Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-22

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0ran n.s;sc has arrived from Philadsl-
h n;9,.,.disions appear to be the order Of the
ESP5 I,hsre is now one fitting out at Cork,
Pay v.rnt is not known. Sixty trans
pit ~ ,s,sIv arrived from Lisbon, will be
Employed in it. .:,.d Co.. com. rim.
( report has prevailed Tor some TIM, Ia1
Ronapar,e has returned to Paris. we
|tn, -. however. that it rests upon no ac-
PEN !, authority, and is merely specula'
aa' haz,rdei upon the rspidity with which
e. he signing the armistice OF Znain,
:, .;,hdrew to Vienna, and the danger an
:aatsd near home, from our expedition.
Gottenburg mail arrived last night,
- letters and papers to the 21st July
w., contain no news OF any interest, and
ns1 sls repeat the account of the capture.
H. D "oar cruizers, Of s Russian gun boats and
~ = imports, laden with prov lsions for the
Russian army ac,ing against Sweden. It
/. s,;,l that Boraparte has declared that ne
-. NOT mean 10 Interfere IN the new GO
lament of Sweden; bur wishes the peo-
II, Of the, country, in forming one, 10 con-
|salt only their.own happiness. The mag
ran;nous Alexander has interlered for him
|,nd that will answer the purpose extreme
Ii well.
.,ys the Russian Aeet are ready for sea,
and outside the booms at Cronstadt. Sir
lanes Sac narrz is afraid they will haul IN
to the harbor when he makes his appear
ance.
Ouch papers have been received Of the
s5th ult They contain but one article OF
Intelligence. This, under the date of Pa
lis, Juiy 81. relates to the war iii Spain.
Ga tn. 81 ul5. it is said General Pinot at
lacked the town of St. Friin de Qaixois,
aud took it, though the Spaniards d. fended
themselves obstinately from the heighis.--
On the following day the same general 2d-
vaaced against Pianos, which WAS taken,
although defended By ten Gun heats and 9
briggs, which played aoon the French but
these beiag forced Of, thc Spaniards We're,
for the most pare, driven into the sea: tew
prisoners wele made. II P.,,anos, the
French found abou, 1000 nlske1s ans: Six.
cannon. St. Felin and Palanlos are sgo
little harbors, md are represented as USE
fa, being assyiuns Cor French vessels and
ass;s;iag in maintaining a communication
with Barcelona along the coast.
MOST, GALLANT ATGRIEKE4 IENY.
We haze the pleasure to lay betose the
public an account ot a most brilliant at
ehi,vgment against the Russian iineiiia in
the Baltic. We arlcnily hop: taat frequent
opportunities may be afforded US of making
Russia feel our power.
About the beginning Of last month the
Russian aotilla in the Baltic took np posi-
ton under a point called Pencula.' Each
wing Of their iioJi,la was fanked BY rock.
In this position they seemed to defy our
power, Such 1 defiance. coatd not OF course
Dc btooked bv British SEA nen, and it was
r-s0lycd to inan cur aoa,s and send them in
to teach them more respecs. The boats Of
The BslleroPhnn, Implacable, Melpomene,
and Pyomltheus, were accordingly manned,
and on ,he nigh; of the 7th Ill. proceeded
lndef the command Of lieut., Hawky 10 at
tack the enemy in their strong position
Deserving our approach, the Russians pour
ca heavy FIRE from their hotsila and from
me two roeks-0ur gallant ceoatrymen,
however, advanced with their characteristic
ssfaSery and s,eadiness, disregnd!ng the
are OF the enemy anu not firing shot till
Tic Goats We're close 10 the Aotilia, then they
opened upon them. The aotilla consisted
@ &suE boats, each mounting 80 and "a
FOUNDERS and 46 men. Six of these were
/, brought out aud one was sunk. 1nerc were
us'laes II vessels under the protection OF
ne aotllla, laden with powder and proyi-
.',As ter the Russian army, these were all
s% Ken and large ship was burnt.
we gueve to say that lieut.. Hawky, as
fomlsing an officer as any in our service,