Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-09-17
BALTIMORE, Sept. IS.
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CAPTAIN SiDSictou' M % udso io"
~. the editor Of the Federal Gazette
q received Cadiz papers to the 10th
asust. TRANSACTIONS are given this even
2. When Captain S. sailed. Aug. 10,
.arkets were very dull flour SIT.
The French had reinforced the besieg-
army. Reports estimated them at
ar $4,000. The firing was kept up;
th little effect however. Scult had ar
ed near Cadiz. Official accounts from
rd Wellington to 25th July, shew no
cent movement of Importance. The
,each army had gained no new ground
the contrary, it appears that tie allies
I'd pushed a small division into CASTLE.
:ns Joseph had actually passed Valla-
,id. with an escort, on his return to
.,dr;d. The southeast provinces of Muir
a. Grenada, sc. continued free FROM
&c French.
OFFICIAL.
ord Wellington TO Den Miguel Percyra
ForjaZ.
H. @. st. Juan. Jnly IS, 1911.
The ene,ny's army filed off on the 18th
tant, towards TruxiiIo. Ii is not known
Aether they have gone further towards
.lmarez, or with the cavalry which were
Talayera, taking the road of Merida.
::'he enemy appear disposed to take cen
raj position On the line Of the Tagus-
aat they might, il necessary, march to
nv point OF our operations, or retreat, if
:eeessary and where they might draw
slccours from their divisions in Estrema-
lara ard CASTLE.
As soon as the troops under General
Blake had embarked the enemy's division
which had marched towards the Guadia-
IA, and which, as I mentioned in my last,
had reached Cartaga, fell back to San LII
car. Ilearn that the troops belonging to
the 18th corps. which Marshal Soult had
withdrawn from EstrenIadura, had taken
the direction TO Grenada, leaving in An
dalusia the fst corps ofreserye. The 9Th
corps, and most Of their cavalry still Occu-
DIV Estremadura.
There is nothing new from Vailadolid.
except the return Of the 'kins Joseph"
TO Spain; who was on the 9Th inst. at Bur
COS with an escort Of 5000 men. 1t is re-
ported that numerous reinfOrcements are
to follow him from France. A detach-
ment of 1000 men from the French
garrison of Salamanca marched towards
Reiar on the 10th, with the apparent in
tention of suceouring Ciudad Rodrigo.
WELLINGTON.
Lord Wellington to his Eaeellency Don
Miguel Foyas.-[ExTRAcT.
POrtaIegre, July Is. 1911.
The enemy's cavalry abandoned Merida
nm the 18th, and have continued their
march towards Almarez. One division
of their infantry has reached Placentia;
in which city they mean to establish their
advanced post on the right bank of the
T'arus. The same day marshal Mar
mont arrived at Almarez towards which
mint several ether French dNisio were
marching !; leaving in Truxillo only a
small number Of infantry and some horse.
The 9Th corps had detiled from Estre-
madura for Seville. King Joseph left
yaiIadolid on the 18th taxing the road for
Madrid.
have nothing new from the north.
MEXICO, 1Ith May.
Don Jose Francisco Alvarez command
ing tiiyisioa of the internal provinces, ha-
wing seen that the exhOrtations directed to
the towns, Huejucar. Colatlan, Santa Ma
ria, and St. Jago, &c. had Tot produced
fhe desired effect, and that the neighbor-
ING country was disposed to follow their
example, he attacked them on the eth of
March near st. Maria. But such was
the discharge ef arrows, shot and stones
from the Rebels that both he and father
Francisco Iguanxo were wounded at dis
lance and Obliged to retreat to the village
Of Zerea. The Royal party uotwithstand-
inc. killed 200 of the enemy and took
o. prisoners Of whom i2 had muskets.
Tseyerai small affairs, similar to the a
boge are detailed.
CADIz, august s.
Telegpaphic dispatches from tho army
the enemy continue to work on the casa