Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-06-29
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BOSTON. LUNG JIG.

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French in it made prisoners. Lord Welling-
ton was turning his attention again to the
Northward, where the French had made
some movements in consequence of his alb
sence.
papers to May S.
Aletterfrom lord Wellington, dated MIA,
April 16, saws, marshal Soult had collected
his troops at Villa Franco, but hearing of
the fall Of Badajoz. retired to the frontiers
of Andalusia. Gen. Cotton followed his rear
with our cavalry, and attacked and defeated
the French cavalry at Villa Garcia. The
enemy has since entirely retired front the
province of Estramadura. The Spanish
general Condo de Penne Villemur, engaged
the enemy's garrison of Seville April S, near
that city. and obliged them to retire within
the walls. Viliemur retired on the 10th
himself, by my advice, as knew Soult
would return to Andalusia. The enemy
were b.ockading Ciudad Rodrigo on the 9th.
The French entered CASTILLO Branco on the
9Th, and retired on the 18th. The enemy
in this expedition, as usual, robbed and MUIR
dered the inhabitants. My advanced guard
had proceeded to CASTILLO Branco, and shall
go there myself tomorrow.
LONDON, May -.
We are informed that Mr. Quincy and
Mr. Lloyd's note published in Boston Sd
April, had arrived at London.
BY the Adeline, at Greenock from Charles
ton intelligence to March 81, was carried,
giving an account of the taking of Amelia
and the information chat an embargo in the
y. States was about to be laid.
The emperor of Russia has issued ukase,
ordering every SEQ men in his empire TO fur
nc 81.
An agent has been sent from the British
government to Paris to negotiate for the re-
vival of commerce in general.
1t is said Napoleon, on account of his lie
thargic habit, will not take the command Of
his army in the north.
Gen. Lefebvre has escaped from England
to France.
Parliament were proceeding in the exam-
nation OF witnesses against the orders in cOun-
Gil.
Aletterfrom st. Petersburg, April 24,says,
war will undoubtedly take place betwee.
Russia and France. Their respective armies
az on the frontiers the guards, GOO,
have marched hence to the frontiers; the
emperor sat out this day. There has been
a recent levy of $4,000 men.
a plot has been discovered at ST. Peters
burg for the murder of the emperor and his
brother Constantine, and the establishment
OF the empress dowager upon the throne
Upwards of 200 of the Russian mobiles arc
implicated, and are said to be mostly such
as have resided at Paris, and that Is mil
lions of francs have been distributed among
them through the instrumentality of the
French legation.
Grcenock Pahcr.
The emperor Alexander is VIGOROUSLY
adverse to war--he is unreservedly and has
been uniformly an advocate of the rights of
neutTdkS, as laid down in the armed neulrd-
My of 1790.--Before the battle of Friedland
he declared this sentiment, and stated that
he riSked the fate Of his father in asserting
the opinions he had.-We shall see pre-
sently the authors of this new assassinade.1
aurora.
Letters of the 3Ctt ult from our feet off
Flushing, mention that " the French fleet
consists of fJiee'. sail Of the line (three of
them three deckers) all strongly manned,
and the British of ten sail, all of them seven
ty-fours that the two fleets were. only
few miles from each other; that the enemy
seemed determined to come out, and were
expected to unmoor every moment !; and
that the British signal was flying to prepare
for battle !" The numerical superiority of
the enemy is great, but we entertain no APP.
prchensions for the result of the action,
should the enemy venture on the contest.
Lord Cochrane had yesterday another
long interview with lord Melville at the adj
mralty. His lordship, it is said, is about to
be employed on the coast of Spain.
Last night government circulated the fol
lowing abstract of the last dispatches which
we mentioned yesterday 10 have been re-
ceived from earl Wellington -
"WAR DEPARTMENT.,
50 Downing street. May IL, 1912.
A dispatch has been received from the
earl OF Wellington, dated Alfayates, the
oath of April His lordship's army having
continued its march in the direc tion of the
above place, the enemy retired before him,
and their rear guard crossed the Agueda on
the 23d, retreating upon Tonnes. A body
of Portuguese militia having been collected
at Guarda previously to lord WIS move
Uent to the northward, Marmont had
marched against them on the 18th April,
with considerable force, which obliged
the militia to retreat and their rear guard
having fallen into confusion, about $50 of
them were made prisoners.--Upon the 18Th,
the enemy moved towards brigadier general
Wilson's corps at Lagrosa, and drove ia his
out-posts. but on that night began their re-
treat, and general Wilson reoccuped Guar
da upon the 18th Of April. While Marmont
collected his forces for this temporary incur
sion into Portugal, genera! Acadia had nov
ed Spanish corps into Leon, and had old
tanned some partial successes. Don Julian
had likewise been very success.
ful in CASTLE against the encmy's conveys
and communications. 1t appears that ge-
neral Ballesteros did not enter Seville du-
ring Soult's absence from that city. General
Drouet IS at Fuente Origuna, in Cordoya
and marshall Soult at Seville"