Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-04-04
GItraa0rla DaiIp aobsrtigsr.
WEDNESDAY, April 4.

WEDNESDAY, ApRI1 4.
Eatract ofa letter from DumGi;es, dated
Monday q O'Clock, p M
The Poll is this moment closed-AKemp
has majority of so over Hunter-Mr.
William Grayson the other candidate, de-
clined before the Poll was opened. AL
though the majority is not great. it whine
-vertheless be absolutely necessary that Hun
ter's friends should turn out to a man, to
place his election beyond the reach ofacci-
dent-Foster and Tyler are elected for the
county.
Capt. Geddes, who arrived at Charltf}on the
10th ule. from ST. Jago, co the 18th iEf. OF
South Eddie, fpoke fchooncf, IS days irou,
Gibraltar, bound to Georgetown, S. c. Mr..
Gadfden, of the United States navy, was paf-
fengcr, with dill tches for government, from the
American fquadron in the Mediterranean Mr..
gladden. informed captain Geddes, that the u
pised States frigate Philadelphia, capt. BAN.
bridge, was driven athore near Tripoi on the
rsth November, in a Evere gale OF wind. All
the crew were made pri(oners by the T,ipolisans
The captain of the fchooner from Gibraltar, ia.
formed capt. Geddes, thar there was an expeGta-
fion of a war between England and Portugal,
ard that the Portuguese tquadson LETT Gibralter
the day before he failed.
KINGSTON, Fe6yuaru 18.
The schooner Content, capt Richard
Watson, from Charleston bound TO this
port (out 10 days, was taken in the after
noon of the 9Th inst. off Mole St. Nicho-
las, by French schooner privateer, of 10
guns and 60 men, from Porto Rico, which
put on board a prize master, With four
white men and negro, with directions to
proceed with the prizet to that island. Capt.
Watson having been allowed to remain on
board the Content, that they might avail
themselves of his nautical skill in the safe
conduct of the prize, formed the design Of
recapturing her with the assistance OF two
black seamen, part of the Contents crew,
who had been also detained. This he very
gallantly put in execution onthe evening of
the 10th, in the following manner: Hav-
ing two pistols concealed below his Jacket,
he came on deck, and with the butt end of
one Of them knocked down one Of the two
Frenchmen who were placed as centinels
with fixed bayonets, at the cabin door, he
Immediately did the same kind Office for his
companion, before the other had recover
edhimself. He then, with much presence
of mind, took the bayoncts off the muskets,
which latter he threw overheard, and plac-
ing the two black men as guard at tie
door, went forward TO the head of the yes
sci, and secured two others, who being de-
fenceless, suffered themselves, with little
difficulty, to be pinioned and confined
He afterwards battened down the matches
on the remaining two, who were below
rummaging the cargo, and, altering the
course of the vessel, steered FOR this island,
which he made on Sunday last, and in the
evening brought her safe into Port Anto-
MO.
Mr.. Peter MsLeod, merchant Of this
city, and owner of the Content, with a pas
senger, were detained on board the priya-
teer.
It's to be hoped that the gallant exertions
of captain Watson will be attended to by
the underwriters on the vessel, and that
they will meet with the reward that such
distinguished conduct merits; the law weun.
derstand, not adiudging salvage in a case Of
this nature to the re-captor. After his ar
rival from Port Antonio, on Tuesday last,
ne waited on Admiral Duckworth, who
was pleased to compliment HMM very high
terms, on the laudable zeal and bravery he
displayed on this occasion in behalf of the
Underwriters.
(ChQrleston PAPER.