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

Laguira. Captain B. touched at Porto
Rico which place he left on the 9th of
March, and Informs that the day bsfore
he sailed. Spanish felucca had arrived in
days from Csd'z. which confirmed the
news formerly published, ofthe success.
OF the Spanish arms, and Of the affairs Of
the patriots that they had beaten the
nemy in every action down to the da,e
of his sailing and this news was fur her
confirmed by the official gazeues which
the said felucca bro't. The capt. further
adds, that gen. Massenas lost an arm and
vas morially wounded in the breast,
leaving on the field Of battle 10000 men
in killed and wounded, and $4,000 prison.
| ers.
Capt B. further in(orm,, that the pro.
vince of Caracas remained perfectly
tranquil, and that British friga,e had
Iarrived. having hoard The governor Of
Curracoa, sir James Cockburn, aud suite,
who was received with the greatest re.
joiciHg and enthusiasm at Laguira, from
whsnce he immediately proceeded TO
Caracas, on visit 10 the captain gensr-
al.
An expedition was 6:tirg out at Logui
"a, destination ST. Domingo. The trans
ports were nearly ready for sea, and
we're to sail under convoy of the British
frigate tlebe. rJackson.l
\ this may be an error IN name,
BY the Spanish seh'r Dolores, az days
from Porto Rice, it is reported, that ac.
counts from SPAN, as late as Feb. 8, had
been received there, which announced
ne defrat Of The French by The combined
spanish and British armies. We nave
seen no letters that notice th intel ytnce
and therefore cannot youch fer It's Al.
then,city. 1Relf1
Iran'Iated/or Me Philadelahia Grzet1e.l
\ SEVILLE, Dec. 3l--Extrsct from ,he
official intelligence received this day.
The English have beaten division Of
french o! 5000 men at SalGano, and on
the Esd inst. entered Sabigun with 1873
prisoners, pieces of cannon, and Zoe
horses, with French general. The
marquis OF Romano is at Gastillou, after
having beaten aaothar diyi.ion of 6 600
men. The English beat another division
: o. $4,000 men Al Carrion--The greatest
. harmony prevails in the combined army
the English having Witnessed he energy
, OF Our generals, begin to nantes, the
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CAROLINA Dec. 28.-Extrac from the
, officisl dispatches of Despena Perros.
We have seized here mail from
Madrid, which has been sent to the CEN
trail Junta. In it was found the new bre-
, wary for the Spanish clergy. Doubtless
( 1t will not eDjoiu Festivities to our Lady of
Pillar, nor announce the Apparition of st.
Jsso, as in former times, when the Spsni.
ard were ksh,ing for their. religion and
. ibecy. Napoleon and his brother are
r either in Madnd or is vicinity.
n A courier woo had been with dispatch.
es TO the duke.of Infantado, has lust arri-
ved here, and informs us tina, the mar
quIs OF Romano was IN SoDoserra, in
consequence of which Napoleon had left
Madrid TOR that point with 3o,Oo men,
That the 5000 French who were at Ar
i aiJ'ez, the 1000 a. La Mancha, and the
$4,000 at Toledo, had marched for Mad.
rid and that the advanced army ofthe
duke of Infaniado, composed of 5000
. men, was at Aranjues. The whole of
hat army amounts TO 10 600 foot AID
1000 horse.--These advices concluded
win the information of Cuesta having
collected an army in E,tremadura of
bDbOOO uiCus
.Ianuary.--By the mail Of this morn
ing We have confirmation Ok the def a,
Of he French al San o Oh sto del Caloco
about Colleagues from Mad id beyand he
| passes Of Gu .dsranl, b tween f.spnum
and Villa Cas- IN on he road % VAladoi.
. I'd, with the l,ss of 20 Wagons loaded
with silver. No mention is made of he
number killed or TAX prisoners, but we
are assured that gen. B-ssieces, a favor
tie OF Napoleon, h d re.ired fom action
: severely wound d, AID that III IRE were in
: Madr but 8 UT 1000 Fren IN HOODS as
; garrison.
/ Cordova, Dec. 31.-A colonel be-
/ longing to an American company of
) guards has passed as courier through
mis- place. He informs us that the
abandoned posts of the duke of Infau-
ado engaged the enemy at Alenza de
Hucte, and although double in num-
Der to our troops, they were beaten
with the loss OF 90 Dragons and a
booty of 100000 reals, which have
been dicfrik.ted o,v,,,.s~ -