Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-02-21
THE NEWS

po,gst BY British snip to New York,
D~ on the 6fst psrusal, of a pecuii-
rloonv aspect as it regarded the cause
4 %, p .,srr;na humanity. We were not with
! =. az .n.rsSension that tbs Spanish patriots
Ia ~ sran suffered severely from the mighty
B n.e..2;tr. But aIsecoad perusal has dis
[,m,sd our fears.
b. a reference to the last prior lntelli-
c.ocs from Europe, pablished in the Free
mans Journal Of The 9th January, con-
4 ,.0irp London dates TO the 4th December,
wtb information from the scat of war in
Scam up to the 25th Of November, and
romDarins it wish the news now brought, it
viii easily he discovered that the latter is
oa'y con6rmatory ofthe defeatof Blake at
Durango near Bilboa, and his mastery re-
treat and fighting to the 25th November.
The former accounts to the 25th Nov.
stated expressly that Blake and Romano had
sbsen defeated, and that they were endea-
voring to join sir John Moore and sir Da-
sid Baird, the former Of whom was at Sala-
Ensncs1 and the latter at Astorga. This
WAS brought Immediately from Spain to
&Ensland. The probabiiity then was, that
I hs Frsnlh who were lat Valadolid would
push on to Madrid. The present accounts
4 haze been received at St. Kits from Lisbon
\ near 200 miles from the theatre OF war, and.
states that after completely vanquishing
Bake and Palafox | Romano is meant the
French entered Madrid about the first De-
'eenbcr, that's, foe days after our former
accounts. lsit possible, that after fighting
|neariyy two weeks, and being defeated, Blake
could IN five days muster another army fit
10 oppose the French and suffer another
| grand detsat. The fact is, the news for
merry received from London and that now
|iSeelved at st. Aittsfrom Lisbon, are on
|FdiHerrnt accounts Of the same affair.
London papers of Dec. IS, say they have
~ intelligence from Spain later than their
ioFner advices, and nothing but a vague
report OF Castanos' defeat anu the intended
feGsat OF the British forces from Astorga
and an Salamanca, which is all coniecturc.-
ne ot' james's Chronicle of Dec. 10, in
atsd goes further and is quite positive
nq u, the s., Jamcs's Chronicle in London is
pl'lr sane sidney, and about as much cele-
.Ia'Ia tor Its respsctabilitv and veracity as
~ ;|HFora OF Philadelphia. The extract
0ls 'stter from British officer in Spain, is
EcE pa'Paols fabrication ofsome writer for the
- appeal to every reader Of common
y; 70 say, whether this view Of the sub
lsIt Is not correct.
indeed, the only neyv News brought by
c e. arrival is, the Report that admiral
po,oS tnane at Antigua had received des-
81 1 as: rom England, Drought by q yes
So. sOlcn sailed four days after the Packet
r s'.lY That gen. Moore had attacked the
s;,b s'h army near Madrid and routed them
W" % great slaughter.
civ rs.. were number Of gay faces in this
~. !,tssteerday, on the receipt Of the news
|ses. p, op pa had been all cut to pie
Ian ,i "a Z o'clock to day, they will be a
ISed from gay to grave !"
S.. ar POSTSCRIPT.
Tea ! rlting the above, we are inform
d. TI,ef IS received in town from Cadiz,
ar;vsd 9se, 10, brought by the brig Monk
anv ~ - al boston, which does not mention
= reverse of Eo.,,r
,So ,a.ards' The Monk must have sailed
= ,s0u y The 18th. If any thing has occurred
l''l Of this day. 's : y nc eastern
hill pro Sl'ant qaeries.-The non-intercourse
and Fra@o's ali commerce with England
xh.t CIV anee and their dependencies. Now
aud Pr n'r,es are dependent on England
TN r.r. All the nations in the north
Europe, except Sweden, are