Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-05

Expedition, : 80 army Of 1900 men wss
collected ia loVer Andalusia. under the
command Of the Condo de Caulderon, Cap,
tain General Of that Province, and who was
to be COMMANDMENTS Chief Of the expedis
ton
g This force was encamped 10 several d.
visions, the elite Of which, composed OF
sooointantry and flying artillery. was sta
toned at ARGOS, (about IS miles from Ca
diz over the bay) and under The personal
command Of the Count.
By preconcerted understanding, the
whole Of that division leyolted on the 2d.--
seized and imprisoned the Count. placed it
self unanimously under the command of Gen.
Quiroga Of the artillery, declared tor the
Constitution to which they swore fidelity,
and Immediately took up the line OF march
for the Isle of Leon, where all the cloathing,
stores, munitions, provisions, &c. for the
grand expedition were collected to an i'm.
mense amount and on the Sd, at lOin the
morning, the advanced battalions entered the
townof San Fernando in the said Island.
where they found and arrested The Conde de
Cisn.ros, Capt. Gen. Of the Royal Navy,
stationed in the bay Of Cadiz, and intended
for the convoy of the s grand expedition. 8
Quiroga pushed ON for the town OF lsia.
where he established bis head quarters, and
issued his Proclamations as " General in
Chief Of the Constitutional Army" There.
as wella in all other places through which
he passed. the /" Constitution" was proclaim
ed, and embraced most cheerfulIy by the
people. In that place he possessed himself
Of all the Kings stores, as we'll as Of an inn
mense sum OF money collected for the dis
bursements of the expedition. "
!" The Naval Arsenal Of Caracas in the
bay of Cadiz was next an object of his att
tention. II was place of great military
strength, which the French were never able
10 take, though ihree years within FIVE miles
ofit--was abundantly stored with munitions
ofwar, provisions. arms, &c, had large por-
ton of the navy stationed there, the COM
mand of which would make him complete
master of the bay of Cadiz He made the
necessary arrangements to take it-General
Valdes OF Cadiz, suspecting the design,
sent battalion Of 300 men across the bay
to defend that important point, but to his
great modification, on their arrival, they
Joined the S Constitutional Army" and at 2
O'Clock the next morning that great Naval
depot was taken possession of by Gen.
Quiroga, all the Naval officers stationed there
made prisoners, & the San Julian, hip VI tie
line, and all other vessels, captured.
Since then, Quiroga has been employed
making the most of his SUGGESTS capable
OF resisting ten times his force--.is adored by
hisarmy--has plenty Of money, provisions.
s. stores of all kinds, and sends out his pro-
CARNATIONS inviting his counrymen TO throw
off the yoke of subsection and join him.
" Our last advices inform US, that the o.
Their divisions OF the army had joined him,
as also several parties from the country, and
tina. his force amounted TO twenty lone thou
sand effective men.
With al! this force and naval means.
night before lastS at o'clock, he was to at
tack 1.-THE city of Cadiz. and letters f,om
thence and from lsla assert il could not resist
hiu-but all distinctly indicate, that the
movement was mere matter OF forin--th that
perfect understanding prevailed between
Quiroga and the authorities there, and that
the gates would be open on his approach,
and in the course OF this day, we expect 10
hearit gas SO.
Tue Cortadura, an extensive ratification
on the land side, that commands the isthnus
connecting Cadiz with lsla, and about two
miles from heformer, had been strongly
garrisoned by gen. Valdes Of Cadiz, but our
accounts assert that the men were deserving
to Quiroga, leaving their cannon spiked -
These are heads Of what you have more in
detail by another opportunity, but will be IN
teres,iug if they arrive first,
The plot is avowed to be embraced
throughout the kingdom, and already reports
gather upon US from Gallicia and other pro-
vinces.
Things never looked so suspicious for
success 70 the Spaniards- at all events. e.
ven now, the second grand expedition is near
to the ----. =