an
account that he was sending back bis artillery,
and was marching of on the Ioth. in order to
proceed by Tsrre Campo, Villa Nusva de Ia |
lara, and Mentoro, against Andujar, where he |
expects TO arrive on the 22d, and to put him |
sell IN communication with the rest of the army
which should have stretched out by the high road
" These dispositions were on the goth. I. |
the morning general Dessolles set off from Elvi.
70, and proceeded against the Fusrto del Rev 4, |
nm insurgent division which deIt nded that pas.
sage was attacked with the bsyonet in It's On.
Irenchments, and Immediately thrown into the |
most eomPiste route the enemy fed Through |
HE pr eslpices and across the mountains, abandon.
hg his arms, his camps and provisions he had |
a great many men killed, but only a very small |
lumber could be taken, Isis resistance not hay.
1g been what 1t might have been. General
Oeesoles continued his movement without any
iifticulty; his loss consisted Of only Is men dis.
lbled.
The division Of general cassn. ofthe 9Th corps,
rhiel, had set oil at the same time from. Elviso,
detached the brigade ofgenera! BrayeF in order
o force the Passage through the nesx Of Mula.
az, whichis led to by a most difficult path,
vhich ends at the high road az the turn called
he Corderss, consequently behind all the en-
renchrlents, cuts and mines Of the eneray the
ther Brigade Of the division climbed up the
fountain, between the pis 1ge * the Despenns
'erros, - support the stack ofthe brigade un
or the Drders Of general BraYer, and to co.ope
ate With IL in the sans result
q" The division OF general Cirsri, following by
be royal guards, the !spaaisa brigade and the