Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-07-07
BsIDcrowN, fBaR. JUNE II.

BsIDcTowN, lBaR.) JUNE II.
The anxious interval between our Taft
publication, in which we had looked for
lomerhidg important and deciGve from
Eoglsnd, has 20. paaed without fome in-
tere,t, but has been marked by fuch aroag
meaiures as thew the vigilance and atfi.
witty Of the Naval department on our
easion. On "wednesday night, bis Ma,
jeay's chip Cyaue, capt. Maxwell, bro't
into CarliIle Bay the French tranfport
L'Aasl0ids, % days from Rochelle, bound
TO Martinique with troops. The princi
pal officer is Lieur. Col. Peitavy, Chef
de I'd Bataillou de Ia Io7 DENT. Brigade |;
and there is an Adj. Major, y Other
officers, and 3z9 men on board. Alto a
French bark L'Akr,r, commanded by NJ.
lie Jeun., Lieutenant de Vatican, with
Coco barrels Of powder, IS "A Founders
and fnot and ih-lls, from L'Orient AZ
days, bound TO Martinique. The above
fhips are at anchor off Charles Fort, with
fails unbeni, and rndders unfhipped.
Thunday evening intelligence was re
ceived from ST. Vincent, of French
b:ig, with Ico troops on board bound to
Tohago, having been carried into that
port by his msjeay's aoop Hornet, Capt.
Hum.
Every attention has been paid to the
comfort and convenience Of the French
Ulcers and folders Of the two fhips brought
inhcre. The chief de Battalion, Peitavy,
and the Adjutant Major, have quarters
allotted to them in Bridge Town the
other officers, in certain proportions, are
permitted to come on flore on parole,
fubjea to proper reftriaions.
The fix have been conducted to the
general Hofpital at St. AIMS, and they
gratefully acknowledge the humane kind
nets aud attention which has been fhewn
20 them by Dr.. Burke, and the other gen
tIeman Of the Medical Staff.
The Chsf.e Bataillen and Major hined
with the Commander Of the Forces on
Thnrfday, and with Lord Seasorth on the
following day.
The private fhip Triton, hired for the
purpoe, has been dispatched to England by
the Commander in Chief, in confeqpence
of the detention Of thefe vefeIs, and
LIEUT.. Col. Murray and Naval Officer
failed in her.
Exra9 Of letter fyo,s gentleman IN
N<vis to bis friend ~ Norfolk, dated
bs14fb June.
I" AID 70 far does Commodore Hood
think of The prefent appearances of War,
Thar hehas tent into Barbados two French
frigates and three tranfports bound from
France to Guadaloupe.'
A letter received at Peck's coffee honfe,
{ Baltimore) dated Cape Francois, June rs,
1903, fates, /" That they have had no
attack on that place, and the brigands
have entirely quit thar part Of the iaand
but thar they feared the fate Of iome OF
the neighborins potts. Three hundred
brigands had deferted, and then guarded
the outer potts. They lad been attacked
by the other brigands, but lucceeded in
completely putting them to rouf. Gen.
Roehambcau had embarked for c. Fran
co.'s to remain there, having, it was un-
derftood, received orders to make that
place the feat Of government. He was
expected there the day after the letter was
written. The French fhips of war had
all been called home, except two or three.
The brigands had number of barges
about the different parts of the illand.''
Bal. Fed. Ga2.
The JoGah Collins. Dalton has arriv
ed at New York, 36day from Liverpool.
Left there, June 10, fhip General Green,
and Baltimore for Baltimore.