The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-11-01


! Burgcs, ~nerc Joseph had taken up his re.
sidene,;. and where the French Army were
statiousd. who had determined to give the
opaniahis battle; bat this is superseded
by the Spanish Papers to the 18th instant,
/ which we. received by the Mail.
Ii appears in these papers. by an article
from Madrid of the 9TH, that Joseph and the
French Ha:u.- Quarters were ut the city of
.oSrono, ON tie borders of Old CASTLE, near
Navarro. They had marched By i.mdela
INTO Arragon, but suddenly retreated, which
Is attributed the intelligence they receiv-
led OF the movements of the Spanish Ar
mics 1t Is mentioned in one OF the papers
mat the Arragon Army had been compelled
To make a retrograde movement from Tu-
deia to Borja. This took place most proba-
ny III consequence of the above mentioned
movement of the French Army, whose OBJ
,joct in n.aking it. appears to hate been to
prevent their retreat from being cut off by
the Arragon Army and other troops obtain
ing apositIon in their rear. The station, thus
taken by the French Army is in conforn.i.
Ity with tile statement in the Paris Papers
which we noticed on Monday, of their having
occupied POSITIONS in the line of the Ebro,
whcre they were throwing up tets dr. hont,
ana seems To indicate their intention of ell
deavoring to maintain for time at least,
no
i5th, states, that the French, af.er collect
Ing the chief part of their force from Ma.
ware and Biscay, to the amonnt OF near SO
COG, had suddenly made an Eruption into
lNriagor with the view of getting posscssi-
On Or Sarrag0ssa but when within seven
ieagties Of the City, they received such in
teliGence rs induced them to retreat, and
that their headquarters were then ut Nj
randaen Ehroi in Navarro: We cal'not find
TINS place in the map, but from the name,
1t is evident it must be on the Ebro--
| he difference in the name mentioned in
the two statements is therefore OF 10 conse-
auence as both IL, rela.:..e- ~.
come to the same result. This letter also
states, that PalafoX had fallen back to Foria,
III consequence OF the advance of the French
Army, greatly superior in numbers. The in
telhgence OF 20 0C0 Span;arts being on their
march from Madrid % Saragossa, is suppos-
led 20 have caused tha retreat of the French.
The Spanish General Blake, is supposed to
have occupied 3uigos, the last accounts ha-
wing left iiim at Reynos
The whole Of the intelligence is highlv sa
ustaceory. ltaPpears clear that the French
in Spain, with Their present force. are Who'll
~ unab to make s,t 4 against the Spa
n'ards, unless enabled e. 10 II by the strength
o. their positions and If the French should
succeed IN keeping their ground, and in re-
lnforclng their army to any great extent, it
lis evident that the Spauit,rtls VIII nave am-
PIE means and opportunity, in the interval.
OF collecting & disciplining very large ar
my, to meet the Increased force of their enc
my. The most pleasing hopes may therefore
be entertained of ultimate success to the eio-
irious cause of the Spanish nation.
Cuesta had established his head quarters
at Atoa del former.
The Russian Ambassador at Madrid had
set out for Lisbon
The captain of a vessel arrived at Cartha-
gena, had STAYED. that the French were pre-
cipitately evacuating Naples, the whole
Kingdom being in a state of insurrcction a.
gaiust hem.
The second Son of the Eint; of the Z wo-
SIC lies, and the Duke of Orleans, have ar
rived at Gibraltar.
y letter from IN Officer in the expediti-
On under thc command of Sir David Baird
dated Cork, the 18Th instant, SAYS, We
are this morning getting under weigh, will
1000 troops on board, destined FOR ItsIv."
Several fire-ships, we understand, Ia We
been prepared in the Baltic, for the purpose
IF IN attempt to burn the Russian Flee, in
! Rogerswick Bay.