The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-10
OF vAIENCIA, &c,


eIto ,nv pohte'.rss oil Capt Taylor, for Gibraltar,
Ispsrs ceata'sing the following particulars. =
-. - ~. CADIz, Dec. so.
write ION f;sw lines AMI cnclo.e n printed pa
peril which YOU will see, chat the die is uearay cast
l;y this time doubt not, that the French are mas
tstS Of Valencia. Blake WAS s:,u, up there with
sJae troops; they hasc no. provisions Tor week,
He is in,rh criticised for his late conduct ,nca, in
rot attacking: itcrc the enemy receives. t,ir REIN
fos~.ircrts. Report adds, that the Fscncl have
rasscd the Jrcar and entered Aic,r..is do mot
hrtcve twill always require some time regulate
siic siiai;'s Of Nalencia Her. wc can do nothing
without strong garrison, ttd it docs now exceed
two Thousand men. So a.. ....
EKrRAORDINARY.-Th Superior Board Of
rae Ainslom received. yesterday at o'clock in the
aftcrtoo despatch from the Governor OF Alcira,
siti,i in substance, that. the preceding night,
scm'i eavaliy had catered that town, with It's com
mandam, H. -. Dan. Nicolas NIxhy, and Gems La
carrera ald O'Donnell that their divisions had dis
persetl ia ctselnencc OF the action of Manses that
The encmyl,sd advanced as far Alginete, and that
the COMMUNICATION with Valencia was cut nn.
At a later hour g in the evening" this Board re-
seived, by express, despatch from II. 4. Don Nco-
las Many likewise under yesterday date to the fol-
lowing purpose
!" Jlfbst Esseiiert Sir, 49,
MarshxL Sschet yesterday attacked the position
seenpcd on The river Tura by the troops under my
mnlesiate command, mud, aft or tremendous FIRE oI
artillery and musketey, whic;s continued several
hours the enemy ceecded in crossing the river n,
the point Of Mislata. Cnde- these circumstances,
although they have been charged and pursued to q
considerable distance, the whole of the horse and foo,
arc arrived on the right bank of the Jucar, it being
impossible for me to stat their number, men arc
hourly joining who had remained behind. Tie
French Yesterday hred upon Valencia aud fell back
as far rs CnRiioia"
Which the hoard m:suncates IN the public for
thsir information. Albayda, December 2S, IS1f.-
(Sisned) JOAQUIN FONT.
ALrcANT, December 81.
am sorry 20 aequaint you that Suchet having re-
csvei a reinforcement of 5000 men, attacked the
Spanish line before Valencia on the Goth, forced il
and carried every thing before him.
Gen. Blake, with very few troops remained with
IN the town. ~.
s.. Nfali with about 5000 men, reached Alc;ra. The
rest is unaccormted for, md dispersed on Killed. All
te artillery, baggage, sc. of the Spaniards, fell into
the hands Of the enemy. = 80
y. S. 1t is the general belief that General Blake
aad all those within the town have surrendered.
The population OF Valencia amounted to 1904
souls, including all those who fesistere for refuge
Suehet has formed Gordon round the town, and Ia
ken possession OF all the ouninc villages roads
SO that at present there is no communication whate-
yer with that capitals nor is Il known positively up
10 this date, what is doing there.
The following royal decree is translated from a
niadrid Gazeue of tho 18th October last, prescrib
ns rules and necessary regulations for all such ncr
ahapts and traders may he disposed to make ship
ments to the Spanish colonies lndcs) OF for such
persons as may wish to 80 thither to sct;lc-which
decree has excited the laughter Of all glasses of the
sommunIty, inasmueh it clearly shews the derane.
cd ssnto OF mind OF the ministers OF Joseph.
1T or Pdiccs at Madrid, Oct. 1, 1911
Don Joseph Napoleon. by the grace Of Coz. and
The constitution OF the state king OF Spain and the
ladies' >'-
We have derreed, and do hereby decree as fol-
lows a. -
Art l. Nalisences ahall hereafter he granted to
0ake expeditions (shipments) to remove to the In
a,es, except to houses and persons of well known
Art g. All those who shall apply for licences for
enc Purpose = ispstching vessels to the Spanish CO.
Somc1 will be obliged to under bond TO he ap-
Preycl by the respective governors, to produce in
Ss'e tine the certificate of having landed her cargo
At the port Of her destination.
art. ;. Such persons as may wish to go to the CO.
Ao1es and shall apply for licenses go ththcr mus,
make It appear that they partners of houses es-
eeHsncd there, or have property in the country.
Att. a. Dur minister of the interior remains charg-
80 with the execution Of this decree.
( Signed, Y.EIREY.
~ his majesty, 81
The minister, secretary OF state ~.
81 Signed .hsrria,o Infis de Ur9uiio.
The foregoing publication from the intrusive 90
S1Tnmcnt OF Joseph BonaIartc, is truly ridcuInus-
avn particularly after they have known of the ruany
ysd important advantages obtained in the colonies o.
YER tic deItdcd subjects who wished to oppose the
ssotIcr country, but are now left hopeless.
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