The Sun.
London, England, 1810-08-14 00:00:00

PRI,VATE CORRESPONDENCE.

CADIZ, JULY 17.-I take this opportunity of ac
quainting you by the Algesiras, Spanish man of war,
which, besides her valuable cargo of copper, takes
about 200 French prisoners, that there has been no
military operation of any consequence latterly. It
being observed on the 13th, that the enemy drove

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of Santa Catalina; supposed with animnnition, Sce.
where thereiS.a battery, and which is at the eh-
trance of this harbour, and from which vessels, in
going out or coming in, may be, annoyed, at day-
light
on the istih, there was a ise 1./pepeci on it,
which was continued several hours, by the 13ritish
and Spanish gun-boats, which did a' great deal of
injury. .The French, after firing Six. or seven shot,
abandoned the fort, and took to the

They are trying to erett a battery in. the rear of
Matagorda, but our opposite batterieS .Btc. annoy
them constantly. It is to be lamente! Eli= this fort
was not made mare invulnerable, w ch could have
been easily done in ttre beginning, it being all dry
soil about it. This being omitted, it could not stand
the fire opened on it. The great battery of tweoty-
one- 24-pounders were frequently filed in a volley.
Lord M'aeduff;'.Who served as a volunteer there, as
he has in all his services on the Continent, &c. wa
wounded in the foot, but is getting better tact.—
One man had a hand .badly wounded on board the
gun. boat of the Tonnant, on the morning of the
14th, by the going solf of his gun befbre he ex-
pected.

Some days ago the enemy fired at a boat going to
water, from Fort Lewis, and, hit her, and she im-
mediately went down. Being perceised from the
shipping, several boats 'rowed off to succour the
crew, and on coming up round one man bad been
killed, and four wounded. The wounded and the
remainder of the.crew were saved, without any in-
terruption from the enemy,which ibe.navy has cOn-
sidered a great trait in their charaaer; fel b) inter-
cepting the boat the ritiject of ilk.;ir tire Was etlected,
an 4 they generously did not persist in preVenting
,relief froM being given .to the crew. The
navy speak in high terms of the Commandant of the
gun-boats.

By a deter Mined effort, it is a military opinion
here that the besieging army may be gleatly disturb-
ed, and even something more done in the facie of it
from the island; but it is divided between.ltAa,
where there is a 'small part on Puerto de Sr. Maria,
Puerto Real, and Chiclane, Where their principal
force is; but what may be intended I cannot say.—
Five Spaniards were picked up in a little boat on the
night of the 12th ; they got off from Puerto St.
Maria ; and 'had made tncir way trout Lisbon • bete.
The enemy is not strong at Puerto de St. Mai ia, and
it is said they die fast. Their 'oppression 'on the na-
tives to procure provisions is great.
The great alarm for the want of water here is all
over; besides . thousands and thousands of runs of
water in the cisterns, colleted fruits the late winter
rains, there is a fatuous well discovered in' the
Royal, Provision Yord, sufficient to supply the whole
city ; and there is al,o another near the city gate.—
Besides the city volunteers I mentioned to.you, and
who are self-clothed and maintained, there is also a
battalion of artillery raised ; they all make a fine
appearance. •