Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-06


the last session, We had the happiness 81
nutual eengra,ulation on the prospects o
an srnicabls adjussmen. of eur national difs
ferencss with one of she great bslligstsass
u Europe, and Of the revival OF estnmrsce.
30 essential to the prosperity Of this com !.
rr,onwealsh. Subsequent events shew OUT
relations to the powers at war to be in a
Raost critical and alarming state. 81
Asho' our commercial and fore GA
concerns are sou6ued to the gov.rsm.ns Of
tbs union, yet SO deeply involved are We,
in every thing which regards them, that
the exercise OF all constitutional means ei-
sner to prevent the ea!smisies that threaten
Ne, or 20 prepare 10 met them, in be-
coming manner, is a dusy too imperative to
be neglected. Having done all in our pow.
sr, to mes: .nd.. We may humbiy 'eiy On
that DIVINE PIovil nee, which mas so san
QUARRY interpos.a TO reneve our country
from Impcnulng danger, to all human eyes,
nsri,ablc and c's,wnslmiug. 1t would be
suPsrauous in me "gan 10 recommend can.
dour and prudence in discussion, always
necessary to 4 wise and happy result Eve.
~ one must see that in the pre- sent porten-
tous crisis Of our affairs, these ouaiiti.s
with a d!.nterestcd elevation above all par.
ty spirit, are indispensable to the safety of
ourdsarss ): rights and best interests"
We have seen a letter from the Missis.
sippi Territory, dated the Esd Dec. which
mentions tia; gen. Wilkinson will return
to the Atl.,,iG statrs in the course of this
month. Col. Freeman hid written to him
from Natchi,oches, stating that the Spani.
ards had appeared rather uneasy, and re-
qHestiny reinforcement Of troops. Mr..
J>iierson's "new levies" have suffered be.
y.'"d the power of language to express
The letter states their numb,r to have been
on their arriv.l at Nv Orlrans, about:
500. They lost there and a, Terre
B9ruf about 1000. Of the remaining ff-
,:en hundred only 200 were fit for duty
Such is the grave We have purchased in
Louisiana for Our citizensl
(BaA. Fed. Ret.3
The Here ofGer0na.-Few resdcrs hav,
attended 10 even the name of the illustrious
captain who kas SO long and so glorious,
commanded the defence Of Csrona. |, Is
Don Mariana Alvarez. A letter from,
Valencia. published in The Spanish papers.
SAYS" All ey-s are fixed on that immor
tai man, VINO, with feeble garrison, which
n, YER exceeded $500 men, has cffe,t ted such
prodigies, and bl,'na n.w aspect to the
cause al '.berl,. Inc Name alone of tao
,l!usniou. n, ro A,LreZ, viii, in all tuturs
times 10 honor both to Gerona, anu the
whole Spanish nation.
fttema"s 1our1al.]
Dana susanna Ciaretons-,s appears by
the Gnv~rnm O, Gaz.tle of Sev,,e, that n.
mons the Spanish hsro'nss who have so
much contributed to the defence Of the
country and the honor Of their SIX, Duna
susanna Claretoua, wifi Of ID. Francisco Sc
louch. merits distinguished place. She
has served with her husbl,.I in the Soma.
tenss, from the commencement Of the war;
acquired the rank a SAD lieutenant OF in
fan,r:'; has bsen I'm many actions; has
lilled several Of the IN my; sbeen
wounded and has is,ey received aP-
po,u;po=u oi comm ~ LIANT OF Somatencs, la
esnju"c,lon with aer husband.