The Wilmingtonian., 1823-09-18

.over in their bulletin, stated our loss
have been from two to three thousaha'I
,;.;nn theirs to five hundred. The lat.l,
ar na,f believe. On our side we nan
IT,. t;l,ed and two hundred wounded f
No prisoners. IL. .d
xanced guard of Balasteros and uene.a'|t .; II
3kiolitar have met, and that victory u'o' {
II ed in favor of the former.
n The detection of Morllo is quite an eS-
raordinary event, as it has produced Nv
[lteration in the army, which all ABANDON
Il Vi him. as it did Abisba on former oc-
tasion. .,:o ,,oo ;s
Provisions are not scarce--this place Isl
CONSTANTLY supplied from Gibraltar
Cad;y was nrovisioned for months,I
ri had garrison of 10000 regulars, ex-
Elusive of militia.
The packet ship VIM. Thomson, Capt. Grock,
~. arrived at this port on sunday morning, w
l% - sailed ON the I'd of August. We have Lon
Xon papers to the 3lst July inclusive.
'W A cutter had arrived at Falmouth from Corun-
N. with information to the 2sd July, when the
$rench had desisted from their enterprise, and
E,;,hdrawn from the heights round the town; al
,ourh the direction they had taken was not as
I. ertained. Since the 18th the firing mad totally
u based, and when the cutter came away risPo'
hle force of 1900 men was preparing 10 ioiioW
. rear of the French, under an expectation that
,,lsn of operatons would be formed with ,he
600 regulars concentrating on the SIDE OF figo
nd Orense. with view to harass the enemy IN
onr and difficult retreat, which after the Coruh-
ba affair it was supposed the invaders would be
compeed to take. Sir Robert Wilson has saieo
sor Vgo, for the purpose OF preparing ana mas.
tcnng this movement; but, owing 10 ADVERSE
winds, it was apprehendet he wouu naSe Cn. very
long passage. The brave defenders OF Coruhna
however, had determined 10 follow up their VIC
Aory, bv hanging on the rear OF the enemy, I'll
kthe main army came up to act III cohcer'.
IA A considerable quantity of arms and baggage
a has been picked up on the ground that had oeei
Aoccupied by the French. In their attack they mac
s5brought up few heavy pieces OF artillery wh'ci
4hey had obtained in Ferrol, for 1t now turns ou
65ahat the place had been abandoned to them whei
&&hey advanced, in consequence of its being con
&Sidered unenablc, owing to the strrounoin!
lheghts by which it is commanded, and an orde
yas in consequence issued 10 withdraw the store
tand artillery, in which undertaking the Constitu
tionalsts were engaged when the French mad'
Sthcir appearance a principal part having howe
VI yer, been conveyed away. Nearly all the lnhap'
Hs fants had also passed over to Corunna, so tina
ESkyhen the French entered they found All empt
Rown. In Ferrol they placed Il garrison OF 80
&nen, and with the rest OF their division they pro
8ceeded to Corunna, where they were led 10 DC
eve they would have an equally easy conquest
|lmmediately after their defeat they withdrew tn
garrison from Ferrol, when their force, thus cor
centrated, made reirogradc movement, leavln
their heavy artillery behind them, as well as eve
ny thing else that could cucumber their retreat
Several prisoners were taken by the Spanard
Some wounded men had also been picked NJ
and they were bringing in a few stragglers wh
had hid themselves in woods and houses IN IN
neighbourhood, and the picture they gave OF IN
loss of the French in killed and wounded, almo
exceeds belief. Gen. de BourcK, IN 'act aaVance
on Corunna with firm determination to take u
place by assault, coute qui coute, unaware, +
doubt, of the difficulties of the enterprise, and b.
sides ignorant OF the additional preparations IL
defence, rendered extremely effective, althoue
done in the hurry Of the moment. After the tri
made OF the place on the 18th, many OF The Frent
officers were of opinion that the attack was t
hazardous with so small force lit did not e
coed 5000 men) but Gen. de Bourck consider
that to desist from the enterprise, after the c
pectations raised, would in moral point OF we
have an effect equally as bad as defeat, besid
duplicating the character of the bourbon llh'
He overruled the opinion of the officers, and I
next day, the 10th, he ordered the attack 10
: a made with his whole strength. a consideral
& quantity of brandy was distributed to each ma
4 and nsensiblc of the heavy fire TO which tn
M We're exposed, they rushed on to the attack, a
i2 by the grape shot from the bartlemcnts were mo
f#S cd down i'll numbers. So savage and intoxica'
M were the French soldiers in the heat OF the sct
Sal# so incessant were the orders to advance, tina
eyt4 SERGEANT with a party Of eight OF ten men o
|E stripped their comrades and entered the span
#3 breastu orks, where, when they were forced
surrender. they were totally insensible OF til
danger, as well as aston;shed at the new vol
v they heard, being perfectly intoxicated.
2% From the Baltimore Patriot, Sept. l..