The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-04-07
NoRretK, April 4.
TOTAL DISCONTINUE OF THE SPAN.
ISL PATRIOTS.

NORFOLK, april 4.
TOTAL DISCONTINUE OF THE SPAN.
ISL PATRIOTS. :.
ltr wittrrcal conccipy that we now inform the
frien,is of freedom and national Independence
that the .'nish nation has fallen under the do
mIiaion ofthe Napoleon dynasty we have not
be IN able to procyr,e any papers, but VT have
learned the following very interesting particulars
brought by his Britannia Maiesty's sioop of war
Rosamond, capt H'aiier, in Al DAYS from Eng
land, arrived yesterday in Hampton roads.
The British army bad been engsretl in some
severe battles. iii one Of which sir John Moore,
the commander in chief, was killed. Sir David
Baird the second in command, lost an arm; gen.
Anstrutlicr is also killed. with great loss of other
officers and men. che remainder of the army rea-
ched Corunna, where it embarked with the ar.
tillery. baggage, &c. and had actuaVy arrived in
England, before the Rosanond sailed.
we further learn tat what led to these disas
trous events, was the treachery of Csstanos, and
another Spanish general mot Blake) who actual
~ went ever to the French III n critica! iunct:lre,
with ar,ew to betray the British army into the
hands OF Napoleon, which notl'ng but its great
courage and perseverance, prevented.
Joseph Bonapartc had returned to Madrid,
from whence addresses from all quarters were
coming in tn him. The fate If S.rra@nssa. we
have not learned, nut expect from the general
complexion of this gloomy intelligence, that il
mas fallen, with its brave commander and garri-
son, with the rest Of the naton--the Junta, aud
Psis most obnoxious to the French were a;
Cadiz, but as to the course meant to be pursued
we have not distinctly understood. The British
rect was at Cadiz, and it is supposed that the
fleets OF Spain and France in that port, with the
lunta. will quit Cadiz uader the protection of the
british fleet NAPoLEoN. had returned to Pa
r's, and accounts of his arrival were rec eived in
Eagland before the Rosanond sailed
Ina arol Il.
have learned, and are given to our readers as we
hS received them.
In the Rosanond came passenger CHARLES
OAKLEY, Esq secretary ofthe Legation of his
Britannia majesty to the u. S.
Slcne the above article was in type, we
have gathered some further particulars, re-
ceiVed by the Rosamond There had been
no regular action between the Fren CHI and
fritlsh armies; the former harrassing the
latter in their retreat. The day preceding
the crnbarkation of the British: army, was
That on which they suffered most, on the
helg':ts near Corunna, and where Sir John
Moore and General Anstruther was killed.
he former lived about eight or nine hours
after being wounded. 1t was notified in the
House OF Commons, that the whole number
lost in the Spanish expedition, did not e1-
coed eight thousand in Killed and wounded
and missing.
II is stated that tho disasters in Spain,
mad produced no change in the popularity
OF the ministers. We further understand
that Sarragossa had not surrendered, and
that Catalonia, and the southern provinces,
with Andalusia, still adhered to the patriot
ic cause.
An expedition of 5000 British troops
were preparing Cor Cadiz, which place can
not be taken by land.
We hear nothing of American affairs
There are dispatches from Mr.. rinkney
for our government, by this vessel.Led
ger.
from Pofers received al The Office of The
LedSer, by the British brig 1lert, in II
.daySJro Grenada.
From The st. Vinccnt Gazette-March IS.