Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-04-25

:i:..rv force On the coast to OPP
son LEM ..pr,,pts We may make. Il Bo-
g .. s, large army still in Spain
sfss i Pm, nnerate in a favorable manner Tor
piglp 4 On the contrary he Withdrawss
f.ona Spain, and direct his. whole
srpg s towards Austria, Spain VIII have
,fDau rsrT,,it her strength, TO raise new le-
& = ~ 10 combine her resources.
dt ~ -. ore no further accounts relative to
ms arlst feet: though there was report
x PIX :rbs its having been taken. 1t IS
y pS IIsF;elieyed that the three French
.Ibich were driven under'the bat
Sga" PIE Stables d'Clonne, have been
4 ms; we are informed, left Vienna on
70 ST. Peters9ursh.
r s towns have been entirely DESTROYED
Hi HoiIapd by the late foundations, and
vi e the inhabitants lost their lives.
! From Of Rochyort
The Naiad frigate, Of SO guns, brings
.rasnce of the French squadron, OF 8
.ie ffbe i;ne, and two frigates, being seen
friday morning the gath. ult. at day
Tn Standing into Basque Roads.
/ The Naiad was ordered to proceed IN
- If tie Channel fleet, and commune
s., j Lord Gambler the situation Of this
.0,5r,n, and that of the enemy's course,
! ! &c. and she bore up accordingly with a
r,ss ofsal.
DIV half past seven O'Clock, the enc
u squadron hove to in Basque Roads,
Il before eight O'clock, fve strange sail
we're seen bearing At n. y. W. who not
.,swering the given signals, Immediately
.Dooanced to the Cesar they were che
mics Oar squadron then bore up, and
,b,sed the enemy in the II. n. w. until
5escnal Of recall was made by the Cesar
ha hsul4d our wind, and stood towards
|cr squadron.
Soon AFTER nine we found the strange
|Jips to be three French frigates, chased
tg lis maessv's ship Amelia and Dotteritl
rin brig. Made sail to N. and little after
en the enemv's frigates took shelter under
he batteries Of Sable d Olonne, where they
we're soon attacked by the Cesar, Donegal,
Dy6ance, Emerald, Amethyst, and Ame-
la. A continual fire was kept up for near
Two hours, when it ceased. The Naiad at
his time at a considerable distance, could
aotpossbly know the result of the action );
Iut no doubt can be entertained Of then
having taken or destroyed the enemy
by one O'Clock spoke the Alemene, and
pointed out the situation of the enemy. Be
fort four the squadron under capt. Beres-
bids orders passed, consisting Of four sail
Of the line, and the interchangeable frigate.
Captain Beresford gave information that
Inc enemy's squadron had escaped from
LOrient, and concluded them to be the
vessels just attacked. He then directed his
course for admiral Stopford's squadron, Of
shch ne was nearly in sight.
on the following day the Naiad fell IN
WIN the Cookoo schooner, and learnt that
Sr john Duckworth's squadron could not
be At any great distance, she therefore re-
uFned 10 the squadron to give the informa-
ION received by the Naiad
Enemy's farce IN Basque Roads. One.
0fee decker, ten two deckers, one SO gun
ap, and four frigates.
at Sadie d'Olonpe. Three frigates.
;, British tarce zpith AdmiroI Sto4ford.--
three sail of the line, four frigates and one
With Captain Bereg5rd, and nearly in
s eS9 q Admifal Stafford. Four sail OF the
me and one frigate.