Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-08-26

,v,en .he capsaia, happily Tor
vdyio'ss. re nus exposed 70 tas oarDas+
IS sao No &c men SO overcome BY tseir
OsscsH :, o,glne they saw an Invading
i afa ! cIansey, unarnea. .Auea'.aA
tnsaI = s..,el. effected laadlns and re-
ha'aa ,t- lrqye caasSqndGat ana as e0"-
De'sa ~ foIlgsvsrs, from thsir aPprshsn.
rsS'F'4 y : gs 10 neiiatsly neard them nal
sos ~, from fort 10 fort, 90 ceass hring,
os ,Ds llrgsr 4tus assr and the captain On
10 ~ Tn. step saved the whole Of US,
inHs' ,,v- aimee been told, that shey mad
fd ..a AMI we're determined, as soon as
Pf' a,oa ross, to sink the brig. Some
ia' rieglng is cut awav, and one l8
0'u aI,,os struck iass forward OF ene main
Po cvwiea away a timer 1ead, and
cnaa', .,d ,wo water casks. The capt ain
c'a 0,,eed under guard during she nigh:,
,ae mornlng I wsns on shore with
:. o,o.re, where we were presented TO
i0nmaodant, who appeared scarcely
Ave recovered from the fright OF the
...dioc eyening. The vessel VAS order.
H. moored uuder the guns OF one OF
!. ho,tsrics until directions should DC re-
,.iiv,d from Caracas.
The sccounts g.yen of the late hustle and
.o,,,erpatiou which our appearance caused
1 =, biehly diyer.ing aud place the conduct
.f,sa commander &c. IN the most ridicu.
~. habt. All she soldiery were under
.rn, Srius upon Us, che whole coast was
..,m,d. and persona travelling from Cara
:, Ver, stopped apan the road and tor
h,1dsu to proceed. The cowardice and
fau Ct hose appointed 10 guard the port,
wer, 90 grest, that ne one dared approach
=. ,,d At the commencement o. the 6ring,
man belonging 10 one of the gun boats,
va, 50 terrified that he jumped overheard,
.ruam ashore and asserecd that he had re-
t,vsd a Eallin tde leg aad the command
q .r Of another rsparted tia, he hsc oae man
tJs9 bu av shst, aud they are hapdiyy yet
,ysuadsd that we dis nor FIRE upon them!
ih,ye 40 doubt that had We have been
armed With few guns well served, tue
whole town would have been deserted, and
VIC should have seen the soldiers aying full
speed 70 the mountain, wiki the :ecGdnI
DIN Kosqass, the commander. at their
heal! Capt VI. aud myself as We walk !
ii. streets, arc pointed at as Pyodgies Of
vaor, for having stood such a carnonlding !
spithsH being killed! I Ia fact the more
! reasctuppn the danger we was ia. the |
MORO providentialappears our preservation.
About three Ureks since an English arm.
I'D vessel was of the haybor ouder Amcri- !
tan colors, and az three o'cL7ck IN TIE after.
noon, sensi l. at wCh n mcer AMI a |
few meu, who cot out dle Spanish ship |
which va. anchored within musk shot Of /
the batteries This IS the excuse ogered
iSrthe Isarns reception given us.
The heads of government are at sarience
and the assent of one 10 sure TO produce
che dissent ofshe other. Ten days elapsed |
before received "a answer 20 nav petition
tnr liberty to sell, and then / was told that |
might dispose of enoagh tersis4 800 dol |
lars, which was considered sufficient 20
discharge their demand for powder and |
shot hred at US, and TO pay for the repairs
Of the vessel Upon representing the IN
Justice of the demand aad the necessity of
dlschafging the whole cargo 20 ASCERTAIN, !
and repair the damages in the hull, the In
'endan' man OF very mediocre abilities &
extremely obstinate, referred re to he
tapHs general, his counterpart, who repli-
tutWs not in his province to decide, aad
seat back to the Intendant, and he a
gam sothe captain general. You may
Judge whether it does not require good
s'Ock OF patience to deal with such anil
mails.
HE hillfor powder aud shot consider
:. srcur'os':Y ndsend YOU an exiract from it.
40 So7 los. 2o2. powder, at7
reels ees a
u0' s7balls* weighing 800 lbs.
al per ID. ff2 4
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