The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-02

place, and the people discovering that he
was in correspondence with the duke of Berg
| NoTE 3--When the royal family Of opai:
went to lsavonne, they were sscosFel bv ~.
giment Of Caribineers. consisting OF 500 men
that had DOM. .lnty the ..e..:::i guard, -:
the fate of the royal family or Spain being
made public. some disturbance was appre-
hended by Bouaparte amongst the Spanis,
nobility and soldiery. The commanding Off
Ger OF the Spanish regiment OF Caribineer>
was ordered to parade his men the same e.
vening for the purpose Of their being disar-
med. This order he evaded, under a pro-
mise of executing it the following morning
however, on assembling his men OH their a
sual parade, all mounted, lac Informed them
| OF the ORDERS he had received, told them if
| they would follow him he would lead them
, into Spain; they at once agreed to the propo-
sal, and following their commander, took
the road tor their own country. and notwiSii-
standing every attempt to ovcrtake them,
they made good their retreat.
NOTE 4. Certain accounts had arrived at
Cadiz of tine death of the duke de L Infanta-
do at Bayonne. In some discussion with Boz
naparte relative to the fate of the royal IA
mily of Spain, the prince it is said. rcmon-
| strated III the severest manner against the
conduct OF Bonaparte and at last either
it, was cut down by Boaparte's guard in his
presence. The French say that before he
was destroyed. Bonaparte received wound
in the arm.
The intention of Bonoparte was to place
his brother Joseph on the throne of Spain, &
the duke of Berg on that of Naples; there
was no doubt that Joseph Bonaparte had left
opaln; and it was currently reported, tho
not officially confirmed, on the 18th of June,
that OH his way TO Madrid he and all his at
PENDANTS were destroyed by the armed pea
sahtry OF the country, through which he at
tempted to pass.
NorE 5.-The intelligence that reached
London from the Baltic iii the beginning of
June, Informed that the Spanish troops sent
by Bonaparte to the north of Europe we're at
Lubbock and Altoona, the greater part at Luz
beck, about Is 900 men it was then inten-
ded by the British government, if these troops
wished to return to Spain, to afford them
means of transport. The British transports
In the Baltic that were employed to carry
the army to Sweden, w:ald greatly facilitate
this measure. AT Cadiz it was understood
that general Apodaco, and the commission
ers sent to London by the Junto of Seville, had
in charge to request the aid of the British
government to the return of these troops to
Spain.
NOTE 6.--Be the latest intelligence that
reached Cadiz on the 18th of June from Por-
tugal, general Gomez was on his march with
an army OF 5000 men, to attack the French
general Junot in Lisbon this army was
composed partly of Spaniords and part of
Portuguese. The Portuguese required the
assistance of the British forces under general
Spencer, then at Aymonti, and the fleet off
the Iagus. 1t was understood that on the
surrender of general Dupont with the French
army at Cordova, that general Spencer would
move towards Lisbon for that purpose. The
troops remained ON the 18th OF June OH board
the transports.
NoTE 7. To secure Cadiz for the interest
of Buonaparte, Gen. Dupont was detached
from Madrid with Il, 600 men; but lie lad
only reached Cordova, when lie found that
the French fleet in Cadiz harbour, consist
ing of five ships Of the line and two frigates
had surrendered, and the officers and crews
made prisoners of war, to the Spanish Jun
to at Cadiz to return To Madrid was i'm
possible, the armed peasantry had already
seized the passes in the mountains through
which the road went; and large force lay
between him and Cadiz-In fact the French
army found themselves in state of siege
On the 18th of June courier arrived at
CadiZ to inform the Junto, that General
CORDOBA who commanded the Spanish ar
my near Cordeva had been Joined by 5000
troops OF the line from Algesiras, which
made his force amount to 10000 troops OF
the line, independent of the volunteers and
peasantry armed with pixies. The French
| array by deaths and descrtion was reduced
| to 900 men.-On the 10Th of June cour
er arrived early in the morning informing
| that the two armies were engaged; and on
the afternoon of the same day n second cnl-
| rier arrived to INFORM the Junto OF Cadiz,
that General Dupont and his whole force
had surrendered prisoners of war to Gene
raj CORDOBA.
1t was understood that the victorious ar
my would Immediately march towards Ma
drid to act in conjunction with the armies
marching from Biscay, and other parts Of
Spain to 5esiege the French in Madrid.