Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-04-12

for repeating the orders IN councii,Wlllch ne
said had been AT least one Of the causes OF
the American Embargo and praying his
majesty to adopt without delay such 1nea-
,sures as may best tend to The re-cstabllsh-
ment of the commercial intercourse. between
his majusty;s dominions and TIC y. States
of America and to brig BY temperate and
conciliatory negotiation, all other points OF
difference to a Just and anicable conclusion.
Ills motion was lost, 70 to IS.
Bowed Georgia Cotton was quoted At
Liverpool on Tie 18th Februoiy at Is. 81.
srellln3.
Ldasrahy-0Ece, 9an "a, 1909.
Copy eta letter from tic hono,dble Michac'
|. De lowcy, Rsar-Aamiya|ofthe Whfe, 70
tie hoaora6ie William @|elic&ley PIE, DIT
I'd an board his majestg's slip hte7 onnant
ut Leauh1aQ, tie 17th and 1871 inst. !.
Jauary Il, 1909.
SIR,
Having it in design t" detach the
Cossack to England as soon as her boats
shall cease to be essential to the e1nbarha-
ton of the troops, svize mcnient 70 ac-
quaint YOU for the information Ok the lords
commissioners OF The admiralty, that the
ships OF ar, as per Margin ,and transports
under the orders OF rear-admlral sir S&inu-
Ell Hood and commissioner Bowen, arrived
at this anchorage from Vi6o on the 14th
ard i 5,h instant i; the Alfred aud Hinlos-
tan, with some transports, were left at Vlgo
ia rt.ccixe z brigade Of 3 500 ncnt that had
tax IN that rout under the generals Alien
I and CraH ford.
In the vicinity of Corunna, the enemy have
pressed ppon the British in great force
The ely.barkation OF the sick, cavalry and
the stores went on. The night of the 10th
was appointed for the general ernbarkation
of the infantry ), and mean time, the enemy
prepared tor attack. At Z. NJ. an action
commenced !; the enemy, which had been
posted on a lofty hl', endeavored to force
the British on another hill OF inferior height
and nearer the town.
The enemy were driven back with great
slaughter but very sorry am to add, that
theBri,ish though triulaphant, have suffered
severe losses. am unable. to communicate
further particulars, than that sir T. Moore
received a mortal wound OF 3, hich lie died
at night sir David Baird lost al arm that
several ttcSls & many men hav hclu xii
led and wounded and that the ships OF wan
have received all such OF the attcr as they
could accommodate, the remainder being
Sent 70 transports.
The weatheris now tempestuous, and the !
difficulty OF embarkation is great. All ex- !
ccpr the rear. guard are embarked, con-
sisting perhaps at the present moment Of
1850 men. The enemy having brought |
cannon 70 a hill everhanging the beach have
forced majority Of the transports to cut or
slip enbarkasion being no louger practi-
cable at the town the boats have been order
ed TO sandy beach near the light house
and tits hoped that the greater part, if not
all, will still be embarked, the ships Of war
having dropped out 10 facilitate embatka-
ton.
gaauary 18.
The embarbation Of the troops having oc-
cupied great partoflast night, it has not
been in my power to despatch the Cossak
before this day /; and it is with satisfaction
/ ara able to add, that in consequence of the /,
good order maintained by the troops, and
the unweatied cxertions of commissioner
Bowen, the captains and other officers of
the navy, the agents, as well as the boats
crews, many ofwho,n were for two days
without food and without reposs, the army
have been. embarked to~the lass iaan, sand
the shipssarc nowcin the citing PREPARATORY
for sailing to England. Tie grsat1aa;ay Of i
the transports having lossthsir anchors, RAD