Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-17

oS Teaussion OF she cavalry. |. Is co.,
csiVea, snas The saving llade by THIS reduc-
tion, will SO lar towards aetraylng the OK.
pence oi i great increase aDlune,rd 10 be
made ID the infantry.
Iae produce of taxes alone FOR the wear
ending the ssh OF January last, exceeded
the amazing sum OF forty i've millions sler-
ling.
A correspondence is reported 60 have.
been discovered between some French C.
migrants 10 this country, and the protect OF
poGce, Fouche, 10 facilitate the progress OF
the French armies alter laao;ng IA This
cuunlfy, n.which case they were 70 bo.re-
nonera,sd by share Of the p:anler, and
the restoration OF their easliics IN trancc.
"A ciaeyaat nobseman is said be impilcat.
cd.
line predatory small craft Of the enemy
have, eflase, been exceedingly on she alert.
Scarcely day passes that some ships is
not captured II he channel; and SO daring
have the French pfiyateers become, that
-s!ley pursue oor merchant vessels TO :sas
very mouth OF the river. Eight vessels
were on FRIDAY captured by small French
iugger prvaeer, off the North fore!aud,
and sent fer DGnk!sk; three OF ,hem are
stated 70 be colirers: F',uc otnrr vessels
were taken on Friday oi' iiarwich,
he French pfiyalccTs are fam sailing
lugeers add in case Of a osia or lntIs
WIND, ti,.y are ,pfo,idvd with ewrcps,
which rsndrrs il q mater Of Officially. If
oos impossihi!itY, 10 come Up with them.
Besides, The plan they proceed opon is Of
4 n.,tsire 80 secure, that IL IS a rare chance
Tor car CRUISERS 10 get 3 sight of them.
As soon as It is dusk 'ney pu. on, of Dun
kirk, or The adjacent ports, whether favor
cd by breeze or uot; by snidnight they
are In the track OF Ger vessels passing zap
or down The chanael, and seldom fail 10
pick ep pr,ze or twa, that pays them we'll
10y their active speculation. Taey have
the msclycs very little 10 loose, for the pri-
vaieer, and ell on board, is seldom worth
300. The temptation, co the other nand,
Is great, as they frequently capture vessels
which, wlitl their rargoes, arr estimated at
90 O0o,
FAST INDIES.
Marquis Cornwa!ls, among the NUNS.
rcns arrange ments when he had made tor
Combating 5he patiees, by aAevlatine~ the
burthens ulder which they labored, order
cd that q contribution OF three lacks Of ru
pees, which hat! been levisd at Barham
pore, for the support OF the troops, should
be- repaid to the Inhabitants by iusgalments.
The le;e disaGyction insshe 9Th reg man,
of native cavalry, was produced BY soa.e
Arab emissaries of Hss!kar, who held cut
10 the soldiers the most seductive promis.
es. The discovery was made by an Off
Ger, to whom operturss were made By one
at the traitors.
The snip George trom Bengal forPrincs
Of Wales island. having on board hle en-.
: gines and 100 barrels ST gun powder, has
been taken afser.a gallant defence, by LA
PuceIle, French prlvateer. The Nancy,
in company, and similarly freie med, es-
capped, and had arrived at he island on the
~26Sh Of October.
the last accounts from Co!nmbo state,
that all The Malays who were akcn> at Can
dy, had been permitted TO return TO the Bri.
,ish posts, after having been Subjected 10
almost incredible hardships.
The projected attack Oh the Isle of
France, although suspendedby the recent
occurrences 10 India, is by no means aban,
doned and, az the date OF the last account,
the troops to be employed on tie entrr-
prize continued TO approach siae Malsbar
coast.
..NAXLlNq IND I-HCUGHTS.