Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-02-13
5 GIBRALTAR, November 50.

right to suppose, last week, that the enemy's
divisions, with which. he had laeely been en-
gagged, would be in no hurry to renew the con-
test vet he finds, that other divisions are
ready to supply their place, and that he is not
10 be allowed one moments rest. On We'd
nesolay he received Information that generals
Leyal and Rey were advancing against him
. from, the eastward upon which he retired to
his former positions under the Rock, and, short
lv after, some Of the enemy's troops made
their appearance on the heights OF st. Koch
AS the whole, however, were not in sight, ge-
neral Ballesteros, on the next day, made re-
connoitring from the Queen of SPANS Chair
and upon his return sklrmlsh took place be"
tween MS party and a French detachment, in
which he had two men killed a few wound
ed: of the enemy's loss nothing positive IS
known. 1t is understood that their total num-
Der was ascertained to amount to about 5000
foot and some hundreds of horse, with a few
pieces Of cannon and that they expect rein
forcements.
Very favorable accounts were received from
Catalonia in the beginning of the week. Far
from being cast down by the enormous losses
which thew have sustained, and by the COM
plete dispersion of their army after the cap
ture of Tarragona, the Galatians have plucked
m fresh spirits, and created new army
which is already $4,000 strong, and is expect
ed TO be increased to 100000 men before the
end of February. The fact IS, that growing
every day more and more impatient OF the
woke, the gallant natives are determined to
shake it off, and the whole of them are rising
en- nsasSe.
A Valencia gazette of the 10th instant has
reached the garrison, with the official account
of the spirited and successful attack upon
Ceryera by Baron de Eroes on the It'll oflasl
month by which it appears that the humble,
ofSprisoners taken upon that OCCASION amount
ed TO $50, instead OF $50 as stated in the bull
letin translated in No. s4S of tue Chronicle
but, of the operations OF the French before Va
lSncia, the Gazette does rot say word, We
are, therefore, left without any further infor-
nation upon the subject than what is contain
ed in letters from Alicant OF the 2lst, which
state in substance, that after detachlng 5000
men against Mia and ell Empecinado lii Ar
rapep. Suchet remained before Valencia with
lAooo. and employed himself in erecting bat
teries against the city. Gen. Blake was inside
with the whole Of his army.
Aprinted paper has also been received from
Alicant, dated the l4th, and acknowledging
that the yellow fever had made its appearance
In the town, in consequence OF the ciandestine
introduction of three men, who were laborns
under it, from Murcia, its environs and Aspe
and of a Nun from EIche; but averring, III
continuation, that owing to the measures a.
depted to put a stop to it, such as the removal
70 the I.azaretto, not Only OF the infected indl
yitluals, but all the sick in the town, there re-
remained no vestige OF it as tar back as the
9Th, when the above precautions were no loi,.
ger deemed necessafy-apd concluding with
an invitations 10 the neighborNg towns and vii
lagos to reopen the communication between
them and Alicant, as they may now do SO with
perfect safety.
The rain on Sunday last, was unusually
heavy. Several stores, in the lower part o.
the town were oyerhowed, and goods, to :
pretty considerable amount damaged. GEM
O'IIara's tower was again struck by lightning
ard part of the north eastern side shattered &c
pieces.
December a.
The French troops have withdrawn again
from St. Roch and Algesiras. They com
menced their march on Thursday morning
before day break, and were shortly after fol.
lowed BY general Baiiesteros with his cavalry
andlight Troops The general pushed as fal
as Los Bagrios, and. having ascertained that
the enemy had taken the road TO the pass o.
Ojen aud PedrognssoS, marched back to Sam,
Koch, where be is at present. From the di.
iection in which Laval is proceeding, it is
highly probable that he intends to effect q
lurction with the division from Seville, fol
s ehe purpose mentioned in last Saturday Chro.
nicle--prcvious TO his departure two of his
eehyoys had been intercepted by the Spanish
troops and light parties in his rear-and, &C.
cordingiy, as .'a;cd by. several deserters, his
Jsissa hs.l for some time past, been reduced to
fonr ounces - brcisd day.
During the stay OF the enemy at ST. Roch
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