Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1813-01-29

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general was perhaps more with the view
of getting him into conversation and of
sounding the views and intentions OF his
| government. Be this as it may, he re.
! quested an armistice and peace for him.
self as king Of Naples.
General Benniugsea broke of the con.
ference at once, laughing at the proposal,
and assuring Murat that he could not
take upon himself even to mention it to
prince Kutousof.
1t was but a few days afterwards that
Murat was defeated "a more detailed ac-
count of which we have inserted in our
following page and that B~onaparte eva
cuated Moscow.
Letters received by the last mail men.
ton, that Sir Robert Wilson was pre-
sent at the interview which took place
before the retreat from Moscow. be.
tween Kutousoff and Lauriston. From
the efusion of bile which accompanied
the mention of this officers name in the
late bulletins, we suspected there was
some latent cause for this display of ran.
cour.
November IS.
We rejoice to understand that 1t has
been determined to subject America to
the inconvenience which must necessa.
rily result from a stop being put to her
export trade, and thar, in consequence
of this decision, all applications for Ii
cences to import American produce are
refused by the board of trade.
CoRuNNA, Nov. IL.
Yesterday q Courier extraordinary ar
rived, who informs Us, that on the 4th
inst. he left Rueda, dispatched by Lord
Wellington, who had his head quarters
there, and with whom were generals
Castanos, Alava, Losada and others,
that the allied army was in excellent con-
dition, thar it had FIVE times offered bat.
tie to the French, which they had al
ways refused: That the English were
expecting gen. Hill with his army, as
Espana's division has already arrived /;
lastly, the same Courier assured us,
that in Salamanca, as well as 10 other
towns of CASTLE, printed papers had
published, stating the defeat of Soult in
La Mancha, of which SO mslch has been
said, though doubtfulIy bus these
doubts would disappear, if we were GER
tain that, as reported, general Hill has
Lord Wellington.
Another Courier from Benava ete,
which place he left on the 9Th, assures
that the French had retired to Burgos
and that IN B~enevante every thing was
quiet he also says, that a Courier had
already been dispatched directly for Mad
rid, aud insists that the defeat OF Souit
in La Mancha was held to be certain,
and it is hoped Gas we have never doubt
ed) that the opportune movements ct
Lord Wellington, and all his operations,
will produce the most glorious result.
The following Falmouth letter, re-
ceived this morning, states further par
~ticulars of Lord Wellington and general
Hill.
FALMOUTH, Nov. IS.
The Duke of Montrose packet arriv-
ed this day from Corunna ; sailed from
thence on the evening of the goth inst.
A report has been in circulation for two
or three DAYS there, that gen. Hill had
defeated Soult with great loss, but no
dates were mentioned, nor could the re-
ports be traced TO any good authority
No accounts had been received at Corun-
ma from Marquis Wellington, since those
brought to England by his Majesty's
schooner Mackarel, which come down
to the Sd inst, from Rueda. 1t was said
hat Marquis Welliugtou's head.quar-
ters were at Salamanca, and that the ar
my under the command of general Hill,
had so nearly approached that of Mar.
quis Wellington, that a junction could
be formed whenever it was necessary so
to do /; the French had not approached
C%orunna, Two transports with stores
(of the convoy which sailed from Boston
for L.isbon) had put into Corunna in great