The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-10

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EXTRACTS
From letters from Cadiz, Of dates, the Cd,
Ath, 10Th, 11th, 1874 and 14th Oct. 1911.
This evening the English gun-boats and
the Spanish works at Puntales have been
throwing shells very briskly into the French
works on the opposite shores, who have sent
back from forts Napoleon and Matagorda, a
number in return but none towards the
town. With the Levanter, now blowing, a
number Of vessels, Spanish and others, have
Come III from the coast and Mediterranean
4th. Yesterday the Lcvanter continued and
brought in number OF coasters and few
other vessels, among which the Eliza, Bird,
of New-York, bat destined for Gibraltar in
her way in, she had the misfortune to drift
under the French battery of St. Catalina,
and there stuck for near half an hour, with
III gun-shot, exposed to the French batteries,
40 or SO shot were fired at her, four of which.
went on board, and one nearly cut her mizen
mast in two ), She must have been lost, had it
not been for the activity of the British, who
soon got aboard and towed her up the bay.
An American brig from Alexandria, 50 DAYS,
IS also come in, consigned to our consul here
10th Several OF the English regiments
which arrived here a few days since, haJe
Teen ordered dqVdy--the report is that they
are ordered to go and join Gen. Ballasteros,
.hois said tobe playing the Devil with the
srenchmen in every direction. The Span
ards appear to have great confidence in this
General, and it seems to be the opinion that
" they had better government. they might
ct do very we'll, but as it at present exists
there is no hope.
I1th. Puntales has been firing very brisk
al this morning. The French had very ear
~ commenced the erection of a small advan-
ced battery opposite to Puntales, and imme-
diatcly as they began to work, tho Spanish
batteries opened upon them. They are
strange people, they don't seem 70 mind it,
for they seldom fire shot in return.
The American consul here has made
contract with the Spanish government for
considerable quantity of provisions, payable
10y bills OF exchange on London, at two, three,
and Jour months, and has engaged to deliver
the whole in fifteen days. ] enclose you a
copy, which is printed at the government
press here.
1850 barrels -four at SIS
4OO do. pork az 20
400 do. beef at IA
500 tierces rice at 6pr. 1oOlb.
200 quintals bread at 8pr. 1oOlb.
Which, if the cash is forthcoming, may
tell well.
IS This being Sunday, little news--a
Spanish boat Coming round by Puntales from
the island, was fired at by the French from
Fort Louis. We have had more firing going
on between the English and Spaniards, and
the French, this month, than there has been
these four months. Last night all the En-
gish grn-boats went out, and placed them
selves directly under Fort St. Catalina,
where pretty heavy fire was kept up for
about half an bour, when they returned "a
gain. .dnrora.
FROM THE NATIONAL 1STRLLICNcERR.
Mr.. Gaies-VVe could but lament, upon
observing in Your paper OF Saturday, that
the official account OF the attack upon Gov.
HARRISON, confirmed the painful intelli-
gence which had been for some DAYS fiuC-