Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-04-04

break ers, having, III writing, assured the mas
tiers, that they will desist from the work OF de-
structon for month, in order to give them
an opportunity Of considering their case. a
cessation having taken place; we trust that fur
tier proceedings viii be prevented. The
Bucks regiment Of militia 600 strong} have
arrived at Nottingh with two
pieces of flying artillery and SO men.
February 10.
Mr.. Perceval's letter about funding the four
teen millions of Exchequer Bills, has given
rise to much speculation, or rather we should
say much alarm among the party. lie says III
It, &C that in the event of the above sum OF
Ll4,ooo,ooo in exchequer bills being SO sub
scribedto be funded, it is not my intention to
propose any addition to the per cents, In the
present session of Parliament"
February 90
The French account of the capture OF Gu
dad Rodrigo has been received by the Paris
papers to the 18th inst. and our readers VIII
not fail to be struck with the different tone
which the enemy use, In speaking OF that bril-
liant achievement, from those who dlsapproye
of {" all the leading features OF the present
policy CT the empire. I'VE hear Of no snarcs
for Lord Wellington, Tor leaving Ciudad Ro-
drigo as trap,a trou de rat. The enemy Ia
city confess the importance OF the place !;
they are thunder struck as its having been ia
ken SO speedily.-It is perfectly Incompetent
sble--And Of such importance did they deem
the place, that 20 sooner did Marnlont hear
Of the Earl Of WelliDgton's having crossed
the Asueda, a movement which he did not in
the least expect, than he determined to collect
his whole army for the relief of the garrison.
He withdrew Dorsennc from the north and
DonEet from the Asturias and not thinking
less than 10000 men necessary, he marched
against the Earl ef Wellington when he had
collected such force. But that great gene
ra! who, in attacking Cindad Rodrigo, had ia
ken Marmont by surprise, had planned bis
measures so admirably as to make himself
sure Of the place before the enemy could col
lcct sufficient force to attack or interrupt
him. The astonishment of Marmont seems
to haze been 50 great, as 70 have deprived him
OF all his Inclination to measure his strength
with cur troops, which he says. in his first let
ter OF the 10th Mt. he was so anxious to do,
desiring berthler to :" expect such happy and
glorious events for the French arms. THE
reason he gives in ais letter from Salamanca
Of 2%th ult. Tor not fighting is, that we had
rc-entered Portugal, * that no English troops
nad been left at C.udad Rodrigo. o. the 29th,
that Ia, five days later than Marmonl's letter,
cur troops were still occupied in repairing the
damages done TO Ciudad Rodrigo, and the
headquarters of 4aa- E~i--f 1Vellise---------~~
81 IailGECS.
The French papers contain official de-
spatchcs from The other armies in Spain. Su-
chet hiames general Montburn, who had been
detached by Marnont to Join him, for not
aay:n@ arrived sooner. IF he had, he saws.
not single division ct the Spanish troops in
the province OF Valencia would have escaped.
AO1tburn after his arrival wished to attack
Ailcant-ouchet dlsSuaded him, but he still
persisted, and alter throwing some shells into
1t was forced to measure back his steps to re-
join Marmont. Sucbet confcsses Alcant to
De very strong, and does lot seem inclined TO
attack it immediateIy,--H has furnished aao-
thcr proof, # any other were necessary, Of the
perhdy OF his countrymen, and has given
lesson to the Spanlard S not to place the slight
est reliance upon any promises or treaties they
may make In the capitu,ation of Valencia
(see the Courier of Feb. A. it has been stipu-
lated that ono inquiry, with respect to the
past, should be made into the conduct of those
who have taken al active part in the war or
revolution No sooner, however, had he got
possession OF the place, than he ordered all
the chiefs of the insurgents, and those who
had been particularly connected with the Bri-
:ish consul, Mr.. Topper, to be hanged
Under the mead of the Army of the South
m account is given Of the proceedings against
Iarimu, and their failure attributed to not
paving sounded the fosse, and the continual
aims which rendered toe arrival of provisions
Under the title of Catalonia, there
S long Report from gen. Decaen, in which
he says, that having been informed that the
nemy had assembled tie greatest part of his
orces in the vicinity OF Tarragona, and with
he assistance OF the English, intending to as