Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-01-15

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qualified by lay1; two infpettors for re.
ceiving illegal votes, kaowing the
fame TO he illegal; and another for
putting q ticket into the box for a man
who was not prefenr al The election, vot-
ing as his proxy. Prolecutions are now
depending againa thele perlons, it would,
therefore, be highly improper at preient,
TO make any remarks on their condnct.--
We would merely lay that MIR. Rodney
mua take his feat in Consfels under very
conidcr4bie embar1aanenls. FED. DIX.
Welearn from the captain Of the Coop
Selma, arrived laf night in FL days from
Port Republican, that the navigation Of
the Bite Of Leogane was very dangerous.
The Negroes capture all veaels they fall
lin with they give no quarters, bat put
every foul 70 death. Three. American
vcilels have been taken by them, and the
crews maaacred. A pailage boat from
Leogane 10 St. Marks, with A. fouls on
board, was taken BY enc OF thote bafges,
and every, foul murdered. The women
they put to the ignominious torture OF
boring our their eyes with 3 cori<lc;ew,
in ripping up The bellies Of thoie with
child, and expoiing the unhcrn Intanl
to the eyes Of their expiring mo,
theirs The day after this trsnla6,iou
took place, the aforementioned boat was
at laa captured by the boats q a French
frigate, after desperate reiltance. She
was manned by 20 Negroes, lot when
were killed in the action the iuryiging
three were brought to town, and expoied
to the rage OF the populace, who kicked,
toned ard trampIed them to death. Even
women, to CRAFTY their revenge for the
murder of their fex, itamped on their
heads until they expired
The war between the French and The
brigands continued TO be very bloody.
They gave no quarter 90 either hde. The
Negroes were numerous, but badly arm
ed. During battle, thoie in the, rear
rank lfxnd with their arms folded, and
ifsp forward TO fuppiy the places Of shoie
thar fall in front.
Frequent actions had taken place on The
plains, near Port Republican, in which
the French were iucceistul but the town
was clofcly beieged at the tine of the
Selima's falling and the brigands COM
mitted great depredations under iFs very
walls 200 plantations have been deRroy-
ed in that neighborhood. Three OF the
Negro encampments were plainly TO DC
feen from the lhipping in the harbor.
Nee9-l0rk Paper.
Extrna eta letter, dated Ha0re, OF. IA.
/" The new duties that the French 60
vernrnent has laid on Wet India produce,
coming in foreign bottoms, will preiu-
dice yer much the commerce OF the Unit
ed States with France. American vef-
fels will not be able to import into this
country even the natural productions OF
the United States, unlefs the American
government take fome effettual neafures
TO lecure 70 us this valuable privilege, by
impoGng on French vehsls and goods
duty equivalent to the one that ihoie OF
the United States are fubjected TO, IN this
country.
/" The articles which bei fuit this
market, and can fill be brought here in
our vegsls without paying high duty,
are oils, indigo, cochineal, potah, dye
woods, cotton, rice, whalebone. deer
films, in the hair, hides, tortoiie- iheil,
bees-wax, lignum- vita, and mahogany.
American tar and ,urpentine will not an
fwer this market, that of the Baltic is al
ways preferred. The fame prejudice reigns
aeain} oak timber Of the y. States.
g Tobacco will anfwer we'll, provided
it is fhipped in French bottoms.
!" Tobacco imported in French bottoms,
and put into Entrepot, may be exported
from thence, free Of duty, any time With
n, III