Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-23

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.ity, unlil near 10 O'Clock ard midnight it
was repeated with great violence, alter
which We did 70, Eear another shot.
InsuSt 20.
Almedia fell into the lands OF The tnemy
on the sSth. Until the goth the enemy
made no general mo, ement. In the night
between the s5,h and Goth the grand maya
zine Of powder in Amedia blew up, and
there were some other explosions OF pow
der in consec uence of the bombs thtownby
the enemy. 7 hat accident destroyed halt
the town, and killed many arillerisss, and
it is probable thar a considerable Part OF The
garrison was also Destroyed. All THIS eaus-
ed such general CONSERVATION, that the
governor for want OF powder was obliged 10
treat with the enemy on the 27th. he de-
manded that the garrison should Jon our
army, and that the Inhabitants should also
be permitted TO leave the Ilace; but Mas
sena refused these conditions, ard threaten n
cd to repeat the fire if they did rot surren-
der prisoners OF war. In fact the aiing
was repeated that night. The place sur
rendered in the morning Of the e8!h, alter
the garrison had expended the rest OF their
powder. The amy offered them the
choice Of entering into The service Of lie
emperor, or being sent to France as prison
ers-Ihere was MOI single H:$n who did
rot prefer going to France as a prisoner.---
This is noble example, and does much no.
nor 10 the nation, especially when We 'cn.
slider that lhe greater part OF Them were ri
litia. All this information we have obtain
ed from prisoners, who were afterwards Ia.
ken. thus was Aimeida lost BY IN acei-
dent, ard not thro' the fault OF the gatrl-
son, or The valor of the enemy. That event
could no, have haprsnt d bus for ;he toec'-
dence, as extraordinary as il was uEtolc-
seen, Of the misfortune CT the ezplosl' n,
and The state of the Atmosphere ior exactly
the two days Of the fling; for otherwise
lord Wellington would have known that *
tiacrdinary circumstance, which made il
nece ssary that the place should be immedi-
atsIy relieved (Which he could not suppose
TO be the ease without such en- occu-rence)
and having already advanced with bis whole
army en- The preceding days, it was rrcba-
bic that he would have obliged .hs enemy
TO raise the siege.
From the Lisbon Gazette Of the Sd Sept.
Cary Of a despatch jrem lis rxceAency lo'd
uiscouat II ellington, 10 his e5rceAeAc5 Dan
MiSuel Preifa fo1JaS.
Mes, illustricus and excellent Sir-The
enemy opent d their h:s upon Alme!da late
On day night, or rather in The nom
in, Of Sunday last the ooh inst. and re.
eret HAT have to add that they Obtained
possession Of the place in he course ct the
night Of The s7th inst.
cannot conceal from your sxcellency
that tEis unfortunate event Affects NE scDsl-
bly,, considering the manner IN which the
garrison was provided with every thirg ne
cessaty for the defence otthc place, the re-
specsable condition of its Notifications, and
the spirit and courage which, as had un
dtrslooG !rcm the governor, me garrison
exhibited; for al :hese reasons I eXpected
that ihe place would have held our to the
last extremity, should have 10 cpportuni-
u 10 relieve it ard that at all events the
enemy would be delayed ualil late period
Of the season.
Ihave no intelligence, upon which can
rely, relative to the cause of its surrender
Some prisoners taken yesterday relate that
the magazine of the Castle (Which however
was bomb proof blew up on Saturday night
that on Monday the governor requested
TO capitulase with the condition that the
place should be delivered 10 the enemy, but
that the garrison and inhabitants should be
permitted to- join this army; which propo.
sal having been refused, and the airing re-
commenced, the governor held out as !ong
as he had any ammunition remaining until
upon its being wholly expended, he surren-