Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-09-19

IN me army which all abandoned him; AS II did
Ahishal on former occasion.
Provisions are not searce-this place is
constantly supplied from Gibraltar"
(N. Y. Mere. Adv.
FROM HAVANA AND SPAIN.
baltimore, Sept 1.-THE fine schooner
Dart, captain Breck arrived here last evening
in eight days from Havana. From our cor
respondent there we have received files of the
.Notic,oSio and Diurio Ia the 9th September
inclusive. A letter To the editors, dated on
the 18th instant, mentions that the principals in
the late conspiracy are in custody among
whom are the" anticipated Governor, Admi-
raj, defendant" &c. The writer supposes
there have been AT least one hundred persons
| arrested among them many negroes and
mulattoes. There was said 10 be scarcely
case of fever, notwithstanding there were ma
ny strangers there.
AT the time the Dart sailed, affairs at Hava-
Ma were perfectly tranquil
The U. S. brig Spark and two small schoon-
ers arrived the day before.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Our translator, tn whom we handed the pa
pers, informs us that those of the 9th instant
contain the notification IF the declaration of
war by Spain against France, then, for the
first time only it would seem. officially com
Captain General of Cuba.
The lastpapers are filed with the official
bulletins Of he Spanish armies received by
recent arrivals at Havana from CadiZ. The
last Cadiz dates are TO the 22d July inclu-
sive.
Barcelona date of Gosh July states that
severe battle had been fought in Catalonia.
The Spanards were commanded by NINA.
In this battle, the Baron d EroIes was so Sc
verely wounded in The breast and hand that
he was not able to reach Vich. Romagoso
was also wounded, and the sangnnary Tar-
rdgonG was killed. The destruction was great
on both sides, but we arc waiting lsays the
writer with great Impotence for the official
accounts. The Spanish troops co, cred them
selves with glory.
The above is all the Information that the
lateness of the hour would permit our trans
laior to furnish for this mornings american.
Extract of letter from gentleman on
board The Congress Frisdtc, dated Gibraltar 8,
Goth July, 1928: " We have Just returned
from Cadiz where we have received our ou;e-
tus as it regards an entry into that port.
" In my last mentioned Mr.. Rodney's re-
naming at Gibraltar, and ourntentiun TO sail
the first favorable wind for Cadiz with Mr.
Nelson. On our arrival OF that port we
found 1t bloCkaded by two seventy fours, five
irlgates and several smaller vessels-one of the
irisates delivered d very polite message from
the admiral, expressing his wish that we
would not attempt To go in we, however, af-
forwards boarded the admiral who without
ceremony informed us, that we must not en-
ter as the port was in strict state of block
AIDE, and as Capt. BiddIe had no orders TO 60
to Cadiz we could not of course force it. The
French commander, however, had only
the day before permitted the British Fri
gate Tribune to go in under the plea that it
was blowing too fresh for her to come to- an
Choir. But that was mere pretence Her
passport was British influence
The British admiral informed us, that all
the foreign ministers had left Cadiz: that an
American gentleman, whom he supposed TO
be our Charge DeS .96aireS bad sailed the day
before in small boat for this place. The boat,
however, has arrived and the person alluded
to, proves to be secretary of Mr.. AppIeton's
with dispatches for Mr.. Nelson, in which our
resident at CadZ recommends in very urgent
terms, Mr.. Nelson's coming to the seat of 90
vernment in this ship, but by no means to
venture by land.
have seen Cadiz newspapers as late as
the 21st inst which contain an account of thu.
sOrtie made Ivy the Spanish troops of that
place, upon the French besiegnS army in
which the former we're most successful. The
French lost $50 killed and wounded, and were
driven from their position. TIE Spaniards
1870 killed and wounded, and now occupy the
former French station. The conduct Of the
Spanish soldiers is spoken of in most exalted
terms particularly a regiment from the pro-
vince Of Valencia, which displayed cou-
rage peculiarly their own" The wounded, as
they were brought into Cadiz, passed through
the Constitutional square, IN which is an in
scription dedicating il to that service, and eve
ry one To a man had their Filters stopped
Though probably many of them in dying cir
cumstances) thatthe might renew their oath
of allegiance.
The success of this sortie has given the
Spaniards fresh hopes, and ! most anxiously
pray they may be fully realized.
" Yesterday some smart skirmishing took
place between party Of the Consiitutonalsis
and Royalists ia which the former we're de
feated, but they were attacked by very supe-
rior numbers. Poor fcll0e who can but hi |
ty them they have to Withstand an almost g. |
quail force of their own cOuuirymen. backed /
by an overwhelming Holy Alliance. This at