Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-02-25
BALTIMORE, January 81.
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Arrived the ship George & Albert, Cant
Singleton, IS days from Cadiz. 70 the NJ
likeness of capt. S. and gentleman passeDas,
the editor Of the Federal Gazette is ipde6Ht.I
for verbal and written intelligence to the In
of Jan. when she sailed.
No news from Portugal.
The last sale of -four at Cadiz, was MP.
chase made by one house, of thirt, .b,.,
thousand barrels, at 8 l. 5, two and four month,
credit. Two army events of importance had
recently occurred, as will appear in the letter
below, viz. patriotic success in Andalusia, and
the reverse in Valencia. Great hopes enter.
tanned of the efficiency to result from the new
militiry organization, under Lord Wellington
7ari6a, Jan 6tA, 1872
DEAR JAMES,
Since wrote YOU last, have hardly had
moment to spare till now, to write you again.
ewing to our being every moment in expcc.
tation of being engaged with the enemy butt
have now the satisfaction of informing yOu
that they have entirely retreated. will gie
you the particulars as they occurred. Ga the
Goth of December, the enemy began to aP.
pear in small numbers during the day-but
towards evening they increased, and drovei
our piquets. They then took up position
on the right of the town, about 500 yardsfFcm
the wall, and began to throw up breast work
for the cannon and infantry. On the 29f
they opened a fire from eight pieces Of eau
non, lS Founders, and two mortars. lhey
kept up smart fire Oh the town and wall Tor
two days; at length they succeeded IN max
ing breach near the Rtero Gate, where tho
water from the hills runs in stream unae'
the gate. On the morning of the Slst' lucy
made a most desperate assault, Win 1VO
picked men, out of about $4,000, their WIG,
army. These men assaulted the breach s .s
were completely rcpulsed and dete&ted' vi"
about 500 killed and wounded. They co'unu'
ed firing on the town and our centres Oh
wall until the 5th of January, when the SooH
of the army retreated, leaving large q'a!''Nni
Of ammunition, and immense Guahtl'l'' "
stores for the use Of their army.
GENERAL ORDERS
Col. Skcrret most sincerely congIao"''
the British garrison on the result VI ", h,et
tacks of to-day. 1000 of the enemy 'i ii,
troops attacked the breach and were rev.. sgT TO-
defeated, with immense loss. Al oep"'s y ,Fs
;,Iy hn. the conduct of Col. Cough, % % , ~"
s7th, whose soo,: fortune it was 10 o''''"
breach, surpasses all praise. .r rA
(C;rnaGN SkEkRI% ~ ~ I
have now given you every partc:u''s',', M.
you will see what share the 07th nau r !" d,i,a.
siness. In fact, the enemy was to'''! ,mo CIT
ed bv us. We had 10 wounded and '% WV las
Of these welsh s La!<in) badly. Wsls",
lost his leg. aud Lakin must lose his r,ir
We had no officers wounded but s'lg"'TT ro
The col. cot slight wound in his 'as .s '.;ltl
officers of the 47th and engineers W.
| have been promoted to corpora: Of ,h.l
The above was written by Pll'a'' ,enm,.
9th or Prince of Wales own. Othet se a.. efthc
deemed equally correct, state the 100, ,b " as.
French at 500 killed and wounded ID ' expc.
sau,t, and the whole amount doi'"s ,"ded, de-
dition, at 1000 men in killed. "o oar exceed
serters and prisoners. Nothing IA ""bjIstbr
the hardshlps which they s'lfie suffer-. we're VIII
s"rs ,hs town--for some days they WEI .arrents
lor t h NV. exnosed to The continual .n apJ
Of rain, which fall at tbs season t,.kinspo''
other cover but the heavens: VII ,rhes veit,
session of their lines, Their ''e" ~ kd@
found in many places with from VI ,I b most g''
water | ne a. .h ad % being Jed BY ss.t
lionel, ensign, and drummer which it COW
sisted, we're killed or wounded totally rouft;
On the 26th December sucn ' me town .!
ed the army of Valencia Ou1 VII, III was 1914
that name did not surrender' awards AD''
in iI'I notion ,t and was advancing '0"''N