Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-01-28

It's rupture, has been unfavcrable to tise
Sivesiisla troops, wac are stated to have SUI
feretI materially on the occasion. Ci 1he
cause Of tins rupture Of the armlstiee, we
are at present ui.in!orfaea. L may have
been an advantage wantonly taken OF the
Swedish iinfsriority ~ sh- Russian general,
who accord:ng1o private aecoants had been
very considerably reinforced during the
continuance Of the armlsace, and whose
troops have conducted themselves most dis
gracefully in many instances during the
war or it may be owing to the refusal OF
Alexander to execute the conditions OF the
arnEstice, acting on the instructions Of Be-
noparte, to allow no repose to q monarch
who while others, crouch before the upstart
usurper, disdain to join the servIle group,
and bid de6ance to the power OF that TN
principle,l despot. The king of Sweden
har returned to Stockholm. Letters from
Helsingblrgh state, shat the Island Of
Zealand should be occupied by 10000
French, and ths... the whole Of the Ddi,ish
army should proceed 10 Spain" Il is pro-
ba,le, l1oyever, that the french will not be
able to avail themselves of the first part Of
this permission. Adnliral Keats Will not
fail to do his duty and the same incle-
mercy Of the season that may compel him
70 quit theGreat Belt, will prevent the enc
my from passing it. The packet which
brought the mail conveyed to this country
an envoy from the king OF S@cdyn to the
Supreme Junta OF Spain.
N5yemker 20.
The next arrivals from Spain must bring
us intelligence Of great importance. They
will inform US Of he result OF that move
ment which ger. Blake had male with 4 de-
tachment OF his a,.ng, to cut of the French
division which he had beag ontfe heights OF
Ontar;a, and whose retreae by tie i,jga rond
he mad prevented. We shall also ilear OLA
battle near Dilboa. The Spanish army after
having fallen back TO Join Romana's and the
.Asturan divisions, marched forward on the
6:h with the avowcd intention Of attempting
totdislo,ige the enc.ny from Biiboa. W. have
no later news than the afternoon of the 9th,
when the Spaniards were in i>i..s march for
Bi,boa. Their force, increased by Romano,
ard the Asturian arinv, IS estimated at be-
tween SO and 40, OOomen. When the enemy
attacked Blake at Sornosa, they had 900
men. It is probable that they would be IN
creased SO as to equal the force now under
Blake In the mean ti,neCastanos has chang
ed his position, AMI united his army with
thst'sof Palafox. They extend from Sangu
essa to Vill:franca, and cover Arragon.-
Their force is stated to be about 2O,o00----
The protection Of the capital Will be con6d-
ed 10 the British troops and the Estramadu-
IA ievies, amounting together to between SO
and 10000 men. Rcding is advancing with
5000 men to Catalonia.
We should have been glad to have found
Castanos's force larger, because the line he
occupies is Of such vast Importance, covers
Sarayopsa,& la,crposing between The French
in Navarro and the french in Barcelona.
The total amount Of the Spanish and Bri
fish force is about 10000 men, viz.
Blake army $4,000
Castanos and PalafoI 10000
British and Estremaduri-
an armies $1,000 1
Reding's corps 5000
Eaencian ard Murcian
levies 10000