Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-21

been arrested at his headquarters in Arcos,
by the Revolutionary army. This body OF
troops Immediately took up the line OF march
for this place. and on the Sd inst the advan>
ced battalions entered the town OF San-Fer-
nando, in the Isla de Leon, at 10 O'Clock IN
the morning. when they made the Captain
General of the royal marines prisoner
In the morning of the same day detach-
ment of 60 men under the command OF an
officer was ordered to proceed to take pos
sessioa OF fortress called the Corta Dura
which commands the road between this and
the Isla, about two miles from Cadiz. Gen.
Valdes. the Lieutenant of the King, having
heard what had passed, collected during the
day body of marine artillery, from the
ships of war in the Bay, and stationed them
in the fort. On the approach OF the soldiers
from the Isla, they were hailed as usual, but
when parley was about to take place were
fred upon by the fortress, and from 8 to 10
killed and wounded on the spot; the re-
naming soldiers then returned to the lsla
vigorous measures were Immediately taken
to render the battery impregnable, which l
belle We now to be the case-Soo soldiers
were sent few days since to defend the ar
senal of the Carracca near San Fernando,
but on their arrival, it is reported they join
ed the revolted troops. At g o'clock on the
following morning, this great navy depot
was taken possession Of by the army, toge-
Their with the line of battle ship San Julian,
several other ships of war, and all the naval
officers stationed there, made prisoners.
"Things have since that period borne the
appearance of tranquility. at least in this CT.
t.. Its said the whole of the revolted ar
my passed through Port St. Mays; it con-
sisted of infantry and Horse of Rashes fly
ing artillery, amounting to 5000 men strong,
some say more. the whole under the COM
mand of Colonel Quiroga, who styles him.
self in his proclamation at the lsla, General
in Chief of the Constitutional Army
g. AT the lsla, the constitution has been
proclaimed, as also at the other places thro'
which the army passed. The situation of
the lsla is such, that such an Army as now
occupies il may defend themselves against
FIVE times its force. The only question is
whether the cause will become national or
merely local it may end in the former,
unless an army OF sufficient strength can be
brought at once to suppress the Instruction,
which at this moment is doubtful, without
the Royal Guards of Ferdinand. Proclama-
tons are issued daily, stating that an impo-
sing army is approaching, which will soon
defeat the intentions of the Insurgents but
as yet no one has appeared to disturb or
make them afraid No communication is
allowed to be had with the lsla. consequent
ly our information from thence is limited
Extract of letter from respectable mer-
camille house in Gibraltar, received per.
Actress.
"Our market has been in complete state
Of stagnation for ten days past, on account
of ia sudden revolution in Spain, which broke
out at ARGOS on the 9th February. Scarcely
sale has since been made, and every ope-
ration ofinportance then confirm ed has since
lain over. The mails have been stopped,
and we have bsen kept in such state Of
ignorance that every one has been afraid to
act, either by sale or contract. The Revolu-
tionists are about 1900 strong, they are
not permitted to enter Cadiz, sut il is sup
posed the inhabitants are very favorable"
SPANISH lNsURRECTIoN,
The accounts from Spain are sill contra
dic,ory. Madrid accounts to tie 25th Jan.
state that the capitol was then tranquil
and that eight hundred troops were con
veyed by water from Seville to Cadiz on