Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-01-12

to produce more ipeedily the aoioiute eel-
iation Of hoitilities, the Minifsr OF Ma
rine has ha.tened to addrefs Pafp ports to the
Br;,i.h Governmem. Similar ps6ports
are to be lent by tie Englith Admiralty.
They will be immediately divided among
the diferens ports of the republic, and de-
livered to ali ve1els ready to fail for parts
which they might reach before the expi-
ration OF the period fixed fer the reaisusi-
on of naval prizes, according to the I'd
article of the Preiiminaries OF Peace be-
tween France and England"
In THE Hoxt Of Peers, OF. 81, en- moti-
on that tbe Thank; !ftbe HgIe be .siv-
en- ~ Sir Jemes Saamnrez,
Lord Viltoun1 Nslfcu Iote 70 offer
few obferv.tions upon the occaaon, to
thei, lo5dfh;r.. He ebieryed that he
we'll knew the merits Of SIR James Sauna
rez, thar he was in habits Of intimacy,
and contidered himfelf as under obligations
to him. F.e had the honor to be his iu-
perior officer At the atticn off the Nile,
and had there good opportunity Of Wit
netting his gallant and :neritoricus con-
dust. Indeed, it was aimolt impotiible
obicrvea his lordhip, it could be other
wife, when it was known under whole
| tuition he had acquired his naval tactics.
He was bro't up under Lord Hood, ard
| had ierved under many Of our mott ap-
proved commanders, and, if he may be
allowed the expreG;on, had hn!lhed hi.
education under that truly iI'Carious COM
| msnder who fat near h;m.--[ The Earl CT
s.. Vincent, feeling the full force Of the
compliment made the noble and gailan,
| lord verv low bow.
His lord;ip preceded, as the noble
mover Of the ,han!!; lad done, to refer to
fonc particulars in the action, which
! unaffected the zeal, talents, and intre.
p;disy Of Sir James saumerez, and the off,
Gers under his command ; and he obierved
he had no difficulty pledging himfelf,
that had the wind proved favorable, they
would have bret every one of the French
| squadron into Gibraltar; and he likewiie
comrlimen,el the exeTti, rs Of ,heic Com
manders in reh,ting their fhips a. GibrAl-
tar, as an inaance of indufry and peIie-
verance in that line never exceeded. In
che cou,ie of his observations, the Noble
and gallant Lord remarked, thar on Eve
different occaiions, he had himieif the no.
nsr of their Lordlhip's thanks and that
III ieveral initances, he had been indebted
for the fervices he had achieved, to the
| Kill and intrepidity Of Sir James Sauna.
req it was, therefore, wit. the greateit
iatisflt,ion, he had Jua voted for the
thanks to that truly meritorious officer.
The noble Lord, in the courle of his ad-
dreis, fpoke in general with great len6bi-
'ity, and with an injenius boldneis. In
one or two iniances he made fhort pauie,
apparently for recollection. His delivery
upon the whole was intereRing, and ltri-
kirgly expreGive of the Naval Chieftain !;
| and Throughout the whole Of his address,
he was lilcned to with the mott relpeaful
! attention.
The fchooner Lady Wafhingtoa, Jas.
| Lamb, matter, who failed from this port
| on the asth of December for St. Jago de
! Cuba, foundered at Tea in long. SO, 80,
lac. 81. On Saturday laf. The crew were
taken Up BY the !chooner Beaver, captain.
Fernalds, and brought into this port YET.
terday.
Arrived, the nip Commerce, -,
G-eerock: Atlantic, Rois, Brifol -
Hunter, Atop. St. Croix; 6h'rs Mehi-
table, Smith, do. Good Intent, Brooks,
Charleaon; Determined Rover, -,
Curacao.
Cleared, fhip Ocean, Smith, Liver
pool; !chr. Nancy, Harvey, Guada:oure;
Aoop Malon's Daughter, Robinion, Gu
ba.
The Maria Elizabeth, Holling, for
Savannah, paRsd by Graseend the 9th of
November.
The lhip Lydia paAed by Graveferd