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Virginia Argus
Richmond, Virginia
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Report from Ayamonte, May 25: Count de Penne and Gen. Morillo near Fregenal, anticipating expulsion of enemy from Seville. Army provisions held for Guadalquivir advance. Seville suffers extreme famine (corn at 3 hard dollars per fanegue), fainting in streets, and rapid-killing contagious disease.
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Count de Penne, and gen. Morillo are in the environs of Fregenal. We all hope, that the enemy will soon be expelled from the capital of Andalusia, and these hopes are confirmed by the circumstance, that several vessels which have arrived here with provisions for the army, have not unloaded, because they are to proceed to the Guadalquivir whenever the state of affairs requires it. Misery and famine prevail in Seville to a shocking degree: the fanegue of corn sells for 3 hard dollars; carts have been placed in several streets to pick up those who every moment fall down in fainting fits! and a contagious disease has broken out, which, in four days, carries off the patients.
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Seville, Andalusia
Event Date
May 25
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contagious disease carries off patients in four days; hopes of expelling enemy from seville
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Count de Penne and Gen. Morillo positioned near Fregenal; expectations of soon expelling enemy from Seville, capital of Andalusia; vessels with army provisions ready to proceed to Guadalquivir; severe misery, famine in Seville with corn at 3 hard dollars per fanegue, people fainting in streets collected by carts, and outbreak of contagious disease killing in four days.