Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-08-19

main IN .hi. port iii lach orders @a1l b.
received.
LII. ALTO laid, that the poor wretches on
board thefe vefels are almoR in = Gate Of
earvatiou-and that application has been
made for lupplies, to be paid for in bills
drawn on the Fifa Confal. Pfovihou',
they FAY, mutt Be had. If the paper Of
fered in payment will not be accepted.
what Is to be done I Perhaps, at this time
i, would be adviieable in our government,
to become ixlsys,, for BonaParte. This
would pieafe this powerful man, and fsr-
haps prevent his future powell and venss.
apee from being directed againa US. -
The reports Of, Saturday evening, in
eonteauence Of orders having beea gi,ek
70 iome ofthe Independent corps TO hold
themfelves in readioei,, and prepared for
battle, are truly lapghable. Iswas Aated:
as the cauie Of theie orders, tina, the COM
nander Of the French fquadron had tbreat
tened to fire Of sbs m.un, and take previ-
fons per force-Thas it was an in!uls on
his pa,ion to refofe the Confurs paper.
Another report was, that the blacks had
been Offered at 70 much head, in exchange
for provifous--sad if not taken, tie te7cs
1pz. ~ k bo~b4,lt1! A third report was
that the French commodore made pro-
petition to land the blacks, and let them
fhift for thealelyes-this was ALTO fefuied
axdfbe tezvs qr4, to be Ibid ia gSes!
! The fSd j., we are informed, that femc
difpoGtiou vss difcovefed on the part Of
the blacks, 70 rife and forcs landing.
This eiseomAancs was communicated to
the Mayor Of the city, who, no doobs
thought proper, ia cafe Of fuch an attempt
70 have .he nili,ary in readiness to oppofe
the laddint on our flores Of fet Of mem
10 much to be dreaded--men Injured to
plumber and familiar with The mof bloody
maaaercs--apdFripe fof every irecie' of
cruelty. 80
Arrived, the ,i,ip Walker, Clark, in
Sc days from Liverpool. Sailed in co.
the NIP Hettor, Dayie, for New. York,
aad the Eliza for Portland, the Thomas
Chalkley, in the river, and to fail frG
wind for PHILADELPHIA. the franklin for
Philadelphia, to fail 10th July (; the Tom,
Turner, for do 10th July /; the American
Eagle, for do. 18th July; the Columbus,
Burger, for do. ri July; the Jdno, Bunk.
er, July !; the anne, Trot, for Bottom
do. the Minerva, for do. the 18th July;
the Hope, for do. IfJuy; The Fame,
Lewis, of Bottom, for Baltimore, 10Th Ju-
"; the Alexandria, for Baltimore, 10th
July the Catharine, for Alexandria, TO
JOY, and others Whole names are dot Ne
collected. Spoke July 70, in lat. 81,
long. II. the brig Hope, u days from
W;lcaGet for Csdiz. July 10, in lat. AZ
long. s., 40, the ihip Eliza,'ia day from
Norfolk for Oporo.
Arrived yeaerday, the brig Lspwirg,
Taylor, from Cadiz. Spoke, July y,
lat. sc, long. 81, hip Argo, HowIard,
from cadiz for Bottom. Aug. 8, in LAT.
80, 81, long. 6a, brig Hopewell, Berry,
Of Salem, from New. York for Gibralter.
Iath, in lat. 20, II, long. 6s, thip YOU
kic, of Nswburypor,, from Alexani.ia,
for Cowes. Left at Cadiz June go, fnip
Refolu,ion, Peli, of New. Yo-k lnip
John. Laiher, of do; lhip Ann, and Ma
ria, Rathborn, ofdo. to fall in few days,
brig Psllas, Alfred, ofdo. briggs Mohawk,
Ms,hers, of do. Glory, Waite, Of do.
Wealthy, ANA, Morehouie, Of do. for
Gibrslter, in 4 days ; aBtutus, Taber,, Of
do. in a few days. Schr. .RiGpg; Sur,
Ripley, Of do. tor New. York hip Pc.
,apeo, Hughes, Of Philadelphia TIE
hip John & Phoebe, Clark, of Boz
ton; big Nabby, OF Portland, for Phi.
nip America, Chadwick, CT
Philadelphia. ~ ~