Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-03-22
BY The LAST Ma "a.
NETWORK, March !,
ate5tJrom E;o,..

Batayian, from Rochelle. twill VIZ
lected, that she made her escans O. . I'D
above port on the night of the tl b9a
nuary.
The editors of the New YorI =.
were yesterday favored with Par, oa1't
to the 9th of Dec. inclusive, and ' p! pa7:
perusal OF several commercial r,,. a
recent date.
The Paris papers C9ownql Da,,;,,
the Oath, 25th and 26th of Decent
tain the 18th, 18th and 10Th bulletin, "a
grand army in Spain-alIth the prs,e5nrl
letins having already reached US t, s@
former channels. We had them 5o r''
the 18th, by the dispatch ship Union ,n
ed at Philadelphia. The bulletins manu. nI'
fore (the three last contain nothn2 a "
ment. The last of them is dated At NJ
drid on the 18Th of Dec. and gives :,
count of the surrender Of Rosas, vi,b ~
prisoners.
We also understand, from the passr,.
in the Batavlan, that the bulletins from !
graod army in Spain, were considered
the enlightened part of the nation, as me-.
{ abrications, intended to amuse ,heln
rant. It was known at Rochelle, that 4.
French army made three dis.inctatts,E,a
Madrid, and suffered immense loss, JEr.
it surrendered. The roads from Spnaa
France, were continually crowded viii
Wagons of sick and wounded on th:rr.
turn ard it was believed, that Boaare
had not lost less than 100000 men sine, he /
commenced hostilltles against Spain. S
unpopular was the present war in France !
and such was the general distress that Ii
best informed people were seriously appa
hensive of another revolution.
Our informants further add, that thes1.
nv about the destruction Of the Enda|
troops, was mere fabrication, said Db:I
founded on letter from Bayonne.
Unjust be extremely Notifying to ever
American, and must rouse the emiE d
every man who has the least preteEGoa
to American feelings, to hear Of the roe:
ties practised upon our fellow cItzcmn
France, whom chance has thro8nupon
shores.
We learn from CAPT. Lindsay who Car;
home passenger in The Batayian, (nd We
have heard it before that the crews Of al
American vessels detained in France, ar;
imprisoned, and are released 0nl7 on COZ
dition of their entering on board tr5n'
ships of war. We have seen letter SIoi
young gentleman ofthis city, who o Wei {,
out chief mate of tie ship Holland IFaao
capt. Sinclair. He states, that hS was ~
in PRISM at Rochefort, and allowed no'''
to subsist on, but bread and water
It will recur to our readers that ca2I
Sinclair, the commander of the hoAi
Trader, was also imprisoned IN Franc
and that he made his escape in Gl86ul'',, )
on board the ship Bordeaux, and %'n,
some time since at Phlladelpha-ana u y
pleasing reflection, that he is no" Va "
his family in this city-lor his escaIE -, !
so incensed the French, that immedIas
after it was discovered thathe had Gor'
tzvpiDc th0usand francs reward was oD''I
by the government Tor his aT2FrshsG n .,a4
1t was mentioned in Yesterday 0'T y
that dispatches were received IN '"' ,oy.r
Wan from Mr.. Armstrong for our 6o'i'
ment. These dispatches were eAr"':p
the care of capt. Bunker, Passe9gS3s ,', =.
Bataviaa---entrasted by whom: lAs!S ",
handed to capt. 3. by the infamous Ca C% :.
Aaley, on the 21st December with ',' s5 r
ticular injunction, that if the vessel on o ~,
of which he took his passage, was '~ !. !
by British cruizer, he must sim ~ eli
troy the dispatches, to prevent 'nS' -"
into the hands of the English. 49,. 4
We learn from another Pa&scn6'Is .S
Bonapartc, by decree, dated ' M l5ls
Octo6sr last, (but which was not t frle 30 20
pubished) has declare. TuNIS a ,5e s,.ipc
permitting Tunisian vessels on I P.' il.l2
ria! raaiesty--The Milan and perm mail
c:ees are thus declared not IN fof'' %