Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-09-23
VOL. XX.---NO. 10.
FURTHER FROM SPAIN

been as close as the small skill Of the French
mas been able TO make (which am happy
10 say has not been very close, for the small
craft from this bay and other places, have gone
IN and come out freely in spite of their teeth
win very few tTnng exceptions, the place
mas abundance OF supplies of every kind,
though provisions are much enhanced i'm price
in consequence Of the high freights the boats
receive for the risk
| soon after you left us, the Spaniard, made
sorte from Isla, in which thew acuui,ted
themselves most nobly. They took battery
at the punt of the bayonrt near ChieI,na.
killed upwards of 500 French, and returned in
good order with about 10 killed, and perhaps
600 wounded.
French TO Valencia, was obliged to leave that
city, and traed his pursuers through Alicant
and Carthagena, which places he garrisoned all
the way 10 Granada and Jean. Near the
last place there has been terrible battle The
particulars of which regret much, not being
ahle IT, give you, as the event is very interest
ing - writes me thpl4th inst. that the
fight had taken place, but that he could give
no:partIculars beyond that. Some said III f;,-
YOUR of the one party, aud come in that OF the
other But he believed the conflict ha, been
terrible, and that both parties kept their
ground-that the French would ultimately b.,
destroyed in this country-and that now,
thugs look much better than at any period
since the INVASION
must close my letter for this good oppor-
tnniiy, without the official accounts of Balla.-
teros victory hope | may call it Victory
tohm If ii proves such, it will do much for
the good cause. Nina, the g,,i!ant, the indie
iatigdble Nina. keeps the enemy i'm full en-
pluyment 10 Catalonia hut we re; M news
from that quarter. In Gallica, fear thugs
are no! SO well /; yet do not think them det-
parate."
Gibraltar, 9Th .9ug. 1888.
Sri have already written YOU 6y this on
pprtunIty. Since my last, things wear bet
ter appearance in Spnin. The assertion that
BaIlasieros bad been corrupted, has been
thrown back in the teeth of his accnsers, and
there does not appear 10 have been any fonn-
dation for Il bur as usual there are so many
stories, we know not what TO believe but Of
this you my rely that generally things look
better for the constitutional cause We had
run'onrs tor several days that The Spaniards
under Baasteros, and the French under Mo-
ltor, have at length come in contact, and nea-
sured swords at Jaen, end that the battle has
been most sangunary both parties claim the
victory but that Bailasteros had taken the
French artillery. have to-day letter from
Is at NiaiagaIin which he says" The French
and BallasterOs have had n dreadful battle,
and we believe that both parties have suffer
acknowledged vast number killed and
wounded-but tie accounts iiorn Baasteros
have not been rece we'd with details Tori
SOS writes me the Goth July from Carthagena
that they will come off victorious. and sooner
than is expected.
The gallant and li0n-hearted Nina is i'm Bar
cti0na, which is animated with The best sp;-
rI' CacZ is determined tn hold out 1t is
here he says there are $4,000 elegant troops.
devoted TO the right side. They have lately
made soriie, and beat tie French. and al
though the affair was not great, siill it proves
that the Spanish soldiers will Eight indeed
am happy 10 repeat that they appear every
where faithful.
The accounts to-day are that Morllo will
neither recognise the COrtes nor the New Re-
Sency, and that his army, indignant at his CON
duct have denounced him, ana he has ncd-
Qulroga has assumed the command of his ar
my, who are 10 good spirits and 5000 strong.
The enemy have not met in that quarter with
any success The garrison of st. Scbastians
and Pampelnna have, it appears, made several
successful allies, and Obliged the French Ia
rA'se their camp. am again encouraged, and
hope That Spain may yet be triumphant
The French have been deceived IL will
take then years TO do what they confidently
expected would he performed in three months.
great number OF boats go from here daily
with provisions of all kinds, and get into Ca
diz through the Rio Sla PctrO and provi-
sions are plenty at Cadiz, and 10y my last LET
tiers provisions s. ere falling. Under date OF
the 4ih they quote flour offered AZ Il dollars,
and the buyers will not go beyond S t. Rice
II beef and pork sell in small quantities
The French squadron of Cadiz consist Of
CAS-, two irigates and three brigs of war. They
will neither allow ngress nor egTess of any
vessel 0fany nation. The American brig HUI
ron, and English and Quick vessels attempt
ed TO leave Cadiz few days ago, and were
ordered back.
The following view Of the campaign in
Spain is stated in the "London Times" to
come from "hgh military authority" in Paris
Ii claims particular attention.
CAMPAIGN IN THE PENINSULA.
ON ask for my opinions on the Spanish war
and IFS probable results. Here they sre.-Tha
known bad positions of the different corps
and manifest alarm amoug onr experienced
Generals, has Mt length brought with the risl,
ola consequence not look ed for Ivy those views
were regulatedhy the sanguDeness Of their dis
positions, encouraged by the too evident want
of energy on the part Of the Spaniard-,
throughout the greater portion of chat conn
try Tor nothing. surely, but the opposition on
the part Ofthe invaded, and an almost certain
reliance on the Continuance &c such a state of
apathy, could have induced the Generals di-
reciing the movements of the army, To taxa
up positions which, with scarcely an excep-
ton, are in the highest degree unmiIilary. I'M
der any circumstances and in the event of
serious opposition upon any leading point, are
not only dangerous 10 the welfare Of the par
ticuar corps which might happen To be-
checked, but calculated tn place IN the great
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