Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-09-19
NEW YORK SEPTEMBER -.


NEW YORK Sspterlber II.
The Eclipse, capt. Philips, OF Philadelphia was
,ot,,red al one Of the native ports in india 10 the
o,au,b Of Feb,uary, by the British government
In tbe Carrier, which was fitted out at Ben
.,aleo for che purpose. This ship also had seized
.tbe Harmony Of PhlIsdelphia, under pretence of
an infringement Of the British treaty The crews
.Ofbosh Ships were taken out, and che vessels car
ned down 70 the British ports. The Eclipse had
,sken on board an English gentleman as passenger
IRON, Bencoolen, who had among his baggage 4
chests Opium and the British pretended She had
violated the treaty in disposing Of this article a
.uone the natives and with view of making the
s.zlre the Cartier, had pursued her throughout
tie whole extent Of the coast Of Sulnatra.
Arrived, fhiy Martha, Wsdde, London, Nep-
tune. ---.-----, Sumatra AZ, and lie of France
,os iioop Pary, Lockwood, Nevis II days.
cleared, fhip. William, Swains; brg George Gin
ton, Waterman, Bourdeaax ichooneE coneep.
ton, Cola, ST. AuguRine Charlottec, Hall,
Halifax.
Schooner Amazon, from Dererara noticed
y.aerday. September Q. was boarded by the
Birth aoop OF sFar Driver, Compton, from
New York, on acruiGe. When between Demo
rara and Barbados, was taken and fent in Tor til
abby the Hercux floop 0! war, but got clear
Sloap Hope, Sacket, filled 10 days before for
ST. Bartholomew and New York.
The fchooner Nine Sifers, r, M'Donald, mas
Ser, arrived at Hayannah on the aSsa of Auguif,
10 diRrels, had iprung her msinmae and boom 10
q very ievere gale of wind, and made comfortable
water. She was bound from Falmouth Jamaica
for this port.
Ship Wilmington, Woodwork, which arrived
at quaraatine on Tuesday evening from Belfaf
got under way yesterday morning, and failed for
Philadelphia.
Ayrivsd since sYr last,
Ship Martha, Waddle, from London. Aug.
2, in lat 40, Z. long. IL, so, spoke ship Comet,
from Boston for Amsterdam, ont 81 days. 10th,
lat. 43, 4s. was boarded by the English sloop Of
war Vi6tory, Mason, from Batavia for Amster
dam, in tow. Sept, lar. IS. "A, long. 81, 80,
spoke ship Fair American, Collins, from Liver
pool, for Philadelphia, out days. ID, passed
an English feet of 100 SAIL supposed from lanai
ca for England, under convoy of two 74s and
NiSdNcs StU, III ldtS oOt eSOS IoISs. %, on,
spoke a Portuguese brig from Philadelphia, for
Oposto, out days. 18th, in lat. 3S, 30, long.
u, 80, spoke brig Georgia, from Baltimore for
Cadlz, ont days. 18th, in lar. 40, long. 78
spoke brig Eliza, CT Duxbury, Hull, for Balti-
mere, out So days.
SloOp Patty, Lockwood, from Nevis. Sailed
IN company with sloop -, H7lderney,.
from St. Bartholomew. Sept. 18th, to the
southwark of Sarnegat, was spoke BY she Eng
iish ss0op OF war Driver. She had an Amer.
can brig laying to, which capt. L. was not al
lowed 70 speak with Flour 10 do!s. per bar
rel, pork p, beef II, nun IS per gal. sugar
dolls. per cwt.
1t Quarantine.
Ship Neptune, l42 days from Sumatra, and
io3 from the Isle of France. Left at Suma-
ira, brig George Washington, O'Brien ard
Fanny, Luke, OF Philadelphia. Left at the Isle
OF France, ship Centurion, Hillyer; ship Perse-
verance, Ingersoll, of Boston; ship Ossipee,
Hutchinson, to sail next day for Europe. The
brig Pompey sailed the day before for France
Neisher Of the vessels al Sumatra had begun to
take in their cagoss on account of the scarcity of
pepper, owing 10 the internal wars between the
native princes.