Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-01

| reprimapded, the young man who com.
| m.nded the Halifax slpep Of war, and or.
| dcred the above ships to be released. IN.
| only excuse capt. Fraser made, was, ,b,,
he expected there .wsuid hes war bs,w..s
the United States and Great Dlitein. An
! American brig had also put sinlo Bermuda,
and was condemned as unssaworthy. Tho
cargo Of ths Srig was pa. On board 40 Enr.
fish vessel, and senr'to Liverpool.
| The pilot boat Savage was sill detained.
on suspicion that she was bound 70 Qua.
daloupe, as She had no cargo on board.
! Such 10 our inferno alton, i,
NEW.ORLEANS, Jan. ~
Yesterday arrived gun vessel no. e.,
from Iamaics, via Havana. We are 10.
deb.ed to Captain Carter for the followiax
communication ~ - 'E -
On the arrival Of gun vvssta no. IS, %
i Port Royal, Brown WAS at Kingston. He
had deposited about 60, 600, dollars in gold
in the hands of Messrs. Dicks, Orr and
Clark. The vessel arrived late in the even.
ing, and early next morning he applied to
those gentlemen and obtained. bills drawn
by them in their own favor and blank en-
dorsed By them on David Dicks, Esquire.
Church street, London, for the AMOUNT
On application to the Duke Of Manchestsr
for the arrest and delivery Of Brown, he
stated the case to be one in which he did
not think he could interfere with propris-
ty." x
A warrant was obtained from the mayor
to apprehcnd and bring Brown before hun;
but was not of authority sufficient to search
for him, nor could one of that description
be obtained. The bills are advertised and
information has been transmitted to Our
minister a, the court OF St. James, to en-
deaver to stopths payment of them. In
this our agent at Jamaica seems inclined to
believe he will succeed. A few days be-
fore the departure Of IS from Jamaica,
Brown sent word TO the commercial agent
OF the United States that he should PROSE,
cute him for delan,ing his character BY ~
advertisement nc inserted in The nswspa.
per. -
Messrs. Dicks, Orr and Clark, house
Of great responsibility III Jamaica, seena
anxious to do every thing to stop the pay
ment OF the bills, in order that he may bs
able to refund the money now in their
hands. . g.. >..... .,.s.-.. .t.,,s.-. r A. q.
The commander Of the felucca, Watsou
claimed protection as British subject. He,
was taken before the assistant Judge of the
Supreme court, and tried. Fms Judge, John
J.:quss esq. alter hearing the cause of his
detention, ordered tn. marshall On the back
ui the writ OF habeas corpus TO remand hiR
The officer who had charge Of him could
not immediately convey him on beard, be.
cause he had to attend an election. He cons
fined him ia prison, and Watson attempt.
Cd TO es:ap<. He then put him in the
stocks. Unfortunately judge Jaequss, 4 q
candidate Tor The assembly, and the ad. :
verse party seized the opportunity Of ex.
citing The clamor Of the mob, by represen.- ID,
Ing British subject confined 10 be sent for
trial to foreign government. This plaeed
the judge in similar dilemma. He muss
either release Watson or lose his election
he choss the formcr. $1,000. Hf-
A villain named Allen Kennedy, whs
owned the tslucca previous to her arres. by
this vessel, has, received from Brown q.
bout 200 pounds sterling, which he says
8 to indemnify HIN for the vessel and car.
90: yc. it is pretty we'll kaown the Latter
lid not belong to him. 'a -. -.
He told me that Brown was at . pyivate
boarding house in the West end Of the
:own But he would not inform me whas
house, and added, that az they were csaa.
rymen he would not inform against him.
This fellow offered the bills sftsr they
we're advertised at a discount, to the draw. >,
srs, which was rejected with indiguatieu.
No doubt Brown was in Jamaica wheat
,ailsd. ... ., ~ ., - - - -
g.. . VIM. CARTER, Jun.
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