The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-14
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Translated from Lisbon ia RS far TIE Pa5-
lick Le1rer.
LISBON, Nov. 2.
BY letters from A!cnteo received BY YES
tcrday's mail, VIC learn, that the French
corps under the command of Gen. Glrard
was routed on the 2Sth ult. in Arroyo dc Mo-
lines by Gen. Hill, with the loss of 200 men
killed, 1000 taken prisoners; Gen. Girard
himself wounded /: Generals Brun and
DAremberg, chiefs of The staff, prisoners.
and that the Wet rs were in pursuit Of the
remainder of the said corps. AS the news
is not tticial and there may be an error in
some OF these circumstances, we think pr :
per 20 com nunicatc to the public this ~
portant account, until more authentic info; ,
nation reaches us.
Nov 4.
The intelligence of Gen. Girard's defeat
has been confirmed. Many letters from j.
vas and its vicinit, have been received which
state that he had lost all his artillery an,
baggage, that he himself badly wounded had
,iea TO the heights with 500 men only that
Gen. NJ riilo was in pursuit of him, that
Gen Hill had entered Merida in quest OF the
remainder of the cnemy's division which had
taken that road, and that tic garrison oftbat
city had Ted at the approach Of our troops
he ohcal account of this important affair
cannot fail shortly to arrive.
October 90
Extract Of an oGiciai Letter tram Marshal
! Ge1. Lard Hr{Hng ton, dated head-guay-
| tets, FFemeda, Oct. 3d. 1911, to his E.c-
&c Aency Don MS~et Perngu ForJQz
| he enterprise of Don Julian Sanche. to
take the cattle. both large and small, belong
ing t. tiudad Rodrigo, of which l made
! in l-ct ,io
conducted, and the very advantageou- COM
| sequences correspondcd with the good plan.
during The night Of the 14th, he stationed
his troops in the places where he had been
informed the cattle usually grazed in the
morning and posted behind thc heights Oh
i.iodon two detachments If cavalry, TO Law
in wait for Ihc cattle between these heights
and the city. hc Gov. Gen. Rigaud, VINO
had Come out az the CITY, and crossed the
Agueda, accompanied by some ulcers s..
the stan and a party Of 20 horsemcn, n
sooner came among the heights, than
together with Cwc If his attendants- ,v
surrounded and taken prisoner by Don jail
al detachments, under the cannon OF the
place Inc remainderof the escort escap-
ed one OF the officers VINO accompanied
the Governor was wounded.
Shortly after the detacAmcnts posted b,-
| Don julian on the right Of the Agucda C., .
RED or the grcatcrpart of the cattle, whic /,
| was grazing Within reach Of the artiiisr,
| OF -, side of the river.
S troops which are in front 6.
this army has made 10 movement of imp T.
lance Since my last advice to yonr exceli~.,-
cy. 4 detachment Of the army of the 10
/ whoa mad crossed the Iarmef wen ne o.,
Ject OF piiirging the country between I'M, q.
yer and felses, has returned TO it's can -.
Ments without any great advantage from IN.
expedition.
an informed by news from Cadiz to the
I5th instant, that marshal 5ucner witn
10000 men mad en,ered the province of T.
lencia, and advanced as far as .Mnry1edr,.
! On the 18TH Of last month he .irice as
sailed the fortress of Saguntum (neur me
above mentioned city, and was thrice repul-
sci with great slaughter. On the 4rh inst
he was still before Murvledro.
| While this was going on, Gen. Blake ell
tered Vaiencia-ali the strong holds IN Va
! lehcIa nave been taken possession Of, and
the greatest exertions were making to col
lect large forcc, for the object of prevent
ing all communication of the enemy with tie
rear gnard. General Blake and the inh ao-
itants or Valencia appeared determined w.
Cooperate IN the resistance against the enc
my
Since my last TO your cxcellency there .s
been no movement i'll che north.
] nave ghc honour to be, &c.
lci5leD WELLINGTON.