Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-10-14

her I'd, says--..A vessel Arrived here
This morning from ST. Jaso, brings ad.
yises that the inhabitan,s of ST. Tho.
mas are evacuatiug the island, on &C.
count ofthe great scarcity Of Provisi'
ons." - :.
Extract Of letter from an Anne rican
gentleman in Spain resident there,
dated a6th August.
The papers I have seen from the
u. States give me no hopes ofthe EN-
barge being taken Of till Congress
meet IN November, when / really
think that our governments will have
to take some decided steps one side or
the other. The extraordinary changes
In this country must no doubt influence
in some measure the decision which
our government may adopt.-The sue.
cess of the Spaniards has been singu.
lar, and indeed 90 much soy~that we
Who are on the spot, and in q great
degree eye witness to the business can
hardly creditit, how much more in.
credible must it appear 10 those Who
have always considered the .Spaniards
asthe most degraded people uponearth,
to End that they have been able with
numbers and only half armed to conn
pletely beat the conquerors Of the
world! =.
"Saragossa has made itself immor-
tai BY lis resistance against thirteen at
tacks Of the Flower Of the French ar.
my commanded BY one Of its boasted'
chiefs. Saragossa 10 defended by
triHing wall, more intended to prevent
smugghng,than for defence. In the
last attack, no longer able to withstand
the indpetuous ardor Of the, French
troops, they let them into the city;
and when about 5000 had advanced a
considerable distance, ere was put 70
trains of powder leading to mines pla-!
eed under the streest where the French
were, and above 5000 were destroy.
ed-Above loco women fell fighting
and the inhabitants came to a deter
mination Of setting ere to the whole
town, in preference to givingit up to
the French. After the last attack the
few remaining troops aed; and we are
assured that the province of Arragon
is also cleared Of Frenehmen. -
9 Joseph is It Burgos, having eva
tctla.ed Madrid. We are this day con-
fdently told that he has began his
march to France; bot that all Biscay
being in arms, he has been obliged to
returnto Burgos, where he will short
" be surrounded, and ifhe does not
take care, made prisoner. n
! I" We have nothing from France
but the siowness Of the French troops
coming in, il is pretty generally sup
posed, that Bonaparte has got his
haads foil. Should the North Of Eu-
rope rise, he may be made to regret
his infamous conduct towards this
country. - &. q Z;
!. We have no certain accounts from
Lisbon ; but we are very glad that we
are not 70 have any English troops 10
Spain. The Spaniards in fact do not
want any other aid than money and am
munition--thsy have more men than
they can arm and combined armies
never have done any thing. With the
Spaniardsathe French cannot m0ck In
trigae, and alone they have no reason
% lear any dissepsions.
Another letter from Cadiz, saws
4 On the arrival Of Gen. Dupons Il
port ST. Marys, atowa siluaked on
he Bay d cadiz, In consequences 81
tha discovery (among bis baggsgsJ oil
some church plate, which had been
plundefed from Cordoya, che popu- |
lace assembled, and in . tumuituous |
manner, drove of the soldiers Who |
had the charge Of the baggage, which
they completely ransacked, ana car.
ried Of every thing which was valua.
bic, and particularlya great quantity.