APPENDIX TO CHRONICLE. 



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On the 24th instant, General 

 Cruz Morgeon, commanding the 

 Spanish troops, and myself, judged 

 it advisable to make a forward 

 movement on Seville ; for this pur- 

 pose it was advisable to force the 

 enemy's corps of observation, of 

 350 cavalry, and 200 infantry, at 

 St. Lucar La Mayor. I marched 

 from Manzanilla with 800 troops, 

 composed of the 1st regiment of 

 guards, the 87th, and the Portu- 

 guese regiment, Brigadier-General 

 Downe, accompanied with 600 

 Spanish troops. The Spanish co- 

 lumn attacked on the right, and 

 the British and Portuguese on the 

 left. The French were driven 

 through the streets with precipita- 

 tion, leaving some killed, wound- 

 ed, and prisoners. We took post 

 at San Lucar without the loss of a 

 man. 



On the 26th instant. General 

 Cruz and myself having judged 

 that it would be attended with the 

 most beneficial effects, both on the 

 public opinion, and in saving the 

 city from being plundered, if the 

 French could be precipitated in 

 their retreat from Seville, the allied 

 troops, in consequence, marched 

 for this purpose, and arrived at the 

 heights of Castillejos de la Cuesta, 

 immediately above Seville, on the 

 morning of the 27th, at six 

 o'clock. 



The Spanish troops formed our 

 advance. The French advance was 

 driven in ; the cavalry retired, leav- 

 ing the infantry in the plain, which 

 last were charged by the Spanish 

 cavalry, who made many prisoners. 

 The Spanish troops attacked a 

 redoubt on our left, and lost a good 

 many men. The columns advanced 

 into the plain, by which move- 

 ment this redoubt was turned, and 



its communication cut off; the 

 Spanish troops under Gen. Cruz 

 took the right, and made a detour 

 to arrive and attack on that flank 

 of Triana (the suburbs of Seville). 

 I ordered the redoubt to be masked 

 by a detachment of the 20th Por- 

 tuguese regiment, and advanced, a 

 field piece with some troops, to 

 keep in check the enemy's fire at 

 one of the gates of the city, oppo- 

 site to us ; and after giving suffi- 

 cient time for the Spanish column 

 to arrive, the British and Portu- 

 guese troops advanced to the attack 

 in front : the cavalry and artillery 

 advanced at a gallop, supported by 

 the grenadiers of the guards, and 

 the infantry following. 



The enemy abandoned the gate: 

 we entered the suburbs, and ad- 

 vanced near to the bridge of Se- 

 ville with as much rapidity as pos- 

 sible, in hopes of preventing its 

 destruction, which would have 

 rendered it extremely difficult for 

 us to succeed. We were checked by 

 tire of grape-shot and musketry at 

 the turning of the street. The 

 grenadiers of the guards advanced 

 to our support, and drove every- 

 thing before them. At this mo- 

 ment part of the Spanish column 

 arriv'ed ; we advanced to the 

 bridge under a heavy fire ; Captain 

 Cadoux of the 95th, with great 

 judgment made a flank movement 

 on our left; Captain Roberts, of 

 the artillery, brought up with ra- 

 pidity two guns ; a heavy fire of 

 cannon and musketry was soon 

 brought to bear on the enemy, who 

 were driven from their position on 

 the other side of the river, and 

 from the bridge, which they had 

 only in part destroyed. The gre- 

 nadiers of the guards, and some 

 Spanish troops, led the columns 



