Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-09-21


On the OH received advice from lieut..
col. Sotillo. the officer in command of
tins detached corps, that the royal troops
had taken the direction OF Santa Maria
the Infantry were Immediately pui in mo.
ton under command of gen. Thomas
Monil!!a, with orders 10 make forced
marches: he marched early i'm the murn.
inS al tour IN The afternoon followed
MN with strong squadron of hussars
on Tie night OF the same day VAS join-
eu Dy TIE infantry and on the nth, lieut.
colonel Sotiilo joined us with many pri-
sohefs from the enemy who had encamp.
eel on the bank of The LoXara ; and iuere
received positive information that the
enemy force consisted Of 1880 men. and
that he had burnt the civ al Pao. because
lie found there only one person, a woman
OF SOyears. Being seven o'clock al night,
/ halted TO refresh the troops. Al ~
O'Clock at night, resumed NV march. la
KING with me IN advance, 80 seieci caval-
ry, with The intention OF accommodating
the enemy's position, 10 distract him nv
skirnlsling on his fianks, and iu ORDER
10 AFFORD theSwhOle alvisiOn time to come
mp. Oh Tie l2ih, at seveuin the morning,
AMER severe march Of eight leagues, ]
discovered the enemy's rear guard, when
fageous position. immediately the Skin.
mlshing with my eighty brave men com
menced, and the enemy having deiach-
Ell against us all his cavalry, a ieigaed
retreat was ordered, which had been pre-.
v,onSiy concerted with he express purpose
OF drawing them iuio the plains. Alter
an apparent flight on our part, orders
were given 10 return upon the enemy into
TWO columns, and.we succeeded as WAS
expected ln uiscOuCertIng and putting The
whole 10 flight they lett fourteen dead on
theSround, and we took trmmpeier and
several horses ready acceutred We pur-
sued The tugl,ive cavalry within sight of
lhe cnemy's Infantry; when their whole
force commenced retreat i'm srv raj
small columns, persuaded that our whole
army Was present. Orders were gwen
Immediately tn the main body OF the army
TO move on rapidly. Al Caleniuras the
army was divided In two columns-the
mrs; under my Immediate command,
composed ot 400 ciiasseurS, under colo.
mel Cova, 30 carabinpers under lieutenant
colonel Sotiilo, and the 80 brave cavalry
iahctrS, who had previously accompanied
me. lie second column under the COM
'hand OF general Thomas .Moniilla, and
composed oil The iuiautry of HE line under
under ...... who, in a close column, was
directed To cover the lcii flank, and the
id"cers OF Menagas, TO cover the right
Hank, under the command of col. Manuel
A,eyelo.
he enemy returned the fire OF our
hahf troops tguerliia>) with good couu-
tenance along the banks of The Unare
winch Is covered with deep forests. The
advance OF his troops took their march
Wild The stream of The river, and II was al
This moment the Naior of our troops was
pun To the test The infantry, by the river
and ferest site, and the cavalry on the
PLAIN, sometimes on horseback and some
times dismOunted along The line of The
forest, pursued the enemy in The most
steady and exact order. The ROYAL troops
"ere closely pursued as lar as Chispero,
ina is, a distance OF more ilan five leagues,
and there attempted 10 resist aud here
our soldiers began most terrible havoc
Oh The enemy who soon began to give
way. The general OF The enemy had been
guiiiy oil so much barbariiy, OH his route
rom ms entrance oil the Territory, that
IL was not possible To restrain the venge-
ance Of the soldiers. and II was only ow-
ing to our strict discipline, that could
succeed III preserving loo prisoners; the
about one hundred men moro, who fled
villa him, rest on The field of battle, as
well DIS brass field piece, five hundred
muskeis with bayoneis, and quantity
OF belts and cartridge boxes 10000 cart
ridges were picked up on The field of bat.
ue, besides l2,OOe more IN caissons, a
ot0cR J10g and standard, eight drums,
me DuSle horns, trumpet, 100 lances
win banner rolls, a medicine chest; all
the equipages, and papers, and CORES
p"ndence OF The general staff, including
twenty, dispatches, a number of sabres,
anu large quantity of provisions.
Among The killed of The enemy are
many Spanish and American officers.
two surgeons the number of officers
altogether is thirteen, according TO the
inspection made, and the admission of the
prisoners-amOng The killed is the second
In command OF he regiment Ofihe queen,
Don Antonio Delgado.
Our loss has been "a killed and Al
dangerously wounded, and several slight
ly-dmoDg our killed is the lieutenant OF
hussars, Andreas Bello, and among The
wounded lieutenant colonel Arguinuegun
me captain OF The company ofthe terrible
oa''aiion, lieutenant OF the secoud
battalion OF infantry Of Barcelona, Jose
"'N uhu q ucuieHdHt OF lluSSdrS,
Jose AhionIa GREGG you must not be
surprised that our loss has been so incon-
siderable; when The CELEBRITY prOmptliude,
ana good discipline OF our infantry, with
wiicbtl'ey performed all iheirnaneuvres
Is considered, aud the terrible charge
made by on cavalry, who disconeeried
tne enemy ID every point, and who still
continue the pursuit OF the enemy's GEM
mdu,ler.
We are still exploring The enemy's camp,
anu more prisoners aud muskels arrive
every moment. The Spanish general
Ara'd, and those who accompanied HIM
~ Ills flight, owe their lives TO the dark
nnss N iI,n ~ ~ IL - -.