Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-10-21
IN TERE STING.

IN TERE STING.
A letter from an American gentleman,
dated Bristol, (Eng.) Angus, 20, 1905, to,
his correspondent, IN Boston, SAYS: Aus
tria has declared waf against France !''--
You may be alta loss what course to pur-
sue with, {acer,i vessei) as res
poets her coming 10 his country. Yet from.
the correspondence between me, or rather
on m. parl with the great men in office, you
viii be able 10 judge howshe stands. l.
conceive that the seizure was made OF her.
as wall as others at the same time, on the
ground thar no &C, had been passed by the
congress OF the United States, to meet that
OF Great Britain, continuing the treaty in
full force on her part for one year, ending,
on the first of June, 1906 From private
conversation with our charge G'affaifes 10
London, there appears little inclination on
the part of the American government for
IFS renewal and perhaps the seizures were
made to induce our minister to represent
such necessity"
a letter, received yesterday morning
per the Little Cherub. dated Amsterdam,
August II, SAYS Sc News Of avery warlike
natureis Just received from Paris. a rup.
ture between France and Austria is inevita.
blr." (PhiI tab.
Extract Of a letter from mr.. Barnabns Mm-
ford, 1ua. subercnrgo efthe brig William,
BENJAMIN IhombSon, master, to his o7un.
ers in Ne5v Haven, dated city Of 81. Do
mingo, dug. 90, 1905.
!" sailed from ST. Croix July %, for
home, After being at sea 6 days, in lat. IS.
80. long. GO, N. the William was boarded
by the French prlvs,eer Recourse, captain
Jonrinan, who ordered captain T. with his
papers on board. After captain T. got on
board the ?rivateer. prize master and 8
men armed with pistols and cutlasses, came
on board tie William, where they began to
break open chests, trunks, lockers, &c. in
search for papers, and took from me every
piece in my possession, and abused ms
siaametnlly.
We were boarded on the 29th at s A. NJ.
and detained until 4 P. II. when the second
mate and myself were ordered on board the
ship Hebe, of Hamburger, commanded by
captain Hartcup. prize to the above men
toned ,priyateer, and the William ordered
for SANTANA, in the Island of St. Domingo.
merei1 because 1 had not a certificate to
certify that The sugar on freight 7sas not
English property: AT (which place | arrlv-
ed on the l3th August, and found the Will
liam waiting for me. After continuing
there SIX DAYS, among raseally set OF pi-
rates, captain Thompson, of the William
captain Ray, of the brig Neptune, of Phi
ladelphia captain HartcuP, of the ship
Hebe, and myself, set out for the city OF
St. Domingo, for trial, where we arrived
after travelling days distance 70 miles,
through woods, mountains, and swamPs
sleeping on the ground three nights at the
risk of our lives; but thank God, we are
here safe. Mr.. Walton, an American gen
Atleman. who acts as American consul,
gives us his opinion that there is not the
least doubt bat we shall be cleared. Our
trial will not come on short of three weeks,
q. rfe interpreter has 2the papers OF four
vessels to translate previous TO ours. lhe
brig William has been regularly cleared
from every port she has been at, and pota
,ixoepce worth of English property on
board; but the governor being concerned
in the privateer, they win condemn,her It
they possibly can"
| The Lively British trigate. capt. Ham
mond. for the capture Of the four Spanish
friga,es with specie, has been awarded tor