Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-20

oG The monks aud priests observed vciled brish,
ness onrsing butyei suppressed chcerlulness quite
new 10 them
| arrived at Mairid on Tho o1s,. a.d learned
from bulletins which were aiixcd in p,nt IN the
most conspicuous places of the capital that the
French had entered Burpos on he 18Th prcce,ird Il,
parry 81 ne rovasiS under the command or ,hp
lhlno"S cuta'e Meriuo. These nfirhes were mn mn
ny o''i't OF O"unt Ahsbal rs soon as he receives
"eSr""h c"na'niug ANY intelligence Of the move
nH'htS "l ie trench, he loses no tinc in ron,mun;-
eating IA this manner ,o The nuil;r F,o,, .hesa
sources also iearncd that C,rlus Esp;rosa was re-
"V'''"g 'i'm B"rgos On Marid with all his troops
a"u Ten pieces al artillery. The whole of the esinh-
I'S""eh' "i me post Office of Madrid was nreparng
10 go To seville. few officers were 10 remain nm.
" 'n' arrival OF The French, 80 suncrn,end the busi-
""sS "' me office. Count Abisbal had issued orders
ehJ""S hIl nlhiiamen ~ eiirn from such paris OF
'he province as might be nco npied nv The French
un"'r l'i" OF Their being considered ms accomplces
- N"s"y, anu traitors Ia the country, aud to he
"eAtt win accordingly. TWAS reporied thai anonv.
nous threatening letters had been sent tn sever,l
'n'i!'annIS and families ia Madrid who had been
NV r""N'ituiiona assuring them that AS soon
~ "e ,ac"ou~ shonlt enter they should he aSsassua-
! "a t"ese IcteiS were however. said ia have uri-
@'haled WIN the Political Government, in order IN
TNcre irritation against the French, and TO induce
/ 'he i'mihcs 10 quu Madrid. Giea, numbers we're
| C,, "'p"r'"e to take their departure, some
'"' seville, some Tor different proviaces IN the south
"i SPAN. From Biscay aud that quarter. families
Me's very day arriving in Madrid, who from hav-
! S o." compromised IN the cause of the Cons,n-
'hh' IN an alocu;ion issued nv the Avun,,mien,o il
WIS stated ih'i the French were every where CON,
| m""ng uepreahtions and massacres similar 10 those
Whlch marked the former invasion Icy c,lled ON
me inhahlanis afford them The M MARY ,,e,us
"eCeS'' wy ior Their removal, but believe without
Count Abisbal was mostly At the Pardo, royal
county Seh', Two leagues from Madrid where he has
'n army ni from four 10 five thousand infantry and
''Sht hundred cavalry They are mostly vounc ror
T t'S' ",uy equipped but severely exercised every
lhtnl n. I'll.
'o' active service AbiSbal ordered all the tobacco
~" SH,' "hich we're stored IN the custom house of
',t"' W, 10 ne sold az onethrd under their usual
price. Inc people were hnvinr the sail an ,or;,Ilv
! mai II was Impossible tn answer their dnr,on,Js
ne tobacco was going OFT slowly This resource
however, dd not appear TO be sufficient for Ab,bai
i;nns eT -" extraordinary contribution of eight mil
nous ol reals to DC levied The most opnlent n,r-
sons III Madrid. This also failed and il was rcnor,
r ''' Co"nt had those individuals arrested who
J jI 10 comply with his order The province Of
N"dr'd - therefore entirely under military l,w-,I,c
constitution no longer exists there
4, ~ itinerary of the French banded about in
,ii"r'u' according 10 which they were to arrive nj
alcohendas, two leagues from Madrid on the q6,h
10 resi- mere, and on Monday the 98,h tbev wore II,
tnirr Madrid u This were the original plan which
IS 'hprophh,e, II has since heen changed il was.
h"Ne'er, fully believed al Madrid on The 93b ,b,,
,"r Fench were III the mountains of Somosieria
"''ie better thaa TWO days march from the capitnI
"'' we 'e'ei became more prevalent towards noon
on that day, when the inhabitants saw The army oc
E-p'hoS.' consisting of about 1850 men, retrenins
through Madrid, followed hv ten pieces or a,;crv
was winrSs TO the passage of this army and artii-
, 'r'F through tic principal streets of Madrid and
"'" not near sisgle viva raised 10 cheer tho mon
as they passed. The artillery was we'll eou;nned
me hoi ~ excellent condition On this dav Io3N
"e news oil The taking Of LnsIono and of the retreat
OF BhiIaSteros reached Madrid IL was nc n,,aI an
h9"pcHG by n!iches, which crowd after crowd has
tened to iead The predominant feature in mos, or
"'Se c'o"dS was intense curiosity. | never heard
from any OF them, jha natural I,rst of iuJ;,,a,;r
a fIafr
w"nid have expected 10 witness under suth rircun,
stances Cp0n the whole, thought lha, the CON
a',,'''''' sihit winch had characterized Madrid,
No, very much declined wjlhih the last ion ,lavs =
has may have been caused. in a sreat p,e,snra b
NC removal OF the Government and the emigraton
o' great number OF families but certainly mo- iri
l'hS cause u indifference and even or aversion has
n%tA 'n9nd IA he arbitrary and unlawful exactions
| OF the Count Abisba The Proclamation of The
fro' sIonai Jnnia, amnung every thing the Cores
lad done, and restoring things To the stale !, ,,h;L
they were itevIous To the Revolution had reached
he'e, and excited feelings bordering on de,p,;r
Set o" from Madrid on The evening OF the eth, and
500" "I.eI passing The gates, overlook regiment
o inIdntry proceeding towards Alcohend,s I nm
ersiood that they had been preceded by a squadron
OF artillery, and two three other divisions Of In
iHn'fy and cavalry, who were desnedi 10 form Cue
TiiIhs III the SomoSIerra Mountains The road from,
Burgos 10 Madrid lies through these mountn,ns ,nJ
Inc entrance OF them on the Burgos side which i
called the gate OF the Somosier,a is road per(.ct.
" commanded for considerable distance from the
hi%4eT pinnacles OF tile Sierra, well as from :,
KIND Of natural rampant that runs along lis whole
tent. Beyond AIoohendas encountered tlo soua
ro" OF i'gh artillery already mentioned tlcir Com
mamuan' examined my passport. As I proceeded
the night hegan 10 draw in, and il was quite d,rh
when assembled the Somosierra IL was n,dn;rL,
when got half way through them, and while the
Positions we're busily changing the horses I ,vnIked
on towards u large fire y hch saw at q distance
surrounded 10y men whose arms glanced hack tbe
n ", n'aEe oi lhe green wood that burning
Ahcy 'ot; ME lhey we're Guerilla party stationed
Ne Thar in nh II
adFnce To the gate of the SomOsierra and TO defend
IL against The enttance OF the French. The poor
fellows were shIverIng with cold, and they told me
oil lheIr deHiinatinn without any marked FEELING ,c
anger or ni courage. One Gf them said in the s;,
rIesi manner, that ifthe French were superior in
numbers, they had orders 20 make 4 false retreat
and draw the enemy afier them into ambnsbes
where other Gueiilids were secretly situated Upon
returning To took after my cabrio.i fonud i, sur
rounded 10y party of light horse and concluded M
once mat ihey mad orders to prevent travellers from
cInssiug he mountain. Upon little iu Their exami-
nation, however, iuunh that they were waitipn C,r
men companions, Who weie sleeping in the inn and
maj they so stationed themselves FOR mere conyen.
renee on account of The uarrOwuess of the road
asked ihrm where they were going and the answer
was, " We do not know" The answer was given IN
Responding tone.
Arrived at Amanda de Duero at noon, on the 25fh
hh'! Us entered the town several persons came To
ASK me whether had met the prisoners who had
hren carried away from this place towards Madrid
answers ed ihat had met No prisoners Of any dies.
| cTpii"n ana ypo9 inquiry learned that tic per
sons To whom they alluded were six elderly men Of
The town, Who bad been arrested in consequence Of
iher sons aud 10 ar 20 other youag conscrpts Lay.
i9g deserted 10 JON The party Of the Cuaie Merino
Nhen ! asked what was generally thought in the
'""n about ihe arrival o. the French was tolJ that
I've inhabitants were ail fur peace and quierness-
J. orage ~ abundance was cpung into tie town for
winch The carriers believed they should be well paid
| Ivy the French, for whom il was destined
~ Lerma, where arrived NJ four in the afternoon
lgf Of -.