Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

BOSTON, October 6.

Translated for the CHRONICLE,
From a French Paper.

INTERESTING NEWS from CADIZ.
Addressed to Citoyen Lanueat, Bourdeaux,
July 21, 1797.

"The enemy has not incommoded us, since our last of the 7th. Yesterday in the morning, a vessel, 3 bomb ketchers, and 3 cutters (5 vessels in all)-approached with an intention to batter the place, but the valour of our armed vessels was such as not to suffer their approach, and the enemy retired without doing any mischief.

You cannot think, my friend, how much we have laboured here this week and the last. The forces of the light squadron, such as chaloupes, cannoniers, and lanchons have been increased to four times their former number. The merchants have given four millions of reaux, for the urgent expenses of the present moment, and gratuities to the marines. The crew of the chaloupe which chased a bomb ketch have received 50 thousand dollars for their bravery-and that which chased a chaloupe of the enemy and took it, have received six thousand dollars. The contempt they hold the English in, has given so much valour to our marines, that they labor like lions. . Yesterday it was wished to change, or renew the seamen of the whole light squadron, but they all chose to remain 3 days longer, nor finding themselves fatigued.

The city has also armed some tartans, for hot balls; all is under the direction of admiral Mazaredo.

The English squadron is very discontented-it is in a state of insurrection. The seamen are not willing to come in their chaloupes to attack this place-because of the multitudes which they have already lost-besides, there is not much prospect of pillage.

Commerce is absolutely in stagnation the greater part of the inhabitants have quit the city Every thing is overturned."

The blundering manner in which the above is arranged leaves us rather in the dark, whether the date, July 21, is for Cadiz or Bourdeaux, if the former, it is the latest news from the beleagured city; and directly contradicts the recently received intelligence, that Admiral Jervis had left it, July 17, and was pursued by Ad. Mazaredo. If this Chronicle article is correct the Spanish Admiral is rather more generous than just. 50,000 dollars for chasing a vessel,and only 6,000 for capturing one ! It certainly arose from favoritism;" and, if true, ought to create discontents and murmurs. The concluding paragraph exhibits Cadiz as truly distressed though the English are held in contempt.

Mercury.

We are informed of an arrival at the eastward from Gibraltar, which sailed August 1; and that the English fleet still remained before Cadiz, at that date.