The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-07-31

quainted with your merits, and so covered YOU
with glory in my eyes. that ana ANTIQUE to give
the world a solemn proof OF my sentiments in
tns respect by proposing toyeu, my prince, to
espouse, nmy place. & by virtue of my tuil pow
ers, my beloved Louisa, the future Empress of
France. Be pleased to perform for me tins in
terestng act, which tends to secure the trauqui
lty OF Europe and by giving my hand to the
Princess Louisa, toefface every thing that is not
inseparably connected with perpetual friendship
between France and Austria"
To HIS SERENE HIoHNsss THE PRINcs Or
NEUFcHArsL
Monseigneur-Agreeablv to the communi-
cation made to your Serene Highness, an one of
my preceding dispatches, the batteries of M tta-
gorda Point We're unmasked at four O'Clock on
the morning of the 21s,, and fire commenced
from fS pieces of canon and mortars on the enc
mys ships, which had taken station between
that point and the P,ntai Castle, from which it
supported the fort of Matsgorda, and greatly in.
oommodcd our works. Several red hot shot were
hred some OF which struck ship Of the line,
and set her on fire. This vessel, as well as sew.
eral bombs. .sloops, and gun boats, were obliged
70 Withdraw from their position The whole fire
was then directed on Matagorda. This fort, not.
withstandtng, continued To defend itself until the
morning at thS 22d, and would probably have
held out ID hours longer, if ope of our shells,
which fell on the powder magazine, had not
blown 1t up, disnantled the works, and killed a
number OF men. The rest of the garrison, alarm
ed by Tins accident, hastily embarked, and LETT
the tort 10 be occupied by theAmperial troops -
Marshal the Duke of Belluno informs me, that il
was intended. on the following night, to occupy
1t IN force; to repair the work, and direct 81
pieces ofcannon that have been found there a
x anst Cadiz.
The capture of the fort of Matagorda will
necessarily have produced great effect at Ca
dir; and the more so, because tie enemy's ships
may now be attacked at their anchorage, and
cannot communicate except by stealth, and at
nignt, with their establishment at the Caracas
and the inner harbour. We shall also derive
this advantage from it, that we shall be able 10
erect our batteries nearer, and throw shells INTO
Cadiz; a. the same time that we shall assemble
IN the Channel of Trocadero, the ho,;:!a Of
bombs and gun boats we are preparing Tween
tJ OF these gun boats will be immediately man
ned, and others are building. But on tbs sub
Jsct mus. inform your hlghness, that the pre-
sence of u body of 1000 or 1900 seamen, com
Pieteiy organized (or seven more, if possible }
would be of great advantage to the service in
THIS quarter he greater part might man these.
vessels, and the remainder might be advantage
o1sly employed on the coast of the Ocean OF the
Mediterranean disposal of this force would
contribute to keep the country IN subsection, in
tercept every kind of mercantile communication.
and thus contribute to the success of our opera
tons then should we begin TO conceive hopes
OF soon seeing the numerous population of Cad
i1, which already begins to be straitened, sub
NIT and drive out the English of their own &C.
cord.
Marshal the Duke of Treviso, after having
cleared the coast to Aysmonte of the enemy,
and beaten the corps of Ballasteros at zalamea
La Real, took measures for keeping the Inlisbl
tants OF that district within the line oftheir duty
and is sending to SevilA the troops that he finds
1t necessary to leave there. Cen Braver has en-
tered Estramadura with strong column. He is
to communicate with the second corps, which
has pushed detachment to Los Santos z.tra
he Will afterwards take q position at RundlaIo
tSigned)
90 The Duke of n All NIATJa