Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-02-10

person'l security in the north and cas-
frontier OF his empire, has been total,
lost and the resources Of the nation hav,
neen frit.ered away in a manDer that all
the heart with grief and shame. Il is no
III the spirit of party nor from any .mo,rv.
OF opposition to a particular set OF men
that we depiore the present most calami.
eous posture of our affains. Let any mar
iook back on the operations Of this cam.
paisn, or rather, on the whole series of mi.
ntary operations since the present ministers
came into ONCE, and say whether the G.
hergies OF the English people have not been
most scandalously and most lamentably
|, wasted.
The able writer's of the Edinburgh Review
nave put the matter in very striking point of
view. t.We demand the reason /" saw they'
OF locking UP our army in the south. west cor
ner OF Portugal, when the great battle was
n1JEht'ng In the north east extremity of Spain
We ask, why so silly me assure was thought of
as turning away our force to conquer an army
necessarily in our power, should our allies be
successful and the conquest of which was
worth nothing should our allies be beaten
we ask, what justification can be offered of SO
oaAtardiy conduct as avoiding the hazardous
Part OF the contest-,he. struggle with the en-
envy main bosly-for the poor temptation of
cSing an inferior and insulated body of his
men, and making sure of beating them. as n
miserable kind of hedge in case our real game,
the game OF our allies, should be lost (" 1t
caunot now be said that they were unwilling
70 receive IT'S for sir Arthur Wellesley con-
leSses he received letter from sir Thomas
Dyer intimating to him, that the Junta of Owl
Gao wished him to debark at St Andero, to
JON the patriot army there, the real seat of the
war: >o
Sir j. Moore left Lisbon on the 9th Oct
ne was 10 proceed direct to Almeyda, through
Aorantes, CASTLE, Branco, and Alcantara. he
would pass all the divisions Of the army march
ing upon that line. and would reach AImeyda
o' lie 9th November. The movements ofthe
orit'sh troops have been directed rs follows,
viz
Force under sir David Baird which disem-
Jared at Cortinna----upon Astor-a
wo Dristdes under maj gen. Beresford
by Coimbra, upon Ameyca.
lhree brigsues under lieut. GEN. Fraser-
by Abrantes, by Cindad Roder,go.
~o'brigades under mai gen. Pspet--bv
Twas vas and Alcantara upon Cindad Roderie.o.
ne above divisions would reach their
destination early in November q would be
asSe 'lo'ed in the neighbourhood of Salaman-
ca, ny the middle of this lnonth.
rom the bad state o! the roads, the
cavalry, consisting of two regiments, i've
brigades of artillery, and four regiments
OF infantry, under the command Of leu,
gen: Hope, were Obliged to march by the
road leading froa, Badagos to Madrid !;
but turning to the left prior to their arr.
WI at Madrid, they wonld march upon
and halt at Epinar.
-fithointnients made by the General u.s.
sem6iy Of Virginia
James Bycckind,ige, ESQ a Briradier
Conceal in the place of Andrew Moore, Esq
promoted to the Office of Major General.
---Pegram, Esq. Major General to
supply the, vacancy occasioned by the re =
'gnation OF Major General Tarlton Wood.
son, resigned.
Hugh .Neiaou, John Coalter and WI.
liam Peterborough, Esqnis.es, Judges Of
the general court, to Ali the Offices crea
teddy the acs,entitled an act to amend ar
act to organize and establish superior
court OF law in each county of this com.
monwealth.