Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-03
ssranorta Daap aDasrtissr.
s----ss sssss&--
FRIDAY, JANuARY 9.
From the Nezu 1ork Gazette.

G .
From the Nezu 1ork Gazette.
+ would appear that the Spanish marine
has had spirir and activity infused into it,
which certainly, oflate years, seemed near.
Fly extinct. In the late action with the i'm.
mortal Nelson, they appear to have sus.
tanned no uncomfortable share of IT'S SIEVE.
.flty and loss. Whether their apparent bra
very has been excited by the inanence of
their long and close connection with ahe
French officers and seanlen, ,,idst bs lrfs
10 the consideration ofthose who have OBJ
served their joint and separate operaliortg.
1t is however certain, TO whatsoever cause
it may be owing, that an unusual spirit and
activity peryade their marine depart
ments.
Prom letter not long since received
from very intelligent American resident
in HAVANA, it would .secia, that this actiyi.
ty is extending to their colonies. He re.
marks, as follows.
Our new General Of Marines (the
Chief AdmiraIl Viliavecencia, whom .you
knew here as Gravina's second Admiral 10
1902, is one OF the mos. acsive officers ever
here before. He sends all the coasters an
der CONVOY of the Gun Boats, when the
WIND serves, although the British frIgates
are ia sight OF the Moro ;and when told by.
the officers that It Will be dangerous to go
out, answers, that their guns were put en-
board for defence and that they must tale
careto give all the protection to The vessels
under their convoy, for which their vessels.
were built and appointed!!* He rises veIy
early and is at the arsenal (nayy yard) by,
5-frequensly before the officers and met
are collected He goes about the harbor
in plain Bingham coat and pantaloons
and round hat, 10 order net to be parsicu-
larly known or observed; and thus fire.
quen,ly throws the people under him into
great confusion. He does not permit the,
navy and marine officers to remain on shore
unless indisppsed. He also visi,s the ma.
rlue cofee-houses, and gambling houses
every day, in plain dress, to ascertain
whether any of the Invalid officers are to
be found there and it is said he has abso-
lutely cleared those places of them.
He is a small dark conplexioned man,
of so years Of age; and, from his aetivi.
ty, will soon work a very considerable and
favorable change in the maritime depart.
nent. 1t was under his. direction the ar.
namens was fitted out from hence to Pen,
sacola."
Y How usefully might similar vessels be
employed TO check the piraeies committed
out of the different. ports of Cuba, upon
anarn!ed neutrals, bound TO these very
ports with provisions and merchandise, up
on which the government. and islanders
chiefly, it not entirely depend for their
Subsistence and comfort
From Jamaica papers to tie third of No.
Sember.
KINGsToN, October IS.
TIE Success frigate, captain Scott, ar
rived on Friday last week from cruise,
brought IN with her the American schooner
Hiram, John Fusson, master. This YES
sci sailed from New York on the 9th of
August, and was bound to St. Johns, Por-
o.Rico, freighsed with -four, fish, beef,
pork, &c. but by stress Of weather and
strong current was driven out of her course,
and about the Oath SeDrember made the e.