The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-04-21

We are assured that the Marquis Romans
united TO the English and Portuguese. com
POSES an army of l2G, 900 mcn
All the intelligence which we announce
!cQnceraing the state Of Europe, & the strength
which the enemy can bring out to forward
! ms plans, must convince us, that VIC have ar
rived at the most critical period of securing
tn ourselves country. If we let escape the
i momentsso favorable to reaction, perhaps
they will hardly return, aud will leave US
nothing more than the sad remembrance OF
having Improved them, and of not having
availed ourselves of those succours with
which Providence manifestiy supports our
cause. The enemy has his attention and his
forces divided, and in no part does he present
to us an aggregate like that which we eau OPP
| pose TO INN. All Europe is In ferment and
an advantageous state of agitation. and thro'
all parts there appear symptoms of IA ne W
era. ri
SEVILLE.
! In the supplement to the Government Ca
zette of the Sd of Feb. is the following.
The Viscount Quntanilla, organ of the su :
preme Junta of the government of the king
dom and his representative in Leon, writes,
under date of the 18th of the last month that
on the Goth of December last, the MARQUIS
OF Romano withdrew with his army from
Leon to Astorga, in which city he reunited
himself with the English army OH the 3Oth
that both armies continued their march to
Gallicia, the English being destined for the
port ct Manzanar Nillafranca and that of
Romano for the port of Foncebadon Ponfer-
rada, where it was on the Cd January; that
on that day this army had an action with tn c
enemy, and another on the 9th, in sight of
the city OF Lingo, with advantage, as is said,
on the part of the English; that in that king
dom arrangements were made as circum-
stances permitted to reinforce our army
situated for that time in Orense, with men,
arms, artillery and ammunition, and to Sc
cure all effects in other placcs-and that i
was supposed they were all united with the
English in Corunna or its vicinity.
1t is also said, that Gen. Wellesley was
expected there soon with Is 900 men, which
was confirmed by letters from Oporto.
JAEN, Feb. 9.
Twopersons who left Madrid last Tuesday
assure US, that Napoleon passed by Rurgos
the 18th & by Vittoria the 18th, continuing his
route towards France without stopping; and
that Marshal Lannes, who is between lrun
and Nittoria with 5000 men, had retired by
forced marches.
1t appears that Is, 900 Portuguese had join-
ed Cuesta, with which he now has a res
pectabie force.
The Duke del Infantado has Just formed a
Junction with the army of tire Sierra More
ma.
FEB S.
Narrative Of observations made by a re-
spectacle person, who left Madrid, January
II. ~ Admirable Observer!!
In order TO reconnoitre the position Of the
enemy on the banks of the Tagus by the vi
cinity of Toledo on its right and left, iii :
rected my course to the town Of Yepes, the
/ ith of this month and until the 18th | was
at oledo, Vargas, Olias, Monjon, Nillaseca,
and other places Whereabouts By the most
correct intelligence / could obtain and by
what ! saw and observed, the number of the
enemy IN Toledo, was on the 12ti about SEQ
at most, all infantry without artillery, the
same day 1900 horse went before my arri-
val, for Estremadura; they advanced two
leagues and retired towards Aranjuez and
Toledo. Before the Tagus found no troops
stationed, and saw only a small detachment
OF cavalry at a little distance from it.
passed OH to Madrid by the royal road of
Toledo the 10th without meeting any enemies,
| as far as Leganes, where observed small
number, apparently for the protection of the
equipages and other effects in that quarter.
The entrance into Madrid is easy, but la-
zardous to persons of distinction as there al e
many Spanish Spies The two days that
remained, l ascertained by faithful guides,
that all the enemy's troop did not exceed 81
or $4,000 men without the gates, seven thou
sand in Madrid, and the rest in Aranue z
and on the vanguard of the Duke del Infan-
tado; the person who gave me this intelli-
gence assured me that he had seen it in the
house of Belliard the governor of Madrid.
The 1st and 9TH of this month, the French
army had orders to evacuate Madrid and re-
pass the gates.
The 18th it was given out in the orders
that the English army had had the audacity
on the 18th to attack the French Head Quar-
tiers, at Val'adolid, and had been chastised !;
but this is false.
The deputies of Madrid. apponted to
compliment Napoleon, went ont for Nallado-
lid; | have seen two letters from then. !;
the first written from Arevola, dated the
18th, said, that they had orders to seek for
the Emperor at Segovia, and if they did not
find him, to go to Nieva, where he would
be; the other requested letters of credit on
Bayonne: from these it is inferred, that they
are no longer in Spain.
Joseph Napoleon remained at the Pardo
Tin the suburbs of Madrid) with guard and
about 200 men in quarters; he entered Ma
drid on Sunday, the 22d, without any pa
irade.
The parade of Madrid does not exceed
700 men, and the cavalry are so few, that
people of good information do not make them
above SEQ
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