Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

NEW-YORK. Jan. 16.

Latest News from Spain

On Saturday arrived at this port, the ship Whampoa, and Camilla, both from Cadiz, the former having left that port on the 9th of December, and captain Dekoven has politely favored the editor of the Mercantile Advertiser with the following verbal intelligence, viz.

That a battle was fought in La Mancha, near Carolina about the middle of November, between a Spanish army of 50,000 men and Ney's division consisting of from 18 to 20,000: that on the approach of the French army, 10,000 of the Spaniards threw down their arms, without firing a gun; and that the remainder, retreated, and were completely dispersed for three days; that they again mustered to the amount of from 35 to 40,000 men.

An executive government had been formed at Seville, consisting of six members; of which the bishop of Laodicea was appointed the president. - The Central Junto still existed.
A decree had been passed by the Spanish government for augmenting their army to 250 or 300,000 men.

A passenger in the Whampoa, who was at Gibraltar on the 1st of December, informs us, that an army of 7000 men was momentarily expected at Gibraltar from Lisbon, to take possession of Ceuta, the islands of Minorca and Majorca, and Ivica; and that it was understood, the members of the Spanish Junta would remove to Ceuta, in case the French army should cause them to retire. No intelligence had reached Cadiz of the burning of Madrid

It was known at Gibraltar on the 1st of December, that a part of the Toulon fleet had returned into port.

The ship Bramin, Singleton, of Philadelphia sailed from the Straits for New York about the middle of November, laden with brandy, steel, &c. The ship Hare, of New York, was loading at Alicant on the 3d of December. About the same time a schooner from New York arrived at Algiers.

Captain Dekoven has furnished the editor of the Mercantile Advertiser with a file of Spanish papers to the 6th of December.

Joseph E. Bloomfield, passenger on board the ship Camilla, captain Wm. Fleming, of Philadelphia, has communicated to us the following intelligence for publication.

Left Cadiz in the afternoon of the 6th of Dec. 1809, with the schr. Ruthy of Boston. The brig Mary Ann, Dyer, of and for Alexandria, sailed the day before the Camilla.

Upwards of 45 sail of American vessels were at Cadiz, who had generally to store their cargoes; the markets being dull on account of the number of arrivals from the U. States.

Six or 7 vessels would sail for different ports in the U. S. in the course of a week.

Saw an American brig standing in as the Camilla came out. There had arrived a few days before she sailed two vessels from the southward, and one from the eastward. names not recollected.

Vessels carrying out cotton are subject to a quarantine of 40 days, as are all those vessels whose bills of health are not regularly certified by the Spanish consul. The conduct of the health officers had been so various to vessels, arriving from the U. S. that it is impossible to give a rule for their conduct, as almost every day brought out some new order.

The renewing the quarantine to 40 days (the old regulation) was in consequence of the refusal of the Spanish Consul at New-York to endorse the bills of health; and at the same time stated to the government that a contagious disease was in New-York; and as all the ports in the United States had constant communication, it would be proper to lay a general quarantine, which was accordingly done; nor were the Spanish consular certificates to regularly bills of health from other ports in the U. States any advantage in the first instance, but all shared the fate of those from New York,

Even vessels which had been at Lisbon and performed a quarantine of 8 days, and brought bills of health from thence, had to lay 40 days, deducting the time they had been at Lisbon.

There was no news of consequence at Cadiz, except that Gerona had at last fallen to the French, after having undergone a siege in which the inhabitants experienced great privations and shewed astonishing fortitude and courage not equalled by Saragossa or any place the French have besieged in Spain.

It was reported that the marquis Romana had gone forward to collect and take charge of the defeated Spanish grand army, and had been able to form another of about 40,000 of the defeated troops and peasantry, with whom he hoped to stop the progress of the French.

There was a report in Cadiz, which came by the way of Gibraltar which was thought very probable, that Bonaparte had ordered 80,000 of his troops from Italy into Spain, and intended to let his brother Joseph establish himself.

The French continue successful in the province of Catalonia, and it was expected they would be able to possess themselves of the province of Valencia as they were getting possession of the different ports on its coast.

A number of Spanish ships of the line were laying at Cadiz; several frigates had been fitted out and sailed for South America.

Commodore Purvis was still in the Atlas laying at Cadiz. There were ten British sail of the line expected, and 10 more would be off that station to act as occasion may require, who will no doubt prevent the Spaniards giving up Cadiz. Another great object is the taking care of the Spanish and French fleets laying there, in case the French should be successful.

The best informed persons in Cadiz think that Spain must soon fall, as she has not now any troops she can depend upon.

the English are much dissatisfied with the Spanish government, it is expected from them.