Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-10-30
NEW YORK, October 90.

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NEW YORK, October 90.
8y,he ship Caledonia, Henderson, from
l;,sspool, we have received the London
s,uof tie 4.h of September. TINS paper
nys
!. Mr.. Basilico, the messenger, has ar.
rived with dispatches from lord Lauder
dale, at Paris. He reached town at one
this morning, called at Downing street, and
took another messenger with him 10 sir
Francis Vincent, who forwarded the dis
Matches to- Mr.. Fox at Ch,swick, by The
second messenger. A cabinet council Is
now sitting OF the dispatches nothing Is
ys, known OF their contents, the prevailing,
oDiaion however is unfayorable 10 peace.
All is al a staad a, the stock exchange.
Jerome Bopapaste had arrived at Paris
pssous TO the departure of Mr. Basillico
ihs Messenger. He was chased before be
rscsed port, by the Gibraltar Of so guns,
wach vessel would have overhanled Je
rome had she not been disabled IN the
CHASE.
Tie Exksditicns. - Uuder the Plymouth
head ST the I'd uisimo il is said All is
hustle and confusion In the Stonshoass
Pool among nc traaspo rts--the troops are
dissaonkius, and are marched away I'M
med,astb 10 Buekland Downs, where they
arc 10 bs esc+nped. ,.'ae Weasheris ex
lrensiyfagaFable forths purpose Astea-
dy ss17ant, esrPorsi and ls pfivases, are
wbr left ca board each transport.
Lae,eniag after our paper was prepared
70 press, COR boa csme up from tbs ship
Fanny, Taylor, with Greeaock papers
10 ,he 18th cir. aad London of the 9th
such extracts fem ihsm as oas time
would sdei, of makisS. are he,e given.
Owing To the lssesass OF the hour we
received these papers, VS. are unable to
slss the oGcial letter Of general Stuart,
no eommaadsd the British farce in Gala.
MA, anoouseing brillian, victory obtain
d BY him override French. Oh the plains
o. Mazda. a village to the south Of ST.
Auahs.ria sad Nicssiare. Oae of the
papers says,
G.asral Reghier was advancing, with
BIS chnacterisIis confidence, 10 assail the
d0rliSh, whsa he was attacked by geasrsl
0'usrt Ali,h circumstances considered,
We have no hesisa,iop ia saying. that it
was success as brilliant as ever crowned
'aS British arms Our force consisted OF
avs msn; thas Of the Preach amounted
eppwsrds Of 1000. Tais difference was
s'goi'sub by cur troops, when armies were
Apresenss. The enemy for some time
mace shsw of daring. out the British
@yons, was decisive os the result. The
IVES OF the French was almost equal VITA
va whole OF the British force.
We shall CHE the words of the gallant
.0mmasder--" BY 8 O'Clock in the morn.
uS the opposing fronts of two armies
o Sss warmly engaged, when the prewess
a@e rival nations seemed now 30 be fairly
@a'nal before the world. and the superi.
s s.''s vas greatly and g!oriously decided to
@sur cwn.
/. About 700 bodies of their dead have
). .sen buried upon TIE ground. The wound.
aao prisoners already in our hands "a.
~ nag which are general compera. add en-
,ssse'eamp, and long list Of officsrsl
>"oont to above 1000 men.
me total loss TO the snemv cannot be
"s,iaan 1000 men.''
.as loss of the British was one officer,
e.. 'Jsssts, 4 rank and file killed II eff.
as {, ssiJeasts, 2 drummers, 26I rank
80 aie wounded.
~ !. .! John Stuart has in his possession no
Assssooo prisoners, and If 10 this be