Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-09-24
'beisg ii shis aeplorable state 4, ,

jdrop Of fresh water, early on Suod, 90
ming last they deserted two British = MOI.
war,a frigats and an armed brig, h.,a sa
Aabout twelve miles off shore to Il. 'asa
ward Of Cape Henry tina, soone, i 1'u'a'
taken at sea they Immediately mad. 8 % ]
shore, on which they run the shin l :,
the British got within shot, hay,nns wv, y
their colours signal Of distress also : =. "sl
led. They state that the frigate COMM. s'
ed firing npon them when they w.,
ground ard within mile OF the land
continued the FIRE until the colours r sea
were Overwhelming this time ,hs ' :.
line Of battle ships were at anchor WV
long saot--rhat the crew of the FIRE, i4' 4
which came on board from the fripa,. IVY ].
hAyed with much civilitv, Blu. when :. :
marines came they conducted thrm,.La '
with rudeness, That the captain os sDa
French ship expostulated with them .' ~
ing that they were on neutral grouad :
10 No effect, for after taking Out what = w.
crew that did not jump overheard IVY
set FIRE toher and efec,ually destroyedh' ~
The L'Impeteux had near roo men ,bas '.
taken from the frlgate have been seo,'s
from Hampton Roads, and are.nov con-
fortably lodged in the hospital at Fsns
Point.
The L'impeteux was ore Of Will,
mey' 3 squadron, and of which Ierom. w.
second IN command in the Veteran, vs;,s
ship parted from the squadron in he +.
of New York. 20 or so DAYS before !
gale, and has never since been heard Of
strongly suspected she has foundsred,
They fell, IN with the audroyant Che a
fnira's ship three days after the aal. i
tally dismasted rudder gone, and near,
a wreck-suppose she has GO, into Haya,.
ma. The Casard and Velereuse frgse
belonging TO this squadron, are also ,sj.
ing.
Commendasiop is due 'Ir. Myers. wis.,
on hearing of she depIoraole situation q
the poor fellows who swan on shore. and
and who were maxine tue best Of their
way FOR this place, without clothes and
withour yictuals, immediately sen, carri.
ages, with provisions and clothes, to meet
them. *
I. is the opinion Of many, that the bum
ing Of the French ship sL'Impeseux BY the
British, within The Jurisdiction Of the i.
States, is an illegal act This pos, v.
leave 70 our sa1ges 10 discuss and settle
Mons. Turreau, 90 doubt, will soon issue
a vielect philippe against saehpr0ceed.
ings.
Arrived rtip Rola. cottle, in AZ days 4
from he Dowus, bouad to City poua-
The Protectress, Everir,. sailed fromLar
don for City Poiat The 29th Of Jolyi&
ships Shepherdess. Wills. ane WIaa
P. Jchnsoo, both from This port, hsds
rived--the Sheffield, Davis, was 10 sal
for this port in three days after the RoA
The Eliza, Treaawell, 6 days fromB0'
ton. %
On the 9th instant captain Cottle, tnsa
in lat. IS, long. 6s, was boarded BY aleu-
teTant from his Britannia malrs,y's frlsas
Franchise, captain Charles Dashwood 70
company wish he Penguin brig, and4'
sad under convoy. The lieutenant Sas
captain C.,he following memorandum
(" Sailed from Jamaica on the 2e,h )dhS
with a convey of 1os sail, his maJesy'
ships Veteran, Magici-nne and Penguin.
in com. On the 21st of August, aD0ag
so miles N. of the entrance ofiths wv
OF Florida, me, with violent gale olfp"
The FRANCHISE lost her foremast, maa%t
mast, and sprung her bowsprit. lm"aa
gicienne wassdamaeed in her ruddsl..
hull, and Obliged to goto Bermuda T.; =
companied by the Veteran. Ten s1r y,
whose names are unknown, have tounssb
ed and many Others are supPo'eoN
lost"
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