Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-12
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BoSEON. qanuary 8.

- HCS FUN. January >.
We insert The following communication
Som cap,sin Tobbs, of the ship Adams,
,a,ety arrived from Triaidsd:
Ne arrived at that island 10 August last,
ana ~ giving 10 his manifest, was iuform
ed ina, an order had been issued against
-. importation Of Tobacco having a
n,sati,y on board, he petisioued the go.
,srnor and counsel of the island for leave
10 Ispd il, who acccded 70 h,s request, ADD
permission wa. accordingly granted. Not.
wi,hstsuding, on his as.emp, to land II, the
commanding off .sr of she guard ship OH.
RICO, stationed there, seiscd the vessel K
cargo for breach of the laws of trade,
ssJ put men on board 20 keep possession |;
csp,aiu Tubbs Immediately nadc aPpl'ca.
lion 10 the governor and principal officers
of the CUSTOMS, the facts were promptly
INQUIRED iD,o aud al order issued, that the
vessel and cargo should be Immediately
given up 10 captain Tsbbs. This order
party OF militia to entorcs fi2 K; aeus
the vessel was restored aad guard grant,
ed TO cse.aio Tubs, AID put under his
command, with orders 10 prevent his being
further mplested; the ofscer was also put
10 confinement and remained 50 when cap.
3sie I lefs The place.
% bis application TO clear out at the
custom house, nc was Informed that the
vessel vas iibelled, aud i, was therefore
necessary that he should give security; TO
this De objected, and made second appli
esiopto the governor, 10 consequence OF
which. by the unanimous vote or ehe coon,
al, approved of by his excslleney, It was
resolved. that the securities OF captain
iybbs should be ;ndsmni6ed AT the public
tsfspce,
ser these sra9sac,ions, captain Tubbs'
tScs ma,e, an Eugishman, who had be
f@'>d esry Ill and lad been discharged
i ,;.e ship, went to lbs Orinico, and
S.fe Fos'h&sion that the captain had H.
c9,ss hs,afd in barrels branded beef A
pa'fsg gerftf HE camaIacd of aiisusenant,
a7s SER 10 search, and COT finding any
in,ssos gae kind, The affair was strictly
f14s5od p'o, aud he Informant received
s'lsi aRoauaace at the .gangsUay.
SaT s,n rubbs has hesu induced TO
nike this communication, partly froUa the
reelection Of he MANY complaints that
are mad BY American captains of The i'll
fe2trnrot they receive from English courts
OF 'as sno English commanders he IS
isattoi thar in many of the cases where
,0sv complain of being denied justice, the
iani' has been their own, hat they hayeto
use q genie term, been guilty of great i'm.
prudence, and that their applications for
redress have been very improperly conduct.
should be reeollec,ec, that these events
nsPpenedala period, whss the two naiions
/ s0peasfd notve'y partially inclined towards
ssca cher; when both the English and
amer'eso accounts of the engagement be.
'Yeea the Leopard and the Chesapeake, as
Neisa the proclamation of the president,
o,ssa,ogs OF 'owo meetings, &c. were 10
.as hands at every one aud tha, too a
aa'o"ss' people who enrertain avery diff.
zen. opinion on the subject. from that
-" iofth from The capital-under these
nsws ne whole transaction bears honors
'es'imoos 20 the justice aud candor of
s.se,aer Hisiop aud the council of Tri-
u' Parneularly as captain .Tubh. has