Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-04-17

Accounts from different parts of the con-
tinent coincide in stating, that Bonaparls
has departed for Germany, and that Aus
tria had declared war against France. Some
unshinking persons may condemn Austria
Tor rashness, in provoking the aggression;
but would they have her Wait till the tyrant
had his whole force concentrated OF The
i Danube? We know not whether our go
vernment has received any direct scornmu-
! nications to this effect from the cabinet OF
Vienna, but we are inclined to believe It
has and we ground this superstition on the
arrival IN this country some months ago, OF
the confidential secretary of NJ. Won Cent?.
fhe latter is the Burke Of the continent,
the ardent champion Of former rights and
independence, and an ayowel and intrepid
enemy TO the late innovations. His talents
and his patriotism have been always placed
IN yequisition Ey the courts ofYienna, Ber-
lin and ST. Petsrsburgh, whenever they at
tempted to resist the encroachments OF
France and had the measures he proposed
been fully adopted, and his counsel impli-
| city followed, the ancient Gsrrganic consti-.
tuition had existed to this day.
The news from America continues most
important and interesting. lltis the genera!
| opinion thar the embargo act is by this slime
| suspended and that the enlightened aud
digni6ed conduct Of u ministers has had
is due effecEs
The French Eagk.-"A circumstance
has occurred this morning, which think
shna,d be known. 9Iwotof ,hs French i'm
prgial eagles, which were taken in the bat.
tie OF Co4unna, were. soidvesterday at Bar
ker's, TIE SILVER smiths. in this town they
are Of Silver, and weigh about Is ounces.
The man. who said he ~bayoneted theFrench-
man, Masa Highlander of the 92d, or Cor
don''s, and / eaunot account for his selling
sach 4 neble trophy Of British courage aud
discipline, unless from absolute necessity.
Some of Cur regiments have before taken
The pole that supported the standmd, bat
nevprthe taing itself, and Bonaparte has
particularly exalted that they never were
taken."- Extract # ahher fran Chiches-
1sr, ja1.5l
3CARTHAGENA, February 8.
The 9th AN. a. dispatch from the mar
qais Of Palavois arrived, who stated that
the arlnyof Andalusiaamounted TO $1,000.
infantry and 5000 very good cavalry, and
that It's advance guard extended 70 Madrid
elosy1 s leagues. from Madrid and q from
Carolina.
nc 28th Ian. a courier arrived from.Sa-
lalnapca, which he left u days before, WHO
stated that there had been no action near
that place, but that near Beneventr there
had been one, in which the French lost
from Il to 5000 men, and that the .Spanl-
ards continued TO pursue The enemy. Ii
was also mentioned at Salamanca, that a
second victory, as glorious as the first, had
been o5sained.
.te5yporu Il.
The TURKS.
The commander OF til. frigate Proserpi-
ma. having anchored in the pert of Malta On
his passage, learnt It's agreeable intelligence
of peace being re-estab!ish-d between Great
Britain and the Ottoman Porte and che
information is not less satisfactory Ct the
attentions he received IN Trieste, and Of the
general sympathy which was professed tor
Spain in Germany, which nation has per-
haps already declared war against France.
The. army of Austria is 100000 soldiers,
among them $1,000 cavalry, most complete
" equipped.