The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-26 00:00:00

FRENCH INSOLENCE AT CADIZ.

;We have already given au account of some
recent proCeedings at Cadiz in which in English
merchant was subjected to very improper,treata
tneat by a French General. ' le following
tl •
Statement in an .Evening Paper of yesterday,
given on the authority of its correspondent at
Cadiz, is confirmatory of the letters on the sub-
ject which have already appeared Tim Stir; :
" On Monday,, the 11th 1825, Mr. received .
Polite letter from Cpunt Ferriere, a Naval Officer commanding
a French vessel of War in the Bay of Cadiz, stating that he had
received a billet from the Ayuntamienta; but that, preyious to
taking possession of his lodgingl; he had thought proper to
send his boatswain en shore to -examine them. lie stated
that he should require a separate kitchen. counting-house,.&c.
Mr. replied in terms eqbally polite to the Count, re-
gretting that it would not be in his power toliave the honour of
receiving him, as. he had removed nearly all his furniture over
to Port St. Mary% and that he had given up the house in
which he then was. The following day an individual from the
Ayuntamienta called, in Mr, —'s absence, in company
with Count Ferrieres boatswain, and 'Was informed by 111 r.
clerk,_ that they might examine the house, and CODe
vince themselves that it, was, impossible to receive the Count, in
consequence of there not being any furnittfre in the house.
" The individual from the Aluntamienta expressed himself
satisfied, and told the boatswain to inform his master that ha
had better procure another, billet. On the following day, the
13th of July, a corporal and four or five French soldiers took
possession of Mr. —'s hoise, and kept him and all in the
house prisoners for nearly two hours. A French Officer then
called, and, ingoiring for the master of the house, said to hini,
command come here by the comand of the krentli GoVernment, to
know whether you will receive Count Ferriere or not ?' _Mr.
replied, that he could not receive him, for reasons,which
he had stated by letter to the Count, and verbally to the Ayun-
tamienta. The Officer then laid that he-would take possession
by force: Mr. that he could not prevent h itn doing
so, but that he thought the question of right would become a
matter of debate between the two Governmentti. The French
Officer then called in the corpora', and painting to Mr. --
said, that person is a prisoner by command of the Lieutenant.:
general Viscount Gudin; the other people may leave, the
house. In a few hours after-Wards, another French Offieer,
with 12 or 14 French grenadiers, entered Mr. house,
and, with great insolence insisted, upon knowing why
he would not receive the Mint told hint,
that being a prisoner in
.his hotise, he had called fcr
his Consul's protection, and that he .could not give any other
answer to him than he hid preViouslY given to the officer sent
by Vis Count Gudin. The officer snapped his fingth, and raid
he did not care that for the English Comm', nor did he care
whether Mr. —7- was an Englishman, or a Greek, or a Ma-
hometan—it was all dig same to him—that he would take pos-
session of the whole house by, forte, and, if necessary,. be
,had
orders to bring thirty more grenadiers. Ile then took posses,
sion of the whole house and the only furniture found in itsvas
a bed and a feW Chairs, in a room whiCh was occupied by, Mr.
and a bed occupied by his clerk. The officer left a
centift over tire furniture,- and' Mr. was kept a prisoner in
his hoUse till seven o'clock at night, and was then only released
by the influence of his friend the French Consul., It is worthy
of remark that Mr. had at the time a FrenCh tithed bib,
leted upoh him in Port St. Mary, and that the French General
Visettunt Gudin was acquainted with thii circumstance. As.
soon as the Spanish Governor' was,roade acquainted with the
violent measures adopted by the French General, he sent an
Aid-de4.4imp to Mr. -7—, who expressed the Spanish Gover..-
nor'S regret, at what he was pleased to term the illegal conduct
of the French General Viscount Gudin."

A few days since, Messrs. RANsoSt and Co.,'
bankers, of Pall-mall East, enclosed countrz
notes to the amount of between one and two km.'
dred pounds, for the purpose of their being re-
turned to the Taunton Bank ; but fromsome ac-
cidental cause not as yet known, they did not
reach their intended destination in the regular
way of business, and upon ari inquiry being
made, it was discoiered that the person or per.
sons Who obtained possession of them lost no.time
in applying for their value at the Bank at Taun-
ton ; diligent search has been made, in order to
obtain some clue to the delihquents, best hitherto'
without suicess.: