The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-05-09
LONDON. March 15.
OFFICIAL FROM SPAIN.

On the 18th Feb. the head quarters of the
Spanish army was at La Carolina, under
Gen. Urbina. The duke d'Infantado had
been unfortunate, and was removed. The
Supreme Junta remained at Seville. Gene
raj Abidia had been appointed minister of
war. A French army of IS 200 was prepar-
ing to enter Estramadura. General Cuesta,
with 10000 Spanish troops, was at Truxillo.
At Alacantra there was Portuguese and
British division, amounting to $4,000 The
French had advanced to Ciudad Rodrigo
Soult was at Betanzos the 18th January
Romano had entered Portugal. The doth and
three other British regiments were at Seville,
on the way to join Urbina's army at La Ca
rolina, and to defend the Sierra Morena The
Spanish army in La Mancha was looking
= their enemy in the face.
March 3
Yesterday colonel Wardle moved, in the
House of Commons, an address to the king
for the removal of the Duke of York from
the command of the army. This motion
was opposed by Mr.. Burton and Mr. Percival
&C. of f. who declared his intention not on
iy to oppose the motion, but to move All ad-
dress highly approbatory of the conduct of
the noble Duke as commander in chief and
that his removal would be highly injurious to
the army and public service. Mr. p. repro
bated the connection with Mrs. c.. No deci-
sion was had on the motion.
The Russians, we learn, have marched a
body Of troops on the ice across the Gulf of
Bothnia, captured the Swedish island of A.
ianG, and were preparing ice boats for an
expedition to Sweden proper. The distance
from Aland to the main is about so miles,
March r.
The Gazette of yesterday contains Lord
Cochrane's official account Of the defence of
Rosas and the castle of Trinidad against the
French +; of the surrender of the former bv
the SSpaniards, and of the evacuation and
destruction of the latter by his 9rdsliip, and
party OF seamcn and marines BELONGING to
the lmperieuse. Lord Collingwood speaks
in high terms of the heroic spirit and ability
which have been exhibited by Lord Coch
rane, In the assistance he has endeavored to
afford the Spanish patriots. Lord Colling
wood was at Malta the Goth Jan.
The Gazette contains also letter from
admiral Stopford, dated on board the Cesar.
near Beiaise light house, March Cd; which,
states, that the French Brest feet then re-
NAMED at Use d'Aix, consisting of 10 sail
of the line, frigates, and the Calcutta
The 18th sail of the line was blged an the
shoai within L'Isle d'Aix. She is the War
saw, new so. Of the French fripates
which ran under Stables d'Olonne, one was
biged and abandoned and the other two
up an inlet where they grounded every low
n NtSleID SW6il which was i'm
would destroy them.
March -
Our Falmouth letter says, " The Surveil-
lante, on the Cd March, IN lat. 40, 80. lonr
10, IL, saw sail of the line and fripates.
lying to, to leeward, ana in the ac. of burn
rag brig; but several large ships, aDpa-
rently of the line, appearing to windward
they grounded all sail, and stood to the west
ward. The first is undoubtedly the Lori
ent squadron the.iatter supposed to be adj
fniral Duckworth in pursuit.
The French squadron at Flushing is said
70 consist of II sail of the line, which be-
ing joined by others, and Russian and pa
nish force, is to attempt some. great enter
prize in the spring. So say the French pa
pers.
eoRREsPoNDENcE TO THE PH1LApEL-
PHIA REGISTER.
PARIS, March Is, 1909.
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