American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-09-24
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LATEST FROM SPAIN.
4 The intelligence from Gibraltar, by an arriv, :.
lPnlladepha, published In another part Of this nan
is fully confirmed by the schr. Lucinda, which all
lVed mere yesterday IN shorter passage, having eG
Il Gibraltar on The 18th u. Capt Fletcher inors"'
hat the Constilulionasts had possession Of TarT
A Spanish and French army was in the rear ana
two French irgates were lying off and on 1t was
reported that body of 500 cavalry sent against T.,
rita, had joined the Constituencies and tba, 4
several other parts of Spain the people had taken Mn
arms against the King, and it was expected lbr ~
volt would be general throughout the country in
short time. -
Letters from Gibraltar slate that Tarifa was Al,
tacken on The 9Th and 9th OF August, BY the lana
forces, but they were repused with considerable
Y loss, and the French commander was killed In,
Gibraltar letters speak OF the present movements
opan as being highly important. VALDEZ, lam.
phew OF Adm. Valdez, (who was Gov. of Cadiz when
the King was carried there,) is al The head Of The
Patriots at Tarfia
| Two French frigates, and brig arrived al AL
geslras on the 9TH, from Catiz.
Capt. f. came down the Straits in company with
The british fleet from off Algiers. bound TO England
The differences between England and Algiers had
been amlcabiy adjusted. .uer. .9dr.
Heroic .gtair.-The following account Of the
re.captute OF the brig FipdericL. OF Stoninoton
from the Pirates OF the Pacific exhibits one Of Inc
most brilliant teats we ever heard Of We under
STAND that when the Frederick arrived al Caao the
owners were SO much pleased with the gallan, con-
duct OF Capt BuFrolcS, that they immediately pte
scented him with the sum Of FIVE thousand dollars.
The Frederick, Capt A. III. Burrows, was can.
tufed on the 2olh December, near the port OF QuIca
wheie she was bound with cargo Of dry goods
Capt. b. relates the circumstances as ioows:-
AT 10 T. NJ. the Frederick was fired into by an
armed brig, and ordered on board with my papers.
After getting on board and being closely examined
respecting my vessel and cargo, they took posses.
sion OF my vessel and transferred the crew 10 the
pllva'eer. During The night they stood 10 the
southwark for Moulaendo where they intended
dlscharging my cargo; but the next morning, when
nearly abreast of The port, saw ship standing in
which they took for man Of war, when the prva-
teer and brig hauled of from the shore The CAP.
tain OF the prlvateer then told me that he should
SEND my brig TO the island of Chloe, and if chose
10 go IN her and she arrived SAFE ha; afeF dscharg
ing my cargo, he would give me up my vessel
l linking there might be some chance of recover
ing her, and knowing If ] left her should not get
her again, chose TO remain by her, and after much
persuasion l prevailed on him TO let me take my
son win me--but he would not consent 10 my TAX
ing any more OF my crew. Alter pundering my
vessel OF about $4,000 worth Of dry goods rice
rigging, and such other articles as they were then
~ want OF they put prize master and nine men on
BOARD, and ordered us to make sail for the island Of
Chiloe Soon alter leaving the privateer, learned
hat her name was the KintaneaIia, capt NaaIe- i
na' from The island of Chloe, and that they had
previously taken several English and Patriot vessels,
some OF which they had burnt, and sent the Others
% Chiloe' and that she had large amount Of mo.
ley on BOARD, taken from them. | also learned tina!
capt Mattaieana had formerly been an officer under
oehaVldes, and had headed gang in taking The
American brig Hersilia, at the island of ST. Mays.
from this lniormation and his conduct in plumber
hs my vessel ! had no reason to expect getting
ler again, unless | took her by force, which de-
ermined TO do whenever favorable opportunity
mould offer. then loaded my pistols, also those
u The mate, which had taken care to stow away
10 my first arrival on board, from the privaieer.
men informed my son oil my intention, and ordered /
nm 10 hold himself in readiness. Alter being 10 K
possession OF the captors days we succeeded IN +
etaEng her, drove the Spaniards below in the aId
nc OF me day, and then ordered them on deck one
i time, and tied their hands behind them, as had e
10 IRONS on board to secure them with. then
haPed my course for Calao.-The next day pu!
even OF the prisoners in whale boat, with prov.
IONS and wafer 10 last them to the land-the Other
hfee took with me to Calao, where arrived Two I
lays afterwards, and delivered the balance Of my +
argo to the former owners. Two days after my h
rival the privaeer appeared off the harbor Of Cal.
40, and the U. States schr. Dolphin, Capt. Con-
or,, and the British friga,e Tartar, Capt. Brown
maze sail IN pursuit OF her, but night coming on
he made her escape. A short time after that the B
rev OF French ship arrived in heir boats, haV-
ne been captured little to the leeward BY the PR
a'eer' who had taken from the ship S60,ooOg'