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

thenticity, it is ordered that it he anno,,nca,1
oy general ringing of bells, and discb, roc
OF cannon, in the expectation of the OFF,
ciai advlces OF this victory on receint ne
watch it will be celebrated by re DE-
I'm. ~
ton of the public.
" 1lNrcia 12M Jan. 1909.
The marquis of Vilafrancay Ios We.
lez. -o' 'e-
he duke of Medina Sidonia.
By order of his excellence
AOGOSTIN FERNANDEZ COSTA.
BALTIMORE, March 27:
S1fract Of letter from q reshectchys
MeIican gentleman in Shain 20 his friend
~ ~, ms city, dated Cadiz, Jan. 90
MS vessel will take to America news of
an unpleasant nature-the French be;ns
without any doubt conqaerors in their LATE
engagements, and particularly with the Eng
ISL we nave uHdoubted intelligence Of
liee iatter preparing tie embark the remain.
VI .ner iorces at Vigo or Corunna (; in con-
S Sequence OF winch their minister at Lisbon
~; a.'no o 20 his countrymcn the pro-
prlety OF immediate preparation to rml,art
their property, for which purpose thew bau~
permission from the regency, without nav
ing duty. lntantado is beaten Gkewise.
ana is retiring towards Valentia. Sa,.a,,osSn,
is the only place where the French pa.
iaiied and Palafox has second t;rns -,
mortalized himself by his defence of i T.
IS supposed they will meet with great diff.
Iuity In the subjugation of this province
me III passes OF the Sierra Moreno being verv
mere is scarce a doubt, howe
60. ~ men, IN ultimate success in the con-
IN da[S. VI .ne whoie Kingdom, this place Ca
hIch 80
nable by lard. in'Pres-
ian. S0.-The news received The do,, :.
worse and worse. A strong pas, of the 81.
ezra Moreno is. said to be taken: and ;f,h;s
~, true' the province will soon be conquered,
nc central Junta, it is expected will re-
move TO TINS place Immediately -. Federal
Extract Of letter from, a commerc;o1
noHSe ." LlUerhooi, to their Corresbar-
seH@ IN CharleSton, dared December 24sh.
reee 3s,.t 6y tie ship Lightfoot, arrived
az Wtot"''nSton, North Carolina. IHe
LLgh.toot sailed on The 27th Dee,
IN the state of demand, az well ,s IN
prices, our market in the early n.rt of th,
week. experienced no alteration except that
III consequence of the stocks in Manrbester
oeriS nearly exhausted, and the frost rem
uerinS the receipt of supplies from London
pleIaIIous' the inquiry on the part of the
sraue became more lively than it had beet
lor some time past, and the holders disco.
Vered some disposition to advance il the;,
expectations the receipt, however vester-
uay by the Packet, Of the long expected in.
tenisence from America, bringing commu-
h,ca.lons from Washington, up to thel 18th
t. oool produced an important alteration
IN the state of the market. her arrival No
sooner became known, than il wac ranor,ad
that the Presidents message breatbed host;-
MY to this country, that motion for a re.
Peai OF the embargo had been supported on
~ oy Two members, and that a Drohihition
Oh all intercourse with all Eurote was con-
temPiated: In consequence of the prevalence,
OF thess reports, purchases were immediate
~ made on speculation, prices began ora.
duaily to rise, and in the course of tbe 3.v
IL or $500 bags were sold, in the latter
sales at an advance of I'D. and Cd. ner
ID Today, although the letters are not pe-
nerany come TO hand, the demand still con.
.'nues pretty orlsx. and it is not improbable
iurther advance may take place.
In addition to the various and somewhat
contradictory accounts from Spain given in
this days paper, we understand that let.
Ter mas been received in thiscty, dated Ca.
diz, Jan. %, from source entitled to full
credit. The letter states, that desperate
action took place in the early part of Janu-
airy, about the 1st, between the French and
combined Spanish and English armies under
the command OF Gen. Romano. The action
lasted about four days, ard was decided bv,
the arrival OF large reinforcement to tho
French army. The combined army retired
the SPaOiards taking a position in the nous
tains of Leon. Many officers of distinction
tell in this engagement ON both sides and
either army len about COCO dead upon the
field - w