The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-28

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| we 90 not perceive any notice Of the sail
ing OF the frisate Constitution.
AHaIfs IN the north o. Europe remain as
. the opinion appears to prevail,
that Prussia will finally fall into the views
OF under the yoke OF Napoleon.
h FRENCH PAPERS.
OFF1CIAL NEWS FROM THE ARMIrs,S,
SPAIN.
ARMY OF PORTUGAL
Ctudad Rodrigo, Sent. so, 1911.
HenoTf y me Marahdt Duke of Ropuao.
oo aea, -, aa h; ~ s: chiJ ethe d'my eor-
r.n ana .Ne'fchatel, Major-Geneyak
N.oNSEIGNEUR.-I had the honour Of ac-
quaihtlng your highness, that after having
raised the siege OF Badajos, and driven ths,
tngilsh army beyond the Guatiana. it was
settled between the Duke of Oalmat,a and
my my 9cii' ,aat SaoU.c s.tr:.Hce towards the
AaSuS' leaving one division on the Guadia-
ma that the army OF south should leave the
oth corps III Estramadura that the Duke
Oh Daimata, with the rest of his trcops.
shoniu march against the Spanish divisions
wh'ch had LETT the English army, and AGAINST,
inc lnsurgcrt army Oh Murcia and thar
wiilie nc should destroy them, and clear the.
provinces oil Cordova, Granada, Malaga.
'',u -'iuroia' should keep i'll check the In.
ghsn army We had taken our measures
IN case the English General should make q.
Inversion, ana again advance upon Badaioz
but the English General, deat to the cries
.. the opanlards, abandoned the army of
lnurcia 70 Its iate, and, passing the Taeus.
advanced to the Goa 1t was then supnHsed
10 DC MS pan, tomarch TO the assistance of
! N oil :,.o
Dofsenne was informed OF this new con,bi
na>ioi, he marched upon Astorga, beat die.
y, dispersed them beyond Villa.
ffahca, and repaired the fortitcat;s,s cf
Astorga. We hoped that this move. emf
would induce The English to advance mon
Salamanca but they remained unconce,ned
''t inns event, as they mad been at the disas-
leI' 81 the MuTcl:n army. About the be-
ginning or september, learned that seven
divisions CT the English army wer. al, IS
scnioied on the Goa tina, they block.ded
Niud&u RonlIgo; that they were collectinp
I IaSCines and gabions at Fuente Gu;naldoc
i tnai the works of their ei.trcuched chr, AZ
( dente Gninaldo We're already advanced.
ana mat even the besleging euuipage had
Ar'lveo there IRON Oporso. then proposed
! 20 General Dorsenne, to ION HIM with n
part OF my army, i'll order t. saise the sieqc.
o. Cinuad koanSo,-to supply it with pro-
! VISIONS Tor long timc,-to take the en-.
! 'Ecacled camp OF the enemy, his magazine
and park OF besieging artillery, and. in sr,,rt
TO give him battle, and pursue him as FAR
as W"S compatible with the general Lax, of
operators which your highness omn.u.. cat
Ell to I'VE in Your last letter IN ,.,,l,r,.. :,
plan which embraces ali these regions
nave now the satisfaction OF announcing TO
your hlSnncss that cur arms have 6ecn
con- sicteiy successful. / set out VIII, fvr
DIVISIONS OF M army, and arrived On the
I'D, by the pass of Banos, at rarna,nes-
wncr> formed my junction with the sour
DIVISIONS OF General DOrsenne ! admired
the GOOD condition of a Convoy of $500 car
flage'' iadeh with provisions, which had
ocen collected and organized with an activi-
ty and an order that are exit aortlin.ry The
two allnes put themselves i'll motion. We
Grove M all the enemy's posts, md on the
18th introduced the whole CONVOY into Ciudad
Rodrigo. This fortress is, therefore ynp-
lpfed with provisions TOR long period Count
Dorsenne gave up to me the troops of the
garrison winch belonged to my army-corps.
and replaced them by those O. the army IL
the North. On the 25th, we put o,r.oives
ID march. Two leagues from, Ciuda Rod
rigo We perceived the English rear guard.
General Monibrun, commanding our adVanc-
ed guard charged the enemy with that ra
pidlty and boidness which he has so fre-
queItly displayed ; ard took from them four
piC|CS vi Cdilion' W made ourselves mas
ters OF the ridge, and maintained ourselves
there in spite OF all the efforts Of the English.
who were obliged to commence a retreat.
General Mont5run pursued them for two
hours his hre was so lively that he
expended ali his ammunition
The loss of the enemy was considerable
he never stopped till he reached the camp of
Fnente Guinaldo; but our advanced Guard
alone was there: cur divisions OF il,fac ~
were march in our rear Hal not ;yfs
been the case, the English army was lost !:
VIC had the modification Of seeing is diyisi.
ons PrecipitatC themselves in ali directions
, towards their entrcnchcd camp. If bad
, then only $4,000 men at hand, the English
army would have been caught in a 9arT,,r.
fault, and beaten IL detail, without being a.
bic 20 reanite. The division of the EnSIish
General Cole was still at Pajo: whiic the
} light division OF General Crawford was AZ
g Marriage; but our infantry criy arrived dD-
J ring the right; and at ddy~jrGak we e.
ceived the cntrenchcd camp lined wish eng
IS my's troops. General Eorscnne and nv, I,
made the necessary disposition for att;,rk-
{ Ing, on the 27th in the morning: buc the I'm.
llsh General did not think proper 70 avail,
5 he abandoned his camp durisc the Bi,.ht.
rcuring upon Alfayot.5 aud Slbn..d We
Olsntsred fueute Guinaldo next de and can