Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-09-19
LATE FROM SPAIN & GIBRALTAR.

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IN 3S days from Gibraltar, bringing papers to
the 9Th of August. from which the following
extracts have been made. The only really
important item, is that relating In the battle
supposed To have taken place between Molitor
and Ballasteros, which is said to have heen
very obstinate and bloody, aud in which BAL
iasteros, is represented as having been COM
pleteiy orcrthrown. Even granting such To
have been the result, we put a construction
upon II, favorable To the cause Of Spanish
liberty. General Ballasteros has not AS it was
feared he would do, proved traitor; and the
more sangulnarv aud active the war becomes.
the longer viii 1t he continued and the more
exasperated will the Spaniards be against
Their invaders. And should a spirit of resis-
lance become general, fresh legOns must pour
INTO Spain, or not Frencbman viii! remain
three month south of the Pyrenees, except as
a prisoner of war.
The truth is that we have all been disap.
pointed and dishcartened, with respect TO the
conduct of the Spaniards, excepting in the
single province of Catalonia. After all the
Roasting, I'VE were amazed To find, compare
lively, handful OF men oyeIrunning the
whole country. We presumed that the French
would reach .Iadrid but we supposed they
would have had To contest the ground inch bv
inch. Instead of which, in most districts, they
have been marching through Il friendly popu-
iation. Nor, until very lately, has any vigorous
effort, or even decent show of resistance.
been made. The sorte from Cadiz however,
though an unsuccessful one, and the late
fighting al COrunna, have, in some degree
revived our hopes, because these affairs show
mat there are some choice spirits left, who
not only love their country, but will fight for it,
we feel peculiarly anxious TO hear further
from Corunua, AS the accounts received have
been very contradictory. and exaggerated, as
by comparison and analysis of the several
statements, we could easily show. Should
Corunna hold ont there will then he three
strong rallyinS points for The Constiutionalists,
upon three opposite points of the Peninsula,
VIZ. Corunna, CadiZ, and Barcelona. CadiZ
1t IS now said in the Gibraltar papers, is pro-
Nlsioned Tor four months and we are conf
dent Ut can never he tax IN by assault Ii must
either fall by trrachery, or starvation. And
Barcelona is not now what il was i'm 1914.
when attacked by marshal de Berwick lis
defence now consists in the imprcgnable citadel
which defends il Ia the EAST, and Monthly,
considerable mountain commanding and pro
tecting it Ia the west, on the summit of which
Is a fortress capable OF containing a numerous
garrison. Private letters from Barcelona, re-
ceived IN London, mention that there are up
wards oil 10000 m"n in the town, and that, on
an emergency, 10000 more volunteers might
be armed, the arsenal being sufficiently well
provided. The same letters add, that pro-
VISIONS were SO abundant, that most of what
were imported were much cheaper Than in
the countries from which they were brought,
ana the most enthusiastic spirit pervaded
every class of The inhabitants.
Ii is not 10 be denied, however, after all our
speculatioDs, and the pleasing anticipatiuns
winch perhaps recent accounts have raised
higher inan the sober facts would warrant
that some of the Gibraltar news is rather
gloomy. All the accounts and letters from
this quarter, concur in representing that the
French, aud the faclious (royalists) are obtain
Ing the ascendancy in the south of the
Peninsula.
Wehaye some further particulars, respecting
the attempt of Capt. Biddr, of the frigatc
Congress 10 land Mr. Nelson at Cadiz. The
Tribune, British fIjSate we were at first in
formed had been ordered off at the same
time, by the French Admiral, for making AN
attempt TO land the British minister. Ii now
appears, however, that the object of the visit
OF the Tribune 10 CadiZ, was to bring the
British Minister away.
The Gibraltar Chronicle states, that the
Tribune left Cadz on the 2lst, and San Lucar
on The 9Th. San Lucar is at the mouth of
the Gnadalqui'er, ard l3 miles north of Ca
dIz. Ii is probable, says the National Gazette,
that Sir VIM. Account proceeded thiihrr di-
rectly from Seville and did not attempt To en-
ter Cadlz. The blockading army would have
endeavoured 10 stop him, had he done SO, To-
Judge from the conduct of the blockading
squadron towards the Congress frisate
A London paper of the 3Olh, just received,
confirms this suggestion as 10 the course pur.
sued by Sir w. A'Court on his way to Glib
raItar. GCoH. .4dp
GIBRALTAR, Aug. "a person who left |
EstePona yesterday evening, states, that a.
bout 400 ROyaists entered that town in the |
afternoon; and that it was there reported that |
Baiiasteros had been defeated by the French |
Jug IA boat, arrived from Cadiz, brings |
news OF conspiracy having been discovered |
to give up the Caracca, and that Gen. Kiego |
was to embark Immediately for this neigh
bOurhOod.
The following is extracted from private
letter dated Ronds, Aug. 8 CTS morning
the General has received an official despatch
containing the news, that, in a bloody battle |
fought near Jaen, between Baas!rrus and |
MoiitOr, the former, after twice demanding |
capiiuatiOn III vain, was completely over |
thrown. The slaughter, in this obstinate con |
test, IS SAID to have been very great, and the |
wounded so numerous, that there was diff
Guilty IN finding room for them in Jaen. An
account of this action Is now printing in or
der that the public may be made acGuain,ed
with the particulars OF IL; in the mean Time
the bells are ringing and all is rejoicing here"
Such battle and such 3 result would coun-
ten nee yesterdays report that, not only roy.
a!sis. bn' French troops also had entered Is
teP0na, the day before /: ana Head TO the belief
that we shall soon hear Of their arrival in Ibis
peighbourhond.
ph civil Governors ofEarceona, Tarragona
and I. r'da the FIRST uudrr date nr the 3lst
am he ftyn If