Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-09-25

ueicat. IDe ieHer rom winch the fol-
lowing extracts are taken, was brought
by the Trimmer, from Gibraltar:
CADrz, August 1, 1928.
The situation of this city is neither
better nor worse than when i last
wrote YOU. The French have been
four months in the country, and / con.
ceive their cause daily loses ground -
The character OF the Spaniards is not
to brook subsection to foreign power;
and though they have in the first place
yielded, it has been more the effect Of
the seductive arts of their own coun-
trymen than by the force of the enc.
my's arms. "A re action will ultimates
y produce the effect Of their total des.
tructlon.
In Catalonia, there is no end to the
fighting--thc Spaniards always sue.
cesslul. In this province, Eallasteros
is now gaining ground, and we look to
active measures soon A sally that
was made here from the lines, Showed
that our men knew how TO fight. They
marched up to the enemy's parapets
without firing q shot till they reached
them. All the force employed on our
side was not more than 5000 men,
The French, however, in their buIlc.
tin, stated our loss to have been from 2
to 5000, limiting theirs to frc hun
dred. The latter | believe. On our
side, we had killed about 90, and
wounded about 200-no prisoners
There arc accounts to day of the adj
vanced guards Of Balasteros and &c.
neral Molitor having met, when vicio.
~ decided in favor of the former. The
detection of Morillo is quite an extra
ordinary event, as it has produced no
alteration in the army, which oil aban.
doned him, as did Abisbars on for.
mer occasion. IS
Provisions are not scarce fireplace
is constantly supplied from Gibraltar
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
BY the arrival at Philadelphia of the
packet ship Lancaster from Liverpool,
whence she sailed on the 18th of Au-
gust, the editors Of the Aurora have re-
ceived London dates 10 the llth
In the London Globe we find tina
following observations, and letter
giving the French account Of the az
fairs Of Ballasteros.
We have this morning received by
express, papers and letters from Paris
to yesterday morning The Journal
DIES Debats gives an account, lamenta-
bic, if it has any foundation in truth, OF
the facility with which brigade Of
Ballasteros' army had been dispersed;
but this account, it is to be remarked
gives one brigade greater number Of
men than the same Journal some time
ago allowed to the whole army. A
correspondent, however, informs US,
thatthe guerillas are rapidly increasing
both in strength and activity.
A body OF Constitutionalisis has A.
larnled the French garrison in Madrid;
and the Empecinado, who seems to
have uncontrolled power OF the great.
err part of the line OF the Douro enter
ed Salamanca second time on the
2Sth
10 d letter from Carolina, dated July
3lst, il is stated that division Of Gen.
Nolitor, bad forced the first brigade Of
Ballasteros, composed of $500 men to
accept battle at the defile called Are.
mas. A regiment of cavalry consist
ing Of three ihousand men were en-
tirely cut off, and the remainder Of the
brigade although entrencbed within "a
circle of Inaccessible rocks, when sur.
rounded with French bayonets, thought
only Of retreat, which they performed
in disgracefnl manner. The same
thing, it IS said, will happen to the main
army, who are now surrounded with.
out the power OF escape.
Madrid, july 81, 10 at night.
About three hundred OF the Consti-
tntional troops presented themselves in
two columns hear the gates of st. Fer
nando and st. Vincent, but were com.
PEELED to re measure their footsteps.
Sir II. Wilson is at Vigo, corres.
ponding with the Count de Carthagena.,
The Etoile announces under date Of
the lst August from Madrid, that Don
NEGRO LADDERS, one of the deputies OF
the most moderate of the Cortes. has
been named governor of Cadiz. and
that the colonel of artillery, Alpuente.
has been naned Minister of War; he
IS also thought to be attached to the