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

ced IN proportion as the division of general Ca |
zan obliged the enemy successfully to evacuate
all his positions, and abandon his camp. entrench-
nents, artillery, ammunition, provisions, &c.-
These mines, which the enemy had prepared in !
order to blow up parts ofthe ro~ds in the places
which are walled in by perpen dicular rocks Md |
scarps OF SO feet higa, were then sprung; their
,tsct was almost nuSatory, no accident took |
place, and the damage was at such trianr con.
sequence, that the movement Of the coIu INNS |
was nos stopped TOR Quarter of an hour The al.
vision which the enemy had placed upan the
heisnts called Cot,sdo de los Ja.dinos. having
resched the opening of the road which leads to
ot' he!ena, Precipitateiy abandoned his en-
renched camp, and the Tooth regiment of reyu.
isrs' which was sent by Tie marshall duke OF
ireViso 10 meet 1t. came up with it, killed from
seven to eight hundred men, and took 400 mi.
soners. among whom was genersl lieutenant
Colonel, and ten other officers stand OF colors
was also taken 1890
me roN of the enemy became general at
every point night came on, and the difficulty,
OF the pursuit, which could snly be individual,
was 'ae reason OF more prisoners not having been
moe on tnfs front, The loss of The 5h corps
consisted OF only few men disabled The enc.
my abandoned IN the batteries, or on the road,
- pieces OF cannon, OF which part were yoked,
oesides quantity OF ammunition and baggage.
no also Left In his camp both proy,,ions and
GOODS magazines were found at St. Helen, and
Sarotaa, notwithstanding, upon going through
~. ..ter' !ne eneIay himself set FIRE to great
naSaxine' IN which was considerable quantity
OIL arms, great deal Of brandy, sc. !:
ihe march was so long that the troops
could no, arrive at Carolina until the night ,sas
Tar advanced. On the 3lst, the 5,h corps march
ed by bayien to Andujar, ard took possession of
tne bridge across the Gusdalsuivir General
DessoNes received orders to repair with his diy
zion and brigade Of dragons, under the com
| nand OF general Benurcg ard, by the way of Lii.
| hdares TO breza, IN order to Communicate with
general Sebsstisni, and TO cut off the retreat of
the es,emy's corps which had not yet been able
| 70 eneet their movement. The kings quarters
were established at Baylen, at which place al.o
were the royal gurstls and Spanish brigade. The
'liMculty of the communication, and the t,,.anrs
| had not permitted general Sebsstisni to send his
reports even those which he sent on the ooh,
| having taken circuit, are not yet come to hand
but ~ dispatch dated from Aroulos on tn.
2lst, at four o'clock in the afternoon, hi, males
y was summary informed Of theee operations.
ssNe' IN account that after having forced the
passage of the mack of ST. Stephep. ut which he
TOOK ten pieces Of cannon, 5000 prisoners, stands
OF coors, several officers ana euupares h,
| was informed at Ia venta and Los Santo, that
general Casteion, marquis del yaldillo, was with
ms DIVISION, between Moniizon aud Arquillos.-
Senerai Sebastian Immediately direc ed upon
that point regiments of cavalry and all bis infsn
Wy he found general c lstejon in a nos,tioa in
tne valley OF Arquillos, and appearing to b. pre-
Perlag to make resistance GenerI S.bast.
ni' not willing to give him time for reH sction
Immediately attacked him with the slh dra.
goons and the iancers all the enemy's line wa.
forced the insurgents laid down their arms, and
9Th of SeAlle. general Castejon, several coloncis
| ana great many .Otacers four stand of colors.
were also taken
After this result. general Sehastirai mar cssd
he,os OF columns against Ubeda auI Brez, in
oraer to take possession efthe bridges scros,
ehe CuSda'auivir , he also seat some to I.inares,
| IN order to communicate with tue column of The
| centre. at the same time that he sent drtach.
ments 20 pick the up runsways evory thing thus
gives hopes that the number Of me pi ,soners will
be considerably augmented
Hitherto the result YET known of these twa
attacks, is 5000 prisoners, two generaiz, a great
many o'ncers, eight stand Of colo.s, rs pieces of
complete dispersion of that which rsm,,o II Of
the wreck of the army that was DESTROYED at O.
cana this army has come to terminate its desti
ny at the so,tli skirts of the Sierra Jorena M,
! far from the fields of Bayen.
General Sebastiani praises general Milhaud
ana rare'mont, adjutant commandment Bouille.
his staff the officers Of artillery end engineers
who are under his orders, and those of,he et,r
among whom he names M Tburce Sebastian.
MS brother, who went With the summons tn this
enemys commander in chief to lay down h IS
aymss N''
:" The marshall de Traviso, and tb. genera,
ef divIsion Dsssoes, have not had time TO send
their reports that of general Sebastiani is also
lncorhPiets. The troops. however, which climb
ed up the mountains OF the Puerto del Rev. oftbe
Code Muiadar, and Of Depenna Perros. must
DO honorably mentioned, az also gsnsrals cazan
and Brayer, for THAR dispositions. I shall have
the honor or sending TO your ser.ne highnes,
more detailed report, and shall at the same ,iInr
state to you the names OF all the officers & pri
vstes who hays Observation-Disclosures them
selves and in the mean time will beq of yo,,
20 solicit his majesty the smperor TO vouchsafe
10 grant the favors which were demanded for
nhhy among them AFTER the battle CT Ocana, and
Oh Whom then bad the honor ef sending list
10 his excellency the minister of war.
Sour bshncss will have remarked at the
commencement OF this report, that the marshal
9uke OF Be,luno, marched directly from Alma
osn 10 AnuuJsr rs this movement could not be
terminated before the evening or next morning.
she King cannot yet have received them. shall
rose no time IN statNB them to your hiyhness, but
= nave now to inform you, that from all accounts
:. !, confirmed, that tho greatest confusion pre-. !
sahs through hndslesig. Yhe junta have fed to
Seville, and have been in Leon island. wbere
uley had eonyoked the cortes on ire S,st of Re. !
oruary. At our arrival, lots were drawing for
u'oss Oh the inhabitants who were to fill ul the !
regiments. II cannot be doubted that the sig !
49,. A advantages which the troops Of hi, fnsjcsty
.he emperor have obtained will dersnge all those
measures, and even occasion general DETECTION
70 tne insurrsetonsl party. In many places the |
inhAoitants are already coming out to mest the |
loops, and many have taken steps to REGAL their !
ohhoren from the enemy's corps. His majesty
20 repair this evening to Andujar, from which |
place shall have the hoaey Of scnd;por ~ ,,o,,.