Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-23

thought very highly ofhS the cp.nmander in /
chief, Lord Wellington, pr by auy of his hro-
ther officers in the late war that the affair
would have been very snrn terminated by The
destruction or the capture and flight of the
tactious. These hopes, I ann sorry In say,
have been hitherto Disappointed and within |
lew days. have recei, ed the severest blow of
all. There had heen several slight skirmish- |
IS, IN which the constituiionalisis are repre-
scented as uniformly having the advantage {; at
any rate, their ad, ersaries retired before them
at every encounter, and finally, concentrated
their force in Che.es, strong town on the
frontiers
Rego, the constitutional commander ad.
vanced within two or three leagues of that
place with his main body, aud sent forward
two haitalions ofliSht troops, who according
To the accounts approached within half "a
league OF the town op an extensive plain, Civ
ing an opportunity FOR cavalry, i'm which the
strength Of the fartious chiefly consisted, To
act against them Ia the hes, advantage. This
oversight the enemy, stupid as they say he is,
nao sense enough To see and profit by it
lis cavalry made Il vigorous attack on the
TWO batta''ons aforementioned, and appears
10 have Killed or captured then almost Ia Il
man. | believe that none except Major and
the BrlSadier General who commanded, as
capped, and the latte: was subsequently, taken
in an attempt to make "a stand at the head of
some militia
" This account believe to he substantially
correct, although it may not be circumsiant-
any SO, for the official accounts which have
seen published do not 20 into details mt all.
In Spain, the factious have peen defeated
OF late IN every quarter. II has heen report
ed here that the French had actually entered
the Spanish territory, hut will not brlie,e
this TIL | see it officially announced; for
cannot yet believe that Tie ruling party in the
government of that country, blind and furious
AS they are, will take step which will be at
tended with great and manifest dangers 10 the
Bourb0ns, aud what is more, 10 themselves,
both from within and without.
Louis the 9th has Il sad prospect before
him His friends diminishing, his infrmites
increasing, and peris and perpIexiies thicken-
ing around him IN will probably soon DIES
cend with sorrow to his grave, equal in misery,
though suspect not in worth Ia his unhappy
predecessor. IN y Statesman.
LATE AND IMPORTANT NEWS.
New YORK, May l9-The arrival of the
New Exchange Line Packet ship LEEDS,
Capt. Stoddartl, puts the editors of the Ga
zette in possession of London papers of the
22'i, Liverpool of the 24th, LIoyd's sc. con
tanning Paris dates of the 2Oih of last month.
The extracts given in this days Gazette will
he found highly rnomentous, and embrace the
last advices by this rapid conveyance
An embargo had been laid in all the French
ports ON Spanish vessels laden with grain for
the enemy.
The Journal dies Dcbats states that proyi-|
sionai government for Spain was established
ON The 9th ult and Gen. Egua placed at its
head.
1t is asserted in the Courier of the eist of
! y nrtl fl.a,f -,
To The French Ministers, said to be framed in
strong terms, protesting against the formation
! ct Junta OF Government at the Head Quar-
| tiers nf the Duk,. d'Angouleme.
In The House of Lords on the 18th of April,
on me ql' shon, as To whether England should
JON IN the war, Lord Liverpool observed -
that We ought to consider the nature nf the
War lntn when we should have 10 engage
The first brigade That we sent to Spain would
bring IN" whole Spanish war ON our Shout
| derS ana Spanish war was always four times
more expensive than IA war in another cOnn-
! Try I'ct us remember on whom the battles,
me sieEes the eXertiOns fell, during the last
| contest. IL we made war, we must not look
! Tor common naval war, but for one all our
own. L. The last conflict, Spain was an uni
ted country. From the extremity of the AS
tnfias Ia that OF Andalusa, hut one sentiment
| prrvaded the people. Was thai now the case
| vas NOT SPAN, ut present, divided country :?
| Not, as some countries were divided, all en-
! ihn5Iasm on the one side, aud all quescence
on the other; II tn, flnaicism of liberty was
90 one side the fanalicsrn Of religion was on
tie other Hear hear, y We had to decide,
| therefore, whether we should engage in the
war with Spain, not only TO drive out the
French, hut To support ? of Spaip against the
/ other. 1t was t0 he considered Ihat the pre-
sent war was not popular in France with the
mass of the people, with HE commercial class
! rs, nor even with the army. But could any
one believe, that il this country took part in
IT. the whole feeling of France towards the
war wonld not he changed? The Spanish war
would immediately merge into an English
war. WIN respect tO the danger supposed
to menace Portugal, his Majesty's Govern
! nent had most distinct assurances that POrtu-
| gal would be considered neutral liz did not
know what the contingencies Ofthe war might
be. Whether or when it might be- necessary
! To lnterpose, it would he open for Parliament
/ to do so but until il was determined to- draw
| !he sword, and throw away the scabbard, let
! not neutrality be adopted with false pre-
tenrcs. Let their neutrality be honest for
! thus only it could be cfFtctual."
! Mr.. Canning made similar declarations in
the House Of Commons
! The British government has made arrange
ments for maintaining regular commnnica-
ton with Spain by sra, now that the passage
through France is interrupted.
u was reported that tire French frigatc
Gutrriere had been taken by two armed Spa
nlsb vessels, i'm sight Of Brcst.
ship laden with grain is also reported to
| nave been captured hy Spanish cOrsair and