Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-20

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The persons who wefcsthtis say Ga sVeie
landed. we undrrseaod, on 9pos Ut acaaster
OF barren islands, or rocks rashef' heai
the Skerki ROCKS, on whien ttls- vessel Was
lost, Whenthe boats returned 70 Wasfe
they bad leftthe ship, scarcely vesHge
of her was to be seen. Ihe gale was so
fresh, that it is supposed she muss have
gone to pieces soou after they gated her.
She had considerable quantity OF specie
on board, for the payment OF the troops
at Malta.
No advices from the continent have been
received since our last. An English gen.
tleRaa is arrived 10 town who lately ira
yelled through Poland. He reports that
at the time be passed through Warsaw an
army of 10000 men was collected IN the
vicinity Of lhatcisy. He was detained fer
i2 hours, and was sent TO head quarters
10 be examined. He states, thar the Rus
sian army were very indilrfeally provided
with artillery, relative TO which, however,
they expressed no concern, ha9iog deter
mined TO rely entirely on the effect Of the
bayoset.
December II.
Lord Hutchinson and suite arrived at
Copenhagen on the I'd, and they imncdi.
aseiy SCI sail in prosecution Of his Inisslop,
on board the Alert.
The Dart, freq, Lisbon. which sailed
from Lisbon on the i2th, brlags Dispatch
es TO government from ford SJr&ngiofd.
The English packets had arrived. No
account had Deco received respecting the
re capture OF Bueno, Ayres, Of Which we
have had some lDatssincl runners 10 Eng.
land aed it is totally dishslse3. Nor is
there any truth IN repott which was cur.
req ses,efdsy, that tasFe was an alarm in
Spain IA consequence OF satae neg ltl!:ua'
ton made to .he court by slle en,Pssor OF
the Preach II is ccEtain ihat no such re.
port comes sroca any aoihWiy at Lisbon,
where every thing VAS qutss.
"A gentleman who Cams passenger IN TIE
Dart, Ina, bfought dispalchcs 10 govern.
meat, sa es, that when he left LISBON The
merchants began 10 feel some uncasiness
respecting the .aie CT Portugal; at lac
tlgT.e this gentleman lcfi Madrid for Lis.
i, 6 &c recruit the forces and as 1t was re
9ossed there thar ,Ae Amy, when cosn.
pltIed, was Intended to at against the
|. Ffench, some pans were taken bv the 60.
vcrEmcnl 10 remove hat impression. Let.
tefs trom Seville, of The 2Sth u!i. sta,e-
Ia posIiIYc ,etus, that the lfeach officers
there made 10 secret Of declaring, hat 3
'up'ure was on ihe eve OF t2siae place be.
tween Fraoes AID Spa q
/ December Is.
"A Dublin paper # ,he 22l, received
Ibis morning, gives :ne following accouat
i tnose distufbers Of the peace, calico
thresheks.
"A Large parry Of Thrsshers. in the
county o! E.ongiord assemble, 70 go t.
he Psasaa;, Waon,, b. fair or sau; ans,
hey make p.esely. 70 he;s cause az
o.. n Is administered, ihat he will CD tbs
the e,'n.nands ORA captain Tnrestler 1T
IS shen, as It % try lis obedience, com
nanted 70. jim their pare tJr the mex
three ngIts, which arc enpsoyed 10 in'-
tefing q,hers; aud, as shey always TAX
care 10 enssst suficien. lumber, sey are
ahle - discha' s. ,helr Llni. d S yvlct
Men, accs eng oAl,ese SO eemengs, whe,.
'nelT piehts Of probationary outrage are
u.hllEd, ~i.hous auy dirinu:ion Of ,hei,.
numbsrs actually employed.
hay have invari4b!, avoided eveiv
mouse where resistance was to b. esp~c,
ed a gen,easan who lives near 6 ana, /,
care IN m noaee tha be prepared
them, bu ,t,y would 20 scceps he ch4..
lecge. A nj ghbor of his re eeieed M
sage, shit as sss wife was pregnant, Il,
would nos glve HIN a call unvil after he !
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 4
"Ihe few persons Of a better descrip
-tton, whom they have compelled TO take