Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-10-11

have Carried away ro France the king Fer
dinand VII. the kings father, the q Ieen, and
all the royal family, compelling tnem to re-
nounce the Crown. Whether th;, renun-
citation was obtained by faisity or truth, il
Is evidently VOID; and the French Emperor,
by attempting to give king to the Spani-
,rds, has been guilty OF an atrocity unexam-
pied In the history of nat ops. Napoleon,
TO execute and consummate this monstrous
CRIME, to make himself master of Spain,
Had prepared all the means which ambiti-
on could invent. His numerous armies
have entered these Kingdoms as friends Sc
under that pretext have robbed the country,
and committed assassinations with a degree
OF cruelty and injustice perhaps hitherto un-
equalied.
Rens, July 30-The junta of Tarrapo-
ma has expedited an officer express, with
the information that an aid -de camp of Ma
poieon had been taken, having dispatches
tor general Duhesme, who has made his
escape from Barcelona, and is said to have
gone to France
The French division of Hostalme is be-
twc en- two fires.
The Spanish troops in Mallorca are re-
called to defend the kingdom. 1.,
Manreza, July 24-We have received
official intelligence that the French divisi.,
on which went against Corona is entirely
destroyed. The destruction of the division
under Hostalme is horrible.
Rodengo, July 25. General Cues
ia is IN Salamanca with 800 horse, and
is moving towards Estrenadura.
Madrid, August s.. The capitula
ton of Dupont on the 26th ult. has
caused the greatest CONSERVATION In
the French army which is evident
from Its extraordinary movements.
The army dep ,rted in three divisions !
the first in the night of the 29th; the
second escortlng Joseph Bonaparte,
on the 3oth; and the third the day fol-
lowing. They robbed the treasury
before their departure and of the pa
lace they left nothing but the walls.
The French had ordered that no
portrait of Ferdinand VII. should be
sold in Madrid under pain of death !:
but Yesterday the city was amply sup.
Piled with them. Joseph had no
coach nan at the time Of his narch hing ::
and his soldiers who undertook that
oihce, executed it so badly that he
was obliged to go on horse back. All
is tranquil, and our hopes are resting
on the army of Andalusia.
Cadiz, August 9. The captain of
vessel arrived here from Carril re-
ports that on the 9th instant, passing
by Lisbon, he heard very heavy can.
onading, prob ably between the fleets
tot England and Russia.
Letters from Durango state that
Biscay is free from Frenchmen, and is
united to our cause.
Seville August %. Sir John Stu
art, who is to be appointed comman-
der in chief of the Sicilian troops, ar
rived at Messina on the 9Th, and has
been received with distinguished ho-
hours.
From the London Morning Posi-, fur. IS.
TO THE EDITOR.
SIR,
If the dissatisfaction which followed the
toast gave at the public dinner last week.
oy many supposed 10 have been "The Pre-
sldent and United States" but actua Iy
i" he President and u States of America. 81
mad heen confined to the company present,
should have considered any blame tn I
might have attached to me fully removed
oy the general appreciation expressed after
wards at my conduct but as il has excl
ted much observation, l must request your
/, indulgence to insert few lines i'm iustihca-
tioh OF myself. Ihave aiw VS. considered il
to be the duty of chairman to act with
imPartlaiity and propriety, and not to intro.
duce any toast at a public dinner in a clam
destine manner. To prove that had no
such intention, the toasts were printed, with
translation for the information of the vi .
sitors, and distributed at the table az which
sat, although 1 believe they were only
partially circulated at the other tables. All
the friendly governments, with their res
pective sovereigns, were gwen in regular
succession: Spain, Portugal, Sweden, S ci-
~, concluding with America. My situation
was public one, and it was not permitted
Tor me TO indulge private opinion or feel
ing strict impAItiality and correct propri.
ely demanded that | should propose, and
not omit America, with whom we are IN,
amity and friendship, placing that country
on an equal footing with the rest. An Anne
rican minister here; we have one i'm A.
merica; astate of peace must therefore, be
supposed to exist and 1T would have been
pr sumption in me, in tue chair of so req
pecta0 an assembly, and an the presence
oI MS maJestys ministers, o have d ciIed
whether the present state ofthe connections
between the two countries was more or less
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