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The Rhode Island American, And General Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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Reports from Gibraltar via Capt. Mitward: French drove Ballasteros's 5,000 Spanish troops under Gibraltar guns on Nov 28 with firing and casualties, including a wounded Spanish general. British regiments assisted briefly but re-embarked. Spaniards embarked for Tarifa amid French reinforcements rumors. French est. 15-21,000 men. Local markets noted.
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NEW-YORK, January 30.
FROM SPAIN.
Captain Mitward, of the brig Levant,
from Algeziras, and last from Gibraltar,
reports, that on the 28th of November, the
French drove Ballasteros's army, about
5000 men under the guns of Gibraltar.
with great number of men, women and
children; there was great deal of firing
and some killed on both sides: one Span-
ish General was said to be badly wounded.
On the 20th the armed ships gun-boats.
&c. moored near the beach, opposite St.
Roche, where the French were, and kept
up a constant fire the whole day. Two
British regiments arrived from Tarifa to
assist the Spaniards; but they re-embarked
the next day on hearing the French
had a reinforcement of 5000 men at Tarifa.
On the 1st of December it was ru-
moured that most of the French troops
were marching towards Tarifa, Ballasteros's army marched through the town
of Gibraltar, and embarked on board of
transports prepared to receive them
bound to Tarifa, some of the transports
sailed With the Levant. Captain M. could
not go on shore to get his file of newspapers,
as no boat was suffered to land during the
embarkation of the troops. The French
are said to have from 21 to 15,000 men in
the neighbourhood. Markets for provi-
sions good; lumber no sale; fish do; Flour
and rice good; Indian corn, none at mar-
ket
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Gibraltar
Event Date
28th Of November To 1st Of December
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some killed on both sides: one spanish general was said to be badly wounded
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Captain Mitward, of the brig Levant, from Algeziras, and last from Gibraltar, reports, that on the 28th of November, the French drove Ballasteros's army, about 5000 men under the guns of Gibraltar, with great number of men, women and children; there was great deal of firing and some killed on both sides. On the 20th the armed ships gun-boats, &c. moored near the beach, opposite St. Roche, where the French were, and kept up a constant fire the whole day. Two British regiments arrived from Tarifa to assist the Spaniards; but they re-embarked the next day on hearing the French had a reinforcement of 5000 men at Tarifa. On the 1st of December it was rumoured that most of the French troops were marching towards Tarifa, Ballasteros's army marched through the town of Gibraltar, and embarked on board of transports prepared to receive them bound to Tarifa, some of the transports sailed With the Levant. The French are said to have from 21 to 15,000 men in the neighbourhood. Markets for provisions good; lumber no sale; fish do; Flour and rice good; Indian corn, none at market