The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-09-15


the cons,itutionsIists were repulsed at
every point, and obliged to return to their
entertainments with the loss OF more
Than 1900 in killed and in wounded
The French lost only Is killed and IS
wounded.
The French bulletin states, that whilst
gen. Bourck marched upon Corunnas
gen. Hubert advanced upon Ferrol and
count Morillo, upon San Yayo, where he
arrived on the 10th, closely pursuing the
corps of Palarca. A Madrid article OF
the esd, states that Ferrol capitulated on
the l5th-but this is contradicted in the
last Paris papers, and it appears that on
the Goth the French government de-
clared that port and the port OF Cornnna
in state of blockade.
The Paris opposition papers complain
that nothing of a later date from Corunna
than the 10th, had been made public.
A French bulletin OF July 22d, de-
scribes the taking of Lorca, on the 1S!h,
by storm. 1t says the Spaniards ost So
officers, (including 9 brigadiers, col.
and Q lieut.. coils } and $50 under officers
and men, taken prisoners also one
standard, Is cannon, 1900 muske,s, &c.
They had six killed and 60 wounded
The French loss was killed and 50
wounded.
Col. Clouet, commanding the force
blockading ST. Sebastian, reports that on
the 18th, at | 1 O'Clock, the enemy made
a sortie with two columns of about 600,
intending to burn the Faubourg ST. Mar
tin, in which he only partially succeeded.
A vessel from Corunna, for England,
having on board the wife of gen. Quiroga,
and member of the Spanish cortes, was
carried into L'Orient on the ED July, by
a French cruizer.
Letters from Rome of the 18th July
state that the Pope was recovering from
his wounds.
PORT ST. MARY's, 18th July.-A Span
ish officer has had the noble temeriiy to
swim the canal, in order to bring gen.
Bourdesoult imPortan, information. The
report is spread,that the intelligence Civ
en- induces the hope of speedy termina.
ton of matters. 1t is added however
that the presence of his royal highness
the duke d'Apgouleme, will be necessary
in the neighborhood of Cadiz.
from the London Star Of July 90.
The very pompous manner in which
the Courier, on Saturday announced the
meditated retreat of the French from all
the points they occupy in the Peninsula
behind the Ebro, and the confidence with
which the intelligence was declared to
be authentic, has involved that Journal in
controversy with the New Times, which
lnslnuated that the authentic intelligence
OF the Courier was written with view TO
affect the funds. Such an imputattop of
the Courier, above all other Journals, was
not to be borne, and the editor repeIs it
with indignation.
In The Star of yesterday, we gave an
unqualified contradiction 90 the ssautben.
TIC intelligence" of the Courier, and we
again repeat that the French government
has no intention of Withdrawing its armies
behind the Ebro, whatever it NAV be
compelled to DO in case of reyerses. The
Courier last night returns to the subject.
and boasts much of the fidelity of its in
telligence, but gives no facts in support
OF It's statements Of Saturday, though in
denying the imputation of its having in.
serted 1t Tor ock-jobbing purposes, it
does not afford that Reimbursement
which, IN point ofso much importance
Is desirable, and which we know it could
give as to the source whence it derived
the intelligence.
IRON He London Globe Of lulu go.
Inc report of the Withdrawing of the
French from Spain, has not been sup
Po;'ea by any thing in the shape of fact,
and the Courier, IN reply to the INQUIRY
o. us guIls, says, SIT will yet be seen
"na' eiiec' the growing differences be.
tween the regency of Madrid and the
duke dAngouleme will produce" To
be sure cit will be SEEM" but the disho.
hes'y Is to announce as matters deternin-
ed, matters which are only in possibility.
some OF our contemporaries, deceived
~ Inc va2ouring of the Courier, and the
us'eh,a'ious manneriD which it announced.
mat the French armies were about to
from Madrid and Cadiz, ven
lured 10 assert that ministers had receiy-
Cd 'he intelligence and, indeed, it was
evident that the Courier wished il IN he
as derived from that source
"hlch we know it was not. Hoy il wac
'O.ained is question which we shall not
ihord The clue we possess 10 upraveI.
houSh we can assure our readers that
mere is little curious secret history con,
leCted with it. N'i'