Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-17
PHILADELpHIA. Dec. j.,

Anived--ship George. (iate Rice) B.i,,oI
brig Swift, Swift, New Bedford sch'f Polly an.
Sally, Hodge, Newbuylo or Sally, RAN.
CharIeston Hancock, Chambers, R.cbm,na
Fame, Coleman, Nantucket; sioop R-yul,,,.
Spence, Sasrinsm.
Cleared : ship William, Smith, B,ltmor.
brig Echo, Gilmore, Boston.
Yesterday arrived, sloop Regulator, SD.ne.
from Surrlnam sailed from thence the 5yh io,t
IL company with the sch'r John, Loy.t,, for
Boston sch'f $1,000, Baily for do. brig Loy;ni,
Day, for do Jeff atPsrlaaribo, brig d ,y. RIOS,
Of Philadelphia, to sail in days brig FAM
Williams, Of Norfolk, to sail in DAYS brio
Neptune, Cross Of Portland, to sail IN 4; DAYS.
brig Harriet, Stevens Of do. to sail il 81 d,r,
brig -, Tucker, sof do. to sail in Il DAYS scb,,
John, Sasnders of Salem, dls.harging b;ig Be-.
ssy, Arnold just arrives brig HDsd, to sM
in two weeks for New York. Four DUTCH Fl.
gates, and three sleeps Of waT were l4yilg at foft
Amsterdam.
Nov. a, vas brought 100 by French p-iv,.
teer schooner Of IA guns, WHICH made us bois.
our boat oft, and take cur papers on board-afe,
examining the papers ard OBTAINING Us abcut one
hour, they dismissed us politely.
Nov. 5, we was brought too by privateer
sch's Of - guns, uuder English colours, who
ordered US to hoist our boat CUT immediately and
bring our papers on board after examining our
papers, and OBTAINING US about an hour, dismissed
US politcly--we found The sad privateer to b.
French, our of Guadalupe.
December lz.
BY the Matilda from New Orleans we learn
that on tie 18th, Spanish frigate had just ani-
we'd in the river Mississippi with specie to pay off
the Spanish civil and military establishment! there
prior to the removal of those Of the Spanish off.
GERS who chuse not to remain.
Various articles Of subordinate importance
have reached US by the same medium.
1t was understood at New. Orleans, that the
Marquis Casa CaNo, had been sent to New. Or
leans, by hi; court to arrange with the French
commissioner (Lausatt) the delivery Of the: coio-
ny to France. A disposition however was mani
tested on the part of the old incumbents of office
under the Spanish government, and who stillre.
NAMED under the circumstances OF the case in
discharge of their functions, to procrastinate the
delivery of IN. colony TO thc Unised States as
long as possible. This we are assured did not
arise from any hostile disposition Of the govern.
ment of Spain, bgt from the desire Of theindiv;.
duals 70 held stations under which most exten.
sive ard uniform system Of bribery had been ex.
erciscd in every department of the inferior admin
stration. The love Of Office, however, is not
likely to be grat'6ed in this respete we lean
from another quarter, that ear government which
it has been customary to designate as pusilani-
nous end destitute OF energy, has directed that
the place be taken possession of frs. 0reorains
to freaty-and TO talavry afterwards.
General Williamson left Pensacola on the 9Th
Nov. for the head quarters of the United STATES
detachment at Fort Adams ; whsnce he was to
proceed for New Orleans with escort Of about
two thousapd men, on OF about the twentieth IN
slant.
Gen. Wilkinsoh's detachtnentis thought snrI'
cient to do the bonors which courtesy requires
as our nation receives the favor, little holiday
parade ndrejoicing is cl,esp service on the ocsa
sion.
The Americans resident at New Orleans at
this time, are said to be very numerous; 'n'
great fes,ivity is expected to take place az the
transfer OF the sovereignty Of louisiana.
6aysra.