American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-11-21
INTERESTING ARTIcrr

| "'eh throW iight upon tho L.,
ceedings at Cad'z and the Trocadero, T, .a'e
these iacts is by several days earlier ,h,a "s das
lure Of CadIS; but they serve 10 abate ~. we
ment al that uniol tuDate event. II ,,. 's0Nl
ven The treachery OF those Generals VIII wa ns
lihtrus'ed with important commands ba, "du O'
ruinous to the cause of Liberty, as tbew.n,%IsN
lgy talent IN those who were unoues,;o0., VI so
lui. The inhabitants of Cadz the ,n,l;,;' aOV TAI
troops OF the line, were all well disposed - s"u
sttuhon-all brave and perfectly ready os ss N1
10 death; but the want of sagacity, me n.s Sr''c
ana even apathy of their leaders, prreI S"Es 81
chance oil success. AS an illustration ..
the courage and negligence Of the SnaoiS"s s'
VIII relate what passed before and a, IN, ,""'l
the Troeadero. Our account conn, Gro." s'"s
witness. Two days before the surpri,. or ~ 4"
1t was observed that the French wer. r..a @e
sing inc csnai IN two columns, each nealv y,
thousand strong The Spaniards BETRAYED M
OF alarm, but put themselves in readiness n
he attack Some English officer, who We. III
advised them to reserve their FIRE iii n, r.'
should begin to mount the glacis. The ,roo".
the garrison, consisting Of the Madrid ,nilhis
The regiment Say Martial, implicitly followed "
|advice-lhey waited till the French sscenId u,
crest OF the Blacl': they then poured unoO h,n
IRE oil grape and musketry, which made ,h.m"
way md hen, assisted by their Enplish %.'
they dashed into he canal alter them and r.,""
the TWO columns with the bayonet ,wadnr m aM
necks IN water. 1t might be supposed tia, M
such defenders the Trocadeto was safe ~. fir
nlghs afterwards II was taken almost vitbont -.
lance under circumstances the most bumil,,n
On the night or rather morning, OF ,ts caYut
about hall past two, loud shrieking was heard
the streets OF Cadiz, and women with cb,dn'
their arms were running about excIsnipp on
they were sold, betrayed; = that the French s,I
at The gates" This extraordinary alarm arosefu
the circumstance oil several boats being seen to Al
proach the lsla, close 10 Punlaes, while, BY thelp
OF the hire from the batteries and some gun hipl
soldiers were seen DISSEMINATING in great Dumhrp
A cry was at the same time heard that the TM
dero was taken. An immense mob immediate,
collected and beset the Government house yb.
the Prime Minister Calatraya, and his collvaeu
Manzanares, were in deliberatlon The Minister
soon appeared at the windows, and spOkesmaBss
appointed by the mob, who all remained penen
sent while he stated The object oil their assembling
lie said, they did not come TO disturb or fgh
The Ministers they came solely for Justice; The D.
had heard that the Trocadero was taken lh
wanted to know whether its capture wa, owing
IreaChery, COW ardlce, or neglect. II il was OWN
10 any OF these causes they demanded the punish
nent Of the offenders. The Minis e. Calattava an /
,wered, that all he knew at present, was lie hc
which they all knew from report tina, the Tiocady
o was taken but the cause Of that deplorabr ~
sslrophe he did not know. He would, however
institute an inquiry among the sold;l !
Who were arriving from that garrison, and woul
D the morning acquaint them with the result
'or the present. he babe them in the name oil Ih1
aw to depart to their homes The mob chsetd|
nm, and Immediately dismissed.
Calatrs,a and Manzahares thea began their M
Jury among the soldiers who Lad escaped an
Tier an investigation which lasted all night IOr1
objected the following facts lit appeaed thai
uard, consisting, of Lieutenant and about ol1
nenwere in that 2 III of the ortle which was mO1
Gees BILE rom the canal. The meh who had Ose h
IA rassrd with constant labor for several days Sn"I
OF the proper relieIs, brcame completely exhaust
d, and it is believed Tell asleep Aboul TWO 10 'N'
morning, il being exceedingly dark, the f'epej
rossed the canal, having their allies the opam''1
Jltras in their front. The noise in SOME dest7
nseparablc from the movement oil so large OOTl
I men, ust served to arouse little the aUe"VOJ
t the sleepy garrison; but their alarm suoS'a'
Vhen they heard themselves carelessly addresses
u the Spanish tongue with the phrase OF : ~
isturb yourselves we are all friends" % 'e"l
ured, they laid themselves down, ard It was "l
ntil after some time that they saw body o. l"'1
! The garrison far outnumherng themSeH'''
hey took the alarm the bugle sounded 10 a'n'
nd pre-, emily body oil their trends came Up a"Dl
red, but being addressed in Spanish by lhe,' WI
onents, who asked them in affected astonIsH'''"
sw they could fire on their com ades' they Oe'a"'
and in an instant the conlusl'n WEI
:ndered incurable by the arrival OF large U'u'
French troops Thus in the confusion 'e9'.
nee was impossible, and the French WIN ''"''
any loss, took possession Of the fortress
When the mob met next day before oa'aua, IL.
ouse, he told them this story adding '"'' VI"
.utenant through whose negligence this a''' Nv,
sd happened, had been killed by the mrs. '"Y '
e mob ther quietly dispersed. Besides '"' loi.
sposiion of the inhabitants of Cadlz' OIL INC ""n
of Madrid, which were stanch to man V I.r
the regular troops who had given no g'ou .'hicbI
splcion, there were other circumstance 90 "OnII