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Account Of Cadiz.
bay ; lower down the merchantmen are spread far and- ^ near ; and close to the town an incredible number of barks cover the surface of the water . The opposite shore is enlivened by the towns of St . Mary , Port-Real , and ¦ others : behind which , to the ' east , stands Medina Sidonia ; and further back rise the mountains of Grenada : westward , Rota closes the horizon . In a large bastion , jutting out
into the bay , is the custom-house , a very heavy and extensive building - The stir here is prodigious during the last months of the stay ot the flota . The exportation of French luxuries in dress is prodigious : Lyons furnishes most of them ; England sends out bale goods ; Britanny and
the North linens . Every commercial'country has a Consul at Cadiz ; those of England are the only ones not allowed to have any concern in trade . In 159 6 Cadiz was taken , pillaged , and burnt by the English ; but 'in 1702 it was again attempted by them , in conjunction with the Dutch , without success . ' .-. ' . -,
References To The Plate.
REFERENCES TO THE PLATE .
A . Cadiz . B . Rota . " C . Cadiz Bay . D . Sp-. inish Admiral in Chief . E . Light House . F . British Fleet . G . Four British Line of Battle
Ships moored in Shore . H . British Guard Frigate . F . I . Ville de Paris , Admiral Earl St . Vincent . 2 . Prince George . 3 . Victory . 4 . Nairrur .
T . English Transports . K . Engvish Frigates . L . English Guard Frigate , off Rota . M . Centre Division of the British . Fleet , consisting or Seven Ships of the Line . N . Starboar : ! Division of Seven ditto .
O . Larboard Division of Seven ditto , FIG . 5 . Britannia . 6 . Blenheim . 7 . Barfleur .
Lord St . Vincent , as soog as he refitted his ships after the glorious -engagement on the 14 th of Februarv , pursued the Spanish fleet into Cadiz Buy , where he has blockaded it ever since . The accompanying Plate represents the relative position of each fleet , as taken on ^ the spot by a British Officer , on the 18 th of Ma ^ last . The British are moored at two cables and a haif length asunder .
The British lies close to the Spanish fleet . The advanced ships of the hitter very close'to the British in-sho ' re ships . There are about thirty-six sail of the Spanish line in Cadiz Bay . The Spaniards talk of coming out , but shew no appearance ot carrying such intention into effect . The British fleet is in the highest order and spirits , and is plentifull y supplied by the Spaniards with all kinds of fish , fruit , and v-getables , boats from the shore daily and regularly coming off to them .
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Account Of Cadiz.
bay ; lower down the merchantmen are spread far and- ^ near ; and close to the town an incredible number of barks cover the surface of the water . The opposite shore is enlivened by the towns of St . Mary , Port-Real , and ¦ others : behind which , to the ' east , stands Medina Sidonia ; and further back rise the mountains of Grenada : westward , Rota closes the horizon . In a large bastion , jutting out
into the bay , is the custom-house , a very heavy and extensive building - The stir here is prodigious during the last months of the stay ot the flota . The exportation of French luxuries in dress is prodigious : Lyons furnishes most of them ; England sends out bale goods ; Britanny and
the North linens . Every commercial'country has a Consul at Cadiz ; those of England are the only ones not allowed to have any concern in trade . In 159 6 Cadiz was taken , pillaged , and burnt by the English ; but 'in 1702 it was again attempted by them , in conjunction with the Dutch , without success . ' .-. ' . -,
References To The Plate.
REFERENCES TO THE PLATE .
A . Cadiz . B . Rota . " C . Cadiz Bay . D . Sp-. inish Admiral in Chief . E . Light House . F . British Fleet . G . Four British Line of Battle
Ships moored in Shore . H . British Guard Frigate . F . I . Ville de Paris , Admiral Earl St . Vincent . 2 . Prince George . 3 . Victory . 4 . Nairrur .
T . English Transports . K . Engvish Frigates . L . English Guard Frigate , off Rota . M . Centre Division of the British . Fleet , consisting or Seven Ships of the Line . N . Starboar : ! Division of Seven ditto .
O . Larboard Division of Seven ditto , FIG . 5 . Britannia . 6 . Blenheim . 7 . Barfleur .
Lord St . Vincent , as soog as he refitted his ships after the glorious -engagement on the 14 th of Februarv , pursued the Spanish fleet into Cadiz Buy , where he has blockaded it ever since . The accompanying Plate represents the relative position of each fleet , as taken on ^ the spot by a British Officer , on the 18 th of Ma ^ last . The British are moored at two cables and a haif length asunder .
The British lies close to the Spanish fleet . The advanced ships of the hitter very close'to the British in-sho ' re ships . There are about thirty-six sail of the Spanish line in Cadiz Bay . The Spaniards talk of coming out , but shew no appearance ot carrying such intention into effect . The British fleet is in the highest order and spirits , and is plentifull y supplied by the Spaniards with all kinds of fish , fruit , and v-getables , boats from the shore daily and regularly coming off to them .