Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-05-03

OIL Spain ana the -Anules OF Tue ISh VI
March 1910. =,
k TARRAcoNA, CEasalaa;a) Jan. ~.
The occurrences within these lew days
past have been most glorious for the arms
Of the king. On the 18th the enemy in
number.of more than 10000 men passed
through Gran. de- Olot and other points, and
directed their course towards Vieh, whence
they attempted to 50 as far Is Noya, and 20
open .hemselvesa passage through Collsus'
pima. ..
The division of brigadier Porta was at.
tackled at the moment that il was going to
form junction with that of marshall o.
Donell, from the town'of Cen.ellas to the
position of Collsuspins, where the later
general~was posted. The superiority IN
numbers'of the enemy made him a. first
gain some advantages upon general Por;a's
WHICH compelled him to qu'eksh
his mach: but he having soon formed .
junction with sea. O'Donell in Collsuspina.
the columns of the enemy we're attacked
with so much gallantry, that alter bloody
action they betook themselves to a disor
derly fight, id which they we,e protected
by the darkness of the night : thus general
Sohuam who commanded the enemy was
completely repulsed, and although he had
double forces, our troops took 80 officers
and more than 100 Priyates prisoners they
left besides more than 200 dead on tie field
Of battle. . 1t is supposed that they carried
away great numbers Of wounded.
~. 1snuary %.
There has just landed IN this town TWEEN
ty thousand quarters of wheat. Day before
yesterday, tour hundred prisoners, among
them seventeen officers were brought in
here; the day before that colonel had
been brought in who commanded in the
action Of Mollet. This day several wae
CONS loaded with French, wounded come in
I'VE expect n few hundred more prisoners
will BE- brought i'll.
SEvERA, (Catalcnia,) 5an. %.
: Various persons from the vicinity OF
Hulstarich, report in positive terms that the
French suffered complete drfeA, bsfors
that castle, and that the number Of their
wounded in Barcelona is very eonsidera-
bic.
- 7anssry "a.
The supreme government have appoint
I'd marshal general ODonell, commander
in chief pro tempore of this province the
great confidence that the people If this pro.
vince have in this gallant and distinguished
officer makes US hope very agreeable results
from his appointment. !
CAD1x, March q. |
On the 18th instant was introduced TO
the supreme council Of the regency of Spain
and the Indies, residing at the isle de Leon,
the right honorable Henry Wellesley, his
Britannia majes,y's minister plenipotentiary
and extraordinary to this government He
exhibited his instructions, and on this oeca-
sion new pledges were givenwi,h mutual
satisfaction of the firm alliance and sincere
friendshipv hich from the beginning Of eur
glorious revolution have united The two "a.
lions to resist the common enemy, and de.
fend the liberty and independence of Spain,
so cruelty and .unjustly invaded. The ty.
rant and usurper Of the continent will re.
eeive with grief this news, q, time when
he supposed in his pride, our provinces
were subdued, our gevein mens done away,
and our political and commercial relations
with the powerful and generous Enslish ma
tioa at an end. @" 49,. .s
We have received the pleasing inseili.
gence from the Eastern coast tia, the
French have retired from Malaga, Blarbel.
Ia, Estepona, Tarifa, Saint Roique and Al.
gesiras, no doubt afraid Of the patriotic n.
surrection which is taking place in that
part Of the country and moun.ains. OF &c.
ven handrrd msn that had entered ximena
four hundred were pat 70 shs sword, the
rest succeeded in snaking their escape, car.
rying with them count Moutareo, one os
the councseHors Of state Of shs Intruder Jo.t
seph, commissioned By him to perver. and
seduee the people. In,Ronda lhere were
about seven thousand peasanss armed.
who had charged and pursued the dispers.,
81 enenny Sly h,,ndr~d 49,, 4 "a ,s....k. II