Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-12-05

toned in Santa Clara, on the side Of =
Mondego, maintained Tor some time ar :.
regular fire. upon uur cavalry when Il pss,.a
! the bridge; but ,he French ,li rr vha
commanded there, rs soon as he ,bs,y,.,
that lieutenant Dnn'el had crusscd +
bridge proposed population had ID. ;,
advanced as fal as the convent, and wo,,, =
admit OF no other proposition than thai i
surrendetirg at discretion, promising ,h-n,
however ny protection from tbs irsui;s >
the peasants. The troops LAID dowu tb,r
arms and retired.
/ have reason to believe ,i,a, the nunb,r
ofprisone exesedsfve thousand, Of wt,,h
icur thousand are on their march to O,o,
including an entire company 9th Marin.
guards OF the emperor, three ,hous Id Gv,
hundred Hauskess were taken, ana ainoe,
, all OF them were loaelad, By winch jnd
n,ent may be FORMED OF the rumbcr o, So.
+, diers vino we're in a condition for defsnsiv.
service.
I have caused three arms 70 be dis;ribo.
ed among the count militia, We found
no artillery, but we seized quantity Of
oxen and sheep, which the nemy had col,
lected for the subsistence Ct ,heir ,rooos. &
! which is great acquisition 70, GUS. I,,s
supposed that there are eiqh;y officers -
mong the prisoners. The ehict commissa.
~, Mr.. F!andin, who acted as .oye,uo,
will remain At Cninbra, being sick. Frops
the nature Of the attack, your sxcellrncv
will easily conceive how diff :uiI it was ,,s
oblige the s,ldirrs and armrd prasanyrv,
not 20 ri4nder the prisoners, and am
sorry TO say that the peasan's committee
come act, OF violence hut Judge .hsv
from GOO to eco Freuct.mvn only were
victims Ia theii resentment must observe
that nothing an-excced the state Of niserr
in which found dis ciiy.-.Th. enemy
not content with having sac krd il ;hIonpf,.
out, and p!undefing it Of every yalu:6t,.
that could b.: found, had set on E.e sumo
houses, and piled up in the streets ia the
greatest disorder, all the provisions whitsa
they could not take with thcm for whiyh
reason, it could cot be exoecttd thar mar
eight hundred soldiers, natives If this CIV
ard Us ncis'.borhooo accompanied By ,her
miserable relatives and acc .,intances couitl
be patient witnesses Of scene Ct dryasra.
ton, in which their properly had becn &C..
stroyed in manner 50 IN asr ard scand,,
lous Notwithstanding y, Z vouf exerlien.
cy to BE- persuaded thar every possb: rt
fort was usct. TO protect the French whq
fell in Our power, and At. tie Grs mo-
rnenss | succredcds in securing thcrl from
illsuk.
As tie corps'of briGader general HIillsr
and oi coi,tr.l Wilson arrived here in tn.
morning, propose 10 leave one oil my bril-
gades, and march with ,hc rest Of my di,i
SION, as an escort, 10 Oporto for TO such q
dcSree has the animostv OF the coumrv
peopl. been excited by the las: psss?@r of
the French army, tina. consider my pre-
sence absolutely necessary. ant particularly
in the districts between the Mondeeo and
the Vouga
shall close this account By assuring Yoar
excell-ncy, that The bravery OF the troops
on this occasion deserved the highest cre-
dit , il being impossible for me to culoe:ss
any individuals, when al! highly distinguish"
ed themselves.
havs tie honor TO be, Sc.
NICHOLAS TRANi.
FITS Excel?cacy Marsha! Beresford.
Crt15rr g.
The slo-Por'Ng1ese army, alter n's'
ing been considerable reinforced su"r'
quens TO the battle Of Blsacn, is strongly
entrenehed and concentrated wjshio the
lines, which were before hand prepared by /
the talents and foresight Of the general ID
chief. We see the Span;ards arrive brI'r9-
ing to the army Of thv left, the most d''''''
lined and most warlikr of Span, who come
TO take part in our fortune and incur si"'y' \
On the contrary, the army OF Wg'sTqQa 'I'