Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-05-17
BY Lae Nights Mail.
NETWORK, May IA.
Late and important News

received London papers to the evening OF the
18th ult. inclusive. These papers are hlled
WITH the particulars Of the retreat OF the
French army under AIassena, together with
yaxious skirmishes, in all OF which the BRITISH
were more or less successful. -,
In a dispatch from Lord Wellington OF the
27th of March, dated Gouvea, ne States' that,
9Devastation and slaughter, useless havoc and
,,rrder. contin,. to mark Massena's retreat.
The prospect before our advanced guard was
that of burning villages, ofp!undered cottages
ne murdered nessants; the roads were cover
ed with the dying and the dead, with cannon,
+, ooaoe ammunition, which the enemy could
NOT carry off with mutilated Cattle, with ev~
ery thing, in short, that could create horror
and disgust, that could make the heart feei
sentiments Of Indignation against the harbi'-
rous enemy, and ply for the suffering and
ravaged nation ,r
At Falma, On the 10th of March, ballaste-
ros, surprised Gen. lannon's corps, and took
500 prisoners, near Cadla.
The Imperial Guard in the North OF Span,
had been ordered to France.
Marshal Beresford, previous to the capdore.
of Ney and his army, had taken 10 pieces OF
cannon, and killed and wounded 500 men.
Gen. Z.yas ha, reinforced Btllastasos near
Avanonte with 5000 men, and 1t Was eSPec-
ted chat the seige of Cadiz would ba raised.
TIE Star of tic 18th ut. says . another
force will be sp ediy embarked tor PortugaI.
The lst battalion OF the 6Oth. looo strong,
has arrived off Cows, ana is immediately to
proceed on service" !.
The same paper announces the arriy:l OF
the British Packet Adventure, C~pt lilly,
with Gazettes from tIew-York as Lite as the
10th OF March.
In rcn1.rhins OH the news the editor OBJ
serves, They are Ill OF az unpleasant n4tarc'
The non-intercourse had been carried lnto
effect against England. Several vessels from
this country had been seized one, WITH CO.
lonial produce had been condemned and solo.
French vessels were freely admitted pTiva-
teers were fitting on, not quite so bad and
every thing seemed to Indicate the determine
ton Of the violent party to force OH a war with
the two countries" Thus says the Star.
Some uneasiness was excited In England
O.! the publication there of our last non-iinpor-
tation act and it was said to be In contem-
pletion to pass similar act against the Unit
ed States.
Count Lonriston, Ambassador to Russia,
left Paris the 9th u!t. for S.. Petersburg
The king of England continued as well as
usual, and walked several hours on Windsor
Terrace the l4th ult.
Both houses Of Parliament adjourneA on
the 18th of April, to meet again on the Oath
ofthc same month The report CT theQueen's
Council upon the state Of the Kings health,
was presented to both houses the night pre-
vious to their adjournment. The report states,
that the kings health is not yet restored to
such state, as to be Capable Of resumlng his
royal authority but that the physicians con-
TRUE to express their expectations OF such re-
Covery.
The king of Naples has arrived at Paris,
to sec the infant king OF Rome.
A battle was fought near Olot, on the 5th or
Marcn, between the Spanish general Miians,
and French force of 5000. The enemy re-
treated with the loss OF about 1000. The pa
triots lost in killed and wounded, Only 10.
AT court OF the Prince Regent, hid on
the llth ut. Mr.. Foster had an aud nee,
and took leave of the Prince Regent, previous
to his departure for America, Oh his mission.
We understand, by the passengers inFthe Or
bit, that Mr.. Foster was to sail about the Goth
Mt.
1t was expected in England, at our latest
dates, that the cour. of St. Petersburg would,
on the arrival of the Baltic feet, open its ports
freely to English commerce. No express
declaration had been made by any of the north
crn powers as to the line of policy they in
tended to pursue more than one or two OF
the Baltic states are favorably disposed to
Great-Britain and it is said that Danish
messenger had arrived in London, with pro-
position for England to garrison Zealand and
its capital with 10000 men. 1t is certain that
the squadron under Saumarez was to be aug
mented.
The Emperor Alexander, it is said, has
come to the resolution of declaring to Eu-
rope his decided neutrality.
At Hamburger, lol Cannon were fired on
the news of the birth of the young Napoleon.
Lord Wellington writes, that he shall send
his prisoners home i'll the transports, as they
were no longer necessary.
$ The irench official account OF the battle OF
Barosa, is not, says the Statesman, SO gross a
prevariacation of the truth, as the original no.