Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-08-02
CADIz, June 10.
EXTRACT OF Information from Snnin.

CADIz, June 10.
Extract OF Information from Spain.
NoTE /. Every day circumstances took
place to confirm the friendly disposition of
the Spanish people as we'll he provision
governments towards Great Britain. A.
Algez ras about the 18Th June, n valuable
British merchant ship, taken by q French
pr'vateer, was sent with Il prize crew into
Ngeziras, but no sooner did she arrive IN
that port, than the Frenchmen were drove
"us OF her, The British sailors were released,
the ship returned q them and sent to Gil
braltar-lndeed, every hostility between
Great Britain and the Span sh nat'o had
ceased, and was succeeded by the most
friendly in ercourse.
The Spanish feet of six sail of the line
IN Min9rCa, had made arrangement with
lord Collingwooi 10 remain there until they
should receive orders from the Junto at Sc
vile
NOTE 2-On the advance of General
Dcp'nt with detachment of the French
army near Madrid towards Cadiz, to sup
port he cause of Bonaparte there, susp,-
cons arose amongst the people of Cad q
That the captain general OF Andalus.a, the
marquis de Solano, and also governor of
lCadz WIS Ill the interest of Bonaparte,
the corr dependence between him aid the
duke of Berg was finally intercepted: the
people o! Cadiz surrounded his house, and
having x the marquis into their hands,
tore HIM to pieces, his house was levelled
he ground, and completely destroyed.
In Cadiz provisional junto was ,mmedi-
ately formed, dependent on he junto of
Seville, and Den Thomas Morla was Ell
trusted WI h the government OF Cad. in
The room If :, lilo.
At Barcelona Don Pedro Truxillio was
al the same time destroy ed by the people
OF BArceirne. ter aiding the French gene
raj in that place, aud the pc pile discover
ing that he was IN correspondence with
the duke If Berg
NoTE S--When the royal family of
Spain went 20 Bayoune, they were escor-
tea by reg ment o. Carib neers, Consist
ing of 800 men, that had done duy AS the
r.ya gu rds-On the fa,e Of the roya. ia
Uily of Span being made pyolic, some
d sturbance WAS unprecedented by Bona.
parte amongs the spanish nobility and
soldiery. The cor .ading officer Of the
, 'nIsh regiment O. & rIDlneers was or
ieTed to parade his men on the same even
lrg Tor the purpose of their beng disarm
Ell. This order lie evaded, uIder pro-
mise Of executing it the following MORN
ing: h wever, on assembling his men OF
their usual parade, all mounted, he infor
med them of the orders he had received
told them if they would follow HIM he
wou lead them into Spain hey at one
agreed 10 the proposal, and following the
commander took the road for their own
country, and Notwithstanding every at
empt to oyertake them, they made good
their retreat.
NOTE 4.--Certain accounts had arrived
at Cadiz OF the death Of the duke de LILA.
fantad, at Bayonne-In some discussion
with Bonaparte relative to the fate Of he
royal family of Spain, the prince it is sad
demonstrated in the severest manner a
gainst the conduct of BoDaparte; and at
last either drew his sword, or on the at. |
tempting 90 draw it, wascut csgn fela-
parte's guard IN his presence. The French
sly that before he was destroyed, Bona. |
part. received wound in his arm
Tbe intention of Bonaparte was 10 place |
his brother Joseph on the throne of
SPAN, and the duke Of Berg on that of Ma. |
pies there was no doubt that Joseph Boz |
naparte had left Spain; and it was cur
rem ~ reported, tho NOT officially confirm |
ed On the 10Th OF June, that ON mis- way to |
Madrid he, and all his attendants we're
destroyed by the armed peasantry of
he country through which he attempted |
20 pass.
RoTE 5.-The intelligence that reach
ed l. ndgn from the Bait in the begin |
ming Of June informed, that the Spanish |
troops sent by Bonaparie to the North off
Europe were at Lubbock and Altonia. the !
greater part at Bubec alb 9ut Is 600 men
il was then intended by the British go
yernment, ifthese troops wished return |
ID Spain, TO afford them means Of trans
port. Tie British transports in the Bal.
TIC that we're employed TO carry the army /
20 Sweden, would greatly facilitate this |
AZ Cadiz il was understood
hat general Apo1aco, and the commissio-
iers sent to London by the Junto of Seville
had in charge TO request the aid of the
British government TO the return of these
roops Spain.
NoTk by the latest intelligence thai
cached Cadiz on the 19;h of Iune from
Portugal, general Gomez was ON his march |
Nth IN army Of 50 900 men TO attack the
'rench general Junot 10 Lisbon this army