Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-10-31
LONDON, September 90.


| sir Samuel Hood, at Baltic Port, the de
! tachments Of the royal marines from ths
! British squadron were landed on the island
at It's entrance, where the Russians had tax
en- post and erected heavy batteries; tha
after most desperate action with the enc.
my (who were far superior IN numbers3 oul
brave fellows succeeded IN dislodging them
a part of the Russians surrendering, and
others escaped IN boats to their ships. A,
the time the letter was sent off, our men
were re-embarking OH board their ships
which being effected, it was the gallant adj
nirai's intention immediately to enter the
port, and give the enesv battle. The wri-
ter adds, 6 of the result no doubt could be
entertained" Our loss in this service is
stated to be very great, as our marines had
to sustain tremendous fire of grape and
, musquetry, before a landing could be effect
ed.
No intelligence Of this nature has been
received at the admiralty.
A gentleman is arrived from Paris,which
he left a few days ago. 1t was generally
believed that Massena would have the chief
command OF the army in Spain, if his health
would permit him. Bonaparte and he were
shooting the other day near st. Cloud, when
Bonapaste fired his gun SO close to Masse-
ma as 70 dc considerable injury to his eye.
Ills. unprecedented that he viii lose the sight
of it. In the mean time marshal Ney has
been dispatched to Spain. Within the lssst
month, between 50 and 10000 cavalry have
passed thro' Paris.
The report Of an attempt having lately
been made upon the life Of Bernadotte
seems confirmed. He was at Fiinsbursh at
the time. His all de camp was standing
close to hin, and seeing the dagger raised,
threw himself forward to save the general,
and received the weapon in his body. He
died instantly. A second blow was aimed
at Bcinadotte-at, payried it with his hand,
and the dagger went through his hand and
entered his breast, but not deeply. Hs is
now recovered. Immediately after this at
tempt upon the general, an Arret was issu-
ed, guarding the people against crediting
or circulating reports Of sinister nature.
The American ship Galen, Stedman, has
been taken By a Danish privatecr, but re-
leased on payment Of costs and 300 Fix dol
lars, aud promising not to proceed to ST.
Petersburgh, but return in ballast. When
he sailed, however,, on Aug. %, he imme-
diatcly stood FOR the English ships off Raae,
and sailed the same evening for the Baltic,
under convoy Of a cutter.
.Seb.en6ef %.
4 mail and dispatches from Corunna
reached town this morning, brought by the
Snapper schooner, arrived at Plymouth, and
also dispatches from Giion, brought by the
Peruvian sloop, arrived at the same port
The vessel from Coranna brings a report
that the four principal Spanish armies had
formed junction, and had nearly reached
Burgos where Joseph had taken up his re-
sidence, and where the French army were
stationed, who had determined TO give the
Spaniarels battle; but this is superseded by
the Spanish paper to the 18th inst. which we
received Dy the mail.
1t appears in these papers, by an article
from Madrid on the 7th, that Joseph and
the French headquarters were at the. city
of Losrono, on the borders Of Old CASTLE,
near Navarro. They had marched by Tu-
della into Arragon, bat suddenly reueated
which is attributed to the intelligence they
| received of the movements of the Spanish
armies. 1t is mentioned in one of the pa
pers, that the Arragon army had been com
PEELED to make rctfogade movement from
Tudela to Borja. This took place most
probably in consequence ofthe above men
stoned movement Of the French army, whose
object in making it appears to have been tc
! prevent their retreat from being cut off by
the Arragon army and other troops obtain
! ing a position IN their rear. The station
thus taken by the French army is in con
co.. o,;tu with the taternent IN the Paris pa: