1809.] 
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THE TYROL. 
An interesting statement has been publish- 
ed by the Tyrolese deputies in England, re- 
lative fo the horrid cruelties practised upon 
their unfortunate countrymen by Marsha] 
Lefebvre. This monster’s object was to ter- 
rify the Tyrolese into submission, for which 
parpose ‘* the aged were suspended from 
tiees, and then shot. The pregnant women 
were even ript up, and their breasts cut off, 
while their embryos were crammed down 
their throats to put an end to the shrieks and 
moanings of the wretched victims. Ifa Ty- 
rolese or Voralberger, bearing arms, had the 
misfortune to fall into their hands, they im- 
mediately tore out his tongue. ‘The children 
were cut down without mercy, and most fre- 
quently carried about, transfixed with -bay- 
onets. A number of these innocents happen- 
ing to return from school, were met with and 
driven by these monsters into some barns, and 
burnt alive.’—Lefebvre was, however, un- 
successful ; and owing to the disastrous issue 
of the-battles of Aspern and Ksslingen, was 
recailed with the remnant of his force to 
Vienna—The statement concludes with 
asserting the determination of the Tyroleans 
never to return under the dominion of Ba- 
varia, by whom they had been impoverished 
and oppressed, nor to listen to any accommo- 
dalion with -Buonaparte; but either to con- 
quer or die. They justify this determination 
by asserting, that they have 150,000 sharp- 
shooters to oppose tu the enemy, in a country 
where no regular armies can act; and where 
they alone know the paths to procure supplies, 
if they had but the means to purchase them. 
SPAIN. 
A Letter, of which the following is 
an extract, has been received by Earl 
Bathurst, his Majesty’s Principal Secre- 
tary of State for Foreign Affairs, from 
Lieut.-Col. Carrol, dated Army of the 
Left, Camp on the Heights of famames, 
October 19, 1809. 
I have the honour to acquaint you, that the 
army of Marshal Ney, now commanded by 
General Marchand, advanced on the morning 
ef yesterday, in force 10,000 infantry and 
4200 cavalry, with 14 pieces of artillery, to 
attack this army, which was most judiciously 
posted on these heights. 
The enemy divided his force into three co- 
lumns,which advanced against the right, cen- 
tre, and left of our line; it soon became evi- 
dent that the principal object of his attack was 
to force and turn our left, it being the point 
in which our position was weakest. 
‘The enemy, at the commencement, gained 
some advantage of position on our lett, in 
consequence of the retreat of a small party of 
our cavalry, destined to cover the left of our 
line. This success, however, was momen- 
tary, as the vanguard, led on by Generals 
Mendizalal and Carrera, charged with. the 
greatest spirit and gallantry, routed the ene- 
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my, and re-took, at the point of the bayonet, 
six guns, of which the enemy possessed him- 
self during the retreat of the division of our 
cavalry. The vanguard in this charge com- 
mitted great slanghter amongst the enemy, 
taking from them one eight-pound gun, with 
a quantity of ammunition, After along and 
obstinate contest, the enemy being unable to 
gain a foot of ground. -began to give way in all 
points.—-Ahout three o’clock in the afternoon, 
the enemy betook himself to a precipitate and 
disorderly flight. 
The loss of the enemy, as far as we have 
been yet able to ascertain, exceeds one thou- 
sand in killed and prisoners. The numbers of 
the wonnded must be very considerable. 
Our loss has been comparatively very tri- 
fling, not exceeding three hundred ; one Im- 
perial Eagle, one eight pounder brass guny 
three ammunition waggons, twelve drums, 
with four or five thousand stand of arms, an 
immense quantity of bell-cartridge, carts of 
provisions, and knapsacks loaded with plundet,y 
fell into our hands. 
No language can do sufficient justice to the 
gallant and intrepid conduct of the troops om 
this memorable day 5 it would be impossible 
to make any distinction in the zeal and ardour 
of the different. corps, ior all equally panted 
for the conquest. The vanguard and first 
division, however, had the good fortune te 
occupy those points aga'nst which the enemy 
directed his principal efforts, and to add fresh 
laurels to the wreaths they had acquired in 
Lugo, St. Jago, and San Payo. 
The steady intrepidity displayed by the 
second division, through whose ranks the 
party of retreating cavalry passed, and the 
sirit and promptness with which it pushed 
forward against the enemy, who had at that 
moment turned our Jeft, is deserving of the 
higliest approbation. 
The entire of the cavalry, with the excep- 
tion of the party attached to the vanguard, 
about three hundred, who, frum being over- 
powered, were obliged to retreat, evinced 
the greatest steadiness and resolution in 
maintaining the post allotted them, and 
keeping the enemy’s cavalry in check. 
It is, however, to be lamented, that our 
cayalry did not find themselves in a situation 
to enable them to take advantage of the 
enemy’s disorderly flight across the plain be- 
tween these heights and the village of Car- 
rascalejo, a league in extent ; for, had five or 
six hundred horse charged the fugitives, the 
victory would have been most decisive. 
The vanguard of General Ballesteros’s di- 
vision is in sight; we only wait his arrival to 
pursue, and annihilate, the discomfited 
enemy. 
From prisoners we learn, that General 
Marchand proclaimed at Salamanca, his in- 
tention of annihilating, by two o’clock om 
the i8th, thirty thousand peasant insurgents + 
his orders to his army were, on pain of death, 
to possess itself of the heights by twelve 
3Y o’clock, 
