Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-29


for the victory he had gained.
cob6ett's Register.
=: LONDON, August
Shain and Portugal.-rhe AretHusa fri
gate arrived from Corunna on Saturd AZ.
after ths short voyage of four DAYS. ~
this opportunity government received dis
p ltches; and a Spanish officer of the rank
or captain of infantry arrived with intcui-
gence for his exceilency admiral Apodaea.
we are happy 70 announce, that the infor-
nation by this channel is very satisfactory
General Romana had entered the province
OF Leon, and n4d his head Quarters at AS
torgo, at the close Of On e last month His
force consisted of $4,000 men, completely
armed and equipped, and he had re-.
cruits 20 augment 1t to 10000, if the deficit
ency OF muskets did not prevent the accss.
sion tn his army. II had actively, bue
intellectually pursued m arshal S,ult from
Orepse 20 MoHsorte, and from tue Minho
! t. Ponierralo, FROM whence the French
took the direction co the SHORES of shs - III
ro, and were supposed to be IN the neigh.
borhooi OF Zamora, with the design of
proceeding ID reinforce the garrison OF Ma
drid. IL was understood, that the troops
| IN the capital II d been greatly reduced.
in orler to supply the ranks of the armies
of Victor and SeDastiani. Fac acquisition
! by the arrival of Soult will no. De very
lconsIdersbla, as the remains or his CORPS
Consisted only of about 5000 men, of which.
however, large proportion was cavalry.
| Respecting the situation of the Allies
IVes and Sou.h Of Madrid, nothing further
was known than what we before stated
| one additional fac only we have learnt,
nam -ly, that in order to concert operations
against the enemy, the two com handlers.
Sir Arthur Wellesley and General Cdss;a,
had an interview, and had dined togetner
| on the shores of the Tagns.
! The following are extract of letters from
| a British officer in the army under Sir
| Arthur Wellesley -
British camh, near Placenfid, lilly IS.
| Sir Arthur Wellesley is collecting the
British army, in and near This place; and
is IN daily expectation of a lght brigade OF
| three regiments of infantry arriving from
Lisbon, when we shall march direce for
Madrid. My next, should escape the
chances of war, will doubtless communi.
cate the result o; a battle. The enemy,
we hear, are concentrating ali their for.
ces 70 oppose US. Ii the Spaniarls and
Portuguese troops remain true TO US and
| themselves, we have no fear of the result
If not, fear all is lost.--Adiea, ec."
] "PLAcENTiA, July.l2.
"You will know in England much better
than we do, what we are apont-.=they say
here that Victor's advanced guard com.
menced skirnlshing yesterday with the
| loyal Lusitanian Legion two of our bri
gades have been sent forward and one
brigade will follow. We expect to march
to morrow-the enemy is but four. leagues
from us.
"Slr Arthur went the day before dyes
terday to Cnesta, and hear viii return
to-day-=a circumstance occ urred last night
which may interest you "a man in tue
dress of a SpNniard met a serjeant of the
29,h, In the street, he told him that soidi.
er waslyng ostside the gate dead drunk, &
wished the SERGEANT to go and see him ;,he
went saw no man the other desired him
to proceed little farther, as possibly the
private had crept on, he entcicd him at
last TO a considerable distance, when he
and four more seized the serjeant and
questioned him about the army, and was
very aHxious to know where Sir ARruuR
lodged, sad where he was The ssrjeaJl
Of cOur q could We no infor nation, aod AZ
Two O'Clock they told him they would wait
no longer, as the day began TO appe ar, On
which one of them fred at and wound
cd hlm ia the arm. They have not been
heard Of since.
"It is fortunate that Sir ARTHUR is
accompanied by squadron Of dragons o.
therwlse these desperddoes might perhaps
have seized him.
The Spanish soldiers appear strong,
good looking men, much better than the
Portuguese but they certainly do not fight
we'll.
"IfVIcroR puts his threats in execution
Of fghtingus with $4,000 men, he will De
finely beaten.
plymouth and Plymouth Dock, Aug. 3.
Last night, the Lyra brig of war, cap.
tain BsvIans, arrived here, from OF
Rochefort, which place he Left the 2sth ult.
She brings the following distressing intelli-
gencee;
On Tuesday se'nnight, the 25sh ut. the
,ulr1 boAts of ths Ore ldnlugA,, (relr g..
nirdl Spiae5y's f,s snip stationed la tho
t,S Roads, perceived l large Frsnch brig
At anchor uaier a battery, aud VITA the