The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-07-06
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The Spanish papers received bv the Lon
don Trader, are repiete with official advl .
ces of skirmishes with tue French. i'm
which the patriots appear always to have
had the advantages.
Az Vil'afranca, in Catalonia, a regiment
Of 900 infantry and 90 horses were attack
ed by Bcigadier Juan Caro-. who forced
them to take shelter in the barracks at the
entrance of the town, where. after resis-
tance of two hours, they surrendered with
very considerable loss in killed amongst
the few wcurted on the side of the patri..
OTIS. was the commander Don Juan Caros,
who was in consequence obliged to surren.
der the command To Don Pervasio Pasca,
colonel of cavalry, who on the Sd of May
folowedup their successes By attacking
flying column of the enemy between E-pa
nagura aid Abrera, of which they took 500
prisoners, and left four hun,lred killed and
wounded on the field of battle. the remain
der of the column, which consisted of l. 200
men, were dispersed, and only two hun
dred got to Barcelona, Of which fifty only
were armed. Proud of he success obtain
ed over the enemy at Villafranca and Es-
panagaera, the Marquis de Campo Verde
determined to follow it up and attack the
enemy a. Manresa, whici, was recently un
der the direction of Brigadier Don Francis
co Mitor, who succeeded in routing them
from their position at Manresa, and pursr :.
ed them iii their flight to Barcelona, as far
as Sabadel, where, attacking them with the
bayonet. he completely flushed them
The result of this action was 500 killed
among which were twelve officers and a
woman of the Generals family -299 pri
snners, including two women, ten officers.
three surgeons and the physician of the ar
my. General Savery escaped with two
,f,..,. Il L. IN
him.
The report adds, that the grea, number,
of killed is owing to their having given no
quarters in consequence of the treachery of
the enemy, who having surrendered twice,
on the patriots coming up, received them
with close fre.-ReLE
CABLE. May 5. s
Yesterday the patriots of Madrid, who had
hed to Cadiz and the Island of Leon for re
fuge, celebrated with solemn honors i'm the
Carmelite church. the remembrance of thei,
illustrious fellow citizens who OH that clay
two years, fell victims 10 the cruelty Of The
French, and their DIVA zeal for the libert,
OF the Nation The assemblage oftke Min
Sstry, The members of the Diplomatic body
the Grandees, Magistrates, Generals Span
ish and English both Of sea and land an,
the numerous officers otthe three allied ma
lions. Spain, England and Portugal -- h,
martial appearance Of the troops, tn, viev
OF the harbor and opposite. sAore, crowdet
with innumerabe vessels--all conspired t
render the scenery grand which was heigh
tened by the arrival The same morning O
the two ships of the line, che Aigezras an,
ASIA from Vera Cruz, and, the Caracas
br ts'"S '"ith them IrillinrS af dnllavs an,
4o0oj oes, sent TO our succor by our brethre
In America.
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Accounts from Cadiz (received at Rostnn
/, state that some OF the unfortunate Ameri
Can seamen who were cas- away in The Ia.
tempest, had been set at liberty by tn
French while others had been made pri
soners. and confined n JAIL
The English have added to their CAP
lures OF colonial possessions the island G
l.'Soa, ia the centre Of the g.if "f Venice
from which they will attempt to fill tn
Sonth OF. Germany With Colonial produc
and English merchandise. They have
chain of posts of this kind, nearly round tn
countries under the influence Of France. from
which they easily supply those countries
aided as they are by the wants and avarice O
mankind.
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