Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-13

vessels IN baiiasts are allowed to load back
with Neapolitanproduce." p -. :
-, $50 ~ - j., Londsn, Abril26. :
sAswift sailing cutter is to proceed to the
Island OF Sambrero, and elsewhere, in search
efs sailor named Robert JeRery, who was
put on shore there by capt Lake, of the Re-
cruit ship Of war, of Is guns. .,. .1.- g.
{ ~ This event has been made the sub
iect of Parlismsntsry and 9th er enquiry. On
the 'Sth February, capt. Lake was tried by a
Court Martial for his proceeding in it. 1t
appeared in evidence that Jeffery was q thief
and skuEker;" and that being OF the
Island Of Sambrero, Capt Lake told his 1t.
he would have no thieves on board, and order
ed him to lanG JeGery on the Island. When
Ad, Cocirane learned the fact. he rcpri-
handed Capt Luke. and ordered him to 60
and take lottery Off; but when the Island wus
explored, it was found to b: barren spot,
without house or inhabitsnt. It appeared,
however, by the American papers, that he
was taken off by an American vessel and
landed in the U States. Capt Lake Admit
ted the fact, but thought the Island to be
Inhabited. The court then sentenced Capt.
Lake to be dismissed the service.
Boston Cent,nel.
Extract O letter from Guernsey, to the
Amsricaa Consul at FaImouth { EnSIandJ
15th Fe6. 1910.
In the course of nay recent passage
home from South America, I fell in with
the uninhabited island named Trinidad, in
the Southern Ocean, where We discovered
the following words, scratched with nail
Oh piece Of stern sheet of a boat:
Ship Samuel, Of Nantucket, soth Sept.
1909 Charles Worth.
ave went on shore i'll order TO increase
our stock Of water, and found on the beach
a 6ne new American built boat, copper fas
tened, #with masts, oars, and other mate.
rails. We'discovered places where the un-
fortunate seamen had kept fire, and huts
built up for their shelter, in which were
dead carcasss of goats. They could not
have starved, for goats and sweet water
were plenty on the ISLAND, i deem it my
duty to communicate this to your house, as
American consul, for advertisement in the
= most public manner you think proper. IL,
4 will afford great satisfaction to the owners
and friends of the unfortunate crew, who,
, if not arrived at home, may yet be. safe and
.Evell, by beiug taken off the island by some
outward bound ,IndiaH1a1, or gone to the
Maine in their launch, a distance of 200
leagues. The unfortunate navigators mustIs
according to my conjecture, have run Pr
some. rocks about.7 or, s leagues to the east.
ward, and had recourse to their boats to
,reach the aforesaid island. We could find
nothing of. the ship. T.. 49,.
."1I landed On .ht;iGland the list OF Dec;
+ --- 81 am, &c. .,.,..~... ...5.. {
CHARLES PETERSON"
1*Mo such boat belonged to the Samuel.
Charles Worth, IhorusVer, :1uos second mate
of that ship. 7OIticb has been considered a.
missing vessel: ...:
4 3r7o tnfPoTt0nt Xuerses'- Saou'o "a
polly on seize tks John adams, ~onid It
not be as we'll to make him a present OF the
President, the Consultation, the u. Sfates,
and The Congress, as peace offering The
Ras6. the Hornet, the Pisep, the Reur9gf,,
the Etaa, the ,EesuOius, the Spitfce, and
.,he Vengeance, might then hevery well en-
.ployed in preventing the British armed mer'
chan,msn from entering our waters.
Would itnot be advisable, 70 consequence
of the late seizures by N'APollyoa' lwnles
we bear very patiently. all .hisgs consider.
edl to show little OF our spirit, and fSas~
bpth Greos britain ana eursetses by laying
How much interest win N'Apollyon pay
for the principal of the many millions : q :
American property that he has condsea1ed
or Is il no. his principle to keep potn Prln-
c;baI and inserssfi Short reskenIne' maze
long fgisads: :. ~