Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-07-08

being known IN Jamaica, and would have
been noticed.
KINGSTON, GAM Aay IS.
About the end of last month, shortly at
ter the Aurora arrived at ST. Domingo, the
French by some means mistook her for a
vessel from France for their relief; when
the harbor master and commissary came off
to her. They were received on board, and
allowed after few hours stay to depart for
the shore.
On the 4th instant schooner in endeavor-
ing to escape from the Aurora, run under
the batteries of St. Domingo for protection
when she still closely pursued her, and the
batteries opened heavy fire on the Aurora,
which wounded four men, one severely, the
others slightly.
The advanced guard Of the French army,
proceeded on the 9Th inst. to attack party
of Spaniards encamped near the city, but
were completely annoyed by 60 Spaniards
ambushed who killed 40 men and a lieut..
colonel.
The Spaniards have 5000 encamped men
round the city Of St. Domingo, determined
to use every endeavor for its surrender, but
the enemy Notwithstanding this have retak-
en- Fort Jerome from them.
Although many OF the garrison Of St. Do
ningo have been dying from the want of
food, they sill persist in their determination
of rather falling by hunger, than surrender
ing to the Spaniards, fearful that from vim
dictive spirit, they will be all massacred.-
Their wants were however relieved by the
arrival on the 10Th inst. Of the Superiour
schooner, with supply Of provisions from
the different vessels she had captured.
ST. JAGo DE La VEGA, INay 20.
The house Of assembly yesterday pre-
.ented the following address to his grace
the governor.
May it please your grace,
We, his majesty's most dutiful and
| loyal subjects the assembly of Jamaica, beg
| leave to state to your grace, that from the
| long continuance Of the embargo in the
ports of the United States Of America,
| very great scarcity prevails in this island of
all kinds OF lumber, and more particularly
of white oak slaves for puncheons, for which
no proper substitute has been discovered,
| nor has an effectual supply been obtained
| from any part of the British dominlons, al
though every exertion has been used by the
proprietors Of estates.
That for many months after October
last, and at a time when Guinea corn was
expected to arrive at maturity, and other
country provisions were intended to be
planted, a very severe drought prevailed, or
which the effects are now felt, and will be
vet more severely experienced by the inha-
bitants and their slaves, if measures be not
adopted for procuring foreign supplies.
That, since the removal OF the embargo
in the United States, large quantities ct
lumber and provisions have bsen exported
and deposited in the neutral colonies, from
whence supply of these most important
and necessary articles could be obtained, it
Your grace were to exercise the power vest
ed in YOU by the act of the British parlia-
ment, passed in the oath Geo. III. chap. 6,
permitting the importation in British yes
sells.
:. That, by late acts of the imperial parli
ament, foreign vessels are permitted 10 car
ny on this trade and both policy and ne
cessity warrant our expectations, that your
grace will extend the same privilege to Bri
fish ships, which alone can relieve the wants
of the colony.
/" Impressed with just sense of your
grace's exrrtions to promote the prosperity
of this country, we humbly submit the pre-
sent and the impending disresses of its IN