Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-03-01
KINGSTON, ian. Is.

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KINGSTON, Jan. IS.
c,sorrd schr. Commerce, Chapman Nor
N Tn, American schr. President, Bur
10" ~ DAYS from Boston to ST. Jago, with
bn,ttr. Sc. detained on the 18th by
l =. p l;can brig; and the schr. Maria,
8. c,,r.acoa for ST. Croix, with salt, de-
- 10th arrived ON Saturday. An A
'@ Cen schr. arrived yesterday from New
V 1 bound to Savannah, bat blown off
~ III. Mary hired Packet boat, Weston,
18th > mail arrived on Thursday. She Left
TsInou,h Dec. 10. She left Barbados on
nth inst. The London fleet of 300
ell had Just cnter.d Carlisle Bay. They
ia Portsmouth Dec. IS.
Oar London papers by the Mary are to
n,c Is Tie Patriots Of Spain have ex-
nsIenced reverse of fortune, but not to
nat extent that the gasconadmg bulletins of
no Moiteur proclaim; for the Cornwall
Gazttte Of the 17,h under the head Of GOOD
NEWS, saws there is reason TO hope, that the
British troops have formed a junction with
the patrots, and given check to the insidi-
GUS invaders oI Spain.
The Mars Gutter arrived at Falmouth
from Lisbon, which place she left on the 5,h
Dec. with dispatches from Madrid, dated
Nov. II. CAPT. \. M'Ca~ohy, Of The 11,h
regiment WAS passenger. He informed that
the news was ofthe most favorable nature.
The affairs in Spain had taken sudden
mrnin favor of the patriots-that they had
rallied since the defeat OF Castanos, and cut
of25,o00 of the French. Such is the news
from GIadrid-it serves to shew that Bona.
parte WAS not there the 9th.
LONDON, Dec. Is.
Rotterdam papers state, that an English
vessel from South America, sent into the
Meuse by Danish privateer, has brought
advice, that the English and Portuguese
agents at Buencs Ayres, hal failed in their
mission-,hat LINERS had extensive pow
ers from King Joseph, and had declared his
resolution to remain afaithfulally of France.
December IA.
Wethis morning received Paris papers
10 the llth instant, containing the 5th, 9th,
Ih, Sth, 9th, 10Th, 18th, and 18th bulletins
Of the French army in Spain. The 18th
bulletin is dated Amanda de Duero, and
gives an account Of the defeat of Cas;anos.
iae action took place on the 23d, at Tu-
ueia' 1t commenced at o'clock in the
morning, and ended in the defeat and dis
PSfsion OF the Spanish army, OF which $500
including 500 officers were taken prisoners,
%sia 5000 were left on the field of battle, or
HiNtn into the Ebro. The remainder of
T Va aeicated army were pursued by the
aisncn cavalry, part in the direction of A
6'e0a and Iarracona, On the frontiers Of
= "ason. The pursuit was continued to
Wv "r' Hoth inclusive, on which day division
=. french cavalry arrived at Roa. The
i, ,"'aoer OF prisoners taken between that and
Nv ~0d amounted to 5000, all of the line
T., ~ quarter was given to the armedpeasants.
, us remarkable, that although the Moni-
nus MI 10 the 18th have been received, yet
\, Ss last bulletin, the 18th is contained in
~ paper OF the 5,h, and the following Mo-
foe contain 70 Intelligence whatever
Ro 'pan. AT the latest date, the 9th
d. nsParte's head quarters were at Amanda
H. ouefo, town in Old CASTLE, on the
10 10 ~: about so leagues north of Madrid,
u ,,I ''ch capital, the bulletin boasts, it is on
ed f taI Besides the killed, wound
Ia ,h ,aI e In the disastrous battle of Tude-