The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-26

viii be Finished in Spaia by .hc 10th Ja!yH
hut the opposition editors doubt it.
Count Abisbal arrived at BIyonne tho
18TH June, and left tie next day for Bnr-
deaux. Some Spanish consttutionalisls
from America having been ordered from
Blyonne, proceeded to Paris.
Fresh troops continue to be sent into
Spain from France.
On the 10th of June, cannonade wa.
heard at Bayonne, in the direction of 81.
Sebastian.
| The prohibition against printing, and a.
sainst introducing books and papers, has
been renewed at Madrid.
The French government has suspended
the Paris paper called the Mirror.
The prince of Canine (soa of Lucen
Bonapauej aud bis young wife, have pr,-
ceeded 10 Antwerp, to embark for the L.
! States.
The Portuguese count Amarantc, WHO
had been at Salamanca with or 1000
troops, set out June 3, on his return to
Portugal, leaving garrison at s.
Letters from Corfu, May 50, announce
that the Greeks have taken, by assault, the
castle of Lapante and they think Patras
will soon surrender. Pat.
CADiZ.-The officers of the Patriot
brig Bolivar (arriyed at St. Barts in run
of II days from off Cadiz) stated that the
bombardment OF that city by the French
had been carried on for two days and
nights before the b. left that coast. Du-
ring the day the firing was distinctly heard,
and at night the explosion of the bombs
was plainly visible. Our informant is not
positive as TO the name of the castle linen.
toned in yesterdays paper which was le-
ported 10 have been taken possession of
by the French Army. lie thinks it was
81. Roqne, but it may have been Rota-
(which is situated on prominent point If
the main land in the bay of Cadz, nearly
west of the city,
In the French blpckading squadron
there were said 10 be several very fast sail
ing corvettes-they had chased and over
hauled a Patriot cruizer commanded by
captain Mor5ridge, which has always been
rated swift vessel.
The Bolivar had made five or six cap
lures, three Of which were said to be very
valuable. Bait. finer.
CADiZ.-A correspondent of the New
York Daily Advertiser makes the follow
ing remarks relative to the situation of
CadIz 80 The Isle de Leon, on which
Cadiz stands is formed by the river ST.
Peters, which enters from the Atlantic a
bout II miles from Cadiz, at the castle Of
the same name, towards the MARSHES,
Which render Cadiz inyuinerable, and joins
the Bay of CadlZ at the celebrated arsenal
called Caracas. Vessels carrying from
800 to 800 bbls. can enter this river at all
times and can supply Cadiz notwihstand-
in2 any power the French may have to
prevent it. A friend to the writer of this
article was turned off from Cadiz in 1907,
by the British biockading squadron and
proceeded to gesiras-tlence shipped
I ms cargo TO Cadiz through the above
mentioned llver, paying about 25 cents per
ool. Tor hour, and In proportion for other
articles. This cargo, & perhaps 20 otherss
were shipped within view of the garrison
OF Gibraltar, and all arrived in safety
| Every one acquainted with the Straits
must know, that "A bIockading squadron
caunot prevent ii free passage as small
vessels, OF The above named burthen, Cav
4 NJ \ I'll 'ih''i tlIAJDtl NIllH Utdh VS.
sells must keep off, to avoid the Reef of
larlha, aud the shoals about Trafalgar.--
II, therefore, the English in l3O7 could not
prevent Cadiz being supplied from Alsesi-
ras, II IS hardly to be presumed that the
French can effect it now. An error, as to
distance, has appeared in several of our
papers, stating Port ST. Mary's to be but
three miles from Cadiz, when, on the con.
trary II is more than Scpen 1t is also sta
ted, that the Governor of Gibraltar has
prohibited the expectation of -four This
Is not AT all probahle-for the garrison has
no power over produce until it is landed
| ana any vessel may discharge her cargo in
the Bay, aud the owner may sell il to
whom he pleases, without consulting His
neutrality-suspicious. being, in every
| sense OF the word, free port"
-.s0s--
From BeNs' Uethly Messenger, .Ncv IL.
SUITEE.
The following interesting account of one
OF these dreadful sacrifices is extracted from
the letter of an English officer, whe super
intended the ceremony he describes -
j." B"'7ran Oct. l8,--In my present stu
a'lon 1t falls to my lot to preside over the
eN'cutloners of criminals, and also over
those horrible exhibitions peculiar to this
country, OF a widow burning herself on the
funeral pile of her dead husband and as
The authentic account of such a scene may
he interesting, send you short descrip-
uon OF suffice, at which was lately pre-
sent IN my new character of presiding
ono er.-The day before it took place, (as
IS customary report came from the po-
nee OF the widows intention to burn her
sen, II the magistrate gave his permission.
I'm the principle of religious federation, this