The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-03
PHILADELPR Dec, 81.
FROM CADIZ.

Here from Cadiz, informs, that the French
had completed heir batteries and were fir
ing red not shot, which obliged the British
squadron to haul into tathom water. II
was expected that the larger ships would
De Withdrawn shortly, and their places sup
pied with smaller vessels. The French had
Two divisions OF gun boats in Cadiz bay n
mounting in all to 80, which had come
round from San Lucar, with mor.ars of a
new and peculiar conjunction on board One
OF these divisions got in under cover of the
night. The other division came in, in ooen
day IN view OF the British squadron, and lost
but one boat in the attempt. These THINGS
prove there is great remissness me where.
ne gun boats, whan necessary, retreat un
~ the guns OF the French batteries, where
tney are perfectly safe, and can run out oc.
casionaiiy into the bay to annoy. II was sup
posed there were $4,000 French troops be.
fore Caoiiz.
No.wi hstanding all this. the Spaniards
Continued IN the best spirits, and their bat
teresi which were continually PLAYING on
the FRENCH, frequently did much execution.
wlue on tilcii part the damage received was
tria,ng.
1t still continued TO be the opinion OF the
best informed men, that Cadiz could not be
taken.
Lafest from the South Of Europe.
BY the schooner Dash Smith. from Gil.
efaith, we have received papers of hat
place to re I'm ut extracts from which
appear below. II is win concern we per.
ceive BY these papers, that a fever of a most
destfdoJ've natute. RACES lii the unfortunate
city OF Cadz Official medical reports are
given otis ma ure and p og ess. These We
snail hereafter publish. The deaths of the
month of Oc.oher amounted to llO4 The
las lePort> NV 9) represent the fever
as living assumed a miider appearance ::
the number OF deaths aud new Cases havine.
considerably diminished. The same dis
order prevails at Carthagena. and had
reached Gibraltar, where great precauti
on were used 20 prevent its entering the
garrison.
ALIcANT, Oct. "a The sickness at Car
thagena Is growing worse and worse. The
number of deaths there amount to from 80 to
b day
GIBRALTAR, Nov. 10-Lord Cochrane's
yacht came in on Thursday in 48 hours from
Lisbon. The accounts she brings of the
respective numbers and state of the two hos
tile armies, are favorable in the highest de-
gree, and warrant our indulging the most
sanguine expectations. The allied forces
amount TO full $4,000 men, and have all the
necessaries OF life in abundance. Massena's.
VII 'hc contrary, idil snort OF 5U,OUO, and tor
want OF bread. must chiefly live upon Indi-
an corn, cooked in various ways, tue use of
which has produced fuxes among them.
Nay, 1t is probable, that even this ar
ticie viii shortly grow scarce in their camp
as they are masters of no other part of the
country than what it actually covers, and
must employ whole divisions as foraging par
ties whenever they are to extend heir ex
curslons d or miles beyond it. Under such
circumstances desertion, as might be ex..
pected, is considerable; no fewer than 100
men come over to our army every day and
IN one instance, whole battalion deserted
IN body, with no other exception than one
sergeant. Indeed it is confidently believed
III Lisbon, thai the least evil which can befal
Massena, Is the loss Of his artillery and hea-
w baggage; and IN consequence of the fiat
te1ing prospects. tue government paper is
falling in discount.