Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-08-13

Owens bad health will increase the suspicion.
1t is not supposed they are together
Mr.. Foster, the British minister. left
the city of Washington Oh Friday last fer
Philadelphia.
JAMES STEWART, esq. of New London
has received the presidents exequator,
recognizing his appointment of British
consul for the state of Connecticut.
A number of Chiefs Of the Creek Ma
ton of Indians lately paid visit to the
Governor OF Georgia, at Milledgeyille;
with whom they had Talk. Colonel
Hawkins, Agent fer Indian Affairs, was
present. The Chiefs expressed in strong
terms their wish to preserve uni,npaired
the good will and harmony at present sub
sistin@ between them and us. The Go
werner assured them that Che white peo-
pie were equally DESTROYS to cultivate their
friendship
A letter to a gentleman in this town,
dated at Gottenburg, May 81, states, that
an American vessel, which had been dog
ged for several days by Danish priva-
teer, who was prevented from coming
along side by the shew offorce, was finally
rescued from capture by a British cutter
brig, who by chasing, obliged the Dane
TO seek safety il fight, and leave the
American to pursue her voyage. The
letter also states, that the British admiral
off that station, had offered to convoy and
protect such American vessels as choose
to sail with the fleet, but could give no
instructions. remarking however, that he
wondered how any American captain
would ask for protection from British
officer, when the American government
would not allow an Englishman to GIL
cask of water in their ports. No convoy
had lately sailed, but was expected to in
Or weeks. Captain Rowland and the
John Adams of Boston we're waiting this
convoy. Boston paper.
A most ssracefulimposition.-We are
exceedingly sorry to hear upon authority
which we cannot doubt, that the article
purporting to the captain Bingham's Off
cial letter to admiral Sawyer, giving an
account of the affair between the Presi-
dent frigate and the Little Belt, is a
shameful forgery, fabricated by some
young men at New York in lit of wan
tonness. 1t would be difficult to speak in
terms of Inappropriate reprobation ola tran
saction so unwarrantable. 1t has already
been productive of no little mischief by
irritating the feelings Of the public, and
may be followed by consequences still
m, re serious. U. S. GaSette.
The Madisonians clamor much against
the disclosure OF secrets. Let us see if
there is any principle in this. lie that
discloses against them is cat of Office; he
that reveals in their fa0our is retained
Smith deserves worse than hanging, and
Colvin is favourite Palladium.
The following is an extract Of letter
from Mons. lie Grange, counsellor at the
court OIL CdSSatlOH VI tuC VI
at Paris, to the owners of the Catharine,
Capt. Todd, of Philadelphia.
:. am sorry / have to inform you that
your vessel Catharine, Todd master, was,
on the 7th Of Nore,nber last, together
with seueral other .american Tesscls. con-
demned, with her cargo, by decision OF
the emperor himself.
5. / sincerely regret the nature OF such
a condemnation prevents me from for
war,ling you an authenticated copy tn ere
of.'
1t should be mentioned, says the Unit
ed States Gazette, that this vessel was
laden with -four and rice, and was cap
tured in the autumn of 1908, anG carried
into Dunkirk. Upon enquiry it was found
Chat she was not liable to condemnation
under any ofthe public DEGREES of France,
and accordingly the emperor, as in seve-
raj instances before, had recourse to
special decree of condemnation for the
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