The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-18

1900, & employed himself IN erecting ba,
tei1es against the city. GeH. Eiuke saGS liz
o!"e. ;si!h tar ivhole CthiS Grmy.
| DtceBibcr Ii.
! The French troops have withdrawn again
| from 81. Roch and Algesiras. They COM
menced their march on Thursday morning
before day break, and were shortly alter
followed by Gen. Ballasteros with his caval-
| ~ and light troops. The Cci. pushed rs
tar as Los Barros, and having ;,sccrtaincdl
that the enemy had taken the road To the
pass OF OJen & Pctrugosos. marched back TO
St. Roch where lie is at present. From the
direction IN which Laval IS proceeding, it is
hlSbiy probable that lie intends TO effect a
Junction with the division from Seville, for
the purpose mentioned in last Saturday 5
Chronicle. Previous to MS departure, tive
OF his conveys had been intercepted by the
Spanish troops and light parties in his rear !:
ana accordingly rs stated by several desert
! crS, his men mad .or some time pat been re-
! uuccd To ounces Of bread Il day.
| During the stay of the enemy al st. Roch,
the inhabitants had taken refuge under the
Rocs, as they Gid upon y former occasion.
| we are sorry to have to add, that number
of them met there with an untmely death,
| ON Thursday afternoon, from the fail of an
immense stone which probably looscued by
the ram, detached itself from that part of
The mountain which overhangs Catalan Bay,
and as it rolled down toward: the sea, crush
cd four sheds, killed eighteen individuals
and wounded as many more.
In the sitting OF the Cortes the 1st inst
The committee of war made TO the Congress
ehelr Report on the conduct Of Gen. La Pena
in'thc action OF Barrosa, which they had
been appointed to Investigate. The report
stated, in substance, that there we're no
grounds tor imputing to the General the in
action OF the troops after the victory OBJ
tanned az Chiclana-that, On that day, he
displayed the greatest zeal and activity
that he had, therefore, right to insist upon
public vindcation of his character, and
upon the resembling of the resolutions of the
Regency, by which the employmcnts he for
merly held had been conferred upon others
and lastly, that the Cortes should declare,
that General La Pena had done his duty in
the action OF BarrOsa; that he was therefore
entitled to the thanks of his Maiesty-that
he ought to he remstated in his employ
mcnts, and that their declaration should
be made public for the satisfaction of the
party concerned.-Upon which the Cortcs
came to the following resolution =" The
Cortes are satisfied with the conduct of Gen.
La Pena, in the action of Balrosa, conform
ably to the dispositions of the Generals and
the result OF the enquiry made by the Coun-
Gil OF Regency.-WhiCh shall be communi-
Gated to him, giving to this effect whatever
orders may be required
.dicant, Oct. 60.
The country to the westward of this as far
as Lorca inclusive, continues to suffer Sc
veiely from the effects of the Yellow Fever,
which am sorry to say, has spread over
the whole OF the villages and province of
Murcia. in which city alone 5000 souls have
died. Here, owing to the extraordinary
precautions taken, we are totally free from
all appearance of sickness.