Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-07-24
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NFw foRK, July Give have receiv.
ed Gibraltar paper OF June 7th. The
following are extracts:
SEVILLE, June s.-Dispatches from the
Marquis Castelidosirius, dated II. q. May
81, state, that on the same morning, at 7
O'Clock, whilst with his Vanguard al Tala-
vera, bis advanced posts which were at
the bridge OF Albercbe, sent report that
the enemy were in sight; that The troops
were immediately ordered to form in the
Prado until the humber of the enemy
could be ascertained that two battaIions
OF Guadalajers were posted on the wooden
bridge, TO cover the passage and retreat
OF the baggage to the lett of the Tsgus
whilst the cavalry, with the two grena-
der companies of Cuenca and Guadalaja-
"a, and the light infantry Of the latter, and
two field pieces were ordered to advance;
that al eight o'clock, the fire began on the
part of the guerllas and that although
the French lsncers charged the regiment
OF cavalry, the IRE OF grape shot from the
artillery, sndstb serenity with which
they were received, obliged them to re-
tue that shorty after it was discovered
by the dust, that The enemy were going to
attack their lett; on perceiving which,
General Castelldosirus ordered General
Zayas, who was with the gueIillas and Ca
vairy, to tall back; that General Zayas
did retire IN admirable order, insomuch
that, though the enemy pursued them at
first, be charged them with the squadron
of curassiers, and obliged them to retreat
that, about mile from Talavera, General
Zayas halted with the cavalry, aud alght
ed but that the enemy did not continue
their movement; that, in'the mean time
General Espeleta, who arrived in the pre-.
cedlDg evening, with The garrison OF Ma
drid, was re,reating wirh the two bat
tallons which passed 10 the lett oil
the Tsgus over the wooden bridge-that
the nature of the ground and the quantity
of dust raised by the columns, did not
permit the forces of the enemy TO be CAL
culated, which, however, they state to
have been far greater than their own, par
ticularly their cavalry-tha;, nevertheless
The composure of the Spanish troops in.
spired them with respect, for which rea-
son Gen CastelldosrIus felt the greatest
satisfaction in reporting that the troops
preserved the utmost order and discipline,
and behaved with valor; bat that the
knowledge, discipline and example Of
Gen. Zdyas, in particular, contributed
more than any thing else 10 the executing
OF that movement in such q manner as TO
reflect as much honor on The troops as VIC
tory itself. The dispatches further state,
that the loss of the SpaniaTds is confined
to 10 or II wounded; but that it was not
possible TO ascertain what that of the
French amounted 10, though the former
presume it must have been more consider
able by reason OF the good direction Of The
Spanish artillery; that The latter troops
were encsmped ON the left bank OF the la
gu, beyond the bridge, and that, where's
as the projected plan would no longer be
pursued, which was to keep vanguard
ON its right bank, in order 10 secure re-
sources for the army, It's several corps
would, on the following Gay, occupy The
towns and villages between that place and
Almaraz; the head quarters removing 10
Trujillo.
BY subsequent dispatches from General
Castelldosirlus, dated Deleitoss, May go,
hel tie headquarters, be acqualn,s
his government, that his troops occupied
the Archbishop's bridge, Mesas de lbor,
and Almaraz-ihat il was not then known
that the French had passed the Tagus-
and that in the order OF that day Camp
Marshal d. Miguel Lopez de Bsnos bad
been acknowledged as Commander-in.
Chief OF that, the Third Army.
The Gibraltar papeIs contain Cadiz
date of the I'd OF June, giving 40 account
OF the revolution at Lisbon. up TO the eth
of May; not so late as the advices by way
Of Philadelphia.