Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-09-06

CtiSCiI Dieeo'
Montgomery Ditto.
Kent Ditto.
Baltimore city Democratic.
Baltimore county, Ditto.
Cecil Ditto.
The remarks ofthe Boston Centinel re-
spectins the late news from England, are
of a very different tenor from those Of the
Patriot in preceding column. The for
mer says
The London papers are filed with ar
ticles from the American journals relat-
ing to the President and Little Belt af-
fair; and with a thousand remarks there
on. Commodore Rodgers despatch had
been published and commented upon; but
since its publication the structures on the
event in the ministerial papers had evil
IDENTIFY become less angry and belliseTent !;
and one of them has acknowledged that
though there are crooked lines in the Ame
rican commodore's letter, that Bingham's
letter was not straight. Bingham's dis
patch had not been published entire. The
s. Courier admits that the Little Belt
may have fired the first single gun; but
insists that the President gave the first
broadside and conducted very unbecom-
ing neutral vessel. The discussion has
produced some very able disquisitions on
the rights and duties Of belligerents and
neutrals.
We learn that the Packet spoke on the
Banks. British crnizing vessel. and was
informed from her that Admiral Yorke's
squadron was cruizing in those latitudes,
waiting the return Of a despatch vessel,
which be had sent to Mr.. Foster, to regu-
late his future proceedings. The report
that the admirafs squadron contained four
sail of the line, probably arose from the
Antelope, of 30 guns. bound to Newfound-
land, being in company.
The passengers in The Packet say, the
irritation which the first account OF the
battle between the President and Little
Belt. had excited in the English people,
had abated and at the last dates the eX-
recitation OF an immediate war had sub
sided.
The new (double) duties on timber, lum-
Der, slaves. &c. took place on the first Ju-
ly; when the stamp duty on hats ceased.
A Richmond paper of Tuesday last re-
peats the rumor Of the Presidents having
| broken his leg by fall from his horse.
Cant. Weld. OF sch. Seaflower, who ar
rived at Boston on the 29th ult. in rs days
from Gibraltar, informs that there had
been naval engagement between the Iu-
nisians and ,Algerines, and that the admi-
raj of the Tunisians was taken and car
ried to Algiers. Capt. ". is the bearer
| of dispatches from Mr.. Lear, to the A
lnerican government.
Speaking of the capture of the Orion,
| (mentioncd in yesterdays Gazette) the
| Editor OF the Norfolk Ledger says:
s. The capture of the Orion is the most
| extraordinary that we have heard OF
This ship is laden with cargo OF Anne
rican produce. and bound to place in the
occupancy Of Great Britain--is owned by
a house in Petersburg. We can only ac
count for this capture in one way; the
commander of this frigate, In expectation
of war, is determined to anticipate such
an event !; but we think he need not Ia
suit us after such conduct, by the use Of
our ports. Is this frigate here to know
what valuable ships are about to sail, Oh
sre expected to arrive, or for what pur
nose is she here? Whether war is to take
place or not. We do not know but We
apprehend that the expectation will induce
many captures"