The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-06-05

oiSiCu to tiie TOrtc, ana reused. IL Is e.
ven SAID the submission of the Scrvians was
comprehended in them.
PHILADELPHIA, May %.
Latest from, Gibraiiar-By the Ship A.
miable, Taylor, in IS days from Gibraltar,
the Editor of the Freeman's Journal has
been put in possession of Gibraltar papers
to the 18th April, inclusive, containing Ca
diZ dates to the 10th, and many interesting
articles from the interior of Spain. Extracts
follow
:. .~> GIBRALTAR, April II.
No. Cadiz papers or letters have been re-
ceived OF a later date than the I'd The
Enemy were t..en stated to have ceased fl
ring since the night of the 31st of March
and from their movements, in the neighbour
mood, it was Inferred that they were prepa-
ring to raise The siege.
- ''-. April 19.
The Malta Journal of tie 2sth of March
orihgs the following account of a serious,
though bloody, engagement in the Adria-
tic - -.
II. NJ. 5. Victorious, Capt John Talbot,
and the Weaz!e brig, Capt. Andrews, find
ZIG themselves, in the afternoon of the 21sl
OF last month, off Venice, dis covered an enc
nys squadron consisting of one ship Of the
line, briggs and two gun-boats. Upon see
ing them, the English Immediately set eve
~ SAIL III chase. At 4 in the morning of The
z2d, the Weazle commenced the action
with Ut the eHemv's bries, and, few mi
Mates after, the Victorious engaged the line
III battle ship. At 5 one of the brlcs blew
up, and the otherbore away. favored bv the
darkness of the morning. In that action.
the Weazie suffered considerably in her
sails and rigging. At day break, the other
TWO origs were yet in sight, and the Weazle
giving chase with all the sails she could
muster. ATT. Capt. Talbot, seeing that the
enemy's brigs had got considerable dis
tancertrorn the Veazle, made the signal of
reca's lhe Victorious was still continuing
the action. The Weazle returned, and a
bout O'Clock placed herself under the bow
OF the enemy's ship. and fired several broad
sides. AT y, the enemy struck to the Vic
torlous, when she proved to be the Rivoli.
~, commanded by Commodore Barrie,
who had been only IL hours out Of Venice,
with ms squadron, composed of the Mercu-
| ry, OF 10 guns, whicrblew up in the action,
| the Jena, also OF Is, the Mameluke, of 10,
ana the TWO gun boats which ran away du-
| ring the engagement. The Victorious had
~ killed and 81 wounded, aud the Rivoli
| from between to 500 killed and wounded
= ne action took place off Seran, in the
lneishborhood Of Trieste, and was one of
the most severe that has been fought in the
| Mediterranean, owing to the Rivoii having
complement OF $50 men"
- CADIz, April Q.
! Sout arrived at Seville on the 25th of
last month with an escort of 1000 men, and
immediately gave directions for removing
the most valuable part of his plumber. He
| appears to have abandoned Badaioz to it's
| tate. and to be making dispositions for as
sembling the troops in Cordova. - -.
| On the 9th OF January, the French gar
r'son OF Hucsca surrendered to Gen. Espo-
zy Minars troops by capitulation.
= April s.
IL is is said that all the Marshals, Suchet
excepted, are to get back to France. Mar
monts army does not exceed 25 900 men,
to which number have dwindled Massena's
100000 :: it occupies the country between
the Tagus and the Duero, the frontier of
Portugal, and line extending from Toledo
to Valiadolid. General Brenier's division
is IN the last mentioned town, and Foy's in
Castleblanco. Some think that MarmoJt
will proceed through Banos, to Estremadu-
IA. There prevails great scarcity in his
army. The French are sending considera.
be quantities ct corn to- Vitoria. 90. On the
Goth OF last month, there were but 5000
men in Seville; they were removing the
corn and artillery from la Cartuja, & send
ing them towards Cordova.
.f April 4.
An officer of veracity, now prisoner a.
mong the blood-thirsty French at Valencia,
transmits an account Of the hardships which
our unfortunate countrymen endure On their
! being conducted to France.--h.ll whom
fatigue prevents from pursuing their
Journey, are barbarously shot, no fewer
than JoHr hundred having actually been
murdered In this manner OH the road from
BARRACKS to Zarrson, only 8 leagues dis
lance AN unheard Of barbarity, which
calls for the attention Of Government!
April s.
| Brigadier Rovira reports to Gen. Lacy.
under date, Aulot. February 80, that he has
obtained important advantages in Darhius
and the envirous Of Corona In the first of
'hose actions, ont of eco of the enemy's men,
100 only effected their escape, and the Ge-
neral commanding was killed the second
was OF less import nce. In the beginning
Iof March, NJ Milans surnrized and took
prisoners, at Cauamas, $50 Fre7ch cavalry
with their horses. General Siiveira has
advanced upon Zamora with 1900 Portu-
guese.