Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-10-08
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LONDON, Ing. 10.
,.eeiires from Cortnna, to
DsPa' snsounce that Joseph BonaPsrte,
i sS. I : Frr,,cl, ere preparing % evaea-
d y = The highly important intslli-
u SPal.'. ,;-ru,ated Yesterday IN the fosIa
81 's W. hin. conceived IN tue following
slas n;reuce was received this moving
a.. -o,.nt from lieutenant col. DOYLE,
IS, cor,lnna. the 4rh Of Aagass, At md
ssra Tn TIE lieutenant ceaonel states that he
's 50 ,.'.sr s,atSd Madrid, eth Of July,
"a =. Us rs. ,ha. ca taa. morning the French
sAln = t.isir retreat from that cs'y that
c''a'sIp oaapar;e had Quilted Madrid and
.'l,a away every thing OF value belong
q j. court. Every Frenehmaa was
&C. h;;n,, and they were taking the d.
800 Bprcos. The writer Of the letter
''.'.1 Va, 20 member CT the junta OF the.
me- n:::,s 4 later from Tarragon, dated
- 49, y,ly. states that the army OF Va
!. 81 si.:rcila, whichconsissed Of 10000
is''s ,.Ion thai d:,v Passed through that
81 - =, $ IS wax 10 Madrid. L IS also sta
= Il. rebeSa-s.ss. at the head Of the Snug
49, a,issaced towards A:atirid. and
- vas wisii,ia Is leagues OF that CITY.
80 ssl.s;;ces ssioaa Arrason state, that the
s.,,os had AGAIN hsen successful IN that
49, A.aTsras B1ss;crs has evacuated
s..ss.o, a.d continued his retreat TO
|r,.~s dvisioa az tie As;uTian army,
[ [ssi', he coT.s;ss..sid OF General ierte, has
[,le Al in.afs;ssn on the read towards Bur
rs nd had :sken a French convoy, win
NH wsrecrs ll.,.en VIII pluntler. General
Estaaos was &tlvaneiRg il Ia Sianeh.'.
| The following IS estimated to be tile q
I'm. Of tie force advancing fro;a the tci-
gyas sspanish PROVINCES towards Aladrid
Andalusian levies, 10000
The Yalenciaa, 4S,o0
The Murcian, 2G,Skio
TIT Esnamadura, 10000
Tosa,, is 800
Independent q TIC -as.aT;an ana G.lli-
I'm armies.
It's sax. that on Joseph Bonaparte's de-
|rtu,s, tie unhappy city Of 5iadsid was 81
/
IA upto the plumber Of the FRENCH soldie-
rand they executed their orders with much
rrness. Whilst the place was ransackmg
'uvsver BY the troops, the peasants forced
mo town, and occas;oned the disorder
+ sasat Of tie French. The fngitlves were
pursued BY the patriots, and We are happy
. add, that eight OF the Wagons, heavily
eden vi,h plumber, were captured by the
Asnnrlans and the best hopes are entertain
ID hatmosi Of the booty would be recover
d ltisnot impossible, that Don Joseph
iaFfad hiEseHinterccpted Before hehas an
1portunity OF quitting the scene OF his ag-
rssion.
Our readers Viii recoliect the sudden and
On lnaccountahle proceeding Of Gen Gu
a, after the brttle CT Rio Seco, when he
s0anded his .3s.,rsry, andset OH at the head
his cavalry, no one knew whittier. 1t is
S sud, thst the object of his rapid move
n: vas to intercept Joseph Bonaparte in
sight from Sfadrid az event which the
'eaish cEeer deemed too probable not to
Frffsge for.
Letters are SAID to have been received,
asa state the arrival Of Bonaparse at Paris
% thai &c had determined upon calling out
'ay person capable Of bearing arrss, from
sase Of l6 to 80, for the purpose OF be
: marched against Spain. It is added,
lathe Senate had expressed reluctant
s : upon the subject, a consequence
(Which BE had ordered eight OF the nlsm-
~ 70 DC thrown into prison.
Agsrsst IS.
iaereare several reports in circulation
lfnong others, it's said, that Joseph
sapalte was shot as hs vas preparing to
we y Madrid, on the 9Th uitimo.
. lha INA.