Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-09-16


nation prevailed among all classes To defend |
The constitution IN the last. There were in ;
Che lsia - 900 troops, and the city ful OF mi
htla aud volunteers. An mder had lust been
issued by the Go, ernOr of Cadiz for every in
hahltant 10 provide himself with six months
provisions, and for those who could not do 50
10 qtN the town, in 81 hours. The govern
m'nt was in great want of money, and the
Ir0nps were aot regularly paid, hut they sub
/ m,tird with great patience. Our accounts di-
rect rom Cadz tsce article from the National
/ Gazritnl Is much later than what we find in
the English papers.
convent la Madrid was set fire tu on Sun
day the Goth July, while the Duke d'Angou-
len1e was at Mass. The perpetrators were
not discovered, though many arrests had taken
place.
BY circular addressed To the Foreign
Ambassadors at Paris, the ports of Spain are
now officially declared To be ia state of
hlnckade.
I Oar readers will recolrct that we lately
! published a despatch of Marshal Money Civ
ing AN account of the battle at Molins de-, Rev,
IN the neighhOrhuud ofrarceona, between Il
part ot his division and two corps of the Con
StltuiIoOalsts under the command of Lluberas
and Mllans. The Marshal states in his des-
patch, (Which struck us at the time as being
siudiuusly wurded To conceal the TRUTH that
the Spamiards were compelled To retreat and
take shelter under the walls of Barcelona =
that the French lass consisted onlyof small
number wounded, Sc. The Spanish official
account of Ibis battle has been received ia
| London, which gives il very different state
ment from that of Money. 1t states that the
French lost IN the attack (the Spaniards i,
| VII b" rccnlscted were the assallants) 500
| Killed and above 5000 wounded. The Spa
niardS represent their loss as incOnsiderable
compared with this slaughter
The following are some of the details of the
affair before Cadiz Of the 18th, as given in an
article dated Port ST. Mary's, lin possession of
| the French July II:
AtE'e O'Clock A. NJ. the enemy, to the
nunher of ar 5000 men, supported by the
Gre of so heavy pieces of artillery, and niue
gun boats, made sortie in six columns from
| The Isle of Leon. Ia attack the different
points ofour line. These columns, after hav-
! ing passed the canal near the fort St Peter
l"rmed under the prOtSctinn of their batteries
and commenced their movements. To de
ceirc the enemy, Gen BuIdts4ult ordered his
troops IL retreat. When the enemy had adj
ranccd only thirty steps, his troops commcur-
Ell me charge. Although The enemy, protect
eh ny his numerous artillery, were ov.Ithrown
m all points, and retreat. dwith considerable
loss. the enemy demanded a truce of three
] - va N'i''i h'dus tbiillt AuullIti t1d-
lnriin has prevented the fishermen from leav-
| ing Cadiz."
MINA.-An article dated Paris, July 28,
says. The latest information announces that
Nina with 5000 men, is marching from Upper
catalonia, by which means he may again get
IN the rear of our army, and cause some con
fusion on the frontiers. Gen. Dnnnadicu has
asked leave ol absence to go to Barragps, To
cure ~ old wound" Annther account aiiirms
that Nina has again got into tho rear of Mon
cey, and, at 'be head of 5000 men; has so man
aged bis operations, as 10 cause the siege Of
Barcelona Ia he raised.
The London Sun" newspaper has been
mtcrticted IN France. 1t is SAID that Mr.
Canning sometimes sends communications 10
that journal. The editor in mentioning the
prohibition of his paper in France makes the
following Just and spirited remarks :-'' We
really feel pity for the French government.
selt-degradrd as il Is by this impotent NANTES
talon ct spleen against journal which uni
iormiy advocated the cause of the Bourbon
family down TO the very msment at " hich the
head cfthat family fatally consented to tn-
dertake the'present unjust and impoIilic war
against the Spanish nation.
LIVERPOOL, July S1.-Saturiay's Gazette
contains an Order in CouHcll setting forth, that
~ consequence of British vessels entering the
ports Of the United States from the ports of
his Males;y's possessions in America or the
West lndles with articles the produce of
said possessions being charged with duty of
one dollar per ion, for tonnage duty and light
money, and ii discriminating duty of 10 per Ct
TO which vessels of the United States with
similar carSoes' from ports of the said domin-
ions. are not subject his majesty has been
pleased to order, that there shall be charged
on The vessels fine United States which shall
enter any ports of his Majesty posse ssinns in
America or The West Indies, with productions
OF the said States, duty of -. Sd. per ton,
and further, an addition of 10 per cent. upon
the duties m Table &. annexed TO an Act To-
.egulate The trade between his Maicsty's pos
sessions lii America and the West Indies and
other places Ia the West Indies and America.
passed last year.
LoNDoN, July 5O.-Thr journal des DeJqis
gives letter trO'p Granada which SAYS that
Bal'asIeros forces were al Granada on the 9Th
OF July. As AZ the commencement of the
month general Zayas was at Malaga there
will have been ample tine for him tu effect, ifl
il be thought advisable. junction with Ballas-
irros. MOIitor was at Lorca, 100 miles from
Granada, on the 18th.
The blockade Of Ferrol and COrunna has
been announced by the yUontie,T.
Bhe attempt 10 burn, or rather to smoke the
Duke of Aogouieme at Madrid is now aitri-
huted to plot.
The following is an extract from a Bulletin,
dated Madrid, July 20. The extracts contains
all that is new to our readers the rest is the
official account Of the sOrtie from Cadiz, 10 the
same terms rs that we gave Yesterday -
I" The Spanish General Bessieres had on
the 18th, an affair before AlvaCee tin Murcia !
with "a revolutionary corps, of (which he killed |
sixty men, among whom were two officers,