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Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-10

j -, onblic and private credit are
\ disorder; s.;, GREAT quantity of paper mo-
ruiasd y i1s IS at a discount OF hity per
n:Y' Sl @s., they had mlsfor'nnes enough
ssnt.-i lr o., adding to them the h0r'
ror. Of ,Is, wa. complain of an illiberal
The au which offers nothing to en-
govsrnnsss..; industry, and which shews
courage e'so, jealousy Of their privileges and
eon''al !; their national spirit. In Hun
d''fa'' cell S as in Austria, in Vienna as
gary a. !. !; MA ali the other cities, the people
", w. convinced that the emperor Isap p -
arc su ;.b.d ouly for peace, and that ne Is
ta' s s''n Of all nations and OF every no.
sns a.ntiu,ens The English are the per-
dc sue obscts of the curses, of all the sub.
Ps'uI i 4 he emperor of Germany and OF
jse's =, .,s.rsal hatred. Is it not then time
! IGs1 n NM should listen to the voice OF
!ua' ,p1onle, and that they should eodeavor
'hs pss ,be fatal inauebce of the English
s'nce The pssssgs of the Kun the grand
INV Ia, made in the different sklrmishes
a alI5 have taken place, about ten thousand
',;.oosrs, If the Russian army had wait
= '' i. arrival of the French, ltwould have
s..0 destroyed. Several corps OF the ar
W.. .,e nursulng the Russians with great
sgoF ,n,;.h hat,
,..;0s are transla,ions, were published at
Vienna on the 10Th and 18th inst.
PROCLAMATION.
e Since the decree of his excellency, the
.omm;s,iary of the court established in
Iover Austria, the public are informed,
TIA, for the preservation peace and order
IN the interior, it has been decreed that a
c.r,,;u number of armed citizens, comprIs-
;ny The mobiles as we'll as the members of
,hs academy of fine arts. and other indivi-
dual. who have means of putting them
seve. in condition of appearing in arms,
shall always be ready to perform any ser.
vices which may be required OF the -
Here follows the places appointed tor pa
rades.l When the muster roll Is called
the trumpets shall be sounded twice at
each place of parade. The citizens Of
each section shall repair to their post with
heir arms, and there wait for orders. 1t
is stric,ly- forbidden any persons except the
citizen soldiers, to appear on the public
places whenth trumpets shall be sounded
Any person who shall contravene this
order shall be arrested by the patroles and
delivered Up to the police. Measures have
likewise been taken 20 put all the sick and
poor who have not the means Of subsist-
ence into the city hospital in order to be
taken care of.
Brave inhabitants of Vienna will you
thank me for the wisdom ofthose measures
which are taken for the good of your coun-
try. The magistracy will concur In their
execution with the same sentiments which
have always actuated them. We expect c.
very thing from the inhabitants of this city,
who have always distinguished themselves
10 every situation.
(Signed)
The Tce.Burgomaster.
LATED, Vienna, Nov, II.
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aleranOrta Daap aDbertfser.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10.
Extract q aletter, dated M0nfego Bay, fam.
Oec rs 1909

E'ftfact q dfettef, aatea lHoRffgo Bay, am.
Dec. is, 1905.
Now, my dear freud, why did you
not follow the advice contained IN mine of
the month Of July and August, and have
shipped lamber, beef, slaves, pork, fish,
candies, soap and butter for this place (you
can't do i, now from the governors wis
dom in stopping ne trade to America.
HE above recitrd articles bear, he follow.
ing Incredible prices: -four IS dollars, beef
pork and salt fish at the rate of so cents
per Id. none by the barre!to be got, candles
and soap Sc cents, butter per hrkin75 cents,
cheese at the rate OF 100 Cts. American, En-
g!:h $50 cents, hams 81 IL, slaves 1876
dols. cash per III. which cost you about so
or So dollars. lumber, none to be got for
love or money what will be the fate oftth1.
devoted place l cannot ,ell; the planters
are in desperate state; they have the enor.
nous duty of fourteen shillings 3d. ster-
ling per gal. on their rum to pay, also 36s.
sterling per 1oolbs. On their sugar, to the
mother country, exclusive of the island
duties, and vet are no. allowed to provide
themselves with those necessary articles of
life from neighboring country, and
from whom they can be procured On the
best terms but as soon as general Sir
Z. Coote comes cut, and who is expected
by the first feet, hope he will conciliate
the confidence and favour of the people of
this island, open the trade, for to my know.
ledge the British provinces 10 America are
not capable of furnishing this island, much
less all the rest OF them with provisi ons and
lumber, as il has been proved here that
they cant supply this island throughout the
year, with more than one months supply
Of their consumption. Let ministers re-
America, and press these most legal sub.
jects no more, for they are indeed oppress-
ed, and as to frmness and loyalty, dare
affirm the king has no subjects in all his do
minlons that exceed the inhabitants of Ia.
maics, for | perceived il during last mar.
tial law.
Extract Of a letter from an american Gen
tlensan IN Cadiz, % his friend in PhiIadeh-
4shia.
6 The French and Spaniards, wounded
in the battle off Trafalgar, amounting to
5000 have been exchanged; Their total
loss in killed and wounded, is not short Of
$4,000.
&C There were few ships that had less
than 800 killed aud wounded The Irini>
dada had 500.
C Out of the 10 ships saved, there are
no. three worth repairing"
Ext,aR Of q letter firm Boraeaax, Gatca 24tb
NsVember, reeeivea at Cbarlefoa.
They (peak of congleis which Is to ailcm-
bic ihortIy, MIR. TaIleyrand, Lord Harrowby,
and the miniRcrs of the two Elnpetors arc to re.
pair there our Emperor is to be there
A Peserlburgh (RuGis) article of ctaobcr II.
mentions, that n fail of traulpofts which failed
from Rulia with :roops, had been wrecked on
the coat of Courand, and that nearly 1900
troops had been LOFT j; among whom we've TWO
Ruff an Generals.
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"en'y-third Bulletin Of the Grand
Army.

t /, tie csFe Of ScbGabrana, 14tb Nsv.
snas Tue battle of D,ernaein, where 1000
,, .eu attacked on the nth, between IS and
; cn.s' Kuiaans, kept their petition, killed be-
MI and 1000 men, captured their colors
p,, ~'l s, 400 priioners; the 9Th and 9th reg
r,sS;n VI night infantry, and the tooth and sad
kS..' 'ea o. infantry Of the line, covered them
pl,S,l WIN glory. General Gazan there diff
!~S'saS vslOE aad good conduit. The Ruff,
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L O S T,

On Saturday evsuiag, BIB Of Fe5. III '' near
AexAudria, y
A Silver Watch,
With Steel Cilais and Key, makers name
William Eofd, Liverpool, No. 3047, Inc has ..
fnall place broke out of her face at the hour OF
ten o'clock. / will give 8 dollars reward tor
the delivery Of the Watch TO me, living near
Four Mile Run Mill.
Jofeph Birch, fen.
February Ios sS3's
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February 10.
lust LANDED,

r ;, Jo %, l' az w. ~, TO- co,,
ffSm H1e 0c"00"e' oo"pS'"' 0"8 j' o"'s'
w. " pox
af'in 'on
Atbl at L0I. f@m/@l5 GamP'"g Neem'
A few hogiheads very nice retailing
Mo'aaes.
81 qu'n'als 700 f,n.
No. Reef
Forty double Pole Axes.
February o.
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February 10.

In conformity to the within order Of court, we
will, st the court houle of the iaid county, on
MONDAY the .7th infant, let to the iowea
bidder,
ST>HE building of the addition 70 the clerks
1 Office, and the repairs to be nade on the
public buildipgs-Tbe addition to be buiis Of
bricks and covered with flats plan Of which
is lodged with Colonel Jane; W,,ea, for the IN
ipee}ion Of tkcic who with to become uadsr,s-
ke,s be has alto memorandum c: The lepaiGs
that are 10 be made TO the other buildings
Charles Little,
James Wren,
VIM. Payne.
February 10. DIT
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February 10.
FOR SALE,
FEBRUARY 70.
FajaJax CosaH, to wit:
] January CouRT, 1906.

JANUARY AGURTj 1000
HE pcrfoas appointed to view the Public
l. Buildings AMI report TO the court the re.
pairs in their opinion wanting TO the fame, and
whether in tier opinion it is sxpsdien. 10 build
an addition TO r,e cletk's cfice, made report
and the leversl juices Of the peace of this coun
ry being fummoned to Heet this day to receive
the fad report; wbereupon it is ordeied, that
the iaid report be received and entered of rtcort,
and that Charles Little, James Wren, William
Payne, and Francis Adams, OF any ,hree, be aP.
pointed to let, to the lowcR bidder, the build
ing Of the faid addition TO the 3fcs agreeable to
the plan and the repairs wanting as afureiaNs
ard that they DO fuperintcnd the building and
repairing Of tie fame.
A Copy.
Tea.
William MoCs- = y r.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-21
HAMBURG. March %.

General RapP, who came from Paris to
Hameln, with orders for The evacuation IF
thar town and fort S,. George, and its sur.
render to the Prussians, left this city on his
return to Paris, on the 2Gth inst. HIS visie
here has not been a very agreeable one.
lie demanded loan of SIX milllons of IL.
vers promising at the same tine that
= fance would take care 10 protect the'Il-
berries OF Hamburg, and defend .hem and
her c's'zens from any foreign aggression.
lhisnew exaction has met with a refusal
on the part of the senate, and one of It's
ms mbers, Senator Schultz, is ordered to
ser out tor Paris, to make the necessary re-
presentations.
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VIENNA, March ~.

To the course of the last week, the court
of France made two demands Of the house
of Austria the first, its pure and simple
adhesion to the new treaty of partition be-
tween France and Prussia the second. a
permanent. and perpetual passage for the
French troops through the Austrian terri-
tory into Venetian Istria and Dalmatia.
There is in upper Caran,hia a frontier TOWN
named Pon,eba, divided into two unequal
parts by the river leila, the smaller part o.
the town is Austrian, and the o,herVenes's
an a bridge separates the two territories
and il is over this bridge that the trsneh
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demand passage in order to gain the
grsatrsad which leads from it into Italy.
It isnos only on the Polish frontier that
Russia, is assembling formidable army /;
she ia also making preparations in NJ olda-
via and Wallachla to resist the storm with
which the Turkish provinces,are menaeed.
4 ne kiugo Bavaria has been obliged 10
send roopa to the Tyrol, to.prevent an in.
surrecuon and at Trieste the inhabi.
tants have ventured TO come to blows with
the French garrison.
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Pert of ALe&and'ga.
ARRIVED,

Brig Nancy, Hall, 10 days from Boston I:
Sundries Lawrason & Fowie.
Sch'r Jane, Merit, 9 days from Boston
Plaster: ]. G. Laid.
Schooner Dove, Thomas, IS Gays from
Portland naister Lawrason & Fowle.
Sloop Lydia, Potter, Providence: SUM-
dries: Master.
Ship Hnn,er, Bayne, se DAYS from Lis
on Sail, wine and fruit: Il. I. Hoos &
Co.
4 List of Anserriicean gessels 1sYt at Liiss5sa
March2i, 1906:
Ship Ann, Bradford, Of and fer Alsxs
andria, to sail a5sh March,
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~, 70 be augmented. In the caval.
In and artillery, instead OF DIVIDING tue
,bols tsrm CT service into three equal por'
W. WIZ of seven years, II isso ne divided In.
tl0u' - of ten, SIX, and veyears.
" fa',be militia, no alteration whatsoever IS
,akr place AZ present with respectto Inc
",,nbrr bu. in future they are. TO be re.
arni,ed. NOT by the presens system OF BAL
-, but by small bounty; and the militia
- ,rrtanl are to be encouraged as much
:. no.slble 10 enter into the line. With
-s.n.ct 10 the volunteers, they are not alter
,br nresent year, 10 enjoy their present adj
.,o,age: they are only 70 be exempted
Som Inc general training OF the male Pc
nn,a,ion of the country, which forms an
f...nual part OF the new system. With
rssorct 20 the le0y en- masse, the male po.
nnIsuon is to be divided iuto three classes
me first including all from the age of 16 TO
% Inc second from "a to 50. and the Sd
com 80 to 40. OF these three classes,
oop 600 are to be trained for 20 days every
year. and are to receive one shilling day
every day they are out. The regulations
{ the selunteer system are not 70 extend
!. Ireland. This is the general outline OF
% plan, which Mr.. Windham opened
inc his usual ability. He concluded a
WE the delivery of which occupied
Ppseoa ,ur hours, with moving Tor leave
pearlyN IA bill to repeal the act of 1905,
% oflos \ called the Levy en- Masse
fomn0u3r p, Fox, we are happy to state,
pct !, .no ugh TO attend the house, and
An take a sh,rA
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eaITl MORE, May 10.

"a -. 'ner Brilliant, Nelson,
ArsiSeu' 'Ia1s, uira. Left there, sosh
" Gays n -. nuss , lawson, for N. York,
pfll' sp brig Re.a4 n''on' Turner, Phi
Sad.lobia. do; Leo. ia rener' n ;, ,
\" schooner Felicity. ety. nais'more
n, Penguin, New York; Elisabeth roo
ms. do. Tue ship Marga, 60 ~ as Ssa
for Philadelphia III days; 20 ~ - 80
wel, Wills, for do. aud Pause, ., ,A,h ;as,
Mar Charleston days before. $50" 80.
b leagues from the Capes, spoke -u'one. .
hilary, from Baltimore for Havsu, - 0''
va hours. a =. Nj.
lhand,'s sasdiug on the coast. A brig %
His guns and a schooner of IL or IA ", %
fsued ou. aud sailed abou, 10 days before
1she, Brilllaas, to cruise for him. On thei
xffth inst. In tue Mona Passage, was board.
led by the British frigate Mermaid, and
|fsrea,ed very politely. The officer INFORM
led US that Que or two British vessels OF
wm were cooperating with Miranda IN
the expedition. s
Also, sebr. Luna, Belt, Is Gays from
Gonaiyes. Left there 29:h ult. ship In
III dos,ao. Of New York, uncertain. Sailed
inco. with ship Warren, Sserett, and sch'r
II Greyhound, for Baltimore. Parted With
the Greyhound OF the Mole; saw Der the
next moraing: there was an English Heet
in sight, which we supposed she Joined.
Csss into the Capes days since, Ia com.
paaysi,h ships Warren, Iris, from Am.
sierdam and Serpent, from Hamburg
aud a British brig and several schooners,
bound to Baltimore. 10 the Caicos Pas
sage. spoke schoonerJ etFerson, from Phlta-
dei?hia for Jamaica.
81 Also, sch'r Caroline, Hays, 90 days
fram Kingston, lam. Sailed in,conapaay
with ship Hercules. of PepPereiboroush.
Leisanumber of American vessels, names
unknsvn. Off Hsrauna was chasedby a
Spanish rs. 10 the Gu'ph, spoke the Bril-
tlsh trigsse Arethusa, that was ashore on
The Colerados, got off without material To-
jury The brig Comet. from Laguira, tor
Baltimore. was bfongdt into Kingston the
KUN April. She was taken by French
privateer off the Isle of Pines; all hands
were taken out except the capsala and
sfenchmau, IL days afterwards was recap,
'ored by the Arethusa British frigate and
sent mo KiDg,on, where she was libelled
a. a opanlsh property, being swova as such
0y the Freochman.
81 aso, sch'r Moutseras, Davis, 20 day.
r cS' u. Jago. Left. ship John, Chase, Of
charleston. a prize, for Baltimore. in
;Sssks' brig Sea Nymph. of Philadelphia
tSs' arrived; Superior, of do. do. sch''
ssaey' OF Salem, DO. brig --, Christie
y New York, from Exuma, with Salt
.sa0oaer Experiment, Thurs,on. OF Phila
M S"s'p0'a; sch'r Esther, of Norwich, from
Iu''acoa. A British ship ADD brig of ths
n 5s@a a. Zee, were brought into 81. Jago
# ~ 0aPe Maize spoke schooner Splash
tGSnsaa, bound to New York.
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aleranurfa DatIp aonerttsec.
WEDNESDAY,, May 81.

Captain Bayne, Of the Hunter. from
Lisbon, informs, that in lat. 81, long. 55.
80, on the 18th April, frll IN with Bri
tish feet, of sail of The line aud frigstes,
under the command of admiral sir J. b.
Warren, who had 10 tow the French ship
Marengo, Of 81 guns, commanded by adj
mlral L;aois, and The Belle Pool, Of IS
guns, from India, prizes &c the above men.
toned feet.
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Wine, Fruits, Sc.

On SATURDAY.,
The z4th infant, at II O'Clock, a. III. will be
Sold, at Public Auction, from on board the
fhip Hunter, at Hooe's wharf,
The CARGO Of that Ship, 5gf ayYs.
uea from Lffbors
SISTING OF
1880 buihels Salt, "a few quarter
e:Gs L.ibon and Bucelios Wine, 80 boxes lie.
mons, IS boxes Oranges, 80 Jacks Of NUS, 10
bales OF Almonds, 50 fails OF Figs, 700 baGsets
@! diffslfn! fzes, IS boxes Swestmeats, snC
variety of Summer Carpctlrg.
Approved negotiable notes. payable 1T GxtY
and go DAYS, will betEeeuirsd IN payment.
p. G. Marfeller.
May 81. daf
sDiaolution Of .Copartnerfhip.
VT-EE Subscribers have this day dfoved by routust
/ content their Copartnesihip III hutlnefs, hitherto
trallae.ed in Middieburg, in tie name OF ABt,laf;
GIBSON any ds5ts cue from the concern may
be iettied with either OF the parties
,CUTHEERT POTVEI,L,
-ABNER GIBSON.
May I5.--[sI] eost
Platter Paris & Linle-afloat.
loo tons Platter Paris,
10 csRs Lime,
On board Brig Nary, Captain Hall,
AND FOR SALE. BY
Lawrafon & Fovle,
Wiz bave al 0vterr0td ~ /d,d Brig, Seboeser
DoOe, ard Paekes, fran Baltimore,
30 boxes Cod Ffh
10 do. Mould ard Djpt Candles
40 DO. Half Boxes Brown Soap
Bale Bce.boon Guuahs
a Topas ayeon J gn< Atse h~ ~f.,,s,;sp,.
20 barrels n. E. Rum
rs caAs BelIona GunPowder
10 cafes Fig Blue
IN Sf0y<; 81
Prime Beck and Pork
RnRia and Rxyens Duck
Young Hy(on aid ayscn Skin Teas
Muicovsdo Sugar
Cafks Cla,et AID Madeira Wine
400 Boxes Mould and Dip, CandIes -
go do. Chccl'as, SC. &c. .e ~
@ For Freight.
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Ex,saa of Letter from London, dated 2Sth
March.

Extract OF letter srom LoBdon, dated 2oth
March.
The news from Holland this day, induce
belief thar il is determined upon, 20 place Louis
Bonaparte at the lead Of tfe government ct thar
country, ra1er The title of Kiag, an 70 general
was tie belief, that III: firif aft Of the new GO.
vernment would he to wipe of, the public debt.
in ohr words national bankruptcy, that she
public funds were without price, and perfectly
unfaesble. that this mat happen has been evil
dent for fJinc tine, and tho looncr probably the
better; the immediate iufercss are much to be-
pi,ied, but il would be a pubic good, for the
debt of f1lt cuunciy exceeds what s; Can hear.-~
Let what viii happen, we co not think IT will
efetr trade in the Ieaa, as people have been gta.
duly prePar!ng for yea such ar event.
Is The oniniun on the loan which was contract
ed this day. was done at per cent. per
SIMON.
Charles Minor, Editor OF pirhy little paper, in Wke
barre, Luzcrne makes the following witty and hu-
marcus, and the fame time, FERROUS, appeal TO his
delinquent cu!somers.
I E3AVE beer (adly troubled With an ugly
sd Witch about ny houfc for FIVE years paa.-
Like the frogs OF EgyPs, ihe has found herway
Into NY bread trough. Like The Moth he has
eaten large holes in my bIcechcs. And by her
devIih Vaccinations my ihoes are worie worn
by bali, n.an the lhoss Of the Characteristic
has brokeA ny eVi1aasps, torn down my fences,
Tor prevented my building then,)-worn out my
types, and brought about my ears an 'mPor'u'
nate fet of tnen, who IS you'd DC very glad If
would pay thema little m nry, ''-----An
hcveyer aa tie debts may be, the Old bag
wonr let nc pay cen. Of them. have bsen
tn'esvoring to get the hGaey out of doors for
long time, bus IT. vair.- But now, thank for.
tune, I have found cut a perfeta method of r,or.
citing her lsdyhip our of roy precincts tLat lss
BY tf2isg an old fofkmg bave 7vft6 9eiAar',
-aaS my grau0y with 4obraf.
AS the mex, number OF my paper completes the
(econd year iince undertook the iole n arage.
ment Of it; and as there will then be due the
Establishment more than 5000 Dollars, my
friends, I am perfaadrd vii! advance me what is
due, TO afif me to rid rDyielf OF this vie cid
bag. Her name my reader is Poetry, and
tbo(e who have been in isoits Of intinacy with
her can bean witaels that my cefcriptIon is not
unjuAe HE SNiS ! EN-
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Swift, Price, of and for New York.

Swift, Price, of and for New York,
performing Quarantine.
President, Ioby, of New Bedford for
New York, 70 san 6rst lar wind.
Eolas, Treawel,, OF Portsmouth, N. H.
org Ftora, bennaii, OF por.sMou;4l,
Va. Tor ExoHoik, TO san Aprii5,n.
CaIilsto, iyser, ct oncs,o,, uncertain
where bound Or " nen 10 sail.
Minerva, Mauheus, OF Bath, N. B. Tor
Amsterdam, Aprll1Utn.
Three inomases, roster, of Kingston,
Mass. tor ChsIboarg.
Jupiter, Baxter, Of and for Baltimore.
Forsisude, boyd, OF New York, uncsr.
tain.
baraue Pompey, Allen, Of and for Sa.
lena, April losn.
Schooner Vcous, Goodwin, Of Norfolk,
April 10TH.
Hannah, ,Downe, of Boston, for Peters
borgh, April OH.
Sloop stork, Davis, of Boston, perform
lpg quarantine.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-05
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. /.

Arrived fchooner Alert, Luckett, go DAYS
from Curracoa-coffee, cocoa, &c,-Jonah
Thompfon and Son, and others.
CGpt. Lneketf has polite favoredu s qv;tb tse fol-
ioauing information.
BY an arrival from Maraycabo. on the Main,
on the sth of Auguf, the following information
was received by a letter from gentleman there {:
I" We have now at anchor in Vero Gulf, two
large hips, two brigs, and feven fchooners, all
of which feet appear to be armed. have landed
fome troops and drove our men out Of fnall
fort which they now have in pof1efIion we
have not yet been able to learn whether they be
Britifh or Miranda"
Another fchooner that arrived the cay left
Curacao, mentions leaving the feet to an an.
Choir in Vero Gulf-Capt. Eldridge, who ar
rived the 9th, was boarded TO wiudward of
Bona'r on the 5th, by Britifh Hoop of war |;
the lieutenant informed Capt. Eldridge that
Miranda had feven armed vefieIs when they left
the windward iflands, and that Ad. Cochran
had forbid the impeachment of Miranda's men.
II was generally believed at Curracoa, when I
left it, that Miranda was in this feet, az the
the Britilh would have no fuch fleet in that
quarter. No arrivals at Curacao for ten DAYS
before / left it, from any part of the Main near
vero; this had caufcd Spanifh vef1els to remain
nearly that length of time in port for informa-
ton, with cargoes on board for the Main
Wef-Ipdia produce rifing hourly at Curacao,
in confeqnence of this alarm-coffee 90 fous--
An exprets failed in company with me for Port
Acavello, with the above information. On the
10th, in the Mona paf1age, was boarded by his
majetty's brig Dieent, Capt. Hunt, treated po-
ltelY & permitted TO proceed in few minutes.
The lieutenant informed me that on the 3oth
July fpoke the brig Polly, of!Wilmington on
the 9th the Polly was taken in tow bv one of
the French fbips of the line, and kept the cap
tain on board for thirty-6x hours, then fet him
drift in leaky Gtuation. The feet confi(ted
OF eight fail of the line, & was left teerine north
From the lat. Is to the lat. 81 north, expert
enced tremendous Tea in lat 80 faw great
Quantities of lumber; in lat. IS, SIS, fpoke a
ichooner from New Orleans boundto Bordeaux,
the captain Informed me that the day before he
ipoke the fchooner Swift, of New Providence
ditmalted, in lat. 81 north.-The Swift he fur
Their faid, was from Grenada. He ALTO menti-
oned his feeling the Britifh feet, blowing freih
could not learn the particulars. On the 9th,
lat. So, fpoke the brig Three Friendly Brothers,
captain Ftz, from Guadalupe bound for Bal.
timore, who fnpplied me with water and fome
other articles food in need of Capt Fitz,
'"t.>-::, i'',tie lar. 81, ". ~, w. he
experienced violent gale of wind, and the mex,
day faw quantities of lumber. On the elf fell
| IN with brig from Providence bound to Ha.
vannah, totally difmafted left them fitting
jury mats. The day following, faw large
vehel bottom upwards.