The Sun.
London, England, 1803-10-28 00:00:00

PxohlTHE AMERICAN' PAPERS.

. - • BOSTON, SEPT. :I. .
1(
RrcoXOs of Disease and, Deaths at Alexandria :
1 he' Council of this City, op the loth itlSr. an-
nounced the existence 'Of a malignant fever there-
in, and appointed a Cortimittee of Health.-r-On'
the
.rith,' the ComMittee published an account of
the situation of the town.fioM the loth of Aug List.
It sttes, from the reports of "the praetising Phy.
sicians, 'that during that tithe, 10¢ persons have been
attacked with malignant and Violent fever. They
add; that the disorder had not been contagious,: and
they
.flatter' theMselves that the., fugitive citizens:
may in a few dayi return with seiel, . • '
The Schooner Illottongobela Farmer; ,-Captain
Mu t. t. gRi. from Trinidad, arrived at New York on
Sunday last , (Sept. 18th). August 28, in lat. 22.
20. long: 6z. i.e. was brought to by a French Pri-
vateer, of two carriage guns, and 25 Men. While
going under her lee, they inhumanly fired three
guns, :ima several, vollies of small, arms, some of
which streek the vessel, and with the most ,libomi.
nable language, swearing the Schooner should pay
double for' the shot they fired, , bn the, Captain's
going on board with the papers, he was confined
.below by a guard fixed at the Companion. The
boa; returned With eight armed ruffians, who lin-
mediately begin plundeiing t after pilfering what
came In their Way, :they returned on board the
Privateer, relesied the capiain, and kuffered the
.Schooner to prated. On the 3oth August, the
above 'Schooner was brought in by another French
Privet* of a larger site; which plendered. she
crew of every thing that was left. After detain.
ing,her several hours; they at length perMitted her
to paced. t .
In consequence of the brutal tonduei of the above
Frenchmeni it is intinded to lay the atiir before
Congress inintediately on its being convened.
Arrived at Baltimore the Schooner Maria, Capt.
CitAca, from CapeFrani)ils which place slit left
on the tat of September. Col. Toussoite, Corn.
mandant of the Cape, came passenger. He informs,
that the British closely blockade the Cape, and
would not allow any Americans to go in. There
had been no arrivals from America since the 14th of
July. The illaria was boarded•when the tame out,
and treated politely:
Late accounts from St. Domingo inform us,, that
the French were about- to evacuate YagArrte/ and
Aux Cruse's, the Brigands, being.close to the town
in great numbers, and an attack momentarily ex.
petted. ,
. .
• Captain FAaiiiir, ache Schotoner Gtvil Intent,
Jamaica,
. , from informs, that a deputation from Cape
Nicliola Mole, arrived at Martha Brae on the utli
of August, *posing to surrender the place to the
British; which was rejetted. All *as tranquil at
Jamaiii. . .

The Mayot it(' Baltimore has issued his Procla:
Matiokii forbidding the erittance into that City, or
within three miles thereof, of all persons, as well at
baggar, or other goods, which h*ve come through
the Cities of New. York, Philadelphia, or Alex.
until they shall haVe been iS. days absent
theietrOm. the Proclamation to continue in force
Until reVoked.by the Mayor:
Infortnatilin has been '
received from s3ibadoes,
that a British Stitiadron; With Troops on board, had
sailed. on an expeditiah against Dedierarif. Late
ittounts from the latter plate state, that. the Eng.
lish were expo led there; and that the Goverinor
was determined to defend the place at long at
possible. The fortilltations were repairing and
strengthening..
Bulletin of Health at Philadelphia
Sept; ts, z Deaihs, 3 New Cased.
4 ditto.
ti, 5 dittb.
AcCounis from Alexandtia, dated the i7th, state,
that seven new cases had octurred, and eight deaths,
and that at legit two thitdi of the Inhabitants had
fled.
At New-York, on the t4.th instant, the:* were
12 cases and Its deaths. On the iith, io ditto
and 5 deaths.
SETTRdBER 27.
At Jim-Yolk, on the zoth of September, there
were 9 deaths and 17 cases. 21st, it deaths 22

cases.
At Philadelphia, on the i Bth of September, there
were 6 new cases. On the rgth, 12 ; 20111, 4 cases,
and 5 suspicious ; list, 4 cases, and r suspicious.
La Berfeau French corvette, so costly and tho.
roughly repaired by the United Stites, now makes
part of the British Navy, having recently been cap-
tured by the English neat Surinam.
The Louisville Paper of the isth ult. contains
the following information :••••..." An expedition is
expelled to leave this place shortly, wider direc.
Lion of Capt. WM. CLARK, and Mr. Lewis (pri.
vate Secretary to the President) to proceed through
the immense Wilderness of Louisiana, to the West.
cut or Pacific Ocean."
A letter from Niagara, of August 17, mentions
that a Conspiracy has been discovered among the
soldiers at Fort St. George, Canada. They intend.
•d.to made., the Officers, burn the Garrison,. and
IV to the United States. These soldiers are of the
,Sgth Irish Regiment, and about 150 in number.—
The Principals will be made an example of. It is
said encouraging letters froth Citizens of New York
were foundon them.

By the Leeward Island Mail, arrived yesterday,
brought to Falmouth by the Marlborough Pocket
in 3$ days, we ate favoured with the following Let.
tat from Antigua, dated the 14th tilt:-
1, On the Sth of September the Epuraid Frigate
fell in with thirteen armed Schooners from Gonda-
loupe, having soar men on board" destined to the
Island of Antigua, with a view of destroying the
Snglish Harbour and puck. ards there- The Fri-
gate took three of them, aril, the rest were driven
under the batteries of Gaudaloupe."
The same man is now Mayor of Dunkirk, who
held that Oftee when our Troops Caine before it in
5793. He was near being guillotined at that
time for not expressing in his countenance. sufficient
joy upon the retreat of the British.
The Rev. Pates Ft I LDI NG has been presented
by Lord GRANTLEY to the Vicarage of Wornesh,
in the County of Surrey, vacant by tbc death 9f the
late Rev. Dr. HILL.