Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-20
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MONDAY, January 20.

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Extract q a ,!gttdr. ff0m a respectable COM
mercial t0use in Lo,ld3n dated 31A Oct0-
Der, 10 their correspondent IN Nezv 1ork,
zoho 1oas a shipper in The Cicer0, wJtich
oessef smlea J,om s1ence5or amsterdam.
We are sorry TO say that the Cicero.
captain Parker, is brought into Portsmouth,
ny one OF cur cruisers: and the captain
being Come On here a few days stree, we
have given him the;best advice and assist.
ance in oar power.
. Captain p. was unable to claim any
thing but the vessei and your property, as
all ms papers were taken from him, and he
was not allowed TO refer TO them for the
purpose of alakirs Out list OF the, differ
ens goods. Iiais i, very lmproprr sys.-
.em, bat it is universally acted upon by
our court; SO that unless a captain has
private copy of his manifest, with the
names not only of the shippers, bu, Of The
persons for whose account shipped, it is
impossible he can make claim effecsually
tor the whole cargo. This is precaution
we'would recommend you to take uniform.
ly for the future with every freigh.ed YES
sci. 1t is also necessary that the captain
shcald haze some knowledge of every In
dividual shipper; for unless he can swear
thar ne knows or believes tnem to- be iDha.
bitants Of port, and citizens of the u.
States, the propertYswiil be UNIFORMLY or.
dsrea foriersher-pr
4avice to- american Skipping Merchants.
Ihe merchants Of America are advised
to direct their correspondents, particularly
In France, MOTTO put any other mark on
their<goods than the initials of their names,
yitsoutany counter mark which the French
generally put. 1t frequently happens Ia.
the English West India and o!lsr ports,
that vessels are detained for further proof.
fer no other reason than the counter mere
Of the Shipper being aided to that # The
Ozunef.
Extssa cf,a 4e,ter from a gentleman st South
Wet Poist,tp bis friend in Lexington TX. IDA,
ted goth Noven,bet, ,ISo5.
8. 1yo men will probably pats ,,brcugh youi
country. one by the pane Twitty, the o'he
Collins they viii probably both Lave fefvan;s,
and pun Up at the ,bei boutes. They ere lnhabi
tanss Of North Columbia, aad have w,sh thcn.'
upwards Of 10000 dollars, of counterfeit notes,
fcme on the bank OF the United Statcs. and OF,
the different branch banks, arom 100 dollars
down to FIVE dollars, AS the probability is they
vii! change their names, here follows a dciclp
tion:
1'witty i. about 50 years Of age, $ feet ter
inches high, Blown hair, remarkably cfo!s eyed
AID little near lighted, fome thing in his coun-
tsesnce befpeak aarp cunning fellow, wears
blue flrtont coat, rides an elegant forFei hefte.
Collins. about five feet tx inches Ugh, weii
made, or 50 years of age, tolefatIy gre1
headed, keen lhsrp looking fellow, wears a iur-
tout coat Of dark grey coIored eloth.
They are beth on their way to Piusburg,
and Will probably pass round the mouth q
Cumberland to meet Mr.. Thomas Davis,
alias John Smith. The said Davis, alias
Smith, will probably be along, and no
doubt they have their plates with hem.
Should they be apprehended, it would be
we'll they. would be we'll secured, and IN
formation given either to the governor OF
Virgins, or North. Carolina. Collins has