Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-02

:. -. .I.lr vi Lord Nelson .f
IN June the first Island he made 'v W.. : a
nidad, which had no, been ds,a was u.
the common enemy. Hsarloa '''sd
particular of the combine d aes,ss' h. a'ia'a,
ship sailed tor Barbados, where b s' q lo'd
admiral Cochrane, with his ma;s s W. i9aat
Spartiate and Northumberland. d., -, s'fps
whom he learned that the French I'I'a
sPaaiards had, during their shor, ST.. ,'d
ried 5000 troops and, from III. ~, 'a.
the survivors, they apprehend prs ,'''s "a q
Guilty in being able to return to F,,a @ Olh.
which country they had taken ,hsirl s' '''
ture. ''Ff.l
I" Lord Nelson took the Sqart,,. !,
Northumberland with him, as far a., S Nc
end of Antigua, when he ordered ,bs "s NJ
return, considering his own force 3 m,,' 70.
for the enemy. This was on the ,s,b " :.
June, at which time nota single man w.
tobe found on board hi. lords6ip's ae., ~
fit for duty. At the same time the SDart s'
and Northu mberland were detached f,os
the feet, the Curieux, by which ". bsr,
received this intelligence, was disD,,cbJ
by his lordship for England.
It" On the sixth day after, viz. on h. n,
June, the Curieux came up with the on.
bined feet, and kept company som, tn,
to Try their rate of sa ling. As her ccn'
mander found they sailed badly, and va.
miserably handled there seems no dob,
bu. lord Nelson wouId overtake them ,,,.
tably BY the Goth or 2lst Of Junr!
+" The return, or rather auemnto ,e.
turn TO Europe, is reduced to esn,nr,
and must brighten the hopes of cur plan,
tiers, and the merchants connected width,
West Indies in this country" =.
Dispatches 70 the above efec, wee ,.
'ceived at the admiralty at an early hour
this morning. The news has difussdui.
versal Joy in the city, and stocks have rsa
IN consequence, as our readers will see by
looking at the prices.
Lord Nelson's dispatches are dated The
18th Of June, off Antigua. His Loldshiy
arrived at Barbados on the 18th, wherehl
took 1000 troops on board. On the Oh
the combined feet passed Antigua on III
return to Europe from For, Royal, MART
pique, where they lief, between three anu
four thousand men sick. The spidsmicd
disease prevailed in the enemY's ps.-
Lord Nelson sent off the Curleux on tn
18th for England, and was himself them
pursuit Of the enemy. 1. was in LAT! ~
N. long, So, w. tha:the Curreuz passed
the combined feet.
The enemy effected nothing by this sz'
pedition, except the capture of the Da'
mond Rock, the small garrison oil when
was obliged to surrender for want OF wa
ter, not however without gallant resist;
ance, in which the enemy lost number q
men and gun boats.
Yesterday in the House of Commons
Mr.. Whisebread brought an addidonsls'
ticle of Impeachmene againstlord MeI'In'
which relates to the sums placed IN TO-
hands of Mark Spatt, for other than na'A
purposes. This article was agreed TO-
He also gave notice of his intention to Nov
for bill to enable the committee OF mana
gers to proceed in examining witnesses
and arranging their proofs, uotwIiHS''1''
ing any propagation of Parliament .
Sir William Burroughs postponed 'n'
resolution of which he had given notice. !'
SO citing the conduct of Sir Home Pop'''n'
till the next session of Parliament, bu'T"
DESTROYS to read them, in which he T9 =
terrupte1 by The House and the SPeaSsn;
Ia the house CT Lords warm dsy;' No.
took place on the second reading ""
Duke of Athol's Bill. Lord EllenOO'UDo
was particularly severe on the ms ,s.,'
and on the ministers by whom it na1 V Cd.
recommended and supported. LOU Il ,i,o
mouth and the Lord Chancellor E'ls S ~
against the bill. After debate S'I h,
lasted TIL near one o'clock, the question:
the second reading was carried Os q, II,
rity of IS to II. None of the peers ". .,d
generally vote in opposition were "'
at the time of the division. 49,. .dM
ns Nj @ L :. kaao eYaI1lbco