The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-16
..rrsT FROM ENGLAND.

Baltimore. sept B.-Ths last sailing
ship Franklin, captain GRAHAM, atrise
here lasl night rom Liverpool, whence she
sailed on fhe z5ih oi July. To the polite
~ Captain Graham, the editors
al the .fmtIan. are indebted for London
papers Ia the evening OF the e6ih July IN
elusive.
Tie l1tene.s of the hour Mt which they
were received ailens timr To make only
the impartant extracts which follow.
1NTTNDED LRACtAIl0S Oh SPAIN.
The L0ndon Courier of July 70, assures
its resde,s that They may rely on the an-
ihenlhity Of thc following intelligence -
The French government have II IN con.
temptation Ia retire across the Ebro, aud
tike up li,lr line of defence along that
ri,er. The heavy artillery has been order
I'd up, IL invest The strong positions on
that line.
II IS the intention ofthe Duke d'Angon-
lemr To Withdraw the troops from before
Cadiz, unl,ss there should arise more
favorable prospect al being successful IN
accommodating the differences hetwen the
contendng parties Ia Spain. The dssen-
tons, in fact. between thr Royalsts them
selves form almost the maLnfs, as the dis
senlions between the Royalf-s aud the Cor
ties
II is now more than month since We
first hinted at this clrcun stance, and on
several occasions since We have repeated
=. In particular, the letter which We pub
lished on Thursday from Madrid, written
as VIZ stated, by person well qualified
10 form Just aud impartial estimate of the
present aud future prospects of Span,
corroboraied what We had said The fol
lowing passage from that letter dlscloses
important facts -
The French are not masters here
The violent party which continues To urge
The Regency 10 acts of arbitrary pswer,
finds no support in the Duke d'Angou-
lelnr, or his adhutenis. They N. ANXIOUS
10 mFociate Uih The more moderate purity Of
the ,VtieS, and 10 endeayor 10 save the
Kings life, by giving favorable term, to the
former. The supporters Of arbitrary pow
er are decidedly aserse Ia any treaty with
the rebels in Cadlz. II remains tobe seen
whether the French party will have power
enough IL oppose successfully their more
violent trends aud allies
The lact, IL, that this delay bears most
heavily on the French finances, and neces-
sarily must, IN a short time, force that pow
r. either II JON The advocates Of arbltra-
ry despoiism, ar IN itare tbt conienGing
parties 10 settle matiers pih The CorieS as
they may
We will not pretend 10 say adds the
Courier how far events may change the
intentions Of France but IL IL ocrlan that
If there should apear no chance Of spec
dy cancellation of parties, what we have
above stated will b. the course adopicd.--
The French decidedly support only the
more moderate Royalists.
IL is true that the Goth Light Corps,
showed symptoms Of mntiny at Bayonne.
Fifty ri them deserted, i'll consequence
of Marshal bMrston's refusing permission
for the Regiment to join the Campaign in
Spain.
The French army has been remarkably
healthy, which is aseribed to the unusual
GOODNESS of the season.
FIGHT OF CORUNNA.
The following has been posted up at
Lloyd's -" BmsroL, July 25.-Arrived
Cortieuo, from Corunna -
sailed ON the morning of the 9Th instant
with dispatches. Up 10 that period the
attempts of tho French upon Cornnna had
been repulsed with considerable loss, aud
their advanced troors were retreating.
Thu London Globe al July 26, says =
= We have lust seen gentleman who left
I orunna ON the 10Th lnthr Atreyeda. The
French were repulsed with great loss. Our
Informant states that they left upon the
field one hundred and thirty wagon loads
of dead, On tue 10th, the Atreveda was
still in sight of Corunna & the Constitutions
al dag was dying. Al the cannon at Fcrro,
with the exception OF two pieces, had been
removed before the French obtained pos
session of the town. No immediate com.
from our brave countryman Sir
Robert Wilson has been received, but as
he received only flesh wound in TIE thigh
II Is hoped that he may soon be enabled to
renew his useful services"
The following is an extract from a let
ter reviewed by an eminent Mercantile
House in the city, dated Plymouth, July
% -
\ Spanish schooner has Just arrived
IN SIX days from Corunna the report is,
that there had heen some severe fighting
in that ncighborhood, and that the French
had been repulsed in their attacil on the
town, bot that sir Robert Wilson had been
wounded in the Thigh during the action
Sir Robert remained at Corunna when
the vessel left
Another letter from Plymouth says.
" Important news has Just arrived here,
but from the little time that remains before
the departure of the post, it will be impos-
slble TO learn correct particulars. Accor-
king to rumor, there have been three en-
sagcments near Corunna, or Immediately
before the place, between the French and
Spanish forces, and that the former have
been defeated in each battle. Sir II. Wilson
aud General Quiroga commanded the
Spaniards. Sir II. Wilson has been ST..