Win). 
Azava on that evening in the neighbourhood 
\of Espeja, Carpio, and Gallegos. 4 
They continued their march on the 3d in 
the mora‘ng towards the Duas Casas, in three; 
columns, two of them consisting of the 2d, 
and 8th corps, to the neighbourhood of 
Alameda and Fort Conception, and the third, 
consisting of the whole of the cavalry and the 
6th, and that part of the 9th corps which 
hed not already been drafted into the other 
ehrees 38" 
- The allied army hed been cantoned along 
the river Duas Casas, and on the sources of 
the Azava, ‘the light division at Gallegos and; 
Espeja. This last fell back upon Fuentes de 
Honor, on the Duas Casas, with the British 
cavalry, in proportion as the enemy advanced, 
and the ist, 34, and. 7th, divisions were col- 
Jected at that place; and the 6th division, 
under Major-general Campbell, observed the 
bridge at Alameda; and Major-general Sir 
William Erskine, with the 5th division, the 
passages of the Daas Casis, at Fort Concep- 
tion, and Aldea D’Obispo. EBrigadier-general 
Pack’s brigade, with the queen’s regiment 
from the 6th division, kept the blotkade of 
Almeida; and I had prevailed upon Don Julian 
Sanchez to occupy Nave D’Aver with his 
corps of Spanish cavalry and infantry. 
The light division wer€ Moved in the evens 
ing to join General Campbell, upon finding 
that tite enemy! were in strength in that quar- 
ter;¢andothey were’ brought: back again to 
Fuentes de Honor on the morning of the Sth, 
when ‘it was found that thesgeh-corps hati 
joined the 6th on the enemy's left. > 
Shortly after the enemy had fermed on the 
ground on the right of the Duas Casas,,on the 
afternoon of the, 3d, they attacked, witha 
large force the Village of Fuentes de Honor, 
which. was defended in a most gallant wanner 
by Lieuténant-colonel Williams of the 5th 
béttulion, 60th regiovent, in command of the 
geaeral Picton’s division, supported by the 
ight infantry battalion in Major-general 
Nightingall’s: brigade, commanded by Major 
Dick, of the 42d regiment, and the light in- 
fantry battalion in’ Major-genera) Howard’s 
brigade, cormmanded by Major M‘Donnell, of 
the 92d regiment, ‘and the light infantry bat- 
talion’ of the King’s German Legion, com. 
manded by Majur Ally, of the 3d batealion of 
the Sine, and by the 2d batralion of the 83d 
seginvent under Major Carr. These troops 
saintained their’ position; but, Having obs 
served the repeared efforts which the ehemy 
were making to obtain possession of the vil- 
Jage, and being aware of the advantage which 
they would derive from the possession in 
their stbsequent operations, I reinforced the 
village ‘sutcestively wich the 71st regiment, 
under the Honourable’ Lieutenant-colonel 
Cadogen, and the 79th, under Licutenant- 
colonel Cameron,-and the 24th regiment, 
under Mejor Chamberlin,: The former, at 
the bead of the 7 ist regiment, charged the 
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enemy, and drove them from the part of the 
village of which they had obtained a momen 
tary possession. c . 
Nearly at this. time /Lieutenant-coloned 
Williams, was unfortunately wounded, but 
hope not dangerously, and the! command de- 
volved. upon Lieutendnt-colenel Cameron of 
the 79th regiment. The contest continued 
till nighty when ourtroops remained in poss 
session of the whole. - 
I then withdrew the light infantry batta- 
lions and the 83d regiment, leaving the 7ist 
and 79th regiments’ only-in the village, and 
the 2d battalion 24th regiment to’ support 
them. N 
On the 4th the enemy~reconnoitred the” 
positions which we) had -octupied-oa the 
Duas Casas rivers and during that night they 
mored. General ) Junut’s corps from Alameda 
to the left of the position occupied by'the Griz 
Cospsy Opposite to-Fuentes de Honor: , 
From the course of the reconnbissance of 
the 4th, I had imagiaed that ‘the efemy 
would, endeavour \to obtain possession of 
Fuentes de Honor, and of the grovnd otcue 
pied by the trocps behind that village, by 
crossing the’ Duas Casas at Peya Veli; and’ 
in. the evening Lomoved thes ?th division; 
under Major-general Houston, ’to the right, 
‘in order,\if pessible,yto protect that passaye. 
On. the morning of the Sth, the 8th corps - 
appearedyin. two -columns,:with’ all the ¢32 
valry, onthe opposite sideof the vailey of - 
the Duas) Casas to-PoyaVeliios and, a3 the 
6th and 9th corps also made a moveinent® te 
their left, the light division; which had bee’ 
brought back fromtheneizhbourhood of Aia- 
meda, was sent with the cavalry under! Sir 
Stap!eton Cotton to: sujodrt Major-ceneral 
Houstoun, iwhile the: ast’ and *Sa° divisjong 
Made a movement to:theic) right along the 
, tidge; between thes Vutonand Daas? Oasa- 
,Tiyers; corresponding to that of the 6th acd 
light infantry battalions belonging to’ Majors © 
9th corps, onsthe right of the Duas'Casas. 72>.” 
(The.8th’ corps» attatked»-Majotigencrat 
Houstoun’s advanced guard, consisting of -ftie ~ 
“Bath. tegiment ander Mijor Mé«imosh, and 
the -2d, Portuguese Cacadores yunder! ‘bieutes 
nant-calonel Nixon, and: obliged chem torres 
tine ;.and they retired in gcodrorder, althoug & 
with. some loss. The. Sthicorpsbeitg thos 
established, in Poya’ Velioy>the® enemys 
cavalry turned. the right of-the 7th division 
between Poya Velho aud Nave ‘DD? Aver, from 
which Jast place Doa Julian Sanchez hed 
been obliged to xetire; and) the cavalry 
charged, : py ghiniegh © 
The charge of the advasged ‘guard: of ‘the 
enemy's, cavalty owas amet byytwo> or! thtes 
squadrons of the <¢ificrent:reginients of Brie 
tish. dragoons,. and. the: enemy) were driven 
back, and.Cvlonel La, Motte of the Sth 
chasseurs, and. some prisoners taken, o Phe 
main body were checked and obliged tometirs 
‘by the fire of Major-ceneral Houstoun’s di- 
vision 5 2nd I particularly observed tie Chad- 
seurs Britanniques under Lieutenant-colonal 
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