Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-14

Extract OF a letter tram a gentleman az
Yincen.es, dased March IS, 1906.
ga strange and very singular disease IS,
said to prevail in the Illinois counties. 1t
seiz-s ouIy girls of twelve years OF age or
under, beg ginning with head, ache aud fever,
and generally terminating in death on the
third day. A gentleman Of Prairie du
Rockers said TO have lost all his daughters
~ have MOI heard7 tarther particulars"
Ouyc orresoondsn. =. jamaica observes,
that great axsrsiops were using there to
make the militia perfect in military iactics,-
particularly since the arrival of s.. Earle
Coote, the new governor. He also says.
under data of April 8, that the feet tor
Europe wsre collecting, and many ships in
the ofsiag from tho Leeward. Allkiads OF
.proYiaions were high, as the feet from Eu.
rope had nesarrtsrds !.
ipsso 915rk Gasate. s
We from q gentleman who arrived
Is this citya day or TWO age, from St. Do.
mingo, that a. the time II his departure
there were very general movements among
the subjects of the black emperor Des,
saines. VIVA, the actual cause Of his was
he did BOT understand, butit was said that
some adgices had been received by way of
Jamaica, that taught the blacks TO expsct
a speedy attack. The consequences Of
these advices were, that Dessallaes was
puytiog the black army into an active organ.
e. al he ,yhti an a,
property and goods were removed to the
mountainous country in theVnterior, add
all the white inhabitants were ordered 10
remove from the sea coast. L.
Duriag the recent celebration of some
fese, French family had made iss escape.
from the Cape, but being soon after missed
by General Christophe, he attributed the
circumataace to the copnivaace of some
Americans in consequence, Christaphe
ordered the commanders and crewsof all
tbs American vessels a, the Cape to be
seized and pu, in closeseonfne threat
enIng to shoot or hang .hem all. Upon
an investigation, however, it sppe ,red tha,
the Americans had not aided che escaps
ofihe fugitiyes, who had, in tact, succeed
ed in making the French lines at the city
Of St. Domingo. Tbs Americans we're
then released.
The degradation, TO which the Ameri-
cans trading 10 the indigene ports are reduc,
ed, as low and Illuminating q. any thing to
be found ia the annals of the Dutch a. Ja:
pan. Such is the opinion Of he Amer.
eans, entertained by the blacks, la conse..
qoence of the meannsss 81 some that trade
there, that Dessalines laughs at the law Of
congress, interdicsipg the trade, and in ex::
,llting and coA.enFtuous language declares
that, 6 as long. as he has bag of coffee.
or dollar, he will never want Americans
! ready.aId willing to- buy them, in disre<
( gard of all laws"
A gentleman al this city is said to be
sDsssaline's correspondent and agent. Ii.
was snen,rossd atrhe cape, by persons who
had intercourse az the black court, thar
Bgssalines had purchased an estate is
penasylvania, near Philadelphia, az a re
treat 10 the event AN irs4besaal bouiverse
ment!
MIR. Kirkland, was at ,'se Cape, aud had
mounted the i9digeneeockaae in the service,
of the black emperor.
Miranda's expedition was spoken OF with.
ou,any idea of Importance being attached
TO IL; il was considered as petty pira!ieal
entsrPrizs.
(durare.) 1
Advices, by way of the city of ST. Do.
mingo, Trinidad, HAVANA, and St. Crois, ]
concur 10 stating that Miranda, had effected l
landing upon the Spanish Main. BARGE
Iona, or Bareelone.sa the place which Mi 1
randa is said to have debarked, is the prin
cipal town. Of district in the province OF
Cikid.l