Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1806-08-08

Naples, still held out, and the garrison
under command Of the gallant Prince Of
Hesse, bid defiance to the French Army.
Early in May, an, attempt was made to
lombard from sea. For this purpose
the French collected aHeet Of 1 sloop of
war, 2 briggs, and gunboats- -these
were fallen 10 with ID the night by the
British frigate Syrius Of 90 guns, who
Immediately attacked them-the sloopof
war sustained q sharp contest but was
compeaed to strikey the rest Of the
squadron made OH. The frigate with
her prize had arrived AZ Malta, bothves-
sells were much shattered. ;
Il was reported at Gibraltar, that the
British had, BY consent Of the King Of
Naples, taken possession Of Syracuse, In
Sicily. . 2.,.s..s B, 8. ,$ III : =
Lord Collingwood With Z sail Of the
line, was blockading Cadiz several
British ships Of war were lying at Gibral.
tar. I'LL .;s3szt ( :; + -, .,.> = .:s.
Died At Syracuse in February. lat
Lieut.. Joseph Maxwell, of the U. S.
Navy. - - - =. : r
,5s 49, - July IL. fat. :, !,
Gun Boats No. 3, Lieut.. Haradan,
and No. 6, .Lient. Lawrence, arrived At
this port yesterday from the Meditsrra.
mean. The squadron had touched at
Madeira, from, whence they sailed on
18th Of June. These two vessels parted
from the squadron the night after sailing.
Died, suddenly on the 10th Of June,
ON board the U. S. bomb kstch Ven
geanee, Mr.. Simeon Smith, Midship-
man, IN. S. vas one Of the American
prisoners in Tripoli, and was on his re-
turnto Rhode Island, Of which state he
was native. .l..s ~. ..., - =
Died, II Syracuse, in Aprilla.., Lieu
tenant Seth Cartel, commander Of gun
boat No. 10 native of Rhode Island !;
and Mr.. Brent, midshipman ON board
the u. s. cutter Hornet. 49, 49,
y. Sun Boat, No. H.. .mi..ine., a,
caARLEsror, July 1s.---tte are ia
formed, and We communicate the intei-
ligence with sorrow, that Gun. Boat, No.
=, commended by Lieut.. Og,Ivie, which
sailed from the port Of New Y ork for the
Mediterranean. returned to that port,
with the loss other mast, aud sailed a
second time for her place Of destination,
has never since been heard of, and there
10 every reason to believe she 10 lost with
ell her crew. NJ. NJ. Y. II -
Gun Boat No. 8, arrived at this port,
has sprung her mast but she isrepresen-
Ted BY her officers to be most excellent
sea boat. -s,z-g. 49, ~. 81 -.
i. July1s. II. ~
Br q gentleman who arrived ON sun
day last from Cayenne, we are informed
that JERoAE BoHAPARTE, who sails un.
der the orders ola French Admiral was
originally bound to the Cape of Coed
Hope, probably on his way TO the East
Indies but speaking transport carry.
ing some Of the Dutch troops 70 Europe,
he learned the fate of that colony, and
one OF his frigates, which had entered
itnot knowing offs capture. He then
intended to have proceeded TO Sc. HeIs-
ne, but after cruizing about for eight
days they could not hif the island. The
island probably had sunk, or the great
nautical skill and long tried experience
in navigation OF the sol Distant prince,
had certainly found Il. The fact howe
yer IS, that they could not End il !; and
they told this circumstance themselves
AZ Cayenne. - -
There were grea. reioieings in that
colony onthe arrival of prince of the
blood royal of France. The inhabitants
had suffered 30 much from the dete.,s,tsa-
BILE tyranny Of VIcToR HuoHEs, that
they Immediately applied to the prince
for some amelioration in their situation:
but alas! he went of without doing any
thing. and the old governor, irritassd It
their insolenee, exercised more coercion
than before, ,banishing some to uninhabi-
Z. H.. II l. - = -