The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-07-08
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FrsSrrss 81 Ae ReysssSosi in sos;b ,fmenea.
The WoodA2p Suns, from Bsenes~ Ayes,
brings nm accouAst d" grsas victory obtained
BY The pasfisssl IN sChilk From snoihcr
source We tsSsnA shas ihirseeo days before
,Ais decisive bsstbd He patriots had sufcIed
deleae. They 3sNessed and recsuited--
then, eolssc.iue their s>sengsh into enc lre-
sasp4ous eGors, relying upon the bayonera-
1une. su0as a:sA AihR the whole royal army:
M Inc particulars Of this s5.ss0ed triumph
Ne have not received but eoough 10 known
~ assure ~ cs its decisive character, and 10
socom age the beiiefth ii is az certainly the
death blow to The royal power in Chilli, as we
hope Il il the precursor Of the speedy and
total cxtinction Of he Spaaish power from
the fs,hmus TO Cape Hoo. We learn
through private channel, iha. Judge Bland,
one OF our commissioners had set out from;
nucnos Ayes for Chill [over land We pre-.
sumo y Of conrso il was not his Intention to
retafO in the Congress, il She left Rio de Ia
Psats, a. early asthe 6'st Of May, at which
ttms y wss akpccted che would sail.
-%~ ~. xxletEgeneeY.
0rads and decisfpe Bof0e Of A1cihr.
\ 2 OFtIClAL DESPATCH.
Gcsaasxnics.sd ron tAs esne.a in Chief Of the
, ANDES 70 the sdPrsme Government.
Mosr xxcRkAxsr sra,
The u1expectG1 event Of the niRht OF tho
1o.h uls. In the Caneha Rayada, out in leo.
paft9 the liberty Of Chill il was, indeed, q
fighnul ecsne, 10 see the dispersion OF an
srmy, composed Of vaIiApt men, full OF disci-
pine end ins,tuc,ion wi,hou. being beaten,
Since opened the, campaign, have been
, % BrAtifie1, that booked On victory ~ Ger.
eHip, aad all ny movements were always di-
rected 70 have Il omple,c and dcsIsivc: The
enemy since he abandoned .Curaco, did nDt
tind any position capable of preventing our
forces ICON uolcs!ing him In bis Aanks, and
,hreasnioG 70 turn him. Accordingly both
srmies tell together, % the lsth, upon Teles,
faaking i Impossible 10 undertake retreat,
rr cros over the river Maui.
This situation, the nost dcsparate, became
bysan sccidohtthc nsost favorable. Our col
nnlns OF infautiy did otareach Us onul sun
set, and a. That hour IL bccsme impossible 20
Undertake an attack op the ,pwn The army
Was then formed provisslonally in, two lines,
whilst we were rccopsei,s ,srig Tor tho moAt ed.
raGtagoons position ,har n could be place d io,
which having selected. I ordered the right
wing TO occupy Is; butxhis movement wa
badly executed and the left was beg gianing
20 follow il, when.a anost brisk and desparale
attack from the enemy put In total consusitn
our baggage and ar'ilieIy, WHICH was tncb
moving. Il was then 3 O'Clock, L. ~. and this
toosu,iYn wa, soon followed by the .disper..
si7o OF oar ieit, li,es u btisk fring wh;ch-
listed haf an hout, in which the enemy SUI.
fcsrd great lose, and ourseive. had the mis-.
foe,ans 10 eco the bravo 0snl OtiIiggips
Wounded. Ns .tc
Ntyss,f, With all tho other chief, and Off.
ears, employed all our efforts 60 rally III, nv,
which At h.t Was effected under tho pfotee.
ton Of the ,e.erve. Herc ooe Of the mos,
obstinste ersseethen,s aiisin look place, but
rhe night rendered all Our measurcs unsvsii-
ing, snd al las. we bad no o,hsr resource bu,
70 give way -,y
Oar,ighs had not been much hnrrassed,
and Col. Las Heras-hnd the glory Of conduct
Ing ah6 v,,hdrawinC in good order, the corps
Of infAnt,y and artillery that composed n.
This was tho only. support that remained to,
-, on my arrival at Ghimbarougo. then
pursued every ,efscsaA means 70 effect re.
onioa on the neck of Rceulemo. The head
aua,ters were placed At San Fcrnsndo.
Here remained two days, and ] can as.
s,ire your Excejicney our SITUATION was a
most embarrassing oac. We had lost sli tho
baggage snd materials Of the army destitute
Of every thiag, we wanted cvsry thing in or.
der TO oppose AN enemy superior in numbers
and elated with vic'ory. In this situation, I
found no other expedient but to fall back on
Ssn.iegc, and procure every possible assis-
.teoce TO accomplish the salvation Of the
conntry.
4, 10 suvpassin& belief to soy, that in the
course Of ihres dAys the army was rc.oreao-
lied IN the field Of Instruction, one lesgve
distsnt fsom The city The spirits Of tho sol.
diers were regaincd, and 10 ,h,rteon days af.
ter sur defeat, pnd retreat Of eighty leagues
We found ourselves In situation 10 meet the
enemy. The intclcs,s energy and 6rmOess,
: vita. which the elsisfs and sn the oiiesrs Of
the army co.opsrsscd to establish order and
dissipiine, viii redennd to their eternal honor.
/, is tue that cur forces were inferior TO
those of the enemy. Many Of our corps
were mere skeletons, aud We had battalIions
composed oT only sos men.
In tho mean time, tho enemy was advancing
with rspiti,y, and on the lst inst. had posi-