Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-17

I leave Bayounc with 60 COO effective men, indspsn-
ucni OF sick and contingencies, let see now the,
would stand when they got TO Mardid 10 keep thei,
communications open with France along a line Of
| AGO miles, they must necessarily leave 800 men, al
least. IN fruu 60O0 before ST. Sebasians COCO he
lore Pampe'ona ; from Irun tn aud ia rolosa, 5000
from the latter tn aud IN Nittora, 5000 Iogrono
lUUo from Niiioria TO aud in Miranda and thence
| to Burgos, 1000 IN Burgps 5000; in Ptlercia
100 Falisdoiil, 1000; Amanda, Samosicrra, Bay
irago, aud all the mountainous country from BuIgos
| To Hladiid, distance ofi2 10 leagues, 5000.
Any military man who has surveyed the road allu-
deh Ia, VIII Readily agree ihat the number of nipn
We have aoUed tar each pnce - extremely small
more particularly when wrrecoiiect thar ~, Srasii.
an rs defended by 5000 picked men, com minded by
bieadier foitaS, real old Spainard THAT Folio
-, besides heing capital has the Guerilla Chief
called the Pastor, with 5000 men IN its neghhnrhood
ranging about as far Alava, and the man whom OF
aii others the Duke d'Angouleme most fears that
'iilora, besides heing capital is the centre Of Sc
veral roads, and must have u gooh garrison and
that Pampaonn is delended Nv 1000 Spaniards Tu-
dela aud Salamanca are still nn the flank and no
provision : ct made for them The defes of Samo-
S'eir' might moreover easily he defended. as well as
the Guaramn.
We have, however, hrough, the French to Madrid
with an army of28000 men, 900 or whom, ~ least
must remain there IN head quarters aud To protect
the Regency. They have there fore ouy 20 0C0 Jeff
Tor uiie'i0r operations, and ibishal on then flank
wan II VOO and the Portuguese from Ameida besides,
with AZ least 10000 more. What then are the French
TO do ~ Madrid theplace IN which they have most
enemies, because there they best remembered
Besides strong force. they would have To build =
citadel, which would cost Immense sums, TO defend
themselves from coup ds main, and the guerrilIas
which would form in the an Gus country round
The capital. by the inhabitants they would he heiray-
ed at every movement. TO administer each town
aud province of which they are able 10 TAX. military
possession, they would have To organize Co
VernmcuS, for the local authorities of every place as
they advanced joined the Constitutional army near
est Ia them, 10 euabn the General 10 act with
fl...ar
RES would therefore have plenty of work on their
hands, as the Spaniards would begin, from the mo.
nrni the line was extended Io it's fu:therest extreme
ana mat they are disposed TO fight, very well PROV
eel both al 81. Sebasjinms and Lngrono, in each OF
which places the French lost 400 men.
lFe pnsscssion of Madrid wond therefore weaken
lnd emh"rrass the French much more Ihan they
mist anticipated, without being attended with any
Que p"tic"l advantage, for the instant they should
~ down there, they would he cut off ON all COM
mnnicnton with the of the Peninsula hy the
several corps d'armee, which would close in around
them, cNpused IN al SORTS of contingencies. When
Bon parie attacked the Peninsula, he established
BASIS oi oncrati"n, by taking possession of S. Sebas-
t"h - Fdinpiona on the Que SIDE aud iioUeras and
Barcelona on the Other; lie besides advanced with
At least 100 600 men, yet he lost the hattie of Blylen
ni Wa compelled to rereat IA like manner his
brother Joseph, after the battle Of Salamanca, who
was Obliged 90 ienci, in sea- Oh nfIhe Sc cond
line although he had 10 900 men in Madrid.
These difficulties the French already begin TO ex-
perence aud they that. their force is not AIDE
demands 10000 more and II Is YET query with ~,
whether wh this additional strength, he will yenlure
10 extend ms line 10 Madrid; il he does, much
The easter work Tor the Spanards. Spain pos
NesSes n large body of excellent aud experienced
Officers, ad-antnge che did not enjoy when iuvad-
dby Napoleon. These officers The most Gu
ihnsIasiIc Constituencies, and they will he ablt
AT any iine 10 rouse and WELD the population, aud
The Guerrilla system has this advantage that II i
organised wiih lille expense. TIE defence of
| SPAIN has i'therio heen passive; hui when the
are "a led The
IN a probability, will he obliged To coufue then.
selves to The hne at the Ehro If they add 80 O0O
men more 10 thrir present strength; fnr they would
very naturally anticipate the bad effect from eslah
Iisl'ng themselves III Madrid with their Regency.
aud having 10 qua ii fortnight afterwards
tIADEID, April Ij.-His exceIIency the
Count AbIsbai has issued the fellow ing procla
matlon To the troops of the Third Army of
Observation.
Soldiers The liberties OF our country being
threatened 10y our Infamous internal cuimies,
aud by foreigners whom their king sends
ganst US, and although in opposition Ia the
wishes ni the nation, and although he owes 10
us The preservation Of his crown our country,
and the laws of honour call upon us Ia fulfil
| oar sacred 0ath, and 10 defend our institutions.
'fhe masnanimous Spanish people have pro-
voked no body by giving themselves Laws, W.
unfairly sanctioned Ivy their king They hold
IN their hands the olive and The sword Sol
diers Ii Spain wcre weakened by this raw
! army, Is ho are forced 10 fight against the intc.
resi- OF Their own country, yOu have by your
| side, IN the ranks, Frenchnen who are nte-
rested III the preservation of the past slorics
and the happiness of France. As for the rest
Though they are "a; first able To make some pro-
| gross they vii pay FOR their temcriiy, and go
down 10 the tomb with those, win" ia G0G al
tempted 10 humble the Spanish Lion viii. lou.
times their power.
Companions in armsl Victory is secure I'M
less ynu forget that you are Spaniards and in
stead of accepting the chains which are offer
ed us by the Bourbons of France, We shall
present TO that Inundated monarchy the Spa
ni7h Constitution ofI812.
COUNT ABISBAL.