Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-28

The gentleman, who furnished as with
the following article translated from q
French paper, togsther with an extract OF
letter from Nantz, will accept our best
thanks for hts politenes aud attention /:
/" The Journal of Commerce, of Goth
January, "a Paris paper} after giving the
heads Of the Presidents Message, makes
the following remarks
I" The message Of the president is much
longer, but we have given faithful sketch
Of il. BY its perusal, it must be seen that
at the moment when our own fears arc
dissi2atcd, when the motives for war are
gradually disappearing from the continent
of Europe, that of North America appears
threatened with new convulsions. Il is
but too certain that ere long, both the inter-
ests and policy of the United States, will
be in direct opposition to those ofthe prin.
cipal powers ia Europe"
(M. I. Gem. Adu.)
EstraRi from the leg book eftbt ebooaer General
Estoa, Robiglon, e.mmxxdey, arrfUea at Bal
nmore.
January 70. While laying at Gonaives, the
fehooners Ampbioa, Topaz aud Spy got under
way without clearaaces, and were fired upoR by
the fort, which they returned, AID got of, lit is
believed, withou, much damage. The negroes
vented their rage for this conduct on the Ameri-
cans on fhore, whom they arreaed and abufed,
bur finally relesled them at s, P. M.
For feveral days alter this affair, all the armed
yeiirls in the harbour laid with fprings to their
cablcs. in readiness to FIRE upon the town In cafe
a " Outrage was committed.
Fetruary ~. Got under say in co. with the
armed brig Nurnz, Wilton, faip John and james,
Lsngford, brig Hero, ThOmpfon, and fch'f III,
nancier and Exchange.
rs. Saw three schoprers, which VIC were in.
formed the following day by a gritilh 90 gun
ship wee French priva,eers--Same Jay parted
company with the hip John i& James and brig
Hero-they being bound 20 Port de PAX.
March 3. The Caicos in fight, faw two
French priyatcers at anchor, who got underway
and gave Us chafe.
AT half psA meridian the two privateers came
up, fred gun to windward, and hoitcd French
colors. The Numa and General Eaton formed
a line, hoiRed the American colers and returned
the FIRE. A briG action now took place, with
heavy guns and fmal arms. At 4 O'Clock the
two privateers bore down on the General Eaton
with an intention of boarding. one on the lar
board and the other on the ttarboard quarter
The Numa by lucky anot Garfield away the
m ain boom OF one, and the other coming ander
our aern aud iung fhower Ct ,nufket balls, re-
ceited ffet from one of our fern chaees, con.
tanning FIVE IL 10. gamblers, which caulcu him
to haul off, aa1 endeayor TO fcize upon Tome OF
the unarmed vefIels. This wepreveased by CIV
ing him chafe, until P. M. when believing the
convoy OUT of danger, we returned and joined
the Numa before night. The Target OF the pr.
va,eers mounted fix carriage guus, and twenty
four FOUNDER mid lhip-the other four guns,
and one eighteen pounder. They were manned
by about 100 men each; and from thsir crowded
appearance, mutt have loft many people.
The Numa had one man killed and two
wounded, and the General Eaton one Albert
Myers) killed in thi, action. We received a.
bout 100 grape fhot in Our fails, MATS, and hull.
S. Parted company with the fchooner Ohm,
Dicksnfon.