Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-04-01
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Ty1,d fiiG II SCffsS<1s y -
e.asg9SsA, CT zAhAG0LA,
, Ss S becoming sofamous iis-tat Pre- pre-.
"a "s,is Of Spain, IS avery beautiial city
s. a , ls7 mics ". Of Bar. -loaa,
soy. s. os 1Iadfid. i IS supposed
e Il betn As. settled by Eheaiciaas, AID
- -.mk which no one woah! Suspect VINO
t,6; attended, TO lis hissors-s Is Z eorrssI'-
s. 81 .A..t d Cesar Aqgasgaaa under
~ rsjga il vas ee,ilq,,el i,llll coionAed
~ Romans. ] * river k5fo, which
.rss TWO otnsr fIyefs lust 5eioW The CT
sfse,,Ss j: into t@o F.asS; over the Iiver
mo b..sgas, che ii 3hiya has eeen
ed tbs mesa elegant "a Europe. Z Vic-
rxas o5iaiue,. ncre b. ire powers coo
Jamie against France and Spain, il 1910,
Il hc place WIS soon abandoned. See
g@,.s Gazetteer. from which The sbovs.
/ { 4e tsk}n.) Ihis Gae city was de-
ial a, tss List sunmer, for Sky days, BY
sp,s,ai most i.ias,Fi3us chanPion, tn
immortal p;alaEox. L is oasioas that In
sant Of naairai Sitgaiion i S but lttle more
l,5slals e defence than Malrll. I, would
stS, tasselofe, thai It's forsiti cations must
!. strong, as 9c;;l as It's d@feadcrs bravc.-
/ Iai.z lets-r writer S;sys. taat the bgsve
akncc Of Palaiox will Rot avail. So 1t
uYhe. Bot We are inclinsd 10 Believe
tat ii viii ayaii.--that neither Sarag essa
1a Cadiz wil be takt n-,hat Blake has not
isrrtsd, nor ever will--lat that h, Ro-
laina, cuss,s, Entantado, and others, alsl4o'
|aeJ may be driven to the mountains, Will
ssO manS PEIA Gu4szs, ancoaqdered and
|aeOrqlerable, devoted in hears aal soul
bthsir country, and destined, az no Gista,.t
d'l, e res:oya its ancient spIendor and glo-.
We present our readers With the French
Sf'cnt q the former siege Of saragossa,
sans OF the greatest 6. a! possible curl
sidss.
The preparations for the siege Of Sara
lossa were pursued with activity. The ar
e,lry necessary Tor that purpose had arfiv-
aircn Sayonne and Pampeluna. The in
sfSynts made sortie on the ESQ froEg Sa-
i'sossa, to attack tke troops posted upon tie
lab suk Of the Ebro. 9'he third -batts!io,,
q volunteers Of ATagan, forming the
lover Of these insurgents, began ti.gir march
"a . he 30ih IN order to force their WAY ia,a
siaGassa. The insurgents were defeated
via great less in all their sor.ies, and were
Sa sn closely pursued under the walls.
~. N the 16ih dayof August, about the
; ~ !, Gay aorsack beiag made, the storm
as place commenced. Tae oates of
. saa.n esssio and Carmes were surprised
a l'esaIslsd. Alter obstinate fishtiag VII. h
l l,ss several days, fourteen clois.e,s, which
j., - oeen fortified, three four.as Of the cit3.
!, @ssnai, and all the magazines, were in
r : rOssssslon. TIE peaceable inhabitants
[.'s ga BY the advantages of the French
CO. "a. White fag, and coming forward to
=, - 'srms of capitalization to the French,
i.aas M, y lle insurgents, at whose
M .a aonks We're seen AGING as captains
Sr,,1 I0'Onsis: a great number of these
cfS .'SS We're killed; the unfortunate city
4, ~ sssa Is almost ruined through Are,
t g.alOs, dShe explosion of the mines -
Is -. 9 ssstAats fighting, three t5urths Of
49,. ,"g, ne agseaat, 81. zpere iaken-the
S%ee iala5itaats ,yere murdered By the
Il osass' headed By noaks--e.id the f.0oy
aas aim0st retiueaf Bur where is thu
3s,. NJ u, The story? The French govern
Inn paes neoer mare upon the subject
- That day 10 this.
"a, So9E.
d. bss u, SIX Years after the battle OF Here's.
auuo,s;s. eaagius, starting from a small and
Ter - 'ors territory Of the asturi.s viii.
hss,. naa retired with few i.lustricus fol-
NclOs;s.' Sa'sred fortll, and sfter "a series Of
ttJtsf. established ne kingdom OF Leon.
d5eadanil's Las Gss,yos ei,g.ss.
'ssss,.f iniing in its yarionsbranchea