Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-11-23

Massena, directed TO Berthier, which wa
intercepted we publish it, not because
II. necessary to shew TO the public the sesr
y:dalous calvsnny which j. contains, pretend
ing that the inhabitants desert their, house
in consequence of the punishment whie
a:hey say tho marshal general would caus
to be inflicted on such as might remains
their habsations for the inhabitants aban
don heir..dwellings, because the crueltie
and outrage committed by the French arm
ob!ige them 10 make those sacrifice OF ,hel
own accord. BY the said despatch OF M as
I sena we see how much the enemy suffer
and the incoavenirnces which they expert
ence in all their operations, in consequence
of the measures which his excellency tn
| marshal general recommended IN his pro
otamation of the 18th of August. I'VE regrs
the inconveniencies which the inhabitants o
the country suffer, by quitting their habta
.tions, but they must remember that thos
inconveniencies are inseparable from a STATE
of war, and that the, Portuguese had much
| better have submitted to the tyrant, it they
cannot support those privations which art
temporary only, which deliver them from
the violence and ou.rages of the enemy, aud
are in the highest degree injurious to the in
vadrrs.
Despatch oflaassena 10 Berthier.
MoNsE CNEuR,
THE army left Amedia on the 10th
as Ishave had the honor to inform your
hieaness the three divisions of the army
arrived on the 18th at Viscu, after having
traversed horrible roads the enemy re-
treatedah every direction on our approach,
and have formed junction near Coimbra
caused the I'd and 9th corps to be posted
on the bridge of Criz.
The English who occupied that bridge
were dislodged the 9Th corps is yet at vi.
seu., The grand park OF artillery, and heavy
baggage still remain behind, and will arrive
only tomorrow. The baggage was at.
tackled by two thousand of the Portuguese,
whom 200 men suaiced to repel with loss.
This was the corps of militia commanded
by colonel Trant which took 100 prisoners
and retired or the enemy's receiving rein
iorcementsl. Itsis impossible to find worse
roads, they are covered with rocks our
artillery and baggage have suffered consl'
derably, and now am obliged to wait tor
them. | must let them remain two days
at Wis Gu after their arrival, to be repaired
and shall continue my march to CoImbra,
where am told that I shall End the En-
glish and Portuguese united. My Lord {:
: we are marching over deserts not single
person do we meet; every place Re absn.
doned: the English have the barbarisy to
order the unfortunate person, who remain
in their houses to be shot women, chill.
dren, the aged I'll fee ;7'in short no where
can guide be found. 1t is not the Eng hsh
7vho sbLigs the inhabitants to flee: it is The
lgve zvh'ch they bear 10 their country, and
the unheard Of horrors which the French
commit; in Lanus de SSeuAorim they killed
an unfortunate man 7vhom they found there,
and having found some, families in Sierra,
they violated the 7vsmen publicly, sc. &c.
Ihc deeds that are perbetrated in Span are
knozvn, to all Europe.] Our soldiers found
potatoes. and some vegetables they are
contented, and long TO encounter the enc
my. Lind they gained much by the first
encounter.] The march had caused US a
few sick. Because it lasted only six days
Lam, !. SC. (Signed) MASSENA.
Ccto5er4.
Despatch from his excelency the marshal
commandments chief to his excelleney
Don Miguel Pereira Forja.
Ncst iNustrious and excellent sir,
have the greatest salts faction IN an
nouncing to your excelleney, for the 'ufor-
nation Of his royal highness, that the COM
binsd army unde, the orders of his excel
lency the marshal general lord viscount
Wellington has defeated the eneny's army,