The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-31

fully; and the character OF rs gc,cralin
tcisietnas- NOT sunk ia o.if estiniatiOn s. IA
the caiamitie> TO which he has been exposed.
Who that knows tie FcencA systeua u war
ttrc, and rccolitcts the positipi. al divided
force OF the Spn,is.l armies, Gin wootier az
the RESULT
At the same time we are Informed. that
between g 900 or 5000 men have penetra-
ted beyond iiu.KoSihto TIE plans Of Castle.
We Ano" from FORMER statemens S, that from
the t:'fo likewise the French have made sue
cessiui advances, and there can be no doubt,
that their vehement and repeated attacks
upon General Biake's ARMY, nave been made
to euable the French TO proceed toward,
tile metropolis, not subject TO molestation
from the right.
Whe'her they will now proceed to Madrid,
or whether they will ficst continue their at
taci; against the retna,ns of Gen. Blake's ar
Z my IN the mountains OF Asruria, in whose
rear, namely, ut .or near S.. .Andcr, are
the troops from the north, and afte. wards
advance into Leon, upon the E,slish forces,
whose head quarters arc AZ Astorga, remains
To be seen. -
Whatever may take place, the provincial
government appears tobu reused 10 ~aitisa;il
eXertions. Orders have been sent to cali into
action the whole force uf the KINGDOM of
Gaiiicia. The BRITISH troops and all the
Spanish forces which can be collected. viii
ic unite at the passes of Gallicia and the
monatains watch sirround the province.
form 81 strong a natsrql buiwark, that the
English army alone IL is said. vii, be sl;H Il
cient for the defence OF the passes for a vc;v
considerable time. OF these passes. there
are twoin the neighOorhuod Of NillafranCa
and Fonturrade, ani the other by Monte
tort. l mention the name you will find ON
the smaller maps
These Two points being secured, there are
no entrances" injo Gailicia except bv Ports.
gal and Astoria. The mountains of Astu-
ria are u so difficult oil aCcess /; & there the re-
mains OF Blate's army, the troops from the
north, and a brave aud hardy race of Noun
taneers, they who had the honor to pruCede
the other PROVINCES i'll tue revelation, to de-
ttend their own soil, in the s~trie,est sense Of
the term. The north OF Portugal also pre-
sents some excellent points of defence, and
is besides 4 sufficient distance to occasion A
necessary waste OF time iii the marching
thi,her---so that we flatter ourselves we are
secure from an immediate assault, though
this country affords SO many advantages to
the enemy. that the possession of it cannot
but be an object particularly desirable to
him..
But i'll the mean time, what is the fate
OF tie rmies of the centre and the right
" - iiSsN' NV biSSloS. IiIiOi iAliiIl OK ItIc
concerning the forces under PalafoX and
'Castanos. The French nave overwhelmed
by superior power, the army OF the left, in
spite ct a Wig rDiS and obstinate resi- ance.
1t Is hardly conceivable that the reinforce
mentS from France should have been so i'm
mense as to enable them to defeat i'm like
manner the armies of the centre and RIGHT.
Aud, If not, viii hot the brave Arragcnese
under fitiafoX, ard the Naiencians and An
dtiusIanS which We're collected under Cas-
tahos, flank the victorious enemy aud ii
Palatox retreats from his advanced posici-
onS Ia Navarro, near Pampeluna, is there a
French force sufficiently strslgt to attack his
rear: And Is there any impedim,ent tc
the marching Of the Army of the centre from
ioofla, III order at the same time To protect
Madrid, and threaten the rear OF the French
1t II should proceed to attack the English In
Leon
-" These are al questions grhich every ma,
asks qVifh anTiefgy6ut qvhich nomr can an.
szper erceht those qcho deem il THEN. dufy Il
be silent.
The sum IF Me urfavora6le inteM
$ence receiVcd is his d; thu me army of TN
fcJE, as an army, is PM hors du combat /; i
eahnef a a SHIRE immcdiaLely in me can,
lheiSn : bW the materials If a ne.v armu, in
q great MEASURE remain. There haS bee,
noSrand diddrciSipe uictory IKE thoSc rain
ed6y The eneHiyin LAZY. Gr,mqnv md Po
land no Surrender 2flarSc bottles, no &halur
Jul cam Kf0fionS, M SeizUre IF iDliD,ran
pests, nothing in SHIRT II hroUokc deYfuir
nor mEeh 10 i'll rs 79dfh q.0ictioa. IAer,
has OfeH, doEb tess, q grcat less on NE haJ.
Of h Shaniards, Gut 7ye haUe reason 10 be
Hepe taf khe loss IF the French has M
6een less. and hahhiiy tn evils sustained at
nffS Of u remedy. GaiHcia IS Tie must no
hHfo"s hroVinct IN ell Stain and / hav
$fafrd reasons IN jasfify mr. beHeving tia
me hofnpIation 7pH he aUozyea time 10 arm
Il united .Icices If Sir J2hn Moore, am
Sir DaUid Baird, 7oiH certainty torn, q res
Iffcfo6le 6ody; uuteSs it shoHld be- arcme,
IaaUfFd6(e TO LEI The Jorce8 Of one faN bach
UPON GahIcia, gyhiie hose Of the other, de
Jena me noTEh Ct PorfuyaL Shonld the ht
Ter WeratiGn tGke h!ace.ff 7uiU present aAo
srthcr, "c7o and very ~uie.rhecicd hoiats .
1fe7o, in 7vhich The cahitulasi0n If CI1tyl
may be cohtemhiafed. But I haze alread,
SlUen you mare haa enough y shccuIulio,
Ghd f0o Ettie QfJart.
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