The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-10
PHILADELPHIA Dec. 90.
EXTRACTS OF LETTERS FROM cApIz.

EXTRACTS OF LETTERS FROM CADIZ.
October 28th, Nov. I'd.
= send YOU some of the latest papers.
part cuiarly FL Concesc and t e Gag tie O:
the hengehc>, he greater part OF theiy Com
'ehts yen vii! find iii vthsr papers, bu.
theY Will give you some little hints, as O ne
progress OF the cOrtes 81 tug aere tnev
nave been some ime discussing the liberty
OF the press, and they have concluded by
Leaving 1T not an appearance of liberty nor
s l. sur ne, som. few of the members of
b. Cortes. who have travelled and studied
the 'ubJect with correct judgment have
&P0sed themselves TO reproaches that do
OF PROMISE any manly exercise o. freedom
or 'pbirn on obner srbjec's; parade and Ell.
quetee the rights vt the Church. and the DR.,
viiege OF tne noblit, the sacredness of Fer
uInand VII and anathemas against the ty-
rant of the con'inen., are the prominent
traits OF their eioquence, and the almost *
elusive objoc's OF heir thaug,ts They had
a secret session vest rda and sat till late at
night. The argus del PeIacio, a deltra e
90 me cortes, ON being called tp AXE he oath
required toread the formula first. which hav-
ing done, he was refused admission. and A
supplementary member Apo nted by the C ~
ties 10 his pace. The votes for his reject n
were uuarimous.
here are various reports every dav
from Portugal, but the r. p, ate. contradiction
OF those previously received, leaves little
rom TO credit any HIT is rec, ived. Regular
bulletins are sent iror the British colnman
der, don. Mich. =. ForjGz, which are pub.
lished, and of which you will find Some in the
papers send.
he FIR nch have become recently very
and unusually active, on the opp sit sho rs.
particularly he Island of Trocaderr and the
works and lines o. Matagorda the coose
quence has been tbat the Puntties aud the
works adjoining n this side and as ,nany
gun and mortar boats, as can be brought to
bear, by the Br t'sh and Spanish. are con
SANITY employed IN ammo, ing them and
keep up an almtS, incesstIt and heavy fir
ing.
"Ihe British ships of war must very soon
move out of the bay, as they cannot be here
IN the win er with security, but they will
cruize off the har5or Sixty gun boats have
been built IN England, for the express service
OF protecting this place and annoying the
French along the coast Six or seven arriv-
ed yesterday, 20 were at Gi raltar. and very
shortly they will be here. Another attack
is contemplated on fort St. Cathar,ne an the
opposite Coast near the entrance of ST. Ma
ry's. In night or two IL is aid they mean
TO run up and range the gun boats right IN
der The works of ST. Sebastian.
Great expectations are entertained from
the dispatches OF Lord Wellington, who
writes to the British Genss al (Graham1.
commanding here, that Jse does not dread the
result, t"at he has now got the French in
position, that an action must take place. and
in which he adds, that if he be successful. II
will decide the fate of5paib certainly should
the French be beaten in Portugal thew
would be obliged to abandon AndaI1sia inn.
mediateiy.
OCTOBER %.
No news from Lisbon yet. but hourly
looked tor; but we have heard this day OF