The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-09-08
Ertracl Of a letter dated
SEVILLE, July 9.

Ot.Y LIZ
" Soon after concluding my last letter,
which was dated Cadiz. June. 18th, in which
4 mentioned that the French army did not
manifest aay disposition In abandon Estre-
uiedura, the arrival os an Euglish force at
bad9yos and Yelves. checking whatever opc-
rations might be intended against General
Cuesta, Judged from the move men,s OF the
French. that they intended to retire with
view to some other plan. and effectively
they gradually Withdrew to the other side of
the 1agus.
Probably the movements of the French
were intended to draw Cuesta from his
strong positions and from his proximity to
the English. and to engage him on the right
bank OF the Tasus-it appears that both
he and Gen. enegas. (who commands the
army OF Sierra Moreno. )wcre too little aware
OF tins tactic and of the actual force OF their
enemy; Cuesta carried his army over the
Iagus, and Venegas advanced very far into
La MaDcha; but they soon became sensible
of'their error, and again retired: Cuesta has
now the River in front of him, his quarters
general at Miravete, and the two bridges of
Almarez and Obspo we'll defended by bate
ries; Nenegas has resumed his positions
within Sierra Morena. his quarter general at
St Helena, his advanced guard in the higher
part of Lamancha (; the army of Victor is
between Ta!avera and the river Aiverche,
and another corps which has lately received
reinforcement of $4,000 men, and which is
| commanded by King Joseph III person, (whp
lis a Almagro) advanced towards Nenegas,
and made demonstration of forcing the passes
OF the Sierra Moreno, but subsequently tell
| back nearer to Castro. The English move
forward. though heavily, towards the banks
| OF tue river / rea,ar.
They should have been on the third of
| this month within ten leagues of Gen. Cuesta,
and 1t is said that they will join him OH the
18th. In the heln time, Marshal Soult
with the troops which have joined him in
G2iiicia, and those which lately occupied
Asturias, commanded by Gen. Keilerman,
are leaving those provinces IL is believed TO
reinforce Victor; but it may be to make a
movement towards Portugal, which, it so,
VIII certainly prevent the further advances
| of the English
There is nothing new to be mentioned,
| respecting Catalonia. The Spanish continue
the war with great vigor, and the French
| manage their inferior force with their accus-
toned address; Corona is attacked and de-
| tended with great obstinacy: lately the add
vanced batter es of the French army having
been destroyed, tine Spanish were abe to
| throw considerable succours into the place.
In Arragon the Spanish cause has received
a very severe check III the entire dispersion
| OF Gen Blake's army the same troops with
which he gained the signal victory mention
ed in my last, having agaii met the French,
were struck with panic, even more dis
graceful than that wach routed the army of
Sierra Moreno and in La Mancha, as men
toned in my last letter
| :" 1t may be said, to palliate the affair of
La Mancha, that the troops were spread
, over the province in detachments TOO q Instant
to support each other-that Cartosjol WIN
commanded them was ignorant, a coward
and a traitor-but in the present case there
is no paiiation-the army was united and
placed IN the best positIons--and To the
general he had not Only tho confidence of tue
enlIre nation, bat more particularly SO of his
army his courage, ms patriotism and skill
are not merely undcub;ed but have been
proved: in iiirc without firing a gun they fed
before the same French reduced in aumber
oy their victory, throwing away their mus
kets-and carrying terror over the whole
| country before them Gen. Bake with
very few Of his officers, all whose exertions
| produced no effect, remaining abandoned by
| them in the posts.
The General, in his dispatch to the
Junta, does not seem 10 know 70 what cause
TO attribute 80 disgrace tul an event, but hints
| III vague terms at disaffcction and intrigue
and desires no longerto command lie JUnta
| IN Its answer endeavors to reanimate him by
| the euiog,es Oh his character which ii me
ri.s, and with desiring him to denounce
whomever he may believe to have been ac-
cessory>to this Disgrace.
with respect to the army of Romano,
scarcely any thing is said, / believe that but
little is known; the general throughout the
Whole warn acted in very eccen ric man
ner, it is now said that his head is some what
teranged.
g The ship of war " Aigesiras," which
carried MIR. Cevallos to England has return
ed with some supplies, but no arms: she
has brought. however, a machine for making
them.". :. Baltimore Uhlg
BosTom, August 80.
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