Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-27

suffered with SO much Cons,ancv ~ ~ LIS
which are the natural CONSEQUENCES w ~ evils
culinary and obstinate coIRci and ,1 u asar,
known how to maintain It's Iibeuv il % 81 ha
OF enemies, giorics in pycscvipp , ,ns Nt%
iy under the powerful protccno0 Of y,~. !,
ceIiency, whose rapid tYiuniphs have sV ~: Il
10 Europe, that the i.iltary talent: # WING, t'rEsd
cel!ency are superior to those Of ,bs i ;~%'IS
taiiss Of France. N'S' c'l'
God preserve your Excel.cncy many v,.,
Valencia de AIcantala, January g. IsI3 ''as
Signed by the
MARQUIS DE ALcANT3p, |
And the other aenIrr, /
Ersract efa De&hatcA from his F1seI,.,,, :,
.harshaI General Can't # Yiu:eu (l,,,
Welti@Sson) 10 lis ErceYency Don bf,.,
PereiTa Foriaz, Jron his Heqd. Qucr,y, y.
CaHegos, 29th Jaa, 1912.
NIostIlustrious and Excellent Sir-lT,,,t,,
Malmont arrived at Salamanca On the oT
inst. and on the esd add ozth the dj,i,o,,si
infantry of the arpy Of Portugal tormcd,
junction in the vicinity Of Aba and SsL.r.r,
ca.
General Souhan's division, with near GO
horse and some artillery, WIS senton the 231
to Matilda, and patrolled as far as ST. Muro,.
and Tamames the movement ofthis dyisoo
was designed to ascertain tie fact Of tie fall
of Ciudad Rodrigo and it then reucatcd 10
Tonnes.
have aot learned that Comets division Ia.
crossed the river Douro. We are occupied
in repairing the damages which our fire did to
the fortihcations Of Ciudad Rodrigo which
place, shortly after its capture, was putcut.
danger from coup-dc-nail, and hope that
il = few days its works vii! be iii good state
of defence.
l have the honor 70 iacl2sc 70 your Excel.
lency, the copy ofthe account pubEshedbylhs
enemy in the Madrid Gazette Of the l5thinst.
relative to the battle with the Spanish army,
near Valencia, on the 26,h Of December; il
is satisfactory 10 perceive, that no.Witastana'
ing the unfavorable result OF the action CT ia.
day, the communications Of the eIemy were
attended with SO many difficulties, as 10 occ'
sion such lapse Of time between the date d
the action, and the publication OF the ACCOUNT
of it at Madrid
I have however reasons to believe thai nc'
outstanding tat the city Was closely inveS'''
the enemy had not made any progress Il! '''
attempt TO obtain possession Ct 1t, 50 FcCsI'li
as the 7th inst. and that General Blake I'I
ordered the divisions OF Maila, VlLacaaiTa a"
Obispo, which had retired, to r~tuFn 10 9
lencia. -.
It appears from the inclOscd account a -.
the cavalry Of General Moatbrun was i. %,
action Of the 25th Ill. when On the oo""@,
some Of thc regiments under his coHt'"''- u +
now in CASTLE with Marshal 1LaiT'0"'' @'a :, :,
hear that the SINE General Mont0Fu" wa
few days since al Reyelo. c,%,
have lot received accounts !!'"
since sent to your E&ce.leac? my lo."''' w.
patch Of The 2lst list. ~.
P.S Since writing his despatch IL I- ~ IN,
cciycd information that the e6efhy I'd" v, ,o.
26th inst. fired salute at Saiana.ca, " ,, -.
nouncc the capture of Valencia, "olIa l.. IT. ~.
say took place on the Sth or 9t1 lOi'' ,nJ the
particulars have not been pubi'5hSo' DIV
fact was not considered as true
February / |. 90 fla
Extract Of despatch from the sa' 1,,.;DcGa
same, dated at Headquarters a. '''
February S, 1912. .,;e eide d
The enemy have no troops Oh 'N's
the river Tormes. ,,.o,cc from
Although / have received Intf fl srJ Bonc
different quarters, stating that Genera n1I;rcncc
had evacuated the Asturias, when i''S ~ Excel
| have therefore communicated TO ]ou' it,
lencv, am inclined to DOUBT the '". .n,,ld III
It is certain that the General conce,"", 18Th
troops at Oviedo between the lo'" a. C:;on
January and por!i-r has occupied u ,.,ior Q;
General Abbadia put bis arm! IL nno,y ofc
the goth of last month, tor thc P". he arm]
blicinp Genera, Comet to retire WIN
from the Astur!as. :. jc;6 Gazct
| hear that there is in the SI1d' ,srer lrcr
of the 28th January, the copy OF . r.s,ro,ipgtr
Marshal Suchet to King joseph, !,' ',n,o, }ia!
latter of his entry into VaiencI: ", - ooo mes
having been taken prisoner win ll":'o LIMO
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