Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-27

ioos; and II further appears tina, they can
cruo 1--WE beS pai dou- give .he slip toy an in
so'cat and Dragging Zoe. Shonld he refuse TO
give the F'rencn battle in place ni their seiec-
uon, anH lead them in,o mountainous districts.
ne would have AS much advantage. over them.
as 1;i'y boast ofpossessing uv er him in an open
cneo -, where they can use their numerous
cavalry and artillery, in both OF which the
Sian'ards are deficient. The latter will have
another superiority upon the ground of their
oS', ehnsing. On this ground the French
woNsd PERISH merely for wan of Subsistence
whi'st 20 the FAR more temperate Spaniar,l, il
wo'nu yield toe necessary supply.
IN fhe mfan time, Nina is 1T liberty land we
suppose 'his Is iiis schrnlrl To divide his fnrce
IN a"sri'ia parties; 20 ica:c some in Catalonia,
ana scatter the rest through Arragon, and
Navarro As.he has got So mach ahead of
'ne enemy, and has all the North of Spain
open on MS left, he can carry this plan into
sAec"'ion, without encouncring the ,past in
teiruption. His gUerilias would be speedily
re'ninrced, az they would form aIallyiug poin,
Tor such vi !her countrymen, rs are hostile 10
t"e 'i'asioa. We are not surprized therefore
al the alarm which Niua's movement has nro-
duced in the French capital and we veotnre
To predict, thatit g i'll occasion a much stronger
SENSATION, in proportion as il is DEVELOPED.
we WI suppose that he has about , 600 mon
"nuer MS command, and that he divides il in
10 twenty guerIllas, OF about seven or .jrht
hundred men each. When they had snread
over Catalonia, Arragon S. Navarro, every one
oitnem would, IN less than month, probably
uo"hic us numbers, by means nf the patriotic
Spaniarcs that should nn them. Tins m.
"r'sins' force OIL 1900 men would he swcllpd
70 one o!thiriy Thousand ; am. with so Iarre
afufca, and ~ al others the most effective. in
the rear "f the invaders, these would encounter
ger ana ruin: II they were suffered 10 perscverc
Spain.
II must he also observed, that NIilans and
h'9oera, whn were procredins on Hostalrich.
anu VINO do not appear To have been holly
pursued, have in their power To take any route
they Please, ana one, by which an army. so
encountered with baggage and artillery IA the
fehch, caunot pussibiy, or al least at eouaI
speed, follow them. They have, probably.
ifom Ken tn fifteen thousand man and should
lhey nave orders 10 adopt the guerrilla r,io,
we may easily conceive the pcrious situation
~ winch the french would be soon nlaccL
~ 'iese were afterwards to keep together in
~ &c masses 'hey would lac masters only OF
the ground uprn which their camp stood
aad tlelr Subsistence wonlL he so prec,-;o,,.
that ono hall of;hem would i'm 4. FEW ,onc,be
ne destroyed ny hunger and disease. Should
tlcT spht Their nlissr5 in imitation OF IN.
Sfaniards, ihelr destruction would he still
more CERTAIN and prompt. If the invaders
advance 10 HiadIid, the vast chain of moun-.
,a,ns 10 the north Of that capitll would pro
o"'': ih'He ''aiiaster0s To di, ide his army into
S"eru'as. however, the Spanish plan of
hnstii'tes IS bat lust being dcveloped and
thonGh Spain cannot conveniently maintain
So'ooo ntn IN body, she will have, or W.,
are greatly mistaken, more than 100000 n,cn
on me guerrilla plan in less than three months
Ihen ai'eu tnthe French scheme ofsubiecting
mat the country and then The period of
re'a'iatin6 on the authors OF this accnrsed in
'asioa would arrive.
LoNp"N, May 16.-It IS now certain tba,
49," mas assrf1h'ei M srny on the Vistu,a
ana me rumours Of the Intended iourn.v of
the Einperof Alexander 10 Bad Ems sre,r -
ine'ca'e the manner in which this force 80
meant 20 be employed Project. have beep
attributed TO his Imperial Majesty, which if
trne, would be rather inconsistent with IN,
Character ola faithful ally ofihe French Co.
vernment, and would give the Spaniards no
reason I" apprehfnd any thing from Russian
hosthiy. All that We have to say is tbis-fhat
49, Is are OBVIOUSLY approaching Ia crisis
witch mus inrolre Eit' one in another ortu,r,J
'car. We have always, as our readers kro,.
anticipated thai the frautic attack upon Spaio
w"'i'd bring matters Ia ibis pass Al last w,
therefore, shall not be surprised by the ire
in.nd9ns events which are 1T hand Unlsss
me war beiwpen France and Spnin H.. hrorqbf
70 speedy close indeed, either by the triu,nn.,
OF the FfcEcl, or by peace fonndcJ unon
inn'"ai concessions, England ,eiR BE- forced into
ne c9nftict so,ntr tan hs public gs,ernUy ON
PTehenn. We make this assertion on no liahi
grounds and no other motive shan a drsiyr
20 pui th1sc on their guard, who might he
injured by sudden change Of the Dnli,,1
% "" country II viii be seen that We do moi
""!e WIN subject so serious. ~ The hi0hesi
Po'utcnt fu1Tters a as nor hehereG lh1t eur
neutrality con,oi be much longer maiu,aineJ.,
sun.
fRANKFoRr, May I've hay. been ;ht. tn
c"'lrc' som" certaln Information relative 10 ,bc
present pai'cy Of the Cabinet Of St Peters,
hnr5h, aud the position of The Russian troops.
winch we hasten 10 communicate. The En-,
peror Alexander must be considered as the
principal! person who urge, on the war with
SPani-!ora long lime this Monarch has been
gwen up to religious enthusiasm and ,encra
uon !"f legitimacy, which has Induced him 10
resnive to remove forever. ss far as lies in his
power, Whatever 10 Injurious 10 religion and
monarchy. Thls Is with him n matter of
sentiment more than of policy, ard this is The
cause why he has sacrificed The Greeks and
neglected ne most favorable opportunity that
ever occurred OF spreai ling bis standards on thr
B0sphnrns, and this keeps him ready to ON.
ploy al his forces on the other side of ,bc
Fyfenees. Since Capo D'IAria has left hrs
couoseis, there is not one man OF talent abou,
me Smperorio check this bad policy. At his
ret'Hn from the Congress 0f Verona hr
showed great deal Of I'll h,rmour. aud would
not admit several Of The Foreign Aniba.esa-
s'rs, particularly the English anbassador
70 no AUDIENCE, nor were they received by an,
OF the Imperial family. it was only after his