The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-06-02

The following changes in Office, VIC under.
stand, are TO take place Immediately -
Sir James Pulteney to retire from the Office of
Secretary at War, and 10 be succeeded by the
right hon. Charles Long.
Mr.. Sturges Bourne, to succeed Mr. Long as
Pay-master of the forces.
MIR Bourne's successor, rs Lord of the Trea-
sury, is not yet appointed.
Sir James Pu.tcney retres, we understand, in
consequence of the resignation of H. r. II. the
Duke OF York. He possesses an ample fortune
and will be shortly elevated To the Peera.rc, with
the title of Lord Murray.
SeveraitranSports laden with arms, ammupiti-
ON and clothing, for the use ofthe Spanish Pari-
OTIS, are ABOUT TO sail for Gijon. 4 is confidently
stated, that the French are retreaiing from Gal
iicia and Leon. Romano, it added, greatly
harnesses them in their retreat, and has intercept
ed almost the whole of their p',wder. :.
Extract Ola letter from Oiorty. dated March
22d 1909" On the 18th ins.. sailed his males
tvs ship Venus to the nprti,ward ona cruise.
All the slips here unlcatiing---and fine wca-
tier and thore seems so be no doubt they will
all get their loading on board in good time. 1t
is currently reported that ,hcre ere about 400
French troops near Chaves, 81 leagues N. L of
this place aud il is SUPPOSED they are part of
the grand army CT Callcia But the people in
this port are determined and resoHedio defeud
The place to the last Notifications are making
in all parts OF TIC entrances''
Lieut., gen. sirslrthur Wellesley, L. d. COM
mandcr ia chief oiihe forces in Portugal, arriv-
ed at Portsmouth, last morning, to go out in the
Surveian,e iligate, Sir G. Coiiysr. The in-
stiuc.iobs given to sir Arthur VIII be of gsne.
raj nature. For eases of an extraordinary kind
and esigencies which may arise in the course %
the campaign, the most implicit reliance is pla-
ced ON his acknowledged talents.
|. The Sd, or Prince of Wa,es's ,iragoon guards,
~. fr.t, Il Al H.l.
own light dragoons, Col. Somerset, completed
their embarAation ON Wednesday. These Were
followed by $50 royal artillery drivers, with 500
horses. The whole sailed on Saturday morning
tor Lisbon, under convoy of the frederic kstcin,
capt Searlc. The transports consist of9O sail
many of item being filed with every description
Of miiitary stores.
PIyMourn, Apri! 8
Arrived, this day, the Dispatch packet, capt
Harris, with mails from Lisbon IS DAYS pas
sage. Letters from thence, brought thy her
state, that 5000 French troops had advanced 10
Brasa, a6d were expected TO enter Opoto in
lew days; At Chavcs the Portuguese troeps
nad mutlnied,, and murdered their general AND
three other officers, whom they suspected n
'reachery. A French force had advanced to
that place, but had been repulsed At Lisbon,
the British troops. $4,000, were encampcd in the
vicinity OF tie city the guns had been re ou,,-
tea on the forts, and every preparation made for
wv ue'ehce OF that place against the enemy.'.
Mrs CLAnEE-This lady, we understand.
has undertaken to suppress her literary WORK, II,
consideration Ola sim of 100O! to cover her
debts, &c. and an annuity of COOL to hcrseif and
her children-Ten thousand copies Of The wori;
had been worked off, but they were consigned
to the Games on Saturday, and all the parties
concerned declared upon oath, that no ves,re.
IN print or manuscript, was pre- served, excep,
single copy, in compliance with the Act of
Parliament, and that is secured under seven
seals.
The extract from gen. Sir John Moore's letter
WHICH we gave en- Saturday, forms prinei-
pal feature 81 all the other papers of this day
1t was written only three days prior to TIC hattie
or Corrunna, and The death of that much lament
cd herr" and may he regarded almost as his diving
words, it being the last letter that he wrote The
per''aai oft must excite painful sensations in e.
very breast that is capable of feeling The cha
racter which Sir John Moore gives OF the army,
while OF, its retreat, affords matter of deep re-
greet We are sorry that Lord Castereach has
not, on point Of so much Importance. given the
parts OF the letter which specify the misconduct
which eNtortet from the gallant General tie cen
sire, which ne has thus pronunce d upon the ARM
under his command.