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• • 1 BAIifIGSIOILE. HANTS. To. he SOLD by AUCTION. by PAIRE and GLOVER, (Some time next Month) • A QUANTITY of Valuable LINEN, BOOKS, 1 . CHINA. Pine-totted Upright Grand PIANOFORTE, by I me: and Co. and a great Vat tety of other elegant Articles, late the Property 'of the Right Hon. Lord Spencer Chichester, taken tAecuttou at the suit of Mr. IL Curtis, Basingstoke. . Hu-fit-Mars an 4 Days of Sare in a future Paper. H,1777. • His Majesty's ship HYPIRION, St. Domingo, May 1, 1810. After leaving Gonaives, we resumed our cruizing criund between Cape Maize in Cnba and the Mole sn St. Domingo ; and on the 27th fell in with Pe 'ion's squadron, bettveen the Mole and Cape Francois. We communicated with them. On the 28th, at day lieht, we saw them again to leeward, and another s nairon in shore, to windward, which proved to be Thristophe's. They immediately gave chace, and we 'weight there would have been an action: it con tin led all day to the northward, the island of St. ,boniingo being out of sight at night, when they gave over the chace ; as from Petion's squadron hiving the decided superiority in sailing, any further pursuit seemed fruitless. On the 29th of March, the two squadrons had nearly the same relative position, but nearer the Mt le. Christophe again gave chaec, and an action ! seemed inevitable. At eleven o'clock the headmost of Christophe's squadron, and the rear .of Petion's I began firing, the headmost of the latter hauling their wind, and stopping to support the rear occasionally. Petion's seemed studiously to avoid a general action, but appeared willing to get all advantages by ma rouvering, which they were enabled to do very well, fry rn their superiority of sailing. Petion now kept his vind, and seemed willing to go into the Mole, I but was then too far to leeward to effect that purpose. Wien close in shore he wore round, went to leeward of Christophe, keeping up a brisk fire while passing. A miming fight was then kept up for the remainder of the thy, no ship being taken on either side, or materially damaged. . I have learnt since that Christophe's Admiral has; been slightly wounded in one of his boats when going in to attack a fort, in the Bite of Leogane ; and, when we were a short time since at Gonaives for re- freshments, he was on shore at the General's, who commands at that place. Both of these days we followed at a respectftil dis tance, so as not to be suspected of taking Any part in the contest. Those petty fleets remind me of that of the rival states of Rome and Carthage, in their in. fancy. The colours or ensign of Christophe is merely red and blue, vertical; that of Petion red and blue hori zontal ; so that they are the same, only differently placed. Christophe's squadron consists of nine ves sels (one being added lately) ; two ships, about the size of English sloops of war, formerly West India men ; five brigs (not so large as our's, hearing a Captain as commander), one schooner, and a sloop. Potion's consists of seven vessels—two corvettes, four brigs, and a three-masted schooner : this is by far the host squadron ; have the superiority in saji ing, are better appointed, and calculated for fight ing. The number of guns in each are nearly equal ..they mount about 125 in each squadron. Christophe has two Admirals, or rather one Ad miral and a Vice Admiral. Petion has only a Com modore. The Vice-Admiral now commands the fleet of Christophe, the Admiral being at Gonaives wounded. You must of course know that Goodall was the Lord High Admiral of Christophe ; he is I ' now rather in a civil capacity, being in America, contracting for a frigate, which I have lately learned ! was sized, and he was obliged to be off; on account of o ne alledged depredations on the Americans in V.is q far er. Co fall formerly commanded a pi•iva teer i t the West Indies, called the Roscins ; she is now • i t Christophe's squadron. The Government will nf•t allaw a white to have command. Cape Nichola Mole has been besieged by Christophe for i(l moi t'is. We were in about five weeks ago, and .they were then in possession of the heights on one -,st e of the town, not more than a mil e a nd a h a lf dis tan ; opt the other a deep ravine prevented their ap proach. They almost every night fired shot, and threw shells into the town, but none into the Mole, where we lay. Some suppose this was in compliment to the English, but I am of a different opinion, as frnth what I have seen of them, they do not owe you much goodwill. dhristophe was at the Mole a few days ago, and mettle the* troops advance, and storm two places Much nearer the town It is said he is determined' 3*;on t o take it by storm, if they do not surrender. On the 4th of May an *English ship, called the, Crown, which had obtained a licence in. London to trade in any part of the West-Indies, was taken going into the Mole with provisions for the besieged, a sof ici.ries to last tor six months. It seems she•had beep . at-Port-au-Prince to barter some goods • f-,r the pro-. ,pure of the island. An American -schooner came ii; ; her Citigi) was purchased by some agent at that place, aid WOW on ' -boats! the "Crown, to take round to the Mole. The Saracen -brig conveyed her a- part of the way ; told her she. vioolJ meet the H. , perizas off the Mole,"and Stood in herself to Gonaives. lie - was detained by Christophe's squadron, who were lyingoif Ate Mole, and sent to Cape Francois, • f or h av i ng et ii vro ya s .property on board. The ship and the Tyr/mining part of her cargo will, I suppose, he restored; as the artaster declares he knew nothing cnneetnin the - freight- he had .received on board, rfrtlY to land it at the Mole ; and that he told tem at:Port-au-Prince, shank! he fall in v:i:11 Christophe;. • he vrOtild deliver up every paper,t and it seems he vrtaild ztot . h:pre been detained, had it not been for a l e t t e r which, tise, broke open, and it was found to • . Contain true accounts of the property. We boarded aind e*amined the ship a short time after, and f oun d iety jur,t saute Of detention, On this occasion the Vice-Admiral canto on board of us t with several of his Capt a i ns , end ,he err. tainly is-a very handsome, tiallant-honking black. His uniKm is light blue ; % , Id beadt.arounsi the cuffs and - collar, turned up ! itc buff, and red ed„;ing ; plain cooked hat, . a Vmd deal Vrenehi6tid, and .SMA' .sword; dimity f.veralls,, waistcoat, anti 410.e5. He is Pot more than `..8- years of Ages . * tiiii fles4 l /4 figisrer . *WI of very easy 4 filress, He appeared a rharaCter horn to com mit; I, sayinx, Shia is-only doing him justice, la- Fir.4lgl§t4ftcal happe4e4 4 row weeks agp t which Petion is a much milder character than Christophe —a mulatto, and the man who caused the death of Dessalines, whose cruelties and atrocities in St. Do mingo are well known every where. By the most correct information I can obtain, Christophe's party is the most respectable and powerful ; Petion's the most just. The Government of this island is very despotic— ' Christophe's word is a kw. Frequently when a cri minal is brought before him, after hetr.ng the corn-' I plaint, he orders him to be bayonetted on the spot, without any trial or respite. He is • the most polite and affable man imaginable ; lives in ye: great I stile ; has a Palace in every quarter of his territories, and is immensely rich. He looks well to this part of 1 his Government, and is very avaricious. He is a man about forty ; tall, well-made, and a fine handsome soldier-like appearance. The produce of the island is chiefly coffee (which is of a superior quality), and cotton ; but immense tracks of most excellent land, once under. cultivation, now lie totally v- tste. Neat Gon,...ives is a large track `of rich land, of this description, only wanting culti vation. LIST OF CDRISTOPIIE'S AND PETION'S SQUADRONS. rrox's. rosisiaNunts. Flambcawx brig - - Gaspard i3oze, Cominusloze. I Conquer.tut, - Gaspard Conquelint, do. • - Frederic Bernard. Cliakseur, do. - Fournier A.ne. iLa Furieuse Coiverte - Cherey Mohaisen. I— R epublicoio, do. - Gme. Desdime. Le Derenoncourr Schooner - Pre. Desure. Nit PS—CIIRISTOCIIeII. COMITANDEIS. Lord Mutgrave, Ship . - Jean Baszien Baptiste, Admiral. Grand Hayden. do. Vice Admiral. Gen. Mafoy, Brig - -- Jason, do. - Surprise, do. Foudrayant, do. - - Rosina, do. - Vanguard, Schooner - Nanie unknown, Sloop. I am sorry it is not in my power to give you a more complete account c'f these squadrons* What information I have obtained concerning them, has been merely accidental. .. • - BAYONNE, JUNE 4. t fear, will b renderpur coming:intention with dais island of last month, the I st corps ot the kr , less frequent. The Saracen brig went into Gonuives. On the 6th bay, abut three weeks ago, with money for same 44 my, Web blockades Cadiz, celebrued with great the English merchants there. After,landiek - it, tha iplenclour and conviviality the marr ia g e of the-Em- Captain was to proCeed to Port-au-Prince, on the sameperor Napoleon, with the Archduchess Maria Louisa. errand ; he was getting under weigh about nine, FRANCKFORT, JUNE 9. o'clock at night, in' Oder to take advantage of the The following article has appeared in our papers land-breezeovnen.hey Ared several shotat himfronionei w ith reoatrd to the maritime war: • of the forts. He returned it, by giving them abroad " Aft hopes of peace are again extinguisheo.e.- side. One of the English merchants (a Mr. Clarke)iThey were not founded in the slightest p0.a.:1 ap was taken up and sent by the black Compandantl proximation, or in any - leaning to cona.vion on the (General Raphael) immediately to Cape Fr a n cois, t d part of the B ritish Ministry. - The only ground still Christophe ; and another (a Mr. O'Brien of the sam left to the speculators in the mirror of futurity, - is the place, Gonaives) they wished to send to Jamaica, t continued residence of Mr. Mackenzie at Paris. A Admiral Rowley ; but be being a resolute man, hold and decided undertaking seems to be beyond the fused to go. How if will terminate I cannot say ; means of the English Ministry. Their offensive war but the Saracen has gone in to settle it , on h e r w a is wholly - confined to the last portion of t he Conti , from Port-au Prince. Certain it is, these blacks wool abottom,has no other o sject than the neat, and, t give themselves airs, if we would allow them. l sacrifice of their last Ally, the squandering of their It is most difficult to get information cencernit • - treasures, and the maintenance of a precarious naval The state of this island ; for though there are sever dominion by spreading terror along the coast. Of 'English reddents, they are very cautious in sayi this system we have a specimen in their proceedings any thing about it. ..They find it most advantage° along the coast of Naples, but this sort of alarm will to 'their pursuits to observe a profound silence, wh soon be put an end to by the serious measures in the, two parties are contending for power. contemplation of the King of Naples." Christophe is a perfect black, born in the island PANSCOWA, MAY 21. Se..ehristophees—a cruel and determined charact The dissatisfaction manifested by the inhabitants but withal very cunning and polite lam told of Servia with regard to their government, since the pretends often not to understand English, but iit ti t 1 l ast campaign, has induced the Commander in Ch i ef understands and speaks it very well ; and by s ; finesse frequently gets information which is very ut- i Cierni George, and the other Generals to renounc e ful to kim. I will relate a circumstance of an Aire- ; their project of independence, and to make o vertures rican Master of a . merchantman, who was undergoing' of submission to two great Powers. It appears that, someewnination i before Christophe,and unguardedly , so far back as the month of December, a deputation made use of expressions which had nearly cost him was sent to the Russian headrquarters hi Wallachia; his life. An English Gentleman who understood and in April, the Secretary of State Inkovich was l French, and acted as interpreter to Christo phe, was , sent with a similar proposal to the Court of Vienna.' The Secretary returned on the 10 th inst. to Belgrade; , eiamining this American, whobeing impatient, asked, what does the d—d black rascal say ? Christophe j but nothing has hitherto transpired relative to the ne- - invited this American to breakfast next morning, and gociation with th the Courts of Vienna or St. Peters burgh. On e 10th, a Russian of fi cer arrived at told him he was perfectly aware of some expressions Belgrade with dispatches for the government. After which had dropped from him the day before, but a stay of a week, he returned to the head-quarters in that he forgave him, and then cautioned him to be Wallachia. more circumspect in making use of such expressions in future. - LONDON. Eitaxra.—Our Readers are requested to make the following cor. rection in the Trial, Lee •. ttlaquiere, given in the Sra a of Monday last :—ln Sculfor's evidence, after " met a young lady" add, with another lady :—for " that he wore black' read whether he wore a greatcoat.—ln Mr. Park's defence, for " throw ing off" read, covering the garb of a clergyman : for "forty, read, thirty. We c. - immunicated with them. on toe IL bin, at lwht, we saw them again to leeward, and au 1u: iron in shore, to windward, which prow be Thristophe's. They immediately gave Chace we 'Heretic there would have been an action: it tin led all day to the northward, the island c being out of sight at night, when gave over the Chace ; as from Petton's signs having the decided superiority in sailing, any fu pursuit seemed fruitless. On the 29th of March, the two squadrons nearly the same relative position, but nearer Mole. Christophe again gave chaec, and an a seemed inevitable. At eleven o'clock the head of Christophe's squadron, and the rear .of Pei began firing, the headmost of the latter hauling wind, and stopping to support the rear occasioi • Petion's seemed studiously to avoid a general a but appeared willing to get all advantages be rent/ming, which they were enabled to do very • frem their superiority of sailing. Petion now his %rind, and seemed willing to go into the I but was then too far to leeward to effect that put I When close in shore he wore round, went to lee of Christophe, keeping up a brisk fire while pa t A running fight was then kept up for the rem: . 1 • of the thy, no ship being taken on either sit materially damaged. . • I have learnt since that Christophe's Admir been slightly wounded in one of his boats when in to attack a fort, in the Bite of Leogane when we were a short time since at Gone:yes freshments, he was on shore at the General's . commands at that place. Both of these days we followed at a respectf tance, so as not to be suspected of taking any the contest. Those petty fleets remind me of t • the rival states of Rome and Carthage, in th fancy. • The colours or ensign of Christophe is mere and blue, vertical; that of Petion red and blu soma/; so that they are the same, only diffe placed. Christophe's squadron consists of nit sels (one being added lately) ; two ships, abc size of English sloops of war, formerly West , I erten ; five brigs (not so large as our's, heal Captain as commander), one schooner, and a _ Petioa's consists of seven vessels—two cot. four brigs, and a three-masted schooner : this • . far the host squadron ; have the superiority i ing, are better appointed, and calculated for ing. The number of guns in each are nearly ....they mount about 125 in each squadron. Christophe has two Admirals, or rather or miral and a Vice Admiral. Petion has only a modore, The Vice-Admiral now commit( fleet of Christophe, the Admiral being at Gel wounded. You must of course know that G c , was the Lord High Admiral of Christophe ; ' now rather in a civil capacity, being in An contracting for a frigate, which I have lately 1. 1. was sized, and he was obliged to b.: off,' on at of one ahledged depred itions on the Americ q far er. Cu; fall formerly commanded a tee! . the West Indies, called the Roseins ; now i r Christophe's squadron. The Gover will net alLiw a white to have command. - Nichola Mole has been besieged by Christophe .;` mot Cis. We were in about five weeks age •hey were then in possession of the heights I -,lli of the town, not more than a mil e a nd a ln I . tan ; ou the other a deep ravine prevented the - i• preach. They almost every night fired shoe threw shells into the'town, but none into the where we lay. Some suppose this was in compl to the English, but I an: of a different opini • (reit what I have seen of them, they do not cu - ankh good will. dhristophe was at the Mole a few days ago rnet4.le the' troops advance, and storm two Much nearer the town it is said he is deter soo n to take it by storm, if they do not surreti On the 4th of May an *English ship, call Crown, which had obtained a licence in Lcm c trade in any part of the West-ludies, was taken iiito the Mole with provisions fee the besieged. ici.rtCs to last tor six months. It seems she•ha at-Port-au-Prince to barter some goods 'fel. th ,fore Of the island. An Americau••sehooner itt ; her cello *as purchased by some agent place, aid shipped on -bcsatd the - Crown, t( round to the Mole. The Sweep brig convoy • a- part of the way ; told her she. would meet th perizin off the Mole,"and stood in herself to Got .She 'was detained by Christophe's squadron were lying,o *the Mole, and sent to Cape Fr; • for having etihroY's property on board. Th and the remaiinitg part of her cargo will, I su be restored; as the .master declares he.knew n • concerning the he had .received on only tn land it at the Mole ; and that he tole et:Pnet.au•Prince, shoald he fall in with Cheis • he' wintild deliver up every papera and it see eetielet etot . bave been detained, had it not hee l letter wbithi they broke open, and it was fo • .icintain tine accounts of the property. We b .eind examined the ship a short time after, and *idly jtiet wore Ot detection, On this occas Vice-Adieiral came on board of us, With sev his Captains, mud eertaiule is-a very ban gallant-liloking black. His unitavn is light i I 'el beasie..arottest the cuffs and - collar, tar pith bar, aea red edaing ; plain cocked Vred deal Vrenchifiiiel, and small sword ; eveealls,,waiefeoat, and 410 q: He it Rot mor =.3 •Y`w lo fage , !-* t P fles4 l l4 %Ore.. 04 el easy 3 fdress, He appeared a character born t • matt t t sayigig, this is-only doing him justice, firen4i§l4flee happeaed 4 row weeks agpt FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARh. JUNE 14. Their Imperial and Royal Mo?sties were present at the Opera yesterday evening ; the house was ex tremely crowded. They arrived at half-past eight -o'clock. •On their entrance, all the spectators rose, with acclamations of" Long live the Emperor—long live the Impress !" Tire entertainments were the Villa a Conifros, and the'ne w ballet of Persia; and Ae dmmeda. Their ; Majesties did not retire until the end the ballet. We could. perceive in. the boxes several illustrious personages 4 ansong . whc*i werethe King and QtRICII of Westphalia, she. Duke of WurtitlifTgh, uncle of the Empress, the Austrian and Prussian,Amliaisa 7 dors, the "rrince ArcluChancellor of the Empire, lie. TheTeuncil of State assembled yette!djay . at . St. Cloud; his Majesty the Emperor presidefi, . It is reported that the fete to be given by the Mi litary School will not take place until the , 24th inst. That of the Princess Pauline is postponed to Sunday the 17th. M. de Novosiltzoff, Chamberlain of the Emperor of Russia, is arrived with his suite at Paris. • Aa F.nglislnan, of the name of V, illiams, has established at Verdun, a Tivoli, in imitation of that of Paris, TEEM. MAY IS. Within the last few days we have had some more arrivals of Turkish vessels ; but the moment they en tered the port, they were taken possession of by French troops. The effect has been a very considerable rise, in the prices of all the commodities of the Levant. VENICE, MAY O. j Qa the 2941 instant an English flotilla, consisting of several frigates and corvettes, appeared before Mala liriocca, and opened their fire up ,, n the forts there ; it was, however, returned with SQ much spirit, that they, speedily sheered off. They then proceeded to Chiozaa, where they threw in tome shells, but as that island has a numerous garrison, and is well providgi with artillery, there is no doubt that the enemy have _mei, with a warnfreeePtion. • Several barks have sailed for the Lagunes with troop, ammunition, aztd Nis4acei for heating shot, SATURDAY, JUNE 23. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS PAY Al' c INE O'CLOCK: per Cent CW4. shut—For opg. S per Cent. Reduced 643-1-1 per Cent. 84/ SS. By the SWIFT schooner, Captain FRAZER. arrived at Falmouth on Wednesday the 20th inst. in thirteen days from Lisbon, a battle is reported to have taken place between the French and Lord WELLINGTON, on the frontiers of Portugal, in which the French were completely defeated. REVOLUTION IN SPANISH AMERICA. An event, the most important that has occur-ed for some time, has taken place in South America.-- Government have received dispatches, brought by the Muserrit from Curacoa, ann. uncing :tilt a rev;,l:l - has been effected in South America, ex:ending from the valuable-settlement of Vera Cruz, Along the adjacent isthmus, to the southern extremity of the Caraccas. An official commun;_ation on this sub ject, with the full detail of the particulars, is in the hands of a Spanish Nobleman in this country of high rank. It is stated, that an irregular force, of between 30 and 40,000 men, on the 19th of April last, seized all the public functionaries in the capital (the Carac cas), and with the utmost secrecy and expedition, but without blood-shed, forced them on board ship, and it was supposed that their destination was for the island of Cubs. A provisional Government was im mediately established, which issoed a concise Procla. mation, stating, generally, the necessity of this Re volution for the welfare of these remote and valuable settlements under the present circumstances of the Parent State, and inviting the Colonists in energetic language to consult their own security and happiness by placing themselves under the protection of the new authorities. The dispatches received by Government state, that the whole of the inhabitants of the Caraccas had de clared the independence of their country, in conse quence of the intelligence they had received of the flight of the Central Junta from Seville, and the ap proach of the French to that city. In their procla mation of indePendence, the inhabitants of the Ca raccas express in the strongest language their deter inined hatred of the French, their attachment to Great Britain, and their desire to enter into a close alliance With Great Britain. The following are extracts from private letter'. CU&ACOA, MAY 9. 44 We have now to inform you, that the longexpected explosion has at length taken place in the Province of the Caraceas. An in surrection has broken out there, and has extended to the neigh bouring Provinces, in consequence of the indignation which the people felt at the conduct of the Governing Junta in Old Spain.— The Captain•Goneral, the Intendant, and some others, who were supposed to have an attaclunont to the French, or who at least 'would have wished, at all events, to maintain the dependence of tho Colonies on Spain, were arrested. No violence was, howe►er, done to their persons. They were merely conveyed to a place of security on the coast, sod immediately embarked either for Cuba or Portugal. It is remarkable, that not the least excess has taken place in consequence of the revolution. The people say, that all they numbs to establish a Ice, and independent Government...- Mier are. therefore, anxious los , the alliabee and protection of lierflontk" ANOTHER LETTER. On tap 11th April the inhabt.. - .s of the Ceram., to the nom k4of94iooQ pertons,rose and arrested All the Chief Officers. This boingdos e. they formed a I'mtvistond Government out of their own citizens, and caused the former OiNcen to be immedi.ittly embarked. They have singe lowered tite inward and outw:•vi 094 ti giPsderibly, and law declared that counting, is to be free from a u le a mane bargitie restraints. Very thing is w e . at present . I t is sopreeid they will soticit the proLection of Olt lt Britain." ANOTIIER LETTER. " You, will recollect some short time since my noticing th e probability of an early revolt, 'ln consequence of the propensity to French principles manifested by the Captain-General and in. tendant of the Caraccas; to the grow disgust of the wick= faun. Iw o f rom the mother country, who, at the commencerreatuf the struggle, evinced an uncommon tier ee of patriotic v::t.rgy in the eanse. On receipt of news from Europe relating to the z.arreo_ der of some of the Provinces, and with little resistance, a !to I 1 claftiour arose, and the conduct of the Junta was universally co:. 1 demned. Tho Captain-Geaeral with Ift w others high in . ur . I were selected fur former misconduct, and conspic uous all:. " . Fount to France, as objects of revenge, conveyed in secrecy, :.: ,I I immediately seat off, either for Cuba or Porto Rico. Durit.; this proceeding Mr. Robinson remained in Caraccas a spectator and assures me the most verfect attachment to the English pre: • vidliramong the people. • We proinosticntr, howersit, a convulsion, which will ope rate in lutrolticing certain divisions among the white and loured natives, as the former are not numerous enough for a p: t • maneat supremacy. Alreaey the co:oared people claim ettt.l4 privileges from which they have...hitherto been excluded. W caunot yet ascertain the dispokition of the previews; not havit:g any cotionunkation Ludy, bat we bare no doubt of the principle bring widely etteackd." We have more than once had occasion to notice, that different accounts from Cadiz mentioned a report generally credited, that General SLIDASTIANI had been defeated by the Spaniards, and forced to take tefu ge 1 in the city of Granada, which he had* afterwards-been compelled to deliver up to General Farm (See the ,STAB of Thursday). We are now enabled to add, "that a Gentleman who was landed at Dover yesterday morning, from a vessel which passed that port f rom Bourdeaur, states, that before he left the lame poit, accounts had been received " that SEBASTIAN' hri been defeated by the Spaniards, and obli g ed to Ca pitulate." The private accounts which were received by. CA last Mail from Cadiz, speak of the means which that city possesses for its defence, and of the condition of the allied army, in terms as satisfactory 'as couhlrea. sonably be expected. The enemy continue to be ;e. siduously employed in carrying on their works. have opened their hatttries oh the Trocadern against Puntales, bUt hitherto, happily, without effect ; ir deed, it even appears to be the general opinion, that they cannot do much mischief to the town from Ma tagorda. The communication between the garrison by water, with the Carraccas, is moreover perfectly established and secure. The fear of the want of water at Cadiz no longer exists. A spring has been discovered, pure in its qua. iity, and so abundant as to be sufficient for the de. mand if the inhabitants were increased to three times their present number. On the Slst ult. the force in Cadiz amounted et. 65(X) lir.tsli, 150 t) Pcstutwur. and 11.000 Spanish tr, ,,, Fs. An addition of 4000 Spaniajas was tlmii hourly expected from Ahearn. and we are lappy to be able to add, that not cnly these reinforcements. have since arrived, but that a fresh arrival has also increased the British force, and cat tied it to full ;VP men, making the whole about '24,000 ; a largeforce no doubt, but still not numerous enough to cope v.itli the enemy, should they succeed in collecting the I.l,ru hers which it is apprel.ended they intend to employ in the siege of that most important pLtce. It is thought, that until they roceive the expected reinforce- ments they will attempt nothing serious. In ti e mean time, most of the works are finished: and the whole, it is expected, will be completed about the beginning of July. and then the Island of Leon will be as strong as juts well possible for art to make it. The itillowing is an accc.unt of the batteries and other means of defence which have been alrc.44 erected for the defence of Cadiz : IN PUNTALES. Nine 24-pounders. Four 10-inch Howitzer. On the Right Bask, about 40 yard. from tLe walls•of the Fort, Is a sand-bag 'battery erected since that abandonment of Man gorda, which battery communicates with ate fort by a covered• way, and consists of four mortars. On the Left Flank, at the end ache house., nearest to Cadis, directly beldnd the Fort, In the village belonging to Puotaks, is another of the same description, eutivistirg of bre large storms and two howitzers. Upon the neck of the land, tkasklfes is all 24 pieces of artillery. AFLOAT SS G'UN-110A11. Two 13-inch Mortars. Eistit 10-inch Howitzers. THE 10141-VESSEI.S. Three 13-inch Mortars. Three o-inett ditto. To 11-40 pieces of artillery that OM be thrown upon one rim. if necessary, the gun-boats and bomb-vessels being attached t u t.at part of the Bay. In the Inner, in guu-boats, are aloe 24-pounders and ts o howitsers. At tile Carracas, in gun•bolts are seven i. 7 4-ptioniers. A 74. fit for no better purpose, is moored close to Yoeute Stiaso to cora the ground an front. At the Puente hoax° (the bridge leading from Phil St. Mary's to the island) are three gunboats; at the Gallstieras sev.o gun. boats, and at Sante Petri 13 duto. A clearer idea of these means of defence wil; per haps be gathered from the following measurementof distances trom Matagorda to the town and environs: Distance from the left Bastion of the hont of Cad's to Matagor.a . . • • sass Tsai. To New BIVIL•IIMOrk - • 4418 To Ist Battery . ' . . 4P46 To sd ditto • . . • SIMS From Mote to Matagorda . 42.3 s - to New Bresoworit • 4700 --to lit Battery .. . . 8144 to 14 ditto - • • 5.543 From Market-place to Matagorda 44(0 • to New Breastwork • 46 " to j.t Battery • * , JO to *I ditto . . 574 krom head of the Town to Matarieda . 4100 to New Breastwork 400 to IM Batten • *be la :Ai dill° • * • b:164 From NJ:kee l :Ws to Ft.idatea • • . I .30 In Linker explanation, it may b e uecesur y t o ob. I