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fad our potts on the Sierra de Murcella 3 the 
enemy’s army being ina strong position on 
the right of the Alva. They moved a part 
of thejr army on that night, but still main- 
tained their position on the Alva, of which 
rive they destroyed the bridges. We turned 
their left by the Sierra de Santa, the light 
division and the 6th man@uvred in their 
front from the Sierra de Murcella; these 
movements induced the enemy to bring back 
‘to thé Sierra de Moita the troops which had 
marched the preceding night, at the same 
time that they retired their corps from the 
Alva, and in the evening their whole army 
were assembled upon the Moira, and the ad- 
vanced posts of our right were near Arganil, 
those of our left acrossthe Alva. The ene- 
my retired from the position of Moita in the 
night of the 12th, and have continued their 
yetreat with the utmost rapidity ever since; 
and [ inrdgine their rear-guard witl be at Ce- 
lerico this day. We assembled the army 
mpon the Sierra de Moita on the 19th, and 
“eur advanced posts are this day beyond the 
Rinhancos. 
j April 9. 
On the 97th of March the Danes in- 
waded che island of Anholt, but were re- 
pulsed with great loss, in the way de- 
‘ scribed in the following extract of a let- 
-ter from Captain Maurice to Sir James 
$aumarez, dated Fort Yorke, Island of 
‘Anholt, 27th March, 1811. 
’ Sir—I reported to you in my letter of the 
40th ult. my having reccived information of 
“an intended attack on this island, by the 
Danes. On the 8th instant I received.a cor- 
yoboratien of this intelligence, but as every 
vexertion had been made. to compleat the 
works as well as our materials would allow, 
wand as picquets were nightly stationed from 
_one extreme of the island to the other, in 
. .erder to prevent surprize, I waited with con- 
fidence the meditated attack. : 
Yesterday his Majesty's ship Tartar an- 
ehored on the north side of theisland. The 
énemy’s flotilla and army, consisting in all 
ef nearly 4000 men, have ‘this day, after a 
close combat of four hours anda half, re. 
eciveda most compleat and decisive defeat, 
and are fled back to their ports, with the 
loss of three pieces of cannon, and upwards 
‘ef 500 prisoners, a number grcater by 150 
than the garrison I command. , 
I am now to detail the proceedings of the 
@ay. Inthe morning jutt before dawn, the 
gut picquets on the south side of the island 
made the signal for the enemy’s being in sight. 
The garrison was immediately put under 
arms, and I lost not a moment in proceeding 
with the brigade of bowitzers and 200 In- 
fantry, accompanied by Captain Torrens 
{who had hitherto acted as Major Com- 
dant to the battalion) inorder to oppose 
their landing. On ascending on glevat.on, 
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for the purpose of reconnoitrihg, I discovered 
the landing had already been effected, under the 
cover of darkness and a fog, and that the ene- 
my were advancing rapidly and in great 
numbers, . On both wings the enemy now far 
out-flanked us, and [ saw that if we conti- 
nued to advance they would get between u® 
and our works ; I instantly ordered a retreat, 
which was effected in good order, and with- 
out loss, although the enemy were within 
pistol-shot of our rear, and seemed determin- 
ed to enter our batteries by storm ; but Fort 
Yorke and Massarcen batteries opened such 
a well directed fire of grape and musquetry» 
that the assailants were obliged to fall back 
and shelter themselves under the Sand Hills, 
As the day lightened we perceived that the 
enemy’s flotilla, consisting of 18 gun-boats, 
had taken up a position on the south Side of 
the island at point-blank shot, [ ordered 
the signal to be made tothe ‘Tartar and Shel- 
drake that the enemy had landed, upon which 
these vessels immediately weighed, and un- 
der a heavy press of sail used every endeavour 
to eat up the south side, but the extent of 
shoals threw them out so many miles, that 
it was some hours before their intention coald 
be accomplished. The gun-boats now open- 
ed a very heavy fire on our works, while a 
column of about 600 men crossed the island 
to the westward, and toele up a position on 
the northern shore, covered by hiilocks of 
sand, by breaks and inequality of ground, 
Another column made many attempts, to 
carry the Massarcene battery by storm, bus 
were so oftenrepulsed, and compelled to co- 
ver themselves under hillocks of sand, which 
on this island are thrown up by every gale. 
The column on the south side had now suc- 
ceeded in bringing up a field piece against us, 
and Captain Holtoway, whio had commanded 
at the advanced posts, joined us by water. £ 
had been under great apprehension that thia 
officer had fallen into the hands of the ene 
my; but finding, after several gallant at- 
tempts, that he was cut off from reaching 
head-quarters by land, he, with the coolest 
judgment, launched a boat, and landed his 
party under Fort Yorke amidft the acclama- 
tions of the garrison. Immediately after- 
wards Lieut. H. L. Baker, who, with Lieut. 
Turnbull, of the. Royal Marines, and some 
brave volunteers, had in the Anholt 
schooner, gone on the daring enterprise of 
destroying the enemy’s flotilla in his ports, 
bore down along the north side of the island. 
“Phings were in this position when the column. 
on the northern shore, which divided by tha 
sand hills, had approached within 50 paces 
of our lines, made another desperate effort ta 
carry the Massareéne battery by storm; the 
column to the south east also pushed on, and 
the reserve appéared onthe hills ready to 
support them; but while their Commander 
‘was leading on his men with gallantry, a 
musket-ball put a peciod to his life. Panic 
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