The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-08

The following extract of a letter from an Am.
erican gentleman at Cadiz, will show to what al
distressing condition that country has been brot'
by the French Where is that liberty and happi-)
ness with which the Spanish people were to bel
endowed by the Hberators of their country And
what is the happy s, stem Of government to be es.
,ablished for their welfare To these questions
the present condition of Spain will answer.-Pil-
laged and torn to pieces by band of lawless ban
ditti, she bears more the appearance Of an eva
cuated fortress than of the once fertile, proud and
opulent Spain.
"Jan. 2Sth Cadiz is now completely un-
der the control of France and in CONNER
cial point of view, is nothing. Spain in
deed, as we believe, has fallen to rise no
more. The formidable batteries Of this
proud city are now stripped and harm
less, and its inhabitants are here under
the bayonet. of the French soldiers.
Two ships from New York and our
selves are all the Americans to be num-
bered in this spacious bay, where few
years ago seldom less than forty sail
could be counted at one time. No business
is now doing, or likely to be done here
very soon. A Spanish Ga gun ship ana a
brig have sailed on secret expedition ;
from all we cah learn they are to be joined
by French squadron at the Canaries and
then proceed to Lima with troops, to en-
deavour to restore that country to the old
order of things, the despotism of legltlma-
|cy."
FIRE Yesterday morning, about o'clock
1.-The Machine Shop attached to the Cotton Facto
rlry of MLane g Co. on the Brandywine, about
three miles above this Borough, was destroyed
|by fire, together with its contents. The cause
of this accident is supposed to have originated
'Imong some cotton, on which oil had been split
-Iby which spontaneous combustion was created
! The whole amount of damage is not understood
,|but We are informed, gentleman concerned 81
Inmates his loss at about $4,000
: NAVAL. PEACE ESTABLISHMENT
4 A bill was reported in Congress on Tues
.lday to re-organiZe and fix the Naval Peac'
Establishment of the United States. Th
!. first section Of the bill provides as follows
THAT the Naval Establishment of tn
dUnited States shall consist of one Vic
J.. Admiral, two Rear Admrals, twenty-eigh
= Captains, twenty-five Master Command
!. ants. one hundred and forty-nine Lieuter
:ants, fifty-one Sub-Lieutenants, ten Chap
n Ilains. forty Surgeons. fifty-six Surgeons
;. Mates, forty Pursers, nineteen. Sailin
q Masters, six Second Masters, four hundre
Q Masters Mates and Midshipmen, twenty
q six Boatswains, twenty-six Gunners, ST,
!. teen Carpenters, sixteen Sail-makers, to
y tgether with such number of petty officer
n seamen, ordinary seamen, and boys, as th
!. public exigencies may require, TO be dete
e mined and assigned to the different nav
d yards. stations, and vessels in the Nav,
r under the direction of the President Of tn
d United States: Provided, hoUerer, Thu
y the President may increase the number {
10 officers in all the grades, except the tw
n first before enumerated, not exceeding on
III third of the number annexed to each grade
ie WEST FLORIDA.
~ AS public curiosity has been lately e.