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together with two of his sons, and several of the 

 nia|2;istrates of the city. 



Five days after this action he proceeded to- 

 wards St. Philip of Austria, or Y umbel, with 

 six hundred infantry and four hundred horse, 

 whom he sent out in several divisions to ravage 

 the country in the vicinity, leaving only two 

 hundred to guard the narrow pass of the Con- 

 grejeras. Rebolledo, the commander of the 

 place, provoked at his temerity, dispatched se- 

 venty horse to take possession of the above- 

 mentioned defile and cut off his retreat, but they 

 were received with such bravery by tlie troops 

 of Lientur, that they were compelled to retire 

 for security to a hill, after having lost eighteen 

 of their number, with their captain. Rebolledo 

 sent to their assistance three companies of in- 

 fantry, and the remainder of the cavalry. Lien- 

 tur, who by this time had arrived with all his 

 army, immediately formed his troops in battle 

 array, fell upon the Spaniards, notwithstanding 

 the continual fire of their musketry, and at the 

 first encounter put the cavalry to flight. The 

 infantry, being thus left exposed, were almost all 

 cut in pieces ; but thirty-six prisoners were taken 

 "by the victors, who were distributed in the se- 

 veral provinces of the country. 



Had Lientur at that time invested the place, it 

 must inevitably have fallen into his hands : but, 

 for some reason which does not appear, he de- 



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