Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-09-27

nd of course must reduce the price OF
ssas0S' and Wines, both of whirh will probably
90 very low. IT,.
. ,,ers. free of any duty and IS as high at.
otb.r markets.
Tie most active and vigorous measures are
liking 10 invade England. cannot form any
' Union on the result. Tbs French are very san
soiue Of success, and much united. !"
Arrived, brig Ann Maria, cofin, Bordeaux !;
,ofeph Tinker, Martinique; S@ift, Phila-
yJ.lobia Cherub, -, Rhode Hland fchr.
Fi.ndhip, Aplip, Edenton N. e.
The brig l'hetis, Adams, has arrived at B2ur-
a.,ux. in 20 days from this port, after beating
Sr,, days IN the bay of Biicay, and being board
s9by s 3risifh hips of war, one Of whom put on
sc,,d is French pfiloners. who had been captured
on th.i. psf sgc from Gsadaloupe 10 Bordeaux.
Capt. Glad, Of the brig Jemina and Fanny,
arrived at Charleston on the 9Th inst. from Lon
gon has published the following extract from his
Loo book left Gravessnd. the 18th Of July,
and the Lizard the i6.h. In the Bay ct Bis
cav, was boarded every day by English priva-
,eers on the Dist Of July, was brought to
BY Guernsey org, a pirate. cruising IN com
uauy with cutter, both under French colours:
on. of their officers Immediately came on board
ord after examining the papers, declared that
,be vessel and cargo were French property, and
that all our papers were false; two more Of the
uiate's crew coming on board, began overhaul
imp the papers though neither of them were able
,oread or write they seemed to be well &C.
ouainted in Charleston declared the vedel did
not belong there, and that all the merchants
mentioned in the bills of lading were Frenchmea.
After consulting together some time, and finding
they could not detain the vessel, they began
70 break open all the packages, under pretence OF
looking for another set of papers but beng dis
appointed in their search, declared they had
mind to send the vessel to Guernsey for trial,
as they expected the cargo was valuable; that
they did not care for the London custom house
clearance, for the merchants IN London were all
roguss.
After OBTAINING US four hours, breaking open
several newspaper packages, and taking some OF
the latest, about two dozen bottles of porter,
and other small stores, dismissed US. BY an A.
mercan seamen on board, we found that the YES
sells name was the Hero, belonging to Harvey and
caryelI, Of Guernsey but could not learn the
captains name. There are upwards of 27o of
those pirates cruising in the Bay of Bscay, all of
whom are commissioned, making it very unpleasant
for neutral vessels TO fall i'll with them. July
18th, was brought to and boarded by the English
letter of marque Paragon, captain Hart, from Lii
vcrpool, bound to Barbadoes-she had taken TWO
rich French prizes, from New Orleans. bound to
Marseies
August 4th, was boarded by the English sloop
Of war Pylades, capt. Burrows, from Sierra Leona
bound for England, who had sprung his masJs,
and was in great distress for water and provisions;
had number of English families, passengers on
. beard supplied him with what We could spare,
and was dismissed with great p5hteness. We re-
ported TO capt. Burrows, the treatment we received
from the crew of the Hero, who promised to
make il known on bis arrival in England. Aug.
ssd in lat. %, %, long. OF, spoke schr. from
boarded by the American brig 3ellona, Delany,
Of New Bedford, from Bonavista, in distress for
provisions. Sept. 4th, off Cape Look Out shoals,
spoke the schr. Betsey, from Salem, bound to
Wilmington, N. C. "a days out.
Afrived time onr last,
Brig Ann Maria, Cofio from Bordeaux. Left
there ship American Packet, to sail in weeks
ong lhetls, and few others for this port; and
sehr. Evelina, Chapman, Of and for Boston; brig
Eagle, 6oden, sailed 6 DAYS before. Sailed in
company, brig Minerva, Sserry, for this port
Sept. 7th, spoke ship Eliza, of Nantucket, on
whaling voyage, ont l6 hours. 18th, spoke the
schr. Sea Flower, from Havana for Boston, out
- Gays. August 10th, in the River, spoke the
snip Bordeaux Packet. Of and from Philadelphia,
ior Bordeaux, out 80 days, Sept. 20, in long.
10 spoke ship William, Swaine, Of New Bedford.
out 2 days from this port. On the passage the
Ann Mana was boarded hv several Enol;sh rrua