Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-15


the 9th of June last Spain declared War a.
gainss France Gin Seville) and the same
happened in the island of Tenerife on the
18th July. also add that an armistice for
6 months has taken place between Spain and
England.
Witness my hand and seal of Office at the
port OF Oratava, this 9th day Of Iuly, 1903,
THOMAS ARMSTRONG.
Consular Agent, G. S. A.
M, Costello Bulha and Co. writes TO Tho
mas Cologon the 18th June, as follows -
6 An ar,nistice has been,just concluded
between us and the British forces off this
port. Our communications with England
are opened, and yesterday morning ambas-
sado,s to the Court of St. James sailed from
this Bay in the Revenge, English man Of
war, to conclude a treaty Of peace between
the two Countries, which COP grant may
never again be interrupted. Portugalis al
soup in arms, and the English have landed
about 1000 regular troops in the Algaryes."
Capt. Olcott from sc. Piieres, llartiniquc)
has ftrnisheda us Nth the foilozuiag ,aczOs
fran the Spanish Aa;n.
PAM sTA, Islendof Mars garetta,
fuy IS, 1908.
The undersigned, Augustine Merry,
mas and owner of the French schooner
L 'Esourdy, of Martinique, informs that on
the | It'll inst. being at anchor in the above
port, waiting for his return cargo, an En-
glish frigate appeared off that place with a
white flag at her main topmast head, and a
Spanish flag at her mizen top. This figate
fred several guns, but no boat putting off to
her, she came to anchor, where she passed
the night without communicating with the
shore On the 18th in the morning, her
boat was sent on shore as a flag of truce, to
deliver dispatches of the utmost importance
to the governor, and to restore 125 Spanish
prisoners. After long conferencebetween
the British officer and the governor, the lat
ter caused a white flag to be hoiated on the
forts, which continued Ayinguntil the depar-
| ture of the frigate at 70 O'Clock in the morn
ing, with pilot on board, to carry the prl-
soners to Cumana, the place at which the
1 SOVCIHOt @iSAtCC lflCilA AtuiuSSAS-S'AS PAAos
having orders to conduct the frigate on the
coast as long as he might be wanted.
.Immediately after the departure of the
frigates boat from the shore, the news OF
! war between France and Spain was in circu-
lation, to the great joy OF the Spanlards !;
from which circumstance the French people
softhe place began to fear that the news was
| too true.
6 At four o'clock in the afternoon, we re-
I ceiyed positive orders to send our rudder Z
sails on shore, as we were informed that an
B embargo was laid, till the return of acouri-
err that had been dispatched to the Caracas.
We requested that.this order might not De
enforced till the next day, TO which the conn
1 manIant appeared to consent. ~
car ii o'clock at night, TO my astonls !l
menS, an armed boat came on board to carry
3 away my sails. Il refused to deliver them
up. The rigor with which they treated Us,
induced me to believe the news on1shoreWa,
unfayorable to US wherenPon | determined
to make my escape Immediately, and sue
seeeded, notwiiths landing a smart cannonade
from the forts, which pierced my sails IN ss-
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