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

5 ed his malesty,S d0mlnlons from the summit
! OF the Sierra to Baylen, eyacuate the penin-
sula by sea. This is the substance of the
! treaty which his excellcncy general Castanos
and had the pleasure to sign last night. and,
as we left the camp at midnight exhausted
by fatigue and watchfulness, il is not posi-
bic at present to transmit to your hiphness
] the details of the capitulations and battles,
but shall do it as soon as time permits.
This pleasing intelligence will be commu-
nicated by don Pedro Augus.in Ciron, lieu
tenant colonel of the columns Of provincial
grenatiiers with the rank Of colonel and adj
jutant general, an officer of the highest me-
rit, who by the talents and bravery whichhe
has displayed in many actions, and particu-
larry in this army, has rendered himself wor-
thy of whatever favors your highness may
! be pleased to bestow upon him.
| have ordered allegiance to be sworn
this day to our new king don Ferdinand
VII. which had not been performed in this
city, the TIE Deum to be sung, and illuni-
nations FOR three nights.
God preserve your highness ynanv years.
Head quarters at Andnjar, July 81, 1903.
Ell CONDE DE TILLY.
His serene higlsness, the president and
members of the supreme council OF SPAN,
and the Indies.
Csptain Doan sailed from Cadiz on the
1st OF August, and Informs that two days
previous the British admiral of Cadiz, re-
ceived orders fro1n his government % raise
tie blockade that the Spanish and French
fleets remained in the harbor Of Cadiz that
Madrid and Barcelona were still occupied
by the French that General Junct kept
possession Of Lisbon and that the Russian
heet lay quiet in the Iagus.
Castain D. further STAGES, tina. markets IN
Cadiz were very dull -four from 20 s
dollars and I'll kinds of provisions plenty
that the harvests in Spain had turned out
very abundant.
Capt. D. has brought dispatches for the
government.
Exsract ef letter from Cadis, dated 18th
5u!y, to merchant in this city.
General Dupont has surrendered with
his army Of 1922.
tits reported this day, and firmly be-
l;eved, that king Joseph, on his way to Mad.
rid, with $4,000 men, was attacked by &C.
neral Cuesta, and compelled to seek safety,
in fight, leaving on the field of battle the
greater part of his army.
"P. S. July 29tt. We have just receiv-
ed accounts from Malaga that on the 2eth
instant a zebec from Ivica reached that port
with news of the arrival at Ivica of an En-
giish frisate, much shattered, in conse-
quence OF an engagement which she and
the rest Of the feet to which she belonged,
had with French feet of eleven ships of
the lire, conveying troops to Spain. When
tie fr-;gateleft the Feet the English had sunk
two ships OF the line, taken two sthezs, ard
we're pursuing the remainder"
Eatrxcs Of letter from a .ssntlmun II, ca
diz to has .friend in fhi' city, dated Syuly
so.
sThc victory over General Dupont's army
was obtained by force of straightforward
peasantry and it inspired the Spaniards
with such enthusiasm, that they now demo-
inmate themselves S TIE een9uerors efthe
cosaquerors Of Austerktz and ;fene."
s The British forces under sir Arthur
Wellesly, consisting often thousand men.
landed at Lisbon, and the attack and defeat
of general Junot is daily expected. He has
only about ten thousand men in Lisbon and
AIS vicinity. q few days since al British
troops that were here 5000, under general
Spencer, set sail to join sir Arthur, and by
this time must have arrived.
g 1t was yesterday reported that eleven
sail of French ships OF the line, from Toulon
Cor Spain, with troops, had been attacked
BY admiral Thornborough's squadron in the
Mediterranean, and that two had struck,