The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-07-15 00:00:00

AFFAIR OF THE AC r:r.. .!T CADIZ.

The following letter front Cart z gives a fuller account
of the late transaction at that Frt., when an endeavour
was made by a French vessel to prevent his Majesty's fri-
! gate Active from entaing before it hail performed quaran.
tine. According to this stateno lit the affair assumt s a
more serious complexion, and will render necessary sonic
explanation of the circumstance :
" Carta, Jrwx 24.
" Ili? Britannic Majesty's frigate Active, lion. Capt. Rattner,
arrived hers on the Itith instant, from Algiers and Gibraltar,
I having on board the Portuguese Minister M. Pereira, to the Diq
of Algiers. and a son of Sir B. Bloomfield.
" The Envoi, paid over to the Dey 04,0110 dollars. His High.
ness expreiesed himself satisfied, and the ancient relations it friefit_
ship were renewed between the two Governments, when the I'm.
tuguese Consul was permitted to land, and to assume his dipin.
matte functions. When the Active arrived in the hay of Cadiz,
she was hailed by a French brig of war, which is stationed at the
mouth of the Bay to enforce the Quarantine Laws; the Cotn.
wander of the frigate replied, that as he was coming into a Spa,:ish
pelt, be would recognize no flag but that of the Spanish na.
don. A mutual explanation took place, and the boat belonging
to 'the Board of Health was immediately despatched to put the
usual questions to the frigate, when they were informed that she
hail come from Algiers. Though listing remained in Gibraltar
seven days, and at the same time producing a clean bill of health,
yet a question arose as to the propriety of her being admitted to
pratique. An extraordinary Board of Health assembled at three
i o'clock to decide this important matter : President, the Co it.
I manticr.in.Chief of the French forces. The French interest at thu
• Board was against her being admitted unless she passed her usual
quarantine ; but the Spaniards felt so pleased when they were
formed that the Midst' Commander would not acknowledge the
French Hag. that they all voted that she should be allowed pa.
tiqu:. Hcr boats were consequently permitted to come on shore on
Sunday morning .bout seven o'clock, after remaining twenty.four
hours in quarantine ground.
"On the Tuesday following the packet from England arrived off
Cadiz, having a passage of ten days, She was brought to by the
French brig about seven o'clock in the evening, in the.iputrantine
I ground, to wait the arrival of the health officers ; the moment the
commanding officer of the Active saw her enter the bay, he manned
his boat anal went alongside of the packet, to know what assistance
he con% renlier ltcr, or if she required any, at the same rime offer.
ing to mon shore immediately the matja, and to provide her with
such necessaries as she might stand in net of. When the Captain
of the French brig saw the Active's boat alongside the packer.
sent an impertinent message, to know.* who had the TF.3IEIII7I' to
board the packet without his orders ?' The answer returned was,
that "fhe Commanding Officer of his Britannic Majesty's frigatu
Active. agreeably to, and in conformity with. Admiralty ortle:-.,
na RED to board his Majesty's packet, and would every other Er.;.:.
Bah vessel which should enter the Bay of Cadiz durteg her star
there, whether it should, or shouhl not, be agreeable to the Freniii
Commander.'
" The French took offence, and they now say they will put up
no longer with such insults. hut ti; it their orders must be impli.
citly obeyed. The Active leaves this to-morrow tar her donnas
non. AU on board in licrfect health."