Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-02-22
BY THE LAST MAIL.
BosToN, Fsb. II.
From Cadiz.

I'm Thursday last arriueaat the Vineyard,
the ship Mo,aS, capt. ~ Lean, IN 65 days. fr01s
laaiz. In her came passengers, capt. Ga-
us, Of Boston, capt. Woodbury. Of Ne1Obury-
port, and capt. PercivQl Of Baltimore. lapt.
PsrciOal informs us that he left ladi2 Dec.
6, 1uhen they had not heard Of q junction be-
t1oeen the British and Spanish forces /; but
the situation q Cadix IS remote fran the the
atre fzoar. 1t zvas generally believed that
the French z0ere advancing into Spain on the
North, andthat the Patriot gen. Blake, Svas
retiring, but M general battle zuas supposed
to have taken place, though 1t zuas knsz0n there
had been much hard fighting. Iherr zuere
rum0urs at a division Of sentiment in Spain;
but it zvas impossible far a person resident at
Cadiz to credit them j; such zvas there the u
niUe, sal detestatzoa Of Freuclmen. The Pa
tri0ts z0ere besiegmg Barcelona, Which still
heH out. Provisions zOere plenty g cheap,
Rour 9 dollars, fish 2. ". India produce 70as
gerry lou, as there had been severat arrivals
fran. the colonies. lite Alonk had been Dr.
tanned atA!gesyas, but 1vas released on bands.
IAe otner vrssels at dlges,ras zvere still de-
ta,4ed. CAPT. Lendal former commander q
the MINK, died at Gaaiz. There vere tsvo
american SHIP atLadiz, bound UP theSh'alts,
one delongedte N. 1ork, Cl'apt. La1o -
Schr. -, captain Bachelor, sailed from
La4lls 3 Gays before the Monk, and arrived at
the Vineyard at tnr sane time. Captain Fer
cival came passenger from Malta to Glbral-
tar in the orig 1uliuaaa, captain W1sha0as,
bound to Lisbon zvith a load q wheat.
Extract 9fa letter. from Cadis, dated Dec. 5.
Private letters, received this morning,
mention tie discovery ofa Conspiracy. In
consequence of (Which 81 persons haze been
hansedat 1NadriA Count de lilly IS oaae {.
those ENGAGED it. The business, ho1ve0er,
zVas timely q4ashed-and perhaps may be
considered a fortunate circumstance, as It
zviA give the }unta mare bozver, end render
them mare circumsbect. 5000 French zDllo
had approached zvitlin 20 leagues efthe CO.
bital, relying on the success q this negotia-
ton, haze been cut III. Their intention 7vae
to haze seized on the 3uata, and to haze put
the President Florida Blanca to death. Eve-
ry eaerti0n IS making to fortyy Madr1d, all
classes, ladies' Of the highest rank, zvork On
the tortfeations."
A letter from Valencia, dated Novr. IS,
1903, received here yesterday, says "lhe
French are about eyacuating Barcelona -
This place is second in strength to Gibraltar.
We have been favored with an interesting
letter from young American gentleman at
Cadiz to his correspondent in this town. Its
length, however, rcudcrs 1t impossible Tor US
to insert it this day. The sentiments OF the
writer, shew, that not the smallest apprcfeh-
sions were entertaiaed at Cadiz at the tine OF
its date Dec. 81 of the ultimate SUCCESS OF
tie Spanish. The supreme junta on tle 10th
of Nov published IN address to the people, IN
which they promise them, that after ihe ex-
tirpation of the french, in the re-staoilsh-
ment Of the monarchy there shallDe tho
rough reformation-andth the sfsfejNa" farA-
! citate!
IMPORTANT REPORT.