Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-05-13
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EAEEPAL P4LAE0X.

speak vel! OF Pass,,sox. They call the man
coward, who has slaughtered many thou
sands Of their veterans, and obtained seve-
raj decided victories oyer them. Once they
tcallrd him mo'ak. Whenever they have
occasion to speak OLA moak, they make no
fetfartto conceal the inallgqity OF their hearts
He is a monk, a most resolved villains
Shakeshea,.
The monsters may do their worst, but his
memory WILDE glorious. palasox IS i'm
mortal
The following memorial Of that general
appears IN a London paper, as a translation
from a Spanish one. There are some SIN
gular expressions IN it, but perhaps they are
Manifestations. Bonaparte must Be the
n,ranest Of men to say that this letter was
written by acoward.
VAIrNc1A, Dec. Z.
The superioriunta Of government of this
kingdom has just received the following dis
patches, witk the SqragosSa Gazette extyq-
orl'ina3,u Of tie Sd inst, from his exceIiencv
the captiu general Of Aragon and the ar
my OF reserve -
Most excellent ssign0r.
return you infinite thanks for the IN
telligence which you communicate to ne,
and cannot bat observe to your exceilency,
that il wouldbe very proper to order tor
this city the regiment grenadiers Of Gran
ada, which it has been resolved to detan
in this quarter for the defence Of Arragon
for never can they be Of greater use, than IN
the circumstances which this city finds Itself
of being threatened with speedy. attack,
and a second sge.
!" had no apprehension Of this sort when
at Caparosa, where was posted With d.
vision Of my army, far from thinking that |
should so soon End myself in the lamenta
Die situation in which am now placed, Tor
never could any combination of niae have
brought me III TO it. Tbs events OF wal are
as various as the infinitely varied opinions
Of mankind, and the task Of fixing them is
more difficult than that Q regulating the d.
rection Of the acrostatic globe. Ina word
in consequence Of the orders tor our retreat,
we got into a dreadful engagement at lude-
Ia on thr23d in which the groundWas strew-
ed with an immense number Of dead bodies
on both sides but our brave soldiers never
FORGOT that they were the children OF Valen-
cia and Arragon, and the enemy had to all
annearance. from T to 500 killed. We have
LOST several excellent officers, but those who
survive are resolved to ayenge their loss
and / have reason to cali myself happy,aav-
ing the good fortuneto be at the Eead OF the ne
bravest Of the troops hat encountered the
fury of the eagles Of Napoleon. The enemy
after the dispersion OF cur army, continued
tbe pursuit, and are now in the envlrons OF
this city, the sight.ot which cannot but re-.
mind them of events not less fatal to them
| than glorious for us. Yesterday -four adyano-
ed parties exchanged some shot with them, !,
the result being some loss on their side OF
,oen and booty which consoled and aaluat-
ed the noble inhabitants OF this place, who,
bwifbout distinction OF persons, sex or rank
are at work upon the Notifications, and III
thyse davs have done wonders. expect to
give another proof, equal or superior 10 the
! former Of my attachment to my KING anu
country, with the assistance OF Uoa, lana our
celestial patroness, should the attempt again
be made to besiege us.
EIay God, &c.
IosEpH PALAfoxT MELcI.
& Head quarters al SaraSoSS a,
Nov. so, 1903
TRANSLATED
Far the Charleston Courier.
SOUTH A1lERIcA.
/ PR @ C L A M A tt Q n
ofthe gopsy,por, Don Xavier EAo, made to
I The froobs and inhabitants 81 41onte0tae0'
October 18th, 1903, at the place q par