Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-28

VI s'tii'ft.
"A few moments rfivr NY arrival =, WAS. |
| was informed 10y General, Berg, of the al
tack direct, agains, Atsiulls Thc distance.
from Wals Ia tia position Is about seven |
leagues lrcsoiNed 20 make q movement on
the let 1aDk ~ ;he enemy. who had ad,ano |
ed "a near Cal,lar. Orders wee immediate |
~ given for Baron d'Erul,s and General To |
meIin Ia march the firs, by Argrlaiga, the ST.
c"nd 10y Secui,a :: ri,ced uysrl: =, iher head
Al ihree leagues f,cm Walls. llsornrd the re-
trcgradc m"V-meoi u: the enemy column -
The 'ronps that had marched with me- re-
ce,ed ordr,s io return To their positions.
:. The enemy -i about co killed on the field
"fbatt'c he number oi his wounded was very
considerable
T" We had five killed aud 30 wounded, 90 Of
them seriously. Your Exce;l.rcy will find
apnrxcd Il list of the officers suhalirrns, aud
soldiers, who particularly distinguished them
selves.
The general Reconnaissance towards Tar
ragona has hccn inade to-day. The enemy
was driven from ali hi, positioss, ard driven
;a;o the place. The approaches have brer
conn"iirtd within mIiskrt shot A. sovra as
have received the reports at the General
commanding The hrigade shall hav Il i, INN
or To- send your Excrirncy detailed account
Of this affair " hich is extremely honorable to
the trcop, of the 4th corps have returned
IT, Torrsdrmharra, with the Columns ofthe left.
a" ! have the hnnor 10 BE, &c
" The Marshal Duke Cornee liano,
money.
.)Lrdyid. .4ug. 3d. Some fresh details i,ay.
reached ns Ia dlv respecting The attack On the
'Vrrcadsr" Isl Informed you, parallel has
been cstabiis.ied at the distance of som. toises
from thc cat Several gun mortar, aud hn
Wi'Z"r rrrteries are destroying the en.my's
work.. Their fire had singuiarly rrsxrd on
thsN6th. a the departure Of the courier, II
'j',s not known V hat This circumstance was Ia
zoe attributed To Some think tina, IN. guns
IN sey'rs! of their batteries have been dismonn-
led by on' fire. Others suppose that divisions
haze broken out in Cad'z
OFFICIAL
ARMY OF THE PYRFNEES.
Report Of the Major General ofthc Army of
iho Pyr"nees, ufihe Military operations since
the arrival oF his Royal Highness before
Cadz:
ooarriyipg ~ Porto Real. the leh of Au-
gust MS RcyHI II yhness ordered Lieut.. Gen
era! Nlsco"ni N"d", commanding the Rugi-
n"ers. 80 rrcuuuoi ibe line from the Troca-
drro 50 ST. Pe,re. His ROYAL Highnrss hume
di'fely advanced the 'rhrd Regiment of the
GNiarS fren Santa Maria so Puerto Real. 10
ne employed ,ogelhfr v'th the thirty -siyh Of
lhe iine, IN the regular attack of the Trocade-
30.
! .qticct Of he Trocsqoro On She 2Otl,. eIs,.
@2d. 2Sd, 24th and -5h we dcbouched from
| the Ango''iefor battery. which mounts six "a
Founders and the works we've pushed tn the
second, nara''rt whi"h is formed tn dav IS
toiscs !rnT, ne sectioa (couperic). A battery
OF X hn'rtZrrs bas been crec,od to The rirb,
Of 10 FIST pa'Siicl halter the interior If the
T. cad,ro and to infiaCic Inc course Of The
| RI" Sen p dro against the gur boats. Anoth-
81 battery tas been laced a. The cSutr,., and
hsbrd TIE second parallel. battery NJ NOR
'ars /" raced - he centre, and hcIiur the
~" 'GTm"I. Lasit, fifth battery nf fnu,
ho"i'Zrrs, on the right hank nf the san Pedro.
AK l''e hack "f ,he Trocadero, so that il is
hatsred by six 81 aound-rs fourteen inch
30" tiers. and i've o. inch ulortars
Attack of 81. Ps'rje On this side q battery
Of four Oh rcundtrs IS raised opposite the re-
double, which defend the entrance ofthe canal
OF Santa Petrie but here "a before Trncpde-
no, ihr works impeded by the Difficulty
canSed bv the sand. which is every where me,
with We shall be obliged 10 employ bags % +
earth and gaberns
Prp'rnf'onS for EmJnrkjng. The six bat
talions of the second CORPS as snon rs thrv ar
rived al Here's. on the 18th, we're advanced
The same dry to Rota. On ihr Goth, 2ls, and
22d, the FL" haital'nns of III guard arrived
from Madrid. have been successfully placed.
, three on the same point, and two at Santa
Maria
Sixty harks each capable of containing fi.
ty men, are collected at Rota as many more
hrr expected ; they are to br organized in di-
VISIONS OF 10, with their commanders and uilats
The troops are exercised in eInbarkiug and
discriminating. They are also exercised IN
sailing, 70 accustom them to the SEA Five
hundred men of the brig ,de Of Ordoun, have
been embarked on board the feet
FiottHo. The number of guuboats placed
al The disposal OF the Admiral, is, at this mo-
me1i; So, including those of small calibre en-
ploved IN the blockade. In few DAYS there
may he so gunhoats ard 10 bnmbards.
.Hnrine Rear Admiral Hamelin has re-
ceieed from France the lie Cybcle aud La
Brelonue briggs. Twu Portuguese coryeltcs
and mesIick have Joined the squadron, but
can only he employed for the service of the
blockade, according to the intentions of the
Portuguese Government.
Several Reconnaissance have been directed
to the west coast Of the Isle of Leon TO bee
sure of landing places
By his Royal highncss' order, the Major
General, Count GUILLEMINOT
Head quarters at Puerto Santa Maria, Aug 26.
1898
The following is an extract OF letter from
| French officer d'Etat Major, dated Port St.
| Nary's Aug. 25 =
" arrived here on the 10th, with the Prince
GenrralissIm0 our troops suffered much in
their march from Madrid IN La Mancha
the dust was insuppOriable the towns are far
distant from each other, and no wafer was tn
he found The recruits complained. but were
satisfied by the assurance that on their arrival
their fatigues would end, and Cadiz be ours
| His ROYAL IIighness MIS- W I'll rprriVed bY tI.