Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-08-02

AAto AAdJCSlN has IL
cd IN this crisis that every assistance shall
be afforded. have supplied them wi,h
powder from the ships; and about 5000 men
under Major General Spencer is on their
coast ready to act as circumstances may
make necessary, and further force by this
time is on its way from Eng and.
The Portuguese, although disarmed,
are said to be rising in all parts Of tn coun.
try to expel the French, which they have
done at Oporto; aud as the enemy's troops
there are very ew and very much divided,
there IS every reason to suppose they will
,e successful. Their principal force is at
Lisbon which consists of about 5000 men
and large body of people (30,0o0) part
| iy natives and part Spanards under the
command of the Portuguese Gen G nretz
trere, were, by the last accounts received,
on the march to attack it if Lisbon falls,
the Russian squadron under Admiral SEMI
avn, which is in the Tagus, will probably
share the same fate indeed, there is no
| Indication on their port of much zeal to-
wards their new allies.
have thought it necessary to give you
his information of the state Of fairs in
Spain, as his Majesy's government have
directed that every aid may be gwen to
them, for maintaining their independents
as nation, and resisting the ambitious pro-
ljects of France.
| " All DEGREES and every act of the Sc
veral juntos', or supreme counc Is through
out Spain, are in the name of Ferdinand
9TH who is prisoner to Bonaparte, as well
as his two Brothers, and the country at
present is governed by those juntos' in the
several provinces.
The Importance of preserving the CO.
lonies from falling into the influence of
France you must be well aware of and
that the French have already taken mea.
sures Tor ssducing them so that every means
should be used to inform them of the true
state of affairs here and of the brave resis-
lance made by their country. For this
purpose am au horised by his M ajesty's
government, 10 give passports to ships or
vessels which are employed either i'm con-.
veyiDg their dispatches and orders tn the
colonies, or the persons they may think il
ne cessary to send out to conduct their af.
fairs IN this very critical juncture.. L have
4 gwen some passports for this purpose
| Two frigates and several feluccas intended
| tor the provinces ~ America will be ready
to proceed to different parts of America,
and / request you will pie .se to apprize
tn officers under your Command OF those
Spanis ships vessels, which they may
prob bly, meet anu direct them to give
livery aid to them in the service which tney
are employed.
"1hose vessels will have merchandise
in tn: m, the adventures in general IF he
crew and some of them viii also have
quicksilver VIII CHI is much wanted at l..
Vera Cruz. The passports give YOU are
intended to include hose articies-indeed,
at this moment, there should he no ltiga-
ron every encouragement ought to be gi
ven to the Spaniards, and their vessels
carrying dispatches be considered as
J friends
"P. S The information contained in this
letter lou will ne pleased 10 Communicate
To the 6 vernors oithe several islands with
IN the limits of your Command
Extract of a ietfer to Rear .ddmiya
| Pu rUis, dated Ulrera June ID, 1903
Goa receiving dir c,inn to proceed -
the Junto, at Seville, was particularly
comm nded by Mai r G neral Sp- GER T.
communicate to you direct, the iI.formati-
on thought of any consequ nee; and w n
the particular points in view, specifi q IN
the orders l received, l lose no time in
communicating what his serene Highness
the President OF And Sc ms given
me rs the Just account Of their AFFAIRS,
beg leave to observe the utmos. frankness
appear to guide them, ana the most dec
sive frmness strengthened the relation they
made
They described their regular force Join
ed by the camp at St. Rogue at IL, COO, of
which 5000 occupy the pos ton of Cormona,
with Is pieces Of from to Founders |
their cavalry, and the remaining force, is |
at Seville, Utrera, and the small houses in |
the neighborhood; the entire force, they |
think, may BE- encreased by small bodies,
who arrive daily; and three regiments o.
peasants, to whose instructions they have
commanded every attention should be gi.
ven.
BY intercepted letters from General
Dupont, commanding the French at Cordo
va, they learnt his orders to NJ. Dubris, e.
proceed. from Tavira to Seville direct; [
theirs bid him not obey this order, but ION
him by the shortest road at Cordova; Com-
plain they have no answers; and in she1
last brought yesterday, bid MIN be exped.
tiouS, as he is DESTROYS, when reinforced, tol
drive the rebes from Seville. On the on
tanning the first, the council dispatched
general Johnston with 5000 regulars and
gave directions TO the government at Ava.
monte, to put the armed peasantry in mo-
ton From the impossibility of the deep
ly inlerseced ground from this to Seville
and Cordoya, they 90 not apprehend the
French can proceed and certlinly must a.
bandon the ten pieces of cannon if he5 are
not all destroyed and if he is not, they inn
pute it to his having moved by the left and
the river, to join general Dupont at Curdo