Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-07-10
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TUESDAY, JULY 20.

The New Orleans Gazette of the 18th ult.5
contains the following article
$ The sch'r Intrepide again $500! After
being condemned and the owners having paid
one thousand FIVE hundred dollars; she was
fitted out for sea, and applied to the Collector
for clearance who refused giving it. Of
tended at such trea ment, she took French
leape in the night of the 9th of ay,and it is
supposed has passed Fort ST. Philip, and gone
to sea TO repair her losses.
Extract Of a iietter from a British officer, to
his friend in Lisbon, dated Penamazr'
april ss, 1910. :
si.The affairs of the Peninsula tSpa;n) wear
a more favorable aspect. The French have
received no reinforcements since tho arrival
of the Duke of Abrantes and his army of con-
scripts. The Spanish armies have INCREASED
very considerably, and the French gain more
and more the hatred Of the people. They
have attempted In some places to put the
Young men in requisition for their service,
and the measure has had the best possible
effect for the cause of the Patriots. The Por-
Afuquesc troops are now in considerable num-
bers on the frontiers, Some OF them VIII
probably enter Spain, and the rest viii occupy
a position to guard Portugal from partial
Invasion, and be employed to protect the sup
plies, and keep open the communication
between this army which may enter SPAN
with Portugal. Junot and Ney, we trust
will get a beating by the end of May or month
of June. A defeat of the enemy would be
ike signal for the peasantry to crafty their
revenge. The fear of having their habitat
ons burned will be removed; and this terror
alone has prevented them from committing
act Of violence on the French. The enemy
has conEdence1n this dread, which he has es-,
tlblished by the flames Of many towns and
VILLAGES where he met with misfortunes. This
expectation, however, was disappointed in Ike
valley at the fort at Cabezucla, on the 10th
inst, where happened to be, en- recon.
noitring party, few DAYS after, and saw the
disposition OF the peasantry sheWn to admira-
ton. A deta chment Of lo4 French cavalry
and so infantry entered Cabezueia, and COM
mitted the greatest excuses, raised contri-
= sos - I
button Immediately OF 5000 reales, murdered
a woman and an unoffending iEhabltant. On
the 9Th the peasantry, aided by few Cue
riIIas, attacked the enemy In Cabezuela, killed
II of them, and chased the rest through the
port de Tornayaia to Castillo, The enemy
recovered himself at Elbarco, and threatened
to burn, according to custom, the town Of
CabezueIa. found on the 2!st the pea
santry still under arms, and daring the French
commandant to advance. Upon tie whole
state of the Peninsula, | feel convinced that
the friends of its indepcndence are more nu-
merous than its enemies; The enemy IS
convinced that Spain cannot be conquered but
by main force; his measures prove that he
has relinquished the idea of conciliating and
gaming the people. The most extravagant
contributions are at this moment, placed in
every town within his reach, and where he
has only an uncertain footing he lays hold OF
some of the inhabitants, as hostages,
Capture Of SKIP flames cook.-A letter