Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-17
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NETWORK, laay Il
Asa tase !aanr las, evening the shin AZ.
gsny, captain Morris, arrived ., ~
por: 10 tie remarkably shou Dsssars x
81 dsys from Greooek. The ed,,o. 5
the siercan:ils Advertiser has recs;ys1
BY hes Glasgow papcys ts the ak 81,
coc'a'nIngLondon oews Of the SIN sIoss
which the foilowiag articles (Which -
pear Oh cursofy rerusa. 70 &c The pass
ia;sissiing) are copied.
losDos, lesas.
.Certein Oorcan, who some ,me hss
had conaand in the Portuguese nsys
service. had the good >fortaac, sbou, de
end of February, to escape 90 board ID.
Russian squadron in the Tsgas: from
whence he further eucceedzd in se,,<
on,boatd veassl Of ouT b.oekadIne S.t:
asd is now arrived 10 Eng|snd, Z mis- q
f!cer rcma;nsd 90 board the Gassiaa squad
ron Ill zoe 80. ai. he 81 course bud ar
p!c. means os sscer's:aiog the safe q ep,.
nian, sad disposstian. O. he Aassizc IS.
cess li7eT-. .-Gsp,aia Duncan s.a,cs, tasa
F! they are .2G!ous 70 leave III st qacoR,?or;ss
bic s's'oD, could s!,cy 90 il vita sal.y.
| ,xne Russians ts,. suffered greatly srosa
,.%fne want ct necesssries of ali kods. ant1
had sobbiGden any suPp!ss bsiag .eo,ta
them nor had tney bsea enabled, for
some time, TO procure trom The :.om. e
Portugal an oauce Of fresh provisions ii
aar kiad. 10 the Gean while, tie iohabs
,zn;s Ok Lisbon we're reduced 70 t:,e &c.
cessiiy a! nakiag bread OF Pass, os2as ana
q. he iatesior sogts Of grala, aA;ah, ~tea
ssised ,ooesher, wsse scarcely eatable; I'D
/ even Tor ,his s.od .t;'e supply Was scaag.
Severe. councils had bssu-aeld oa boara
the Russian squadron. 10 consider 81 '@e
measures 70 be pu:sutd at such An ea"f.
gencv. Atone s:ner. /; was proposed ;at
the Russian fiees should put 70 SEA, c9a.
s;st!og Of o'ne Sal! Of the he aod t:igse
sod risk al eagagemeu. wieh :ae .5ifta
but, Oh reGoc,ipg :aas every ore .! theE
ships were damaged il their nss.s, ~
r!an was abardoned as 'gnpraclicad;s. De-
SIDES ttis. s'e crsws, iof wsnt 81 Props
nour;shmeo., were in 2 very sickiy STATE
The plan ,ha, bad met the sense Of lhs
m,aioti y, as ;t1s less evi, 4 he two VIZ
.hat Of laying up .heir ships IL she Iag4s,
and Ct nsrchirg t'lti Crews over lana IL
ST. pe,ersaa'gh. This project bad nos
been carried mo execution CO the ds2H;-
ore Of cap'aia Duncan; bus ne is CT ~"
MON that u,;nusi soon .ak= place, !fom u's
cessisy.
/, was prevailing notion amous hs
crews, hat she Withholding relief from The
Russlaus was measure Of pulley 90 the
part Of the Fsench,in order 10 in3uce 90
10 absodou their ships and proceed 10 e.
ps,ersbur gh bu, when the real scarciy II
Lisboo became apparent, they bT6an ~
Jude more iayorab'y Of the conduct oS
Teuof. W'i,en the Russian sgoadroo G'ss
arrived, Juno, ehe'sed great aueo'ion :"
he Officers, and larl,sd them Il dice ga
him IA shore; bu; ,t-ss c,si.iiies ceasea
after time. 81 is SAID thar oH=nce w''
given BY ,he Eassisnsoisicefs omis;iog 70
,oas, Boaapar.e. after general luoa. paS
drank ;hs heal:h;cs The emperor.
Some accounts have been iecei"e1 sfoN
the Fseoch coast, which speak Iresn as
seob.age of aanPs Go 'he hs'gh' ctr
;oeo-. me huts whit5 form ,tlc enc'mp-
rueo; in tha rsighbfhnod. appear 10 nave
esrn oewiy pe"..ed as hey wcre 1881 'Pn'S
aad thci. numbcr considerably lncrca'|a
within ~ last r,,nn h .he ay;ll!a IN tue
ha,bof, however, remains os'aiu 4la.
Daring the la,e untoFiuoaie campaign Ia
Germaoy, the number Q. Prnssso Pf'son'
ers who were sens to France am 'oo!ea 10
little sho,1 Of 10000. By The cray ..
Tilsi. il was stipulated hat they shopia %
imselis,eiy restored; BIZ. va'i'aS pr