The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-06-11
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SADIZ. april ~. y
NEWS FROM vILLAViCIOSA.
On the 9Th inst. the passage of G uadianna
was not effected, as the bridge vas not f.
nished; the river has risen four yards ; aud
mode has been adopted OF conveying troops
ACROSS in boats two divisions of the al
lied army. with 500 horse, remain on the
other side. This operation will de contin
ued until the whole shall have crossed, which
will take some days, and in the mean time
gen. Castanos has established his head quar-
ters at this place.
This day the French sent from Badaios
to Ohvencia, 1900 men, which. with 8 or
400 more that were IN that place. will make
a garrison OF about 2000 men; they have al
so carried thither 2 or 3 twelvr Founders
Mnrlier yesterday prepared with all haste
Ite leave BadaJos, and il is said TO day that
he has marched to Zafra with some troops ::
continuing to draw on, several articles from,
that. place
To morrow 2or3 pieces ofSpanisii ariil,ei-,
will be sent 70 unite with the divisions Of
the allied army which are OH the e,her
side of the Guadiana.
Although the English have been RETARDED
lin crossing the river, the division of the 9Th
army which was in Albuquer que. has not
delay I'd its march. Brigadier Count dc Pen
ne Velemur, who commands che Spanish
cavalry, was ordered on the 4th to Mooteio.
and took several prisoners with their arms
and horses, among them a Spaniard of the
9Th regiment-300 Galatians of Tho light
battalion have marched to project Coun, de
Pennies cavalry had taken
post IN Guarda with more than rs. 600 men,
and Wellington had made preparations TO
attack and drive them on. but as soon as
the vanguard and third division had executed
on the 30;h the movement upon the enemv's
flank he abandoned his position; the result
of this was the taking 400 prisoners, who,
amused In plundering the country. found
themselves on their return with the English,
as Massena had left the position. con-
sequence of Lord Wellington having re
ceived Information, that Almeida was with
out provisions and in want of every thing, ne
was preparing to strike blow against il !;
some will have.ittha he has already entered
Almeida. and consequently the French have
entirely evacuated Portugal.
General Ballesteros ought to have arrived
to-day at Frejenal.
On the Sd, Massena's army had a rem
counter on leaving Sabugal
An English light division having autici-
pated the attack by an hour, saved him
from general action: the day being very
foggy. the divisions could not see each other,
which caused four English regiments 10 EN-
b
OF Regnier. The former were several times
repuised, until anotaer diy sion adv. when
they overthrow the enemy, who lost more
than 1000 men lea ing 200 dead on the field
OF battle. and 500 prisoners. The British
lost two hundf ell or three hHndrsd men.
The enemy lett the field of Battle ard eva
cuated Portugal.
NEW York, June5.
Late last evening arrived the tast SAIL.
ing ship Trident. Forman, in 90 days from
Greenock, which port she LEFT on 5th of
May.
By this arrival. the Editors of the
Mercantile Advertiser have received Cree
mock papers of the Ssh Of Nav, and
London dates Of the first, from which
some of the following articles are COPIED.
Capt. F. informs us, that it was reported
in Glasgow. that Mr.. Pinkney the late mi
mister to the court of ST. James, and Mr.
Foster, the new minister to America, bad
both left London previous to capt. F's
sailing.
The American frigate John Adams, cap
tain Dent, arrived az L'Orient on the
10th of April, with Mr.. ERvING, min
lister PienipoteRtiary TO the court of Dem
mark
There we're serious insurrectioCs in many
parts OF f1oiIand. lherc appears to De an
effort amongst the Dutch to regain their Ii
berty.
It will be seen by our extracts from Eng
isb papers that a war between France and
Russia is confidently expected.
Although roundabout news is generally
doubted, we cannot but believe there is some
foundation for the report. In our latest
London papers, to the 9Th Of April, it was
confidently stated, that Massena had orders
to quit PortugaI-.abd this was known in
Paris. and believed, as early as the 9th of
April.
The French war minister, the duke Of
Feltre. (gen. CIarke) had issued orders for
the conscripts otthe IL departments, to hold
themselves ready to march on the 18Th Of
that month (; and /, was believed in Paris,
that their rout would be for Germany.
In England the great feet about to de-
part for the Baltic, gave rise TO daily re
ports and speculations on grest-events. A
gentleman arrived in London the 10th of
April from Copenhagen, who aft med that
the island of Zealand was to be occupied
by English troops, at the desire ofthe Danes
land added, that Russia had refused to
acknowledge Bernadotte as regent of Sweden
and that the government intended issuing
licences for the introduction of coffee, sugar,
and other colonial produce, from England,
into Russian ports.
All the recent letters from Sweden speak
confidently of change Of politics in Rus