Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-05-31

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Of the schr. Major Crogllan, we have
received Curacao papers to the itb
inst. From one Of these papers va
have copied the following interesting
document.
Capture of Barcelona.
We have received a Caracas Ga.
zette of the 10th instant, and llayeey
tractcd from it the following official
account of the capture of Barcelona
by the Royalists on the sth.
Ertrnct from the Caracas Gazette
Of The 10th Of April, 1877.
CARACAS.
Attack and reduction Of Bareelonz
by the list division under Don Juan dc
Albania, colonel Of the dragons.
Report Of The Commander.
Wishing to accomplish what | Iia,t
the honour Of communicating 20 Your
excelleney from Pjrutu in my dispatch
bearing date ed Of April, instant,
ordered the army on the 81 to coln-
mence its march, and on the nth, ia
The morning, arrived at the mouth
of Caicara. where | was joined BY tic
expedition from Cumana.--At z o.
clock Of the 9TH, formed my columns
to take possession Of Barcelona, after
which the army entered the town With
that martial and warfike appearance
the true patrimony of yalor and vic
tory.
already had ordered colonel DoB
Manue. Bausa, commander of the
column Of light infantry, marching az
the head Of the army. TO remove every
obstacle in his way. until getting pos
session Of the most immediate house
to the fertilization, and TO shut the
entrance OF the streets with parapets,
lin order to encompass the enemy in
his entrenchment, and at the arrival
of tie artillery, to occupy the batter
ling rcdoubt, whereof the construction
had been intrustet by me, to the, ae-
itiviIy and yaior If LION Lus11ehio Ara
ma. saptain OF the regiment of Bar
bastro, and.to Don Juan Caiyet bre-
vet lieutenant OF that of Granada.
The light infantry performed their
duty to my entire satisfaction, and de-
stroyed some wretclics NaG s'restnted
| nemsrlyes in The street. 1 had plac-
d a reserve on the great square. and
nc rest Of the army, took upa proper
iation in front Of the building, forti-
lied b, the enc my.
Having thus the whole Of the city
at my disposal, and sIe enemy being
narrowly shut up in his fertilization,
| resolved To take possession OF the
rest as soon as possible, and therefore
ordered the artillery at the mouth Of
the river to be brought up. in which
maneiyrc | was assisted by the cou-
lrage of Don jose Maria slaion, a
captain in the navy and commander
|of the royal squadron. On the 9TH,
at day-break, / already had two pieces
mounted. opposite to the left part OF
I the fortified house, and at noon Of the
same day. l placed another piece to
the right of the house, wherewith, and
the two pieces already placed at a
distance Ola thousand PAGES from the
eneny, and commanded by Don Fran
Ieisuo Maya. lieutenant Of the artilIe
ry, such destructive fire was made,
|thst at two O'Clock part of the from
'ltispiece had given away. This bate
Try was defended by 12 artllerists,
whereof 40 were wounded. I imme-
|diately commanded strong coIumus
lsreaasiiers and light infantry to conn
Imence the attack, which / entrusted
to the we'll known bravery of the lieu
tenant colonel of the regiment Of the
Union. Col. Don Joaquin Urreiztieta.
land the rest of the corps Of Barbas-
trio, under major Don Vicente B1nza,
to remain as a reserve to be employed
1t the proper moment, while the
amounted dragons, and the yeoman
|cayalry undey Don Josef Nayas, COM
mander Of a squadron. placed them
selves on the burying ground, which
ipar.ly is situated in front of the
breach, with intention to destroy the
|eneiny in case Gas it was to be pre-
sumedO he would endeavor tomake
his escape by that side. After these
dispositions. the col. of the corps Of
5arbastro, don Juan Cin:, second in
command of the army. to whose skill
land good advises for the greatest
'Ipart ascribe the good success of my
|attcmpt, and lieutenant colonel Don
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