Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-03-06

Freeman's Journal ?. for pu5l ss';os
letters we believe to contain : Il, Il,
ton Of Spanish affairs, and a uac
great consideration. They ar wy eSntaal
boyated by the late arrival =, 'l ~ on
(Mass.) from San Lucar, Which ~ a'ao
ed. Were any thiog wantinv tn y :. Slii
US OF the prosperous state Of Il. 'gr
patriotic cause, it would be he i /, p
French bulletins, which we Were y, aoaaa
give to the public in the Freemsns ' W.
of yesterday morning. They ava
dibIe and SO palpably false, that tbs :,
ehe purposes tor which they were ~
We again repeat, what we have -. ~
ously believed, that SPAIN CAVE.
BE CONQUERED. The verdar, N AZ
ladreis is uniading-and every paIs "
waited across the Atlantic, e S9 "a
surrounded with 4 wreath Of refIos,s
sparkling with augmented luStre, 81 81,
awoke from the lcthargy Of ages, .i'
sons have proved thems. lies 10 be B~
They will be severely tired, but t5.r =
eventually crush their ambition, ani
GPPREsSoR. N'
I" CADIz, Sd Dec. lo
{" Within these few days we have n,S
particularly new from Our armies. P,
parte is pouring IL troops into ,he con,.
bat our people d. not seem 10 be alarmed /
TO the result. We have now an armv ,,,-
ally on foot Of from 10000 to 2nrI
men, and 5000 10 $4,000 British tn,. /
in addition. The nearest that these tnI
are to the sea is 500 miles, except On, all /
SION in Asturias. There will be cris|
hard fighting, and advantages will be ars|
or both sides. One or two advatags1I|
not, however,glve the country toBoaprs,
He must wade through more blood thai Il
has ever yet done, to get possession oiA.
counh@ The enthusiasm and ardor 9TH
nation erereases, instead Of dimmBhrg.
and the junta, or general government are
taxing the most vigorous measures to hy,
An army on foot Of 100000 men, and ;QG
horse. Every horse in the country na
been called for, and willingly given Up b
the people; and every man is to turn Oh
that has not family. In ali the conva5
they oblige all the friars, who say mas t
work at making cartridges; and thbg
brothers, and those who 90 not say mas
are to 60 to the army. In fine, every Ga
sure is adopting to train the mass 9th
people; AMI the towns are protected ~
military duty done by all the citizens, Vi
are excepted from goingto thearmy. Ina
stand guard regularly every day, ana'
all the duty of the garrison.
" Our armies nave fallen back win
! these few weeks. 1t is one of the o?Fc
to avoid q general engagement, butt0IH
fy all the Strong passes, and regularly to-
sist every inah Of ground.
{" Biiboa has already been twice imp
session CT the French, and tWlce beat GU
it, They have again possession, and
even reported that they have advanced
gain as far as ST. AndFf6. :: Its cacS.t
that the French are from 100 10 1907
strong now in Spain. With the ady'n
Of having possession of all the PrIDc'
| strong fortresses On the fron1srS o. y,
| we are assured that Bonaparte has lo|
, Wagons employed bringing IN prGV.'I,
Yet the Spaniards seem not to dF S"u
!. these great preparations. 4 vast nun
OF skirmishes have taken place, ana III II
most every one the Spaniards have I'a I
decided advantage and we have n'a
example of 800 sharp-shooters f'oal
diz, resisting body Of 5000 Frs 1',n
three whole days and after eXPenu'"5
their ammunition, and losing %real D,
Der of men, making irregular and hon0, e
capitulation. Happen what may INC =
niards have shewn themselves 'nS ~
brave and independent nation in a Z IL,
and at least the independence OF al opa s5
America is fixed, let what may h"PP''
this country" 10,
"The accounts bro't by this days i
iron, ag.dr;d are NOT the most satlStac'o