Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-07-04


tons, induce the belief, that the troops Of Gen
erals Ballasieros. Abisbal, aud Morillo, will
take such position rs To make line uf hut
small extent, which willrcnder resistance more
powerful, and offensive operations more elfec-
tual, as circumstances may require. The pub
hcation Of the Kings manifesto Ia the Span
ish nation, has produced AN excellent effect
on the minds Of the Inhabitants at Madrid.-
They are every day more cxasperated against
the authors Of the evil all the goods remain
ing in the public magazines and in the Gus
tom house have been sold emigration has
removed almost all the consumers from the
caritaI-and the artzans and agriculturalists
of Madrid and its vicinity find themselves de
prived Ell the resources upon which they be
fore depended for subsistence. In word,
this place presents in the daytime no more
than the skeleton of Il capital and the evacu
alton will increase tn much greater degree
AT the approach of the enemy, as it is calcnIa-
ted thai there are about 10000 persons who
have made preparations To remove themselves
when ii shall become necessary.
SEVILLE, May 1.-THE factions complain
that the French have proceeded with too much
circumsptction, and that they have wanted
valonr To carry forward their enterprise !;
whilst the latter say that they have deceived
them, and that this spirit is not such as, from
their representations, they had been led 10 count
upon. St. Sebastian and Pampriuna, so far
from submitting. give the enemy To understand
that they despise their threats, and that be-
fore they enter within their walls, they must
bathe them with their blood The army is
continually reinforced with troops and with
volunteers, determined To seal with their blood
the oath which they have taken, 10 die for the
liberty and independence Of the country. Our
generals ecOn0mize their forces with prudence,
and the soldier gncs through his duty with con
idence and aIacrity. The inhabitants, where
the force is too superior To resist, remain
passive. and shew the enemy every proof
they can, how disaSreeable their presence is to
them.
The war will not remain reduced TO the
narrow limits which Louis XVIII. had marked
out. The forces which he had calculated up
on as adequate, are not sufficient TO continue
II even in lis present state, and the resistance
is greater than he had anticipated, aud is in
creaslng momently. Spain has trped in Il
month lis physical and moral force, and the
French army is every day falling of
Spaniards The victory is ours. The most
Costly sacrifices, necessary TO defend orr honor,
are already made consistency, and all the pro-
jects of our enemies may be despised constan-
cy, Spanlards Not for years, as you exercised
1t in other towns-not for ages, as your ances-
tors exercised it-but only for some months,
and you will see your forces crowned with
victory, and your enemies forced TO quit the
field without daring TO risk the combat.
We have just received advices from BARGE
Iona up to the 9th ult. Nevertheless they
make no mention of the French having cross
ed the frontier by that quarter: it was how
ever believed they must have passed on the
10th: Deseriion in the French army still
continues to increase-80 men lately present
ed themselves at Matazo. That post was
rapidly progressing in its Notifications, and
the pablic authorities were actively engaged
IN placing IL in posture for resistance. All
Catalonia evinces the greatest firmness and
devotion to the national cause. We are as
sured, that the French government has nla-
monsly detained, as prizes, the Veluz Mariana,
aud number of vessels lying i'll the port of
Marseiiies. In consequence OF this measure,
The authorities at Rosas, IN retaliation, seized
| several vessels laden with valuable cargoes,
and ready to sail from their port.
We can confidently assert that up to the Sd
Valencia still held out, and the inhabitants
were determined to defend the place TO the
last extremity. Gen Count de Abisbal, com
manding the Sd army, has detached 5000 men
and pieces of artillery, under the command
OF Gen. Espinosa, for the relief of that city.
DtNlLLEy idy J.-den. NilSOD 1nteDuS
joining the army under Morlllo, with his pa
iriotic legion. Major Brstow, arrived from
London al Cadiz.-The object of his journey
is 20 treat verbally with the government reIa-
tive To the means necessary in order to realize
the plan of General Wilson, who is engaged
IN rasnS legion, which is to act as an aux
iiiary corps during the contest between France
and The Peninsula, and which is to be of no
expense 10 The government, either as to its
clothing, armament or transportation, until it
shall have arrived at Corunna, from which
period alone the government has to dcfray
all the costs Gifts future operations.
SEVILLE, May 10.-Wc have this moment
received the following interesting details, in
letter from Madrid, dated May 8:
arrived here at one O'Clock this morn
ing, IN my way back from SarragOza. | en-.
tered the Esd ult. and left the 29th-all the
French divisions together with the troops Of
the faith, defiling through the place in the
following manner
By the gate of Santa-en- Gracia on the
25th al half past . O'Clock in the evening" 500
infantry entered the Goth, $3.50.
BY the gate del Angel 1000 infantry, and
1000 heavy and light cavalry. pieces of fly
ing artillery, The baggage train, gems d'armes,
&c. All composing eleven regiments. Gen
eral n-Chief, Molitor, Chief of the Staff,
Burr'y, aud General of Division, Odinot.
Next came on The ragged and disorderly
troops of The Faith, under Don Carlos, Espa-
ma, and Santos Ladron, who were not allowed
to quarter in the city, but obliged TO lodge in
the suburbs. Ladron has all The influence
with these fellows, Espana being looked upon
MS a mere cypher. Great disorders ensued :;
the populace entered the houses, sezing all
the arms they could find plundering the
dwellings, proclaimiDg their king absolute,
and invoking their religion: they committed
many assnssinations, and threatened The few
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