Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-11-25

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boted to soften the ~ferocity OF their vosa'
! ries.
With respect to our relations with opaln
| general Eaton is unable TO give US any
information.
1t is believed in the best informed CIR
cles of Gibraltar, that a war on the cons''
nent was inevitable.
Whilst atGibraltar he had curiosity TO re-
view the Spanish encamptnenr IN the neagh-
borhood, with an excellent spy glass. they
appeared to him more like flying camps
than regular encampmentS.-ln ey
had no heavy artillery and it seemed to De
a romantic conjecture, that they had any
design of attacking Gibraltar. !,
Lord Nelson was said to have arrivea
before Cadis to reinforce the blockading
squadron under Collingwood aud Calde
A squadron was fitting out at Malta, sup
posed by some TO be destined to Egypt, q
by others TO Sicily. 1t was his own opinion
that the next intelligence which should ar
rive from that quarter of The M ed,terranean
would announce the invasion OF Sicily.
A squadron of 100 British transports
| conveyed by fifteen men of war was report
ed TO have to have left Madeira ABOUT the
9th or 9Th October. They had taken an
~easterly course: their destination COM
pletely unknown, Some supposed theywere
bound TO the West Indies, and others TO the
cape of Good Hope. 1t We are not m'stak-
en- General Eeaton observed that the hai.
sonable. whose crew is so highly spoken OF
in the following letter, was one OF the con.
voy:
SIR,
ALLOW me as consul of the u
! niled States Of America IN this island.
| 10 have the honor of assuring you and
| The officers of his Britannia majesty's ship
Reasonable of the high sense entertained
by me of their exertions on the night OF
the 9Th inst IN saving at the eminent hsZ.
| ard of their lives the ship Octaeia OF New
York with her valuable cargfffrom being
destroyed by the flames, which but Tor
their pronspt, jealous. md hunan assist
| ance NUT inevitably have been the case.
Impressed with these sentiments, DIR,
| l will not fail conveying them by the EARL
est means in my power TO the Ffeslaehs
! of the United States, and to the parties
| concerned, as we'll as every particular, OF g
! service SO truly honorable and meri'orious'
Notwithstanding my earliest desire to
compensate in some measure, the eSef-
! ton Of the seamen belonging to his britain
| nc mairsty's ship, still as the proceeds OF
the sales are held in the hands OF the OH
| GERS of the custom. house ) betwlxt whom,
| and the civil Judge there has arose a dis.
pute with respect TO the right OF the SALE
prevents my touching any part OF The pro-
| perty until the decision Is given, OF powers
forwarded by the underwriters TO wfom l
shall certainly represent the right Ell COM
pensation adequate tc'the the service rem.
dered.
Permit me to have the honor of sub.
scribing myself with every sentiment OF
consideration and respect,
Your most obedient
/ humble servant,
IAMEc BRhwLy, Esq, Connnander1
of his Bitannic Majesty's ship
Reasonable ,
TuacheI Roads, September ESD, 1906.
SIR, COPY.
/ have the honor Of acknowledging the
receipt of YOUR letter, communicating 70
myself and the officers of his Msj sty's ship
Reasonable, under my commend, your
thanks for. the assi8tsi+se we were so tortu-
tuoate as TO afford the ship Octav1a, OF
New.York when on fire on the n,6ai OF the
9Th inst,
/ beg leave in my oRn name, and for the
officers of the Reasonable, TO express our
seese of the very handsone, manner IN
which you have conveyed sour sentiments
on the occasion, aud to assure you that we
feel every satisfaction in the success OF our
~ IN n,.serve a shin bearing the