The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-11-07

tHe idtt"r was arrested. Tue Count Onhit,
. inost distinguished resolutionisi, has been
arrested by "ider ul the lsgeney. H. was
tfi.laetea siHf,f an .sseUit IL the ffonllrrs
81 fiance. TIE Treach cavalry winch
were III The Pardo have catered Madrid =
they wer. Immediately replpced BY CO.
lumn of the corps of General Caste d.
RIOS, which furnishes reason for belrewing
that there exists convention lsecret) he.
tween HAT General aud the Duke de Reg.
glo. 1t Is even stated, that II will not be
long beftre he enters Madrid himself.
The following Is an extract Of letter
| from a French officer d Eiai- Major, dated
Port ST. Mays, Aug. %, 1923;
arrived here on the 10th, with the
Prince Gcneralissimo our troops suffer- u
much ia their march from Madrid in La
Mancha, the dust van insupportable the
town, ARE far distant from each other, aud
10 water WAS To be found. The recruits
complained, but were satisfied by tlle as su-
rance that on thrir arrival their faiigues
would end, and Cadiz be ours. His Royal
Highuess was we'll received by the priests
and puptlace of almost every town, aud
regalrd with f.asts, professions, and bene-
dictons the middhng class of people
never appeared those and the inhabitants
uf Ma lzauares, FL Carpio, &c. belonged
To the revolutionary volunteers, and are
tainted with thr prcjndices of the times,
and fled from the revenge of the ltoyallsts
who accompanied our columns: IT has
been impossible to rescue their houses
aud property from the effects Of this feel
ing.
Our situation here is not quite agreeable;
the grand project of his Royal HIghuess
has not hitherto succeeded, allho' threats
aud dos nloysns secrets have been employ
ed 10 reduce Cddiz we have many sick
in the hospitals of San Lucar, Here's, Bor-
nos, Medina, Sidonia, and this place the
respectable residents have retired to the
vineyards aud farms, as the unhealthy sea-
son approaches the heat is suilocallng; lie
pcSic haunts the minds of the men, who
remember that last year they formed the
Gordon 8onitaire IL save France from its
effects, aud know themselves IN be now in
It's cradle at this moment the ,tlIernUme-
ter is at ninety.
The Prince uses eYcry effort to inspi-
ri the troops his cares are unceasinG.-
Reports had been in circulation that his
preseno. WAS called for in Catalonia. His
Royal llighness is swore not tn desert his
followers !; he lost no misunderstanding the
troops, aud pointed To CadiZ ms II reward
of the brave. His word. infused a new
soul INTO the bosoms ofthe brave. There
is but one desire in the army to
terminate the war; Could we fight,
victory is 4ous; but the position Of
Csdl Is 'anassailabc MARSHES aud waller
surround il ON every side we see no cue.
my: some wandering bands inlest our
ilanhs aud Namchini IL the NOM.
talns, and FonI.da in the Condcado. hover
around, cht of our sirag5lers, hut fly the
moment our loops approach, and only Ia
tervcpt omcommunicstinns.
".In this cut de snc NC await events :.
September approaches the Prince feels
our situation, he knows the soldiers wish
To attack the enemv--.that our liue army
already suffers much from sickness and
fatigue. his mind embraces all these cir.
c0mstanccs 10 rcmain orto retreat would
DE unworthy of Frenchmen--it would be
dangerous; to conquer is difficult. In my
next I hope to give you the ortail of great
Cyelfs."
GREAT BRITAIN.
A cystcm of robberyis stated tn have
been carried on in Ireland for some time,
among the pHhIic officers Of that country
The article plundcrcd is parchment, CON
tanning the writs, plcatiings, Judgments, sc.
in short, the records OF the court. of law
and equity.
\ lool. out slip was about to be despatch.
cd To Lancaster Sound, in search 81 Capt
Parry.
Sir John Cox llippiSey was making eE-
pcpiments at Doves, with "A large boat
which WAS niov, d th,oash the water ut the
rate nl ten n.ilrs an hour by means of SIX
paddle wheels, worked by hand winch,
for thr purpose of asccrtalnng how far this
description of mechancal power is applica
bic To use in jails, in order 'to do away the
tread mill
a letter, dated Gibraltar, August iath
states, lhat Sir Robert Wilson arrived there
on the 18th. Lord Nugent had been at
Gibraltar for some days.
The merchants of London had determin
cd To reduce the chargeof freight 10 the
coastlng trade 80 per cent.
The Mcssrs Rennies, the principal ensi.
necrs of the government naval works, are
engaged to build the new London bridge ac-
eordns To the design of their late father,
the very celebrated engineer. They have
been appointed both hy the city and the
treasury to carry this great work into
effect, and it will be commenced forthwith.
According to the chronological tables of
the succession Of the Popes, published at
Rome, there have been 251 heads of the
church, commencing with the apostle Pc
tel. Among these Popes, fourteen have
been frcnchmcn, five Germans, three
SPaniards and Portuguese, Que English
man, eleven Greeks, Two Africans, eight
Thraclans, Cloths aud DaImatian5, the rest
Italians.