Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-04-08
~ THE LAST MAIL.
NORFOLK, 1pril4.
,,,,l aisconyGsure Of the Spany1
i'' Patriots.

n : friends OF freedom anu Hdttohdi lu
ls'. .as,cr that the Spanish naticn has tai
d'Psnd J.r the dominion ofthe Napoleon dy-
fn u We have not been able to procure
iass. .r-rs. but we have learned the follow
ny s prr interesting particulars, brought by
ng r p-,'auuic maiesty's sloop OF war Rosa
y captain Walker, in IL days from
1 S',,ud. arrived yesterday in Hampton
0g TSs British army had been engaged IN
assevsre battles, in one which slf John
y, .aor : the commander in chief was killed.
s ~ n,v;d Baird, the second IN command,
~, An arm general Anstruther is also k'll-
u i With Great loss OF otner officers and
:. -. The remainder of the army reached
ror,nna. where it embarked with the ar
t sS baggage, &c. AID had actually ar
,ysd il England, before the kosamond
aaed
We further learn that what led TO these
s,srous events, was the treachery OF "a
amos. and another Spanish general (not
phkrl who actually went over to the French
ma critical iuncture, with view to hetray
ne British army into the hands OF Napoie-
On. which nothing but its great courage and
perseverance prevented.
Joseph Bonaparte had returned to Ma
and, from whence addr, sses from all quar-
,es were coming in to him. The fate OF
ESagossa, we havesnot learned, but expect
| Iron the general complexion of this gloomy
ateAgrnce, that it has fallen, with its brave
commander and garrison, with the rest OF
he uation--the Junta, and persons most OBJ
nzious to the French, were at Cadiz, but
sDthe course meant to be pursued, we
have not distinctly understood. The Bril-
daaeet was at Cadiz, and it is supposed
thai the fleets of Spain and France in that
port, with the JuAta, will quit Cadiz under
heprotection of the British feet. Napo-
ION had returned TO Paris, and accounts OF
Is arrival there were received in England
More the Rosamoad sailed.
These are the general particulars which
rhave learned, and are given to our read
mas We have received them.
ln the Rosamund came passenger Charles
tiaky. ESQ. secretary OF the legation of his
Suaanic majesty to the United States.
Smce the above article was in type, we
hive gathered some further particulars, re-
tEed BY the Rosamond. There lad been
~ general action between the French and
Daush armies; the former harrassing the
ausr' IN their retreat. The day preceding
decentralization of the British army, was
tnst on which tkeY suffered most, on the
nsSnls near Corunra, and where sir John
N moore and general Anstruther were killed.
ias former lived about 8Tor 9 hours after
wing Isl wounded. 1t was norihed in the
i ! OF Commons, that the whole num-
vi lost IN the Spanish expedition did not
aSsed eight thousand in killed, wounded,
and missing.
nssald that the disasters in Spain, had
oeuSeo no change in the popularity of the
suis'ers. We further understand that Sa-
SosSa had not surrendered, and that Ca.
ssu and the southern provinces, with
,~aalusia, still adhered to the patriotic
an expedition of $4,000 British troops
~, NV Preparing tor Cadiz, which place can
- 0s taken by land.
r, &c hear nothing of American affairs.
= are dispatches from Mr.. Pinkney
'u government, by this vessel.
CHARLESTON, March 81.
IN - Tie 25th Instant, Captain Heyiiger fell
INV w the brig Venus. from New Orleans
t, "ss York, having carried away her rad
Cam, received much injury in her stern
Nu, IAN Il. got out a cable and took the We
ion u Tow, but it coming on to blow next
ss0, s sae parted her cable the next day
,s S4u kept in sight. OF the Venus, but
l., ,"aoie to render her any assistance
isb, Aspt IN sight of her most of the nex'
III - uct In the morning there was nothina