Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1806-07-07
NETWORK, JUNE 20.
7ofbe editor gf the Mercantile dd0ey-

fysr,
The enterprife of Gen. Miranda,
in my-fhip Leander, having excited
comfortable intereft and attention
in the public mind, which has for
fome time paft been deceived by va
rious ridiculous and unfounded ru-
mours, think it proper TO give pub
Lefty to the following extract of a
letter which | have juit received
from a gentleman of rsfpedabiIity
on board the Leander, the correct
nefs Of which may be relied on.
Your veyy knm6le teyOent
SAMUEL G.. OGDEN.
ExtraS sfa LITER datsi Grenada, May
II, 1890, fran gentleman on bard
tbs Leandsy, to Samuel g. Ogden.
cleft Jaquemel on the 17th March
arrived at the lland Of Aruba on the
oh of April, when after taking
in fufficient of water, we failed on
the IS ofApril, and bearing of the
Main on the 77th near Porto Cavel-
10, we fell in with Saanilh brig Of
20 guns, and fchooner of 10 guns,
by both of which we were attacked
and had an action of half an hour,
but no apparent damage done on ei-
Their fide ; however, during the CON-
teft, we were 70 unfortunate as 70
lofe two fchooncrs we had chartered
at Jacquemel, on board of witch vef-
fels were about 60 men. This cir
cumfancc was occafoned by thofe
fchooners falling to lseward, and our
not being able to feparate the big
from the fchooner in which cafe we
certainly hould have faved our little
convoy; however, to remedy this
evil, we Immediately determined TO
60 to Trinidad, to obtain fuch infor-
nation and afiftancc as the Britifh
might be difpofed TO afford us.
son our way. we fortunately fell
in with theBritiih noop of war Lilly,
Capt. Campbell, who. recei ed US
with much cordiality, and informed
US, il was his particular initru6tions
to Erve u5, at the fame time advi6ng
US, to put into Grenada as the Gov
ernor Of that lfland had fome particu.
lar communication TO make to Gen.
Miranda. We have already received
the Governors afIurance Of the mott
prompt cooperation. We ihall pro-
baby take up one or two days at
mott, in making the necehary ar
rangements here, and fhall then pro-
coed Immediately to Trinidad lin
company with the Lilly 1oop Of wary
where we'underitand, the Governor
of that Iiland will alfo give US every
necenary afIiltanee that is necefary.
"The Jafon frigate is now on the
coat with a number Of volun, eers
on board I; this ihip is commanded
by Capt. Cochrane, fon Of Admira.
Cochrane, who, we underftand from
the beft authority has particular in
ftrudions TO protect and forward
our enterprise.
Ihave now thehappinefs to obferve
that this new turn to our operations
has given much animation 10 all the
friends on board the Leander, and
incerely hope my next will inform
you that our glorious cntcrprize is
fully accomplished.
Captain Smith, Of the fch. Fox,
from Martinique, informs US land
fome letters received in town corro-
borste tbe intelligence) that Jerome
Boncparte arrived at Fort Royal on
the 9th of June in an.So gun flip
Shortly after Britilh frigate ap-
peared off the harbor, and citizen
Jefome went out with the ayowed
determination Of bringing her 10 ae-
ton but another frigate heaving in
fight he judged it mott prudent to
return again into port. An embar-
80 Immediately took place, which
continued four days and when the
Fox failed the two frigates, above
mentioned, were blockading the har.
Dor.
A letter from Corona CSpsin, nsi
far from Baycelosa1 dated March II,
1906. mentions as po6tive that the
conqueh of Portugal had been de.
n