The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-21

"'o'''net 4 brilliant victory having been ,-,;p.,
over the trcach nea. iiiibos, AMI 81 tbc Sn-
ntards having ssaint 4keiro sSe sion az thst TOW,
i'fenncr roc public satisfaction cornnlet.. !,
"'s ao1ed thet SaragDssa had bound ano,hc,
wreath round their brOvs. and had ay,i, jriv.n
tHe French with 1isgrace from their walls Nh.
touowing were the accounts from plvmou,b
.u, PLYHcUTH, Nov. Is.
c.. M STACK Joke logr.cr is inst arrived from
Sgoh' Ill oo hours, III 4 gale o. wind the who'll,
passage. She left Gijon the 18th only, and
ori"ss ule important intelligence of a grand at.
ua0N having been mSde or Marshal News army
-, the |ti, iicar BiibDa, b. general Biasr. l.,
WHICH he succeeded in p;ving them = co,rple,,
'"!sshiilS, the criciny haNc in Killed, wounded ADD
p'9oi'ers, SUuO m-n-thc heroic Spaui,rti. suf.
icrcc severely. 1t is also understood ,hat S.rq-
T'ss' mas 1een attacked by tie French, and the,
nave heen completely repdscd."
inquiries were ACTUALLY made in the course of
yesterday afternoon 1T the o. es OF government.
u ascertain whether the Ply mouth intelligence
WAS c"Ffect-but government had received no
SUCH accounts, and the arrival of Coiunna pa
Pers IN the evening 10 the l6th, which made no
"ch'lon on am victory, IMt "a period To the exul-
'"'''''i WHICH iiSd been SD generally ieit in tie
h,n ' ne morning and the evening were,
''ueeu, IN decisive contrast with each other
lhcre IS u rimor irn:n Falmouth. chat BLAKE has
sustained check. The accounts from Falmouth
a'h 'YhioGth, which we received this morning..
'Fe directly contradictory they are as follow 4:
N. "PLTNfoUTH, Nov. 70.
In addition 10 the Intelligence brought h, the
n''ek !oke, 1t As confidently asserted, that Mar
shal Ney was killed III the battle IF the IN No.
'ember, and general Blake wounded"
FALMOUTH. Nov. I6.
iestcr6ay arrived the Cheerful cutter, Ii
ours, iert Carpenter, rom Curunna, witt, dis.
patches, after two days passage. IL j. reported
,itt sac brought an account that the Sh,iuards
under general Blake have met with a check, but
hoai'nS Certain Is known here. The dispatches
are sent On by eNprcss."'
E"Haet Of q letter from n Person at 81. AnIero da
ted Ma. Z.
take THIS opportunity of giving YOU the car
Ncst account OF the state of the affairs here. The
French army is within ten miles Of Andero
they have had Il brush with the Spanards, and
came oft with the loss OF 1000 men. The loss on
the side OF the Spaniards are computed nj abow
'ooo neS''es one regiment, called HE Catalonian,
winch was destroyed to 4 man, Nv rite French
undermining them with powder. Fifteen thou
sand hnglish troops IN good heaith and spirits,
marched wItliin SIX miles OF this place on their
way TO join the grand army. As soon As their
artillery gets up with them, we NAV EXPECT TO
hear of Il terrible Datlle.'
General Baird and his suit set out from Cor.
UNI on the 14th for the army but the cavalry
had not then commenced their march. Private
accounts, However, Inform us, that the latter
were immediately to proceed towards the scene
ot action. The prince OF Waics's fine regiment
arrived on the 1lta, and were TO accompany the
other troops. The list regiment passed through,
BHdaj0r on the 27tA uiL. and were received by the
people with expressions OF the utmost gratitude
and JOY. The foreign troops in the French army
VINO were made PRISONERS IN the battle OF Bav-
ien' have enlisted IN one OF the Walloon regi-
lneHtS of SUain.