Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-05

from Marblehead TO ST. PetersDurgh' WIN
CARGO Of cotton and coffee. Brig Radius,
Lander. Of Boston, owned by VIM. Gray, from
Newport bound to st. Petersburg, with car
go of oil, cotton, SC.
C Dear Sir-The two vessels above men
toned arrived at Elsineur on the 9th INST Au,
gust paid their Sound dues, and proceeded
on their VOYAGE. On the 9TH, the wind beng
ahead. thew anchored near this port; yester-
dsv morning about o'clock they got under
way again, and in the course of the day were
captured by French privateer, about miles
from the Danish shore, off the point OF faii-
terboro'. this is within the Swedish Jurisdic-
ton. They were brought INTO this port by
the said privateer at 2 O'Clock IN the afternoon
| made every effort with Mr.. Desangiers' inc
French consul and charge d'affairs and with
this government, to prevent the papers wklch
were Immediately delivered to said Mr.. De-
sangiers, being sent to Paris, and to obtain that
the matter should be decided In the tribunals
of this country, but unhappily without effect
"There are three French prlvateers on the
coast of Holstein, but this Is the hrst Whlch
has made its appearance here.
"The privateer in question IS gong out a.
oain to-nipht, and very much fear intends to
fill this port with our vessels, which are no"
about returning from your quarter
"The two vessels now captured, might ca
sily have escaped, but the French prlvateer
carrying French colors, the, presumed INN to
be Dane; he is an open boat, what is called
a =" Deal pilot-boat," manned with l9 men,
and carrying four small swivels.
"Iam informed that a considerable number
Of our vessels have within these two months
gone up under convoy. / have endeavored to
OBTAIN some security against Danish cruisers
for such of these as may return without con-
vow, but the clause of the Royal Instructions
on this point is construed to affect all vessels
which have used enemies convoy, either In
the Atlantic or Baltic, during the voyage out
and home, in which they are engaged; and
this rule will not be relaxed or modlhed. 30
that all vessels which have gone under con-
voy ought to return under convoy
BALTIMORE, November 2
Extract of letter from an Intelligent Amerl-
ran merchant to his CORRESPONDENTS M this
city, dated
.4rchangel, September !, 1911.
&C By the laws of this country, conslgnees
of property arc made responsible tor the du-
ties, whether the goods will selp Tor the a.
mount or not so that 1t is not IN their pow"
er to abandon such to the government, There
is large amount of American property here
that will not sell for any thing like the du-
ties, and the consequence will be, that the
consignees, when called on by the custom
house, must sacrifice the property, and alter
wards look to the American owners tor the
sums short of the duties and expences. I'm
less, change takes place Got which see no
prospect) the Americans thus situated will
have to petition government to be allowed
to abandon the goods for the duties; other
wise they will not only lose their property
but afterwards be held responsible tor the a.
mount it produces short of the duties and
CHARGES, which on many articles will be enor
NOUS, as it is not possible that the goods now
here can be sold at any prices within SIX
months, being the period allowed for paying
the duties. Such is the demand tor money,
that from two to three per cent. per month
is paid for advances, and no house of charac-
ter will accept of cargoes on consignment un-
der present circumstances"
FROM LISBON.
The brig hiram, barker, aftlVcu liiis !iiorh-
ing from Lisbon which she left l4th Sep
tcnlber. The Editor of the Federal Gazette,
has been politely favored with Lisbon Ga
zcttes ofthe 18th, from which translations fol-
low. The official accounts from Elvas, to 9th
and from Lord Wellington's H. Quarters to
4th September. No important battle. The
Spaniards claim advantages over Soult in the
South, while Lord Wellington has accounts
that Marmont, with late Massena's army was
about moving in southerly direction from
Salamanca, sc. Flour at Lisbon, S IA to Ia
IS Large quantity of -four on hand. Troops
arriving from England.
Translated for the Federal Gazette.
MADRID. August 2.
Joseph Bonaparte has again returned to the
sonruinarv means he had adoptcd before his