Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-04-04

r.ench my had marched in pursuit Of
tbs Marquis de Ia Rom.na, who had bee n
some where in the vlcini.y If Vslladoi,a,
but with whom the British never had eff
fected Junction, and who had in co.se-
quence retreated with his army with IN
tent,on 10 join Tie Duke del ,pfantado
the latter was supposed to be in New
CASTLE, and not TAI from Mad I'd, bu! the
Spanish Government slric,ly prohibit the
publication Of all unfavorabie accounts Sc
It was almost impossible TO Obtain any
correct Information respecting the situa-
ton or foce of the mica. A. de,ach.-
nent OF 5000 of the French had been
wi'hin two day, march Of Seville, bu, had
retreatrd again. II was expected the
Government would soon remove 10 Ca
diz.
Gen keding, BY the latest accounts,
was al TArragona, with $4,000 msn and
another army under the Marquis de Lac.
un, had Obtained some advantages over
the French Ia. Catalonia.
sa'agossa Was sill, defended with he
most heoric valor. On tn 22d Dec.
Marshsis Money and Mcrier sent H.a
IN aid demanded surrender ofthe CT
"hich was lefused IN the mos determm.
ed manner by the intrepid Palafrx.
Sailed fiom this port yesterday after-
noon, wnh far wind, the Dispach
ships Pacific * Mentor, for falmouth 50
L'Orent
March 90.
Further extrac' 5 ON ,.,e G. bralrar Chron.
Icl, of the 2 S. IF January received at
the Office IF ne New York Gazette, by
captain WeOster, of IN. ship Pilgiim
arrived here on Saturday.
Seville, Jan. 81.
Dispatch fom the Ftench cab net to hat
OF 81. Janes's and The latler's Answer.
The French ministry ever insolen. ever
boassfnl ha7 seems mach nations defeat
a ny his Bri,atn.c maJes y 5 refusal 10
end IN car 10 the insid oJs, In,quuous,
anu uiDg propositions of peace, which
Napoleon Caused 20 b. made TO INN.
Inc British cabnct which has sworn
no % separate Is Interests from those Of
5 ain, has evinccd il an-w, upon This crit.
zeal ccasion, with ,ha. generous Fl mness
Al friendship, with winch Incomes fora
ward for he defence OF the Spanish mon.
archy aud na.fon, and Of the lawful SUI
Preme au i,ority of the cen al board, by
which she is represented, ana which go
verns in the nam- of cur b king Fer.
dina d VII. Inc Spaniad. VINO never
doub I'd ;ne noble and intrepid zeal with
which .he British gpveinmen, mas associ.
aisd wIh US 10 secure our independence
and f,e.dom against me en- my f God
aad Mao, Wi peruse this dJcum n with
UnspeakaDl- saI si.ction aud gIaiiud,.
The uadcaS gned has laid before the
emperor, his master, The note OF H. Es
Mr Canning. If IL were true, thai the
caiamitIes OF war arc fsl no where but
Oh the Continent, there nd undoub edly
be very little hops of blaming peace
HE .wo en- c OTIS had na..ered them.
selves, tina IN 7bject of this ep would
not be mls,eken IN LoIdon The Brit
ish ministry has perhaps ascr BID it 10
weak .ess, wnen every inpaI,ia politici-
a VIII perceive, 10 h spirit of peace b
m d ratIon which d ctaied il, The char
acter ofpower aud rue greatness. France
and Russia will b. able cary on The
wa So long as the BRUSH Cab uel reiu ;es
10 subscribe 10 JUS d sqIilab,e PROPOSE
| tions; and they are DIT mined o do so.
In what light can the French govern
ment view the proposition TO admit The
Spanish insurgents az parties to the nego-
Grafton What would the British govera.
ment say, it it were proposed to sdnit the
Irish CAtholIcsi Although France has en-
tered into no treaty with the latter, she has
had certain relations with then, has made
them promises, X has even repeate dly sent
them assistance. Is it possible, that such
| proposition should be found in note, The
object OF which ought TO De, not to prevent,
but to bring about, reconciliation aud
good understanding
England would be mistaken, If, in spite
OF experience, she still fancied, that she
may obtain advantages on the continent, o.
yer the French armies. Whal hopes can
sue entertain OF success, srticularly at pre-
sent, that France is irreyocabiy united with
| Russia.
"The undersigned is directed to propose
again, the admission of ali the allies of the
king OF England az parties % tue neeoci a.
ton, including him who reigDs in Brazil,
as well as those oil Sweden and Sicily and
that the basis of the negotiation should be
the uti possIdets
"At the same time, he 10 d rected to
state, that, without losing ght of the una.
vodable results Of the power OF States, il
| ought tn he recolI..rf.J tnat - $780,.