Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-09-09

VAS arrived AT newcastle ~ short pas
sage from Londonderry. A valuable com
merc'al friend, who has received Irish pa
pers nv this vessel has favored the Editor
ct the Mercantile Advertiser with ,he Dob
lin Correspondent ofthe I 9Th of July, con-
tanning London dates &c he 11th two DAYS
later than our former advices) from which
the following articles arc copied
DUBLIN July II.
SAILING OF THE EXPEDITION
Tn s interesting circumstance, TO which
the hopes, the pride. and the affections nj
the United Kingdom are SO closely uai,ei,
took place on Tuesdv mcr9ing ~ Cove
The wind being round It East. the signal
tor weighing was made, and in few ~
nutes his maiesty's ships the Donegal, "a.
Capt. Malcolm. and the X sistance, and
ECrocodile Frigates. forming the convoy
were under sail The Resist ace was the
van sho. and was e1ilowed bv the tr MS
ports, after which the Donegal, with Sir
Arthur Wellesly and his Staff on board,
stood out tn sea, IL passing Carlisle fort n
mutual salute NJ IS guns was fired between
he battery and the ship which was re-
echoed hv The shouts Of an IL mense assem-
Slage o' persons On shore, who crowded on
ne adjacent heights. The entire heet
stood on to sea under propirious breeze.
he pr vers and blessings of an admirins
mu t:tude.
Should the intelligence prove well found
ded, that Bonap rte's sister, Madame Mu-
rat. has fallen into the hands of the Patri.
OTIS, 1t cannot be looked upon a a trifins
occurrence. He who is so earnest in the
ex;,ltation Of his family to- Royal P,wer
cannot be indifferent 10 an event which
throws into the hands of the most arden
and exasperated enemies, parsonage of sc
much impe rtance as his own sister, and the
wife OF one of his most favored and useful
Generals.
Core spondeD. Office,
Three O'Clock
The arrival NJ the London papers o.
Monday, and several Spanish journals, a,
also communications from G. braltar, have
induced usat this late hour to stop the press
to give summary of their glorious contents
tor onr country subscribers. These jour
nails are filed with victory after victory or
behalf of the noble Spaniards, which are
too voumiuous for as, at present, to detail,
they may, however, be generally summed
up in he following brief outhne:
I The surrender of the French SQUADRON
To the Spaniards--the defeat of he French
d visi~n under the orders of Dupon nea,
column, commanded by Lefebvre, routed
by gener;. Palafox: no quarters gwen, the
division of Money has Suffered loss in the
neighhorhood o. Cuenca in NJ ,drid, sever
or eight thousand only remain, who nave
retired win entertainments, apprehe IL,
sive of an attack, which W S daily expec.
ted from the combined forces of Arraeon
We eni and AID LUSH all the province
OF Spain are under arms. and prop se tc
assemble the general Cortes, or Grauo
Council of the Nation.
To the above we have 10 add that let
I RS which, reached US rom & ,braltar, st te
thn' all the FrenCh in the neighborhood OF
Barcelona, h We been killed or t. K n pri.
aoners by the patri1.s uoder general Ks.
pelata.
The following Bulletin. has been sent tc
the Lord VI yor, and posted on the front q
the Mansion house:
Admirat Office July II.
NJ Lord I have great pleasure in ac.
qu''nii"g v Or Lo-dShp, that Nv a dis
patch received fh,s IN rning It he Adm
rally fron V c. Admira Lord E. Lnewood,
dated off C5dz 18th Jure IL appelrs that
the French squadron IN & - z. stru k their
| colours TO the Spaniards At seven O'Clock in
the morning of sha day, when the Spanish
| colors we're Immediately hoisttd on board
of them
"The Spfnish Admiral IS about to EN-.
bark f"r England, on board he Revenge.
commanded by Sir John Gore. ~ one of the
comm ssio ers from he Con eli Of Seville
10 his maiesty's Government" have the
honor to be, &c.
(Sgned)
MIJLGRAN
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