Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-08-20

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Arrived, brig Henry, Dennlson, from
S., Croix (Bass End). Left brig Ariel,
Gardiner. to sail for Philadelphia in IS
DAYS. August 1st, lat. "a, 20, long. 81,
90, was brought too by French or opa-
nish privateer of one gun, with yeiiow
sides, red bottom, and no topsall. At 9
was boarded by z men, who ordered me
with nv papers and of the crew on board
the privateer. After examining the papers
4 was permitted to rerurn to the brig, with
orders to send Mr.. MsDougsu, Passen-
ger. his wife, and S other female passen'
;gers on board the privateer- During their.
absence the privateer's men broke open the
trunks ofthe passengers, ard stole theFeout
1900 dollars. They also took away all
the Live stock, poultry, wine, cordage, and
many other articles. The brig Planter,
Dennison, being then in company, they
robbed her of poultry, &c. and at the same
time captured the brig Neptune, Pray, OF
Philadelphia, belonging TO Armrod and
Dacosta, and ordered her for Porto Rico.
At4 P. NJ. the briggs Henry and Planter,
were released, and we made sail. The,
priyateer was manned with about 80 mu-
lattees and negroes, and had 10 company
the brig William. Thompson, of New
Haven, captured days before, and
Hamburg barque, which they ordered for
the west end Of Port Rico. August 9, in
lat. 26, 80, long, II, spoke brig Free.
man, Norey, - days from Iobago tor
New Haven.
Arrived, ship Ambition, Nexsen. in IL
days from Havana. Left, ship Aurora,
-Falrchild, for New York in IA days; brig
Lion, Campsn, do. next day; ship Hope,
uncertain a New York schooner from.
Laguira, with Barker's signal, arrived the
day before the Ambition sailed; brig Pal.
las, Lake, of Portsmouth in 10 days; all
for New York. A French or Spanish pri-
vateer had taken an Eastern brig command
ed by captain Lee from Jamaica-they put
the crew on shore at the S. w. end OF Gu
! ha. The mate, a passenger and two men
+ had arrived at HAVANA three days.before
! the Ambition sailed, and informed that
the captain had been massacred and thrown
!. overheard
Sugars at HAVANA were rising.
Arrived, the brig Phoebe. Spencer, III
s27 days from Dsmerara, and IL from St.
Thomas. Sailed in company from Demo
rara, brig Fidelity, jenkins /; schooners
Fishawk. Cook, for Salem Topsham
Beauty, Millett, for Cape Ann, and Jack
Tar, for Gloucester. Left, after the rais-
ing of the embargo, the following vessels,
chiefly ready for sea, aud to sail IN few
days, viz. ship Diana, Harden, Boston:
briggs Polly, Kenison, Portsmouth; Joseph,
Salter, do. First Attempt, Anderson, iBcs-
ton; Dolphin, Truant, ditto i; Dispatch,
Strong, Portland; Ago. Copeland, Bos.
ton; Jane, Woodward do. Little John,
Adams, y. York, in DAYS; Regeneration,
Barnes, Portsmouth,, lhad not con:e to
an entrv] , Frost, Portsmouth;
Harriet, Baker, Portland; Active, Ben.
net, Cape Ann barqus Jane, Pool, Ports.
mouth, just arrived; schrs. Harriet, Young,
81 more OF Norfolk Esial, Co ley,
Nv London !; Sally, Furnell, Ports.
mouth Louisiana, Lowell, Boston
George. Hewitt, do. - Chandler, do.
Richard, MPGaet New London, and
--- Mason, Portsmouth,.
On the IS Jul, arrived the schooner
---- Slrvens f., no BALTIMORE, and brig
Am RIGA, Pray ir m Portsmouth. Capt.
Pr SAID he wa brought TO by = French
Priva,eer brig in lat. %, long 81, in the
night and ordered on bard VII his pa
pers; that whrn he passed over tlae prjv ).
,eer's gang way ne was first saiuted with
severe Il gging, and hts pockets rumaged. /
tn 1t was chen immediately dispatched
to;hls big aud pluudered of every thing
they could lay their hands on. Capt. P's
ma1e was very severely logged, and the
people abused. !