Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-03-29
Translated for The Register.
6 CADrz, laa. IS, 1909.

yer some of the Spanish chiefs, has been ci.-
ab!ed to divert the central army, and pass AZ
long BY the unaccustomed roads Of soynosi-
eera, advancing by Estremadora as far as
Truxillo, and finally, in the beginning OF
! December, with 10000 men got possession
{ of Madrid by equalization, the inhabitants
having been most shameiully deceived by
tbe infamous traitor NJ orlava, the 4th ct that
month, agreeablv to the official gag ct;e OF
the government.
{. The Corsicara E. Catered bin,sr'G, that he
had conquered the whols kingdom, II con-
sequence OF so many unexpected disasters;
but he u.,s deceived, and ii is not n4Pr2sa
bic but lie nay soon becom1 the victim OF
his own perhdy and tem -r'ty, which have
onlv tended to inspire naw horrar Tor has
name (. and in this nation q N ost decided
determination to die rather than submit 70
the dominion Of such an arprnclplcd al
ventureg'.
Our unprincipled commanders are dis
missed our dispersed armies are reunited
and organised, under generals possessing
our fullest confidence, and they have already
in several battles, proved TO the Erench"hat
SpaBi valour can do when well coWnand-
ed and these forces, being once concentrat-
ed, CAP only wish for an opportunity to esta-
blish decisive vlctoy.
g Napoleon IS actually about 20 leagues
TO thu north Of Madrid, collecting his army.
The duke Of infa,tado, wit!1 10000 men al
tn. best troops, w9ne upon Guinea, e1seaa-
ingh pguar,l towards Araaj aez--Ceusta
was in Estremaduta with Numerous ARM
Romano and the British, with 10000 Of.
the best disciplined troops, were upon k-ron
--palaIox was IN Arragon, VIII th: eIot.- u
having repulsed eighteen attacks OF the e
nen.y rpon Saragossa-~n ding ii Cataio-
MIA, in place of sen. Vivas---takeia A8Ju-
rias The F*ench have their head quarters
at Rurgos their whole tcce ~ tie king
dom is 10000 men.
q The propositions mad" hy thc Cersican
to Ehe!,nd, has been rejected hy h:r with
con, A.pt. 1t was chat he v-oQi1 make peace
.yitil ter an,. al hcr allies, aud that he
would agree 10 her keeping al k2r con-
Guests, provided she would a%rcc OF her
Part to withdraw all'her troops Iron; Spain,
ADD acknowledge HIS brother ] os@f I'll Is king
of that cUN9try.
The aldo every Gcscrirt;ca ;,:ea;I J re-
ceiv d from that exhaust bIejsland, IS be
yond al calculation, and still more is DIS
,ined ior our use.
1.-THE count lie Florida E;anea j. dead,
and in his place the ccnra, junta Of goyvrn-
,nent, now sitting at Seville, have elected
for their president the Marques &C A2,or-
"a, Count dc AItamira /; the measures now
adopted are tbs most emcacious,: :wiscs,, aud
most energetic, which, with the help ofthe
Omnipotence, vii! have the most happy is
sue"
From the Havana w esscager Of March 3.
Eutruct from the froceeaings 2fti Csnefol
ju1td.
The comrnissary Of ibis iunta near the
armies Of the enemy. has this dav comnQ-
nicated Ihe following intelligence:
TARSAcoN, jan s 1905.
'C1his mornirg information was publish
ed, by order Of the general, OF theecompIete
defeat OF the French, bslween Segovia and
the Navas Of St, Anthony, By the Marquis
Of Romano, with the loss op the pareot the
French Of q 900 men, killed, wounded and
taken prisoners, with all their baggage and
arti!lerv-The remainder OF the French ar
my, with great parsonage (supposed TO be I
Napoleon) was surrounded by our troops
in the Patar OF Segoyia-As do not.l1now
that this intelligence Will have reached your
excellency through any other channc! !
tlln1s it my duty to make this coa4munica-
ton.
&C Several persons who have left Madrid,
bring information ofthe French gradually
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