Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-03-18

:
ed the editor Of the Mercantile Adye ,.;'s
with file Of Gibraltar papers - ,,4 ,,
o. January, and the following yah w. l r
y OF vessels laying in that harhor At ,' pa
of his departure. 'e 'icS
GIBRALTAR, Jan. >,
Positive information has been tccai...[ :.
the combined French AID Spanish - -, maj
were lying at anchor in Caliz Bsv NV. t@u'g@
ly watching favorable spportupitv X e
their escape. slsti
{ SMt-Nezus.l
Captain Hillard sailed in COMPANY v;th'.,
Hare, Barry, Of New York ior i,,jm r slp
with her outward cargo, having been trrs,
eff from Lisbon; slip ashington, staa us'
of New London for New YORK, dct,irr l'v''
his passage frc,n Valen,ia, but released sg "a
Amsterdam Packet, Williams, Of and &c" E
Philadelphia, with her outward cargo, Ns,s
been turned off from Marseies 81; ~
Conway, Of and fer Salem, in ballast, ,os
hIgesiras; big Mary, Croits, Of New }mr'
from Marseilles, fer Kew Orleans M y
fer convoy through the Gut; brig Susan ,ra
Hetsy, Vanduyn, of New York, from Bare
lcoa, for New Orleans, put in for CONVOY thu,
the Gut; schr. John and William, Hedee .;
aRd for Boston, HAo unfortunately col lIjlpd
neor tie Spanish shore, and was taken po,.
session CT by tie batteries and gun boats I'D
carried for AIeesiras. Captain Hedge, how.
ever, finding it impossible to escape with q.
vessel, abandoned her and took the beat, with
al KS crew. and the amount Of his Outward
cargo, which was cn board in specie, and got
safe On board an English man Of war brig;
schooner name and destination rot known.
Left ship Rachel, Josephs, Of and for S..
lem, first convoy; ship Commerce, Drawd
and for Baltimore, first convoy; shipsWeIs,
Lampson, of Salem, for Palermo, put iB IN
consequence Of the late orders and DEGREES,
destination uncertain; ship Caipe, Moore, Of
and for Alexandria, first convoy; ship Maria
Theresa, Peacock, of and from New York,
tuned off from Lisbon, and proceed 10 Eng.
land first convoy; ship Erati., Burnett ola4
from New York, fer Palermo, butexpects to
return direct to New York Or proceed for
England; ship anne, Davis, OF and from
Boston, for Smyrna, but detained, G5cIledG
expected vii BE condemned; ship Hero Bar
nard, CT and from New York, for Leghogn,
but turned off and expected to return direct
1or New York, CT proceed for England shp
William Cray, Tate, Of and from Salem ier
Legloin. turned off ard expected to s'l! Or
rect for Sa.cm, or proceed TO England; Oii5
Paulina, Swaizey, of Boston, tor LlyeEP''b
first convoy; brig Echo, Formsn, OF i5CsioH'
put in il distress, and.condemned as GnnlM
sea; big Sophia, Arundel, OF and iE'IE",
laAclpbia for Alg;ers, buf in consequence CT
existing decrecs put into Gibralarj brig EeP'
tune, 49,, Of and FOR Beitimore, from Leg
Kern, deserted by Ler crew of IaFt'sScn''
taken possession c. by the Rencmme li'3@s
and sent into Gibraltar, the captain ah' crew
had arrived il Gibraltar before TIC hmla0G
Matilda sailed, and expected 20 set tneFess'
again By paying high salvage; big liatnoS
Leach, of AID from Salem, Tor LeSho'H'
tnrned eff and sails for Salem first co,hol
brig Rattlesnakc, Ereck, OF ard from pg :,.
for LegLorn, put in in distress; bng pG Cg,'
Gray, of ard from P:oE.dence' ioL T~ 1ls
turned CT, discharged in Gibraltar a''u D. ~.
fer Providence first convey; 6:lg ""! =, I e.,
Wis, from Boston for Barcelona, but san, ,r W.
Boston CT England FIRST; big venus .hn~'
of Dartmouth, from New York Tor he6n y,,
turned OF and sails fer England DIsl .V, w.,
brig Quantitycoos, Hudson. oil S ,!.s,,. an
from Nantes lor lisbon, detained, h ,a.t #
waiting trial; brig Industry, ha' ''t"n ,rd
and from New York for Barcelona 'Gns" c;b.
condemned, vessel and cargo, for passing s, ~J
ra,tar without stopping after beng NC " Irrer
although proceeding Tor Malta p.,S # '' sail
Farley. of and from baltimore, 'n' I Narcf,
ing uncertain; Zig Benjamin ''I ;;. + sor
Msyes, of Nevburyport' ron ~ A' T,jcr,d
London, first convoy; brig oaAs 1.,.inc4, il
and from Eoston for St. Luc'F' ee,n HsL,
belIcd and waiting trial; bilg ~" '"bor2.tpt
wei, Of and from Providence Tor l Il! .ug,s.
returns direct for Providence; o'! :sa,;op ard
Noble, Of and from Salem, ceos'D r pansli.