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

king was still alive, although hourly expected
to die.
LONDON, August 50.
Price Of Stocks this day-Consols "a ID
Reduced 81 l-4-Omnium S-S.
The following is copy of the bulletin re-
ceiyed this day from Windsor:
.Windsor Castle, Aug. Soils majesty
is to day nearly as he has been Tor some
days past"
TSiened BY the physicians.
At intervals his majesty IS very collected.
He takes for his breakfast chocolate and eats
very seartiy-he also eats hearty elnner.
His refreshments in the course OF the day be-
sides, is very little, except some coffee, wn'ch
is made very strong-he often drinks IN the
course of the day lemonade, which has always
been ayorite beverage with him.
Private letters of the 9th instant from Ca
diz. siye very unfavorable account OF that
city and of the Isla. Serious dlssentons, and
total dis,rust prevailed between the govern
ment and the people, and what commenced III
secret brocdinys, has proceeded to open COM
plant and accusation.
The following is copy OF a paper posted
in the principal streets OF Cadlz:
PLACARD.
"Spaniards, look to yourselves. Let eve
~ man consult his own interest and safety,
for there i. none will do it besdes-lt is true
YOU have a government, or rather oody OF
men calling themselves a regency, and what
has been termed general cortes OF the klng-
dom. But they are corrupt and inactive, and
thew care not for Spain as long as they can
,reserye themselves. Our troops are sent a
way upon distant expeditions when they are
wanted at home, lest they should take ven
geance on those at the head OF AFFAIRS II we
wish 10 be free, we must take our liberty into
our own hands, and we must not suffer our
selves to be blinded by hypocritical patriots
Look to yourselves.
Aletter of the l7th inst. mentions that the
French at 4 in the morning had hired from
some batteries they had established, upon the
Isla, in the vicinity OF Santi Petri. The dis
charges on both sides continued during three
hours. and were tremendous. Soon after Sc
ven Of the enemies batteries were slienced,
and il was found afterwards, that by the well
directed FIRE Of the allies most OF his guns
were dlsmounted.
Extract Of letter from the north oil Spaln'
dated Gijon, Aug. 81
"This goes by his majesty's ship Iris, and
leaves instantly for England A BRITISH ON
Ger lust arrived here from the coast OF blscay'
saws, 10000 conscripts entered that country
through the pass of Irun, but they are not sui
6cient, we hope, to alarm US much, as Mar
mont requires achievements Former en-
tered Santander on the 18th inst. but was COM
pered to leave it again III "a hours. lie mas
t,ken and DESTROYED $50 of the enemy, with
the loss of 400 men to himself He is now at
Calniliss, leagues this side OF Santander,
waiting reinforcements. His division does
not exceed $500, or did when he attacked
The enemy 5000 strong, fortified themselves
in Torra la Vega, a strong post lomlles from
Santander, so that Porlier's retreat might have
been rendered very hazardous from the town
as soon as the enemy got reinforced
A curious report is in circulation that the
danphin of France is still alive. A person l:
said to have lately arrived in this country
who knows his place of residence, and ha'
communicated this to our government, be
sides making affidavit to the same effect.
The archbishops and bishops, who lately
act out from Paris for Italy, have not beer
dismissed in disgrace, as stated IN some OF TN
papers. They are deputation from tn
council sitting in that city, to the pope, mvit
inc him 10 sanction its proceedings.
The Walsingham packet, which arrivedyes
terdav from Lisbon, brings letters to the l"t
inst. By this arrival we learn, that the line
before Lisbon, had been recently inspected
and found as complete as military skill and in
defatigable iabour could make them SO to-
midable are they, that it is said to be the del
berate opinion of the most experienced eng
neers, that no force, however great, SCI
against them BY France, could be success