Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-04-19

p's a'ss 'rr,oona before they were aware OF
'no - .@a .S9 pepcrted and currently believed,
asrs 81 the French army, which had
~ t r. Saragossa, had proceeded
bta ~ ~ Fbro. and as far as Queaca-from
doVa ;.s,,nstance there is LITTLE doubt Sara
s' had lallen-Prodigies OF valor have
s sos,S a,srforn,ed by P@lafox, and the inha-
ls@ .t e that city, but the French power
0eaD : very superior, that its fall had been
va al : FAR some time. III there had not
= y = much treachery among the Spanish
-, r.srs France would not have found Spain
'', ssua conquest. Tarragona could not
'' - out any tine-the British had sent.
=. sevsral ships. loaded with arms and
rs mi: on--a.ad there were four or Ave,
s.s cru;.siaa eff the coast one OF them
10 ,,nere,lx, lord Cochraue, attacked the
1;, army, as they were on the mount
4 r,xcr side towards ! arragona, the
4 y,.s r the 6se from their flying
,;lsTy and shot away the linPereax
s. s, sarit !; it wss understood she killed a
sss,5sr Of French. a great NUMBER OF
ssrtsrs nom the Preach array came TO
S.ragona in January, s;hey were chiefly
Esllaas, AM represented the French array
IS r. very mich distressed by sickness;
,bsy also represented France and It's de-
,es3eneies 70 be suffering immensely by
Is total destruction OF commerce.
twas reported At Gibraltar that the Aus
ran t,,.xis,er at Seville, had informed the
lnta officially, that Austria was to declare
var against France the aosh OF aebruarY.
R,ports from the Adriasie, brought to lsib-
raiaF, stating that the Arch Dise Charles
lsd actually advanced with a large army IN
. he Igrol, seemed to copllrm the report.
twas also reported that Sweden had
ther ports a}5ains England.
turkey had actually made peace Sith
Easarl, sloop Of war, carrying hons the
raaEed treaty was at Gibraltar when tho
gTAonlas Jefferson touched there.
nc people ofIR,assia, it was said, had be-
cone dissatisfied with their government,
md revolution in.;that country was looked
for
An instruction had taken place at Ca
diz about the 2-ltI, Of February, in conse-
luenee Of the juuta having proposed to gar
lson the city with Poles and Italians, SAID
tobe dessrters. from the French army, this
circumstance excited asuspicion of the pu-
ay Of the iunta intentions, and the people
ssembledbefore tbs house ot the governor
md demanded information, they proceeded.
nacts Of violence and killed. one r.two &C.
neral officers who were suspected Of being
French partizans--the popuiace have-ehos-
ina Capuchin Friar for their leader.
Here follows proclamation issued on
Ge occasion, signed by The ex-governor, !.
which WILDE given in a future nnnoer {
Almost MYSTERIOUS silence has .hsea pre-
served BY the General Junta, tand indeed
" The provincial ones respecting the actu-
slstate Of the country. anil i; appeared 70 Be
aelr policy to keep the peopse aseignofant
= possible. So completely agefe they III
lac dark, that in one province they knew
not what was passing IN the other. This
conduct had for some time excited strong
aspclon oftheir patriotism, and IKE people
asa,!iz have demanded an account OF
lslr proceedings, and the governor has.
soMsed that they sl,ealibe satisfied. 6 !.
!. lie above was .hs news OF the day ar
uloraltar. I, is given as we received it,
y general twas currently believed.
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