Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-29

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IL O CLOCK, isiSe ~ gt,t, fil II .SS..lsS..re.,
posite the middle Dutch Church. -.
mated in the house occupied BY r. 9
keys, and destroyed thai building, 4. -
ritv School house on.ing 10 the 5, -
tcrian Church, a school-house belo0,;
Mr.. Barry, . private schocl-houss,
shop, and two or three stables and M s1t
ally injured The buildings occupied brs
Grant Thorburn as seed stores, &c.ssE
raj dwelling houses, fronting on LSsss.
street., were also considerably injured
We have the painful task to add !,
Mrs. Watksys, her daughter abou "a s
teen years Of age, black girl of sns ~
and two black children were consumed
more melancholy spectacle has not H.
witnessed in this city, Tor many years,
rapid did the flames spread over the bill
ing in which they originated, that nohs.,
efforts could possibly have saved the lives !:
the sufferers. The room In wh:ch h,
Watkeys slept,was On fire when ne was,n,
ed ~ TIE screams ofliis wife. Ina,ss
springipg forward through the flames n
Bidding her to follow, he alone escaoed j.
deycuring element. They who witas.a
the screams of the victims and the oprsSs
Of tie frantic survivor indeed frlt, bu bn
2uage would fail TO describe, the awful md
distressing scene.
By an arrival last night from St. Cra,
we learn, that tae Spaniarls at Porto.rco
and tie Maine had declared in favor of Fe,.
dinand. All the French at those Ds,,,
were ordered away IN II days. Ga tn.
Maine many Frenchnen were massaersd.
Letters are received in town viz Eayaa.
ma, which state that the Viceroy Of Mex.
leo had declared in favor Of Ferdinand VII
The British sloop Industry, Civen, "A
days from St. Crcix. Left at West-em,
brig Alfred, and ship Richard, Ridgwag,
both for New York, the latter in a week,
and the former in 3 fortnight; n.I large
British ship loading for Philadelphia. Pas.
senger, captain Culver. Flour Was scarce
al Porto Rico, but some had been sent from
ST. Thomas by the British. Flour al St
Croix was 80 dollars ard the SAME price Al
St. Thomas, but rising il consequence d
the quantity shipped otfto chg sEFaniards.
PHILADELPHIA, 1fuez.St o.
We are indebted to respectable Mr..
camille house CT this city, for the following
! interesting t.o,aiis, furnished by captain JaI
w. Cox, Of the ship John jones.
Left lisbon, on the 18th Of June, 1906
at that time there was areport in c;rcalalo
that revolution had taken place IN Russla
e1d that the empefor Alexander had beer
dcposed by his people, and his brsther CM'
stantine proclaimed emperor. About the
latter end OF the month of March, Mr.. Mi
chael Setarro, was sent by the French Gen
cral Junot, to the british admiral Sir Charlie
Cotton, then commanding the blockallE
squadron OF ne bar Of Lisbon, with propc
salo W pSi hiI PIoF1oloiio W SOiAiN La y"
boat in which Nj. S. went carried tie For
tuguese flag, with a white flag at the tors.a'
a-cin.rals answer was that he WAS wiling t
permit certain quantity Of provisions int
Portugal, under The following conditlors'
4. That it should be IN British bottoms
with flags oftruce as colonial produce; also
2. That they should be allowed 10 take
return Wines, Fruits, SC.
3. That all British subjects then ccnhne'
should be set at liberty.
To the s. article the French General con
sented but not to the Other two, and IN con
sequence published decree, ard gave CT
ders to al officers commanding the ior.S all
batteries along the coast, TO fire Oh al Ts'
sells that appeared of the whole extent
the coast Of Portugal, under any Pr't'1 q.
whatever, even with q flag OF truce, unso
pain OF being tried and broken BY c0u'
martial.