Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-23

sou.hwar1, and IsProceedsd to seek the INC
convoy. Indsed, my lord. expected 90
have srso naenlioa of Hy name 10 tbs ds-
tails OF this affair, of which the Eagllsh
newspapers rendered very incorrect &C.
count.
On the 9Th b aard-d a brig of the CON
voy, which had been separased from the
rest at leaving the land. made dll'gehs
seareh, but without success, during seve'
raj DAYS. Tor the body of the asst OF nsr'
Z ehan,mru, until found myself in the la'l-
su1c of % so. without seeing SAIL;
therefore concluded this little convoy had
pro,ceaed TO unite itself with The grand
Jamaica convoy. towards which repaired,
in the hope thar by cruising inihs Bahama
straits, [ should eventually fal! with ms
Jamaica Acct GA or about the Isl OF Az
gusr. as the said feet genera'ly sails Tor
Eagland a.swo periods By thus ataad'nS
to the wessward, Isuffsrsd tbs cons qasnes
Of this proceeding. for hsayy gales w'no
came on, and my ships were sever az .i'sss.
struck with lightning, ard mY eats oslog
ali spill. or blown away did not soon O.
rough gss;nso the .loagi uds OF - degrees.
DC July 10Th. feuad We we're IN !osgi.
,utle rs, and was ,nfornsd ABOUT week
afterwards, that nearly al this inr ihs hTst
convoy had passed nae to. the eastward az
the distance of 40 Ieagass, and seas 'hs Sc
cond convey could no. have been Tar from
sailing likewise but Just at this S'ne !
heard that admiral sir John 3 Warten hsd
arrived IN the West Indies, and en'y e'gA]
DAYS af,er nay frs. salieg. | copjzeto'eG
that admiral Warrsn would proceed 20
wfoapdlaad where / Aeant 70 LEI h's-
go quietly July 20 4. aispn-ss', sof es
a large SIP to zoindsvcrd and f72o b,l3@
Supposed, however. 'hess m,ga o;sf
John. and | made the signal 70 close The
squadron aad keep 70 windwssd, IN ending
nex, day 10 engage TINS admiral 70. os e'
fage. a Schooner howeSer.2@ oien oe.
longc5 10 these vessels 10. w,odwatd, aGd
which boarded az n3dn:ghs. q e sssttts
Informed me ia, i, was PAL, at a convey
of Americans, CONSISTING Of 8 aa'l, o''dsr
the escort of TWO small gates, hooaa 70
New TosS, laden WI ee!iee, &c. By the
9resoi,cd negroes Of s.. Damrfso his
news co. beias ,!ssc.osst. 6F tse nasler %
he sehocner, Till some DAYS alter The con.
!rsoy cad ,ime eacaPe 10 INC r'r'hwasd );
Indignant at the conduc. 81 che Americans,
| in nsdia,ely pa, the masler ct ,nS schr
In irous, and all his people, aad mace sal
ia search of said convoy, de efn'.ned 20
haeg at ths ward arm the cse alns sod SO
persargoes in the face OF ,hs,r eoannrn'sn,
st New Yotk but being aeafiy II Lape
Haseras, the weather changed, and 'hs,
gathering orm lsfs me np@aoPe ot.affli'
log off NswYnrk in time 10 in.t.ee THESE
pirates; and on arriving off she cape,
gale of w,nd Obliged n to haal q. siod.
ward, and wait tliii wss passed, w!.ish
when il was over, eaabted ms,p spe k
vessel. BY which Twas 'af1rmed Ia. The
sand convoy had pa, ITO se Chesaps ak <
Delaware. By this time | had affi4td
within 10 leagues CT Lers lslaad t!1e:1
made sail for nv rendezvous 10 lat. ~, and
81 long. which might prove the route q
admiral Coehran7, proceeding froE: the
Wiadward islands with tais convey Ter I'll
rope, n,he coursa perhaps OF ihs hssi -
days of August. On he l6sa Of August,
bsing aeariy 10 toe proposed rstldsz sous,
iavlsed on board my ship all she capla,ass
to celebrate Napoieea .hs arst, aed NOW
searn,pg the coalition Of their salps, !
eonsensed, from the disabled state OF all
the vessels, I'd Psaceed on.ths 2ofn TO 81.
Iear Porto RICO. from whence proposed
sailing the Is! of Oct.
M design was ,oprocecd direct ioNew-
foacdlana 10 destroy the English fishery,
Sc. making my rendezvous aiseswards eft
the S ale Bank, distant 100 leagues 1. and
ia the la,isud, SO N.to steer for SOME port
in France, where hoped to arrive by the
end of October, bye this plan was discen-
cersed by an horrible sempes. which ever.
took us On the f0sh and 10Th Anplyf. Fne