Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-22

omen. and must have fallen before any superb
or force that approached it. These new de-
fences chiefly consist in the terrifying the
strong passes which lead in various directions
to Oporto. The works were begun some
time ago.
Gen. Graham had left Lisbon for the army,
and in few days would be followed by Mar
shall Beresford, who was still at Lisbon on the
9th inst
Fresh reinforcement had arrived at the
Portuguese capital for the allied armies
where reports were prevalent that the enc
nv had been largely reinforced; and 1t was
even stated that Massena was on his return
to Spain at the head of fifty thousand men.
A letter from Sweden observes, that the
king is in progress of deposition, but has
not vet been formally deposed. AS to all
real authority, he is completely set aside.
Pru.sia-Ordinance with regard to the du-
ties on expectation by sea, OF inland pro-
ducc: :
1--WE, Frederick William, by the grace OF
God, King of Prussia, &c.
I" Bv our ordinance of the 26th OF July we
laid down regulations with regard to the eX-
portation by sea of inland produce, and the
duties to be paid thereon. In father con-
formitv with the measures adopted on the
part of his majesty the emperor OF the french,
in favor of the agriculture OF the CONTINENT
we hereby decree, that the extraordinary I'm.
post on wheat exported by sea, be reduced
to Is crowns and groschen per last and
on rye and other grain to crowns gros-
chen per last.
FREDERIC WILLIAM,
HARDENBERG.
Berlin, Aug. 9, 1911"
T From the London Courier Of August 80
Some late French papers announced the
departure of Oudinot duke OF Reggio) Tor
Antwerp, to take the command OF the troops
in that quarter, about Is or 10000. troops
are also assembled at Boulogne, and shew
has been made of maneuvring and exercising
the gun-boats on the coast Bonaparte Is
mentioned as intendingsan immediate Journey
to Boulogne. and from thence to Antwerp. lie
was expected to reach Boulogne early next
month.
Soult has carried large part OF his army
to Cordova, with the intention oil proceeding
direct to Murcia---His operations are to be
connected with those of Suchet, who Is to
penetrate into Valencia, while Soalt enters
Murcia. Ofth means of resistance which
the Spaniards have in those provinces, we
are not accurately informed. A division OF
about 5000 men lately landed at Pensacola to
reinforce the ValcnCian army-CamPo Vefoe'
we believe, has the command OF 1t. nat &C
tive leader, the Empecinado, is also III that
quarter, and inspires universal confidence aho
courage Meanwhile, Sachet is not quite al
liberty to direct his whole attention towards
Valencia.-Much must yet be done to COM
plete the conquest of Catalonia. Iarragona,
that bafAed so long the arms and Skill OF the
enemy, exists indeed no more to interrupt
their progress. But the horrible scenes that
attended the final ruin of that beautiful town,
have failed of their intended effect. They
have neither depressed the courage nor damp.
ed the patriotism of the people. Hatred OF
the perpetrators of those cruelties have assum-
ed more deadly character, and the venge-
ance of the patriots has become more severe
and lemorseless,
The peasants of Catalonia, hardy race,
have risen in great numbers since the fall OF
8rraSOna, anu SebSia A1oe}3 "' oAASNA ~
whom report speaks highly, has already Or
panized considerable force in the province.
Suchct, therefore, has still much to Go In Ca
talonia he finds the present warfare very dill
ferent from that in which he has been engag-
ed in other parts of Europe. After such a
butchery as that which he inflicted at Tara
coma, he might, in other parts of Europe, have
pursued his career without being apprehen-
sive of the country in his rear But very differ
cnt is the case in Spain; the moment the enemy
quit district, the people rise against them. *
| forming themselves into different bands, har-
rass them in all directions They are not able
| to fix their authority soldly upon any part of
the country; the territory upon which their
army stands, is the only part they can COM
| nand.
Blake, whose sailing from Cadiz we have
| already announced, has landed at Motrille or
Montrill. He has gone to join the army of
the centre, under Gen. Freyre. Ii is near Ba-
"a, we believe. What its object is we are
not yet able to state. But to us it has always