Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-08-27
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 81.

Extract et'a letter tram John Sha5 ?.
commanding officer ofMe United Strs
Jrigate, .J0hn adams, dated
GIBRALTAR, June Is, 1905
:" With pleasure l iaform you Of nv i. /
rival here (after apassage Of 80 days,)frn
New York. Fhe. second day after nv
leaving Sandy Hook, l unfortunately sea.
rated from the gun boats in !aeavy al.
from the N. E. to Z. accompanied With
a thick fog, which lasted three or toudy,,
On the 10th instant, fell in with No.lO,
lieutenant Csttey, out from Norfolk u
days. He reported, his boat far exceeded
his expectations, and was capable ofiyus
in any sea, and that she lay to remarkably
well. | found lying to an anchor hare
gun boats No. 8, lieutenant Maxwell, NJ
6, lieutenant Lawrence, ap3 No. S, LIEUT..
ant Harrison, all perfectly we'll. lh:,.
boats all exceeded the expectations, Of
their officers. No. 2, lieutenant lizard,
No. 8, l!>ut. Harradan, and No. 9, lieut.,
Elber., sailed from this port for TripOE
yesterday morRing.
Letters from Commodore Baron Of
the 21st April, make no mention Ofany
prospects of peace, and state that he was
making active preparations for this suns
mer siege. He has brough, three, large
schooners, which he had cut down strength
ed and placed bombs on board. The block
ade has been kept up the whole winter VI;
ry rigidly by our squadron ; but the north
winds occasionally compelled our Hest 70
weigh and beat off the shore. The result
is that two small cruizers have got oO'
They have been lately spoke off Corsica
which presume is their cruising ground
F." Captain cambridge, officers and crew.
are all we'll and no. harshly treated. nat
ter myself, that they will be liberated this
ssmmer, as am sure every exertlon Of our
officers willbe employed tolefect this
IL am employed this morning 10 moul'
ing The cannon on the boats, with my mar
ward, and the instant it is done, the TIn'
will favor, / shall weigh my anchor !"
I'ripoli.
i" Captain Stewart sailed from hence o.
the I'd in company with one OF OUT '""
ships, for Malta. i.;.
/" P. S. Commodore Baron's' h'a'~ "
perfectly restored"
Extract Of letter f,em an American s5 Ss%
tleman, dated, " MILAN, June s. 1870
The night proceeding the coronation W.
had retired to bed sooner than usual WV w..
the intention of rising early next H ea,si
to secure ourselves seats in the 'a'a'N'
10 witness the ceremonies OF the Gay i,
Soon after midnight, four officers o. NJ
French gems d'armes, with an otheef o. ~. w."
police entered our chamber, and aF's' ~
handing our CARTS de senete, WA c Nv W" tn
shewn, informed us they were unasi ,;e,
necessity Of accompanying us to sths pom i,
Thus far we went cheerfulIy, E'lthouss ~ n n
least suspicion ofwbat was aitf:r to pee a
Arrived at the police, was ds', '..ri
over to one of the keepers, and coau t.noi
to most loathsome prison, where ~' s,,
for my companions nearly dozen Owes YES,
bond wretches. Amery's fate was ao ';",
what similar, excepting his COMPANY O' n,
rather more select. Two DAYS folloN ~
our arrest, we were re-oondue'ed tau, 8 ~,
lodgings, our par. RS taken ssad sealed , al az
again returned TO confinement. Inv. ,,t
slh, and 9th days we underwent 'eps =
(: examinations, and as hes no papers u
could in the least implica,e me, wa'
] formed that T should be rele" cd % =.
! following day. For several days afser.pD !
ever, heard no further OF our 'ro'ts ~,
! til was again called and mad acc laa 1,a
with the the intention ofths fren en- u D.,
mandant of the police, to ser ID US 10 Tim =
! TO be delivered to the polio. thefsa >"