Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-12-01
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LONDON Oct. ~.


LONDON Oct. IL.
The Exert;on gun brig, Lieut. For
bes, has sent Into Yarmouth the Ame-
rican snip Vesta, bound to Ionningen,
with valuable cargo. She is expec-
ted to be condemned, not having been
provided with lic.n,e.
In consequence OF the unsettled
state of Spain, the fine wcols of our
own growth are on the advance, they
have already reached IS Cd per 10.
Government, we understand, have
already discharged upwards of 700
sail of transport, a large proportion
probably of which win enter into the
coal trade, and thereby, in short
time cause reduction IN the present
high price of thae important article of
consumption.
Oct.1s.
Throughout the whole kingdom of
Naples the folio wing K. ligiousorders
are suppressed: the Dominicans, & all
the detached monks OF their order, the
Il. inori les, the third order of ST. Fran
els, the Mlnimists, the two Carmelitan
orders, the brethren OF s.. Peter of
Pish, the Services, the brethren of ST.
John of God, the rripitarians of N1er-
cy, Spasish and Italian the Angus
tins, the Sylvestrians, the Basilians,
the Meatins, the Regular Minorities,
the Cross Bearers, the Clerks of the
mother OF g d, the Blmalites, the
Semaschians, the Priests of St.
Roche.
Oct, 10.
BY the Lisbon Mail of yesterday we
received letters from several military
correspondents, now with lord We'll
ling,on's army in SPAN. They describe
the troops as being in high health and
spirits. he wouh1ed were recover
ing fast, and detachments Of GONZALES
cent were daily arriving at the head
quarters from Eiyas, to which place
they had been sent for recovery. 1t
was reported at head quarters DADA
]os) when the above letters came away,
that Lord Wellington intended march
ing to attack SouLr at Rodrigo, in Lee
on. His Lerdship in the mean time,
was expected a: Lisbon fora few days,
TO make some arrangenen for the
further spPpiy of his gaIlaa, army with
provisions and stores.
Parliament is, We understand, fur
Their prorogued from the ID of Nov.
to the beginning OF December.
CoRUNNA, Ger. 9.
The French are retrcatIng from Ma
drid, aiter having committed numer-
Gus atrocities both there aud in their
route. i is supposed thas they haye
taken The ioad 10 burgos, The French
troops In ArrlSon have ahan1 oned
BalbAstro, CalaiAyud, ...1 several o.
ther imPor art points, aud are concen-
traung their forces.
Gen. MenGizabal, who commands
our army, WAS at salamanca and Clu-
dad Rodrigo, and has had several en-
gagcments with the FRENCH.
October 4.
The evacuation OF the place by the
French was SO sudden and unexpected,
that we could scarcely believe the evil
and the Amason fcigate made their ap
pearance off the port, without entertain.
ing the least idea Of its being abandon,
cd by the enemy. The DE- fance has
Lcen several months at Ferrol, for the
purpose OF fitting out the Spanish ships
10 send them to Cadiz.
October 10.
Dispatches were received yesterday
at the Foreign Office, from Flushing
We understand that the sickness o.
our troops is decreasing, and that the
building Of barracks, aAd other mea
sures for the retention and protection
ct the Island, were III i-n activity
Governm, mt have issued orders fol
replacing the buoys at the entrance o
the Scheldt.
From the most authentic intelligence
from the Isle of Walcheren, it appear