Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-04-21


sary TO amput1te. Ii was the scner, Il OPT
mon among the French officers that Bona.
parte had set off for France. There were
various conjectures as Co the Cause; the
most generality credited was, that rupture
between the cabinet of the Thu,liiries and
the northern powers occasioned ms abrupt
departure from Spain. joseph Bonaparte,
at h . solemn entry into Madrid, Oh the 22d
of Dec. was received with gloomy silence,
he was mot greeted with single acclaina.
lion m any part oftne city. l, was curren :
ly reported in NJ .drid. that the duke of
Infantado's army Consisted of SO COO men !;
nut nothing W s pos lively known of his po.
sition. Gen. Cuesta has routed the enemy
at the bridge of hlmarez every thing
proves the weakness of the enemy; and the
SpAnaIds continue 10 display the greatest
enthusiasm"
February IS.
The d spatches received ON Thursday bv
the Spanish Anbass ldor announce, il S said
the result OF another battle In Arragm
Inc letter with the particulars, is of the
date of the 27 h Ut rne on WAS near
Saragossa, was opstn itely Contested and
terminated III favor of the Patrio s. Seven
Tn usand French troops were f, dead on
the field of battle.
is rema kable that the first intimation
OF the departure of the Austrian Minister
from + ris to emma, should have been :
ven IN 4 letter "a o Valencia ut The 10TH ult
The si!euce of the French, Du CHI and Ger.
nan papers on this event, gwen counie
nance To the report that the departure of
Napoleon to the East of the Rhine, was IN
;'nsequence OF an expected rup ure with
.Nustrii. IL is alsh remark able that the re-
port OF War between Francs and Bona
parte prevaiied by the last advices, bota IN
the sh1res vi the Atlantic aud the Medlter-
rdneIn.
Letters of the 18th inst were received
Yesterday from the Ouch cost: They
strongly assert, that war between France
aud Adstr a is ,nev table. The writer al.
So requests, that the goods he h d ordered
might not be seat him, as thcirrprice would
DC affected by the Continen al war.
Yesterday a messenger r wed ION Got
tenour6h, with dispatches from ST ckolm.
ihe contents have not TRANSFERRED, but one
tact is stated on the Messengers authority,
whoa Is It Importance, at least as indica
ting the state OF tn public mind at S. Pc
t.rsourgh. The disgust winch has been
teit Al the conduct OF the Grand Duk G. On
staptine, has AZ length accustomed an at
tempt upon his lie. The accounts are not
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the attack
SpDe say that the duke was shot at, and
taa' the bail passed over his head, AID Kill
led n A d dc Camp Others that a plot
was inrned To Kill MIN n mis- bed, and that i
r o'n being misttk n, h ABIDE Camp was
siam m MS p ace; but all acc un;s agree
nat the ABIDE camp lost his lie CO trarv
10 the intention OF the conspirators. In con
Nequ nee ot this atW,m)t, the EMPEROR, il
s added, off red reward of 200 900 rnu
oles, on the discovery of ,he offender Tai,
Vas announced by placards on the wallis of
me city. Fne following lay an adVer Sc
nent vas poste about the streets, Offering
900 600 rololss tn any person who shouiI
assassinate CoNsrANTINE.
February 81.
On Sunday evening the A iuiiralty recsi.
we'd Geographic communication, announ /.
cling the sailing OF the Bresl Rect. fne I.y-
ia look ID into Brcst ,st Tuesday, and found
the enemy had put 10 sea. Sne suled i'm
mediately for Plymouth, and of tn. l. gard
tell IN WIN tine channel feet, TO wllch she
communicate the inform ttioa. Lord g an
oler WI o. course proceed Immediately AT
er them, and we tFast will com. up with
them. 1t he should, another victory will
OF course adorD our naval annals. LORD
- '''D'Gt wv W 10 "a lOilOWNt AdlclOnidT,
ITO Aimiral Lord Ga,n1ier, Captain SIR
II. Burrard Neae, (Cap ain of the Fl et)
Captain Bedford; Royal George, 100, Vice
Admiral SIR John Fno,n 9 Dug WORTH, & u
Ia Dunn, st. George, SO. Rear Admiral
kliab Harvey, Capt. II dill var, Dead
nought, 90, Rear ADMIRAL ou.nerby, Cap-
tain Salt Teneraire, 90, Sr G. II ,m,i.
ton: Acnile, -, S-F- Righare X ng; In
pe.ueux. II, Captain L ,wford Cnristi
With, C4ptann j Hancock. acting War
spite, IL Hon e iptain Bl4ckwo d :-ru.
Hero, ~ Ca ptain Newman look d into
Torbsy on Wednesday, aud then proceed
ed for the station off Ushant. to Jon MS
Lordship. the 3 est Fleet is believed 10
sonsist OF nine or ten SAL Of the line AID
some frigates.
We al uIel on Saturday IN an action be-
fore 5 rag ossa, IN when the French were
defeated. rhe Spanish p pers 10 tue 10 IL,
C 'ntaln tine 9th account of IL, Il tOJk
place on the 2lst of last month. The en- my
are stated to- nave advanced with sc EN-
columns of infantry, large body of caval-
ry, and coisi lerable train of artillery, u
invest the suburb on the other side OF the
RIVER. Af.er a hard fought act ON, wnicn
lasted hours, the main jdy of the cue
my fell back, and the reverse advanced
with great impetu sry. rne spanish
trsops were for short time tnrown into
disorder, out son recovered th.mselv, 5,