Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-06-07

the ICtn uI.st l- So'ctuoI VI Antlgua mao re.
ceived dllpaschss from the government of B. 7ba-
does, ltating that the conbn;1 Spanih & French
aeets, cooGa:sg of ill., .tqoo fsil, has een iecn
Reeris. wsitwari fiom fhs COAT Of Europe.
Bali. Ped. Gesefte.l
!. We arc lory TO fate adviccs are received in
! this city OF contagious fever having again ap.
peared and already made great rayages. ut Maa-
Ga and in other ports of Spain waish threaten
cafamiles more fatal than had Afflicted Spain 10
( former years sthis information We have received
from foufce the ,noa upqieaionable, and !hiak
il our duty to pubi:h il, tia, The proper ofdc:.s
Of the icvcral ports Of the United Sratcs may be
appfzed Vi the fact. 4xrora.
Extract Of letter from a relpeaab!. gentleman
reGding at KalSaskias, to his correspondent in
+ Marietta, (Oaio; dated II: 7,h OF April.
4" The Oiages are likely TO be cut up root and
bsanch, by a confedeTacy Of a!Roa all III. Ef.asan
nations of III. wet !: already blood has been
ipi.t; ard !ssge bodies OF men ar. in motion TO
attack their country. Mi. Van Bibbcr, with
whom you are acquainted, has JUL returned from
the MiIcuri- "A. Gates to me, that about rem
days tince, a body Of about four hundred Of the
Sacks, crcif:d at FteEan village, at waich plac:
ne was ABOUT fifty m;ics from the mouth Of the
river, on their march to attack the Ofages."
The following is copy of letter re-
ceived by the secretary Of the navy, from
mldshipman Ogltvie, commanding officer
of gun.boat No. z, built at New.York
u. S. Gan Boat, No. 7, Mezv. 7ork,
May 81, 1905.
SIR,
have the homer 20 transmit for your in.
formation, the following account of my
transactions, since the 14,h Instant.
On that day got under way, in com.
pany with the United States ship John
Adams, and gun boats Nos. 8 and 6, to
proceed TO the Mediterranean. We kept
in company that day and the mex. but on
the 10Th, it came on to blow very fresh
in the evening, from E. N. E.. seat down
top.sail and lower yards, but carrying all
other to keep up with The Gigate. At II,
we lost sight of the frigate and gun-boats,
owing to its being excessively thick and
foggy. Next morning, (and for days
afterwards) the fog continued; no sail in
sight, and high sea running, we now
discovered that IN consequence Of our car
rying press of sail to keep up with the
ship, we had sprung our mast, and found
it split from the heel to che partners. |
Immediately had two strong mouldings
elapped on below and an iron band above
the partners, hopinsit would be sufficient
to prevent its going farther; but on the
2lst, in lat. 81, II, long. 65, found the
mast to be so much weakened, and work
ed SO much, Che spill. having now got FIVE
fses above the deck) was induced - be-
lieve that should re get into a heavy SEA,
we should inevitably lose It. NY enly
alternative now was to return, as thought
the consequences might be much worse
we're we to lose It in the middle of the
ocean.
cannot express to you, sir, my morti.
6cation, al the unfortunate accident, which
has thus In some measure defeated your,
and / assure you, my wish TO join the squa-
dron as carly as possible. But l trust
shall jet DC there in time to participate in
the glory ua;ch am confident orr little
navy will acquire this summer, agairss lis
enemies. be assured, sir, nothing shall be
wanting on nay part to forward her rs6t-
ting; aid by the time | can have the no,
nor TO hear from you. | shall be again rea-
dy for sea.
No. z, isa very 6ne vessel and capable
ofgoing to any part Oh the world she sails
we'd, holds good wind, is very stiff, ard
an excellent sea boat.
s The other gun boats, have reason t.
believe, were separated at the same time
with myself, as they were still farther from
the ship when lost sight of her; but There
is no doubt of their making their way a.