Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-10-27
NEW. YORK. October -.


NEW.Y0RK, October -.
,,-.er received VIA Boston from s.. U5es,
aa,,5 August, saws, g The Portuguese CO.
CAV sos has issued orders directing every maa
: ' he kingdom without distInslion, who is capa-
!. e bearing arms, to hold himself in readiness
';,;u the armies; and IN tie mean time has
sw,;bbitsd the young men Fsosnsyyisg.
c,,,. Cowe,l, arrived al Boston vesterdty SCI
.srbt' from Nantz, in 81 days, reports, that 1t
~ been cfaeialiy annopncsdin the PARIS papers,
-, Admiral Nelson, WIKI squadron Of til.
s ,,,, had boinbard-d the Gown d Agiefs, in con
s.oo.ncr Of the Deys having imprisoned the Brit
n merchants and conhscatea their property.
Tbs sp;ri,ed measure of the British hero, is said
- have Produced an Immediate release of their
,.r;op. and property. 4 few such weighty ar
sunenIs as these have 1yondertulg good effect in
s,,Iug disputes !: they are eirsa, palpable and
sacacious. Capt. c, further advises, thar the
,rmy destined to invade England, was supposed
% amount 10 800, 600 fn-n, and that no relaxa-
zion Of activity, in eons.rueing gun-boats, had
eken place. The French coast, Cspt. c. adds,
was compile. ELY lined with Bri,ish Cruisers,
The Chef Justice Of the island 81 Jamaica, has
,,ely decided, I" That 30 Ioreisne5 is eagiticd
70 the benefit Of TIC Iiaosas coepus Act, unless
he has bsea aatnYaiized BY s6f OF Parliament,
which tfeclually does away all such heretofore
supposed privileges, grantedto persons of that
Description in that colony although It appears
10 have been the practice, fer years past, 70 sub
scribe such letters, under she idea OF their efec-
susl operation"
Fnm Jamaica Papere, to fbeloa III. receiDea1a:
!ds sses Of fbs Mercantile AdOerfJ/t,.
KINesroN, sAngzG6.
Arrived, ship John Gorton, New Orleans !;
schooners Adventure, Denabg., Philadelphia !;
Esher, CurihilI, Savannah sleep Ark, L.asher,
Charleston. Sailed. Charles and fiarriett, Clarke,
Newport Neuse. Harker, Newburn. The
ship John was fired at and brought TO off Port
Morant, on Wednesday by French privateer
schooner of guns and 10 men and the mastr.
obliged to lower his boat and gos on board. On
finding that he was an American, he was permit
@procced. The priyateer had been our days
Discovery, Of 10 guns and 40 men, late captain
DowelI, returned TO Port Royal on Thursday at.
mrnoon, having had a severe engagement that
day off Hockey Point with the ssbore sehr. The
action commenced at six o'clock in the morning,
and running Fight was kept up till half past
ten, when the schooner got dashed on the briggs
laboard quarter, and made several attempts TO
board, but was repalsed with considerable loss,
aud at last obliged to sheer of, having having had
her main boom and bowsprit shot away, and a
great number of her crew killed The Discovery
was unable to follow her, having! had her nasts
and rigging shattered and torn 10 pieces. Capt.
Dawell, Mr.. Robert M'Ksy, officer of Marines
formerly of taiscity,) and Normand NJ 'Leod, =
xameD, were killed; and Mn. Sims, the second
nate, and Hilhard, a seaman wounded. The &c.
don continued untiitwelve O'Clock. The Pickle
schooner Lieut.. Price, sailed yesterday morning in
guest Of the priyateer.
August IS. Arrived ship Bald Eagle. Langdon.
Norfolk; sloa2s Charming Kitty, Weldon, Sa-
yannah; EIza, Smith, Norfolk. Cleared, brig
Folly, Darell, for Cbareston,; schooners Sally,
Holder. Newbern Rover M'Leian, Portland /;
D0ohin, Stillman, Alexandra,
Saturday the Snake sloop 81 War, captain 7Ro-
oess arrived at,Port Royal from cEuize, with
he following vessels, whichshe insertep CT on tic
ey.nns Of the I'd inst. coming out of Jeremie.
They were bound for Cape Francois, and had
On board Gen. Freyssenet, and the French troops
ntey employed in that place, which they had
Ossn compelled to esacaate. The American
Hnconer William Wight, ladened with coffee and
4,s0iders the American schooner Monsserat
ndensd With coffee, and af6 sok'ieis rbe Anne
Iean brig Lilly, with $50 soldiers; the French
a0op lie Courier of Vivo, with $50 soldiers.
he French schooner La Dcsirec, 10 balfass
pound to Gorse. The American sch'r Nancy,
e Sontiliier. was bound TO Cape Francois. but
s prevented from entering that port by our
iu4orou. TIC French schooner LA Jeanette,
.On Fort au Prince bound TO Cuba, with pas
ss, apize 10 tie Echo soop of war, arrived
w ounday. The Dassenoer~ yopre nut on hoard