Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-05-18

Isl rcrinent 81 Hussars' WI" -
prisoners on that day. ea ;,,c,;on
On the 9TH the enemy ior'neu Ju"s.on
o,Dos;,e the town Of Pomoal "l'n tue ON eoaps
syc.nt;.s. Gen. I,olson's aivisoh' .''o Gu
rorns. the 9th, and the DIVISION ooNiili.i'a ~,
he Zen. hloptbrun. i ne nuSsafs' anu rue
Rav,.l Dragons, who, Win the nSat
SION. were immediately Ill front Oh the enens
.,,nv. dlstinss uishca themselves On TINS oeca.
SION nv charge, which they made upon II
,'adcr the command of Col. Aronstschlidt.
: dttschmcnt of the regiment OF dragons,
No. I6, commanded by Lieut.. Wcgland, ana
which lad been recommending the enemy near
Isyra, made prisoners ola detachment oftne
enenv's dragooas; and having followed tte
enemy from Leyra, arrived at the camp Just
in time to Join their companions IN making
the charge 1t WIS not possible tof h'o 70
collect a sufficient number OF troops 10 com
mence my operations against the enemy until
TIM. 18th; on that d,y the lst, 81, 4tn oen, ana
light divisioB Of iaflnty, the brigade OF ush'
Pack, aad the whole British cavalry formed q
iunc,;ou 81 the camp, Immediately IN, !fohs ol
The enemy, VINO had begun to retire HosA hs
position during the nlg mt.
He wss tiien followed ny tire hsnt DIVISIONS
by tie .iussass, Royal Dragons, ana nsi!3a-
der Gcner,i Packs brigade, all under the
co.n,na:,d of Maior-Gencral Slave and en-
te.yoti,.p to keep possession OF the old Castle
,ftae Town az Pon,bal, was dislotged from IT
hat the Ssh CORPS ai.t, the cavalry OF General
Mon-,-uu. when torn,cl: the rear-5urd, sup
ported by the sih corps, kept possession OF
,,,e ,;a,n, Oh the Other side CT tire town, our
,,uoos ps,s haviag arrived in time TO complete
r.,u arrangements for the asttck before DARK.
e On Isis occasion the battalion o. softuguese
ch.ss eurs, commanded by Lieut. Coi' Hiae''
distinguished itself.
> Tns enemy retired during the night ana
o. the following KY, the l2sh INST. the o'h
corps, with tien. Nio,ibsun's Cavalry LOOK
s,ron. position i'll the outlet CT acfle, soua1-
c>i between Pombal aid kodiniia, posting
tGc!r right in woosi, aue u2oa tEe fiFcF CT
Soaye, and their lett cxtcEied towards the
heights and sides OF the mountains, above
the river which p,.sSes Redinha, leaving
that piac2 in their re..i.
- J s,tackcd them or the same day IN t5's pi''
si,;,,, With the Sd, 4ta, aud light division o.
inE,,try. ana VITA tac brigade Of Gen. each,
and cavalry; the ot.,er troops formed tbs &c
serve.
The post in the wood, upon tAs right os the
es.,a,. us first forced by Major General 81
William l.rssine, win the light division. we
were ..,cn a6i- 70 torn. the troops I'D the Pia'h,
on the o,,,cr side of the det!e /; while the thifa
,iv;si,n. untlrr the command OF MAJOR Gene
ri y, ION. was formed in tae skirts q the
wood. in two l6,ss, and likewise upon the
r,,4:,.- the 4,h diyisioa, commended by M3of
C,nna,sd Cole, formed in two lines in the ccn-
ire. n,v;rg Bricadicr General Pack brigade
,nnpo.t;.,v It on its right, and communicating
..ish the Cd division and the light division
formed In two lines on the left; these troops
were supported in their rear b: the british
e-rss-y.--:hc ist, 5,h and 9th divisions iognleo
the rcs>rve.
Der troops were formed with the greatest
exact,sss md CELEBRITY and lieutenant gene
sai SIR brent Sl,encer putting hinlsei' At thelr
head, sni lc;aig tie line %iIch attacked the
posi- OF Iie enemy upon the heights, they were
Immediately disiodgcd from them, with the
loss OF many men killed, wounded ana prison.
erS.
Major Gen. Sir William Erskihe particu.
lariy i,e,tions the brave conduct OF the 52d
regiment, and OF the Chasseurs under the COM
n,snd OF colonel Elder, in the attack OF the
wood to which ough. to add, that never
saw .nv thing done in a mere handsome man.
nsr than the dislodging of,he French infantry,
wno on this occasion occupied the said wood.
There was only one narraw bridge over the
river OF Resiinh;,, s. one ford near the bridge:
by which our ighttroops passed with those OF
the enemy; but as the enen,y's artillery com.
n,A,lded those passages, some time elapsed
before we could place Oh the other side a suf-
fic:rn, number, or body OF troofs, to make
new dispositions, and attack the heights on
which they had again posted themselves: The
Sd division however passed and again ma
-meuvrcd upon the enemy's LETT Hank wniie
DIS light infantry and the cavalry, supported
hy the l;s.b, division, compelled their princi'
pa. force to Eli back towards Coadeixa:
The light infantry belonging to the division !
Of genera pie,on, and under The co.1m, ana OF
lieut.. col. Williams, aud the Chasseurs No. a.
commanded By col. Rego, were she uoops
which hsd the principal share in rhfs opsrasion'
We Yesterday found the whoie o' ,lo wv.
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