Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-07

though nv efforts we're no. completely sue
lsces.iul. rom the wind falling us, have
The satisfaction of saying, thai i appears
Is have goodefscs 10 inspiring ths ipha.
..bitanls here, and a. tire city, With audl'
,ional energy and confidence IN the cause.
which we are engaged 10, and have been
shonored with 4 very handsome and Halter,
Ing letter from his excrllency general + al.
skreu.h, governor of Daaleic, oa this oc,
casion, ia which am happy TO Ia &c aati..
cira,ed his views lam sorry TO add. that
myloss has been considerable, having my
6rsslieut. and nearly half bis ships com.
pany wounded by the NECESSARY fire OF the
1rsas kerry, mizen mast shot thro', sails and
yiegiog much cut, aad upwards 1000 mus. .
lket shot in the huh.
The loss of khe enemy, b. every infor.
nation we can obtain, is betweeu 4 aud 6
hundred men killed aud wounded, besides
one piece of artillery completely dismOunt-
ed which was also observed from toe ram.
parts
A letter from en- officer a, the Cape of
Good Hope, dated March 26, says, :" 1
embrace The opportunity Of she Ihsseus,
which is ordered home, to give you the
news Of his place.
!" The arrival of general Craufurd's
force here has made a great deal OF bes:le.
May Of the officers Of this expedition
who had been q, this Place before were a
stonished at the gfeas!mprovemen, which
the Dn:ch had been making and which
are now carrying onwitn great spirit. The
ap,ea,apre of,fe towuia COW ally grant!.;
every shicg is hesuiy aud regularity We
have abundance OF all provisions and Ii.
sqnors, and there is most exceAen, and
well governed police. The Duseh seem
happy updsr our soser0mens, aad copy all
our manners and dress. .Wc have paper
Published wesk'y in English sni Dutch.
We have cot yet established any regular
public amaze .ea,s,> hut We intend sooh 10
establish theatre. We are Ia have races
10 a Few weeks, and balls Of cosrss. We
have got GOT first division Of prize money
for the capture of this place sir d. Baird,
it is thought, will have altogether ahsn.
GO o@c; field officers have already recsiv.
ed s54o; captains IS; and the subsl.
terms As each. LIS .hought the field Of.
s6cers will have IN all be arly 5000 cap.
lains $50; and subaltcrns Sa5O each,
when The unsold stores, &c. kaye been dis.
posed Of"
80 order has been issued by the gcver.
nor Of the Cape Of Good Hope, prohibit
ing British officers and soldiers from aaar.
ryisg iaso Ouch families. This reeula.
tion Is a griesous disappointment TO .,hs
crczus ct The settlement, who had hop.
ed, ia their turn, tosabdre their cor oasr.
ore.
General Beresfotd, it is said, is tc re-.
tasn &c tas South American army.
8: Il isnew certain, from the s.atea,so.of
ell the popular publications, that the pie.
gent administration will ccrtiaue shorter
time IN powrr than the late the difference
Oh opits,on which appears totxiat among
the unto, must convince the world of their
ioezpsrlsnce and inability to conduct the
helm of great couatry.
IT'S ssid, On respectable authority. that
OF the new members already returned TO
me new parliament, there are II: who
voted on Mr. Brands motion, and Is new
members, with sentiments decaredly and
c:fec'sy hostile to the new administration;
ana It IS expected, tina. in the rssnlt of the
s'ec1lonstor ireland and Scotland, SO Irish
me mbevs, and IL or. Is Scotch members.
will be added 10 the number--a minority
al which ministers may tremble!
The recall Of the Swedish minister Is a.
sals1ossn request, but his ezcelIency will nor
leave .bi. country before the arrival of NJ.
who is appointed his sac.