Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-24

N1ITduud Ou ltiC OpdnIsii NA ala, dHu iIiS ildVs
ing been joined by large proportion Of the
inhabitants, and was then on his way for
the seat of government.
Extract Of lstter from a gentleman at 81.
Louis to his friend at Lexington, Ken
dated Abrl gath, 1906.
Sc There has been no news here for some
time worth relating, until the express arriv.
ed from Fort Adams, with letters to the
general, OF this purport, that he mus, have
all his troops In readiness to start from this
place as soon as possible, as the Spaniards
are commencing hostilsies; they have all
ready got possession of Fort Adams
The Indians show great disposition to
war, they have killed four men oa the Mis-,
sissippi river. The troops will leave this
Cd the 3Oth of this month"
I'VE are indebted to the gentleman who
obllgingly favored US with the foregoing
extract, although we are confident the ia.
formation it contains is incorrect. Our
Natchez papers are TO the .22d ultimo, and
letters have been received in town TO the
same date, which make no mention of Fort
Adams being taken, and VIC are confident
an event Of such Importance could no. have
escaped notice at that place.t
Ed. Ken. Gdz:J
ExtraF Of a litter G,eez an 6mericdu geutlemna
at tbe Cape Of Good HoPe, dated Ma,lb 9th.
" Ali the American veaes mar put in at this
place iince les capture by the 8ritiih; underwent
long and tedious exam 'naion, before The ieVelsl
Commanders OF the different fhips of war, COM
pofng his Brit'nnic Najef3's squadron in tie
Bay, who, by appointment OF the Co,nmaudant,
Sir Home Popha,r, formed tbefnielyes into a
Committee of Euguiyy or Pnxe Co~mhtee. Thefs
characters, being apparently una q IA MED with
mercantile laws and cuRoms, were totally uaqtsi
i6ed for the task of inveAieating comme5csl
tianiaeti&ns, and dlichargcd the truf IN the mott
awkward manner, utterly void of every fpecies
OF 'e9ularity and with iuPerciiious indifference,
whereby many Americans suffered Infamous in
iults and abule. The interrogatories put to leve
raj matters and fupescargots Of American vcG,ls,
were prepoaerous and magnificent, and theiI i'm
pertinance is in many inaances iniuffer bic. TIE
pocket.book was taken from the pocket o! a III
petcargo, from Philadelphia the captain OF
Whole vcGet, Tor Independently fpeaking in be-
halt Of his property was abruptly told thar 9 THE
AMERICANS WERE ALL A SET OF WORTHLESS
DRMN'D RA GALS" Officers were fen, on board
Tome of the American yeaels, with orders from
heir commander to take chsfre wi u con.
iulting or giving any information TO the agents
of the property, WHY or wherefore upon appi.'
cation to the committee, no iatisfaction was g.
ven one laying, for inhanc:, the hip was to
De tent TO England for adjudication, the other
contra d:ding 1t, turning to Tome frivolous lob.
jet, going Ont OF th. room and lesYibg the
enquirer alone, amazed at their faaidious lmpu
dence. In this triAing manner, many Of The
Americans have been ruIcploosiy trcared; their
property left ia the mott dangs4oas itase OF iat,
pence TO enroanter the inpetuouty of The caaerr.
gales thar daily threatened The ihips with imm-
nenr danger, without being looked after eiehe.
by the owne's or Captains, and as thHegh or
thouiand dollars was not worth their notice !;
BY reprefenting this precaricjs fIuatioh, the lut
terer runs hazard OF being cgregiorsly inflated
with tao mott opprobrious language. An elderly
matter Of Gaip. Of Philadelphia, wh6t. apparent
age alonc. commanded refpstt, when complaining
OF the perilous iiuation of his hip, was harihy
Told to soto beA. No redrefs for their guevan.
ces could be obtained; the fquadron was fire..
quently abfent, and the iccresary to the COM
mittce, who was left on ih6re, acknowledged
he knew nothing j The hip Union, Of
Philad.lphia, Immediately on her arrival was
taken ,poiieffion Of by order OF the corr
rnandsr of one of his uajeay's fhip., and an
officer fasioned OF board; Mr.. Robnion, the
fupercafgo, repeatedly appie- for the plea OF this
proceeding, obtaining no satisfactory sofwer, he
waited on the commandant, as the creator Of this
committee. who replied, i" Tou might as zueH ak
The King queaiou regarding the court of admiral,
~ l'' After which ne addre1ed note TO the
committee, demanding a determined AMI deciiive
an(wer, whether the flip was TO 60 TO England,