The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-11-07
LATRsr FROM ENGLAND.

8th OF Sept. The following summary
" Mr.. Stone, contains some interesting
TENS which we do not discover IN any
II the other northern papers.
FRANCE AND SPAIN.
The events OF the war in Spain thicken
upon US and although the accounts from
he different districts where the constitu-
still make any opposition, con-
cur in giving series of successes to the
French, yet, with one exception, they
have had to fight for them-and even this
is encouraging. The occurrence OF the
mos; importance that we have now to
record, is the fall of PamPeiuna. This
town and fortress has been invested by
the invaders, hut not very closely, ever
since the commencement OF the cam
paigp; and as the besieged maintained
their integrity with degree OF courage
and iirmness, which ought on many
occasiv"s elsewhere to have been display
ed, the most formidable preparations
were made for its reduction. The attack
was commenced on the Sd of Sept. when,
as the long official account Of marshal
Lauriston informs us, it was necessary,
IN order that the engineers should make
the necessary Reconnaissance abou, tae
tortresses. 10 drive the enemy from all
their ou,posts, as we'll on the side oil
Madeline, opposite Burleda, as on that of
the superb Rocheappea. These points
were within the distance OF one third OF
the range Of grape shot, and were consid-
cred very importan,. The places were
carried by storm, amidst shower of
grape. The following quotation from
the official despatch, vii! show something
of the spirit OF the gallant Spaniards on
this occasion ION the side of Rocheap
pea our troops were obliged to cut down
the doors of all these houses with hate bets
so strongly were they barrcadoed. They
entrenched themselves IN them. The
hire of the musquetry continued till half
past nine. The enemy kept up contln-
uai IRE Of grape upon our troops, and
threw many bombs and shells against our
batteries" "But nothing" the marshal
buastiDgly remarks, ais impossible to
such troops" From this period to the
l7th, when the capi,uiation took place,
The attack was continued. We have
only room to quote the following account
of the bumbardment, from a private
letter from the French camp, dated,
September II. The writer says
CATER the affair of the Sd, our troops
had, by desperate attack, taken posses
sion OF the advance posts and suburbs of
?ampeluna. The trench had been
opened, and the bombs that were thrown
into the town frequently set it on fire
but the fianses were promptly extiDgush.
ed, and the town as we'll as the ciiadel
answered our cannorade in such mannef
as made 1t presumab!e that the enemy
would hold out long but during the
night, from the 18th to the 10Th, the
Angoaleme battery made breach, and
its fire was so well sustained and directed,
that it silenced the batteries { the citadel
On the other hand, our bombs set fire u
the town, about SIX O'Clock inthe morning
and 1t continued burning until noon
he firing dia not cease throughout the
entire day. About O'Clock III the aiter.
noon, the citadel hoisied white flag, anu
finally at SIX in the evening, the sa,u,.
same banner was RoauDg both IN the
town and citadel the garrison sent out q
tae OF truce, and shortly after&sld, |
prisoners Of war We Fred
5000 cannon sho, on the 10th inst
Pampetuna was commanded by NJ. Ray
matd Salvador, commander OF the pro
vince. 1t seems, from the articles OF
capitulation, that the prisoners depend on
the French for security from the regency
and Royalists. II is stated in the PaI,-
papers of the Goth, that the $4,000 men
under marshal Lauiiston, after leaving !
garrison at Pampeiuna, proceeded immc |
iiateiy for Lower Catalonia, and the fail |
Di Reuss and Lerlda would be the imme. |
liate resell.
We have by this arrival, as usual, |
unauthentieaIed reports IN
consistent with each other, some oil them
quite absurd, and others evidently false,
The straDgest intelligence, lis that which |
elates to Riego, and which, if 1t does not
destroy our faith in the Malaga account |
'FIhe victory said to have been gained By |
lin al Jaep, renders il exceeding, y doubt. |
nj whether he had forces enough to eDa. |
,!e him to march upon Madrid, even if
uch had been his intention, The intelli.
,ence of which we speak, is coDtoined in /
! letter from Cabra On GreDads) TO
Madrid, and thence to Paris, dated Sept
~. The writee says :-"Since the 24th |
IF Aug. the troops OF the corps Of BaIIas-
eros have been cautioned here, and a,
Lucens, and Priego. Guided |
" the hope Of gaining them back to the
evolutionary cause, Kiego, after having
bandoDed Malaga to the French. ad,