Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-22

siras, condemned the end Of May, eleven A.
merican vessels detained and ssent into that
placc-.hat appeals from those decisions
5 were entered, and that on the Sd of June an
order was received from the dlke OF Berg.
Tor the restoration of the vessels detained
under the DEGREES of the 1sta December,
and Sd and 9Th JAM Try, which was acted
on, on account of a change OF the govern
ment but the supreme .jun,a at Seville IS
sued an order on the 10Th for the liberation
ofall Americans brought into their port; Oh
which the court at Algesiras refused to ACT,
until they received further experimentation
the supreme iunta at Seville, which had
been received on the 2sth of July. There
fore Mr.. Hackley, the American consul at
St. Lucar, intended leaving that placc for
Seville, the following day, fer the purpose
OF procuring such explanations as would be
likely to remove all objection to the restora-
ton of the American property in Spain,
under detention.
Erhrae. Of letsrr from Csdix, dated Ssh
July, 1903.
The paper enclosed contains the details
OF the capture by the troops of this single pro-
vince, Of an entire French army which con-
sisted when it left Madrid of $4,000 meD-
Tho capitulstion was signed on the ,2lst inst.
l ne prisoners actually SURRENDERED are said
to exceed 1900, and at this time there re-
mains not single Frenchman in arms in An
f,aI, In nf afl, fl,<
whole mass of the people have displayed de-
termined spirit of resistance to the French,
and several very bloody battles have been
fought, which have uniformly terminated in
favour of the Spariards, particularly at Sara
gsssa, and Valentia, where two very csnsi-
derable bodies Of French have been totally cut
to pieces in short, the Spsniards appear SO
unanimous and SO Jealous in their determine
ton 10 drive the French out of the country,
that am not without great hopes OF their
complete success. AS yet, DO general go
vernment has been formed, but the Juntas or
Counciis established in each province for It's
temporary government, have taken the nost
decided measures to oppose the enemy with
success, by obliging all the inhabitants be-
tween the ages OF il and & TO serve in the
army "atAoNh o'o.itaSSAS1 Ol rank, EilFOyS
have been ssnt TO Enslara TO demand sup
plies ofarms and ammunition,t hese haze been
received in the most hattering nAnner by the
government of Great Britain, to whom their
revolution is al! important and q subject ct
much cxultation. But while ] rejnice that
Honaparte is likely to &c stopped in his ca.
reer to universe despetism, very much fear
twill increase the difficulty of bringing our
disputes with c. Britain to favorable coHclu-
sion.
Ertrac: OF another dased 29st July.
C The post from Malaga has juat arrived,
and brings letters, dated Goth inst, containing
the following Information, viz. That OH the
a6th, in the afternoon, Xebec from lvica en-.
tered that port, and brought intelligence that
bsfore her departure from that island an En-
glish friga,c had arrived there in damaged
state, having been in an engagement whish
had taken place in Mediterranean between
On English squadron commanded by admiral
Thornborougll, and French Heet OF sail OF
the line from TouNn, with troops on board
destined for Spain--W When the trigate iettthe
feet, two French ships were sunk and two
taken, and the English were in pursuit of the
others. The letters say that the account is
fully believed in Malaga, and that an express
has been sent of by the government OF that
place with the news to the Junta of Seville.
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