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ordered under arms, and the heroes 

 of Saragossa also took up their mus- 

 kets. All the posts were occupied, 

 and the whole of the inhabitants 

 went out with alacrity and enthusi- 

 asm to be spectators of the glorious 

 action which was impending. On 

 the first of December, at day break, 

 the enemy were dislodged from the 

 Carthusian monastery, and compel- 

 led to fall back through the ravine, 

 when they took post in five columns 

 on the heights that command Tor- 

 rero, with the decided intention of 

 making their attack in that quarter. 

 They manoeuvred until 10 o'clock, 

 A. M. at which hour they commen- 

 cedtheir mostdecisive and vigorous 

 attack in the direction of CasaBlan- 

 ca. It was received on our side 

 with a very brisk fire of musquetry 

 and cannon, which lasted until two 

 o'clock, when the whole of the 

 enemy's army in Soledad fell back, 

 shamefully abandoning Torrero. 



The country demands great sacri- 

 fices. She calls us to herassistance; 

 she sees no other defenders but her 

 children ; we are her only support. 

 We should violate our duty to her 

 and to ourselves, did we not employ 

 our arms, and risk our lives and pro- 

 perty, in order to save her. Noble 

 Arragonese ! brave Soldiers ! ever 

 ready to shed your blood to defend 

 her and your king, it is unnecessary 

 for me to remind you of sacred du- 

 tieswhichyouhave never forgotten, 

 but the important charge which you 

 have confided to me, and my anxi- 

 ous desires to fulfil my duty, and to 

 make a just return to your attach- 

 ment, do not permit me to leave 

 unemployed any means that may 

 contribute to deliver you from those 

 perfidious wretches who, already 

 setting themselves in opposition to 

 our determinations, already indiffer- 



ent to the grand cause which we are 

 defending, give utterance to senti- 

 ments little conformable to our 

 tried loyalty. I therefore ordain 

 and command, 



1. Thatall the inhabitants of this 

 city, of every rank and condition, 

 shall consider themselves bound to 

 devote to its defence their persons, 

 property and lives : the rich and 

 great lending a helping hand to the 

 poor, fostering and assisting them, 

 contributing to cover their naked- 

 ness, and to enable themtomaintain 

 theirrespective posts; thus perform- 

 ing a sacred duty enjoined by na- 

 tural affection, recommended by 

 the holy religion which we profess; 

 and, at the same time, remunerating 

 them for the zeal with which they 

 defend theirlives, their estates, and 

 their common country. Should any 

 man be so unnatural as to disown 

 their obligation, he shall be fined in 

 proportion to the magnitude of his 

 offence, and the amount of the fine 

 shall be appropriated to the sub- 

 sistence of the army. 



2. That such towns as do not 

 contribute all in their power to the 

 rehef of our present necessities, 

 shall be treated as enemies to our 

 king, whose sovereign rights we de- 

 fend, and their inhabitants of every 

 rank, shall be punished as traitors. 



3. That every individual of the 

 army of reserve, and the recruits of 

 Arragon, already enrolled and regi- 

 mented, who shall not join his corps, 

 within the space of six days thereof, 

 shall be treated as a deserter in time 

 of war, and as such ^all suffer the 

 pains of law. 



4. That the alcaides shall scru- 

 pulously examine the soldiers in 

 theirrespective wards, who may not 

 have so joined,and make a return of 

 their names and the corps they be- 



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