Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-20

siderable d:grcc os alarm. pr~y lied :, o..
porto, IN Consequences OF Ncy and juno. be-.
ing In full OnsrcH fpr the tronlsrs Of Portu-
gal. The former had attacked CindAd 10.
crigo, but was repulsed.--rne pass OF Bra
sa has been strongly reinfors ed-ous French
torag,ng parties have made their appear
ance ar Bragsnza, which is not far distant,
and wh"re they levied Contributions as u.
sull. Tie head quarters of Lord Yelling
toa skill continued a. Viseu on the l4th
A battle was expected to tax. place daily
|bctween the combined English and Portu
lguese and the Freuch .~rni S.
Government, was understand, have receiv
ed official dispatches from Col. Roche, VINO
has been attached to the Spanish army OF
the Centre for the whole of the last year,
giving the particulars of the total defeat
and desperation Of that army on the 30 ult.
The Spanish posltioa in the Sierra Morena
extended from Monteson on the right to
Puerto and Lano on the left, distance O.:
fifteen leagues, in the centre OF which is
the strong anh celebrated pass of the Pc
raperos. To cover tins exsent OF line til
Spaniards had put $4,000, 5000 of whom
were detached to Aim aden de Acoge 1.-THE
famous quicksilver mines) situated on the
Comma de Plata, and which leads from La
Mancha 10 Cordavo, by which road it was
probably the enemy would attempt 10 turn
the left of the Spanish positio.,, and wnich
turned out to b the case.
! On the morning of the Goth uls at o'clock,
the French, 6U 010 strong, attacked the
whole extent OF thu Spanish liae, and car
ried it at every point in two hours.
Col Roche Was with the Gen. III Chief
at Sueyt0<dei Rey, aud narrowly escaped
tbs sarfe fight To JAen. Fac dispersion
ana reY& q the Spaniards was general
and theSts magazines of clothing, arms aud
provisions n La Carolina, tell into the
The plan OF the French operations was
executed, 1t must be Confessed, IN the most
masterly way. The 3 corps after driviag
The Spaniards before them, united at Cor
dova. Joseph Bonaparte was with the
corps uader So1lt and Victor, which pass.
ed by Aimaden, Mortier passed from In.
| fants by Monteson to Baeza de Abeda, and
by this route formed hIsJmction with king
Joseph, while the centre corps of the eae-
my, penetrating by the Puerto del Key,
f1anked and turned the celebrated pass OF
the Peraperos, and also united with lhe
army AT Cordova, which last place rece,v.
led Bonaparte witnout shot. Afeizaga,
who Commanded aud lost the crater part
tot the Spanish army IT Ocana, was most
lunaccountably con,inued at the mead CT II,
alter he had lost the confidence OF every
soldier under Nun.
! The accounts received by government
from Col. Roche, add, mat he proceeded
from Jicn 10 Grenada, win ch last pace
was en,efed ny corps OF 10 600 French
On the 2Stn. From thence tue Col. pro-.
ceeded 10 Ma.aga, WHICH me eremy reach
( ed, 600 strong, on the On. At lhls last
place the Freucn teund so coo pipes OF
wine. These detached corps are now on
t1yir marcA. after ieyying Various conlr..
buppgs, to reinforce the army besiesing
thststs dSsIeun. Joseph Banaparte IS &C
Puerto de Santa Maria, opposite Cadiz.
Besides waat we stated yesterday rela.
tive TO The ention made Ia Aie .Ion.
teur OF the 23d u.t. OF what is term. tue
recall of Louis Bonaparte from the govern.
| ment Oh Holland, II Is said, that A,oni,eur
OF so late date as the 9Th has been re-
ceived, when Contains Louis's formai aD-
u Cation of the throne OF tuat country.
BonNparte mas pfoauced so many ezra
ordm} ~ sxe-,ea aud mas acqu,r-l sucn i
com I'D Ker Cue affairs oil Tue continent,
that Ho$Apcuoe surprising i, ne were
TO ord& Hne u vant Pope ~ marry tne
Ex-EdAfeSs Idsephne.
HE Veto Question appears to be set at
rest tor ever OH the past of lac Roman
Catholics oil Ireland. Last Friday, NJ the
meeimg OF the general committee aeii ia
in Dublin, attended oy 400 AeaJers, tue
following Resolution Was Unanimously a..
greed to -
I" That as lrishmen and a. Catholics, we
never can Consent 10 any domiuion or con-
,roni whatsoever over tue appointment Ut
our Preiatesy on tue part oil tie Crown, or
OF the Servants OF tns Crown"