Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-22
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Macnet. Lewis, N. York; Perseverance,
n;eSson, Norfolk Aberdeen, Blair, E.
denton. The four last were laden withto-
hscco from Virginia; had been detained
weeks BY the French commercial agent.
Re having all their papers, and would not
:. .,sr,o;+ them to discharge their cargoes, Ia
ro,seoucnce Of their having touched at
EsImoIsh for orders. The Mary having
rassed the examination of the Dutch COM
mandant at Helvoetsluys, was permitted
70 proceed, but was detained By the French
commodore, In consequence ofrhe Dutch
muster-roN ofthe Mary's crew, not being
signed by the French commercial agent at
Rotterdam, and the captain was obliged to
make a Journey to Rotterdam to have it
signed, after which she was permitted TO
proceed but this was the cause of 48 hours
detention, and the loss of good Wind
October %, arrived the Susan and Eliza,
Woodbury., Gloucester. OfGoree, spoke
schooner Sea Flower, of Damariscotta,
from Alexandria,, & barque Nixon, Shaw,
from Havre, both bound in. In half an
hour after the pilot left the Mary, off Go.
rec, she was boarded from the Caroline,
British frsgate, and one seaman was i'm
pressed, viz. William Foster, bornat New
buryport, with legal protection from the
custom house at that place, dated June Is,
1908. Citizen Gusc, the French COM
mercid agent at Rotterdam, had, few
days previous TO the Mary's sailing, offer-
ed the consignecs of the tobacco ships IL
berty to unload, provided they would ex-.
port two thirds Of the amount of said car
goes in produce or manufacturers of the
country. This, though an arbitrary pro-
pcsal, was agreed TO by the sconsigaces and
masters, and the bonds presented 10 citizen
Guse, to sign; but he spread his wings
and few away, and left them TO pursue
some other mode to enable them TO ex-
tricate themselves from their unpleasant
situation.
Same day, brig from Baltimore, in 90
DAYS.
Same day, the Trial, Newcomb, Will
mington, On. c. Friendship, Snow, Rich
mond.
December IS.
From Holland
Capt. Hoyt, who sailed from RotSerdap on
the 79th OF Oavber, informs, that arrangements
ar thar time were still actively making for the
descent On England The carpenters in the ma
yy.yard and private ship yards were all emFl ayed
in building boats for the expedition. Every
ihipg boat Fit for sea, was put in rrguis.sien.
general eno5argn was daily expected. rhe
British crnizers sink OF bum all the fishing boats
they can catch on the coast of Holland.
Capt. Hoyf favored Us with papers TO October
y. Exlraefs from them viii be tvund under fhe
hrsign head.
Dutch paper, eff Ottobsr 10, which contain
Cd an address from Bnopaparte, on the subject of
The mtdilased INVASION al Great Britaia, was gi-
ven hycaps- H. TO the officer Of a BRUSH crulzsr
who requested 1t.
Hamburg, Oct. II.
Adhesive alIiarce, beswesn Russia, Sweden,
AID Denmark, is talked of.
October I8.
Its said the first consul and the king of Swe-
den are to have an interview at Brussels, on the
proposal Of the former.
Rotterdam October 90.
The French seem to have perfectly succeeded
mall ihsir wishes With respect to Spain and Por-
lpgsl.
lis wAsp-rea that he grand expedition will
a0i ssss place IL! March.
Caobcr zs.
nIoister stwar has sent fresh orders to
s.. commanding the different camps Of
sS5ss Leland, 10 hasten as much as posi-
lis for the expedition.
Al osssad vii moi % light