The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-20
Il n All RER FFICE,
AUGUST 20.
GREAT BATTLE SPAIN.

We can presen; our readers with seu of the de.
tails o. the battle o Viitoris-~but, il is apparent
enough from The retreat Of the French. that they
have sustained defeat. The Snan,sh srcouots
state, that the French have LIST ali t.,r artillery
except two pieces; their money chest Mi their
stores. &c The last dispatch paints the.i IS -
treating with the most prec p,tation-and ibat
their rear gusrd had entered Parlpe una in the
ne:ghbourhood al the Pyrepees
he nlain army OF the French are on the borders
OF Spain-Ih'y rave the Pyren-ss AMI a small
breadth OF land aisne between them and France..-
Nothing Is more probable than that they viii he ,n.
der the necessity o! eyaeuatiug Span with the ex.
option OF a lew strohg bostS.-rhey may succeed
TOO IN occupying tue inO@t important PdfJes in the
mountain, TO enable them return wlen STAIRS
shalt sssume more favorable app .ara1ce in the
north.-lhe maps lay down five el these srincipal
psssesths Ist is the Pass of the III isssoa near the
Bay OF Bscsy, on thu road to Bsyonne .-PsmpeFu-
rs IS on the road to the 2f.-The 5th Pass Is ~, the
road from Cats 'onia Franee---and near il ON the
side OF Catalonia, arc the strong posts of Pgueras
and Gerona--lhe French will doubtless attemp,
to keep possession OF the posts of PArnpeiuna &c.
roma and Figueras.
AS to Snchet, with the other wing Of IN. Arr,v
we have the following seoounts in an extract of a
letter with which We have been favored by a Gentle
man OF this city:
"CAD1z, 25'h Jine.
The British expedition lately sent to Tar
aSona @ Barcelona returned some days
since ~ith the loss of their Artillery. They
were met there by Suchet, who marched
from the ncighbourleod Of Alicant This
has draWa the French further oil and NAV
lii that respect be considered all advantage
Co the Spanish cause.
The Plague RACES at Malta, but has
not been communicated to Gibraltar.
The ship Madoc from Norfolk with
5000 BIS. Flour, is sent into Gibraltar for
o each OF Blockade. and several other yes
sells from New York & Charleston. No SALE
e. In, a.. i ID
| Hour retails from the stores ut 313I2 per
rarrel. a cargo of Va, would not command
S12.--Money very scarce /; in consequence
vi which great distress prevails among the
.nerca otiIe houses. Exchange Id per cur
rent dollar"
GJ tTe guess, that under ibis view of the mar.
kets or Spain, the blockade Of our Boy IL NOT cF "a
much consequence rs some people choose to ina.
gne.
IT Look 1T the situation n his sfsirs in Sooir
and az ths sciuty reinioTeeraenU which have bee
scot there; lock at the situation OF bis 4y1,iae M
squadrons havng been sent out, aud bis sips 5eins
partly stript Of their Crewo-ve need no other -.
deuce 10 convince that lonlparte >hts togned al
his attention and devoted all his resources To the
| GrSnd Army in Prussia.
It has been intimsted to ne that sorss eensrrs
has been latch thrown upon the Executive for call
Ou the Citizens from their hnmes, lille they had
refused the services cfth- patriotic Vono;ee,s v o
h9vs recently poured from various quarters 10 serv,
the country. We deem il an act Of iuef,e IN A.
ixeenivc to state explicitly, that these patriotic vi
unteers offered their scrvi. to the Chief Istifrt,
with che expre.s yirw OF relieving the Capita from
tue danger Which supposed IN threaten IL .,
TO meet any other iDGptifyHt d1ngsr which fhrea
tcn9d any ether qusrter-Tb he FRS having vapishet
With the Enamy, aud no other imminent dares,
having srisen IN any oh9r .sctiop IL vas fic lit,
lcf fhe ExscaNUe % GiSbene ssifh the Services =,
lfagss pdiri0re Pola1rerS. ne ar sue a. f.,
H.. H. 20 $40. -
ean possibly cast the ssht,Si ssessrs dPc5 TIC eS.
sSgtife,