Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-23
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FRENcn CORRESPONDENCE.
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such d0camsats 10 The spnb!,c, witaou:
ob,ervalon With rrspect SO the aushcn.
tieisy of shese le,ssrs, we have ns doubt !;
and our readers may be assured that we
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CTS. are 10 l,erai 70 BIZ elegant, and the
p o,es names 10 The originals are very dtf.
f SIT 10 maxi our, truth has hsen more.
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rive lher interest from the circumstance
of their being written wlsheut beiag 10
tesfed far the pablic inspection. aud OF
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hayc bssn omi ted; BIZ. lorseasons which
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ipsta0c7 oAly has any Pars OF the letters
been amiesed, and TIC cause OF omission
is fully, aud we trust satisfactorily explain
ed-the re marks which we have TO oHcr,
will come better after the reader has pc
sesea the correspondence; We shall there.
fore insert it here.
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TRANsLATIoNs.
No. |.
Deted the Havana1, sofa Sept. 1905.
TO his Ercciency me Sfinister ef A4srTne at
Paris.
My LORD.
informed YOU of n,y insesded depar.
tuyr irea, Martinique on the 29ta June,
but was obliged TO devose two days Tor
che further Accommodation OF the vessels
not re adv for sea; meanwhile | hurried on
The sepairs If lie. Vaisaseuss trigase, and
shs aicag with tte other SIX ships OF the
sqoadsea was ready 70 pat TO sea the ist
JUS,
Iae enelny, well informed OF the arrival
OF sur sa,.sdiron oG the wiDdward isiaads,
RAPIDLY appeared of Daniafqos, who're
tky, we're vel! situated by ,nsis ncigaoor-
hood az ST. Cntistopher'..;
was veil aware that English eonvoys
of Wess-india trade waulI ent be ready
10 asss mble before tae Isl of August at
.Tertois. and after }he departure ct the
French .qeadroa. In the nfghs Of July
the So captured IN my Passage tsree nser
chant vessels--a feet OF merchantmen a.
anchor CT S.. Chiisiopher's cot their ca
bles ard jo,oed conyoy undsr admiral
Caehsane--,hey were in number 3S ships
sailed along the coast OF this island with.
ia half canon shot, bur could eject no
impaE,an, service, fer | presumed the
fsst from ST. Chrislophers had been
thencc escorted To form a junction with
the merchantmen a. jfortola. | formed
the design of going inihere, bar my Mar.
Unique pilotwas not capable OF carrying
10 the squadron therefore resoleed TO
geso ST.. Martins, and I proceeded with
my prizes towards thassislahd.
Ga the 4lh in the morning, being at
the entrance of Tortola, had algeady.tss.
en the Fly. small vessel belonging 10 the
Eaglsh- admiral. which | sent to recon
noiue, aud by her was Informed there
were no vessels in the road. Daring ,ac
day the enemy having passed out. re-.
solved next moraing TO pursue the convey
,hfo' the STRAITS of ST. Thomas de St.
CsoiS. In the course of these last 2s
hours the squadron repaired ths damage il
hsd suffered IN TIE sight. In tbs morn