Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-03-14

The fch. John, Patierfon. belonging 20
Capt. McCrate, Of uifcaiet) from the Welt
Indies, with cargo Of Rum went ahore on
sagadahock beach, near Seguin, on the even
ing Of the goth ult-The cargo and proba-
bly, the vefleI will be laved.
The 1hip America, Proctor, Of Kennebunk,
from Philadelphia for Holland, has put INFO
Portlmouh. i leaky Was boarded off 81
ely, Dec 18th, from French privateer, who
piunde-ed her of barrels Sugar, and ali tile
poultry On deck put s Engih captains
(whofe vehels shey had captured) on board
the America, and eelifely preiented cap p.
with bottles cf Brandy fir heir ullenance,
and Jeff him to Purfue his voyage.
CloHer1sr, Mayeb 6--Y ellerday arrived here
brig Active, Foiier, 8 days from GaHdaoupe;
and Evelna, Twycruf,, rs days from st.
Croix, Wet End-Capt T reports, that the
planners were much alarmed at The news Of
cur embargo; that markers rofe We ~ much,
and that vefe blC wn of The cCah On the
modern way probably from fBi0d.ipbia, ar
rived there with CCC barrels of -four, which
was io.d for 90 deliars per barrel tia he
did not believe there was one months provi-
Hons ID the llland hat the French privateers
take ali American vefles they meet with
from KDgllfh ports. and condemn them, and
have Carried number INTO Porto Rico and
That the Captains Of the Engiifh fngaies n st.
Croix offered 70 convoy all Americans a. far
as lat 20. bur IN general they came Out hngly,
and took thsr chance
Application has been made "a The Britifh
Mniltry 70 direct, thai their cruzers ihou.d
not write The word ekee' on The pape.. Of
neu;rals examined bul they have replied
that no relaxation fhsil take place ID any meat
ures adopted in retaliation Of PohaI ares de-
crees
A letter from Pete fburgh, dated O6f 9th,
itates, that 8 merican vefles have taken
home cargoes this year of which AZ were
bound to Mrfiachuietts, 9 TO Newyork, 5 20
Providence. 10 PortlmCu h, 5 20 Phiadel-
Phia, Charlelton, 10 Baltimore, and
TO Newport. The American clearance at
Petersburg in 1906 were 7S
The brig Sally, Picket from Bcflon for
Nartz for fear Of beng Boarded ty tie Brit
ish, put INFO a ina port near Hehe called
Crak, and was ieIzed by the Frenth, in COME
quence OF icmehing extracted from the fea-
n big from Phlad for the continent,
had been bearded ty The Britifh. and after
wards taken into 81 Aiaoes by the French
and condemned.
The schooner Freedom. Smith, from GIpu-
ceiter, and the ich Vaico, Stelisve III lotion,
both arrived at Bordeaux, 2 # Dee without
being bearded the bad weather having drove
of the cru.zers.
The Zip Hyades, Savage, Of saco, from
Chsrloiton, for Cowes, was captured BY the
French priva,eer savage, and carried into Ca
Las on the III Jan The fame privateer cap
IL 1hip from PhiIad 10 AmAerdam, and
fens her to Dunkirk ne had tonched at
Cowes. I he CathaIine, from Baltimore to Ca
diz, \ iei into Calais, having pEeviouly been
i'd DOS elton Of Privateer-
he brig Aurora, Goodwin, hence, arrived
at Cadiz IN e days.
Capt Collier, arrived at Ntwycrk, was
bearded On he e,h Feb, 10 yVindward If quad,
by 81 gun ihip, one frigate and th ee brigs III
company and treated politely; they were fir.
the coait Of Africa, for provhons. and had re-
ceived orders 10 blockade Quad
No embargo at Barbadce 9th February
-four u dolls beef &c. in demand Ir order
70 keep down the price OF foul a. much as
pebble, the contractors were prccuI ING large
iuPPhes Of vans and other ground Provifons.