The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-10-11
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his force. Sir Arthur's force is stated to
amount to $4,000 men. 1t is said. that he
has been joined by that part of the portu-
guese army which had assembled at Coim-
bra. Important and we hope grateful news
may be hourly expected from that quar-
| ter ~
The Supreme Junta of Oporto, acting for
the whole of Portugal, we are informed,
nave requested to be supplied from this coun-
try with $4,000 stand of arms, & 6 500 ZOO
IN specie.
| DUTCH PAPERS.
Butch Journals to the 5th inst. Containing
Paris news to the 30th ult. Bonaparte arri-
we'd at Pau on the 21st ult. and left that town
the next morning, and was to be at Toulouse
! oil Sunday, the Oath he was thence to pro-
coed to Agen, which he was to leave on the.
29th, for the purpose Of visiting Bordcaux,
where he was expected on the SOth Such
is the route mentioned in these papers
Where he was to so from Bordeaux is not
stated, but according to some accounts, he is
expected at Ramboilet on the 18th instant
his birthday, for The celebration of which
splendid preparations had been made Il
is stated in an article from Hamburg, of the
2o-h ::lt =: :!:c So,r, AMI % til1
eth inst. thai intelligence had been received
at copenhagen OF the capture of the Swedish
army in finland. consisting of ~ OOO men.
This islevidently an unfoundcd rumor The
Gottenburg mail furnishes the means of de-
lection. BY it we learn that his Swedish
Majesty established his head quarters at
Great Carleby on the gath ult.--one day la
! ter than the report
The Spanish troops in the vicinity If Ham
bursh have taken an oath of fidelity to then,
new sovereign Joseph Napoleon This need
excite no surprise. The. could be only i'm
perfectly informed of recent events in their
own country and besides, they had the BAY
onets of the French at their breasts. These
papers maintain their usual silence with re-
spect to Spain.
Private letters from Holland state, that
strong symptoms of revolt against France
have lately manifested themselves in seve.
raj districts of Germany, and also in Poland.
AT Dantzic the people are said to have sud-
denly risen upon the French soldlery and
put numbers Of them to death. The final.
result OF this instruction is not mentioned
Dantzic is known to be very strongly garri-
soned, and therefore the conspiracy must be
formidable, or the irritation extreme. that
could prompt the inhabitants to insurrecti
on.
- HAMBURGH, July %.
We are assured that intelligence was re-
ceived at Copenhagen, on the Esd, that the
Russian General BuXhovcn had surrounded
men.
A rumor was also in circulation, that tbe
alliance between Sweden and England is in.
terrt:pted.
The day before Yesterday, the Spanish
officers and soldiers at the military ,lenot az
Altoona and in the vicinity, took the oath of
allegiance to their new King, after the new
constitution had been read to them. No
thing was heard but acclamations of " onpr
live the King, Don Joseph Napoleon % The
French Gen. Dupas gave grand enteytsin-
ment to the officers. After dinner the health
of the new King was drank, and repeated
several times with unbounded applause.
SPAIN.
ToLEDo, July 19.
At o'clock in the afternoon of the Js51h..
10 royal carabineers, with twelve officers
pair of colours, military chest and tettle.
drums, entered this place, having ,lafylet,
sixteen leagues without meeting any obstruc-.
ton. They had orders to proceed to the
town OF Chinchon, but learning that two
corps of French troops We're marchinq for
that place with the intention of making them
prisoners, this distinguished band. anxicms
TO sacrifice their lives in the defence of
their country, and their king Ferdinand
VII. determined to set Of from that town IN
Join the army under general Casta,ios. with,
the exception of SERGEANT major and n can
ain, who Showed no disposition to fellow
them. They intended to halt here DURING
the 10th, but learning that The two French
corps had actually arrived at Chinchon. thew
set ont at twelve at noon in order TO ioin gen.
Castanos
Rio SEco, July %.
The French driven to rage and madnese
by the great slaughter & discontinue which
they had sustained in the battle ofthe 14tbl
entered this place with fire and sword. MT,
ting to death every one who fell in their
way in the streets and in the houses Tn
one street they killed 100 individuals. andin
a single ward upwards Of 2O8. This cav
narge was followed by an indiscr;minate.
pllage, which continued during the Who'll
of the night; and whatever they couI not
carry off with them, they DESTROYED Cburch
vestments & utensils, plate, chalices. pvxes
the sacred hosts, all carried OF, or ulnnder'
ed-the images dashed in pieces ,-viroins
natronj widows, **@*tayoung and old ai
**7*** Just God Blessed God badst ,L ~
granted permission to the Internal sni,i,s
to aitlict us, they could not have made e..e,t
Ier bavock in this town Beloved father we
confess That though thou deale,t with nc
most mercifuly, bur sins have deserved stiIi
severer chastisemcnt /; but forget not. O ord
that we have all a mediator, who Is I;od
with the Father, and that at this morncrt
Rio SEED is the post unfortunate. the rr,os,.
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