Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-03-15

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In the common course Of prcce lltaes the
Presidents Message should hasest1een ilfss
discussed but instead OF this, motion -.
made and carried, almostunanlmousiy, tof
an early discussion Of the Embargo Act
The result, which. was rot known WhlelIi.tll5
racket sailed, may BE expeeted.b the hrs si
arrival from America. We shallnotsailtl-.
cipate the decision: but in spite Of the TN
changed bias Of Mr.. Jefferson, Mr.. Madi-.
son. and their friends, we cannot bit consl--
der the proceedings that have taken place as
indicative Of wish on the part OF the ma
iority to give the measure an impartial IN
vestigatlon.
THE ARMY.
1t is said that that excellent officer, SIR
Arthur Wellesley, goes ont in command
OF all the re-enforcemcnts going to Spain,
With him CO.
Major General Spencer, Murray, Fer
cuson, Payne, Cotton, Dvot, Thieves.
Brigadier Gen. Elves, Dorrian, Duff.
There will shortly be an English army in
Spain, to conquer for the Spaniards, even
il they viii not fight for themselves. Sir
Joan Moore has very urgently pressed go
yernnlent to expedite the return Of the Gen.
Officers attached to the army under his
command now III this country and several
Of them, among whom is Sir Arthur Wei
lesley, are making preparations TO proceed
to Spain Immediately.
Besides the Spanish papers which have
arrived, we received this morning the ca
rnsaa Diary, Of the 18th December. 1t
contains not word Of news either foreign
or domestic; It's contents consist only Of q
long clegy IN honor of The gallant Don Irali-
cisco Reqa5ai. major-gen. in the Spanish
army, who being severely wounded in one
Of the battles in Biscay, died as lie was con
veying to Corunna = board q Spanish fri
pate. There is also few voluntary con
tributions.
Reinforcements, e tie ar2olnt Of aboat
ten thousand men are forthwith to embark.
TIE troops selected for this purpose are, as
we understand, the brigade Of guards from
Chatham, and the 87,h and seth regim MS.
This d2tachment VIII i:enctliatclv embark
at Ea,nsgare. Majorgeneral Spencer is 10
command these troops, having under him
naaior-9 general Tiison and brigadier- general
Carnp5el. IN Ireland, the royai DRAGONS
ard tle Cd battalion Of tIle SD aYa said 70
be actually On their march to Cork, where
they are to embark without delay.
We can assure. The public that there is not
the least foundation for the assertion made
bv morning paper OF YESTERDAY, that it
was the intention Of lord MaIgrave to re-
sign the Office Of first lord of the admiralty
previous to the meeting Of Parliament.
The Spaniards have 6 corps OF six thou
sand men, under general Dellestras, which
defends the pass al Columbus, In Astnrias,
ard should the enemy advance, near 120, 900
peasants are ready to assemble and act a.
gaiast them. They are continually taking
prisoners by attacking forasing parties Of
the French III the Hlontasla, where the
enemy, according to all accounts, are in
great distress Iur provisions.
american traae.-Ihe following letters,
brought from France by the Unior, Ameri-
can ship, serve to shew the treatment now
experienced by the trade Of the z. S. from
the enemy:
E~tract Of q letter fran captain Nicholas
O7Oiags, IF the american brig President,
from the Canary islands, dated 81. Valsry,
Nov. %.