Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-24
aleransrta Dat!v @asstts.
SATURDAY, MARCH ~.

purpose the present session OF Sonsrsss -
soun out TO such an unreasonable length
We have had sessions and extraordinary SEES
sions, and yc: nothing done towards extricat-
ing us from our dangerous and periious 81
.tu,tisn. Macon's bill will hardly go down
and it really appears that Congress have no
earthly motive for sitting so lons except to
keep on the non-intercourse, and pocket six
dollars per day. In the mean time the com.
mercial interest is kept in state OF doubt
and suspsnce, the revenue decreasing, and
no measures taken to supply the deficiency
This state Of things cannot last fore ever, and
We ardsndy hope and believe that, at the
next general election there will be returned
majority Of men Of honesty and talents sui
6cient to correct the procedure.
Extract efa i..:cr from an .Tmerican gentle
man aozv at 7arrasona, TO HE friend in the
ro<n q Providence, Rhede IsianS, dated
December 2oth and Esd, 1909.
:: The situation of affsirs in this country
are extremely critical Since the peace with
Austria the French are making excrtions 10
send a formidable force into this country -
$4,000 men arc said to be CD their march
from Italy, aid Others by way Of Bayonne
Their present force here is about $4,000
men, half of which are in Madrid. The Spa.
nish * English army was within a,few miles
OF it. Corona still holds out, although we
have had accounts Of its having fallen; the
garrison has subsisted FOR some time upon
the flesh Of mules and asses, and by last ac-
counts there was but very little even Of that
provision in the place. The obstinacy which
has been s!,cwn in the defence Of his place
is unrival!ed Corona stands in valley, and
is entirely commanded by tho surrounding
hills, on which are two strong batteries call
sd Moatjuich and the Condes,ible t; tho walls
are in many. places entirely broken down, so
shat an entry may be made al any time ; the
French hare entered q numbsr Of times, but
have been driven back with grra. Slaughter
on the Ath instant they entered in great force
but Notwithstanding tho garrison amounts to
oniy 400 effective mel, there being 500 in
the hospital from the want OF sufficient food
they were driven out with a terrible slaugh--
ter; they have at length began 10 exert Iiem-
selves to relieve it, bu, fear too late. With.
in ten days there has Teen lery Of $4,000
Sumatans, or country people, in this province
who have marched and are, marching for Ge :
roma many Of then, marched from hence, &
many more ire now here OH their Way
There are great expectations entertained from
them but the FrCach hearing Of these ex-:
crtions, are pushing the siege with all vi; or,&
j expect hourly to hear GIFTS fall. The force
OF the besiegers amounts to about, 2G,ooo
men. The Spanish army. whose headoquart-
crs arc at Nlanresa, and main body at Nich
Is perhaps as many. ALLOW will be struck
SOON Gen Blake has resigned tho command
1.-THE army IN this province, general O'Do-
maid, commander of the 4iisb brigade, will
eventually succeed him; he is thought to be
an able man, and has on2e or twice signalized
himself before CeroDa The Spanish army
in this province are in bad state las they are
without provision or eloathing; short time
since regiment Of them marched in here
nearly naked. ....
It's, asI predicted, the immortal Zero
IA has fallen the new, has just been rsceis.
Eere. This has cast gloom over the who!s
place the general opinion here is, that this
Province must 500 fall. 5000 French late
ly left Madrid, and have arrived at Saragossa,
about 80 miles hence, supposed to be destined
for Valencia. Corona Immediately after Its
rnoifOlatinr rilI,oad hv the French. and