Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1784 edition. Excerpt: ... ver between forty and fifty British prisoners 1780 of wat: they confidently afiert that 14 fail May of tlie line, feverat frigates, and a number of yth transports with troops, were hourly expected to-fail from' Cadiz, but their destination was only matter of opinion. Last night four deserters, who endeavour-8th eds to-reach the Ga-nifon, one only escaped safe; three we?e either taken or shot by the Spanish horse patroles-He is one of the-i Walloons, and fas, that the Spanish Gene-ral has received advice from Madiid, to fire, whenever he thinks proper; 52 taFge mor-tars-are mounted in their line, % with an in-credible number of cannon. Fiomthis in-telligence, we may conclude, that a bomb- ard'ment will sho'tly take place..-This day a foldiei was executed for theft. He died with geat cont'ition and penitence, seemingly sensible of hi& situation and wick-edness. This day the Spaniards executed two men, 9th we suppose them to be those whom they took on the night of the 7th inst. This day carac in a deseiter f om Spain--1 ith he is a native of the place, and the first that we have received since the commencement of hostilities. Last night came in a boat from Tanaier, 12th with fowls, pidgeons, and leather The enemy chased hcrunder the guns. 1780 This day a la'ge Swedish sliip having ap May proached Europa, we fired a shot, to oblige j5th her to come in; but to our disappointment, found her cargo to consist of salt only. This imrnin the Sweed failed from here, but Barcello's cui?ers afterwards brought her. into Algaziras, for examination. A X'-b-'c arrived at Algaziras from the eastward, towing two large gun-boats. j8 h This morning twohoats airived som Tangier, with fowls and lemons;--rthey bring word, that the Fly packet-boat, was on the..
