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v<?rnment interfered, and compelled 

 the dealers to dispose of all their 

 stock at a fair price, which was col- 

 lected by the corporation, and sold 

 in regular quantities to the bakers. 

 From this measure it was ascertained 

 that there was grain and tioiir 

 enough in Cadiz to last till the 1st 

 of May; and there is now every 

 prospect of an abundant harvest. 

 But, notwithstanding this supply, 

 the price continued considerable, in 

 consequence of the scarcity vviiich 

 htill prevailed in the adjacent cities ; 

 and no importations were expected 

 from the ^Icditerrancau or Baltic. 



The inquisition of Spain has re- 

 cently renewed its operation against 

 the sale or circulation of 102 diffe- 

 rent literary works: among these 

 arc, Locke's essay on the human 

 understanding ; which is condemned, 

 because its doctrines are pronounc- 

 ed to be destructive of moral ideas ! 

 and Pope's works ; which are cen- 

 sured as obscene, heretical, and 

 blasphcmoi;s against the Pope ! 



An article from Madrid of this 

 date says — " Our government has 

 combined, in concert with France, a 

 vast plan of military operations, the 

 execution of which will give a deadly 

 blow to the power of England. The 

 secret is perfectly preserved ; and 

 the extent of these plans will only 

 be known when it will be out of the 

 power of the onemy to oppose 

 them." 



From the camp of St, Roch it is 

 mentioned, (hat the troops which 

 form the blockade of Gibraltar on 

 the land side continued still to keep 

 the English garrison in motion. The 

 commandant general of the camp 

 constantly J;.ceps his troops on the 

 alert. Alarms are frequently given 

 at night ; the corps fly to their posts, 

 and the enemy to arms : but nothing 



new has been achieved. — It is 

 thought that the operations will not 

 commence with vigour before the 

 preparations making at Algcsiras 

 are complete. A large flotilla is as- 

 sembling there, consisting of bom- 

 badier-galliots, gun-sloops, and flat- 

 bottomed vessels, completely armed. 

 It is asserted that a considerable 

 body of French troops is on the road 

 to join the Spaniards in the attack ; 

 so that there is scarcely a doubt that 

 the seige of that fortress will soon 

 be commenced. 



Died. — Near Raiielagh, in Ire- 

 land, jNIrs. Bridget Kavanagh, 

 aged lis years, who has left four 

 sons, the eldest of whom is nearly 

 100 years of age. 



In Mecklingburgh-street, Dub- 

 lin, said to have been 104 years' 

 of age, iVIr. James Solas Dodd, 

 surgeon. 



MAY. 



1st. A poor man walked over 

 the cliff near Scaford. He was 

 dashed to pieces, having fallen from 

 a perpendicular height of 300 feet. 



The patriotic fund committee, at 

 a special meeting held at Lloyd's 

 coffee-house, have voted to general 

 Prevost, and the oflicers and men 

 under lis command, as a tribute of 

 their consideration for the gallant 

 defence of Dominique,* as follows : 

 To general Prevost, a sword, value 

 1001. and a pieci; of plate value 2001. 

 To major Nunn, a sword, value 501. 

 and a piece of plate, value lOOi. A 

 sword and a piece of plate of the 

 same value to captain O'Connell. 

 The sum of lOOl. to captain Colia 

 Campbell ; and the sum of 401. to 

 each disabled man, or who may have 

 lost a limb; 201.to each man severely 



* Vide Appendix 

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wounded j 



