Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-05-30
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Arrived at Boston on Wednesday last.
sch. Cushing, Brewer, f. Passamaquoddy, |
4 days. Left, sch. Morning Star, of Boston /; |
sch Resolution, Bartlett, for do. ready for !
sea, not allowed TO discharge her provis- !
ions Wendell, Downs and about ID a. /
II other vessels, with their outward car |
goes on board. Sailed in co. with a sch for |
Manchester; and a number of others. with |
their outward cargoes. The u. s. sloop of
war ETa8b, arrived there on THURSDAY AFTER !
noon about o'clock, landed COMPANY oil
marines and pieces Of artiller, on Moose
Island, where they are erecting q battery
On the night the Wasp arri.ed no less than
IA boats laden with -four, were cant,,red n,
her launch, in endeavourinr "a cross over
to the British lines where brio ~ II
and 4 sch. Of l6 guns, lay ready 90 receive
it and whose decks were seen Governed
with -four every day. Her launch II III III
cursion up tie river, was obliged VI return
again for assistance, in CONSEQUENCE of the
number Of boats passing over A orafineI
was placed At The door of every store CON
tanning provisions, &c. and has dolls npr
day. Capt. Brewer sailed from Pbiladel-
phia (arned) under the orders Of Govern.
ment. While Flying at Passamaou61idv ~
took possession Of boat with bbis of Aour
on board, but liberated tie boat and The
men belonging 10 her The next dav the
owner of the boat came On board. ana de-
named what authority he had ID take he
-four, and having been satisfied uDon that
point he DEPART a. But notwithstanding
AL these precautiR ~ Il vii be found al
most Impossible - tveht boats escaping
over to the British lin6:s with -four.
a ship Of war was see y. Nav 10. STEERING
tor the Chesapeake, and a sch in %. full Of
men, supposed TO be a privateer. with black
sides and white boot top.
The sch. -, Sparkling, out i; DAVIS f.
Baltimore for Havana, On ballast, with
hcence from the American government
when about miles to windward of Havana.
fell ~ with fleet Of Spanish drorers. IN.
Ger convoy Of some grmboats, who fired III.
on him, notwithstanding lie hove too and
had has colors flying. Capt S. having a gun
~ board hted il to waId.-The gunboat
immediately boarded the sch. and but the
capt suPercargo and crew in irons. The
same night the Spanards, from mismanage-
men1 endeayouring to take her INTO small
bay, about 10 miles from HAVANA. run her
upon q rect, where she was totally lost -
ne capt. and crew were then marched.
with their hands tied behind them amidst
the insulting SCOTS Of the populace " Ha.
wanna, where they were cast into prison
The Spanlards pretend TO justify their con-
duct by stating the sch t6 be pirate. hav-
ing gun Oh board The governor. II Az
Feared, seemed much d;spleased al the con.
duct Of the gun-boats, and il is said prnm.
ised retalLluon. The crew were released
after 24 hours detention.
Capt Tyler, arrived at Boston. DIST inst
brought the following list Of American vet-
sels carried m, detained &lc. al Gibraltar.
from tue rs IAN 70 April lJ.-Trial. Crow
Ell, rom Matseliles, to Boston. detained.
tled and condemned, vessel and cargo
Neutrality, Gardner, from do 10 10. con
deinncd vessel and cargo, with the chief
part oi the mates private adventure Eliza,
Dennson, from do TO New.York condemned
vessel and cargo Shepherdcss, Doanc.
rom New-fork, 70 MarscIlles, papers en-
d"fsed, sold part other cargo In Gibralter-
not certain whether she sailed 18th April
comet, Holden, from Salou TO Baltimore.
condemned vessel and cargo.
COMMERCIAL
Gen. hARcoUST, the new (Brtish) Gov
ernor, arrived at 81. Croir, the 18Th ADrl
ana 0n the 5Oth, he issued the following
interesting proclamation Whereas il Is
hGnh eEpedicnt and necessary under the
present scarcity Of provisions and lumber
within AIMS island and Ely dependencies,
not only TO encourage by an possible means
me Importation and supply thereof, but to
tIle same end Up prohibit the expectation of
colonial produce IN an foreign ships and
vessels, excepting i'd such as shall be wholly |
or partly laden with provisions or lumber, |
ior sale within the said islands or its Deepen !
denotes or tur the use III supply Of any Of |
thc inhabitants thereof DO hereby direct !
ara order that no Sugar Rum, or Colonial |
Produce whatever be shipped or exported /
iii amy foreign ships and vessels whatever 1
SAVE ana except such as are before excepted |
ana men only 70 the amount Of the value of |
thc cafboes imported, and all officers and !
persons Whom Az may concern arc u take |
due touce accordingly" -Sevcral merchant
SHIPS had arrived at 81 Cfoix from FngLand,
win provisions. clothing and plantation ne
o1SaaI' es winch (says q letter. will relieve !
our present wants and remove approximations |
OF future scarcity"
" n letter from 81. Baytho!311-zes, dated 5lh |
ihstM't, says" z am this DAY informed from
Unique, that the Governor has forbid the |
Amercans from collecting any old debts
Of any shipment keing made on their ac-
count You may rely On tie information |
being correct"