Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-12-28
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he S1tirt ct! ttr L1 h M -
has nor Vet received that confirmation which
S9h,se. vic, on Saturday so eonhdsntisan.
nou,aed the event, expected ~ hatcver
NAV hays been the event, the report is a,
any rate premature. We shall, however,
sincerely reioice AT conf nation o, the"ru-
ntaur. -
The coincidence Of circumstance between
The battle OF Taiaxera, and that III which
the duke del Parqte HIS d eiratrd the Frsnch
under gsn. Marchand is no, a 1iitls esfra-
ordinary. In the, battle Of Talavssfa the
French armyattacked The British, who wers
posted ona insight. Atth- battlc.of ! ans ma
the French attacked the army Ct the duke
del Parque, which was posted on a height.
The defeat of the French, i1rboth instances
has been contendedfor. Lord Wellington,
however, onlytalked offollowing the enc
my--but the insulred Spaniards assert, that
their army pursued The French anu captur-
ed one piece of cannon. We, however, see
no cause to yield our reason to our wishes.
Either, the French force has been much
smaller than is represented, or the corse-
qr,ences of their defeat and retreat will turn
QUITO be o. negative advantage. What have
we SEEN to induce belief that 10000 mex
| perienced Spanish troops, should complete
Fly defeat 10000 veterans, supported by SUI
pyriority Of cavalry and ar,illrry? We hope
that the conse quenyes Of This victory Will
no. be so lanlentable as,were those OF Ia
layera.
The Spaniards, 1t seems, are levying fresh
troops with great vgor,and want only arms.
Is il credible, that, with all their vigor, Mi.
nis,ers should have found the manufactures
of England incompetent To supply the Span
iarels +!
A report was in circulation this afternoon,
( that the French general>Kc!ler,nan, had ar
rived in town-but We have been unable to
trace it to any correct source. Tha, such a
visit should be made, would not at all sur.
priz. us bu, however tile defenders Of the
, Cn,ra Convention, Of With that general
was the negociatur- be rejoictd at
the arrival of so unskiifula diplomatist, as
in their opinions h; must bc--we trclnble
cor the collective wisdom Of the Cabinet, if
. o . sed that oi dis Frenchman.
Ford Wellesley was expected to embark
at Cadiz in the first week OF this month -
His Lordship, we understand, has agreed
10 JON the present administration. 1t IS sup.
posed he will take the management Of the
Foreign Department.
. Extract Of letter from Lisb5n,da Oct. a6.
g Lord Wellington leaves here to-mor-
row to Join the army.
&c A serious afray took place last night at
Belem :--some OF the 1st dragons drink
ing in tavern, quarrelIed among them
selyes. The man OF the house went out and
called in the Portuguese police, who attack
ed the dragons and shot onefof them dead.
The dragons Immediately drew their
swords, killed three of the police & wound
ed several. One efthe police placed him
self behind door where Unexpected some
Of the dragons would enter but it nap.
pened to be his own ofRcer that frs, came
in. The police man run him through the
heart, and he instantly expired"
A letter from Cadiz, dated Oct. 90, con-
tains the following:
the Marquis of Wellesley still remains
at Seville. .t.,...
"The immortal Corona has, we fear, fall
len.
Could your Ministers be persuaded to
make radical reform in the Commissariat
department, and place experienced mercan-
tile men at the head, with full powers to act,
your army would then be useful allies to
the Spaniards as matters stand. they are
only in the way,and destroy in one week
that whieh,properly lrnsbanded, might serve
month";" 4
Alet.er from Seville, dated Oc.obc, 20,
Gays: