Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-07-18
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

New YORK, July Is.
Nezvs from our Sguadron-Arrivcd at this
port yesterday, the French schr. Adventure,
capt. La Borice, in SO DAYS from Bordeaux,
Captain B. informs US, that, on the 28th of
June, lat. 40, long. SO, fell in with 10 sail of
English merchantmen lying to that in So
hours afterwards, fell in with the American
squadron, and was spoken by the President in
gale of wind at w, N. w. under EASY sail :;
that he (capt. B. informed com. RODGERS of
the English merchantmen and that the COM
modore Immediately directed his course for
the feet. Commodore Rodgers gave no in
formation of having fought any British vessel
OF war; and the squadron appeared all in good
order About an hour afterwards, he saw an
other frigate standing in the same direction.
ETtract Of a letter from London, May 80.
Our police have fortunately discovered
The ground work of the disturbances, which is
no less Oh the part of Bonaparte than to bring
about revolution in this country-and ma
nutacturng machinery is the bug-bear made
use OF with the people concerned.
It's well known fact, that every weaver
or other person engaged in these riots have
on their enlistment q. down, and a regular
weekly pay of IS shil!ings In fact it is re-
gularly organized plan on the part of the
French government, but trust it will be
speedily eXtirminated''
Extract ofa letter from Boston, of SATURDAY.
EOeniag, July IL.
Arrived, schooner Friendship, Gibbs, Opor-
to,ln ballast. Sailed July 3 in CO. with YES
sells Tor the y. States, among them the Abb
gail, Baker, for Baltimore and Labradore.
Ireland, n. York. Lett the Hanna, and Re.
becca, Parks, Of Philadelphia for St. Ubes /;
Union, Gardner of do. for Isle Of May; Fair
Trader, n. York ; Argument, do. Virginia,
Hudson, for Alexandria, and many others.
July Z, lat. ~, long. ga, was boarded from the
British man of war brig Pumper, of 70 guns,
2 days from Halifax, on cruize for American
vessels, In consequence of the war. She
took cut all the papers and letters of every
description, including particular list of yes.
sells LETT, and of those which sailed in co. and
took out 1000 dollars in specie, and bills of
exchange, and his mate and man. She had
in CO. ship Margaret, Capt. M'Lellan, of
Portland, trom' Liverpool, with cargo of salt,
crates, coal, sc bound off Portland fororders,
which vessel was taken one hour before, and
was conveying her to Halifax, being very
valuable vessel. The Margaret might have
escaped, II she had known of the war, the
Plumpcr not sailing well. The Plumper
put on board of the Friendship the first
and second officers, and ten men of the Mar
garet, and the Friendship being of little value,
was released. Capt. MLeIlan was detained
to be carried to Halifax. July 8, lat ~, lon.
IS, spoke brig Samuel, Stanton, from Oporto
for Boston, which sailedin CO. with the Friend
ship, and was taken the day before by the
Plumper. The proceeds of her cargo, 5000
dollars, taken out, and two of her men. The
brig was given up, being of little value. The
same day, in the afternoon, saw an American
schooner astern, which the Plumper brought
too, and boarded, and appeared to permit her
to proceed, after short detention. Same af.
ternoon, the Samuel and schooner being both
in sight of the Friendship, saw a fleet of
ships, apparently men of war, to the n. E.
standing to the S. with the wind w. Thew
separated in chase of the Samuel, sc. and one
of the ships having come up and boarded the
schooner, made signal which recalled the
others, and at night they remained lying too,
the schooner in company. The capt. of the
Plumpar informed that he had taken no other
vessels but those here mentioned that he
sailed from Halifax, July 4 in company with
sail OF men of war, In quest of Commodore
Rodgers.
The Margaret sailed from Liverpool June
8, and we do not yet learn that the Orders in
Council were off.
The seamen on board the Margaret were
told on board the Plumper, that when she
was coming out of Halifax a frigate was 60
ing in with fine American ship, prize, said
to be from France, and had thrown her guns
overheard dnrinrr he chase SUI r,rnnaLnl