Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-10-07

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a..cent on England, rhe French are very corh.
In. Of success. The attemp. appears to be
Sread.i BY the English government and this may
:. the case Of their making, through the medium
- one Of the orthern powers, osertures Tor peace
! ,pcar states that thsy have already made some
{, that accngress composed Of delegates from Prus
s.. Russia, Germany, France and England. will 6s
termed at Hamburg, for the purpose CT ssttlia
NOT only the present dispute between France and
England, bit several other important obj-tfs re-
,,tiye TO t peace &rsanFuiIity of Europe by esra5
:sh,pp some more permanent balance of power.
6 However desirable such an event may be,
] do nor at present see any probability Of IT'S
rking place. France will certainly not make
veace wi.tort making such a guarantee for its
Observance, as England will Be unwilling or per.
han. unable 10 give: and do nor think England
), this n1ouent VIII hnlniliate herself SO much as
% make airy important sacrifices. The only al
te,native remainswith the powers ct the North,
who have hitherto observed strict neutrality.
Icannot believe this neutrality can be of long du-
ration, as their comnerce Is shackled to It's almost
annihlatou, and they experience the misfortnnes
Of war without being engaged in it. Indeed, |
should not be surprised at any even which may
rake place, especially as the two contending ma
tons seem to nouglsh an rial hatred to each
other"
ExsraG frsm ft< s'sayaal effbe brig Nrxcy, cap
foin 4Au5rsss Ne]1n. ffrem .Jase de Cuba.
" The schr. Hannah Barter, captain Joseph
Gcter, owner Of said vessel, fell in with British
squadron off Cape France. commanded BY com
modore Blight, wbo took cut part Ok Der cargo
and ES,d tbe cash 70 the nate on board, without
suffering the vessel 10 90 in, but gave the cap
tain percussion to 50 IA the small boat TO pur
chase some proyisio.is--after going shore, Gem
modore Barre, Of the fygase Surve,liante, detansd
him FIVE days, and OBLIGED him to ger twenty Ger
tifcaycs before he would again let kin depart
Mhen be went ont to 60 on board his vessel he
found her gone arc supposed she had sailed add
left about two hours, as she was then ~ sight,
the admirable Blight sent ship after her to bring
her too. bat could not overtake her after firing a
number Of shot after being again detained three
DAYS aboard his British naiesty's squadron, was
nut on board Spanish schooner with TWO OF the
vessels people, tor ST. Jagode Cuba.
g The mate who went down with the schr. had
only with him the register and one letter. given
him by an officer Of the squadron, for Jamaica,
where she was permitted to proceed, by the request
Of the mate, in the absence of the captain on
shore. Tie captain intended to leave the Spanish
schooner at Cuba, and proceed to Jamaica after
the schooner Immediately, IN small boat belong.
imp 10 the vessel. Roland D. Cromwell, was the
name Of the mate.
A gentleman who dined at Utrecht, on Sun
day informs US, that ne and several Others who
were in company saw higate board an inward
bound merchant vessel about two O'Clock; and
that, after some detention, the ffgate steered TO
the eastward, and the merchantmaa followed, as
if taken in tow.
: Agentlemanof the first fespeaablity in this
city, has published the following extraf from the
Log Book of his Britannia Majesty's ship of
War the Boston, which he received IN letter
from Nova Scotia.
HIS Majgey'slgip B8qov, ing. 18th.
Lieut.. Alcock boarded the schr, Agnes, / P.
Hunt, master, from Barbados, which place she
left the a1st ult. Mr.. Thomas, d gentleman
passenger on board her, informed him that, by
the mail from the British Packet, the news Of
War with Spain was received, in consequence Of
which Lord Seaforth, the Governor of Barbados,
had issued Letters Of Marque aganss Spanish
vessels. The Dash, Capt. Snith. had taken one
and sailed on cruizc Mr.. Thomas sad the
one furnished Capt. Snlth he had seen, and it was
signed by Lord Seaforth.
Arg. Isl,
Lieut.. Alcock boarded the brig Greenwich
from Havana, ]. P. Remington, master, who IN.
formed him g that he sailed from the Havannaf
the 18th inst. in com pany wish Spanish frFG1ss
supposed bourd to Euscpe, and that he had beer
informed, the French Government had hernandez
twenty sail of the line from the Spanish, to per
Wit them toremain nsuuel for eight months.
Arrived, ships JArus, Spalding, Cowes VII
ham & Mary, --, ST. Peters5uf5Il; brig
Minerva. --. Rourdrauy: Recovery, ---