Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-19
Translated for The Ne7v-York Euenins Post
from tbe Lisbon Gazette Of September 4.
H-ODI1NNA Ar1rnst %

of the operations OF the 7th army, Oh which
his cxceiency Don Gabriel de Mendizaoai is
General in Chief, we publish this extra Paper
containing the information sent to as oy
Soaniard, from Santona, written al nine at
night on the 9th inst.
:" At half past four in the morning IT the
l4th, from to 500 men, with some CAVIAR!
from Porlier's division, arrived at ut. Andero;
after having marched eight leagues that NIGHT
with so much secrecy, that, alter surp'iI,nS
and killing the first centines. they obtained
possesslon Of the entrances of the streets OF
St. Francisco, gate Of the Remidlos, Santa
Clara, and S .nta Lucia, without any person
perceiying them and the first intinatlnn WAS
given BY discharge, made by the guard OF
the hospital of s., Raphael in the high street.
The General with ali the officers (the nnm-
Der of whom was much mo than double OF
that belonging to the GARRISON was ~ b@i ne
hld about 500 gen d'arncs, and 100 infantry
but owing to the surprize, though the lione-
raj rushed into the street, he could muster
Only So of the gen d'armcs, and with theln'
and a portion OF the officers who had Collected
hAif-dressed, on the rampant, he took toe pri!!-
cipal road, accompanied by individuals erp-
pioyed In the hospitals, intendancy. commits
sariet, SC. aud as soon as they arrived at tho
mole, they threw themselves into the water
in order to take several boats that were nth
Caoeca ta Rainba, with no person on board
and having manned them with the crews O
two vessels, which being stranded could no r.
get away, they put to sea IN dlSorderly man
ner, aDd with the water up to the wales, at least
bound for Santona, where 4 or s OF them wit
60 or so persons arrived at noon. Inc A.
tendant Adamar, Was taken near Santa Lucia
none of them Carried away any thing more tina
the clothes that they had on, and some were
even without shoes
There was considerable firing upon those
who attempted to escape; but it had entirely
ceased at o'clock at all the gates; forty Spa
nish soldiers collected in the Old Square, al.
ter having taken ON 60 to 80 horses, and 25
or 80 prisoners principally ofiicers) and
marched with the greatest order by the p L.
cipal road, without doing the least damage
to the inhabitants. or even asking them tor
provisions. AS yet it is not known whether
they proceeded to Carnargo, or to Ponte dc
Arce.
lin the New Square one French centlnet
was found killed on the ascent Of Atalania
or s !; near Cordoaria de Becedo genda-
rines, 2 colonies, apt one of the generals
horses; all belonging to the party thai wept
with him 1t is not known where be Is trough
every BODY asserts that he WAS taken prisoner;
that ole of his aids was killed, and that the
other has arrived at Santona
The latest advices are, that the fort that was
constructed in Soils, and had $50 men, was
taken Yesterday by the Spaniards, and burnt
that the garrison hed to the mountains and
at Camargo there was considerable hrlng with
them the result is not known. The prlnci-
Hai atsack WAS at Torreiavego, which WIS lor-
tilted at various points, and at st Vicente de
Barouera It is said that Torrelavego sur
rendered Yesterday, and that at noon this day.
the Spcniards were to return to st. Andero !;
though the writer doubts whether 1t be tiue,
as If would have been known at the hour when
he wrote. In ST. Andero there is an adjutant
with 90 Fsenchmen commanding the place !:
this morning three English frigates and three
smaller vessels anchored near the Castle ne la
Cerla, and fired on that of St Martin, and tlre
GUN boats entered the bay, and made dis
Charges upon several points, the city except
ed ..fhe whole without doubt to make d.
version. Yesterday, the 18th, at night, the
Enolish (number unknown entered St. Ande-
- Nv St. Martin; they formed junction in
.be New SQUARE, destroyed some basilisks
,nd Wagons that swers there, and embarked
asa;n without any one molesting them.
"scanpiIlo is at Toranza with 900 men it is
.,so said that Tonga is at Escudo, sc.
BOSTON, October H..
p.,rc., of "a ietter from cahtai' Charles 7ra'
49, IF tae shin Nssv Galen, dated August
!. ps,ween Dungeness and Dover, about
s,,e past 10 at night, observed small SAIL Il
s sa Of US, hawking up on our laraoard quar-
ter Alta quarter before u, perceived sao . sa,
was vas ! ~, :, broken English. where have
Nh come from 2, answered from Boston ', :,
J. Arc YOU an AMERIC !" | answered,
An They then ordered US to heaye TOO, :.
.lg segqu Jsring masgHeey' w0'h ''ss