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

ReceyCe1 OF UBe SfIlP za0e0Ha, faJTJVcG "a
Baltimore.
LONDON, December 90.
HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY.
-pocroRs' COMMONS, Dec. 10.
This day therighs honorable sir William
Scott proceeded tosths adjudication OF the
fo!iowing ship case
Hannah, Holmes, master. This Anne
rican vessel, with cargo of colonial pro
dace, was captured by his maiesty's ship
of war Families, Francis Pickmore, Esq.
commander, and brought 10 Portsmouth.
Cargo restored as claimed.
February s.
Yesterday we received Paris papers 70
thea gath, Batavian Gazettes 10 lne 28th
ult. and the four FIRST Of the i've Hamburg
mails due arrived.
From all these sources we have given
copious extracts. The principal features
of the intelligence they contain are, the
svacuatien Of Vaeona by the French, the
actual march Of Napoleon's troops against
Naples, the return of the army OF Eng
land 10 the opposite coast, the approaching
sriumphal entry of the emperor OF the
French into his capital, and his determine
ZION TO exclude the British commerce from
every part of the continent to which h's
power and influence extend.
American PAPERS 9th ult. have reached as.
They were brought by the Prince Adolphus
packet, which arrived on Tuesday at Fal-
mouth from New York. The report OF
an embargo having been laid on Brush
shipping in American ports rs antounded ;
though II appears that q gsnerat feeling OF
resentment az the captures authorised by
the British government, persades, not only
the merchants, bus the legislature OF the
United States also. The ports and har.
Aors are TO be immediately put in assate OF
security and defence: 100000 dollars have
been appropriated 10 the building ct gun
boats, and CSC, 900 dollars TO building slx
line of battle ships. The merchants ct N.
York, at general meeting. had addressed
q memorial to the president and the Con.
xress, for redress. But while this isdirect.
ed against England, the mercantile interest
Is far from being upon good terms with
our enemies. American vessels are cap.
sured or plundered in the West Indies by
Nay,ians, French and Spauiards and i,
Is said that Bonaparte has threatened Anne.
RIGA with the weight OF his resentment, il
abe do not concede the points ia Sdispute
between her and Spain.
ensircly new invention, are now preparing
at Woolwich, fornan attack on Boulogns
I'm the spring. They are filed with a
composition peculiarly destructive, and
when once they have taken FIRE, nothing
can prevent their explosion, nor, after the
explosion, extinguish the fame. They
may be thrown with great precision to a
distance of 200 yards.
A letter, of which the followingfis an
extract, has been received from an oGcer
on board of one of sir Home Popham's
.auadron. II is dated Bay of AllSouls
ST.. Salvadore*, '26th Nov 1905: "Soor
after our sailing from Madeira, sir Home
Popham heisted his pendant as commando,
of the squadron. When we were within
Is days sail of this place, twelve of the
fastest sailing ships were dispatched fol
the purpose of obtaining supply OF pro-
visions and water. On our arrival, VIZ
found two of the ships unfortunately hac
beenawrecked, the Britannia East India
man, having on board Detachment. o
troops, aud the King George sranspor.
laden with ordinance stores.
"A small g,called the Jack, is also miss
Jag; bu. il is supposed she hasbore upfo1
some of the West.IRdia islands. I ain
happy TO say, that the whole of the per
.sons on board of the two ships were saved
except three, one of whom, understand
Is "a staff otscer. Our destination is still
profound secret; but trust, ere long, 20,
win hear of our being successful. The