Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-10-31

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the shore, where. they found about tour
huodred Freaeh who were pursued snd
dispersed by our troops and abous half q
them taken prisoners. They loss abcu'
forty ia killed and wounded. Our only
loss was one serjeant OF The Ssh regiment,
wounded. II is probable the army will
advance this evening TO attack the. ensmy.
/ The peasants flock In crowds to our army.
Three thousand brave Calabrians st leasi
have Joined us. Their number increases
every momen,. The enemy.ls resreatiqg il
is supposed for the purpose Of concenrat.
ing thsir troops.
90 The conduct Of the peasants ct Mn
castro is worthy of being made public
After having supplied the army with pro-
visions, they refused to receive any pay.
men, for them, observing thar as the En-.
glish cam to rescue them from tae syran.
ny of the French, by whom they bad
been short tise before robbed of their
properly, it was their wish tina. the ar.
my who came to their assistance shculd
be supported with part Of their plentiful
harvest. His excellency general Stuart Sc.
veral times attempted in vain TO prevail
npoa them to take payment for taer presi.
sions, and it was with difficulty that he
could prevail upon then to take receipts
for the necessaries which thsy had suppl
ed.
Nothing can equalthe enthusiasm with
which The CaIabrass received their deliver.
ers, and the zeal with which, they pressed
forward TO offer not oniy their service, bus
their lives, TO .e-conquer the kicgdom Ct
their we'll beloved and lawful sovereign
Ferdiraud the fourth. Nothing BIZ. rcd
cockadss are seen IN the bats ef the pea.
sants.
Immediately after the lsndiug of the
En5lish army. general Stuart published
proclamation, iayiling 'he C@!abrians to
shake off shsyoke f'he French He told
,he!A that the s:andard Of Ferdinand "
was again displayed ca ihsls sheres: thar
nothirg was required oE them but accom-.
moda:i"n; that go contribution would bs
demanded; that all provisions supplied
should be eoscto2liy paid fer; thai key
ahGu1d receive arms and AMMUNITION for
their oWn dtftace; that liielr laws and
casfoms should be iasiasaiaed their Ieil-
g|oa and Cathoi.c worship should be ho.
nored and respected; and that ihose who
nigh, have erred, o haye been .edueed
by ne government Of the usurpsr. shoaid,
@n delivering up their arms, be pasdoDed
and protected.
Several transports, with French pri.
soness, arrived yesterday from The guiph
Of 81. Euplemia, which, after having land
ed the prisoners, sailed again Instantly with
reiDiorcemsnis for tao army"
The following letter was also received
en- Wedaead4y morning from rear admiral
sir Sidney Smith:
x Castle q .dnaatea, mig 2, 1906.
6" We have s4en this ioglress, .:ayjns
attacked IL BY sea as it vas soe perpeadi-
GUITAR on The land side, aad coasequea'Iy 10
accessible, The Freach, having ones iass
!s. viii ind it difficult 10 rc!ase il. lae
s,t:I| blood which has been s.led 10 this 81
fats must always be regretted; but IL on
tbs side sf the enemy : tot oae Gf our pco-
PIC received sc,a.ch. Fne TWO divisions
NJ -iazzo and Capri have behaved exren1c-
il well Light caanon spiked, TWO a;and-
ards, ADD toar hundred prisoners, End 81 a1s
snd aamuNision sufficient TO eusbe she
brave subjtctso 81 his Slcilisa glsieoly TO ann