Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-05
Foreign
SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE AF.
FAIRS.
LONDON, July S.

The Gazette of last night conairs the
Ohio al account OF q brilliant affair in Gal.
Lei, between The Spanish Patriots and
Ma s'ial Nays Arny,io which the latte
were defeated. The force of the enemy
consisted of 5000 men, $500 Of whom. were
|cavalry. That of the Patriots, of $500
IN d aud 5000 una med men. We have
rec iysd private letters VIII ch commuu;.
G t. some further details Of Ibis gaiiantac.
ton at the briigs Of s. Payo. about three
Leagues from Vigo. The eAemy, who had
ctossed the Aida and The Pc, says one al
hese letters, " could not Cross the Sotn
, Mayor, and these who had pa ssd the
bridge CT Lodi, could no, pass lhe Bird re
ST. Paya" On the sih nit. ths day after
the action, The enemy reircaied towards
lSt.,Jagn, in ti'e direction OF Coruuna.
/ In nsequsace oil this defeat Ney has
been Obliged to evasus'e Ferrol and Co.
irunna, after spking all the guns, blow.
Ing up the ammunition, and burning all
THE magazines and stores. On the, = Sd
| III. he had reICealed as far as Lugn, The
temains Of Soult's army had been Unable
JON Ney-they were on the eth ult. in
he Vale OF Monitor dss itutc oil amnlu
aition e d guas, and in the greatest
want OF provisions. expecting to be tack
ed by Reaana, who had marched with 30
900 msn for that paeeose--.hc was at O,
Irense.
JvLy s.
<Ney is ss;d TO hav. i,incd Sault-lh.s
lisllke'y; Tor as The later was al Mont.
| forte, and the Former, when he eyacua ed
Fefrol and Cosunpa, had re.reated to I.u-
90, thcre was no,h.ng to imped- thar
ljnnstion. Th- Ma,qu,s de Romana had
marched to Orease.
BY Ieue.s fen'n Guests head quarter
OF the 9,h OF, June, w., Ind the F;encs
force 2oo50 dasi. ahns The norh of he
Cuafdiisaa and Ca.saso. zoe n good or.
der and n,gh spirits. War p,d al me
10 her Ere ca corp ars expe0el to re,
,reat towards the Ebfo.
Jn5 7.
/ BUgNos kynEs.-A merchant vesse,
| ca led the Marga.ei, capt-gufns, is arriy {
a Liysfpooi from Rio de Janero. Sh,
said on the 2sh Of April and ha:
ibr"ghi i.tt@rs from Bueno5 Ayes T. III.
l2s h Of March. By THIS Conveyance IN
ioilo wing proclamation has been rrceiv. d
I VIII oh was issued by LINERS on the I3,t
OF that moth.
! PROCLAMATION.
OF DON SANTIAGO LINERS,
VicvTey Cove nor and Captain "a enera
of Ibe Provinces OF Rio dc "a PA a, a,,c
their Depeude cies, K ,lgas of the ordel
! OF ST. Juan, &c.
E" The Genius Of ID sco-d accumula Is
his acta o fre ny; bul MS llse ing t,jun h
I haze already rs. d 20 cxse; ard be PEI
ceige WI II sha ne drage, la; hts ;IOpes
yield to Tn vaIa' Of til span ards. W..
! vering betwesn gu aid d-spnr, he mui.
hplies IN vain his sedrttiy- ac.s "a sink
/ the fidelity, AMI huhIbe he d gni,y o
/ the Spanish Aver can provinces. HIS
criminal ca caa ID S an cea ,eless Cash
Of falsehood and iru ID f. M the week sup
ports of those ppers, and lying rumou
spread by the infinous satellites # NaPo
leon, | would c)Ddee cend to reiu min
u!cly thoss. fllSs rsporls, although thi
contradic ions with which they ab N d
prove sufficiently lha they sprung fron
ignorance aad paliaity, were l not al
: dressing q psnpls 2o iilustrious as tina
which had the Iopor 10 command, snC
did not the unc0n eetei relation of In
successes of the enemy, al h9ugh describ
ed in their usual nila ed site, compared
with The intelligence which We have receiv
) ed, and 20 which w may give credit, she
beyond ali doubt, he reality OF our VIC o
RES, and, ihat Borapsrie and his sa,eiine
sre haSening to the tomb. a thinking
man hsars with contemp; Of the enUsnc
of the French at Medr.d, because ne we
knows tha' it Will but serve 10 lsug;hen th
lsi Of QUO lriumphs.
What advantage can they reap fror
itheir penetrating IN o the heart Of natio
where ihsy CANNOT subsist and where the
bayc no oiher alternative han 20 fail vic
Tins 70 hunger, or surrender q our troop
10 by whom they are surrounded! Let us *
S ic9iieH hat wheU, during the war oi 81,
cessiop, the enemy en- cred Madrid,
= proved their rui0. Spain nov CONTEND
with a single TO- then, WITHOUT for is
s.siance, or any o her forces but its ow
u caused Europe, whose powerful kios
ms hid swotn rs ruin, 90 trcmb!e. II
lomerous armies which then entert
,pain IN every Direction 10 tske posse ssic
i 4 u