Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-04-08
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TaRAsoS.-The fellcH!ilas Chs letter q
Don Tomas de Morla. commander OF the
patriotfc troops in Madrid to Ion Antonio
Cornell, Secretary at war II this letter,
Eorla has given safacient proof q has case
submission 10 the views OF boaapsgtsa aiad
Of the West treason &c lAis native sclilsEY'.
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Mosr Exczlt Ear sts,
nsyer supposed thas ssll2;;;ss cif'' '6sFs,'aad
defend itself except only sgaSalse 3 1ssstY az
TACK or a coup-de- main, and 50 / Tepse sent,
ed 70 your excellency and the PTes'teas @
the council, and stated that Is weak &c -as'-
sugd 10 attempt 70 resist an array pians
ned tie works accordingly: mounted
them wish upwards 81 thirty pisces - sasies
ed all the powder TO be hreugIst IN scotn La
ravanclse. formed four dspots, three IN
converts, and The principal one IN the Md
scum { tended 60 divide the raaskets sssy~
self iAto divisions but the p2pl;tace laso4s
Cd rae,f and took possession pf thera, many
tortsae purpose ofselling sherl at Inc lowes<
price, or eoncealing them ia their houses
they likewise stole thousands ot c7Tsridges !.
works were erected in the streets, and all
the troops xcepSing only tbs cavalry, wsre
distributed at the principal posts. 5 gsnesai
commanding ateach.
Many people OF all classes Gho5g.A then
OF leaving the city, and believe shat few
respectable persons would have remained
had it not been that the b2bislace ignpeded
them 1T the barriers, and thas they feared
falling into the hands of The egerny, which
believe happenedto several.
On the FIRST Of this n1outh, having learned
The defeat at Somosierra, several parties
sgere sent out TO reconnoifre, who success
siveiy brought intelligence that she ene,ny
had arrived at San Apglastins Alcobeadsa
and Fuencarral.
On the second at day break, the eneray
already occupied the Heights above tbs
: posts Of Santa Barbara Pozo8 and Fnen-
carral.
at twelve they summoned us thro' fne
pate de los Sozos: the Marquis de Caste
lar and went out, and answered thai ws
would defend ourselves 30 the last ex&1euai-
~. The fire from the exterior posts had
begun in the morning, and continued f-ebly
all the day and night rom those points
but the enemy extended themselves througi.
all the environs and occupied positions
which LETT us surrounded. We had sent ct
two in the afternoon an active ogiceA co d.
rect the uEited troops Of leredia and SIN
Iuaa TO ense4 IN tae night; and state mes
seuger to carry a dispatcai to Peaa, statine
ths necessity Of saelr co1aings whom the
enemy intercepted.
a y1zsa had been formed, composed CT
generals, Of one OK two members OF each
council, corTegidoT and others, for civil
and military government.
I was called 20 It at s O'Clock on the Sd.
and was shewn q summons from the Prince |
of Nenfchasei, who signed himself chief Of !
the staff, q proof that the emperor COM |
manded; an officer taken prisoner at Some 7
sierra brought it and asserted that he had I
spoken to him but he was not believed. I
and was looked upon as q suspicious person.
In the Iuntas every thing takes I'D a LONG
time: we could not answer until eiphf and
the answer was merely areo,iest for : sns. |
pension Of arms for that day. But at niue
the enemy began The attack at all points
with the greatest intrepidity and yigor.-
They pene rated first through the Retro.
which required ten a5auqaasd ,,en to defend |
it, and successfully s;nough the gates of
Alcala, Recoletos, &c. notwithstanding
they met with much resistance.
They occupied with a great force the
whole frado, and began TO advance thro'
the streets Of A-lcala, San Geronimo and
Atocha. Our cannon and their defenders
had retired to strong works erected in those
attracts. TIE ere.,nu,c halle al a-....za