Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-07-19
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FRIDAY, July 10.

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The ship Northern Liberties FROM
Greenock took pilot this morning. Th,
ship will probably furnish British accounts
to the latter end Of May. s[CHarL Csurl I
A gentleman who came passenger in the
sloop Ranger (arrived yesterday from Au. /
gns,ine, informs, that on Tuesday morn.
ing last, between St. Simon's and Swan.
nah, as soon as it was light, they observed
a heavy smoke to the eastward, and short
.iy after discovered large French schooner
mounting IS or 20 guns, and apparently
great number of men on board, standing
in for the shore, and British soop Of war +
in pursuit of her. The chace and 6rug
of the ship continued tor about two hours,
when the schooner, being close in shore,
hove to, and our informant thinks she an.
chored. Fhe ship immediately ceased Cir.
ing, and continued to stand of and on
but they could not ascertain whether the
privateer had struck her colors they how.
ever plainly distinguished boats passing
between them, and from this circumstance
little doubt remains Of the schooner being
captured. The ship mounted fifteen or
sixteen guns of side and had mere the
appearance of frigate than sloop ofwar.
At one period the Frenchman ran so near
the sloop Ranger, as ,oplace her immcdl.
ately between the privateer ard the ship,
when the latter ceased firing, until the
sloop got out Of the bearings OF her guns
Our Informant further states, that he plain.
ly saw several of the shot from the sSp
strike the privateer, and observed tbs
Frenchmen lodging the moment they saw
the flashes from the ships guns. This
schooner did not return the fire Of the ship,
but mancuvred in every possible way to
make her escape; but the ship having got
to windward, prevented her. From the
description given of the schooner, it IS
more than probable that she was the NATL
de, the stoutess Of the French privs'eers
that have been cruizing off our bar tor
some time past. The chip is supposed 10
be the Bacchante. 1hia'
Captaia Bolchas, arrived yesterday IA .
days from HAVANA, informs US, that at .
O'Clock on Friday last, off Savannah, he
Witnessed an engagements between French
privateer and an English merchant snip
the action lasted about 45 inmates, vneh
| the priva,eer sheeree.. eff, A4d left the snip
TO pursue her course. Tne privateerr IS "a
fore top.sail schooner, and is undoDotsogr
one Of those which have been cruising Oh
this port lately, and ths one which Wa
chased to the southwark on Tusday last ..
the Driver sloop Of war: she mounts ~
guns. The English ship was probably 'i =,
Margaret, Guineaman, which is mome'"'
expected from New. Providence.
4 letter from captain Meriweather Le"''
to the President of the United States
Fort 4Haadan, AIbrii7fh, 1870
DEAR SIR,
HEREWITH Enclosed you Will rses"s
au invoice Of certain articles, which nav
forwarded to you from this place; anou =.
other articles you will observe by reiere Nv
to the iavoice 81, specimens OF earn. w.
salts, minerals, and 60 specimens OF Pl4 NV.
these are accompanied by their respee .ssy
labels, expressing the days on which " and
were obtained, the places where fouau, ben
also, their virtues, and properties VIZ W..
known; by means of these labels, re'etsD
NAV be made to the chart of the Missouri,
forwarded TO the secretary OF Wa'' on
whiehthe encampmen. Of each day mas I S;eh
sarefany marked; thus the PLACES AZ aD'