Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-05-01

they have not constituted the public agent
in London, their special attorney, it has
been thought properto draw to the United
States all such monies-ofthe above descrip-
ton as may not be drawn from him by the
ind4piduals themselves prior to the 1ss OF
September next. The Agent is according
II instructed to cease pa ing them after
that date, hnt AFTER the 1st Of November.
next, they will be again payable at the CT
tyof Washington, to those who have right,
or to their 5,ttornits duly authorised.
Department. OF State,
April %, 1897.
TIE ffhaone. E4ge, wh,eh arrived at Bald
moe On Sarurlay feom Rourd:sux, ihoud have
brought Paris papers 20 The I2ih March, but we
have nos bcen able 10 obtain any bv hei.-
The caesain itsyss shaf the mindsof -;he people
Appeared 30 be completely Ruplhed al BSrdesux,
that no political news could be learnt ;here.--
Perhaps the letters by her may throw fonc new
iight upan the apparently critical fyustion OF
plbEc men and ne fires in Fsance. (Ftl. Ga&.
Capt. Knowles, arrived at Bottom, IN IS days
from The lie 81 Fraqee, informs, that the news
Of the de1su9ion Of Bencoolcn had been con6rm-
ID; and THAI an official account had been rece1y-
ed Of The iuuehder of Pordcherry TO the Eng.
llh. The French troops who defended the place
for rime with great bravery were allowed the
terms OF capitalization which they had ah.d for.
Capt. Knowles further informs, that the pgi
ydteets of chat port had not been very faccefs ul
10 their cru.icrs sgainf the Engli(h commerce in
5l,ofe feas ;1everal Of them had returned few
days before he failed without having met with
f.ogle prize.
Capt. Myrick, who arrived at Bolton on
aoih ulf. from BATAVIA, IN the lhip Indus, in.
forms. theta French fqusdron Of one u. TWO
frigatcs ard the corvette Berceau, probably
tha. commanded by Admiral Linois) failed from
Batavia tue Sth Dec. which previous to the ar
r,vsI of he Indas had d ffoyed the EngIifh pei.
er nsgaznes at BeRcoolcn, from the ntnd of
Sumatla to The amount, it was faid, offrom / 8
20 &c, o picois and tie fame fquadron had
caatprea en- Eighth fhip at BcncooIen, with va
luabIe cargo Of Calcutta and Md al' goods, and
f-nt her TO TIE Ifs Of France.
Accounts from The csaa Of Africa fate, that
The lie Of Gore, had been aGauited, and cap
iured By French national yei1el, and pnvateers
from Cayenne.
The Calcutta Gazette of December { fays,
when tie American fhip Adventure lett
Manritus, ION the 9Th of September) there were
lix American lhips there taking IN cargoes for
America-snd that the Marengo, SO gun chip,
lad her Ipaft our, the frigatcs were caull1cd and
undergoing repairs, but 90 probability OF fitting
aut OF pravaseefs. An American fhip had been
iakeo up by the Batavian government, at eighty
thouisnd dollars for the voyage, to proceed 10
Japan, for III annual cargo, ihe failed from Ba
t.via ABOUT The middle OF july---we underffand
thar owing % i2me religious ceremony amonf
tn Iapanofe, Tie Datch anna! hip is obliged
TO quit the iGand wh-thet loaded, or not, on the
Il OF November the Japan mp generally
rves st BATAVIA about the latter en- ! OF December,
tbs CHIP is commonly valued about 500 900
dollars.
For I'll. interest Of our employers, as well as
TIC merchants OF the United States in general,
We the subscribers, masters of American YES
sells at present in this port, conceive il our duty
n tbs public m amer stsse the Inconvenience
ard gsieyancesswe labor unier, on account OF the
disasd,yl, behaviour of our seamen, who leave
our hips at discretion, withcut any cause OF rea.
! son wbsteveF, (ezeept that they give higher wa
gcs in yhe British scEvicel and the civil authority
81 this country will not render US any assistance
in the recovery ct tbsn they say that contract
made in America, is not binding in this country.
Ttete are stps but what have lost more OF ,efs
! IF heir men, snd some their whole crews, which
causes a dcleaaon of 10 days or two weeks be-
! fore ofber men could be obtained. The majority
OF those that leave Us, enter on board Brith YES