Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-09-02

oi the bridge cannot he ascertaned, because
rs soon as the General entered, h. ordered the
dead To be carried oil, and the wounded to be
Withdrawn. Ga the 18th, the troops of Lopez
Banos couinucd to occupy Srvf.ie, encamp :
an; ia ihr square of ST.. Francis. They were
all IN readiness far march, the artillery horses
all hirnessed, whilst the soldiers were scour-
ing the city, robhing and alarming the inha
bitants. The Chiei, Lopez Banos, imposed
contributions, of which the lowest was 800
dollars, and the highest, 1000 duca,s. The
18th, Lopez Banos evacuated Seville, after
raising mean two millions of reals in contrbu-
lions. HIS troops recrOssed the bridge of
I'riana, and are supposed To have taken the
road In Niebla, as there is no other on which
II can march. So much for these accounts.
Now what appears to us remarkable about
them is that according TO the. private letter of
the Dpbats, the advance guard of Genera!
Boprdesoult arrived ton the 18th, 1.-THE day on
which Lopez Banos evacuated Sevie) at
Ultr.ra, town eight leagues in advance of
that city, ON the road to Cadiz; SD that the
Spanish General was in the rear of our troops
fet the 18th bulletin has the following pas
sage. ltsays, in formal terms, {" The alarm
caused TO the Cortes by the advance OF our
troops, induced them To retreat with so much
precipitation from Seville, that they left
several millions in the chest, and much plate
taken from churches. Many of their troops
deserted and more than 400 officers remained
IN the city. Count Bourmunt after restoring
order in this great city, will promptly rejoin
General Bourdesoult." Now il appears. ac
cordng To the Monteur, that General Bnur-
mont did not enter Seville at all, and Gen.
lopez Banos, therefore. who preceded him
there, must have carried of the millions ~ hich
IN the precipitation of their fight the Cortcs
ieit behind them. Ii is also surprising that
The 400 officers reported TO have remained in
Seville, had not directed more skfully the
resistance OF the people against Lopez Banos :;
but our surprise is much Increased at the sud
den dppariticn of this constitutional General
ut Seville when in this same 18th bulletin,
signed by the Major General Count G uillemi
not, we read, that I" the constitutional troops
of Villa Camra and Lopez Banos, retiring
upon Ronda, having learned the odious man
ner IN which the King had been borne off from
Seville, abandoned their generals and dispers-
ed. Now It seems 10 us probable, that if the
troops had abandoned him. they could hardly
iiave gained possession Of Seville, and retain
ed it duringtwo days, in which they were levy
ting contributions. Ii is also said, in the Jour
nal DIES Debats of oath June" General Bour-
mont is advancing rapidly towards Seville
The Constitutional force that was in front of
him has lied in great disorder. There is no
longer, in that part. single organized COM
pany in arms. They have even DESTROYED
their nlatertel, in order more certainly and ra-
pldly to escape" How is it, then, that this
force, which had not organized company
l@st, managed To enter Seville before General
Bourmont and to remain there from the 10th
TO the 18th?
These contradictions are manifest, and prove
that the Major General cannot too carefully
guard himself against the crude reports which
are transmitted Ia him for the making I'D of
bis Official reports. Every one reads, remem-
oers, and compares, and too much prudence
anu circunspecton cannot be exercised by
Those having 1t In charge To inform the public
of the march of affairs. Their observations
are made for the interest Of the government,
which should avoid all appearances of coutra
dictlon, hest even the truth, when it appears,
DE doubted, Constitutional.
July 5-The rapdity with which Generals
Bourdesoult and Bourmont pushed their march
from Seville Is now explained To have been
l"undrd I'D the hope of carrying the King off
from Seville. At first it was expected that
the regiments ofthc Queen and ofthe marines
would have declared for Ferdinand; bat the
arrival of General Zayas is said to have para
Used this intention. A project still more i'm
portant was formed, that Of the evasion of the
King, for which measures, of which the sue
cess seemed certain, had been taken. The
King himself had consented but whether from
apprehension Of the Kings frnness of purpose,
or what IS more probable from fear that an
attack vi the govt, 10 which the King is very
subject, might come on, and thus prevent him
from being nj The iime appointed at the reu
devious: 1t was decided that the King should
leave the palace enveloprd III blankets, and be
thus conducted on board a steam boat in the
GuadaIquIvlr, which was io convey him to the
French squadron of Cadiz. Fifty royalist
ohcers were 10 watch over ms personal safety
during the voyage. An Euglishman is said 10
nave arranged this whole plan. In order TO
Danish all suspicion from the COrtes, the Eng
iI4hman was exIled from Seville az Il SUSPECT
Gus person, in order that he might thereby be
enabled to communicate with the French and
Spanish authorities at Madrid. Dut the march
oi Gen. BOnidPsOUlt, which was 10 have ac-
complshed every thing, If The project succeed
Ell, alarmed the Cores, who immediately
determined to remove the government tn
Cadz in 23 hours ard By singular fatality
the very steam boat destined to favor the cs-
cape ofthe King; was assigned by the Cortps
to convey him to Cadiz. The hiug however.
preferred 10 go Ivy land, and actually did go
SO, add the COrtcs embarked in the steam
boat.
A regency was created, ut the head of
which Admiral Valdez, who enjoys great con-
sideraiion, was placed-so thai, indt pendent
ly OF the defunct regency of L fgrl. Spain now
has oOe King and two Regeucies, without any
central or general government. Hence a
pretty accurate estimate may be formed of
the unhappy coalition Of that country.
1t Is generally believed that the British Am
hassador was, If not patty, not stranger to
Inc bold project ofcarrying Of the King.