Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-01
SALEM, 1uly Is.
FROM BA3DNNE.

FROM BA3ONNE.
Mr.. Thorndke, from Bayonne, has CIV
~ is the following as the tenor OF reports
and opinions at that place while ne was there.
WI,b respect 10 Spain, that country was far
from being conquered; there had been an
;nmsnse loss of men on the part of the
French. supposed to be not less than one
hundred and fifty thousand. Of the vast
Numbers who had entered Spain, scarcely
any ever returned, except in a miserable,
disabled condition. The patriots under
/ Cursta, Romano, Reding, &c. maintained
lie war in various parts, with success. AT
/ Madrid there had been popular tumult tor
several DAYS, so that they We're obligdrd TO
call king Joseph from Aranaez to quiet it !;
! but it was thought he would not be able to
remain long in Madrid with safety. The
saragossans we're also greatly excited, and
il force did not arrive to oSerawe them,
would probably be soon in arms again. 1t
VAS reported that large reinforcement was
on its way to Spain, bur it had not yet APP
peared; and it was the prevailing opinion,
that if it did not arrive soon, the French
would be obliged to abandon TIE country.
Mr.. Thorndike was in Bayonne when
many Of the prisoners from Saragossa pass
ed through there. They were carried on
by forced marches, and were in most
vretched, worndown condition: they had
been cruelty treated on the road, and $ or
600 we're said to have been actually shot be-
cause they could not support the march,
VI this barbarous deed Mr.. +. has not the
least doubt, for it was declared to him not
only BY Spanish but by French officers who
were present; and it was the subject Of COM
mon conversation, and of horror, in all cir:
cLs.
ne saw also the brave Palafox on his way
. 'ne anterior as prisoner. He was then
considerably unwen. HIS an officer of rank
nc was allowed some indulgence, and lodg-
ca at the same house with Mr.. T. He CON
Ssrsed freely, and lamented the cruelties to
winch MS suffering companions had been
uolscted !; but remarked that they were not
Oehlnd of the French in their inve-
'sfate hatred. When Saragossa surrender
sd marshal Lasnes refused, with a com
Pamsnt upon his bravery, to take his sword;
=. nc had since been deprived of it.
p'f. !. saw there the emperor Napoleon,
VINO dld not then keep himself so impenetra.
Ivy guarded, as he was said to do in the ear
PERIODS OF MS usurpation. Curiosity fire.
SasAtly caused the people to crowd round
: sun ne was frequently in the harbor in a
la'S' IN an exposed situation and had one
ssen desperate enough to Ms.mpt his life,
*s ,.,. opportunities were not wanting.
y WIN respect to the war with Austria,
MI sl informed people, who know how to
: computations from what is suffered
! ,s published, did not doubt the French
n = y LOST at least $4,000 men.
LII. 1. having spent about two years ia
i sacs, and been in different provinces, has
A. Opportunity to observe the misery pro-
.so by Bonaperte's ambitious measures.
'onstant state of warfare has drained off
men, 50 as to leave agriculture as web
s0m M IN langaishing state and in
ss sizing the country, he frequently OBJ
~ 'sa SIX or eight women to one man en-
u.s. SUa N the labors Of the field, and was as
49, sso TINS was the cause of II. The sys-
~; ~ q eohscription is horrible; the bes, ia
sSs ere broken in upon and many ruined