Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-03

ed to frastrate any attempt of the kind
The Spanish troops, computed at 3o0o
are Divided into corps, stationed at COM
derable distances from each other, and :,
pable of being overpowered III a mones /
The Dutch papers do not contain, which s
rather extraordinary any news from Frau,' 4
they furnish some melancholy instaues
of the oppression of Prussia.
We are in hourly expectation of import, B
intelligence from the feet off Cadiz. Sew
raj have arrived which passed through, (
on the 18th. The transports from Gibrats.
were then with the feet, having nearly son
troops on soard. A Spanish Officer of d.: ,
tinction had been twice aa board the Oce,S
and at each time a long conference vii,
Admiral Pu1vis. The object Ct these ~, /
supposed,in the squadron, to relate to 400
posal for admitting British garrison ind
Cadiz, and delivering up the French am {
Spanish ships of war on the terms We hay
already mentioned. 1t was understood a
propositions to the same effect had bee,
made to Sir II. Dalrymple, the Lieuteaau
Governor of Gibralter, BY Gen. Castaac
the commander of the Spanish troops at S.
Roch. The work Of organization hid be-
gun auspiciously. At Seville, betwees
twenty and thirty thousand men are emboai
ed. The whole country was ready to rise
and it was only necessary that some man oi
rank and talents should put himself at til.
head of the insurrection to render the sin.
alton oftheFrench troops extremely doubt,
full. Their are said to have been much e.
aggerated. twas supposed they did not
exceed in the whole 10000 men, of which
upwards of half were II, the neiShborhood
of Madrid. They are said to havelost 1909
men, killed and wounded, in the affair oil
3D. News had reached Cadiz that Bona
parte had directed the Junto, Or council, to
send immediately to hime;t Bayonne, a De.
putation, CONSISTING Of four Spanish Gene
rails, -four Counscllors of State, four Bishops,
and four Of the principle Grandees who are
not in Office, who are to form a Congress to
deliberate on the state of Spain. The mem.
bers will, of course be chosen from among
those who are willing to submit to any ar.
rangement Bonaparte may choose to dictate
We have the satisfaction of announcing
that the tumultuous proceedings among the
cotton weavers Of Manchester have been
suppressed. This morning we receivedt the
following information from the corresponds
ent to whom we are indebted for the valu-
able communication in our paper OF Friday
last:
"On Thursday the military was busily
employed in scouting the country round
about, and dispensing the several bodies OF
weavcrs who had assembled at Blackley,
White Moss, Middleton, and Kersell Mosr.
Gentlemen were appointed in Manchester
to wait upon the respective manufacturers,
requesting meeting might be held to take
into consideration the petition ofthe distress
ed weavers. 1t was generally imagined that
some redress would be afforded, and an al
vance Of their wages take place, so ast me-
liorate their present wretclled condition.
On Thursday a respectable manutac'
tu-ero of Stockport was conveyed to the New
Baily, at Manchester, by party OF dTh
goons.
Various runors were ahoat respecting
some of the people having been armed, and
of their having fred on the soldiely ard
constables, &c. but to prevent any misreprc'
ssntation, made enquiries into every par
ticular, and found there was no foundation
for any such report. Probably dozen or
more was wounded, but only one man was
ki::..ed, as | mentioned in my former letter.
May 81.
The information relating to Spain, which
we communicated yesterday was contained
IN The following private letter:
Hague, Nays,
g The king Of Spain he's abdicated h'
Kingdom, with al its dependencies, in favor
OF Eonapar1e. The wrstched Charles goes