Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-11-28

into Spanish Ao s l l:lt chg
march S very much exposed ilaole al,sa'
( rry moment 70 be cut in upon ~ Tue sa'' :
SONS on the right bank OF the iagus' =
i ;n1erd only practicable TO aS army
a.ah;na II columns of such Strength, al
,,r s ,be possibility OF deriving any
.dda,aaa whatever from the scanly 'e'
sources Of the country 1t would h"ye Z
PASS Though. II is probable homana II
rb,ro.,l win the important duty OF block
;ng e, his route to the enemy; and that OF
his arrival at Montemer, ne will proceed te
Ah,ant4s or Sau,arem, instead OF the negh
borhood of Lisbon, where We trust his ale
| will no, be wanted.
Extract ofa letter, Coruana-oct' ID.
The EXPEDITION from sals place, undc'
the direction and protection OF the galian
Commodore Mends, sailed this day, with
fine breeze for the coast of Biscay. Tn,
troops embarked in high spirits; they ar.
chosen veterans, commanded by that higbl,
distinguished officer, General Renovales
whose gallant exploits at Roacal are wei
known.
q The squadron consists Of four English
frigates, one Spanish di:r, TWO English
bngs, one Spanish ditto, two schooners ano
several gun boats, transports, &c. with {
quantity of bauering cannon, and 10000
spare muskets and from the recent favor
able accounts from the coast of Biscay
there is no doubt but the result will finally
restore thar long injured country to its TO,
nler tranquility.
I" Desertlons frrn the French army are
become 50 very general, tie scarce one 70
rcignr, oat OF is GOO is to be found in III,
! French army.
:. General Polier still continues to har.
rass the enemy in the province Of Asturias
anG INCREASES his army this account is
J from himself to his friend Com. Mends
he also states that if he had fnore arms, ant
some clothes, in less than a week he could
/ enlist at least 10000 mpn.
:" The French arevvery sicklY, snd hav,
not means Of procuring commons necessa
rles no clothes or pay: consequently tlcJ
either perish OF desert to the Sp4niards."
!t>CNDON, CLGCOt' 49,
Captain Burgh, who was present wher
the battle was fought and decided, has i'm
| parted. to some IF his mos, intimate friends
several particulars, which, although they
| do not appear in the Gazette, are Of much
| interest. Lord Wellington, altho' perfect
| " PREPARED, did not expect the enemy woulc
commence the attack at that time. Hi,
lordship's orders to The army were short
| Pithy -" Should lie enemy ascend the
ymountan, aud commence his attack, le
him approach near enough for the reception
! of few velies, & then fall on HIM will
the bayonet.'' This order was strictly OBJ
| served, both by the Portuguese and British
to whose steadiness, bravery, and Joint CO
| operation in their compliance is to be as
orbsd the dreadful slaughter which ensued
We have heard it observed, that the Ga
zst,e contains. nothing to warrant the asser
ton that 10 coo Of the enemy were killed
| and wounded. 10 this il is answered, or
the authority of captain b. that tie mos
moderate computation OF these numbers
which had been made before his departure
| very Ear exceeded 10000. So panic struck
was the enemy, that he had not, for q
hours after the battle, removed a single
wounded soldier from the field on which lhe
Conflict took place. The action was conr,
ed by the enemy at the period and in the
position described, urged, no doabt, from
NEST pinching want of provisions. .The
drsertions. to our army had been, anc con
tinued to Be very great. Thro' these de
sertions it had been ascersained that for
successive days, Massena's army had beer
wholly destitute Of Bread, and of other ar
ticles of provision, they had barely sufici
ent to sustain human nature. The combln
ed army, on, the Contrary, we're abundant.
supplied and the troops in the height Q
health and spirits, fully prepared for bat
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