Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-03-13

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Never has there bee ! so iniudi.
-ions and rulnous syste a begun ans
persisted IN, as that wlich has led e
ne serious disasters of III. presen,
noment. The Marqui. dc /, Il ,ma,
IA is quite Of that opinion" Gene.
raj Leith to Sir John Moore, from
the Province OF Las Montaaos dc
oantander, 1Jta November, 1903
Page %.
:. Upon entering SIP nm have found
Affairs in. very different state fro n
what expected, or from what they are
Thought to be in England. Castanos &
talafox have about 80, 900 men, mostly
undisciplined peasants, npon the Ebro
and Alagon. And this is all the Sp,.
1iard' have TO oppose 10000 French
troops. The provinces are nor am
cd, and as to enthusia' y, | have seen
no marks oft. The French. c avalrv
are over running the pIains, raj ing
contributions, to WHICH the peopl. sub.
nit without resistance. Irile Soani-
ards have not s,iewn themselves 4
wise OF provident people, Sir
John Moore to his bro her, S..lanan-
"a, NV. goth. 18os.-2ages A., Is;
IS. s
"oir David Bliri haI to encounte
thousand Deficiencies he NIT with
variety of Obstacles to his progress
aud received little aid fro nta- S,ani-
ards to overcome them" page AZ.
"it IS clearly apparent how very
much exaggerated the accounts gene
rally circulated OF the strength Of I'll
Spanish armies have been. The S,,.
ala'ds are MT at this mo nent il, ST.
tuatson to be capibl: of assembling 4
force compe EFT TO offer any serious
resistanceeo the progress ofthe French
arms" General Baird to Sir Jshn
Moore, Nov. s3d, 1sos.--pages ~
aai 30.
Il was ezces lively difficult to learn
the truth By private means, aud The
piblic oil i'll rep ,ris wer- uniformly
f4lss .--pags 50.
Livery braach is affected bv the
dlslointed and iaeG ;ient construction
Of their g,vera aen;. General Hone
70 SIR Joha Moor (, Madrid, Gosh
Nov. 1S0S.-GPage 50. ss
Salamanca, 27th Nov. 1903, /
perceive n, enthusiasm, or any deter
mined spirit amongst the people. The
French cav Try, even in parties SO
weak as eleven or twelve men. enter
tae villages in Leon, anil the neigh
boring provinces, and raise contribu-
Tons without opposition. Sir John
Moore to Mr.. Fr-rs.--Pages sc and
81.
Z" fhe Spaaiards, i find, promise
much more than they perform ; and
here we have not been able to get FIVE
thousand pounds" Sir John Moore
% Charles Stuart, Esq. Salamanca
Nov. II, f8os-Page e6.
!" The French have many friends in,
This country" lib.
" 1t was my wish ID have run great
risks to fulfill what conceive to be the
wish OF the people of England, and 20
give every aid to the Spanish cause /;
out they have shewn themselves equal
to dc SO little for ACKNOWLEDGMENT
ewo principal armies having allowed
themselves TO BE- beaten and dispersed
almost without an effort" Sir Joha
Moore to Gen. Hope, Salamanca,
2S-h Nov. 1905.
" The army may still be useful if this
government be overset and anotaef
rises up directed by men OF more abb.
lity."--Sr John Moore to Mr.. Stu
ART, Saia.nanca, 23sh Nov. 1908.
"Salamanca, ist ID .cember. 1909
There is nothing SO easy, as for IN.
Junta, with their pens, to form ar
mics; aud thu have, see, in this
manner, collected one Of 30 900 men
IN Leon. But Romano, whom thev
nave put down at 5000, has only
5000 fugitlves from Blake. with
out arms, elothing, stores, or ammu.
nitioni without organic alton, or Off
;ers TO make any; the soldiers ~ .ther
disciplined, nor (Ron ma eo.npllinl
susceptible oftaking auy when cheek.
ID they 50 OF" Sir john Moore 20
charles stuart, Es1.--Page "a.
Such is our want Of monec. tho