Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-09-18
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Nv Saturdays mail we received
from our Cadiz correspondent (vlf
Portsmouth, N. H. file OF Cadiz
rapers to the 18th July. The oni,
articles of intelligence they contain
will be found in this days Herald
Other communications which we
have received through the same
channel, state, that Lord Wellington
pursued King Joseph into PampIona,
which fortress. memorable for ITS
strength. stopped his Lordshlp's pro,
gress of course. and leaving part
of his force to beseige it, he DIES
patched the rest by another road to-
wards France to overtake a quantL
ty of stores and eqnipage which lett
Vittoria the day before the battle.
What had transpired before Pam
plona, was not known in Cadiz as
late as the date of our commune
cations /; but it was said the force in
pursuit of The stores, ne. had reach
ed st. Jean de Luz. SMALL town IN
France near BaSonne whether
they intercepted the object of their
pursuit, or how long they remained
in France, was not known; but II was
said the alarm in Bayonne and st.
Sebastian's was so great, that all
the merchants we're Fastening away.
In the mean time, however,
it appears that the French army in
Valencia, under Suchet, has engag-
ed Lord w. Bentick and the Duke
del Parque, and obtained a signal
victory over them.-The loss OF the
allies in killed, wounded and prison
ers, was 1000 men; that of the
French was a mere trifie in cOmpa.
rison.-No particular account OF
this action may be expected, except
from France, but the result as here
stated may be relied on. 1t was ru-
mored in the best informed circles
in Cadiz, that this news was official
" communicated to the Regency,
but it was not thought proper that il
should be published in that shape.
The expedition against the French
garrison at Tarragona, "a particular
account of which is given in this days
Herald) was as disgracetnlly con-
Quoted as the famous expedition to
Walcheren, or the attack on Craney
Island, and will reflect dishonOr on
the British arms which not even the
arrest of General Murray. (the officer
who conducted it, will be sufficient
to remove.
Sir John, like many other Eng
lish Caesars, who have commanded
may exclaim, Z" came
/ saw-and was conquered" AT
least if he cannot say he was con
quercd, it was because, he was in
too great hurry TO get away from
Tarragona.
The English and Spaniards are
highly elated at the success of their
late victory, and sanguine in the be-
lief that the French will now be dri-
ven out of Spain. We think their
Joy a little premature.--Although
king Joseph's army is defeated. it
is not captured, and even If it was
the French forces in Spain bold po-
sitions from which they cannot be
driven before reinforcements will ar
rive from France. The French are
yet in possession of the fortresses of
Pa mplona, Figueras, Tortosa. Sara
gossa, Wick, Tarragona, Barcelona,
and several others Of miner impor-
lance, which long seige only can
force them from.-lf Bonaparte
concludes peace with Russia. (and
it appears to be nearly reduced to a
certainty that he wilD We repeat.
that the British will speedily be dri-
ven from the Peninsula.
The Algerine expedition against
Tunis, sailed on the 18th June. in
force 81 sail, consisting of frigates
briggs, xebecks, and gun boats. The
Tunisian fleet is said to be Ofequal
force so that there will probably
be some bloody work between these
barbarians. If the Algerines are
successful, We may expect to hear
by the next arrival, that their cruz
ers are again on the Atlantic.-'rhe
Portuguese force in the Mediterra-
mean. on account of the peace con-
cluded between Portugal and Al
giers Through the mediation of the
i" bulwark Of our religion - has
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