The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-28
The Example OF Spain.

The Example Of Spain.
During The month Of August of this year, an
English army, under Sir Arthur Wellesley, landed
In the Nondego, and captured the army of Junot,
which held possession. of Portugal That English
army was subsequently reinforced and placed un.
der the command Of Sir John Moore with orders to
enter Spain and lend all possible assistance to the
patriots whenever an opportunity might offer. Ma.
poleon had gone TO Erfurth, to meet the Emperor
Alexander, and settle the affairs Of the world. IN
the meantime, while the Spanish armies. apparent.
~ overcome by their late exerticns, werc resting
in fancied security, the French were pouring in
troops by all the passes of the Pyree.ises BY the
LIST Of November their armies seven in number
presented force of 3a50eQ veteran troops; the
most formidable force wien their character, their
equipments, and the character of their officers j.
taken into consideration, that MP to that day had
ever threate.ied the suljugaton of free people
The supreme indifference with which the Spanish
JuDsas and people witnessed these tremendous pre-.
Parations for their destruction has no parallel save
in the history of the Confederate States during the
year 1861. The French silently spread themselves
all along the Southern coast of the Bay of Biscay
and seized all the reads that led from the north of
Spain to the south. Undismayed by these prepare
tions. the Spanish Cor.es published a declaration
in which they declared Ia. Spain belonged to the
Spaniards, and not 70 any particular family, and
that nobody but the Spaniards had any right to as
sign it to anybody else
But the stor.n was about TO burst. Napoleon re.
turned f.om Erfurth in the last of October He
merely passed through Paris, stopping only long
enough to convoke the Senate and to tell them that
he was on the way to Spain. He arrived at Vito
~sx. IN - Al
November He refused to enter the palace which
had been prepared for him, out dismounted at an
inn. Maps were spread out before him, and il, a
few hours the order Of march was sent to all the
corps. They commenced their march to the Sonth
III hve bodies A sixth marched diagonaliy through
the country crossing the line of march of each of
the othe. five. The Spanish armies were swept be-
lore them like chaff wherever they offered resist
ance. On the 18th of December, tbs Emperor en-.
tered Madrid in triumph at the head Of $1,000 men
All opposition in the north and centre of Spain
seemed to be crushed except in the heroic city of
Saragossa, whose courage and devotion presents
ono of the mos affecting stories in all history The
Emperor was preparing to march upon Andalusia
where clone the spirit of revolt seemed to be still
alive, when he learned by dispatch from Marshal
Soult, who ha6teen left in CASTLE, that Sir John
Moore, with an army too strong for him TO resist
he'd come ont from Portugal, and was threatening
tho grand line Of communication with Madrid. In.
stantly his design was changed. He wheeled Lis
whole army to the right about, and proceeded by a
march nexamplcd in history for SO large force to
CASTLE, to cut OF Moore from the sea- He failed by
hairbreadth. During the pursuit Of Moore, he
was called off to Pans ty tidihss of threatening re-
lafons with Austria He left the pursuit to Soult,
and, freed from his presence, Spain had time to
breathe thee more
1t has often been remarked that. in her days OF
trial. Spain has always owed her safety to her
people than to her armies. II proved SO on the pre-.
sent OCCASION. In the very beginning OF the war.
the Janto of Seville perceived this truth, and in
consequence proclaimed Meoghh war that is
war Of the same nature with thai formerly waged
by the Spaniars against the Moore In plain TERMS
. war Of determination. They reminded tile Span
iards Of the manner in which their fathers had ex
tirpsted Theses invaders of their SOIL Now, then
the country to be saved by killing their enc
mics day by day, they would rid themselves of
plague Of locusts. The work would be slow, but it
would be sure. The nation would become as war.
like as II was in those times when 1t was a
recreation 10 go forth aud hunt the Haga-
Ten-s, az they called the MOors, from Hagar, the
mother cf lshinael, supposed to be the ances
Tor Of the Arab tribes They revived the old
EastiAn names for every kind Vi martial encounter
They assured the people that the nature Of 1he
country rendered Spain inyncible, and they recon-
mended every Kind of desultory warfare. The
war assumed this character wherever the Span
iards had no army In the field. As soon AZ the
French were mastefs Of the field and in any other
country would have considered their conquest COM
plste from that moment commenced withering,
wasting war, 10 which there seemed no end or
ecven abatement. Discipline was Of no avail against
such hostilities which they saw muss, In the end,
consume the largest nrniea One day post was
snrpFised. another an escort was cnt of. Plumber
Ing parties were overtaten and slain to q man.
Dispatches wcTc taken, straggicrs slain. and the
deepest vengeance taken. II became necessary TO
iorage ~ Perties lxsc that the operations OF the
army were almost brought 10 Q stand Leaders Of
great courage aud unsparing sndictivencas sprung
up In AnPsrfs OF Spain, sndralird around them al
the bold and determined spirits Of The country. II
would be impOsai6le to mention by name even all
these men in a article Ike iis BIZ t,,y.,. were
I've. who BY ahs deep sSngeance I. ghirh thew
sxscted Tor tho wrongs Of thes. es,uniry and the
dssp injuries tbey indicted on iLs French c.uxe.
cannot well b. psssed over Xi,asnes kent
the country between Badajoes aud Toledo
red with tbs blood Of Frerrh soldjerx Julian
sanchez kept them In continual alarm In Gas
Tue and Leon. PORTER carried on Destructive
"af N TIE AstarisA. Nina gained immortal renown
M Navarro he was issx vindictise, less cruel and
superior ~ otser respects 10 the othprx But
~ sosasas eEsfsiest. b.sodiess, and most DREADED
. 'ne'h ~. WIS the fssuons Eapsc i,,ado ,rhn k.n.
sV ~'an.ans q GaaAslaxasa, from whence he