Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-06-19
Translated for The cou,n.sreial .ad0erti,er.

Bienyenida.
To His ErceHency the Earl Of WefhHgfon.
81. MARTHA, .4frH IL.
1Et Iord.--I have the honor to transmit to
your excellency the enclosed account OF lieut..
eeo Sir Stapleton Cotton, in which he gives
the particulars of a very brilliant, and very
successful attack upon the rear OF the enemy.
Il is unnecessary for me to call your excel
leney's attention to the distinguished ability
with which the Lieutenant General planned
and executed this enterpnze, so admirably as
sisted by the bravery and skill OF Major Ge-
neral lie Marchant and Lieut.. Col. Ponsonby,
as well as by the. great exeFtions OF the 9TH
Gers and soldiers ofthe two brigades employ
ed in this service.
(Signed) T GRAHAM, Lieut.. Gen.
10 Lieut. Gen. Sir Thomas Graham, x. q.
SRI have the honor to inform you that
received information last night, of General
Drouet's cavalry amounting to $500 men) be-
ing encamped between Usagre and this place ::
ordered Mai. Gen. Anson's brigade (eom-
n1anaed by the Hon. Lieut.s COZ Ponsonby}
and that Of Mai. Gen. lie Marchant, TO move
during the night from Villa Franco towards
Los Santos, so as to arrive before break OF
day, the former at Usagre, the latter at Blen-
yenida; intending to attack the enemy with
Gen. Anson's brigade III front, while Major
Gen. Marchant, by movement In flank from
Bienyenida, should attempt to cut OF their re-
treat to I.lerena.
The advanced guard of Major Gen Arson
fell in with the enemy's piquets at the loot OF
Usapre, two hours sooner than wished, Ge-
neral lie Merchants brigade not having had
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consequence of the alarm they had to dis
lance sufficient 10 secure their retreat TO Lie
rena. Lieut.. Col. Ponsonby followed the en-
envy Immediately after day-break, through
Villa Garcia, Skirmishing with them, when
the brigade of Gen. lie Marchant arrived from,
the other side of the heights, between the
road Of Llerena and Bienvenida; ! desired
that Lieut.. Con. Ponsonby should display only
three souadrons, and should endeavour to a
muse the enemy in front, until Maj Gen. lie
Marchant's brigade (for which purpose had
ordered Col. Elley 20 conduct it under cover
of the heights) should be ready to attack the
enemy in flank every thing succeeded admit
rably WELL ard the enemy being vigorously
attacked atthe same moment in front and flank,
retired in the greatest Confusion and disorder
7 pursued them with the brigade of Major
Gen. Arson, and one regiment of that of Maj.
Gen lie Marchant, (the fifth of dragons OF
the guards as far as the foot of Llerena, dis
lance of four miles, during which the loss OF
the enemy in killed was very considerable, be-
sides about $50 prisoners, including one lieu
tenant colonel, two captains, one lieutenant,
with about $50 horses, takenin the field.
The enemy's cavalry formed itself on the
right, and in the rear Of pieces, and OF or
10000 infantry, who had taken position upon
the left near to the city. They all retired
shortly afterwards towards Barlanga and Azu-
a, as far as the former of which places they
Mre followed by my patroles.
> We,yesterday received Gazettes from San
tiago, the Asturias, and Valencia de Alcanta-
ra. That of the Principally of Asturias con-
tains an Official letter from the commandant
general of the I'd section of the division OF the
principally, relative to an action that the
troopsunderhis command had with the French
at Gordon, the result of which was, that the
SpaniarCis lost, after battle of three hours, 8
men killed an6 | 8 wounded; the loss OF the
enemy being is men killed and wounded,
officers and all the baggage a considerable
quantity of arms, and the proceeds OF some
contributions that they had extorted, and OF
which she Spanish soldiers obtained posses
sion. The action was on the 9TH of April.
The Gazette Of Valencia de Alcantara con-
tains a dispatch from Brigadier Don joaquin
Montcmayor, dated,at Castleja de la Cuesta
on the Oh April, and relates 20 an action be-
tween San Lucar Mayor, and Esparmina, IN
which the Spanish troops occasioned loss
TO the enemy Of 100 killed. wounded and pri-
soners, that of the Spaniards being much In
ferior.
Dsta:cl from the celebrated Nina.
if5st Erceilent Sr-Col. Don Gregorio
Cruchaga in dispatch of the 18th writes to
me as follows: -
Gen. Able witt mis- column of 5000 infan-
try, and 800 cavalry, presented himself in the
moroiag of the 3sb at the gates of Estclla,
,sher I KaS marc hinrr S,,t with fhe ISt 81 Ath