The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-06-07


attacks of the enemy, ia which they = gro
a'wsys two to one. Being severely voun-
dcd, he remained on the height with about
100 soldiers, who were also wounded, aud
his brigade Joined the duke of Beliuno on
his 1T Successive attacks took place on
the centre. but every time the enemy pre-
! sented the.-.ei=eess :aasyy ~o.e 1epu:se1.
Constantly disappointed in the plan Of ad-
vancing to-. ChicIana, confined towards the
sea, aud convinced that all their efforts had
proved abortive, and the field OF battle being
strewed with their dead, they considered
themselves fortunate to have the opportuni-
tty OF Profitiug OF the moy ement which had
been made by Gen.. .viliatte, aud of throw
ing them selves into the Isle Of Leon, which
they did without any consideration for one
o. the Spanish divisions, which was thus
separated from Cadi1, but which. having
wandered about all the folio ing day, sue
ceeded in entering the Isle Of Leon during
the night, as the blockade was not re csta-
blished on that point until the 7th
Thus between 5 aud COCO imperial troons
disappointed the execution of a plan long
meditated by an enemy. drove them up a
gainst the sea. and compeiledthem to return
to Cadis, wheuee the greater part Of their
force had sailed only week before. The
duke Of clIuno took three standards, four
field pieces, and made 72o prisoners,
The action was extremely obstinate. The
French charged several times with the bay.
onet. We had 1900 men killed, wounded
or made prisoners. !, Among the latter we're
$50 men,, all W ounded, who were taken or
the height defended by Gen. Ruffin, and
bout SO sharpshocters, who were the only
French made prisoners without beiug woun-
ment was charged in a wood Of olives, in
which it was placed as a corps of sharp
shooters The eagle bearer being killed,
his eagle could not b. found. This reg
meni having been employed as sharp shoot
ers by the generals order. it ought not to
be blamed FOR the loss of the eagle. .
Cen, Ruffinis among the prisoners. and
his wound is severe
The general of brigade, Chaudron Rous.
seau, and colonel Nutier, are killed. These
officers were distinguished for their brave
ry, AID have fallen gloriously
The number of the enemy counted dead
On the field Of battle is 900, including 500
English, and We are assured that great
number were carried off The enemy'.
ioss cannot be estimated at less than 1000
men, that is to say, the triple of ours. One
half OF this loss, At least, was sustained bv
the English troops
The 4th corps, and the corps of oSserva
tons under gen., Codinot, that is to say,
more than $4,000 men, were of no use in
this Important affair, Tout of reach.l
General Godiuot also detached nine bat.
taions, but these reinforcements, which
might have been useful, arrived too late
The enemy, after their defeat, placed them
selves in state Of security within the walls
Of Cadiz.
-. NEW YoRK, June I.
In the snip Irumbuil, arrived at Provi-
dence, from Canton ON SATURDAY. last, came
passenger, Edward Darlington, ESQ. Ameri-
can Consul al Canton.
Extract Of Letter from Cddiz dated #
frH IL, rseefUed by tie sAit Commerce.
Every thing seems brigntning in this
quarter Portugal has not a Frenchman in
1t; and Andalusia will in all prob ability soon
be free-Massena is retiring with all IRE
cipitation before the allied armies-.Badaioz
and Campo Mayor are again in the hand of
he Spaniards--A respectable force 10
marching down upon Seville-An expedition
sails from hence on Saturday, under the
command OF The Regent Blake.
"Flonr IA liz BIS per Dbl. on board
rather dull for the moment, in consequence
OF large stock on hand
Rice s a So per 100 lbs. on board
in demand.
"lndian Corn So IL per faneg.
"Stave Pipe S160 per 120O-Barrei
40 dolls. per ditto
Beef 40 dolls. per bbL-Pork Is dolls.
per ditto On board
Exchange on kondoa ~ 1.2 a 3 4. be-;
ing Is PEE cent above par, in favor of hose
who purchase bills. "--Eu. Post.
SALEM, May ss.
we conversed some time with Captain
Evans. lthe master of the vessel from, Bor-
deaux.] He informed us, that vas. nun
oers OF troops (100,o00) had passed through
bordeaux tor Spain while he was there
mat every thing was military. and everv
one soldier that could carry musket--
that sven the shoeblaCks had been swept
from the streets, and such of them az wonId
answer, put into military service--that
great successes against the English and
opaniards were reported, but in such
way that 1t was evident these reports
were covers to immense losses on their own
side.
Captain Evans has favored MS with a
ME OF bordeaux papers, the latest of
winch is the 18th ofMarch, which contains
our new Non Intercourse Law, without re-
mark.-G9- Not the Act of Sd March.
-. ST. PETERSBURG. March s.
we learn by dispatches from the com.
mander OF the MoIdavian army, that the
troops which are on the other side of the
Danube, under the orders of adiutant pc
neral Count de St Priest, took by assault on
the 18th oil February from the Turks. the
town ct Loscha. The garrison, which con