Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-10-22

day and toliowedup our victor, .sa to.
giving the enemy time to rally FROM o' snhon
they are so little used to- check
At length we have received ;ntsr. 10
from Spain and Portugal. A G;;;o a'ss'es
arrived this morning, with letters and da !. NAL
to I'd inst. 1t was brought to Falp psps'
with dispatches also for governments IVY
Abicore sloop, of 1s guns, captain I ).
after a passage of SIX days. A le,ter I sl
Corunna, of the 31st ult. states that on naa
proceeding evening Portuguese v raS
arrived there from Figueira, with ; sssM
gence that Lisbon was again undertbs pal
tuguese sovereignty. This event is s,; sV =
have been brought about in concert vh u
Russian squadron in the Tagus, which sss
upon the city, and thus assisted the Br;;sI
troops, reinforced by the Swiss, who t.a
deserted from the French army, to rtdns.
that capital. This account appears n ~
Corunna article, but it will be obserytd,s,
it rests upon the sole authority Of the rsooa
of the Portuguese captain and that par, !,
it which states that the Russian fleet co..
perated with the English in the reduction q
the place, appears entitled to no credil.-.I
Supposing the Russian fleet to have caDtr. /
lated to the English Admiral, We cannoteon.
ceive any condition possible by which the
Russian Admiral could undertake to act
such part.
The accounts from Portugal contain % {
further intS lligence of the operation off.
British and French armies engaged in h,|
battle of Vimeira; but we learn that Sr
Harry Burrard's expedition, afterhavngbe.
gun to land at Figuera on the Esd, received
orders in the evening to re-embark, and e
effect landing at Casques, at the enuanc.
of the bar of Lisbon, for which destination
they sailed ON the 24th. Dupont having
pressed for the immediate embarka.ion d
his troops, in conformity with the term, Of
capitalization, STIMULATING their rtturn, bysa,
| to France, the Governor of Cadiz is Stated
! to have answered, that the want of trans
| ports rendered it impossible, and, besides,
that it was not likely the English would per.
nit their passage, General Cas!anos no,
| having undertaken positively to prccur,
their consent, but merely to use all his inau'
enee ''.sA the English government for that
purpose.
Another account, however, states, thai
| Dupont had arrived at Santa Puerta Maria
On the 18th, tor the purpose of embarkin;
there, and that the French baggage having
set out for the same destination, some Of
the plumber, consisting of church plate, fell
out OF the cases, the appearance of which 81
enraged tie populace Of Cadiz, they imme
dlseely Stopped the Wagons, and repos
sessed themselves of their own property
Dupont is said TO have demanded r,siitutl
! On, but to have received no satisfaction.
The British government have, it is un'
derstood, determined, out of Difference to
! the Spanish commander, not to interfere
with tie execution OF the articles OF capltu
| latlon. 1t is even said to have been iarthe
1StSSts eii'' etAS PAT W DuPoAiI 90 "
| Mnicn surrendered on the condition allude
| 20, shall be conveyed from Cadiz to Roche
| tort Ia British transports.
ihe French, it appears, had cyacuase
Burgos, bat learning that General Blak
Was 400 nearer than Astorga, detached 81
thousand men to re-occupy it.
| On the the 27th ultimo, arrived at Gyon
under convoy Of the Albion slooP OF wal
the brig Patty, having on board 5000 stan
Of arms, 100000 cartridges, and 10000
.nusker balls for the use of the patriots, all
on the same day the Iris frigate, from o
Sllboa, conveying a transport laden VII
stores, &c. intended to have been landc
there, il the enemy had not been in posses
sion OF the city. Mayor Roche carac in tn
lis.
The $500 Spaniards in the island Of Lea
lard are not only doomed, we fear to remain
there, butte suffer cruel usage. They al
said to be now confined in prison, after
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