The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-10-28


don Pdhers rrceiued ar Boston by the
brig Constance, in % days from LiUer-
fooi.
SPAIN.
MAoRfp, Aug. IS. ;.
Yesterday arrived his excellcncy Don
Francis Xavier Castanos, with the van guard
of his army. 1t is impossible to form an j.
dea OF the enthusiasm manifested by the peo-
pie OH that occasion. each wing with the o.
Their to express their admiration, gratitude
and JOY.
LER1DA, Aug. IS.
We learn, that on the 9th and 9TH instant
the French made fresh attack upon Gero-
ma. but were repulsed with ihexpressible
valor by its inhabitants, who occasioncd the
enemy the loss bftwelve thousand men, car
rying towards Perpignan fourteen Wagons of
wounded ; the mi1uelets and smugglers fol-
lowed in pursuit, maintaining a well direct
ed fire of musquetry, which caused them
much loss.
Leon, Aug. %.
Yesterday orders were given to all the di-
visions of Gallicia to assemble i'll that city
on the first of September, and for the whole
army to march the following day for Burgos
the French are in number from SIS to 40 GOO
men (; the army of Gallicia is about 40 900
men, and that of Asturias will amount TO
| so. 000-It is to be observed, that on the
day of attack, of which day we are ignorant,
though the 9TH of September is named, the
greater part of our armies will Join, in order
to attack the French at different points, and
surround them the army Of Spain which
Will enter into action in conjunction with
our allies, will amount to seventy Thousand
men consequently we expect that not a
single FrenChman will escape out of Spain.
| OvIEDo, Aug. 20.
The known perfidy of the French govern
ment, and the peculiar circumstances which
lrender suspicious the arrival in this city of
the Count del Pinar, of the council OF Cas-
title, Don ]. w. Valdes, Fiscal, &c. the bri-
gadiers Don ]. &. De la Lave commander
of the coast of Cantabra, Don M. l.. De
lGuevara, commander of the squadron OF
the Royal Caribiniers and Don Carlos Fitz-
gerald, colonel of the Irish Regiment, eau
sed the supreme Junta to order their impri-
sonment in the Royal castle. On examine
ton OF their papers, and after a judicial ex-
animation OF their conduct, they have been
declared free from every imputation cast up
on them.
Coiiy cfthe letter Of Don Pedro CeuaNos,
on resigning Tie office IF Minister, TO
(Which he arcs nominated by Jo8efh .Naho-
leon.
"SfR, When your Majesty had the good
ness to offer to continue Inc in the office of
Minister of Foreign Affairs, l thought my
self obliged to make some remarks, on ac-
count of which your majesty could not have
less confidence in me, nor .he less secure
OF the protection of your majesty finding
myself, as do. jealousy watched and at
fronted by the Emperor, your Maesty's Au-
gust brother, whose influence over the mind
OF your majesty is, fear, by no means ia
| vorabie to me.
| Your majesty, persisted in your resolu-
sion, saying, that you wished to have at your
side persons who possessed the confidence
OF the nation. As l desired nothing so ar
IDENTITY as to return to my beloved country,
which had been denied me during two
months, Notwithstanding my earnest request
to the emperor, | was forced to Weld to the
nomination III order to put period to my
melancholy separation from my family and
country reserving to myself the right of
conforming to the will of the nation, in case
it should not be disposed to recognize your
majesty as sovereign.
| Rave Shewn your majesty that Spain
has almost unanimously refused to recognize
you as monarch and waiting this title.
there remains none by which YOU Can be the
sovereign of these Kingdoms. should, there
tore, have been guilty of treason against nv
principles, had continued to exercise nv
ministry under such circumstances de-
sire no longer to retain any Influence in the
government, but inGtaptly to go into retire
ment, and there devote my tears and nv
prayers in behalf of noble, loyal and brave
people, whose evils | wished TO remedy"
| The Austrian and Russian ministers at
Madrid, have their dispatches forwarded by
the Patriotic Junta.
Gen. Dupont may rejoice ut his being de-
tanned in Spain.
| French papers say, Austria and Russia
have rscor-uized KIM Jnset,h