Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

May 22.
It is positive that the French army of Estramadura has left the banks of the Guadiana, and proceeded to cross the Tagus at Alcantara. This town was attacked on the 14th instant, by a division of from 10 to 12,000 men, supposed to have been commanded by marshal Victor in person. The town was defended only by one battalion of the loyal Lusitanian Legion and the regiment of militia of Idanha nova, with six pieces of ordnance, and fifty horse of the eleventh, the whole under the orders of colonel Mayne of the said loyal legion, and making up rather less than eighteen hundred men. This brave garrison, which had already opposed the enemy's progress in Brossas, where it had its out posts, succeeded in defending the bridge upwards of 6 hours and withdrawing to Rosmaninhal in the enemy's presence, and in spite of the great superiority of their cavalry. It is true, that it sustained some loss, but the whole of its artillery was saved. Maj. Grant, of the same legion, entitled himself to the highest praise by his conduct in that action.