Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-09-11 00:00:00, page 3

Alﬂng (he coast of Puriugul the enemy).
asthearmy of Ksi-llcrman in very smalli
Mecinfrunc of Tralos Dsonccs, and of!
'allicia : further to the souchward, between !
sitht? Ducro and Tagus, is th: army u-s DI-as- '
sisiﬂssa- whohas called to his aid Rrgnicr's
\_ 'jOFPS- and this lanes has ip consequence:
sick the whole provindc of Escramaduru in
! centirc power of the: Spaniards ; by this"
means the patriots have now an open cum,
muﬂicatiou with Cucnca and with Mercia
'lffuugh La Mancha to the norchward of
"78 Morcna.
xsi'Madrid andlhroughout New Castilc
;: stuck have no more than srfzm 15_ to
'Y-OOO men, a force indeed very lnconszdc
No}: is the: army of Cuenca had made mon:
mmd P'Ogrcss in its ossrganizaiion, and has} .
a 0"ded that support to the: famous chief:
" delachcd parties, who in that provincc
zavc caused so'much destruction to the e
nem- and it is to be cchctsic-d they win
Cause still more ; for thsicss present govern
ment of the rcctgcncysi whose plans arc as
'Ztensivc as their —cxccuciou is quick, has
ssf-Ventothis kind otfsisisiwarsarc an che anco
ufsinsiﬄich it merits; and to the armics. all
pron which'is necessary.
_' dAnsidduaih the French have the divi
Idu of Vicwrsisict' Which observcs Cadisiz} that
'ctfiesssz'd
ss _ datiepact ss
&cmfihlfﬂ lb
' e cm arc. 55! ss
m , ? Ttsi'i'Lr. IV.ss
13 There shall hear Qmsterdam : spe
cial administrntiomsi presmed ;overct'by ,003
own, counsellors of state, whlch shall have
the superinthdamcc Os; "ctandsi the. nccasisarct
sond! (0 provnic-for the} repair of the dlkcssi
Poldsi-rs,and och-r public works.
siss Tl'ru: _V. ss
12. lo the course of the present month,
there shafibe nomfuated, by the chislativc
body of Hollrmd, {I Qmmisaion os members,
si, pctrOCCCct to Paris? to order to constitutg a
sictnuncil, whose busmess shall be to regulate
ssdctfinsidi'cly all that relates to the public and
local (]rbts, and to-conciliace the principlcs
phhc union with the localities and incsircsts
osme country. _
13. Our ministers are charged with the
execthOn of the present decrcc.
(Signed) .
- ct NAPOLEON.
By the Emperor,
(Signed)
" The Minister Secrcmry of
State, H. B Duke of
BASSANO
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position _ . .
_ Portugﬂl- ] he Þrench armtc-S. we suspect,
art: 00th the: force which they have h-si:en
repn-m-ptcd, orthe positions of lord \ch_-l
lington arc ton strong to be forced. Tne
svstrm of partiz-m w-tr, which appears to
be adopted in every: part of the Peninsuln,
is that best cakulatcd to harrass, and finally
to ruin the invadrrs.
The British force in Pntcttnssgnl, from the
best information we canobtain, is from 27
to ZOssnOdmz-n, for which the transpnrts and
mrnos war in the Tagus :tre sufficient to
take the whole of this force oﬀ if necessary.
Tnecttransports have cunstantly on board six
mouths prnvisicm for the troops, it being
understood to be the phn of the British
commandcr, is the force- sent to Portugal
from its numbers ca'nnnt be resistecl, to em
bat'k, and proceed to an acher point, where
there: cannot be a sufficient force to rcsist
him.
Upon the whole, we think the cause of
Spain and Portngrd not in so had it state as
had been represented. Is the rest of En
rnpc had made the same rcsistnnce, the
world mighthavc been now at peace, and
thetyrantconsined to those limits, which
lorthelibcrty and safety of Europe, and
ol America also, he should bra
The Lisbim papzrs state, that the French
have destroyed th: tssortisication at B.:rce
lona.
Translalz'smfrhm L-Zsban papers rm ived at
_ lct'ze office of the Na-si'solk Leng'z'r.
Lzssoxss ]nlctv 21.
The French having cons'ulc-t'cd the five
pmvinu-s of Astutins, Biscay, Navarrc,
Old Castilc and Arrngon as complctrly
subdued, pushsisid all their force to the west
Watdofth: pc-ninsulzt, with n view to the
drscructiun of the two great armic-s which
fsOsﬂhcncc ssi: port all the rest. But they
Wch deceived, as have been all those who
form an Opinion of Spanish rcsistzmcc from
the force ut thcirarmics. Astutins, Biscay
and Nnvarsc, me in a complete sum: of in
surrccnusin, accoading to the news that have
rcatned us from diﬀerent quarters.
sssisisi
Thetranslations from our Lisbon papers, ss
'ssh to the reader a knowledge of the
of the armics on the frontiers of 1
Present state of the Pc'uinsuss'a.
(NORFOLssK, Sepr. . .
_ "Efsiizp'dozþaymmtofct
__ :imponid"iatosssi Mam
wdgh chesizyh'olc eaten; of
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- fss'siicthactt'si of Morrietwhich- gatri'msin- chillc and
;mind that by that means they save their'
honor, that of their wives :mri daughters.
[15 as proper _a plage acts; Eaghingtqg for the
' the case. these two prcCcdmg years.
Hts vicinity ;" thc'si'rst is opposqd'to the alli
ac'juscmcut. T' ..e British hassve Jeclazed tacin "
dcteimina'siion, after the le-mﬂ's of NIL. Rose
and .x'h. Jackzzmsi, not to be the sil'et to oﬀer
terms of nettlement. Is there really exists ::
wish ( which indeed is much doubteci] on our
part, to settie-sil the points gf altercation be
tween this country and Gresict ha-ituin, the
propositions mighthave been made long ere
this, thro' Mr. Pinkncy. If Great Britain
has not deemed it beneath her dignity to send
a second minister to this country for the put,,
pose ofscttling our disputes, sureiy a false
pride only, or a Jetcrmfnatz'on not to come to
an adjustmcnc, will prevent our government]
from making propositions to the British go
vernment, through our minister resident
there. \Vhy shouldwe wait for the arrival
of another minister clothed with ample power
to make a ire any with us? is Great Britain
to be brought on her knees beson e the dzgm'ly
of 'lhomas Jcsserson and James Madison?
Must she send at/zird minister to be treated
with insult, before our lulers will deign to
listen? Itour government wishctan adjust-%
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TUI-ISDJY, SEPT. 11.
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" Should thss: British government unsea—
snuabiy dulsity sithc appointmcnt osa successor
to Mr. JLtt:Z:SO-si1, it would give just ground to
suspect :.trt intention to procrztstinate that a
tonenwntumi those explanations already too
long dcl'.1)'etl."—-.ss\at. l-zlelsisictrectzccr.
Surely no such itzsercncc can with proprie
ty be drawn (ro-n such delay. W'hutevcr
maytbe the atoncmf-nt or explanations, or
whenever they may be made, the complctiut *
ofthem must arise {tom am expression on our
part cftm intention not to delay the conser—
ences and cz'ctpl..nations thsit mtcty Ieassi to an
ment, they will not wait the arrival of ano
ther minister. If no propositions have been
made through Mr. Pinkney, the omission a-i
mounts to the strongedt presumplive proof ;
that we actre not desirous _of being on good;
telmswith them. For. what can have pre
vented the presentadon of such pioposicions. ?
T hey mu'st first come From us, * and London
'postcd-itselffin thtrmounta-irva WhiCh sepa
f rates the two provinces, thinking that by
and even their own lives, and that thty will ;
shortly have the inc-xpressihle pleasure: otss'
seeing themselves delivered from the tero
cinus she; on the contrary, by remaining
like insensihle statnc—s on the spot, they
will have the mortification to see that pru
perty which a little before they Were ioath
m abandon, taken away from them by force,
their families exposed to every kind of in—
sult and themselves perpetually slaves.
And it wit] not be of little inﬂuence tor -
this eventual result the resolution the peo
ple have taken oi abandoniug the town on
the approach of the enemy, carrying with:
them to the mountains their precious ef—si
fects, prnvisdns, cattle and arms. !
We saw lately this noble example given;
bv the city os Uttenca ; the enemy in want}
of subsismnce wert: obliged to rctreat ; the si
same was again the case. at Xct'cz de los Ca- ;
bullems. For how can an armv indeed ex- '
ist in a desart ? l—s this is a great sacz-isiactsiesii
for the peolzle to make, they lllUSt 'bcar in '
this means it will be able to keep both in
check; . '
The: French army in Catalonia. appear to
shew an intention to attack Tortusa on the
Ehm; but as yet we have not heard of
their having begun the siegei
W'c see then that the French have actu
ahy 'in Spain four asmies, besidcs small
garrisons': two of these, namely, that of
Massena. and that in Catalonia appear dis
posed to act on thc-otsensive, the other two,
that in Andalusia and that in Matlricarc,
really afraid of being attacked, and aﬀect
more strength than they in "fact possess.—
Isthe ailics succeed in taking many tracts
of country and provinces, as 1t seems they
are actuzzly doing, where the enemy has left
smaXl garrisons, we will soon see his armics
in want of every thing, and some of his
troops being constantly loppcd oﬂ'in partial
actions, their number will daily diminish,
and ultlmately those armies Will dwindle a
way and completeiy disappear, as has been si
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ed troops ensamped on thc-Isla de; Leon ";
the second tozthc army of _ thesi centre ; an}!
the third not-bcing strossng enough to garm
son Seville and occupy'i Estramadura, has
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New Hamþsct'zire clectionss-The Boston
Patriot (denm) states that the sedc-ral tickct
for members ofcongress in New Hampshirc
has been carried. \.Vm. Ilalc, James Wil
soc, Dsitnicl Blaisdcil, Gco. Sullivan, and
Roger Vose arc clectcsid. The two last arc
new members.
diseussion of them , especially after the two]
baffied attempts .sihere. . ct
? Again: that paper deelares that if anotherJ
minister be not immediately sent, the day
Will be occhsionedss with a view to be governed
by events in the selection'of a successor, or
in the instructions with Which he is to be fur
nished. The selection o£_'.a successor will
occasion no delay. \Vhat could make the
Intelligencer suspect so? 'They _have no
inducement immediately to send a minister.
Nay, they will Wait, and ,wiseiys too, for
events to come. lf no propositions come
from us, the osimis'sion will be evidence to
them that our desire is to procrasti—nate-a set
tlement. They will wait till they discover
what course Congress will pursue with re
spect to France ; and be guided by the deter
minations of that body. If they see the soot
of Napoieon on the neck of our government'
and that government begging for quarter, &
promising obedience to, and co—operation
with his Impcrialand Royal Majesty, there
is little reason to believe that the British go
vernment can promise to themselves any be—
ncsicial result from an immediate mission to
this country. They will wait to be governed
by subsequent'events : they ought so to do_
\Ve wish the Inteiligchccr had two eyes.
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Thepcopie ofKentucl-zy have omitted to
re-elect colohe] Lyon to serve them in Con
gress. An'sihony New, for many years a
member of the House from Virginia, has
had the address to suppiant him. Lyoh has
been an active member, and for several years
back has-deported himself with general cor
rectness and independence. New is a mere
yea and nay man ; too ignorant ler investiga
tion and too indolent to attempt it. However,
he is a help to his party, for when needed to
vote, you have ou-ly to call him from smoking
'his pipe in the Clerk's office, and tell him
how to answct.
music, never fails to give satisfaction.
Mrs. Wilmot, sits a general pwfirmcr, if
not thesirst in America, ranks, at least, in
thesirst class : 'ththcr under th banncrs
of the: Tragz'c or the C'omz'c ﬂfzzsise, Mrs. VV .
treads the boards with perfect ease and as
sect. O/si/zelz'a and Little Alc-xancsi'sictr equally
find an usi-zrz'valsi'ecl representation in lus.—
Shc has sustained a large share of the
burden of the present scenic campuign,
and we sinccrcly hope, (especially as
so lean & compliment was paid to her merit
at their bentfit last ycal) they may chs
even} 13 be honored by a numerous and fa
shionable audience.
DlED, a few days since, at her resi
dence near Nottingham, in Man'yland,Mrs.
ANN SWANN, c-znsort oflhsie late Mr.
Edward Swann. The mssild luscre which a
virtumxs dZSposition conserred on this amia
ble old lady will never be forgotten by her
friends. She was long known and univer
sally admircd ; and her best eulogium con
sists in the generai sympachy extended thro'
thc'whnle circle of her" acquaintance: She
was no": more divszinguished for the urbanity'
other manners, and cheersul vivacity of her
disPosicion, than a benevolent, social and
humancsi hsse sin. Several years ago she lost
a tender husband : devoted to his memory
she has since past her time occupied by the
duties of her samin, and in innocent re—
crcagions. lo vain have her friends solicit
ed her; .rexizpsitz! {see} ?!!! !zss xe-f-stncmo
treat. ' si'hc astcrpiecc is also a grand piece
of Romance, and by its scmcry and
We are happy to see the fuvorite Drama
of LODolSKA announccd for the b'si-ncsit of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot this evening. From
the hold and striking incidents, with which
this piece abounds, and the uncommon at
tractions it has met with both in Europe
and Amchca, we see! considcnt the lovers
us the Drama will be gratificd with a rich
A New York democratic paper attributes
the increasing scderulism os Rhode lsland and
New Hampshirc, to Jackson's visit to Soston
More probably it is attributablc to Bidweli's
xisit to tcrra incognita.
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> embrace the silial' ssaﬀeﬄﬄjaﬂd plssesiz'sim
Which courted her aegeptance. ,Foregositpg
thectinducement whiclsif the'company and usi
remitted "attentions at her duhtul children
oﬀered, she remained sssteady to her pussrpose,
ot'sþending the remainder at her (lays at
the residmce (at her lace, husband, _amj the
' lace of his intermzctm ; where she enjoyed
the blissful pleasures c-t yomh ; ard com
muning with her GC-d, lrcm whom every
good and perfect gift is derived, .Hsicts sisisin,
ducc thro' lise was distinguished for a" uni
form display of every virxue that adoms
the human character—Gnd in death she ex
h'th'ued a mind serenc. happy and tesigned.
Thc'rrsult (! a life ol'relZgnous d-v-otion,the
source of achat is good and con-i'un-ctblc,
Inlhc galaxy of her virtues, ncne was
more bulliant than charity am! humanity.
She clcsithed the naked, fed the hung!_v, and
ccnsoled the aﬄicted of he-r ncighlmrhood.
The loss is great to her friends ; but the
hope of a glorious immortality wipc-s awry
the tear with which sorrow bcslcws ths
grave of departed worth.
Part of Alexandru.
ENTERED, "
Bn'ig Arm, Speakv, Gottenbuz'g—Iiron,
, steel and alum—to Thomas lrwiqsi.
Schr. Melinda, BGScstt. Bcstszn— North
ern Producr—Lawmson & Fowl-z, Chas. [.
Catlctt and others.
]achin, Silver, Norsolk, do.--the mas
ter.
Silvia, Lewis, Bostnn—-—Salc, nutmegs,
&c.——anrason & Fowle.
Mary and K'tty, Black, NoxfoLk—qSun
dries—ffidisscrcnt merchants.
Sloop Harmony, Elhvood, Philajdclphh
-—FaH and Winter Goodsi—For merchants
of the District.
,Ioseph H. Mandevxllc.
'Sept ]!
Twenty Dollars Rcwa-rd.
AN A\VAY from the suhscx'ifzer, lizinzg'
in Prince George unmty, Maryluna-z,
near the head of Maltawoman, on the Ld of
July last, a Ncgro Man named SAM, 20
years old, 5 seat 3 or 4 inches high, thick
a nd well set—ha: a stammering in his speech
when spoken to-si—Had on whcn'he went away
sia cotton coat zmd shirt, and cznahrigs trow—
sers, and took with him a silk shzzmbray coat
and an old selt hat. The above re.Wurd Will
be paid-for apprehending and secux'mg said
fellow so that I get him again, and reasona
ble church if brought home.
T O RENT,
A convenient two-story Prick Dwelling
House, sttuute on King strcct—To a gOOd.
cnunt it will be rented- low App2y (0
t james Andcrdon.
siSept ]] (]
F me TC'd, Chcesc, &c.
Cunpowdcr Tca oi'un cxcdlmt quality;
by retail,
2000 Ihs good Rhodc-lshnd Checsc, and
12 burrcls of XVhite Huvanna Sugar, sitsi
for Pacscrving, for sale lzy
ALL pcrsons indebted -to the
estate OsJAMLS [)GUCLAS, im i-nsc-lvent
debtor, in the Diﬂrict of Colusimbia,
arc rcquesxcd to make payment to the:
subscribcr, who alone is authorilL-d to
receive his dcbzs.
N. HERBERT.
Scptcmhcr 11. gt
By the arrival of the brig Arm, captain
Speak, we have reCrivc-d from. a friend at
(iottenburg a list of vcssc Is arrival at that
port from the 6:h to the 15-zh osjune, whisin
have been auticipatcd by other urtivuls.
ul ...uam,
l'l' 15 Uix'jlhkizctu
BY Judge 1"1125+u$)h, that Nolzlct LIen-bcrt,
tmstcc for the hcncfit rsssi-s xhe- m'vrh-ors us .];sis.
Dougias, un insolvent debtor, in tl-e Distri: t
och-lum'nia, do, on T/mz'sslrzy msiz't, rrsccd
so seil the property as the miss! Jctn cs Dung?—
las, on a crezssiit of sixty days, for zzppro'ss'csil
nego'siiszlc notes, with approve] indurscrq,
givi g previous notice thereof in the ncws-.
paper pxiuted in Alexandria. "rest
N. 8. The above property, consistingsi of"
Salt in barrcls, and two large Falls Beat", will
at the time and on the terms above mention,,
cd, he sokl at 3 o'clock, on Govcr's wl1art',_si
late Jsi-nncy's.
Scpt 1 [. &:
SCpt !] ZL'
THE copartnership of Korn and M'z'semil
ler, is this day dissolvcd—All pelsons having
claims arc requeslcd lo :jender their accounts
for settlemem, .and all those indebted to the
firm arc likewise earnestly rcquested to come
forward .and make puymem.
n';- Act.) \ J-A-l si- Asiu * l'
Scptcsim her I}; si \)
john Korn,
Jacob Wictscmillcr.
G. Deneal-Þ, C. C.
,james Mareland.
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