Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-07

sHffv. bad lust, lyriye ~ . Sh06 f1oe1ak
.Siom hlslsss. 1Hs 91Ssf
Ema. lieut.. Bsinbsidsss ~ HE ~ rs
fore tiis Astrsa, hi So Gfo5k
Raorsf. sWiIsoa, a,rissd ssSs J6hnts Per-
Is. Rico. on ,hes Jans G. shss aSthof
tie. preteainE month: fell q ,wit. fes brig
Angelica, supposed 20 be eaplsl1 Pstsfson,
masn zone, and desettsd. The rzaae sad
s Of tie men ofthe Ranger. we're seeR On
board the Angelica 70 ssasaves 3 yss ar ast
into the u. States. When thsy oeafded
her. she had S feet 8 :inehes wstsr y her
hold. Passenger. in The Assea. espsain
Fowler, Of the skip Lodisa. Cseeiia. Tem
New. York for ,Giion aud captain EsNsd,
of the ship Phenix, from ~. q. for LIZ
bon. both of which; yes~sls were tsksn5 -
November by two Frensk 5riga1ss 81 tosty-
four guns from France bound ~ nasaloaPe-
Lass Of the ship Louise. esceas, aa q f % I
Phoenix. = -. =. i. y,
The masters of the above vessels tsaP-
tains Teiford and Fowlsr) arrived mere
Yesterday, in ~ days from Gaadaiau ps.s
They sailed from thisTPofs, ,hs tofns, icr
Lisbon end the latter, for Gijon, early "a
November. Capt. Trlford was captured
on the s3d and Capt. Fowlrr, on the 2eth
of abe sam, month, in sight +ot Corsos ~
-four French frisates from Nan:z, bound
to Guadaloupe, and Cap. +. vas boarded
BY the Clofenda trigate, commanded ~
Alexander St. Cirque. Capt. =. ~asfa-
media,ely taken oat Of the ship, and, VIVA
his crew sen, on board the irigats, and ti!s
Louisa Cecilia scuttled and sunk, WITH
her cargo on bosrd--Capt. r.; was Pa.
down in the for peak, under aeeEs'
mess with the boatswain, and his ere ". y
the hold with English prisoners. He
mained in this dark filthy hole gu Ms ga
Dec. when himself and crew were put on
board the Loire, ffigate. and there put
down between decks with Other prisoners,
he was sermi,ted Up his pressing sol'e'sa.
tions. to 90 into the gun room. Un oossc
the Clorenda, the Is American prroness
were only allowed for their subsisteace,
what was given to English prisoners.
which was ounces of meat, Q pound o.
bread, and pint of water per dsy-shae
while the Americans were treatrd w'sa
cruelty and contempt, The English
tains, mates and passengers, whorn tney
had taken, messed most sumptuousl5 wiih
tn. French officers. The Loire and tho
Seine arrived at small place TO the north.
watd OF Basssterre on the 17ih Of Dee
where they were chaos d by9 Britistfships
OF var. Here all the prisoner. were lard
ed, and marched to Bassa.erre, q distance
OF IS miles along shore, over hills, aerosi
creeks, &c.
Abo,u week after, the American sea-
,msn were all taken up and pu, in prsou,b.,s
the officers were parolled. The English pri-
soasrs Were :..low.d half guinea day to
suosIst On, while the Americans were re.
fused single cent; they often applied for
some relief, but they applied in vain. The
situation of Capt leiford and his crew. was
exactly similar to that of capt. Fowler.
These gentlemen remained at Guaihtpups
till The 9th inst. when got passage toA nss-
qua, and then, e to ST. Bartholemews. Thy
lef. there on the 9Th inst. and arrived yes
'erday in the brig As.rea. Their uniof.u-
nate crews were lei. in prison At Caaoa'
loupe. but it is supposed they would be re
leased by the English.
Captains T. and F. we're informed by the
captain Of the Clorenda ftisase,, that rhe
emperor had i.stsd his orders to destroy,
every Amer;Snn vessel they met With on
pain of death, and said it was his determi-
nation TO 90 to war with the u. S. unless
they declared war sgaihst England.