Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-23
BOSTON, SEPT. .

DOoA YIN, sept. T.
Arrived, the fast sailing shin D.
capt Wilson, from the Isle 81 p,s t'ss
last from Pernambuco, (Cape s.. ' a. y
Coast Of Brazil,) in 80 days, with s8sAfa
cotton, and ebony wood. Off ,bs ~ ( ss sa
Good Hope experienced atremenao ~
ofwind, in which the ship rece;veSas 81
On the 9th June put into perpsn nSa'''s
distress-same night was aosrIs sSa
boats, containing 40 armed men w.
British armed ship Alexander. f,e sa y
of Boston capt. Atkins, who tool [v,aa
sion of theship on the ground Of h., r .,s
within the Orders in Council, bu, ,ss
did not she was released afervasss $
tanned by the Portuguese soverpn.se v
suspicion of the cargo being French W.,
ty; but released July 81. When ,eaasS
sea, got on shore and remained Q T..
but received no damage. Capt Ws.,1
was treated very politely by the comn,a 4a
and officers Of the Alexander, ard ;he@
British vessels there. Left at Pernap5,.
August 8, ship Alexander, Atkins, srG,s
don in 20 days AID. Berklev, ctImI..
for St. Salvador: brig Heuv, C,s,. + !,
Bristol, for DO. ship Hope, Webster. o}T' |
verpocl, had arrived in distress, bound +
Rio Janeiro, but was discharging a Bria;@
cutter, 1t. Drnry, had touched in for II
bowsprit, and had sailed for the Cane #
Good Hope. The Ad. Berkeleyvasrs.a,
for sea--her commander, (capt. Irish( n.
formed cap1. Wilson, that there had existed
an embargo in the United States, but i.
supposed it was Of short duration. Apo.
tnsuese feet of Is sail Of merchantmen N.
der convoy of a frigate and brig Of VS.
sailed, June %, for England. A FrsnS
national brig Of 4-ar, from Cayenne, hads.
rived about l2 leagues from Pernambucu
and landed boat with IL men, when I'D
the men were cut of by the Portuguese
and made prisoners Ct war one man es:p
ed with the baat. A Mr.. Georges had a.
rived there with letter from capt 80
Cape Cod, FOR his wite] commander Of I'll,
American schr. Molly, which vessel wa, de-
tanned at the Bay of All Saints, on her pas.
sage from Rio Janeiro for England, with a
cargo of Brazil wood, which wasnot allow.
ed to be exported, and it was supposed she
would be conference.-the letter is On bosUi
Nancy, Smith. Flour wa. about 70 dolas
It was understood Bueaos Ayres vca
shortly be attacked by the Portuguese @t
British. Spoke, April 80, lat. %, 49, SOUTH
long. s3, 9, of the East Notal, ship Bslvt
dcre, Nichols, from Nantucket, out Il
months, bound on a whaling voyage had
500 bbls. Oil i; captain, second andthrd ON
GERS very sick. Sept. Z, lat. SO 10, long
60 IL, passed an American ship OF about
$50 tons, yellow sides and no figure had
deeply laden, standing E. S. Z. appeared
avoid speaking. Of Bermuda, a aad
sloop from the U. S. bound in informed
there were no English Cruisers on our cGS
LIN about lat. ii, bore down to speak
sloop to obtain information Of any EnglE
cruizers on our coast; when she crouds
sail and could not speak her--chassd al.
hred at her. She was under American %
Tors and was standing S. W. Sept ~ ! !
leagues E. S. z. OF Cape Ann, sehr. !, oa ~.
Ia hours from Marblehead for the ballA'
The ship Nancy, Smith, Of Newourlpu'
for Boston, (laden with sugar. sailed ~ y !.
from Pcrnarnbuco, and parted WIN :,
same evening. The ship Swift, barAss' y
Newport, was at Rio Janeiro, from c y
Cape Of Good Hope. Passengers-s,,ii
Henry Thompson, of philadelphla y.
John Richie, of do; Doctor Martin :,
Madam Monstil, On their way to ffA.,