The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-09-23

U
ever, had been practisetl SO often. and had
become 50 stale. that there was scarcely a
boy in Lisbon that did not laugh at the folly of
Junot.
All the letters from the squadron OFF Lisbon
speak of large Portuguese force, within a
Jew DAYS march of that city. They also men-
ton that 700 French desertcrs have joined
the Portuguese O6eo these letters menti-
ons as positive fact, that French force al
Badajns had been completely defeated by the
Spanish military and Patriots united
July 81.
Yesterday government received adyices
from St. Andero, dated on Sunday last, by
the Cadmus slono Of war, arrived at Ply
mouth, where the Betsey, Hooper. also ar
rived from Bilboa, with intelligence to the
l4lh inst. The substance of these accounts
were In the afternoon communicated in the
Official circles by the following note
-" Do7vning Street. Saturday, E7.ening.
Captain Winter, of the Caimus, who
reached the Admiralty this morning from
St. Anlero, had brought advice of the eva
cuation of that city by the French troops,
who hn,.ing themselves unequal to sustain
threatened attack from the patriotic forces
under the direction of General Ponti OHIO
had advanced to Santiiiana) had. after
plundering the town, Of a large sum of mo-
ney, and destroying all the arms in it. esca1
ned during the night of the l2th towards
LiergaEes, on their rout to Bilboa. Gene :
raj Ponoi, appraised of their movements, fol-
lowed with Corps of 1000 light troops,
mostly regulars, and 1t was hoped would a.
ivertake them.
The accounts from Bilboa state that 10
seph bonaparte has at length entered Spain
he was crowned King at st. Sebastian's on
the 9th--T'he American canaan stat..s 49,,
the most gloomy silence prevailed during the
ceremony. From ST. Sebastiar's he precce,
ded to Iooza, and thence by Mandrago 10
Victoria, where he was again proclaimed
on the 10th. and intended to have prosecuted
his route to BurgoS; atvices from Marshal
bessieres had however induced him 10 delay
his departure, and he renamed at Victoria
on the I1th =
Marshal ResSieres had on the 18th. as
sembied body of about 1s coo men. inclu.
ding some Polish regiments aud was station.
ed between Rilboa and Marquina The Au,
,turi2n army amounted TO a., 600 men, inc,,t
ding the division Of General Ponti, and had
| at the above date, entered CASTLE, fer tin
purpose 4 giving battle to the enemy
In addition 70 the above, We are enabled
I y letters from Plymouth, TO state, tina, IN.
larmy OF Leon movrp in concert with the Az
strians, and after driving a small Frenc,
&c II pii1 Uci4r'tllND ana ORC, nau arrived
IT Mod-na del Rio Soco for the purpose of sj
ipeiing from Nailadoid a variety of small
corps which had united there General O.,
esta hal occupied Placentia under eenet.I
Egieia with a CORPS 81 10 eco, with a vw
70 cut off their rctreat to Burgas-his hsed
quarters were at Mo,a on the 10Th and II
was supposed he wonld attack the Frer.
coiunA at Rurgos, at the SAGE time ist
the Australians encountered Marshal Bes-
sieres.
Napoleon accompanied his brother Joseph
to Andoye che latter Has received at nun
by BODY of Indian troops wh3 escortel him
10 st Sebastian
Capt. Hooper SAYS, when he left Eilboa
the different columns Of French troops AZ
Bilboa, Burgos, PampeIuna, and Y,ctnr;a
were stated to exceed So 600 men.
There are not by these vessels any fur
thsr accounts Of the actions at Sar,.-.sso
Madrid, sc. because the point. Of dena,
tarc we've at the time or immediately rr.
vions TO their sailing in the hands Of The en
env, but 1t is a satisfaction to fnd thar II, -
accounts BY these conveyanceS do not in The
SLIGHTEST degree depreciate our previous -
telieence of the victorious progress Of ~
patriots in Arragon, in the Black II 1npta;ns
Catalonia, &c.
Captain Hoop2r further states. that n
B;iboa privateers were all hnled uD an
disma ntled. and their crews flad deserved r.
join the patriotic stand I'd Colonial NV
duce very high; coca, for instance. se,iin,.
at 20 and 90 dolls. per owt.
Ia addition TO the important comnup;ro
ton which we made in our LAST nnmhar or
the Emperor Of Russia and Austria n ,,,;-o
sent Ambassadors % Paris to reInonstrate y
gaInst the occupation of the Ecclesiastic.l
States BY French troops, we are now ena,ie 4
to state that the Emperor Alexander INN
diateiy on receiving by NJ Oss9pow. wbo
was attached to the Russian EMBASSY ~
Spain advice Of the changes intended in thgt
Monarchy b. Benaparte, sent orders 70
Prince JusserOw to proceed to Paris. with
FORMAL protest a54int the deposition Of The
bourbon family.
M dtzernchew, captain in the ImoariaI
Lie Guards, was by Alexander to Dav-
onne to obtain some mitigation Of the con
tri0ut1ons impoSedby General Victor ON his
russian Majesty. Bonlparte received M
E2ernichew With great distinction, invited
Kim to his table, and presented him win =
valuable ring and brace Of pistols. but de
ciined entering on the subject Of his uiysi-
on When Nj. rizerniohew returned IN Pc
tersburgh early in the last month. the ft,mne-
i0i. caiiTcssSa s6aie Guess az the faii,re
OF his mediation, and dispatched Courier.
to vienna and kohingsbeig-sen at the