American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-09-16

made sortie in which they acquitted themselves
most noby. They took battery at the point af
the bayonet, near Chiclana killed upwards OF 500
French, and retired 10 good order with the loss of
l4O killed and goo wounded
Ballasteros, after rsirsating before the French to
Valencia, obliged to leave that city and Iailed
his pursucrs through Aclant and Carthagena, which
places he garrisoned all the way to Grenada and
Jaen, near the last place there has been terrible
battle, the particulars oil which regret AMI unable
to give YOU as it is most interesting. My letter
from Malaga, says, the fight took place aud that it
had been terrible, that both parties kept their ground,
and that the action would be renewed under circum-
stances highly unfavorable TO The French. Affairs
in all parts Of Spain look better than at any period
since the invasion. | must close my letter to avail
myself of this opportunity without sending you Off
clal accounts Of Ballasteros's victory. Nina keeps
The enemy in iuil employment in Catalonia.
"The detection oil Morrillo rather aids than To-
jures the liberal cause--hs soldiers have deserted
him and he is lonely wanderer proting that
Ithough some leaders have failed, the hearts OF The
soldiers are in their right place."-Jfat. .ddr.
With respect to the intended evacuation Of Spain,
announced in the London Courier of The Goth July,
the Sun Of The 2Sth has the following paragraph -
"SuN OFFICE THREE o'cLocK.-We are just
enabled to give the most positive assurances that our
Government has received no such information as
was announced in the Courier of Saturday last, res
pecting the alleged intention of the French Govern
men to withdraw their army TO the Ebro; and that,
on the contrary, the statement in question is beey
ed to be gross fabrication"
From the Lond0n Chronicle, Jaly 28h.
The garrison of Corunna, when attacked, consis4
ted Of about 1900 men, the greatest part OF them
Cuipuscoan and Nayarrese volunteers, the regulars
not amounting to more than four hundred. The
other dsposable force was on the side OF Vigo and
IOrense. The French attacked with five thousand
men, the whole corps d'armee they have in Galicia;
and certainly, nothing could be more cool and deter
mined than the defence OF the garrison. Colonel
Zorya, commander OF the Guipuscoa militia, was
killed, together with several officers ofminor rank
The French are stated 10 have had 700 men disabled
The panrrds after defending the heights in front OF
the town, withdrew within the walls the 9Th, and,
in the evening of that day, council of war was at
tended by all the principal officers. Colonel Sevane
the same who distinguished himself in Madrid du-
ring the revolt of the Guards, whom, that occa~
sion ne charged when he had his horse killed under
him by their bayonets, was the first who spoke. He
told his hearers that national honor, as well as the
most sacred of causes required that the garrison of
Corunna should bury themselvs under the ruins Of
the town con6ded 10 their "l.et us set an
ample 10 our countrymen," added he "by FIRST de.
Tending the city and, if overpowered, by withdraw
ing to the castle and there resisting to the last
ment''
The brave sIcnlcz yigo, the Governor of the town. and
whose wife passenger i'll of the vessels seconded
The motion which again supported by Colonel Novella
The resolution of the council unanimous. 1t de-
termned that they should defend Conna as long they
had powder and ball to oppose their alveIsarles.
Sir Robert Wilson's wound slight He was living at
the British Consuls house, and thought that he
would immediately proceed TO vgo, in order to make
engagements to move the of the French,
siderable force was collecting the neighboroo Of oen
Sc, consisting of the regiments Of Burgos, Constitution,
Spain, Granada, Arragon, and Ferro Col Lights wound
is reported not to be dangerous