Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-09-08
e sensible Of the FOLLY and wickedness Of this

I be sensible or the folly and WlckcuneSs or tnl'
| war.
If Madison, blinded or encouraged by small
| successes, which were to be expected and In
deed were certain at the commencement OF
| the war, which our enemy did not expect,
should, as we expect, refuse to listen to terms
! of peace, the change in the public sentiment
from our future sufferings will be more Ger
tain and more fatal to him. and to all the friends
ofwar and of France,
The Constitution came UP 10 town yester-
| day, and received federal salute from the
; ordnance of the Washington Artillery, at Fort
Hill, and three times three huzzas from the
citizens on the wharyes and in The vessels
The prisoners have been removed, and 50 OF
| the wounded received into the Towns Hos
pital, at Rainsford's Island
We understand the Constitution spoke the
| Dolphin and Decatur prlvatecrs; ana tilat the
| latter threw her guns overheard, to escape,
supposing she was pursued by an enemy.
Extract from Journal kept on board the
Congress.
July 10, spoke the American ship Indian
Queen, Bryan, OF Bath, Al days from Amelia,
for London.
In lat As 80, Ion. As, captured the British
brig Traveller, from Quebec for Belfast, with
spars /; burnt.
In lat. AT, Ion. 36, captured the British brig
Duchess of Portland, from Newcastle for
Picton in ballast, burnt.
In'lat. As, Ion. %, captured the British brig
Dolphin, letter of marque Of IA guns, bound
to Antigua, ordered her into the first U. S.
port.
July "a, lat. 81, lon. 90, captured the Bril-
fish ship John, letter Of marque of l6 guns,
"a men, from London for Martinique, ordered
In.
July 90, lat. 81, lon. 10 As, spoke ship Mi
nerva, Walker, of New York, from Cadlz Tor
Liverpool, with salt--lntormed of the war;
when She altered her course for America.
July 90, lat SIS, Ion. 81, spoke brig Hare,
Bertody, 30 days from Naples, 10 Bnsloa.
Mr.. De Wolfe of Bristol, Rhode Island was
passenger in the Hare from Naples
Aug. Q, lat. So Ion %, captured an Eng
ish brig from Boco Toro, S. A. for London,
took out 10000 dollars, and ordered her in.
Aug. 10, lat. 81, lon. 40, spoke the spanish
ship Commerce, from Norfolk for Cadiz,-
Same day, a Portuguese brig, Is days from
N. York for Cadiz.
Aug -, lat. So, lon. 4S, spoke the Spanish
brig La Isabella, Grundy, Is days from. n. Y.
for Teneriffe.
Aug. IL, lat. Al, lon. so, captured the Bri-
fish schr Adeline, from St. Domingo tol
Portsmouth E. with coffce--ordered in.
Aug. le, lat Al, Ion. so, spoke ship Miner
va, Smith. "a days from Gottenburg for Phi
ladelphia, with glass Ware and 90 or 70 pas
sengers.
Aug, p, spoke ship Jane, Thomas, 40 days
from Liverpool for Boston, which she left Ju
ly IS, and told her of the war. Also spoke
brig Hiram, from Cadiz for Boston, which had
been taken seven days previous, by the Gueri-
ere, and ransomed.
August sS, lat -, lon. 60 so, spoke brig
James Wells, Ogden, 80 days from Liverpool
tor n York. Had not heard of the war when
she sailed
Aug. "a, lat. 49, lon. IS, re-captured schr.
Betsey, from Naples for Narblehead, with
brandy, which had been taken by the Guerrero
ordered In.
Aug. 26, lat AZ, lon IS 20, spoke tbs Eng
/ ligh brig Hazard, from Newcastle for Halifax,
and was first taken by the Dolphin privateer,
re taken by the British frigate Eolus, and ia
ken again by the American sioop of war
Wasp.
On Saturday last, spoke ship Susan, 43
days from Amsterdam from New York, with
full cargo Of gin: saw her Oh Sunday morn
ing.
| On Friday last of Georges Bank, saw an
| English frigate chasing schooner and sloop,
(pnvateers) but she gave it ap, and crowded
all sail off, on the appearance of the squadron.
| The squadron have not molested any neu-
trail vessels from the UHited States outward /;
nor any American vessels from British ports
homeward with cargoes Not SO with some
| privateers.
Rendezvous are said to be open for seamen
for the ships of war in our harbor.