Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-01

PIlSe, captain Fortcr, Ia thirty hye days
from the Mediterranean. Captain r
lefr the friga,e Constitution and Horne,
at Syracuse. He states the information
OF asrnpture between the Barbary pow.
ers and Great Britain 10 be unfouoded
Captain 2. likewise furnishes the follow.
ing intelligence.
Nat. llntel.
me time ia Nav a deputation was sent
by the Bey governing Rosetta, TO the com.
mander ia CHEF Of the British forces at
Alexandria, inyi,ipg him TO come with
his troops and take possession of the place,
and siasiDg that on his appearing before
Rosetta the keys of the city should be de-
livered him The British commander
pleased with the proposal, marched nezt
day with three thousand r,eu for Rosetta !;
aad agreeabiy to the promise of the Bry,
received the keys, marched into the pub
lie square, and was about allo,ing quarters
10 the. dlferen. officers, and making az.
engagements FOR guard. &c. when at tina.
moment the tops OF the hoases were cover.
ed wiki Turkish troops, who commenced a
heavy FIRE ca thea, ank killed grea: nu;n.
ters Of the British. The British comnan-
seeing his men fall IN every direction
aboushlr,. without possibility (from their
crouded situation and the secure position
Of the Turks) OF defending themselves or
deyed retreat. they fought their way to
shc city gates through tremendous FIRE
but found them IN possession of the CO..
envy, with VIII. n ,ksy had severe ssrug-
gle before they could gain possession Of
them; they at length succeeded Ia get
ting ont, where they found body Of be,
tween four and FIVE thousand horse ready
toa,sacs them. They then formed haI.
low square, fought their way down to 4.
lexand ria, and of the three thousand men.
fifteen hundred were killed among whom
were two general eaicers The turks
Showed them 20 quarters and as they were
unable TO brirg eff their wounded they alt
fell a sacrifice to Turkish Jury. The
bodies OF the two general officers were
however brought ea and sent TO Malta TO
be Inferred.
admiral Lonis died about the middle Of
June a, Malta.
1t is said an a,senpe will be made cr
Naples by his siciliaa majesty shortly, IS
there are bu, few Preach troops new 10 that
city, and as bis party there still remains
strong, notwithstanding the rigid means
that havebeen used by the present govern
ment there to reduce their number.
On the 18th Of May, about 90 sail OF
Sici.ian transports sailed under convey
from Messna for Palermo, for the Pur-
pose of taking in troops.
The British aud Sicilian troops possess
snail part of Ca!abria UI,srior. The
rest is occupied by the French troops.
About the FIRST Of May regimen. con.
posed Of people from the Levaas, raised
for .hs purpose Of defending the island Of
Malta, demanded their discharge from the
British service, 10 consequence OF their
having heard tha, hos,ilsies had commenc.
ed between their aovereigo, the Grand
,Seignior, and Great Britain and as tie
governor Of Malta did not think proper to
grant their request, they became very dis.
orderly, 10 consequence Of which one o!
the officers of the regiment weat among
them 70 endeavor, by fair sneans, to quell
the disturbance, but nst succeeding, he
;resorted to blows. They Immediately ssiz.
ed him, hacked him to pieces with their
sabres, tore his heart, YET palpisa!iag, t, ON
hrs body. and hove it in the streets. The
British aud Maltese troops OF the island
Immediately assembled, but the mu'ineers
having had time to seize their arms, re:
treated TO the castle Of 81. Gilmore, Il
which they took possession, aud renewed