Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-11

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! ofthe earth, in the United States. are ten
fold what they were thirty years ago. AS.
there can be no doubt that agricultural Sci
ence has been widely extended in Europe
since that day, it is an interesting consIdera-
ton, what disposition can be made Of our
provisions, ifgeneral peace is preserved for
ten years.
! The writer can recollect when -four was as
dull an article at Al dollars per barrel, as il
ever has been since. [Del Watctman
George Larned, esq. of this town, has O.
bligingIy communicated for publication, the
subsequent circumstantial and lucid account
| of the revolt, contained in letter to him
| from bis brother, Mr.. Samue! Larned, dated
| Cadiz 4tb and 9th JAN Mr. L. is an intel
| ligent merchant at Cadiz, where he has re-
sided, without intermission, for nearly e.
Ieven years. His opportunities, therefore,
of acquiring correc, information must great
| ly exceed those Of transient visitors, unac-
quainted with the language and the DISPOSE
tion of the Spaniards. As be is an Amerl-
can citizen, warmly attached to the princI-
| Piles oil American freedom, it is almost unne
| cessary to add, that his judgment can be
embarrassed by no prejudices in favor OF the
odious despotism 10 which once gallant and
high-minded people, have become patient,
| if not attached subjects. Prov. finer.
Cndiz, Jan. A.
The unexpected occurrence Of a great po-
Iitical event has induced me to give you
some of the particulars, which are. however.
as yet, but imperiectly known. The par
| tial and abortive attempt of the expededi-
| tionary army stationed 10 this neighborhood,
| to overthrow the presentoder ofthings, which
took place early in July last, of which |
J gave you some accounts, under the date OF
| the 26th of that month, was, it now ap-
appears, only delayed and temporarily smo-
| hered, by the measures then adopted ,by
O'Donnel The fame has ever since been
smouldering under the ashes, and has al
length broken out with redcubled force and
! fury Ii The former attempt was conducted
without prudence or secrecy, this has been
marked by those qualities in an inconceiv
able degree. Nothing was ever suspected,
ofthe ext stence of any such plot, until yes
terday evening, when the whole place was
;hiown into confusion, and the public auho-
rites into he utmost CONSERVATION, by in
selligence from the Isla (the other extremi.
y Of this island, distant about niles that
division of the expedtionary army had
marched into and taken possession OF the
place, after some triling resistance from the
troops stationed at the bridge which con-
meets il with the Main. in which some lives
were lost that previous to their leaving the
neighborhood of ARGOS, where they had been
stationed since the appearance ofthe fever
IN the adjacent town, they arrested the com
mander in chief OF this army, the Count Of
Caldiron (successo to gen O'Donnel) and
that, upon their arrival at the Isla, the same
step had been taken with Csneros, the Mi
mister OF Marine, ad interim and actual COM
mander of this naval depot !: and, in fine, that
it was their intention to march Immediately
for Cadiz. This place, since the commence
ment of the epidemic; has been almost with
out garrison. Only one battalion of the
egiment Of Soria, consisting of about $50
men, were suffered to remain OF these,
I9 officers and 300 soldiers died Of the fever,
So that our whole military force was redu
ced % about doc men, when this intelligence
reached US. Every precaution was, howe
ever, taken to put the place in the best pos
sible state of defence, and to repel any at
tempt to enter, on the part ofthe revolution
lists About $50 or 500 men were stationed
in the battery called the Cortadura, which
runs across the lsthmus which connects Ca
diz and the Isla, about league from this place
and the remainder at the land gate leading
TO it. Between l2 and o'clock last night,
some srnall parties OF the reyoutionists were
discovered approaching this battery ,on their
way to Cadiz ; but in such small force, as e.
violently showed they either expected no
opposition to their entry, or only intended
to reconDoitre. They were received by the
troops sent from this place with brisk fire
ofgrape and musketry, which soon obliged
them TO retire, leaving behind three oftheic
numberdea0 and carrying off number of