Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-08-08

Exyact Of affirmation from Seair--NoTE I.
oADIz, JuEE 19-Every day circumstan-
ces take place to confirm the friendly dispo-
sltion Of the Spanish people as well as the
provisional government towards Great Bri-
tain. AT Algeziras about the 5th June, a
valuable British merchant ship taken by a
French privateer, was sent with 4 prize
crew into Algeziras, but no sooner did she
arrive IN that port, than the Frenchmen
were released, the ship returned to them
and sent to Gi5ralt1r--indeed every hostile
ty between Great Britain and the Spanish
nation had ceased, and was succeeded by
the most friendly intercourse.
The Spanish feet Of six sail Of the line in
Minorca, had madz arrangements witt
Lerd Collingwood TO remain there until
they should receive orders from the Junto
Of Seville
NorE e-On The advance Of General Du-
pont with detachment Of the French ar
my near Madrid towards Cadiz, to support
the cause of Bonaparte there, suspicious a.
rose among the people of Cadiz tlat the
Captain General Of Andelusia the marquis
de Solano, and also Governor Of Cadiz, was
inthe interest Of BOnaparte, the carrespon-
dence between him and The duke Of Berg
was finally intercepted. The people of Ca
diz surrounded his house, and having cot
the marquis into their hands, tore him TO
pieces, his house was levelled to the
ground, and COMPLETELY destroyed. In Ca
diz , provisional iunto was immediately
formed, dependent on the iunto of Seville,
u 4,
the government Of Cadiz, ia the room Of
Solano.
At Barcelona. Don Pedro Truxillio was
at the same time destroyed By the people Of
Barcelona, for aiding the FreEch general in
that place, and the people discovering that
he was in correspondence with the duke Of
Berg.
NOTE 3-When the royal family of Span
~er.t TO Bayonne, they were escorted bv a
regiment Of Carbiueers, consisting Of 500
men, that had done duty at the royal
guards. On the fate Of the royal family Of
Spain being made public, some disturbance
was apprehended by Bonaparte amongst the
Spanish nobility and soldiery The com
handing officer Of the Spanish regiment Of
carbineers was ordered 70 parade his men
the same evening for the purpose Of being
dlsaFmed This order he evaded, under a
promise Of executing it on the following
morning however, on assembling his men
on their usual parade, all mounted, he In
formed them Of the orders he had received,
told them If they would follow him he would
lead them into Spain--they at once agreed
TO the pro~osal, and following their com
mander took the road for their own country,
and notwithstanding every attempt To over
! take them, they made good their retreat.
NOTE -CertaiR accounts had arrived
at Cadiz OF the death of the Duke de In.
| fsntado at Bayonne In some discussion
\ with Bonaparte relative to the fate Of the
royal family Of Spain, the Prince It is said
demonstrated in the severest manner against
/ the conduct of Bonaparte and at last eth.
er drew his sword, or on the attempting t.
draw il was cut down BY Bonaparte's guard
in his presence. The French say that be,
1 fore he was destroyed, Bonaparte received
wound in the arm.
The iRtention-of Bonaparte was to place
his brother Joseph on the throne of Spain
and the Duke Of Berg on that Of Naples
there was no doubt that Joseph Bonaparte
had left Spain and it was currently repor
ted, thongd not officially confrmedA ON the
18th Of june, that on ms way to Madrid, he
and all his attendants were destroyed b
the armed peasauuy Of the country through
which he attempted to pass
NoTE She intelligence that reached
London from the Baltic in the Beginning
OF June iHl9gmes, rf2t the SParish troop