Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-08-31

conjec'ures, as to the nature or,A,.
which captain Murray has ,eca %s ODDS
the Navy Department. Soms s y Ion
jectursd, that the same orders ,, asse Ca.
captain Murray, as were given to :, SS'vs8n
manders of,he ships of War Of tbs =" Ji' saa'
States, in the year 1899, that is IN n ",
French armed vessels. This is a n.'s s
of more rashness, than the present .Sa
strstion can be justly suspected Of ''' n !
port says. and we give it only as sn,t M'
captain Murray's instructions ar, :, nra'
following effect. He is to cruz. ~ ~ Ts
three leagues of the coast, and ifb. "t s1
any American vessel, that has bee, "'o'
ployed in lawful commerce, in the na. .a'
sion of the armed vessel of any nst r"''
is to release her. American vessel, IL Nc
have been engaged in any Illicit CONNIE. WE
or in the St. Domingo trade, are to NEE,
protection. That beyond three s,...'
from the coast, captain Murray is not A." -
act, nor is he permitted to capture he A.,
ed vessels, thar have made prizes on ~.
coasts, provided they are regularly ca,
mlssioned,
If these are the instructions which row
Murray ha. received, it will appear to e.,
ry one conversant in nautical affairs, l.,
the services which he can render, mus0.
very limited. BY good fortune he mar 7..
ven. the capture OF one or two vessels nd
he may release one or TWO more, but h.
circumscrbed nature of his order, Hllm,
permit him 10 act with eiFece, because The
moment the cruizors ascertain his Epo,
they will regulate their conduct according.
iy.
We are not prepared to say, 'hatheat,
fninlss.ation could give such instructions,
as would more efectually put an enatoMe
SYSTEM OF plumber aud insult that Ia, DE-.
graded US as nation, and distressed ua
individuals. It wosld be measure Oibo
much responsibility in the Executive a,
dept policy, that might directly lead
war, without the concurrence OF the legis.
lature. The subject may not be deem;do Of
sufficient importance to convene the Isgls.
lasure, but i; is to be feared tha. before il
assemblies according to law, that We snail
4. have but little commerce left TO protect
Mr.. James Crawford, late mate of the
ship Moutezuma, capt. Ives, from Africa
bound and belonging to Charleston, 10 the
house of William Maine and Robert Mac
KEY of that city, arrived here last night
and reports as follows. Tha' on the 81
inst. in lat. So, 70, n. long. 76, 20, 'hs sad
ship Montezuma, having on board US
slaves, was captured BY the French PFN''
teer schooner Regulator, capt. oou7tran'
from St. Jago de Cuba. On the I'm Inc
privateer fell in with the schooner wary,
| from New York, which she Plundsrea ,o ol
| provisions and stores to the amount oil 4o0
| dollars, On the 19th, they fell INVITA- the
ship Canton, captain BartIs'', bouna l"
Baltimore, on board of which chip iHeyF'
Mr.. Crawford, and IS of the ere" CT 10;
Montezuma. Captain Ives remained "a
board the privateer; the ere" OF 'hs Aot
| tezums were piunlered and treated vi. T4
great cruelty, by putting them Ia i luaJ
| Robert Ross, Of BaItimsre, was on o c
| the priva,ecr part owner, aHd an oM'.I i
The crew OF the Mousezuma were fe'''':'
and treated with great kindness " "p'"'
| Bartlett Of the CAUTION.
Arrived schooner Argus, Small II cav %.
from Gusdalonpe. LET! ,liere sap La NY
WEIGH, from this Pors, 10 sail ID a is" ~
for Antigua. :, DAYS
Schooner Concord, Rogers; I" a W.
from Bristol. Left &c Bristol sn, Bs n1s
sa, Wllsop, from GalllPo'i, Tor f' y"+~
| phia; and Venus, Guets, tor new ~.
! briggs Cherokee, Hartman, from '''r C.@r
for boston; louisa, Billings, iFoI" 81 fon
for Baltimore; Two Friends -iuD'
and bound to Savannah. :. o.
Spoke July 4, in lat- so, 40, long, h. 5n' u
! ship United States, from Aiezano'i", ' Iop,
to Liverpool. July Il, in lat' ~ ;, .. ,. B,i
/ Of % ~, TAEeraon. BROOK, OF NC"