Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1823-05-31
THE EUROPEAN NEWS.

THE EUROPEAN NEWS.
New York. May f9.--The great
question is at length decided. The
ench-armies have entered Spain, and
the war has commenced in good aTnes'.
On the 2d of April he Duke d'Angou
leme issued II Proclamation and Ord,
OF the Day, winch will b. found below i,
On the following day the army cross, d
the Bidnssaa. and proceeded .l,wi, on
the nse ch TO Madrid, kav & experi-
eneed considerable oppos linn, and met
with two Fefea,s before pumpeIuna aud
S: Sebast IN. 1T does not appear that
either OF these places had actually fal.
ie" into the hands of tie French, hut.
on the other hand, the Constitutional
/ troops of the fortress Of 81. Sebastian
had made several successful sorties and
| killed from 10 500 Of the iuvxiess.
They are stated 10 hsve fugh. with d
resper ration moi expected W The + enc .
The fort aud cit.d of Cen,ania hau
heen taken by the French troops, with
200 prisoners, twn cUiouel4, len ofii
ce's, ara five pieces of cannnn. Ii Is
stated hat the SpanIards bad abandon
cd Blu Cos. and that the French troops
were every where wellrec ived. fins,
however, is the French account, and
,lo BLESS intended TO have efec, u,
ho' e, where. il appears, the war was
unpopu ar. and he intelligence Of the
patna, success Of the troops rather
! so,diy reeeived,
A scarcity OF provisions already be.
! gan TO he experienced oy the French
troops, who took with Them only nine
days supply, each soldier, as is stated,
carrying his own share. An attempt l.
said TO have been made 10 bribe ,he
Spanish governor with 800 600 francs,
10 Surrender the fortress OF ST. 81 ba.-
Iian.
Tie summary of one o! tie morning
papers lays:
Conchy's division is before Pampe-
ioDi. bui has not block aded .. lii.
garri o. consists Of 1000 den, have
} ioed the army of Baiiesteros, who.
head qnhr were at Taiezona. Con-
'by and Moiitor intended attacking
him, = they fail, the result will be We
~ hazardous to The French-tbe, haze
bat small parks Of "a ,ille.y I he t,i3s,
st MifaEda has been destroyed. ihe
! seareit, of provisions is sev,reiy fen
BY the French along thsir Whole line.
Flying c"Iumns of gue,r,lias cove
about hetween III P,rtn,e- aud the T..
bro. They boyer ron q tie FIR Dch
barrass tbes. aud leave III m no hang
10 eat. MOriiIo commands The am,
OF reserve 10 tinIiacia, and takss DO,
siinn 'weeD Leon am Astfoga, viii
from 10 I" 10000 meD. ] is ssa'ed b,
'esgec;nbie gentleman froh Cedlz.
hat the most determined sp,l il .. evaI
led, aod the most raneor01s hastiiit,
Tow ards thr French me aud b,,,on
MOT The M lM dIstaD IDEA Wa barbni
ed of submissions: all ranks united n,
tie mosi determined resnIut;oD to ~.
sisf 10 tbs last extremity. The Con.
fr1band's Us. UT smuggIer-, amusutl,s
10 $4,000 '"sn are ali weii moanted
and med; they are men Of great eou-
rsge a. d &" rfp'd'ty.
'Tbr army Of prrpisnan waited thu
arrival ot the D6ke d.Augoulen,e o.
he Fbro, ana will move 90 tn S2d.--
Ina 'e" days, The Telegraph says, 100.
900 m.o viii be IL iioe.
"T.e F'euch army Is divided int
four co pr. aud ten dI.is,,us, and rwo
hvi.'."- ii Dragons. The corps on.
der Mat-hai AioLeeJ i, 90 the t. nlie,,
opposite Catalonia, aud is opposed 10
be n my Of Nina, The " hole nol more
han 81 900 meu. C,i. Jar ECU V. be-
tpr kINwu bJ the upmr of nj TussOr,
hs- II Ihe maIu army, and oIghn ne
his CuerilIas--a no o. war; rs a.
rlop'ed ~ spain since the doy- OF ser
forius. The SpspIafd. will AVOID ~.
we're general nciiuDsy trusting TO ilI.if
usual mode Of atiask nBd Diet, nee
The oec1paiIOn " CUBA W mad
the subject Of Inqui'y 10 he Hvu>e o.
L DmoDs, on the t6b AynI, " he
Nj. Gaming replied, rhst, eonside Ing
the EN- rs bcies arising Out Of state
VI waf, ~ vas impossible to give "a d.
fee' snswer on 'ius paint. The Lon-
don Cou Ter, rIiudIDg 10 he remark,
W our pei ers, sDetFIDgiy observes,
thst we never seem 10 nave taken i0ls