Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-06-20
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1t is now affirmed that Massena with his
army had left Portugal at the same pass at
winch he entered it, and that his army CONT
nueo their march towards Salamanca in Spain
We have not yet the French accounts of these
unexpected movements. From the official
accounts Of the English Commander in Por
tugal, the French have retired without con-
fusion, and no general action has ensued. We
Ind not as the army advanced that the En-
ghsh increased their number of prisoners, or
were able to derive great advantages from
the positions of the French. The actions did
not occasion great loss to the Enal:sh army.
and the English General has not AGGRAVATED
the loss of the French. When we recollect
that Gen. Moore penetrated as far as Sala-
manca with great hopes in former expedi-
ton, and recovered the shore with great diff
Icuity, we must expect yet future events to
disclose either the purpose, or the conseoucn-
ces OF these sudden movements.-Thoueh
Massena's army had retired from PORTUGAL
by the north, the southern parts of this king
dom were not without q French army at tbe
last dates-It has been said that the English
mad ventuTed to storm Badajcz The French
it is said, left Portugal in the north on the lth
OF April, and the English passed the Guardi-
ana on the next day. Soult at this time was
declared to be at Seville, about a decree
south easterly of this passage. We can on
Iy say that resistance at this point appears
probable, but we cannot collect the strength
OF the two armies, or know the exact positi-
ons they have taken. AS Seville NAV be con-
sldered as the intermediate point between
the operations in Cadiz and Badaioz we NAV
account for the conjectures respecting the CO.
operations of the two forces against the
French at this conjuDcture.
AS we lately noticed fhn ~, o,.a 4;o,,e &c a. -
English in India, we think the foIlwine para
graph from Count Valentia will explain the
present temper Of the natives south of the
place lately recovered by Scindea. The
Count tells us that Lord CORVALLIS, after an
end had been put TO the power of Tippo. a.
dopted mild system of policy RESPECTING the
Rajahs who had been defeated by 'Tippo. and
then proceeds to observe, =" Had the servants
OF the India Company acted with firmness.
united with gentlcncss, tranquility might have
been preserved but some of these gentlemen
seem to have thought only of making rapid
fortules, whilst others gave way to all the
violence of their passions, and acted uniusti
tably towards the Nairns. The Cottiote Ra-
jah at length broke into open rebellion"
Having assigned the cause, the Count pro-
ceeds to remark" The Bombay govern
mcnt now determined on IN arrangement,
which ought to have been originally propos-
ed to the Rajahs, TO give them handsome pen
sions, but no civil power This was carried
into effect with all Of them, except the chief
OF Cottiote, who still continues in open rebel
hon, and deiies the British power.' "The
RaJah keeps the whole country in alarm, and
even cxtepds his incursons TO the vicinity Of
tcliicberry, which he lately entered. and
burnt several houses. His cause is by no
meansunpopular, for two of his nephews, who
had been taken prisoners, not only escaDed
from Cannanore, where they were confined,
but induced their guards Of Scpoys to desert
with them. The loss which tho Company
have sustained in officers and men during
this Insignificant warfare, has probably been
greater than in the war with 1ippo; and | |
doubt whether they have received any revc- |
nue. from the fertile provinces Of Malabar. |
As fhc misconduct oftheir servants has been |
by the lcgalprosecutions which /
have been carried on against them, 7 think |
the government ough; to behold the rcbelioni
of the Cottote Rajah without resentment.
and should use gentle means TO recall him 20
his duty" The count Valentia passed from
Ceylon through this country in his way to
Mangaiore TO the Red Sea, in which he has
made some valuable discoveries respecting
the navigation ofthose waters which promise
to be increasing in value 60 commerce. lie
LETT Mangalore in March 1904, ard his work
in 1909, in splendid edition.
From Europe and Asia We turn to Ameri-
ca. IN which new and great scenes arc. open
'ng, with probable chaDges IN the commerci-