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

on the other. Our army of Carolina
must have marched towards Madrid,
to act in concert with the others in
the total destruction Of our cruel an d
perhdious enemies.
In consequence Of orders from the Gov.
OF this state, an armed detachment from
the Philadelphia militia was Yesterday
morning posted in the front and rear of the
property of the late David Rittenhouse,
esq. (situate on the northwest corner of
Arch and SEVENTH Streets to protect
his Representatives from the operation of
process directed to be issued against them
by the Supreme Court ofthe UnIted States.
March IS.
BY the Spanish schooner Dolores, 81
days from Porto REQ, il is repor ID iha,
accounts from Spain, a. Ia as Feb rusry
g. had besn receved there which an
nouneet he defea! of the French by The
combined Spanish and British asmes-
We have seen no letters thai n.tice his
Intelligence land therefore cannot vouch
for its authenticity.
Extract OF letter ON Cadiz, dated ia
buWJ 90, tOSYs,
Ono regular couriers have bean re.
ceiyed by the government from neral
Romspa, but il has inf ,rma ion from Ma.
drid down TO abou' the 18Th Instant.
which puls by nd donb, that there has
been general and very severe act ON
be wsen The grand corps of the French
army and he u lied Span sh aud British |;
this took place on he beginoing of the
month and continued a n crvals hrough
several days-on the 2! and 9Th Of ,hs
m nh, on the 81 mo particularly, the
contest was SeFy bloody {; finally The err.
Peror having received large eno,ce-
ment, general Romans Ioand il proper to
retire, first o The m ,un ans of Leon, and
since then ne has aiken go POSITIONS On
he b, rdars IF GaIlic,a a d Asturias: he
! los IN ether SIDE in tn engagement S. i.
| estimated al from to 5000 men; on the
side OF he Preach Marshal Lefe ble vas
He'd and as 8 believed, three or four
other generas wounded or prisoners.
The Empe,lr's plan seems 10 have been
a, o1ce TO Gu CT the communication OF
The British tn the sea and 10 separate
their army from The Spanish the ops-
iaAiOil mas 50 Tar iatieQ,
"rhe advanced guard Of the Duke of
lnfantado, under general Vaneg S wnIich
was at UcIes, has also been attacked by a
much superior force /; i, fought with great
obs.inacy, the duke supported it With
small d-tachmen > so as To prevent its
en,ire destruction, and hus il was alb e
to reJom the main body which fell back
20 Aibace'i, on the bo;der. of Mufc a
and Valencia; why che duke did no ,ake
post atCaencia does no: ap,,sa blu. pro.
b by Albece standing in the range of
mountains, is be ter si'u "a ed ior preser-
wing the mmuoication with the d FER.
ent posts in he Sierra Moreno; his plan
evidently wasto es ablish himself a, To-.
ledo where he aou 4 be in the best po,,.
ton Tor reinforcements fom he army
which general Qussta is organizing IN
Els ramadura, and at the same time from
tina actually in the Sierra Merena, and
thus be enabled to march instantly uoon
MadrId-rths plan he might have effect
ed had he been two days earlier, bu. fom
many causes Il is m 10 sble for The Span
ish troops al pre- ent to move with the
CELEBRITY OF the French some are dIspo
~ ~ N~"SutC LOT having a.
criticed his advanced corps, but it appears
to have been unavoidable, for the French
having entirely failed in III ir al,acks on
sarragosa The ssige was suddenly raised,
and The greater Fart of their zee f.om
{ at quarter having reinforced H. corps
which attacked Infant ADD, he must have
been entirely d fes,ed &c he had entered
into a general engagement
+" Barcelona has received relief, but
the war In the province Of Catalonia,
is carried on with the utmost vigor by
the Spaniards---it is represented to be
scene of terrible carnage on both
sides.
Intelligence, not entirely certain,
is that the French have now advanced
towards the " Puente Almory'' in their
way to Truxillo in Estremadura, In
that province, general Questa may
have about from 10 ~ $4,000 men, in
tolerable state of organization, it IL
expected that he will be able to defend
the pass of the bridge, which is very
defensible--should the French howe.
yer, force it, their way into these pro-
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