Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-20

F-s I. X
j Adylces from Orleans announce that the
Spaniarts have again moved. TO the Sabine
their force is said to be 500 infantry. A let.
ter from Georgia says the embargo has had
Its effect on the citizens of Pensacola and
] Mobile. They are almost in state Of famine
corn is "a per bnshe,, bacon SO cents Der
10. hogs lard S per quart, fowls SO per doz.
Phil. fah)
Extract of a Iette,. from respectable ner.
/ chant of Charleston, South Carolina, to his
{ friend insGeorge Town, (Cosuinbia) dated
May %.
&" We nave had several French priSateers
! 70 put IA ,nefe--procure SIX months provisi-
ons, ard oil aggain Thcre is ono here now
OF about loo men. It is a very convenient
| thing dcr them, willie John Ball is OBLIGED ta
keep his distance
| 4 nus 1t appears, that at time when our
own merchants are not allowed to send an
ounce Of provisions from one port to another
without Especial permission from one Of king
lhomas,s Satraps, the privateers ofour good
friends tbs French, are permitted TO enter our
| porss, supply themselves with every article
they want, and then return to the violation
the destruction OF our little remaining COM
| merce- But our government are.not content
with furnishing a sufficient quantity of Drayi-
slons 20 support them in Capturing, burning
and destroying our vessels From the SIR.
plus WalSh they sre permitted to take on
board, they are enabled to furnish their ISL
ands. The SUPERIOR which lately re6tted
at Philadelphia, was permitted to take on
board 50 barrels Of flour. This is more thai,
ala usually requires ior a cruize. Our lar.
gest i'iEsas1es, in preparing for AN expedition
tolthe Mediterranean, do not take more than
80 barrels. There Is no danger OF the French
colonies feeling incos-venience from the en-
| bargo, however hard II may press on our
selves hey have only to tir--...a Sriyateer
let her commit some viiainous outrage on
an american yessci-run into one of oHr
ports, and she may then return WITH cargo
OF provisions. Wasdzny ten Fea.
Extract Of oleiter fron, Haeanna To a gen.
/ tiemea in Nesv 1o,k, q a recent date.
~ believe | have %, mentioned 10 you
10 any at my !stters, TIA, on he Bahs ma
tank, we were evethauled by Spanish
pfisateer, under French colors; she exa
.mined the 6iig's papers aud permitted her
ITO proceed. We had previously seen her
bring 100 srd examine two A m { rieau bsies
| in sigh eft lis, ahead In the afternoon
| we Came up with one Of Them, the roh;
from Caarlsston. captain Estoo. also in
| formed Us ihis the priv ateer had beeo plnu.
dsr'ng bin Of every thiog he had Gu board
that was valuable. Cap,. E gave a mos,
/ piiiabie acconot OF MS trea ncnt, saving
that they bad lbed him of his charts,
books, clothes, even to the Ia, from his
! hsad. az we'll IS OF four negroes. one Ct
( thu r, vas bis OWL properly. We iherefote
considered ourselves highly favored 10 bav
ing been srea'ed SO tisil, by shese sea-mon
sie's. Had they chosen to have plumber
ed US, should probably have lost all my
clothes, watch, money, &c. and 10 this
! day, Wo are not able 30 account for their
tss;ssriag Us.
Vsasels are dropping 10 here every four
o, FIVE Days from New Orleans, wi.hioads
of -four. They come OF The port, and
I then send in q depu,a.ion 10 the governor,
requesting him 10 send of a gun boat tc
take .them ! Flour is worth abou.25 dol
iass.''
an article uuaer the head Of Nashville,
: May Il, cenraius detailed official CORES.
pondrnces on the sub;ec. of the rumors Ct
a warllke a,tiiuds assumed by the Creeks
snd their attack upon a boat near ,hs mouth
of Duck river. These rumors appear TO
have been generally uofoonded or exsgge'
rated; and il is said that the party which
attacked the boat, were NOT acknowledged
among the Greeks. "Cpibert was la.ely
10 the Crrek patton. The chief said be
wished peace, and would not 80 10 war