Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-09-05
INTERESTING MEMORANDA AT
CADIZ.
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jane 81, 1stt.-Sir Edward Pellew ar.
rived at Cadiz from Portsmouth, IN the
Caledonia, of 1870 guns, and proceeded on
the 3Oth to the Mediterranean, in order
to succeed Sir Charles Cotton in COM
mand.
Julu Admiral Sir Richard Keates.
K. b. sailed from Cadiz for the Mediter-
rancan in the Milford IA; being appoint
ed cd in command upon that station. Lie
is succeeded in his command at Cadiz by
Admiral Legge, in the Revenge, n.
.Julu fO.-General Graham, the hero
Of Baressa, sailed from Cadiz for Lisbon,
having been appointed cd in command un-
der Lord Wellington. His departure from
Cadiz was sincerely regretted by every
class of society. Lord Wellington & Gen.
Beresford had some misunderstanding.
July IA boat arrived this day with
an officer and some men, who made an
attempt on the night of the 18th June to
cut out French schooner at st. Lucar.
laden with church plate; but through
mistake boarded an American schooner
detained there) where remaining some
time, aad making much noise, the people
Of the French schooner overhearing their
conversation, had sufficient time to pre-
pare themselves and when the English
boat went alongside with an intention to
board, they received a most destructive
volley of musquetry, which obliged them
to desist from their purpose & make their
escape. The lieutenant was perforated
through the lungs, and his life despaired
of, Notwithstanding which, he was in ex-
cellent spirits, and (to use his own express
sion) {" was as well as could be expected
for man who had spy glass through
him 20
July 14.-Intelligence received from
Valencia, announced the disagreeable in
formation of the fall of Tarragona, on the
2sth of June, after most desperate and
bloody resistance on the part OF the Span
iards; the French troops had attacked
that city on the 18th Of June, and were
necessitatcd to withdraw from before its
walls with the loss of 5000 men but re-
ceiving reinforcements, they became pos
| sessed of the Notifications on Mount Oil
va, by stratagem on the eth, and from
its commanding situation on the west side
of the town, they poured most incessant
and destructive fire; which ceased for the
night: but on the morning of the 2Sth,
the French recommended the most dread
full attack and storm imaginable, and af-
ter having sprung mine previously ar
ranged) on the west side of the town, by
which means the Spanish ramparts we're
totally destroyed; they entered the city
of Tarragona the Spanish soldiers flying
| in every direction the town was deliver
ed up to the soldiery to be plundered sans
reserve, and the most horrid massacre OF
men, women, and children, was commence
ed without any manner Of discrimination,
and only ended when the soldiery from
their own feelings were satiated with the
slaughter, by observing the ensanguined
streets of Tarragona.
The British troops that went up in the
Milford II, with Sir II chard Keates, ar
rived otfTarrgona, only in time to see its
fall, aud had not landed.
July a5.-GeneraI Blake's division OF
$4,000 men, arrived at Cadiz from Aya-
monte, in the most deplOrable condition,
without food and without raimeat; il were
sufficient to cause the blood of human ma
ture to shuddcr, to observe these poor
fellows, who had been fighting their coun.
try's battles, quite shirtless, and compel
led to implore the passing stranger for i
copper to purchase morsel OF bread 8
notwithstanding which. they appeared gay
as the " Matin Lark" 1t is reported by
the soldiery that General Blake, hearing
that division of French troops were a.
bout entering Ayamonte, ordered them to
embark Immediately, and SO great was his
fear or anxiety to escape himself, that he
run neck deep into the acater in order to
get into the boat; from which circum
s;ance, they have tudicronsly nominated
him +" The Duke Of Bath"
july 16.-A report was circulated of ar
account having reached Cadiz, which