Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-09-23

~, which enables him al once 10 reMuS6 all doubts
til,t might he thrown hts honuur aud pan iotsut.
The london Star fan evening Ministerial
parcr,) of the same date, says
We stated yes,e,,a, exactly he amount at he in
formation received from Coruuua, namely, ilutihUugh
not surrendered nj the time the latest ndyccS, is
defence had become hopeless. that the priucipai o
nc crs who had undertaken its defence, had abandon
ed IL IN seeming despair. An effort made io-,a,
by the usual organs ofpublc delusion, put vet,
different face on the matter. =" Coiunua, Ear from
having faen,' says the Chronicle" boldly bsds
defiance to the besieging army la fees, never
read more encouraging letters than several we reer-
day saw from Corunna. We read even fron,
fod1eS, who had the opportunity of romius away
they chose, u which they they under no oppre-
tensions whatever" Ia the present state al "taus
We can have no pleasure M seeing single piacr ~
! Spain surrender 10 the French, thai can possibly
hold oui Tor yet il,le while since thorough
" persuaded that II is not through French conquest
that aifiirs IN Spain To Ice placed right inni-
rug. But we cannot shut eyes palpable iac's.
Corunua Is not place which hold on, much
longer Than II has already done against enemy ~
possession Of the heights " hich command IT. In the
former war, Sir john Alcue rejected the idea ui
holding the place for any length oi time, as altoee-
ther imIractlcable aud YET he had army of
times thu amoun, of that which now defends Corun-
| ma a BRUSH army tao, and bimseli IN personal con
age Inferior officer the Buiish service. Sir
Robert " iison aud Quiroga, and his inriy compsn-
'ons have all yielded, but 10 'niper'ou' necessity
abandoning the place does II reflect The Smallest
iepioach their military characters thar they have
done The real OF the case, in short, is too
plain. They aed 10 escape falling into the hands Of
the enemy aud, ere now, Corunna has, IN all pro
bahiliiy, welded TO It's iaIc"
We fear that there was too much correct
ness in these opinions and statements of the
Star. The emigration of QuIroga and his
companions from Gacia cannot be consider
ed as an suspicious circumstance. We know
not now they were To get access To Cadz -
The movement of Quiroga must have been
| sudden for we find him in an Order of the
hICh t,..I inf I,,Ix 60, ,I,.
Garrison of Coruona, promising TO continue
with them and personally direct their efforts"
We have no doubt, however, of the stedi;ist-
ness of his loyalty Ia the constitutional cause,
Ihe letters from COrunna, to which the
Morning Chronicle refers are dated the 99th
July. They represent that the garrison and
Inhabitants were in eXccllen; spirits aud fuii
OF enthusiasm, and resolved In defend them
selves till the last extremity that they. were
terrifying the Old city with universal exeriun
That there was no " ant ofprovisiuns-t that
the FRENCH If they did not receive considrra-
bic succours (Of which there vas no pruhabil-
iy)would never be able To maxi. "A long stand
that one thousand of the htsiegers were put
horS de CONDUIT in the attack ofthe 18th, Whit
the hesieged had only four killed aud fifty
two wounded. On the other hand, the PARIS
Ministerial Journals of the 4th August, contain
accounts, dated 18th July, from French Off
GERS before COrunna, nho claim - a complete
victory over the most furious revuiuii"nists,
drawn up under the walls Of Cnruona, and
commanded by Quiroga and Wilson"
| The latest intelligence from Galicia is con-
tanned In the following extract of letter from
on board the Steam Packet, the Royal
| George:
" mediaiely our arrival at Vigo General
Vego, with Col. Robinson OF the Spanish srr,ica,
went shore, and after a consult i,,on with ST,
hOher and tit,s ,t,,
al v'go, Colonel Robinson sent with dispatches
Ia Morillo, then posted AZ Ponlevedra, six leagues
oil lh's was, believe, an endeavonr Ia renew the
negotiation which Sir Robert Wilson had commen-
eed when Light srnI 10 Lugo. The garrison.
including militia, MAS about 500 Genr,al Paarea,
w'th corps OF AS many more, WAS stationed at S..
Fayo and Redohdila, TO dispute Mordo'S advance
on Vigo should he attempt it. There Is another corps
al Orense, hut the distance great 10 have
their assistance AZ the moment. This Friday
| the Isl August hat the advance OF French corps
| detached from Cornnna, and which joined Morillo
on that day. caused entire change III plan. AL
! the suprrtluouS field artillery Immediately scar
OFF IN boas, on the night Of Friday, Bayonns and
garrison oi three hundred men. The town OF Vign,
incapable of defence, unless with "a force laTsc
enough To be more useful in the field is lac abam-
doned, the cannon disTIounied aud spiked.
Gen. Veeo goes into the field with the garrison.
! ana fAlarea corps forms junction with those at o.
rense. The French have Only occupied the towns
Of Gaiicra the inclinaons aud spirit of tie people
rs decidedly against them and had we'll supported
movement been made only Two days before The June
ton al the French with AlorilIo hrs toops would
! have abandoned him, and even still | think lh,, a
circumstance very likely. In order to show how
| people feel, Morillo required contributions from
them they refused TO pay, and the ConstiIu-
tonal AUTHORITIES to offer them whatever want
ed.-GeD. Romayo, the Ex-Governor Of VIgo, is
aboard with us, he Is an old man, sincere and well
inierrioned."
At two O'Clock in the morning, on the 28th
July, the Duo d'AugOueme left Madrid for
Seville. The Madrid Gazette of the goth
observes, on this subject
" From this determn' tion Of his Royal Highness,
we are induced to encourage the most favourable
hopes, since we cannot hui hauer ourselves that il
may prove powerful means OF more promptly OBJ
tanning the deiIverance OF cur beloved King and Row
al Family, and putting stop to the evils which al
aict the county.
" For this reason, the Regency of the kingdom has
made The requisite aTran. emens for providing his
Royal HishDess, his retnue, and the troops which
accompany him, throughout tho whole OF the route
with every thing necessary for the Journey and f,r
paying that honor which is due 10 the high dignity
and character Of so magnanimous a de vereT, ~ bo
has come to Ie-esablish tranquility and order ~
mongsi us, at The expense Of innumerabe fatigucs
snt sacrifices.'
We have copied decree issued by the
Duke the day before his departure, and the
sinister commentary of the London Courier
upon it. According to the order of march,
Ills Royal I1ighness was to be in person at
! Port ST. Mary, under the walls of Cadiz, on
the Esd August. The troops who were To
serve as his escort, were divided into three
! columns, following each other at intervals of
Il days march He marched with the second
The Body Guards held themselves in readi-
Dess to move on the first signal. The following
bulletin was issued by the Duke on his route .
Grand Head Quarters of Ocana. Juiy 90
-" His Royal Highness enjoys the best pos
sible health We march in the midst of =
pnpulation literally infovicatcd ,yitb enth,,s;