Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1809-06-28 00:00:00, page 3

THE EUBLICK LEDGER.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE m 1808V
The Intelligence from Amsterdam, deceived by
the ship Virginia, arrived at N.York; sitin' confused,
contradictory, and higMy'exaggersted, is no doubt
founded on facts in part, 'pie Austrians we be
lieve have been defeated, but that it baa not been
such a defeat, as to be decisive of tbe war. It will
appear extraordinary, that although this grand vic
tory war first announced in Amsterdam the 2*th of
April (as will be seen by a letter received at New*
York) no particulars had transpired on the 5 th of
May) the time of the sailing of the Virginia. As o.
tber vessels were about to feave Amsterdam shortly
sifter the Virginia, we may expect in a few day*,
something more authentick. The United States dis
patch vessel, the Mentor, had been nearly four
Weeks in France. The return of Mr. Armstrong is
stated upon authority too loose to be depended upon,
although for any thing which he will be able to efTcct,
he might as well return. One of the Jacobin papers
remarked a few days since that the campaign in
Austria, would have a material effect upon our fo
reign relations. There is more truth in the remark
than usually is found in those papers. If, (which
Cod forbid) the usurper succeeds, lie wilt repeat
«• that there shall be no neutrals.” The papers de
voted to France, are mad with joy, one of them
makes the following remarks upon the intelligence
from Amsterdam.
“ The Anglo Austrian Army, under the Areh
duke Charles is DKSTCOYKl)—The only-re
st maining hopes of the perfidious government of
S‘ Britain, are dispelled—the last coalition against
“ the peace of the world has been crushed at a. sin
** gle blow."
. We should be very happy to find the intelligence
from Lisbon confirmed. The force of Napoleon in
Portugal and Spain, has been much weakened, in or
der to push the campaign against Austria with more
effect.
Cautiok.—The citiseni of this Borough, and
others, would do well to he on theiqguard against re
ceiving notes of the “ Farmers Exchange
Bark” of Rhode Island. ' It is believed thut a large
amount of those notes will be offered in this place j
* that Bank we have understood is insolvent. This
‘ hint we hope will prevent any one from taking such
notes, until they can satisfy themselves upon this
subject.
* WasStxqton, June 33.
The two Houses of Congress yesterday concurred
in a resolution to adjourn cm Wednesday next.
Baltimore, June 22.
We were politely favoured by a respectable mercan
tile gentleman, with aHaytun paper, from which
the following translation has been made for the
Federal Gusette :
LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE.
. , . Stare of Hayti.
GENERAL ORDER OF THE ARMY,
Thursdayy IS:/! .1 fay ISC9,year 6.
(Tbtre has been no General Order of the army
since the 4th jlftriLJ
Tlve fort of the rebel, John Dugotier, and the four
camps which surrouuded it, and which were situ
ated on the plantation S&bourin all Boucassin, have
just been carried by a coup de main, by major gene
ral l’eter Toussaint. The rebels have been muted,
and owed their escape only to the quickness of Right
over the precipices, abandoning their arms, artille
ry, ammunition, effects, See. The papers contain
ing the correspondence of John Dugotier with the
chiefs of die rebels, add his register book of letters,
have been taken.
- Two pieces of-iron cannon, one--# 12 pounder, the
other a 4, a large quantity of ammunition, ravtrid
_gcs, and implements of artillery, together with a
number of prisoners, both men and women, are the
fruits of this brilliant expedition.
The troop* employed did not all participate inf the
action ; the 3d regitneuj only was engaged.
These happy effects are due to the w ise dispositi
ons of general Peter Toussaint. who praises very
much the in'repidity of the commander Francisco
Victor, and the Sd regiment, who so well seconded
him.
This expedition being so well terminated, the
troops hate returned to their respective canton
ment*.
Done at head quarters, at the Cape, the 18th May
1809, sixth year of the independence.
• Chief of the st-aff,
P. ROMAfif.
Examined and approved of bv
t HENRY CHRISTOPHE.
"Letters are in town from Madeira, received tin
Phi! idetjrtm. They mention that a letter had been
rece-tved there from the house of Gould k Co. Lis
bon, dated darly in’May, which mention that {lie
French mPovtugHl offered to capitulate tor^art an
-molffted retreat.from the kiflgdvtp, which was re
. fused them- Should this lie accurate, we may calcu
late tmwvSotdt aod Ney felling »f«o the hands of ge*
oendKsumim and Marshal Meresibrd.—-V. .iwier.
Niir York, fane 82.
LATE FROM EUROPE.
Yesterday the ship Virginia, capt. Crotkat»y ar-<
-rived heretjrbaibist, from Amsterdam. h ii!i be
Been by oar translations from an Amsterdam paper
..of the first afi May,, thaj there’ has been » severe
battle between the archduke Charles and tlieFrench
emperor. The various accounts of this-bnttle clhtni
greem particulars* OneactounfsUtes,that Banna*
parte tfiok 30,000 nrfsoaers, C&genersbv&c. anr
ttier, that lie rook 90,000'prisoners But the most
Improbable story Is, (and to as they all c*m ten pro.
bahttrty sntli them), that whichwehave Trftm eapt.
ickatt, WIto, on doubt, beard stick a report on the
eve of bis sailing. |t was, that cm tlge first day nt
the battle, ltruoiparte pretended to be defeated, and
ain a root* advantageous; pe*i*
I this position, he turned upon
• *‘Woot|y I'
U'oyefl the whole of the Austrian'
all their csro
ifrll Bite h» hattdiv
lafiAsad on the field, wa*
?>*» »bf French, as«w
t was ftowt^ve*,'confessed by
^ayhi* vfcfrry h»d n6ttle.
of Anstrife '$®F$rs#4»iite Wm wa.u*
■ lew* lApb-operatr
v
■4 ^
was reported,!
<*?lSt£&
assasaigs
from PnMce, nrfivea «.
Armstrong, mtr mtmvtef at Parfa.
America in thcHjfntor,#
. No further rlfaxatirtn fjWC taken plate in di*
French decrees. Tlfc ship Virginia bfimp det dis
patches for government, supposed to he in reply to
those which went out in the Meritor, te Mr. Atei
strdftg at Paris.-w—.V. Y. Q«z.
A letter front Ai^terdam of the 39th of April, to
a respectable house In this city, s4ya,
'■ i have just time to inform you, that official ac
counts are just.received of the defeat of the Austri
ans on the Donau—25,000 killed, 10,(Xp prisoners,
and 106 pieces of cannon taken by.the French.
The president’s proclamation, announcing the re
storation of intercourse between this country and
Great Britain was received atFayal previous to the
sailing of the Eagle. It was received.most welcom
*y*
TRANSLATIONS.
pREsnatf, April 1$.
We have for the present no other news from the
armies, than, that the French army is concentrated
on the Danube,
. , DoSAtVERTh, April 1$.
. His majesty tilt emperor, at the moment of his ar
rival heie, issued to his unity, the following procla
mation S-i.
Soldier* /—The victory of the confederacy is de
cided ! The Austrian general seems to think., that
on the sight of hts army, we shall precipitately re
treat, and leave our alliev hi his merr.v—An eagle
surrounds me—Soldiers ! You surround me ! When
the sovereign of Austria came to otir shrine, 5ou
have seen him discharging vow* of everlasting friend
ship. In three wars »e have conquered. Anstrin
is Indebted to nurnbbie condescension, and she has
three times failed in her promises } and in the con
quest which awaits us, let us march, that the enemy,
at the approach of our army, may acknowledge its
conquerors.
(Signed) NAPOLEON.
f . , BAOH, H|IMI <VI
I navetns honour to inform vour majesty, that
curing threp days we have repulsed the enemy;
your troops hav e distinguished themselves upon these
occasions.
ft.
On the 2!st of April, the French envoy a< the
ceurt of Sillingedpniade the following public :
44 * uiomelit the adjutant general of Neufclva
, tel, reports, that a great battle had been obtained
yesterday by the Bavarian army, headed by his ma
jr» y and king* Napoleon having made irom Id to
12,000 prisoners, and the Austrian army is retro
gading. The fruits of this battle'are many stand
ai’ds and cannon* A general bloody battle is soon
expected.
t}. , tuDKWEcscbRd, April 2$.
His majesty received yesterday by a courier from
the army, the"confirmation of the victory obtained
on the 20th mst.
P. S. This moment we have received the follow
ing intelligence:
Official Biilletiri.
“ The Austrian army is< by the fir* of heaven,
struck fo--—‘ •
, its ungrateful and faithless guilt; all their
cordons are destroyed; more than 20 general* are
either killed or Wbonued ; One arch-duke is killed,
and ttvo wopnded. We hate more than 30,000 pri
soners ; we have taken many standards, cannon,
ammunition and provisions* We are of opinion that
the lot of war is derided, ns it was at Jena. The
PHnce of Lichtensrtin is mortally wouuded.
BY THIS DAY S MAIL*
Boston, Jane 21.
FROSl SPAIN.
Capt. Woddfniry has arrived at Beverly, from Ca
di*. which he left 21st April. He informs that the
French army was reported' to be still about J8
leagues from Seville, attempting uothing ; but wait
ing reinforcements That accommodations had
been ordered for the governing Junta at Cadi*, in
case they should be compelled to quit Seville_That
Joseph Buonaparte quitted Madrid for France, the
5th April.
, £Our accntnits from France no otherwise eorrobo*
rate this-, than that Buonaparte liad declared the
Spaniards to he ttnworthy his brother, as their king,
and that he should treat Spain hs a conquered prov
inc.e.] : That in Cadiz they discovered no dispositi
on to give up the patriot cause ; that they represto,
ted their armies as very numerous and strong; but
that amidst the thousands qf .rumours it was impos
sible exactly to ascertain the truth*
New Yor£, June 25*
LATEST NEWS FKOM LISBON.
Captain O'Connor sailed from Madeira on the 17th
of May. On the 16th a Portuguese brie arrived
there in 4 days frofin Lisbon, with dispatches for the
governor, the eonteo(*of wbith had not transpired.
We ldarn verbally that Lisbon remained hi posset
sionof the Portuguese and Britishi who felt them,
selves perfectly lecur* from a«y attackof the French:
hatr.nt sent up the Tagus several gon-brfgs, and ves
aels that drew little water, its order to prevent the
passage of the French, should they make their ap
In additfon to the atofe, a cowreettUl friend hat
favoured ns with the following extract of a letter
ftupi Madeira, dated the ifth of May, bfaurht by
capt. OCdanoy.
♦espM arftved bdfte yesterday, fn three days
J****tu»j, ni tnrcc oayw
froin Lisbon, and brought accounts that the Porfu
gudit..... ... v hii ui uigti spirus m uisnon. t
ifid British were all ui high spirits in Lisbon
that sir Arthur Wellesley had inarched with* brave
army to attaeVtfte etiemy that were Stamped at
Oporto. On th« arrival trf the ffrifiih army before
Oporto, tl»e French com manderya offered to dapitia
late, but air Arflijif WeHesty would not accede to
the terms offered by thy French, and it was suppo.
,scd the whole garrison would surrender to theBrw
tna, asthey f.*d but three daysprovisiouV'’
order ofjfoe supreme .junta of Spam, the
vtce.roy.Me* of New Sfiaitr, Peru. New ferertada,
and Btiebos Ayres, the ihdependei>| Military Govern,
ment of Cuba, Porto Rich, Cuatimala, and the Pro.
viiicee of Venezuela and PhUtpines.havebeew called
*««« «r • M, d,M* to
iSJS5fcas-«‘JrUHr
of '^4C:
<*ft»
\iuu«t orfekeu off wit toy d
Extract
N letter from fee Havsnn*,
* ^KX’S^.*‘2V£2tt
#11,1 bewrfea fee kH|dd •*}
wnundedof the enemy, ^ few made 2,500 prison,
era { wfe have great hopes of fee ultimate Success of
fee patriotic caWSf s£,m." WW”“e'
LeUtr jtvm * «<*r i* Jfeufu, |o AUfomd
. tn the Miuanm.t u jSfiia3
The battle of Medellin, Iws been tlfe most hkmdy,
onefonght this 'var-the enemy had 24 cannons, wd
10 i theirs very b»flly served, Aura discharged fo*
the spate of twb hours and a hal4 a cdntirtunl
silver Of grape. Our Infahfry charged tvith l,ayo<
net up to the vary wallsof fee houses of fee village hi
pursuit of the enemy. The imperial guards fled, as
well as gen. Victor at the head of hi* staff. The
marine battalions and the Spanish guards, hare ,c<>
vdred themselves w ith glory—they threw away their
muskets, and seizing hold of their bayonets by fee
handle, they fell upon, stabbed, overthrew and pent
np the invincibles, 1
“ If our cavalry bad nntfsTlen back, it Would hate
been fee most meu.q^ble battle of the campaign,
rseterthelessj the erffmr h»* now seen, to his Wor.
"I131., WC . ^iph hh^d has I teen spilt :
11,000 dead on both sides, covered fee banks of fee
liuardinna j they have lost upwards of 7000 and we
UVniM TWUU
A« the right wing was abandoned by the coral
ry, although the centrifconipcuied of t,he infantry,
had'ronsideralily the advantage, and w*« advancing
in pursuit of the etiemy.it was necessary to retread
in nnrsmt nf th#* ** ....._:_^ P
to avo'd the enemy from om-flmkitg the'a r my
At
l.*le H^ternor>n Wednesday, the 2$th
oP^iIarch,(thc day of the.battle) the enemy’s can
nonading ceased, and both armies have retired to
: their respective [K>sitiops, leaving the field of battle
in the middle, neither of the armies remained mas*
i tei-s of ft.
“ Although we have not gained much, yet we
have lost nothing by it: on the contrary, we have ob
tained some advantages, .namely, that of-making
head against the enemy, anil causing them to fly.—
1 he retreat of the cavalry, it appears, was ifwing to
a mistake, at least with respect to those regiments
who followed that of Maria Louisa, whom they un
derstood had received orders to. retreat. Gea Ce
esta retreated With his army to Vilhmueva to rest
his troops; he afterwards proceeded with his staff to
Campiuo, to re-untte his cavalry, partially disuers,
thd’s *nd hC ,nforms of havitlS already accomplished
“ The enemy do not stir, and general Goest* addsj
that he does not consider them in a situation to make
a fresh attack ; nevertheless he is upon the watch,
and has taken every measure to avoid any jsurnriae.
Meanwhile he is strengthening himseif, and cenibin
mg his measures for new operation* against the eric,
my j they certainly have been terrified: Gen. Cues
ta continues ill from a ull, and gen. figuia com
mands the «rmy ad interim, ^
J ,IUVaft“ PT“°MS oi> *hich Victor had pas
§ed the lagua, have been broken and carried a wav
bv the current of the river. Gen. Cartaojaf has
lmen Surpnse<lf.y 12,000 of the ettfemv on his march
*? T‘*’cdf°- was not believed they had such consi
durable force in that quarter. The cavalry w
dersble force in that tjharter. The cavalry wacde
pamted from the infantry by the interposition nf»e
abovement toned biidy of the enemy, They however
have extricated themselves without W and our ar
my is totnplete. The whole of ouf force in La Mun
ch* is composed of 32,000 men.
• e^^asjSiaKSssri
force which entered Portugal, amounting to U,0V0,
marched towards Braga, from wheneg they have
been repulsed. A
*rrtv^. and disembarked jtt
Oporto. Last night two deputies were* sent frodi
the supreme junta to.comphment g?n, Comu.*
[Commnnic.sfed for tie federal GSiwette,]
Attract of a letter from,Mr. X. />. Y>,n UoUtri,
_ «*'rrf Hamburg, 1809.
Ships.from Anieri<> may with safety enter thfo
^u-V/ Pr®v><1*^.,*,,h t*rtificates,of origin j copies of
whidi it Iw reqrtsiteshouW hesetrt to Parts imrtiedi
ately y■/ •.
must
^&^ti»s»j!ssaa4s
of thh being done away also Very shortly. '
“ J“e gn*emmet,t ha* granted pertnl*}.
on fo all Americ»n ves^lsherevto depart- in ballast j
those loaded pretiwas to tip embargo tnav nrocec*
with aftir cargoes. The Danish government also,
permits neutrals to enter from and depart Jbf
tra* FJ2,rts, from ports h» this neighbourhood.
“ The French Custom How l;il^s4*“
here."
’ ***"*$%,
ShipColuipMa, Winslow,. _
Brig Ins, Baker, l4 data from 1
The-Ship Pallas from this port for UwrptBL wUs
spoke May 28, in 1st. 40,
Sloop Romeo, Bowles, 8 days from NewrJboMofr.
Meop Thetis,Chadwick, »duy* from i Newhedford,
*ORTOF>foRtotf£ AHD PORTSMOUTH,
y; , €USTOM-Ht)US£r—Esraet*.
Brig Iris, Baker,
Schr. Eagle, Van-Name, 1 ^ V’
Minerva, Simmon*, «>»
i* b*: ’ Tfawi»yt Marchent," ' 3% _
Brig Victory, Lewis,
Seh’r Catharine, Shat
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Mauiy, Mr. Spear; Mr St „v, Mr Foster ; Juaur U.
Mr c J.k ; Abel, Mr 3.ay , Obediah, Mf ( (J rlffi
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