Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-12-14

.,.,4v tel. AlIths horrors Of war be-
,.,,a.y, or heard Of were mercy to that
Pofs s. .vos. a storm Of universal fire blast
fI !, s,,srg fed, consumed avery house, de-
..orsd every temple. The miserable IN
/ s' ,b,ssn,s faying from their flaming villages
'.' .a,.t were slaughtered: others, without
: -. "a .ex to age, to the respect 70 rank,
go asrsl,,ess Of function, fathers torn from
|sb;ldr.n. husbands from wires, enveioPedI
4. !, whirlwind Of cavalry, ana amidst the
[o o, s3c.rs Of slrivers,and the trampling
et narsuiing horses, were swept into captivi-
!. = q, unknowa aad hostile land. Those.
E Ely were able TO evade this tempest, He'd TO
wal,ed cities. But escaping from fire,
rord aad exile, they fell into the jaws OF
Eamlne."
n Such are the nise,ses with which the
kare Of Bonapar5e you'd overwheirn Span
sat he has other beings TO Zeal with than
tyvder Ali h..el, he has men end patriots
k,sn who love their country, and who are
determined 10 defend it TO the last exsre:ai-
b..
4 The best os Rohapartes generals are to
h. eynrlovea in Spain, Jourtian and Ney are
Iaere-bu. Massena is TO be the chosen
[b;;4f : man who viii not SC stopped in his
rareer Of slaughter b. any co'npunetuons
&;s;tincs.' who waiinof SPARE either french
i : spanisa blood to cement the throne OF
! revr Monarch, and WHO would feel no
4 Graf at making all that asse country ore.
sst and horrible cemeterv. Such man IS
q ssssena an! the selection of him unfolds
once to the Spsniafds alltae rage, rancor,
&nd venesaneeo BanaParte.
q pispatehes have been received rom Sir.
Dufa, ascqaainting government taat British
Foods nay be exporteslt 70 SPAN, Tree from
he restrictions formerly imposed on
kleas.
TIE same nd y..ggence IS permitted il the
Brazils.
The custom-heuse duties on coffee have
been all repealed. The object issto encou-
rage the consumption of this article.
October o..
The convention Cor tue surrender Of Ju-
hot's French army. has been duly executed.
Al tac pluneer was however taken from
hem by military committee. The first
division sailed fcr France about the 1 9Th Of
Sept. The nu..s5er surrendered BIZ the. ca
pitulatioa, was 8 generals, 655ofiicers, 175
surgeons, 23,526 soldiers, infantry; ; and
HOGS cavalry f61 conductors. Their loss
il the previous battles $3.50. On the same
Eax, the last division embarked; when the
Portuguese flag was hoisted on all the cas-
lies; and mutual congratulations took place
between thsEngiish Spanish and Portuguese.
Iuaot was followed to the shore by thou
sands Of the popalace hooting at him. Re
was protected from injury By the English
officers.
The city was Illuminated. The Portu-
suese government was i,nms diatelyre-estab-
lishesl; and The intcndm,t General Lucas
De Scarry Silva, began to exercise his
functions. At the last dates we have not
heard Of the arrival ofthese troopsin France;
the first division was left much dispersed,
making towards Quiberoa Bay !; the second
division probably reached Rochstort about
the aota inst.
CoRuNNA, October g..
The Supreme Junsa have published an
othcial letter from gen. Blake, dated Head
Quarters, Qaincores, sosh Sept. giving an
account that marchal Ney had made teint
with the army under his command, with
intent to tall on our force in Bilboa, with
treble It's force; but the Patriot division,
rader Portage, apprized of the movements
made good its retreat with its artillery and
baggage to Balmadeno. The French re-