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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-26
WAR IN SPAIN.


The Paris Journal of the SOth of N-o,,.,,,
per- contains the two subsequent article
from the London Times and Statesr,a,,
"hiGh present gloomy picture of Bri,ish
conduct In the peninsula, and of the affa;rs
OF the allied powers there.
- N . LhTED FOR THE AMER1cAN.1
from me LONDON Times ofNou. IS.
III VAN do we look in the letters and n,.
Pers received by the mail from J'ishon pa "a,
intelligence that could afford ms any cnr, 80.
iation-We ind nothing to cheer US. We.
see the rench enter Madrid, without any
'iiins decisive being done by the Sna-
nish government either to ;oDedn IL:
progress by harrassing their TANKS tbe;,.
'ea., Vi Dy surprising their detached corns
are all surprised to learn that King
joseph mas marched towards Cuenca. with
Ups Oh only 10000 men, and that no
"nefe upon ms route have the SDaniardc
taken up arms to dispute their Ground
nov can TINS apathy be explained? Is it
intrigue is II imbeCilitya We beein tn
ear mat some cause will parayze all the
energy and patriotism hitherto evinred h,r
the Spanish nation.
me last intelligence from that country
umloids 70 us an alarming fact. Amongst.
ali 'he oPanlsh Generals, none was so ac-
nh. oo HeaiouS' nor SO justly popular as
bailasteros-and that General is now DO
pIiVed OF his command. The efficer. ~,
wncm ne is succeeded, (ODonnell,) is a
man OF acknow lodged talents and co,,ao,o .
o"t ~ OohheIl Is named captain general Of
AnuaIusia by the Duke del Parone. aud !,
1t Impossible to foresee the limits Of those
arrangements, or rather arrangements.
. me present Spanish government is new .
~ 'equ'reS guidance; it must at the same.
"",e DC directed and protected, if il wishes
% De saved. The people of ENGLAND have
g
lhey nave exhausted their treasures and
that is aiOrding good protection. If then
oenoVes 'he British ministry TO direct. bv
Ihelr adVice, ard exercise their influence
over The Spanish government. Onr minis
ters VIII be blameable if they fail to make
use OF the influence they should have in
1Pain to amellorate the interior system of
. .t". country and II they have TO influence,
they are still more cupable.
we have heretofore reproached ro;n;qtsr,
Tor not sending to Spain more forrni,Iab1e
armies; out this was probably, impossi-
Die Row we-blame themsfor a verv. .yr;a,,-
Gus error, that.of not having caused 70 he
raised a more numerous Spanish ARM
better equipped, better armed, and bette.
ulScipilned. If they have for answer. ,htt
they are unable to do so, we would believe
'hS'h ]" part but we are convinced that
others, holding their stations, woulh have
done it, ""'S
The duty Of a general is 70 gain victories
mat OF minister IS TO draw therefrom ali
thc advantages possible, and devise such
measures that one victory should produce
o.hers' Onr general Wellington has done
ms duty. Il must be painful TO him IN bs,s
done 1t without beneftng his countrv.-.t,
must be painful to him also to wi,Idrew he
tore an emery, without Being constrained +.
II oy insurmountable obstacles incidental
armies but solely by the mismanaSems.,e
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CONGRESS-.
IN SENATE.

ser WedneSday, Jan. 90.
aT-. Turner submitted a motion similar to
that made day or two ago in the House of
Representatives of the United States, pro-
posing an amendment to the constitution OF
the D.. States which was read and passed
90 a second reading. j 's;' -
The letter received from tho ComEission-
or of the General Land Office, commune
citing the report of the commissioners APP
pointed conformably to the act "to asC~r-
tain the Western boundary of the district
reserved for satisfying the military bounties
allowed to the. soldiers OF the Virginia
line on continental establishment" was re-
ferred to a select committee composed of
dcssrs. yarnum, iIowell, Anderson, brent,
* I.elb.
The Senate then resumed the order OF the
= day on the bill from the House, authorisng
1an additional military force of 10000 men
for ore year. And after considerable dis
cussion, the Senate adjourned without COM
ing to any decision thereon.
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u OSr on Thursday Evening last rcd. morocco
Pocket Book bound with silver, containing for
Nv dollars in bank notes, and papers with few
articles of little value only to myself. will
give tan dollars ii the packet book aud centsnts are
delivered to me at the Eagle Tavern
CHARLES BARRETT.
Jan. 81.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-26

the Emperor was at M;chtehousk. and on
the eight he was to be at Smolensk, and this
is confirmed by an important article in the
Journal de Paris. which says, " We expect
to see the whole or our army cautioned be-
tween omoiensk, Witepsk and Minsk, in
the first Is days of Now
The report in the Corunna papers Of
Soult having been defeated by Gen. Hill
does not appear entitled to credit. No date
is assigned, and we Know it could not have
taken place i'm La Mancha as stated. The
report probably originated-in the affair near
Araaguez, on the 2Stt.
CoRUNNA, Nov. i2.-Lord WELLINGTON,
in conjunction with General Fill, has form
ed another plen which would more annoy
the enemy, and they have now retired to
Arevalo. Rueda, Tordesillas. &c. covering
the Douro.
|. Yesterday a Courier extraordinary arriv-
ed, who Informs US. that on the 4th instant
re lett Rneda dispatched by Lord Yelling
ton, who had his head quarters there, and
With whom were General Castanos, lava,
Losada, and others--that the allied army
was III excellent condition-that it had five
times offered battle to the French, which
they had always refused-that the English
were expecting Gen. Hill to join, as Espa-
mas division had air. a iy DONE
Yesterday the Funds experienced de-
any ostensible cause from what we could
SOLICIT on the subject, it seems, thata idea
prevails in the Il ouse, chat IN subsidy for
Russia is in contemplation left
off at So Ii, and Omnium at 4 3-8 pre-
MUM.
Yesterday the House of Lords met, g. af
ter several peers had taken the oaths, * the
marquis of Camden had been introduce d
in due form, attended by the garter king
at arms, an adjournment took place.
Bell, seaman, belonging to the Rosa
mond slOop of war, who has confessed be
ing concerned IN the murder ofthe Mari
family, is arrived in town--his conscience so
disquieted,hm. whilst at Sromncss, in Scot
land, that he voluntarily acknowledged tina
he and four others were concerned in that
murder, and that himself cut Mrs. Marr's
throat.
The rumours which have lately been in
dustriously circulated of his majestv's ex
treme danger, and of new paroxism, are
without foundation. His majesty has suf-
tered no serious attack of the disorder re-
Gently.
Plymouth, November 10.
The Independence, lately captured, sail
ed from Bayonne in Company with three o.
ther American Letters of Marque, home
ward bound with cargocs. but parted soon
after sailing. Shortly after her capture,
when the Medusa was lost sight of, she
was fallen in with by those which sailed
with her, who. on discovering she was in
the possession of a British crew, kept no.
vering about for the purpose, it was suppo.
sed, of retaking her, but, fortunately, when
about to make the attempt, the Hotspur
and Unicorn frigates were discovered in
chase of them, and they made off under a
crowd of sail. The master and crew of
the independence are on board the Medu-
sa.
Another account states. that one of the
above three is the Gipsy of New.York.
Licyds. November "a. A Teneriffe.
Dos Hermanos, from New-Ysrk. The
Lady Madison, from Petersburg to Liver
pool, is lost on Cortland
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COMMERCE WITH PORTUGAL.

NOMNENOf. WI IL FOX OGAl,.l
We have transcribed the following impor
tant commercial information from the origi-
nal OF letter received by a respectable
merchant in this city, from his agent in Lis
bon: Bal AMERICAN
Extract from 4 letter dated Lisbon .Wov. 8.
" We would advise great caution in spc-
cuations of American produce to this coun-
try tor we continue to receive such sup
Plies, as are actually coming in every day,
that prices must rise with you, and the mar
ket here be glutted; the losses of specula-
tion will thenbe enormous. Rice has alrea-
d" fallen from IS dollars to 8 dollars the
quintal, OF 12S.pounds our weight ; and great
quantities are expected from Brazils & In
dia. Pray attend to this. Flour is from II IL
dollars to 10 dollars every arrival influ
ences to lower prices. Arrivals from Ar
changed by Russians, with wheat, and even
from Buenos Ayres, are frequent"
LANESvILLE, Jan. 10. p
The successful termination of the expe-
dition under Col. CAMPBELL to the Mas
sassinway towns, reflects the highest credit
upon the energy, enterprise, and patient
endurance OF our brave back wuods-men,
and shews what we are to expect from them
when led on by faithful COMMANDERS
! Their patience and self-denial would have
! done honor to the days Of ancient Rome.
! The suiteringS of our men must have been
/ Incredible On their arrival at Da, ton the
| CentineP Observers" their enlsrr,:. :,.e-
cession into town with the wounded extend
ed on litters, excited emotions which the
! philanth rophic bosom may easily conceive,
but it is not in our power to describe p
| Their horses were subSisted for nine DAYS
| with nothing but the; branches of busbeB
&c. cut for 6ro1vsc. Tie men Jared little
better, for many days, having for three or
/ four days nothing to. ,eas. and Tor several
more days only half allowance. Add 70
this their sufie rings from frozen limbs,
wounds, &c. aud re can scarcely conCeiv,
Nof worse case. The fighting of h1ttes is
nothing compared to "a combat with the cie-
menis and the cravings of hunger.
We anticipate good result from the
campaign under general Harrison when his
I arrangements are completed. We fcrvcut-
! ~ hope the stains upon our arms will yet be
wiped off by the vindictiVe Courage Of the
Western People, who will never rest salts
led until our national honor is retrived, & d
two field vengeance executed upon our per-
hdi0us enemies and their savage allies
Wherever they have come in contact with
the enemy under proper circumstances
they have rendered good account Of them
From the best information. %e are in
cllned to believe general Harrison is deter
mined 20 pursue the campaign without in
ltermissicn. Every movement Is directed to
THAT eject, and although some time since
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HOUSE OF REPRESENT TIvEs.
L.. on


Mr.. Harhcr presented tho petition of
Tnooas simpson of the state Of New
Hampshire. an officer of the Revolutionary
AMY, praying Tor arrearages of pension, q
for communication and a bounty in land for
services rendered and disabilities incurred
in the Revolution. SO much of the petition as
related to arrearages Of pension and con-
imitation, was referred to the committee 81
Claims. and so much AS related to the bouu-
~ in land, TO the committee OH the Public
Lands.
mir. Netofcn. from the committee of Gone
incrce and Manufactures, made report
uigavorat,c TO the petition Of the assiguccs
- William aud Anthony NJ. Buckley ;
which was read aud coDcurred in.
mr.. W7JtoH, from the same committee
reported q lid gor the relief of Samuel
Eihs ahlch vas twice read and commit
"a.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-05
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
r C III N o ND:
MONDAY. JULY S, 1918 I.

Extract eta letter from respectable character
in TViiiiGnisburg, to eitissn Of this place, da.
ted Jfaiy 3, 1916
Until the last nigh, have not since the at
tack on Hampton, taken or my clo,hes.--i
think now there is no donbt that the object OF
the cnemy's expedition has been 10 get water.
They have stout brig, (the only vessel of any
size above, or even as high as Mulberry Island
on yesterday-Above SWANS Point and below
the mouth of Chickahomony, several vessels,
small schooners, of the look and size of Hamp.
ton Pilot Boats, and Barges, are certainly pas.
sing UP and down. have been on the river e.,
very day since they have been up, 50 that
have seen much Of their movements, and I am
now convinced that their main object is water.
Yoa will readily beleve that a DISPOSE: ion to
get fresh provisions, has not been wanting; so
far as in our neighborhood they have not sue.
cee1ed much. 1t IS said, that the night before
last, they Elan ed y great gun on the upper
point of j ames TOM Island-We are much in
want OF some riHeincn and great gtnis--If we
had the latter, think ,ha; we would soon hav e
hat piece OF the enemy.
We have forwTded to our poor fellows in
York, 95 shirts, ~ pair of panialoons and one
vest and We SHALL send them further supply
in few days"
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-05

The poetical gentlemen who edit the tory
paper at Georgetown, in the District ofCoIum~
bA, harp very much upon festival which oc-
Cured lately at Baltimore in honor of the war.
They think it quite shocking that any body
should celebrate declaration of war forget
ting, we presume, their own recent carousal in
honor of Russian victories The war in which
we are engaged, we do not hesitate to say, is a
much more holy one than that carried on by
Russs. Hers, at best, is n contest for English
monopoly. 1t is worthy of observation that at
no moment since the Frenc have Been driven
out of Russia has the -EmPeror Alexander pro"
posed peace, OH any terms, to France. This is
a very strong proof that he is melted to cont
rue The war for interests beyond his own in o.
Their words, for British interests. But this
could not last long, even if Russia continued
to succeed. 1t could not continue, because,
British cupidiy would soon appear so manifest
that the Russians, like all the previous allies
Of Eng and, and ike Russia herself on former
occasodfs would become Disguised, and
frame separate pachcation. 1t is only in the
hey dey ofsuccess that Russia is blinded and
she has been for the moment, so completely
filmed, that mistaking march for conquest,
she has forgot to reconcile her practice with
her declarations--O war, then, being for
personal freedom is more holy, more sacred,
than that of Russia; and therefore, if it is no
sin to celebrate the one, it can be no sin to ce-
lebrate the other. As to the argument drawn
from the miseries Of war being too affecting for
a special rejoicing, it shows want Of discrimi'
nation. We refer the critics To Lord Kaimes
where they will fud that thing may be IN
pleasant and yet b agreeable. 1t may be a
gyeeaJie 10 reason .thoogh unpIeasant 10 the
feeiiagH Just as wheup man Furnishes another
for insulting him !; 1t IS Unpleasant to be epgar
| ged in quarrel but i is agreeable to reflect
and to rejoice at the reflection, that the person
insulted resented the affront with becoming
spirit.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-05
CONGRESS.
IN SENATE.
Monday,June 90.

Mr.. Canrbeil,s tom the committee on
foreign relations, reported the Following bill,
which was read and passed to the second
reading:
r n Biz 10 f,ohitn md fitizens and Inhabitants
eftke U. S. .jro'p carrying on any trade
or traffic 7pifh IND dominions or deEcadcn-
cies Qffhe United Kingdom Of G. Britain
and ireland.
BE IL enacted, cd That any citizen or
iiii,abitant of the u =. or the territories
thereof, who shall, during the war in which
tie said United States are IT present cnga-
eed, either directly or indirectly carry on
any trade, commerce or traffic, in any arti
Giles Whatever, with any OF the don,inions,
colonies, or dependencies of The United
Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland, or
With airy person or persons residing within
the same and any citizen or inhabitant as
asore said, who shall directly or indirectly
be privy to, or aiding or abettpg in carrying
en- any such trade, commerce or traffic, shall
bee adiutlged guilty of misdemeanor, and
shall UPON conviction for every such offence
lie imprisoned for n term not exceeding two
years, nIr less than six months, and be fin-
ed in sum not exceeding FIVE thousand, nor
less than five hundred dollars ; and any ship,
vessel, or carriage, of what kind Soever, em>
pluycd or used in any such trade, commerce,
or traffic as above described, and any Car
On which shall be found on board of such
ship or vessel, and any articles which shall
be fond in such carriage, when detected OF
taken in such unla awful trade commerce, or
traffic, or at the return of the same to the
United States, shall be forfeited, the one
half to the use OF the United States, and the
other half to any person or persons who
shall give information thereof, and may be
seized whenever found, and condemned be-
fore any court of the United States or the
territories thereof having competent juris
diction: Ir0pids2 That nothing in this
act contained shat BE so construed as to re-
peal, impair or a fect any law now in force
providing for thejpenishment of treason or
ofany o.her ofTeIice againstthetlS States.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-05
BY the last Mail.
NEw YoEK, July I.
BY THE STEAM BOAT.
'Ircm me Al6any .drYns.

From khe Frontiers Our information
| from Fort George is dawD TO YESTERDAY seem
| night, and from Sackett's Harbor as late as
Friday. We have nothing from either place
OF much interest. Gen. Dearborn was so
much indisposed as to re der his removal
hazardous. Gen. Lewis arrived at Cayuga IN
Thursday. OH his way to Sackett'G Harbor.
The fortifcati. IT'S of Fort Ge orge were pre-
pairing, and would in few DAYS be suflici-
emily strong to resist powerful force. 1t
was expected the army would march "a
gainst the enemy the beginrir,g ofthe present
week. reinforcement cs,imated at 500
men had joined the enemw at. the head uf
the lake, and some companes We're UNDER
stood to have gone to MafdenX
Our flotilla on lake ErieIhad ft med r.
junction at Erie where two 2O,gln briggs and
several gunboats have lately b3eD built
Captain Perry, the command3nt expressed
to one OF our informants perfect Confidence
IN his ability to maintain the ascendancy ON
that lake.
The squadron is expected to sail from
Sacketts Harbor next week. Our force is
so respectable at that place and Oswego, as
to remove all fears of an attack
Major General Hampton and suite have
arrived in town, OF their way to Burlington.
where considerable force is already col
lccted. Ger eral Dearborn having resigned
the command of the district, it of course de-
wolves on General Hampton as the senior
officer.
A small party of British prisoners arrived
on Sunday and about 100 more are on their
way.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-05
For THE ARGUS.

NIX. PLEASANTs,
| see letter in your pape
deploring the disgrace of our country occa
stoned by the feebleness of our attempts up.
on petty PROVINCE lz7r.A
| The u. States may rsise on REPUBLICAN,
PRINcIpL at any time, A HUNDRED
| THOUSAND SOLDIERS, or any other
number.
| 1t would be republican mode of raising
soldiers, to impose tax of 5 dollars for in :
stance per annun on every mals able to
bear arms between eighteen and fifty to be
collected and kept in trust. by the general
government, till the time the volunteers
were discharged. But tlic u. S. to accept
in lieu of this tax from all who declined to
pay it, military service.A Any persdh, then,
who did not pay his taXsto BE- liabls to a
draft during that year to JOIN the ariny of
the United States to do the sane. <service
to receive the same pay and rations stated
ty and to be commanded by the same Off
GERS as enlisted soldiers and to be liable to
continue in the service, if war continued, *
the general s. vernnent required it l, 2, s.
4 or years, according as it should have been
put Ill the law by the wisdom OF Congress.
And every volunteer soldier to receive. be-
sides land, a just dividend of. the aggregate
of the military tax instead of a boun-
ty, as should have annually accumu-
lated from the time man ep,ered the SER
vice TILL he was discharged. Ibis tax to
be increased or diminished By lCongrcss,
1T proper, according as the nursber sent
tc take the field IS soldiers was deficient or
excessive, so as 10 be a regulatoINof our mil
itary force; and to give every man his choice
whether he would pay and stay at home, or
90 and receive pay. This to he the substi-
tute for militia drafts and enlisting. This
would leave at home in general the useful
part of society and convert the useless part
to the necessary purpose OF indicating the
rights of our Country. BY this plan we should
immediately have an adequate army, fer
thousands would so that never would en-
list; the great expense and fatal delay of
ensting should he done away, and the sol
diers would be well paid and at the close of
the war discharged to happy Scompetence.
i D. L believe there are above a hundred
thousand men liz the United States now rea-
dy, and willing to join the arpy as volunteer
soldiers, provided the burden Of war be e.
qualized and every man has dis choice
C
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-05

The federal doctrine concerning the right of
resisting the general government in the present
war, is, in some instances, carried to the most
ludicrous lengths. The captain of a company
OF Ny. militia in lately ordering his men to
prepare FOR actual service, in obedience to a SUI
perior order, introduced his written commands
with protest against the business of the war,
, and declaration of the right OF his men to re
sist it! This captains name is said to be Haw
ley. He has been very properly arrested for
trial, and, we hope, for punishment.-rhis
Hawley must be fellow after Josiah Quincy's
own heart The laws ofthe country are nothing
to such sterling patriots. Ifyou would give
ear 10 them, the only truelin of conduct for a
good citizen is course of insuyyectiOnal obe~
dience.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-05
WASHINGTON CITY. July 1.
THE PRESIDENT.

IL IS no doubt known TO most OF our rea
ders, from common report, as well as iron
ntlmations IN various public prints, that tn
president OF the United States has, for NOR,
than two weeks past, been much indispos
posed, and tor several days so seriously a.
| to be confined to his bed. We have refrain
cd from noticing. his illness heretofore, a,
well from hope that it would speedily
terminate, as because we did not deem il
sufficiently serious to Justify our alarming
his numerous and devoted friends by an
nouncing it, We lave notget changed our
impressions in this respect abut his indis
position has become a>topic Sf remark in
Legislative debate. Mr.. Irsgsrsoli, in the
course of a speech of great eIoquence, inge-
nuty and research, having thus expressed
himself on Tuesday i'll the House of Rapve-
sentatives
80 am one of the last individuals on this noor to
utter wantonly an unsracious disrcspet,fu sem
ument conserving any measure of that dminis RAJ
ton to which am attached and that excellent indi-
vdnal, in particular, who, much Ia the happiness
and Satisfaction OF the county, now fills the Erecu-
tive Magstracy of these United States .siose large
and psrUading' hold on the confidence and a0ccii-
of his fellow citizens has beer, so7aL, JTo,ey
,oitia these cso days. by the almost tnirsrsat en-
Preston n fe'Oe sviShss for las recovery from tke
.idSposi0n 'cith r,hich lie is afflicted and his re-
in the complete exercise of those supe-
rior faculties Will! which he is endowed, and which
have been uniformly dedicated TO the purest public
service"
The fact of Mr.. MADDIsoN's illness ba-
wing been thus publicly announced, and as
uncertainty and doubt may give rise to ma
ny miSapprehensions, we shall feel il du-
ty to keep the public mind occasionally in
formed OF the state of his health, as it NAV
come to our know edge. until his connlete
recovery shall remove all cause of an xietv
among his friends and fellow citizens on his
account.
We are happy to have it in our power
now to state. that the President is deemed
by Physicians convaiesccnt, and is certainly
much better than he has been.
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