Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1811-10-07
Gorelgy gutsiiIGcMr.
FROM A LONDON PAPER.
rARRAGONA.

/. rsrrasona was taxed by form
about half patt fix in the evening o.
Iupe 28ta. was on fhore the day
before, and round the works-Ai-
though til: French we're then within
p;itol lhot of the wall, it did not ap-
pear likely the place would be taken
% (oon, from the intrePidity OF the
snanii, folders, who fhewcd the
preareit indifference 10 the ihot which
were conitantly whizzing Palt them,
aid prccaution had been taken by
fortisying range of buildings which
,uns 10 parallel with the wall. by
blocking up the itreets leading from
it with wine pipes filled with earth,
and cutting a deep and extenilve
ditch on the fide facing the enemy,
which formed barrier as itrong as
the wall, and would have required
new works to have preached II.
Such was the fate Of wretched lar
ragona on the Friday 7Sth June.
at half palt FIX in the morning. the
French opeoed by degrees heavy
FIRE of great guns and muiketry. the
Spaniards returned it with equal Vi
gour. Il had been concerted this
morning by the Spanilh General
Campo Verde, who was At Camorils
with 10000 men, that he ihould at
tack the French early next mornings
on one fide Colonel Skerrit, who
commanded about 400 Britifh, on
another part, while the carlton made
a fortie; but the Governors conduct
was 70 wavering, that a fhort time
after he made this agreement, ne
fept OF to know if the pritiih fquad-
ron could embark the garriion.
Capt. Codrington, of the navy, POM
ted out the improperly of doing 70
after the above arrangements for IA
attack, and adyifed him to hold out.
He fent off word again to fay, that
he would defend the place to the
lait extremity-that the enemy had
made fmall breach. but it was OF
no conltquence. About hx o'clock
in the evening, from trcachery or
heinous neglect on the part of the
principal Officers, the troops ita:ion-
ed TO protect The walls were left def
finite cf ammunition. The French
always vigilant, took immediate adj f,
vantage of this neglect, marched
cooIly up to the very gate, forced It
open with hatchets and bars, and
entered thc town. The Spaniards
on the wall made refItsncc for fcme-
time with the bayoness, bat were OBJ
liged to give way to mufketry and
bsvonets combined. A iangulnary
,umult enfsed Women, children,
and defeated folders, by their cries
OF the French are in the towns,
fpread the panic 10 thofe folders who
were able to refiit, and the flight be-
came general towards the gate oPPo-
fife to that BY which the French en-
tered bat it was too imall tor the
multitude TO efcape in time from the
di4bolicsl fury Of the French, who
had already began horrid mahsere.
Several precipitased themfelves from
the wall. and were killed About
1000 got out, and rufhed furlouily
through body of French infantry'
who were waiting for them outlldc,
and continued their fight on the road
leading to Barcelona. They had al
yradv cot out Of range of the French
mufkesry, and congrasuiasing them
3s.yes on their efcape, when delfruc-
live FIRE from field pieces, which the
French expecting the event. and de-
termined that none ihould eicape, had
taken the ufual prccaution 70 place
behind a deep ditch, which they had
cut a-rols the road. The mIierab'e
Saarizs..s, now almoa itupified with
terror. a,rcalptej the heights. but the
French, equally prepared at all points
coo!ly put thea, to death, although
d.fe1celsrs aud unre6fting. Thofe
that remained, i, defpair threw them
{.lyos into the fea, where our boats
made every effort TO fave them, and
faccseded in picking up 500, the
manclcd remains oF 5000 men, wo-
men and children for the Vandals
fcarrG neither lex nor age. We loit
a fine Young man. Lieut.. Athworth,
sc The Cen,aur. Killed, and two or