The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-23

ing pretended that advantage had been
taken of the circumstance to advance,
gen. Bourke demonstrated to him our
good and his bad faith, by Immediately
Withdrawing his troops 200 PAGES. The
flag of truce having returned, the troops
of his majesty assaulted, with fresh ar
dor, all the posts which the enemy had
re-occupied, and completely overthrow
him.
safer an hour Of repose, the enemy
attempted sally with three battalionss
which he supported with sustained ire
of Is pieces of cannon, both from the
town and citadel. This sally was
promptly repulsed by battalions taken
from the 22d, S4th and S5th regiments
OF the line, led by generals Dalbignac and
Marguerite.
"Notning could be compared with the
state of the troops soldiers, officers OK
the staff every body has done his duty,
Ii was with cries Of 'Vivele RoiY that
his royal subjects constantly conbaued,
and answered the vociferalions of the
revolu,ioDists. Gen. Bourke cites with
distinction the aid-de-camp OF his royal
highness, lieutenant colonel DeiahIie,
who was constantly III the midst Of tho
6resthe colonel ofthe artillery depot, and
capt. Ducier.
1--WE have to regret only the loss OK
twenty men killed or wounded. The
loss Of the enemy must have been much
greaiers as they were twice re2ulsed.---
His royal highness will, tomorrow, dis
tribute on the spot the rewards due TO tho
conduct of the most distinguished officers
and soldiers. The head quarters of the
army will be tomorrow, the 10th, at Err
nami, and on the 18th at Tolosa"
The following telegraphic despatch is
dated April II:
"Fhe troops under the orders of gene
raj Bonselle occupy the heights which
command ST.. Sebastian. The prince
slept ON the l1th at Tolosa. The advan-
ced guard of the LIST corps, commanded
by general Wallin, was on the 18th at
Villa Reel, two days march from Vito.
ria. The Duke of Reggie, with the 1st
corps, occupies Villa Franco. The ed
corps is placed between 1Iolosa and Oyer.
gon The Garde Royale supports the
ness enjoys the best health"
PARIS APRIL 15-"The four French
men who were taken prisoners in the af-
fair ofthe 9th have been tried by court
martial, and shot. The duke d'Angcu-
leme has had very narrow escape. He
went to distribute military rewards so
near the guns OF St. Sebastian, that, if he
had remaided half an hour longer, the
French army must certainly have been
deprived of its general"
The following is French account OF
this adventure, contained in letter from
Bayonne of the 18th
"You know sieady, from the official
bulletin what has occurred at St. Sebas-
tian our young voltigenrs displayed,
under the giacis, against the fire from
the citadel, an ardour which it required
great efforts to moderate but the fol.
loving fact is probably, not known az
Paris
yesterday his royal hghness the duke
d'Angouleme, having been to reconnoi>
tire 81 Sebastian, and having distributed
crosses OF honor 10 the soldiers who had
distinguished themselves in the first af.
fair before the fortress, his appearance
was observed from the fort "a poup.
der was immediately ordered forward :
blu. the SpaDiards were SO slow in mount.
ing 1t on the battery, that the prince had
already set off on his return to Ernani,
when they fired it off. 1t was most for
tunate that they were SO slow, for the
ball passed right through house, and
struck platoon stationed behind the
building, precisely on the spot where bis
royal highness had been distributing the
decorations; fifteen men were killed or
wounded.
"Thc holy alliance ministers are about
10 set out, in a few days for the camp Of
the duke d'ADgouleme. His royal high
ness will ;hus have both the regency Of
Spain and the representatives Of the
great continental powers at his mess.
"The affair before Bayonne TSt. Sc.
bastianl was much more serious than the
official bulletin states. We cannot wee
have the Spanish accounts; but reports
from the army makes the loss OF the
French troops 800, instead of about 90"
The Royalist Junta has issued pro.
clamation, replete with all the common
places of servility, and repeating nearly
IN the same words, The memorable maxim
ofthe French kings speech, that all pop,
ular privileges must emanatc from tho
good pleasure Of the king as source Of
popular rights"
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