Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-03-21


not join the ievics, a traitor to his Country.
Even the nuns nad quoted the corssnts *
were at work In the trenches. The same
papers also ssate, that there was much dcs-
perate fighting after Bontparte entere Ma
! drid (; and adds, the French have lost
$4,000 men SINCE they entered Spain.---
They confirm the union Of the British &c.
nerais and Romano, and state that the
view OF cutting Off the communication be-
tween Bonaparte's army at Madrid, and
his rear at Astorga. Corunna is certainty
situated at great distance from Madrid.
the, principal scene of action yet we see
little reason to discredit the junction of the
British troops and Romano, both from an
ltecedent accounts, and local circumstances
the victory TO be obtained by Castanos. il
is not SO strongly to be entitled TO belief
If any great victory has been obtained by
the Spaniards, 1t is most probably by PaIa-
fox, near Saragossa, over Marshall New.
as the French Bulletins are very shy and
obscure IN their mention OF that town.
The intelligence received by the French
bulletins, and which was Communicated tn
the public I'm the Pilot, London evening pa
per OF great celebrity, contains some favor
able and many urfavorabie points. We
snail endeavor to state, as briefly as pos.
sible, the impression which an attent;ve
perusai OF them has left upon our minds.
In the midst OF the disasters which
Spain has been compelled to endure
it's not little consolatory TO find thar
The great mass of the Spanish people
seem TO remain true to themselves
and to the cause in which thev ore
strugglng.- There is not even an at
tempt on the part Of til: enemy 70 dis.
gIise the sentiments of wrath and in
dignation whichis universally felt, par
|ticular!y among the lower cla.s Of peo-
IPle, at the unprincipled invasion Of
which they are the unfortunate. but
unwilling victims.
! He does not now pretend to give
tout, as was done on the first entry
OF Joseph into Spain, that he is any
where received with enthusiasm, or
hailed as the sovereign Of the peo-
PIES choice. No public body ran
10 greet his approach, no venal
municipality assemble in the YES
ltibule OF his dwelling to welcome
his arrival. f" The moon, indeed,
may have shoon with brightness,''
put no illumination took place Oh
ms entering the capitol but what
was caused by the gunner's torcfe
and the terrific silence of the scene
was broken only by the shrieks of
his murdered subjects.
The Encounter gun brig arrived
yesterday from Vigo, aflera passage
OF five days. She brought private
letters from thence, dated the 9th
ult. which state, that messenger had
left Sir D. Baird's army on the 18th,
at Benevento, andpassed through Sir
J.. Moore's armyon the morning Of
1.-The 19th--both armies were in good
health and spirits. Gen. Blake has
made stand, and was collecting his
amy at Leon. 1t was confidently
asserted at Vigo, that there had
been an instruction at Madrid, af-
ter the French got possession Of it,
and that the enraged Spaniards had
lputto death several thousands of the
lenemv, whose bodies were piled ND
n heaps in the streets. The loss
Iof the French in killed and woun-
ded, at Madrid. 5aragossa and Mas
laredo, is stated to be $4,000 men.
these letters also state, that the 18th
regiment Of light Dragons had fall
len in With a regiment of French
dragons, near Rio Seco, and had
charged through them, made 200
prisoners and destroyed the rest.
At was also reported thit Bonaparte
had returned to Paris, on account
OF an instruction in La Vendeeand
La Mancha.
LONDON, Dec. 1871.
Dispatches were on Friday afternoon
received from Admiral De Courcy, at
Corunns, brought by the swallow, dated
the 23d nit. enclosing letters from Sic
David Bard, dated The l7h, in which he
states, that he was on the point OF effect.
inc a i1nction with Sir Inhn Mo-,