Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-05-28
From A CHARLESTON PAPER.

FROM CHARLESTON PAPER.
TIE ialleqoing mt0,mation is communicated
n BY a gentlemau rcbo cane 9cOSzSer IL
Ike bng Elisa captain Neil, J,sm Ma
aefa.
!" The brig Eliza failed from Leghorn
on the 18th OF January laf, bound to Ma
hon, in tie iland of Minorca but was
obliged to put into 1ollon by frefs of
weather. On the 10th February, while
fhe remained at Toulon, captain Neil was
informed, by the captain of an Englifh
tranfport, arrived there from Alexandria,
that he faw FIVE fail of yefels crpizing
on the Wet Coat Of Sardinia, one of
which under Tripolitin colors, came under
his fern and fpoke him. The Eliza de-
parted from Tonlon, and on the 18th Feb.
at s, P. NJ. the N. E. point Of Minorca
then bearing w. N. w. difanee ten miles,
two armed fhips, one OF which was pola-
ere, and leemed TO correfpond exactly to
tie Greek bsilt fhip delcribed by Mr..
Cathcart, were dacovcred laying too near
the entrance of Mahon harbor at the
fame time three other yefels apparently
connected wit, the former two, were diff
covered on the louth eaft quarter, Handing
flom the coat of Sardinia. Smpeeing
this to be the Tripoline fquadron feen near
that illand, capt Neil hauled his wind and
food to the N. w on which one oil the
three Observation-Disclosures gave chafe
fhe was feen chatting at 6, A. NJ. ga Light
had Eometimes been difcovered afern du-
ringthe night: but at 9, A. M. loft hgh,
Of her in gale ofwind- the Eliza being
then about ten leagues from Barcelona.
(" The EGex frigate, capt. Balnbridge,
failed out of Gibraltar on the 10Th Of
March, to cruize in the Gut, where it
was faid piratical ve1el, manned chiefly
with negroes, had fallen in withand plum
dered veGel bound up the Streights, a
few days before.
6 The Tripoline fhip, which has been
70 long blockaded in Gibraltar, was Gill
there when the Eliza failed but the
crew, except IS or 20 men, had left her.
The Bafhaw had made offers, through the
medium of Mr.. Simpfon, the American
conful at Tangier, to have her diiman-
tied, and her guns and flores difpofed Of,
provided commodore Dale would farnilh
her with pats to SO home in that fate to
Tripoli but it appears that this offer
was refufed. The brig that was in CON-
pany with her, has been fold to tbs Spa
niards.
/" A report was prevalent at Gibraltar,
that the Balhaw had purchaied and fitted
out at Mahon, large Zebeck, mounting
~ guns-the fame that was cut cut OF
Barcelona Roads about three years ago,
by the crew ola Britifh fhip Of war, who
boarded her from Swediih .yeael they
had taken poGeiion Of for Il purpofe,
and which caufed difpute, at that time,
between the Spanih and Swedilh courts.
oSome French officers belonging TO an
armed fhip at Toulon, had gone on board
the Bottom frigate to dine with cap. M'Neil
when the Commodore having made a fig
nal for falling, the Bottom got under way,
and thele officers is gone with her to Tri.
poll. "The brig William, ofCbarlefon,
capt. Strokes, failed from Gibraltercn the
10Th Of March, boundto Falmouth, with a
cargo Of oil from Galiipoli."
Exf,aas from q Londos Price Current,
44pnlo.
e., S. D.
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