Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-05-06

t.hius the ships out. -,
About - o'clSSK yesterday, the king Game
oo, .of the castle to take tis daily walk on ,.e
serrscc. accompanied by doctors Willis and
Hcbcrdept His majesty continued 70 walk
~; one. when he returned. to the castle 70
dine. In rbout an four after, &c came ou.a-
c;n. accompanied by tic duke Of Cambridge
ord general Manners, and remained walking
till near 4 O'CLOCK.
!. Extraordinary. fcc9sd'ty.--'A gentleman il
the ueiuhborhood of IVcichpool, has about 10
cwes in an enclosure OF about SIX acres, wliea.
this year, with the exception OF Jour only, hare
veaned two lambs each.
Orders were received 81 Plymouth on FIJI.
dsv. for all the royal artillery in the district
With the exception OF two, COMPANIES, to PR
,,rr for immediate embarkation Tor Portugal,
,occtl,cr with other rcinforremelts to Il con.i.
der.ble extent. :.
!. New-Yerk papers have arrived to the 2ad
ult. They mention tic seizure at New-Yok
&c several American vessels In consequence
ofthe presidents proclamation.
4 court martial has been held at the Isle Of
France, on captains Pyn,, Lambert, Curtis ais.
Wiilouehby, for the loss of their respective
ships 1.-THE Stylus, Imphigenia, Magicienle,
and Nereide) in an action with the enemy 4,
the Isle dc P.ssc when they were al Dioss
honorably acquitted. Captain hsoush!on,
Of the Illustrious, WAS President
The Luci., capt. Glib, arrived at LIverpeo.
.. on Saturday, and brings letters and papers
down to the 2lst February, from New'fuk.
1.-The American government has commenced
| it's system of war against this country, by the
seizure Of a srea. number of ships laden with
British naanuf.c,ures,as we'll Dr British as ~
merican account. What measures they Gl.!
resort to on hc:ring from this country that or
ordt rs iD council-are enforced with uiIabsttd
rigor, it is not very difficult to anticipate, ncr
Cali it be expected that the English govern.
ment will view with uDeencefn the decided
hostility, as well as the manifest partiality, and
injustice Of the American goycnnent. CoG'
gress it was said, woufd-,isc Without tl,e rein.
forcement of their rvstrictiGns aS:n,st FRANCE;
and, indeed, the indifference Of the executive
to the dis,resses Of the merchants, is quit:
conclusive as 70 their'drterIninatjon to reduce
tha, class ofthe cit zens to practicable cor.
di ion"-..in fct, to fit them for new state of
things. Nothing was decided as to the f.sc
o. the national bank, nor any measures adopt
ed to mitigate the extreme su:FerlIgs OF the
cnmmerc lciass1s.--..Amer1ca is quietly drop
ping into, the continental ,ystein," aud Civ
ing all the effect In her power to that Glsw
which the gr3:t tyrant Of Europe aims 1t
& this En-. nr," this Proud lard America
may expect An erica will soop feel, how foe
bic her ;imi!, crou, hirg and auctuating vio-
lencc must prove. when Child by the reaction
Which it is destined to produce.
LoxDsx Czzs4rg Ex1xAeRDiSARr.
.Dossuns- Street, March %.
Dispatches, Of whieh the following are n.
pies, we've last night seccivtd at the Earl oil.
verpoo.'s Office, addr; ssed 70 his Lorcsh;p ~
Lieut.. Gen. Grah.,n, dated Isle de Loon, Gin
and 10th M-reh, 1911.
y, Lie de Leon, March s, 1911.
My Lora-.C,p,. Hope, ny 6rst 4id-le.
camp, will b.vc tie honor Of delivering tiis
despatch TO inform your I1o.dship of the glo.
rions issue d, IN action fought Yesterday By
the division under nv. command against the
army commanded BY Marshal Victor, tompOs-
I'd of tho two divisions Of Rufiiis and Laval.
The circumstances were such Is compelled
me 70 stick this very superior force. IN OF,
der IS we'll 70 exaiin to your Lcrrship I've
circumssa nees Of the cStc. as tie dis..dsai-
tase under which such an sctsoa begun. 80 .
to justify f,y.cH from tie iiupNtasioh q rAsi.-
ness in the attempt, ,u.sst stale 70 yohr Lord,
ship That the allied army, after 'anisil, a.-'ea
Of sixteen hours from d,e CAMP Lear Feges.
arrived the morning Of tine ,stl, or the low
ground Of Bsrrosa about four miles 70 :ie
southwark Of the mouth Of the Ssnti Pet:1 n:
ser: This road leads inland about mile :'9
half, eortzining On the north an extensive
healthy plain, bkirted by great pine torssA
md On the west the heights At son'c distoce'
determined BY the river Of Santi Per'; d
intermediate space between the north sicc"
the heish: and the Forest is rugged and DID
ken.
A we'll conducted and successful attsek o.
the rear Of The eneny's lines near Ssru fe;!.
by the vanguard Of the SPANISH army uda-i
brigadier-genersl Lardiz.bel, having o2eneS
the communicates with the Isle Ct Leon'i SC
ceived genera, De Penas's directions to ino1s
down from the position Of Bxrosa. to IL. 80 -
the Torrce de Bermcsa, about halt way "
Slnti Petri river in order 10 secure the coV