The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-03 00:00:00

BLOCIADE Oi .CADIZ.

The following Correspondence, :relative to the
entry into and clearance from Cadiz by British
vessels, during the blockade by the French, has
been submitted to the subcribers to Lloyd's :

,• " Britisktbnsulate, Cadiz, Aug. 4, 1823.
" compliance with the request expressed in your.
circular of the 3d of April last, addressed to Mr. Brackenbury,
as agent for Lloyd's, I beg leave now to hand you the enclos-
ed documents for the government of the Committee for manag-
ing the affairs at Lloyd's.
" I have the.honour to be, Sir, 1
"'Your obedient humble servant,
" JOSEPH EGAN, Vice-Consul.

" I annex a list of the British ships at present in this port

Schooner Susannah and Maria, of London, W. It. Airey, mas-
ter ; brig Leopold, of Paisley, Robert It. Hunter, master ; brig
Enterprise, of Jersey, Philip Chevalier, master ; brig Juno, of
ditto, Gideon Le Bag, master.

" John Bennett, Esq. jun., Secretary at Lloyd's."

(COPY.)

" To Joseph Egan, Esq.,,his Britannic Majesty's Vice and

Acting Consul.

" 'We the undersigned masters of the British vessels now in
the bay of Cadiz, having heard that after the Rah inst. no vessL I
will be allowed to leave this port, in consequence of which we
are at a loss how to act, some of the vessels are discharging,
others are half laden, and 'none are in a fit state to proceed to
sea at the present. petiod ; we therefore request you will, in
your official situation, represent this our memorial to the proper
authorities, so that we may be enabled to arrange our affairs as
soon as possible. •

" ll'e are, Sir, &c. for ourselves and fellow-captains,
" G. RUNDLE, brig New Frederick.
" W. R. AIREY, schooner Surannals and Maria,

(COPY.)

" British Consulate, Cadiz, July 14, 1923

" Sir—l have the honour to enclose to you an exact copy of
a memorial made to me by the masters of British merchant
vessels now anchored in this bay, by which you will perceive
the anxiety those masters express to know, if after the 15th
inst. the French squadron blockading this port will prevent
their proceeding to their different destinations : although I have
represented to those memorialists that it could never be the in.
tention of the French Admiral to prevent the sailing of British
vessels, they seem so anxious to have some assurance to that
effect from the proper authority, that I am induced to trouble
you with this letter, and to request you will be so kind as to
inform me what answer I am to make to their memorial.
" I have the honour, &c.,
(Signed) " JOSEPH EGAN, Vice-Consul.
" Admiral Baron Hamelin, commanding the
French squadron, &c."

" Fleet before Cadiz, July 13, 11123.
" Baron Hamelin, Rear-Admiral Commander of the Naval
Forces of his Most Catholic Majesty.

Sir—l will permit neutral vessels to go out as before, on their
submitting to inspection ; but I have to request you will pro.
hibit the captains from receiving passengers of any nation
whatever. " Health and profound respect.

(Signed) " Baron BA3IELIN,
" To Mr. Joseph Egan, Acting Consul."

(COPY.)

" British Consular-office, Cadiz, July 31, 11123.
" On this day personally appeared before me Joseph Egan,
Esq., his Britannic Majesty's Vice and acting Consul in Cadiz,
Mr. William Robert Aire'', master of the schooner Susannah
and Maria, of London, now actually lying at anchor in the
Bay of Cadiz, and being duly sworn accorkling to law, said and
declared fb the truth of the following:--That he sailed from
Cadiz llay this morning at 11 o'clock, bound for London, with
a valuable cargo on board ; that after working out within about
one mile and a half of the French squadron, he was laid along.
side by a boat from the French Admiral, commanded by a
Lieutenant, who peremptorily 'ordered the deponent to return
to Cadiz, stating at the same time that no vessel would be al-
lowed to pass out, and if he offered to proceed he should be
taken as a prize 'in about ten minutes afterwards the vessel
was boarded by another French boat on the larboard side, coat-
mended by a Lieutenant with 2 armed men and six swivels.—
The officers on coming on board•lnformed the deponent that it
was the order of the Admiral he should not pass, but was to re.
turn immediately to Cadiz : on hearing those orders from the
French officer, and finding it impossible to pass the French
squadron, the deponent made sail for the harbour, and anchored
in the Bay at three p. m.
Wherefore the atbresaid master of the schooner Susannah
and Maria, of London, for himself and all others concerned,
hereby protests,. in the most solemn and extensive manner
against the said Admiral, to the end that all losses, charges,
costs, and daMages whatever, suffered and sustained, be borne
and paid by those who of right ought to bear and pay the same,
being occasioned altogether by the means herein expressed, and
not through the insufficiency of the vessel,. or wilful neglect or
default of the deponent or remaining crew; to be allowed and
recovered in time and place convenient, these presents serving
for remedy and redress in due course of law as occlusion. may be

and require.
" Thus protested and executed in Cadiz aforesaid, the day
and year first herein written.
(Signed) • • " WILLIAM ROBERT AIREY.
" Sworn before me,
(Signed) "JOSEPH EGAN, Vice and Acting Corniul."
(corr.);
" British Consular-office. Cadiz, August 1, 1823.
" The undersigned, his Britannic Majesty's Vice and acting
Consul in Cadiz, has the honour to enclose to Admiral Baron
Hamelin, Commander of the French squadron, blockading the
port of Cadiz, a certified copy of the protest made by William
Robert Airey, master of the British schooner Susannah and
lifuria, In the register of the British Consulate.
" The undersigned regrets that it becomes his duty to add
his own protest to that of the master of the vessel, which he
hereby does in the most solemn manner. The undersigned
grounds his protest on the Susannah and Maria having entered
the port of Cadiz prior to the blockade, and taken in the most
part of her cargo on the faith of Admiral Baron Hamelin's pro.
raise, as set forth in his letter, under date of the lath of July,
in which letter no reservation was made as to ulterior in-
structions.
" The undersigned has the honour, &c. &c."
(Signed) "JOSEPH EGAN, Vice anti Acting Consul.
" Admiral Baron Hamelin, &c. &c."
(corY.)
" British Consulate, Cadiz, Aug. 2, 1823.
Memorandum.—" The undersigned went this morning at 10
o'clock on board of Admiral flarnelin's ship, and held a con-
versation with the said Admiral as to the British schooner Su-
sannah and Mario being prevented by the French squadron
from proceeding on her voyage; this ,vessel and other British
vessels in the port having taken In the mostyart of their cargoes
on the faith of A promise. The Admiral
diniral
observed, that he could not allow any vessel whatsoever to pass
in or out of die port of Cadiz, in consequence of instructions
from his Royal Ilighness the Duke d'Angouleme.
" The undersigned, on finding the Admiral determined to
evade his promise, handed him his (the undersigned's) protest,
inclosing that of the master of the vessel.
(Signed) " JOSEPH EGAN, Vice and Acting Consul."

Extracts from the Moniteur and other Paris
Papers of Sunday, and from Cadiz letters and
papers of the 17th July, as also interesting offi-
cial documents respecting the detention of Bri-
tish shipping in the Bay of Cadiz by the French
Blockading Squadron, will be foUnd in our pre-
ceding columns.--1t is now said that a simulta-

neous attack is to be made on the Isle of Leon
by sea and land, with the view of giving the
Royalists, and such of the Constitutional Party
within Cadiz as may have been bought by the
gold of the French, an opportunity of co.
operating with the assailants, during the confu-
sion of the assault. In 'l'n Sins of last Satur.
day, we anticipated this intelligence in the fol-
lowing terms :-----" The experiment of an attack
may indeed be made, in order to afford an'oppor.
funky for treachery to devclope itself; but if that
fail, it will be the last attempt of the French to
effect their objects by force, unless they are
compelled to continue a defensive and retreating
warfare by what is not very probable,—an obsti-
nate resolution on the part of the Constitutional
Government not to treat on any terms."