Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-03-24

Gay DuuapattS Soml1auuCG III pctSous auQ
we know that one of his aids (Rapp) was
wounded; and another (Segur) taken pri.
soner, and sent to Russia. AT the last
date the Russian army, under general Ka.
nlensky, was concentrated near Wilma,
&c. and were spesdlyto assume offensive
operations. The Russians had retired 1
miles from Pultusk previous to the batyle
Of the 26,h.
The emperor Napoleon had aot Gas Zee
ported by the Marb!ehead ARRIVAL Quilted
his army. The empress Josephine had az.
rived in Paris.
We have 90. sias to extend our sung.
mary.
Si Samuel Hood, with one ~ aud a
| srigase, touched at Ma,teira 10th January,
on his way 70 Busnos Ayrss. A great
number OF merchantmen and transports.
Tor the same place, had also touched at
Madeira.
February l2-- Eogl;sh 8 per cent. COZ.
aola So 12.
His Britannia nsjes,y's frigate Grey.
honad, OF e guns, aud brig Har'ier, ef
10, have captured small Dutch squadron
in me Indian seas. atser gallant ac,iea.
The ac,ica soos place on the 9th al July,
between she small Dutch parts of bouthian
ADD Bo'arsmba. The British ships were
commanded by csp,ao C. Elphlnstooe, WHO
gives the following account Of he Engage.
mrns.
The enemy, for they proved 10 be
e'der OF battle on the larbcard Tack under
their :o2sails The f''gate taking her STA
ton IA the vso, 40 armed ship as,ern ST her
he large snip Ia the censre, and the cor
Vstte IN the rear. Foruna!ely for us, The
frigs'e. by sore.reasaiag upan aer sscons
assera. csussd sas-tl opes.ing IL she,r hue,
II was suggested "a ms, by Nv. Marin.
Hale'er eff his m.;esty's snip Greynoug;,,
that if VIZ could eiose with the enemy,
wsiir 10 thas posi- ION, Our attack miahs b,
tnade 10 aiVan'sEe Sccovdlog.y eader
French collars VIC bore up as viii: an in,sa
ton TO spesk 'he frissse, and whsn wi,.lln
hail all fursssr disguias becatae .nneces
sary. We shifted sur coiors and com,
menced firing, which sas sastaa''y relura.
CD vita snas'nras sRa sa;ris that eyiace5
they we'r fully prepared for me conses,.
The ds,rser, who aeps cloae aatefa Of the
Greyhound. On sesias ass sngaged, acss
up and passiag ee,ueea srs f'lg2.e ape der
seconds as.srn. rabgd,arm bo,E. Ehe.!a,-
ter vi!h such es.e, !hat:a~y bore up in
succession 10 retara tbs tGrs. shUs leaving
the sgigate sepafs:ed fsoa, shena. Being
resolved 10 asal! myself of this adgassars,
and ertag snxous 10 be IN pogjtioa for
Supporting he tlarrier, ao,y yncaeedin ,te
centre Of the sssny's liae. / were q 90
round tbs fig-ts's enws. rak.n, her &C.
vsfsiY wh'le paas;ag, &pd .whca on the
$ q sosid D. b. lhroaing Cur salts aba:k,
we FL! iaso she d<A;fed pfg:;ios.
Tie fanoonade .f'am ;as Greyhound
was now sdm,rabis waile thai of the III,
gsiesV'sihsy ssa<s4ntd, and a. .ssss, after aa
ectIGu Of 80 minu,rs eh Nv ecasso. sOa
nsi!lng ia sLow II sa.y had ssrnek. thew
answered thry had and heus. ,faease sook
Sn.oedia'e posse ssion Of her 90 llrec.ing
ca are 81 &c snips ssefn, icy all t@siGw ;
ed hsr example, .sgcepfing he corvette,
who troa being Ia The rest. had seE red
little tro44a Iae actian. aed now made cE 10
wssds the .shorr. ;Cspssio Ircwbridgs I'M I
mrdia'ely were ~ pu;eult Ct hgr, ssnd,rgs
q, the same F.nse a h1a. TO take posssssio,.!
OF the large ship, &anse .dresse had nsarl, 1
siirnced early 70 she acsico, psrceiy,ng tia /
the fcorset;e sailed sem.,k bly, wrll, ano !,
that she could spread more caves thsa the
Harrier her esaslsa d rigging bsisg en-
tire, j recalled the a9ef from a chass 4
which was iikely.so become fruisless.
ai.bs p'!ses proved to be the Duieh re-
.pablicaD fsigase Pallas, Of SIS gups, com
rnsRded, BY u S. Asliers, scap,aiu ln the
Dutch .navy The Vic,oria, a Two decked
ship q abon. 500 tons, commanded by.|
klaas keDkep, senior captaip in the Dufch