Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-07-05
PHILADELPHIA, July 2.

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The frigate John Adams is ordered to be
fitted for a cruize off Charleston J; and,
wonderful 20 tell! that Mr.. Jeferscn Con-
temple IS building some ships OF "a guns.
How soon they will be ready to protect our
defenceless coasts and commerce, 1t Is noa
permitted us even to conjecture. Judging
of what may happen from what has already
taken place, much injury will be laalcted,
and many insults offered before a single
gun is fred at the free hooters who infest
our harbors, plundering our citizens, and
degrading our national flag. We shall not
be surprzed to hear thata second siore ship
is ordered to the Mediterranean wth'sup
plies essential to the prosecution OF the
WARM that quarter, and that, being unpro..
tectcd, she has also become the prey OF
some Buccaneer.
Captain Thackara, in the ship Four
Friends, SIS days from Lisbon, informs us
that the expedition, under general Craig,
which put into Lisbon, in its way to the
Mediterranean, sailed from that port the
day capt. t. left it it consisted OF hfty
transports under convoy of SO and "a
gun ships. and two or three frigates. aud
was said to be going with troops for Glib
raltar and Malta. On the 15sh of May, in,
latitude 81, longitude II, at midnight,
spoke a ship from Malaga, for Boston, out
II DAYS who told captain I. that he came
through the straits of Gibraltar with lord
Nelson's feet and he understood his lord
ship was bound off Bress, to join the bloc
kading squadron there. Captain I. knows
not the name of the Boston ship, or time
when she passed the Gut.
Yesterday arrived here, the brig New
Jersey. capt Wade, IS days from Varel.
Left there, the schooner Laviuia. Green,
of and for Philadelphia, to sail in IS or is
days; ship Sally, Ashby of New York, tor
New Orleans, IN Is or 90 days; brig
Catherine, Lawrence OF Alexandria, con-
demned, having her upper fultock timbers
broke with the ice, during the winter, aud
to be sold for the benefit of the concerned !;
ship Diana, to sail in 3 or 4 DAYS. On the
18th May, in lat. As, 40, long. %, spoke
the ship Sarah, from Norfolk for Falmouth
out Is days. June 8,n, lat. 40, long 48,
80, spoke ship Fanny, Galloway from
New York for Amsterdam, all we'll
June Is, lat. So, long. o5, spoke ship Eli
Ia Ann, from New York; could not learn
she masters name or where bound.
On Sunday last arrived at the Lazeretto,
The schooner Friendship, Hughes, from
Trinidad, which he left the third Of Juae,
after detention of eighteen days by an
embargo. He touched at ST. Thomas, which
place he left the. tenth ult. Left at Trini-
dad ship Hercules, Hannah, of Pepperlbo-
rough, for New York in twenty days: brig
Reuben, White, of Middleton, for New
York in four days: Mary, M'Lellen, of and
for Portland in two days; New Haven,
Benham, for New York in four days Di.
ana, Hitch. of New Bedford, for n. York
in6-days; bar4ue Harper, Landcn, Of and
for Salem, in twelve days; Roila, Clap. Of
anG for New York in four days. sloop Nep-
tune, Much, of PePperlboroueh for Boston
10 ten days; schooner Olive Branch, Har-
per of and for Philadelphia in two days.
The ship Volunteer Conn, arrived at Tri.
ridad on the 9th of June, who was imme-
diately ordered to sea on account Of having
India goods on board, but was brought to,
by the guard ship King Fisher, and detain.
cd as French property. The Volunteers
papers were taken from the captain and su-
percargo, and sen; to Barbados for exami-
nation. Left at St. Thomas l1th June, brig
Hops, Thomas, for Philadelphia in three
days, also the schooner Hctty, Eaylor,-
where bound unknown. Accounts arrived
at Trinidad the 18th June, that twelve sail of
the line, British, was hourly expected at
Barbadoes., The friendship was boarded
offthe West end of St, Thomas by French
prIvateer and treated politely. Spoke June
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