Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-01-24

,;rslv Brought down, and the American
s ssg hoisted up 10 the topof the pole. Dur
mo this ceremony, truly affecting, the ~
, me music PLAYED the tune Hal Gof'tta-
Ia attended with Huzzas. AT two o.
s.iork the project came down from the city
hotel, and went to the prefecture, with the
French flag rolled around the body OF a
French ofFicsr, attended with several mem-
80. Of the municipality, militia, several
D Daerrs ofthe staff of the American army,
Inv Inv Spanish officers, and numerous
',,' of French citizens and ethers.
whilst these bodies were passing IN front
aftbc American troops, the music PLAYED
.hs tnae of 4d!ons enfa,as de Ii batrle. thus
-. ~, United States are now IN possession OF
=, COUNTRY which produces sugar, cotton
indigo, SC.
The Editor ofthe Philadelphia Gazette has
been fayoured, BY gentleman from the
ssntbward, with London Gazettessto the.
7Srh Of Nov. from which the following
arf;slss have been extracted,
L0alaon, Ao0. IS.
The belief that the Bre,t feet had put to
cen was SO prevalent yesterday that We
mentioned it, though we did not pledge
ourselves for the authenticity OF the ru-
mour.
This morning we received The Cork
Mercantile Chronicle, printed at Cork on.
"Wednesday, Nov 9, from which we have
extracted the following
Care Chronicle Office, 4 O'Clock.
" His Malesty's frigate, the Diamond,
capt. Elphinstone, arrived yesterday even
ING at the Cove, and sailed again at break
Of day this morning. The Diamond, which
belongs TO Admiral Corvallis $ squadron
off Brest, fell in with two line Of battle shlps
and some frigates and in consequence OK
their not answering her signals, sl@ stood
after them in a n. w. course for near two
hundred miles when they shaped their
course for Cape Clear. The Diamond in
consequence made Cove harbour, in order
to apprize Lord Gardner of this circum-
stance, and his Lordship with his usual VI
gor and decision, has taken such measures,
that we hope to announce the arrival OF the
enemy's squadron in bur harbour IN the
course of few days. We have four Sc
venty-fours off the Cape, and it would be
idle to mix any doubts of the consequences
which must ensue from their falling in with
the enemy. We count upon their capture
as certain.
Such is the intelligence communicated
in the Cork paper. But our readers will
And We believe the following statement to
be correct:
"As captain Thomas Elphinstone, in
the Diamond, was cruising OFF L'Orient,
on the morning of the 7,h inst, he observ-
ed two large ships the westward, but the
weather coming on haay, he losf sight of
them; surprising them to be a part OF the
enemy's squadron steering Tor Ireland. he
bore away Tor that coast with apreSs OF sail;
and on TIE next morning, the 9Th he des-
cried two line Of battle Ships ahead running
the same course, TO whom ne made the pri-
sate signal, which not being repeated, he
concluded that they were F. nch ships, and
those he had FIRST seen of L Orient the pre-
cedlng day.
In consequence, capt. Elphinstone con-
seyed this intelligence with all possible dis
patch TO Admiral Lord Gardner, of Ban
sry BAY; bat these last mentioned ships the
Mlnotsir, of74 glns, and another lritish
line OF battle ship, destined to reinforce
LORD Gardner, neither Of which unfortu-
hateiy, had observed the Diamonds sig
ma. The ships first seen off LsOrienl,
Nsre french a, and a trigate, supposed
20 De pushing for Brest.''
A Pfibabt The D lalond gaze is aHod-
= e 10 ne t.ilowing information v hth We re.
'sSsd BIS morning tom
Bristol, Ny. II.
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