Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-09-21
BOSTON, Sept. IA.

BOSTON, Sept. "a.
Extract Of q lerer from Ne'yfo-f, dated
Setsember IL.
81 have the pleasure OF advising you
of nv arrival here LIST evening, in 81
days from Lisbon. We bring London
dates to the 18th July, papers to which
YOU have herewith. The lass reports
from Spain state, that Gen. Hill had lost
2 regiments, and that the combined ar
my vas re,rogading. Nothing from
Germany Brig Two.Marys sailed in
company. Saw two cruisers of Sandy
Hook-was not boarded. Markets con-
tinsed in the same depressed state, and
little prospects of amendment for some
time. 1t was reported in Lisbon sbsu,
the goth July, that the frigates President
and Congress we're of Cape ST Vincent.
10 consequence, a few days afterwards
the Stately and other vessels went to
sea !; it was said, in quest of them; and
two friga.es, Ss's, and a sloop OF war,
we're sent as convoy With SO vessels to
England same time,. which convoy We
spoke after being Is days out-the
boarding officer asked, if We had seen
any thing of the American frigates, and
said they had heard they weIe Oh the
coast.
From our attentive Correspondents,
the Editors OF the Newport Mercury,
wc received last evening the following.
Latest from England and Portugal.
NEWPORT, Sept IL.
This morning arrived at this port the
ship Citizen, Allen. of New York, 81
day. from Lisbon, By the arrival the
Editors of the Mercury have been po.
ii,ely favoured by Capt. Allen and pas.
sengers, with London papers to the 18th
July. We have only time to make Anew.
extracts
The last reports from Spain were that
Gen. Hill had lost two reglment's-that
the allied army was retrogsding--that
Soult had arrived at Bayonne, issued a
IF the French armies-that Suchet was
a. Valencia-Sir John Murray. with Is,
600 men, on the sd June, commenced
the siege of Tarragoaa; but having in
telligence on the 18th that strong body
# French troops had advanced from the
SIDE of Barcelona towards Villa Franco
and Vendrill. and likewise that Marshal
SHchet was upon his march from Valen
Gle, Sir John Murray resolved TO raise
the siege, and the troops we're embarked
Immediately without any loss OF men,
but they were obliged to leave in the ad
vsnced batteries some pieces of heavy
ordnance of which the carriages we're
burned. Thus FAT the British official ac
count. The French acc lunt by Gen
Manner, states that the British we're de-
faated, and that they lost 3 or 1000 men,
and report lat Lisbon) added that not
having time to embark their horses they
were all killed-thst Lord William Ben
;inck had resumed the command, ant
sent Gen. Murray to England.
OC " j imES % ING t<tu JutyS Sou~
tains capt. Brokc's account of the capture
ofthe Chesapeake. The despatch trans
lated from the Paris Moni,eur, it seems
is only an extract from Captain BIS let
ter. The following is the concluding
paragraph of Captain Broke's letter, and
we are indeed sorry that brave men can
not always be satisfied with stating
facts 49,
The enemy came into, action With
complement of four hundred and forty
men; the Shannon having picked up
some recaptured seamen, had three hun
dred ard thirty. The Chesapeake 10 .
6ne friga,e, and mounts forty-nine guns,
cighteens on her main deck, tvo and
thirties on her quarter deck and foreeas-
ID. Both ships came out Of sction In
the most beautiful order, their rigging
appearing - perfect rs if they had only
bssa exchanging . salute.