Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-01

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away for them, and next morning saw nv
board brig. A few days after spoke W..
ship Wiser from Lisbon for Rhode Island, vhs s
informed they had been boarded by the sam anu
frigate. Sept. 9, spoke brig Dove, Rudcn
25 DAYS from Madeira, for Portsmouth, N u
10th, lat. Al, long. IS, 90, of Georges Bart
was boarded by the British frigate Spart,n
from England-the boarding officer Of which
Informed, that they expected to fall in with
and Join sir Joseph Yorke's squadron of Ber.
muda. Passengers Oh board the White Ok.
MIR. Hanna and family, and 50 in the steerae,
out of the latter humber. the Spartan pres.
sed s. The following is q letter from Captain
Brenton of the friSate, 10 Mr.. Hama:
"Captain Bren,on understanding that M,
Hanna has large family on board, ard ,b,
the c.bin stock is running short from tie
length Of the voyage, has taken tic liberty ~
send small supply, which he hopes Mr.. II.
will do him the favor 20 acccpt~of. Captai,
B is sorry to have caused the detention Of the
ship; but his duty has compelled him to &C,
as he has done.
" His Britannia Majesty's ship Spartan,
TUESDAY, September 10, 1911.
September 81.
Captain Weldon, of the schooner Zephyr.
from Rio Janero, HIS communicated the fol.
towing to the editors of the Mercantile Ad.
verti.er for publication
We have had several flying reports at
Rio de Janeiro of the situation Montevideo
was in, but most Of them not well authen,i-
Gated, until the arrival of the ship Pisc.,aqua,
Captain Horner, two days previous to our
sailing, in g days FROM Montevideo. had
an opportunity of several hours conversation
with him, during which he informed me that
the Mentevideoans were reduced to dis
tressed situation, having nothing to subsist
upon except jerk beef; and that there was
none of that in the city, but their supplies
were from the shipping in the harbor, which
had previously taken on board cargoes ofthat
article, ard were prevented from proceeding
to sea by the government, and were retailing
their cargoes to the inhabitants at stipulated
price fixed by government, so that they were
great sufferers by the detention. He further
informed me that there were several AmeFi.
can ship masters then in port, who had brot
their minds to determination to leave their
vessels and return home, unless there was
SpeeQS aiIeFduOll, Ql WHICH tuSIC Wan wv Ills
tie prospect.
" The Buenos-Ayreians were at the gates
of the city, * numbers of the Montevideoans
were daily coming over to them. The great.
est part of the crews Of such vessels as were
stopped by government (say American and
Englsh) had joined the Buenns AFRICANS, be-
ing prompted by the prospect of making mo-
ney. Their pay was $40 per month, and
promise Of great plumber whenever Monte.
vidco should give up. They have great
scarcity of brcad--not more than | i-2 ID. per
week for a man; but not considering the de-
plorable situation they are in, as above stated,
it is the opinion Of several gentlemen, whose
letters saw, that they will hold out long
siege Letters of several American gentle.
men to their friends at Rio de Janeiro by no
means advise them to send provisions, altho'
they are in great want of that article. The
prospect of making good voyage would be
dubious, as it is their opinion it would imme-
diateIy on their arrival be taken possession OF
by government, and stipulated price put on
it by no means advantageous to the shippers.
&c A strict blockade is kept to prevent any
vessels from going up to Bucnos-Ayres, but
am informed it is. not difficult to get past A
reinforcement of Portuguese troops had of
late been sent out, but had not arrived at Mon.
teviedo when the Piscataaua left that port.
ASA w. WELDON"