Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-06-03

|iIoe. II appears that the exptdit-
y arrived OF the island on the 9Th
lt@n1d on the 9th after taking, :
4alI battery, anchored ID 1 creek on
y coast, On the 10th; the army dis
{hbSrked, and the advance Of It suc-
ceeded that same evening in taking by
surprise another batter which defend
ed the &nchorsge Ia the harbour of
San Carlos while at the same. time,
the squadron after suffering I heavy
IRE from the enemy's batteries, ard a
number Of qua boats, made good its
entrance into that port. driving ithe
bosts under the guns Of the forts, and
capturing one of them, On the morn
ing Of the Ilth. the army took up its
aich, following the route taken by
th&sdsanced guard, until It arrived
at Glchcora. when in consequence of
the hesSy rain and the great fatigue
the t>cps had undergone in the march.
they were re.embarked in order to be
refreshed. and had in readiness to op-
crate at any required point.
OA the 18th, the army was again
disc mbarked at S A, NJ. aud soon az
ter commenced its march for San Car
los by the beach road. and at half post
6o'cIock took up position for the
night On an eminehce. On the 18th.
at &. O'Clock, A. Af. the boats Of the
squadron attacked the gun boats OF
the enemy and succeeded in captur-
ing three more of them. The army
was put in motion at half past 4 A. M.
and marched bya very difficult road
to avoid the fire of the enemy's bat
teries, which aanked that BY the
beach,
At half past six it took up position
in the plain of Ysnca, within cannon
shot Of the enemy, bot uader cover
from his fire. From this point the
enemy's position could be completely
inspected. All his force. which con.
sisted of more than two thousand men
we're concentrated upon some neigh
bouring heights part in ambuscade
lpart covered by entertainments, and
the remainder on the decle,ity OF a
hill. The approaches we're extremely
difficult, and moreover protected BY ar
tiliery, both on shore md anost, which
gave to the position the appearance O
great strength. 1t became necessary t
dislodgc the ambuscade in order to fa
cillitate the ascent and prepare tbs
way for genera. action. For this pur
pose four gunboats were dispatched to
open their fires upon the enemy's bat;
tcries, and the troops in ambuscade
while the light artillery had orders t
. advance and take up the NEST advanta
gesus position for annoying them. AZ
ter smart cross FIRE from bofh~ih w!&
observed that their camp was 10 disor
der, aud it became evideht that the,
Imeant 10 abandon the positions Order
were Immediately gwen for the nd
vance of the, troops upon the k4tter,
and moveable force |; the former was ia
ken possession Of, and the latter charg
| cd and dislodged. Wheo the army hat
gained the plain at the foot !of the bill
upon which the enemy hadbeen situa
ted, he had taken up a newtand stron
position upon tue heights OF Bellsvist
at the distance ofcannon shot. Ne wa
however attacked, both in front an
flank, and after sharp costest, In whic
several Of the parties csmsto the bayo
net, completely routed and disperse
and compelled to abandon lkis eeeon
4 position with the loss Of III hs istiiler,
There s,iIl remained n xln NE adsau
tageots point on the top OF the hill O
, Bellavists, which commanded the neig
bouringl heights and the road into tn
I in,eriour, He was here again attacke
and finally driven from the eminence .
/, the point of the bayonet and compelle
to retire ia great disorder. The da
was by this time nearly spent and tn
troops very much fatigued in conse
: quence of the nature of the groun
\ over which they had TO pass. Th
circumstance of the country being yer
hilly and woody. did not ullew OF man
prisoners being made. and orders wer
9 therefore gwen for the army to ha
: upon its position, the second divisic
y and the reserve having by this tin
come up. The result OF this actio
was the capture of all the enemy's pr
visions and military stores, ak piece
e of artillery and the dispersion Of b
e army. The loss on the part OF Il
$ ChilIian army was is killed and
j. wounded.
!. Vera Cruz, on the 26th Of April W
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