Alexandria Daily Advertiser

Extract from a letter received in Philadelphia, from Cadiz, dated August 1, 1803.

"War between this country and England inevitable. Many months cannot pass over without its taking place, and the probability is, that the northern powers will be engaged--also, The French minister here has completely gulled the English nation. He induced the Prince of Peace to deny an audience for successive days; & to pay the greatest respect and flattering attention to the ambassador of Great Britain, who wrote home to his government a circumstantial account of the proceedings on the part of Spain and of the probability of Spain joining them against France.

---It will occur to you at once the policy of this manner of proceeding. The Spaniards were expecting in all this three months about eighty millions of dollars, which had actually been shipped, and the whole sum has been received safely into this country. The great statesmen of the United Kingdoms could not see this their duplicity: they would not be warned by former experience nor the situation of this country absolutely dependent upon France, but suffer themselves to be duped by so shallow an artifice. The French ambassador finds no difficulty in approaching the closet of the prince now, and the British Minister sees with sorrow others enjoying the fruits of a harvest which might have been gathered by his own country.

"Mr. Young, our consul general, will very soon return to America. He is tired of being in office without sufficient pay to support him.

"An express arrived here about four days since from Madrid, in thirty six hours, to the governor, which is supposed to have contained some communication of great importance; certain it is that orders were immediately issued to mount the cannon round the walls and ramparts, which was yesterday finished, and the whole charged with ball.
It is supposed the English will vent their rage upon some sea port town.

"There is, and has been this month past a very hot press in all the towns of this kingdom; and it is determined to continue it until all the regiments and navy (now much reduced) are completely manned. The patrol goes about at night, enters houses by saying "Open to the governor," and takes all young men, of whom it has previously procured a list, who have no particular employment; and every man who is found with loose women after ten o'clock at night, is taken off for a soldier."