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THURSDAY, DEcEMBE
Faom The. National Intetkgeneer ct Ere.

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III We have received the following as thu
purport Of Mr.. Cannins's answer 70, MI.
Muproe. AZ .hi. statement is altogether
derived from public furnor, we should
decline insersiug il, but from the great
importance Of the subject, and t'cm the.
RICH, of our readers 10 be Informed even
.oi rumors so interesting. especis! y when
credi.ed By intelligent men.
The Note is said 70 ssa.e--That the
British governmen, has always rlsined &
exercised the rightto take British seanen
wherever found 49, Tha. according 10 the
modern usage o!.civilizcd hstious. national
vessels were notliable 10 search hse
Great Britain will conform 10 his Usage:
That for the affair Of tie Chesapeake re.
pararion will BE n,adr, aud . minister
seut to the yrited S.ases fer TIA. rur.
post No hin, is given ss 70 III ra.
lure or extent Of the repafa,iSn---.'i' Ire
conrrary it is expressly stated, ,hat the
claim Of the American goserament is les.
sened by the refusal 70 dsli.rr Up their
men, and By the Presidents proclamation,
both of which are considered as ac:s OF
hostility on Cur part-,hat the n;ais,sr
SEN. "a the u. S would be expressly in-
s,ructed MOTTO blend with thestsir cf the
Chesapeake either the imrre8smensof SEA.
men, OF any olher subject OF difference
br,weeu the TWO coun ries-the letter isiD /,
We more naughty than conciliatory, and
calculated rather TO increase than lessen
the sentiment of indignation so generally
excited by the unprincipled conduct OF G.
Britain towards neu,rsls generally, aad par.
;icularIy towards the y. S.
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IA
Port Of Azexandraa.

Vt Y @A0s'''07t TIT VT
ARRIVED,
Sch'r Fletcher and Riley, Riley. Barba.
does, ballas. to- the master
Regulator, Bowie, Baltimore, Sun.
dries, TO diferen. merchants
CLEARED.
Ship Romulus, Hayt, ST. Ubes, by Law
rason and Fowle.
Brig Fame, Hand, Lisbon, b. John G.
Ladd.
John, Martin, Jamaica. BY James
Psrton. ~
Schooner Active, Wallace, Richmond,
by the master.
Adventure, Jones, do. by George Sla'
cum.
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Extract of letter from an officer, dated at
Alexandria, July IA.
C We are all daily in hope either that the
army will be Withdrawn from this country, or
that we shall be reinforced SO as to enable us
to commence offensive operations, as nothing
can be more tiresome and melancholy than
our present confined situation, cooped up IN
miserable town, without any variety or relax
alton. We are well supplied with provisions
BY the Arabs, but we suffer iniserably tor the
want of water all that the troops get is SO
brackish, that it. is impossible to swallow !;
without being mixed with vine or spirits
Dysentery in consequence is becoming very
prevalent, and the 0phthatma has been SO ger
neral, that upwards of three fourths OF the ar
nv have been attacked with it..
g We frequently hear from the prisoners
at Cairo; they are tolerably well treated, ex-
cent in being very strictly conhned--Ca ptain
Delaney, of the goth dragons, died lately at
Cairo, of the dysentery; he is universally re-
GREETED. The Turks offered to give up
all our prisoners, if we would eyacuate the
co,,ntrv--this, of course could not be accepted
Fifteen thousand menicould with the assistance
ofthe mamelukes, easily conquer the whole
country and there is no doubt but that the
Mameiukes would openly dnclate Tor us Il a
sufficient army was sent here, but they 90 mot
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This day arrived his majessy's ship
cockauice, from cruixe the American
hip Be,sey, captain M'DougalI. from ~
FORK, bound 10 Rotterdam, with coffee,
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December /

The bill reported by Mr. Adams, !" For
the preservation Of peace and maintenance
of the authority of the y. S. in the ports,
harbors anu waters under their jurisdic
,ion," sfter undergoing . Sigh. amend.
a,ent was ordered to third reading with.
OUT division. The questions was taken
ON striking out the 5;h-section which inter.
diets the entrance of all British armed yes.
sells iu,o the por.s and waters of the y. S
and vests The president with power TO take
off the prohibition Whenever, 10 Ills opini.
on, due repara,ion shall be made, aod lost.
Yeas s-Nays 26.--Messrs. Pickering,
Hillhouse and Goodrich voting in the affrma-
tive; and Messrs. Adams, Anderson, Brad
lev, Cohdit, Franklin, GaiIIard, Gilman. Kit
chel, Gregg, Rowland, Maclay, N1athevson,
Milledge, Mitchill Moore, Parker, Pope,
Robinson, Smith, of New York, Smith, OF
Tennessee, Smith, of Maryland, Sumpter'
Thruston, Tifin, Turner, and White, voting
in the negative.
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ISAAC MsPHERSON
HAS L.A7EL Y IMPORTED 6 NoW or
s .s.' ISIS FERS FOR SyALE,
GOOD ASSORTMENT OF
BOLTING CLOTHS,

Of the Mandatory of the Old Three
Kings, that are warranted good, are purchas-
ed with cash, and sold at small profit.
ALSO, ON HAND,
A large quantity of BURR BLOCK, OF
good quality and a sufficient number of hands
to execute any order for MILL-SToNEs at a
short notice, No. 80, Fayette-street Bald
more.
~ 18th mo. 20. 2awlgt
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sugar and cotton. detained by the Mars
spriyaseer, Of this port.

spriyaseer, OF this port.
Plymouth, October 10.
Came Id the Dispatch, captain Smith II.
Lima, with copper and bark, detaiaed by
she John Bull privateer; Two Friends,
captain Williams fron, Baltimore with gu
Gar, coffee aud iogwood, detained by the
Snapdrsgon and Happy Return priva.eers;
Danish gallios Pier Freunde, capt Jacobs,
from St. Thomas. with sobacco. sugar,
coffee and indigo. detained by the Satellite
priva,eer Ranger cutter, from crnize !;
Danish brig Flors. capt Neoson, from ST..
Thomas, with run and sugar, detained
BY the Ame.hyss,Sot So guns HOPE, capt
Breut, from Cork, with butter for this
port.
Portsmouth,, October II.
The BaIwark, Of "a guns, honorable
capt Fleming, ssilsd yesterday with sealed
orders but was recalled that afternoon
aud anchored ags'n al ST. Helen's. She
detained an American ship whilst she was
out, Is days from New York bouud 20
Amsterdam, which has American newsPa-
pers on board, containing the trial aud ac-
quit,al ofcolonel Burr.
London, October 10.
We announced yesterday the arrival OF
the Scraps store ship a, the Mother Bank
on Thursday she sailed from Malta on
the 2sd August; from Gibraltar The 2lst
|iul,. No letters have been yet received
|sfrona her, as she wasimmediasely put un-
der quarantine but the dispatches brot
|,by her from admiral farvius, who, 10 the
absence Of lord Coi!rgwood, commands
tie feet before Cadiz, arrived at the ADM.
rally yesterday morning.
October 10.
Price Of stocks this day al one o'clock.
Consols, money, 62 1.258-for acc. 62
S s-Omnium par IA discount. Exche.
quer bills, par to l discount.
Saturday last several sale Of transports,
laden with stores, from Copenhagen, arrly.
ed at Yarmouth, under convoy Of the Rich.
mond gun brig Many Others were loaded
aud nearly ready to sail, 50 that shey may
be daily expected TO arrive
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malta.

All was well there on the 32d ofsAugs
They had heard OF The intended evacuation
of Corfu by the Russians; and !. was re.
ported both at Malta aud Sicily. tina, by a
private article OF the treaty Of Tilsit. Rus.
STA is to receive ia return the island OF Nal
ta--which this country viii be require 9 TO
give up on the conclusion OF peacel
Sir CharlesG Green, who succeeded gene.
raj Vilettes 10 the command OF the troops,
is now likewise acting governor at Malta.
Sir Alexander Ball, the late governor, has
come home il the Scraps.
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!" Gibraltar, Sent. Ia.

Z - dEU7 UEI073 Ut77E. IF.
!" On the 18th, the Scraps, Capt. Lloyd,
arrived from Malta, in twenty days passage.
She brings accounts from Egypt to the mid
dice July, at which time every thing was
quiet in Alexandria.
s The accounts from Spain state, that two
French armies had already entered that coun-
try-the one to take possession Of Portugal,
and the other to garrison Algesiras, the Spa
nish lines, and all the forts in our neighbor-
hood.
& This morning the brig Raven and Dill
geat, store-ship, arrived with the convoy
from England, inl26 days passage.
c If Charles Holloway and his family are
on board, as passengers for this place"
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ssKaterfard, Octe6er S.

Co Fridsy night last, about hall past
ten The American ship Olive Braoeh, capt
Liu,e6eld. with sal, aud GOALS, for Boston,
10 dropping dowa the river. wert ashore
rssr ChrisseOdom Church ADD the i'se
having fallen, the vessel heeled npon nc.
beam ends, and was for time 10 the most
La ainsn, dagger but fortunately 90 the
return of the tide the vessel righted, and
vas COS of without sustaining any dam
sges
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-17
MAcPHERSON's BLUES.

At meeting Of the members Of the late vo.
lunteer Alteration, denominated Macpherfon's
Blues, held purfnent to public notice, at the
court houfe Of the city of Philadelphia, on
Monday Jolly 9th, general William Macpher-
fon was appointed chairman, and Charles w.
Hare, fecretary.
The Objects Of the meeting having been fta-
ted hy general Macpherson, the following re-
fo!utoos were unanimously ADOPTED.
Reiolved, That we feel the deepeH indigna-
ton at the unparalleled attack, made upon
the rights and dignity Of the United States, by
BritIih hip Of war, by which the lives of fr-
Vera Of our fellow citizens have beer deRroyed,
when on board a national f1ip, and under the
protection Of our national liig.
Rsiolvtd, That We hal at all times be rea.
dy and deGyous, under the cOnf'uted su,bo.
rites OF our government, and in corjunttiou
with our fellow citizens, 70 yield our utmof
aid in Gupport Of the honour AID fafeiy of our
county aud to repei aay foe WHO siay attack
ihern.
Rcfolyed, That the Chairman Of this meeting
be requefed to communicate the foregoing ~.
Tolutions 70 tbe pTelijent os th1 United States (;
accompanying them with an anurAuce, that
Whenever, in tie opinion Of DIR national so.
agtnNsni, oa: Iuily2tY fersiccsmay be u:eful,
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6ded upon tie trial Of Col. Burr, Isace 70 an
impartial and unprtjudiced public To Judge
nay conduit upon that location gives An une-
Iuivocal contradiction 70 the motive that has
been afcribed to ne, of fympa'hy ''s Col Burr;
and ] DEFY n,align,'y i,ieif - itH,por' RE
charge, of what has been very unwSrantly AZ
cribed 10 the, OF INTERPRETATION. am very
we'll aware of what have i.id Upon the enuri-
ry that vas rnsdr into gen. W,lknion's condutt
ny the grand jury, to fupport an Indictment
for High Treafon upon which oueilion vote
was taken, and. if am not greatly mnaken.
there was tlivifon Of !evep TO nine ard ar,
not fure that there was net an equal div;fior
of this lai circumstance, am not very certain.
There was motion for mifprifon Of treaior,
az well as motion fer 4 violation of the con-
aitntion, upon all of which there was negative
vote. II teems, indeed, as if the author uf Re-
erimin0tor had been attuatsd by motives truly
forbid and niggartlly, or why has he attacked
my political creed? it has never been diifec,-
Died have uniformly avowcd myicf attach
ed to the federal contribution, and an an adj
mirer o! the Britiih government, and ,rnR.
lhall at all times be- foucd true and faithful {,
the government under which live.
"Tbc gentlemen who voted in fupport CT
theie motions were az well as l remember as
follows:
Sfobn Raadoltb, HTliianr Danil,
L.. ". ToscsueN, .Sohn Brockenbroneb,
K. 3. Tay'or, Mnaiord Be-oeyiy.
Jame5 Garne.t,
The above members gave their votes for
Ireafon, and as well as my memory ierves me
there was another vote upon this quelton,
which think was John Amber.
For Mfprfon of 'rreafon there were as MANY
votes, and for violation Of the Contribution, I
do not remember the number.
MUNFORD BEVERLY.
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FROM THE VIRGINIA GAZETTE.

In controversy he.weea Gen. Wilkinfon or
his friends and AIR. Beverley, can certainly feel
no difpofition to interfere. But as MIR. Bevcr
ley has choien, in his ftatement of the ercuiry
into General Wikinlon's conduct ythe Grand
Jury, to introduce ny name into nc newfpa-
pers, deem it duty TO mrieifto relate briefly
the faSs of the cafe as far as they concern me-.
The very itrang- n'ifconcep.ion involved in
this affair cannot comprehend, and mutt
therefore leave it to be explained by others.
Whatever may be my imprehions reipetfing
General Wiiknfon, did not vote for pretsn,-
ing him on charge of High Treaton, for no
cote on that qneRion evas taken by tie Grad Tu-
-, to mr. kaosvLedgs.
On the motion 10 preient him for mifprifoa
OF treaion, was of opinion, after the diicuflion
of the fubjeet, that the evidence did not war.
rant the preientment, and conf quently | voted
againa it.
For his infraaion Of the Confttuton,I voted
to preient him, becaufe thought the offence
came completely within the jurfdietion of the
Court Of this Dinri6.
JOHN RROCKENBROUGH.
Richmond, nth July, 1907.
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we will again organize ourfelves as volun.
teer aiiociation.
VIM. MACPHERSON, Chairman.
Gu. w. HARE, Sec'ry.
PHILADELPHIA DEFENDERS.

Asthr mon,entcus criGs of our country may
require the a...Rance of every defcription of its
citizens capable of bearing arms, aud as bY the
militia law no call can he made upon any per-
fou above the age Of as, and as macy beyond
that age enjoy the vigour of youth, and no
doubt wsuld, with true patriotiin, ihould the
exgsncies of our country require the marching
of the young men from our city, turn out TO
defend their liberties, property, and the honor
of their country.
ONE OF THE AGE OF FIFTY.FOUR,
Propofes meeting of all patriotic citizens, a.
bove the age Of As, at Z o'clock in the evening
of the 10th infant, at Daniel Rubicam's, hgn
Of the Swan, in Race-ftrect, to take into con.
liberation the propriety of organizing COM
pany or regiment, to be called
THE PHILADELPHIA DEFENDERS.
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NORFOLK. IuIv ia

On Friday lat brigade orders were iTTued
for calling into ATRIAL fervice the following
force, viz. from the s4th regiment, lieuten-
aHt-coIonel, majors, 8 captains, lieutenants,
cnfgns, 500 non-commifiioned officers and
folders, together with the cavalry, artillery
and volunteer companies attached 10 that re-
regiment. From the 9TH regiment, major, 4
captains. lieuteuants, 4 eUiigns, and 900 nom
commiiii0ned officers aud iolJicrs, with the Ca
va'rY and volunteer corps attached to that re-
giment, the whole making about 200 men.
The!e aud the troops from RjchRVnd and Pc
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tciiburg, make a force of about 600 men, the
whole under the command of brigadier.general
Mafkesvs. 1t has not been judged expedient
to order more men into a8nai iervice at pre-
TENT. The remainder ofthe 18th regiment. with
the regiments of Princes Anne and Nanfemopd,
are held to march at moments warning.
OGeial notification of the Prefident's procla-
nation, was yrfterday lent down to Comno-
dore Douglas, by Lieutenant Ham, in the Re
venue Cu.ter.-And this morning the Bellona
and Leopard, the two fhips that were in the
Roads, got under weigh and went down.
July IA.
Capt. Burr arrived at Baltimore, in is Gays from
Guadaoupe, reports that capt Wing, Of Chareiton,
who arrived at Guadalupe from Barbados, report
ed that packet had arrived there from England,
which brought account that had been declared
by England agana the U States, and alto an Engii'h
brig brought into Guadalupe, direct from England,
in II days, gave the fame account BY her papers.
Heralx
The Volunteer Troops from Richmond and Peterf-
burg, arrived at Portfmouh on Sunday evening Sor-
ry, very forty, are to learn, that other than
the common preparation of rations and barracks had
not been made to receive them Common, mer-
cenary folders would have been treated with much
refpeef. No refreihment! No hofpitaity! Except
from few) and appearance of attention, further
than the raw hour and the unboled pork Yefter-
day, we are told, they were ordered under arms to
receive the General and be reviewed at IL o'clock
initead of IL they were kept till two! A finer
body of men never broiled ufelefy in the hot fun
for three hours, military patience more
feverely tried. The Juniors ALTO, and the whole of
the militia, were marched over to Portfnouth, and
remained in the field without nourifhment rsfref
nlent of kind from 6 until near clock.
AvErERAN or &c.
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BALTIMORE, July IL.
IMPRESSED AMERICANS.

We have received letter from Mr.. CASA.
WAY PINDELL, covering another from his fon,
now on hoard Britifh fl,p of war, in Hamp-
ton Roads. This is cafe which comes 70 d-
reilly home to the feelings of all Marylahders,
that no fiery declaration need be reforted to, to
imprefs on their minds due fenfe of the extent
of Britifh infolence and hotility. What NUT
have been the feelings of fond parent, of an
afeetionate and loving liter and brother, on re-
ceiving fuch letter, as at that time compelled
the belief, that in a few days, and at their We
ry doors, the kidnapped member of beloved
family was ordered to apply the match and deal
deitruetion round among his countrymen Tru-
y has it been faid, that the prefent is cafe for
feeling: Reafon has no authority at fach cr-
fs. But we will not attempt to increafe the
juft indignation of an enraged people here are
the documents.
Estraf Of a letter from Mr.. G. PhudeN, to TIE
editor Of the Federal Gazette, dated Pig Point,
(Ann ArnHda fonnty,) July s.
Sir,
have feen in your paper of the 3oth June,
copy of a letter figned by a number of Ameri-
cans on board the Britifh flip of war Bellona,
to commodore Barron, late commander of the
United States frigate Chefapeake, requeftiug his
afieance to have them releafed. The name of
Stephen Pindell is mifpeed (FindelD: he is
my fon enclofe letter from him, which, if
you think proper, you may iniert in your ufe-
tni paper. He ferved his apprenticeship to
Captain Tenant, of FelPs-point, Baltimore.
" Mr.. Ga0asOay PinIeY, InlpeRor, at Pig Point
Wareboye, Maryland.
'On board the Bellona,
Jane Is, 1907.
" Honorel Fatbsr,
"This is to inform you, that the fchooner
in which fhipped, at capt. Tenants requeft,
was Captured few hours after the pilot left
her. The fchr. was fent to Halifax, and all of
her crew put on board the MeIampus frigate |;
in about month after which, we were fent on
bord the Bellona, ~. Idefpair of getting clear,
unleis you can come down. Dear Father you
mutt contrive to come to my relief: cannot
content to remain in fuch fervice. Pray
come down would indeed fooner drown my
felf than continue where i am, and where l
will not grieve much longer!
"I am,
"Your dutiful Son,
STEPHEN PINDELL."
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THE f0''osDiag intelligence amovR5 to a contra
di7ien eftbe VarionS accounts relating to great
battles bstgvesn the French and RuBTaas. II
Gffie more time zvW bring certain aeeoxnfl.
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r z M ARKS,
Scan fueh thing, be
And overcome us like fumn,er cloud,

Scan futh thing. be
And overcome us like fumnler cloud,
Without our fpecial wonder :"
And are we to be thus perpetuay cheated,
laughed at, and wronged--wronged in the mic
eft points If it be true that the PreGdent is
preparing the Revenge (unlucky name J. to car
ry controversial papers to our minifters ut Lon
don, we need no ghoft to tell hs what will be
the ifIue of the negotiation. The government
of G. Britain WILL G/avoqv tie oufrage-call
court martial ever Humphreys, and, perhaps,
by way of cooling our ardour, over Berkeley
too-try them by military law, and acquit
them There is no difficulty in all this ef-
pecially as in all probability we lial be very
quiet after the acquittal is known. And what
then I? Was not Whitby tried? Was he not
acquitted? Was he not promoted in the navy
upon the acquittal! Nay, upon the hack Of
that very trial, acquittal, and promotion, what
has Humphreys done. And what will fome
Other naval villain do after the trial and acqut-
tai of Humphreys How long are we to he
the fport of thefe d<grod;ng end ,,rrtone4 ;.-
.(ult5' Send the Revenge The Revengs
fhould be kept at home-Revenge, iuft and
reafonable, ihould be retained for our own ufe.
Congrefs fhould be convensd-ih.ercsurf fuf-
pended-an embargo laid, and then, if Eng
land wants TO negotiate, let her fend her niinf-
tiers to lis. In the meanwhile prompt and fuit.
able meafures of defence ihould be adopted
we NUT fortfy, or we mutt DO worfe--haye
navy.
AS TO the I" furrender of the murderers to be
tried by ibis nation" that we have no right TO
demand. The offence qv0J not committed 4vitbin
ctr jnrj/di6ion. Belides, if it had been, what
what has been our practise? Was Whtby
surrendered? He was not f; and yet Whitby,
according 70 our wtnefIes. which we believe
TO have teftiied the truth, uurd<red Pearee
7oifli1 Cur jariiait7ien.-What are we coming
TO? Are we an independent nation2
Republican Waieb TozUer.
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NETWORK. Iuly Ill.

The brig Comet, Capt. Center, left Nantes
on the cath of May, and brings Paris papers
to the 9th of that month. They contain no
intelligence worth tranlcribing. No engage
ment had taken place between the French and
the Ruliians.
lion to the armficc between General Mortier
and the Swediih general Ellen, extends to a
month the term before which the two powers
OF France and Sweden are to give each other no.
tice OF the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of hoitilities; and
is mentioned in the Paris papers a proof that
the conduct ofgeneral Ellen has been approved
by his mater.
On Iueiday arrived Philadelphia foop sufannall,
captain Gerriih, from Richmond, who fays, that on
Friday evening lalt, while lying anchor in Hamp-
ton Roads he heard voice hailng of him, when az
ter fearch, he found man holding himfelf by the
foops cable. Captain G. with his people got him
on board 70 exhs'. ID that he could not ftand -
When revving he informed captain G that his name
was William Winfield that he was prelTed from the
hiip Fair Trader, of Philadelphia fome time fince,
when The taken and fent Halifax that having
hripped hmielf that evening, he had fwam from one
OF the Brth hps of war then lying about four miles
of. He further informed, that the Britih fbps had
up to demand their cafks and water that the
flip he belonged to had not more than one months
water board. though they all had fix months other
proviGons and that il aid on board the iflips of
war; that if their demand refufed they would de-
troy Hampton for which purpofe, he fays, they had
put 3spounder on board each of the pilot boats they
had Tome time fince F.rchafed They had alto fitted
number of their boats and barges with and G
posBders and fwvels, and had ordered a number of
picked men to be ready to them on the Ggnal to
be given--which he uDdernood would be that day.
On Saturday the 18th init. at funrie, captain G. left
Hampton Roads, and about IL or IL o'clock being
then about forty miles from Hampton, he heard fe-
verai heavy guns, but cannot fay they were from
Hampton, though they were in that direction
Capt @. further informs, that five Brtifh fhips
were lying about two miles from Hampton, being the
nearef dtance they could come to it-that the peo-
pie on fhore the alert, and flould the Briti
be mad enough to land, it is hoped they will pay for
their temerity.
The aforementioned failor fays the Britfi feeu-
ed determined TO take every American vsIel they
could meet with that they had taken fevera and fent
them to Halifax and that they had then in CO. hip
AID brig from the WeA-Indies, bound in.