American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-09-24
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The ship Thalla, Capt. Butler, arrived at Phia--
delpha on Thursday from the Island oil Sicily, via
Gibraltar, Sc days.
August 9TH was informed by respectable in
habltant oil Gibraltar, that union ot four 500
of the banshed Consttu.ionalists who had been Sc
GREETED along the coast had landed at Tenerife the
4th inst. where they were amicably received and
joined by the Garrison and have since been joined
by large number OF persons from the interior, my
informant could not say whether these persons had
committed an act Of desperation whether it was
a part oil general plan of instruction.
General O'Donnell who was at Algesiras, had
sent Two companies on the 9th reconnoitre in the
neghborhood OF Tarri6a who on their arrival there
Immediately joined the Insurgents.
He had arrested thirty individuals at Agesras
suspected of being connected with the captors of
Iarrlffa and ordered them for Cueta The ln.ur-
gents OF TariHa having received information of il
lifted out boat and captured vessel that was con-
Veying the prisoners to Cueta.
Two French frigates and Spanish schooner OF
war had been cannonadlng Tariifa on the 9Th, but
the wind blowing fresh from the west and the cur
rent setting strong through The gut they could not
hold to windward and bore up for Algesiras
report says 500, another 1000 French troops had
advanced upon Tarifa from the neighborhood of
| Cadlz. body of 200 OF the Exiles, who had been
living on board of different crafts in the harbour of
Gibraltar Tor sumo months past; left there the
Gun IN Stilail Vessels LOT
attempting descent something similar TO that of
Tsrifia some where in the neghborhood of Malaga.
left Gibraltar at six O'Clock on the evening of
the 9Th at which time the wind was fresh from the
Eastward, but the French irigates in Algesiras
roads showed no disposition to get under way when
! passed Them at 10 p. M. when off the point of
Gaulmesi four miles cast of Tarifa saw the fash
es and heard the reports of sharp skrmsh Of
musketry, which last about FIVE minutes; at |, be.
ing abreast of Tariffa aud within TWO miles of the
town, and heard cannonading on the hills
back of the town, and could plainly the course of
hot balls and rockets which appeared to be all fred
in one direction, namely, diagonaly across and to-
wards The bank OF the town, as the moon at the
full, and shone very bright, could distinguish OBJ
jects on shore, toerably well, which enabled me 10
remark that the island and town of Tarffa were all
perfectly quiet; the firing being confined to these
small hills apparently about one mile back OF the
town, from which concludes that the constitution
ass had not only kept possession of the island and
town, but had made good their footing on the main.
| AT half past the firing ceased with the excep-
ton Of single gun at long intervals, and at 80 min
utes past midnight the cannonaLe recommended,
and increased in violence until half past A. Nj.
when it became Tremendous, and in the short in
tervals of the cannonade, heavy and continued vol
lies of musketry could be plainly heard, as the wind
was east, and Tenerfe bore east, could hear the
firing until A. Nj. al which time it was lost in
the distance.