Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-10-21

raby Ko0wn' may al the present moWenl
he considered interesting. Speaking OF
The effects, which TIE shells from The ter
rible mortars we have mentioned, had on
the inha pitants OF Ca1iz. he says, "they
created an alarm amongst the inhabitants;
such as were rich nough took their families
20 the lsls, which was speedily overflow
ed with 'hess frightened emigrants.. The
meanest rooms in the remote corner Of the
city. which had been hitherto unattaiae d
by these fearful messengers of death, were
bred at the most exorbitsnt prices, and
and the vaults under the Muralla, which
were bomb proof, and which served as
public magazines, were opened every
night for the rece piion of such as had in
terest enough to obtain Abundance. But
il was wonderful 10 see bow soon the ge.
morality Ut the inhabitants became fsmIli
arized to the horrid hissinss Of these wing
ed deaths. The little effect which they
produced, and the smallness OF the mum.
Der who suffered from their tall almost re-.
conciled the citizens to the noise OF their
approach. The admirable precautions a.
dopted by the authorities, contributed n.
a great measure TO this end The houses
in Cadiz are very generally surmounted
by high towers, 10 support which. the
walls on the side where the torres, are e.
rected, are OF excessive thickness: II was
soon found that these walls we're sufficient
" strong to resist even The accelerated
force with which the shell tell; and the
governor lost no time 10 publishing list
OF the streets where these supporting para.
Aa nj
toe shells, stfor1ing consequently de-
fence from them With these every IN.
habtsni became soon acquainted; and as
the shell. with its comparatively slow mo-
ton, required upwards o! a minute to
perform its heightened Journey men were
stationed 10 two OF the principal steeples
OF the CITY, whose glasses enabled them
10 obtain The earlies information OF the
discharge ot the well known mortars. from
the smoke which accompanied: this event
was instantly announced TO The city by
sIhgIe stroke on an enormous bell, at which
solem sound, every individual sought sate
~ in the defence OF the nearest supporting
wall which occurred to his mind, The
silent pause which every where tol
lowed the awful bell, was only interrupts
ed by the tremendous voice OF the engine
of destruction, as it approached With IN.
Creas,ng rapidly; and The cessation OF this
stunning sound, produced from every pr
Gus SPaniard an exclamation OF thanks!
giving, accompanied BY a hasly sign OF
the cross"
We cannot suppose the French officers,
to whom the bomsardmeDt OF Caoiz has
been IN rusled, ignorant of the facts sta
ed BY Mr.. Dallas, who was an eye wit
ness OF the events which he narrates.-
Yet. il we are 10 believe ,he conductors OF
the Paris papers, the mad project OF redu,
cling Cadiz is TO be again Attempted, and
that by means which the Creates general
% Europe found to besO inefficient, that
be was compelled 10 resort 10 others OF q
more powerful nature bit which ~ ne
end he was convinee d were also ia"va'l
ing. We can only account for the. stfs6ge
cooduc, OF the Duke d Angouiome, by Sup
posing, as has been already stated, that he
ha received peremplory instructions from
Paris TO carry the place cost whut Il mould;
for alter the p siiive refusal OF the Cores
10 listen to the terms ne had propose !, 1t
cannot be imagined that he would EXPECT
that body to be frightened into compliance
by threats which they we'll knew be could
never carry into execution. We appre-
nent therefore. that the Preach army be
fore Cadiz 10 doomed to experience the
fate which befpi that Of Napoleon. and
thus teach another lesson TO despots. that
all attempts to subiugate a people who
are determined ~ be Tree. are vain ana
fruitless.