Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-05-22

ms Wrltlcn moss tuhy 10 ME- DArfOW huu
Mr.. Warden to defend her case. 10 the
mean time, he also urges his claim on the
Danish government. the impudence of
this case, aud num5erless others ia the
Baltic, ought to open the eyes of your 60
ernment as to the Milan & Berlin DEGREES,
which m ~ be repealed on paper, but GER
tainly are virtually in force"
Statement of the case Of the ship Olive
Branch.
The ship Olive Branch and cargo are
owned by native citizens OF the u. States,
merchants of Philadelphia. She carried
out a cargo of hides TO Gotten5urgh, from
whence she proceeded to Copenhagen,
where the cargo was sold, aud the snip
proceeded in b blast, under a license from
the King of Denmark, to the port of Kiehl,
in his dominions, aud there received a re
turn cargo oflinens, &c. with which, IN.
der said license, she was returning to the
United States. She stopped at Nyburgh,
and paid her sound dues, and on coming
out of that port, was captured within the
Danish jurisdiction by a French privateer
her papers all taken out and sent TO the
French consul at Copenhagen, and a prize
master SC. put 81 board. The captain
and crew underwent an examination, and
the capture being proved to have been with
10 the Danish jurisdiction, the command
ant at Nyburgh dispossessed the French
men, and restored the possession to the
American capt. Nevertheless, the ship
was not suffered to proceed, aud from the
foregoing extract, it appears her fate is to
depend on a French decision.
1t is worthy of remark, that the ship CO.
lumbia, also owned in this city, and which
took in a cargo at Kiehl, at the same time,
under similar circumstances with the Olive
Branch, and sailed in company with her
from Kiehl, being overtaken by storms,
&c. and compelled TO put into Ireland to
repair, met with 40 diff culty in the Bri.
tish d7minions, but was suffered to proceed,
and has since arrived in the port of Phila.
delphia.
May IA.
Extract ofa letter from a commercial house
in Liverboo! TO their Correspondent in this
city, dated 11h april.
"Grain of every description has expert
euced very considerable advance the ne
cessities of this country, as we predicted,
are now more severely felt each succeeding
day, and we shall be glad to find our friends
nave availed themselves of the encourage
ment we from time to time held out. There
is neither American wheat or -four in this
market-if here, we have no doubt sales
would readily be effected at our quotatio ms,
with every prospect of prices being fully
supported indeed, we never recollect the
appearance of an absolute scarcity so alarm.
ing. A quantity of rye has lately been i'm
ported from America /; the quality is good,
aud no doubt it paid well, though a very
considerable advance has been obtained up.
! on some that has been sold. We recon-
mend this as worthy your attention.
NORFOLK, May 6.
The u. S. troops 0 at Fort Norfolk,
we understand, are to embark immediate
ly in Herbert's packet for New.York. Fort
Norfolk i is to be re-gariisoned with a por-
ton of the drafted Militia, consisting of
Capt. OTIS company of artillerists of the
54th reg's. Norfolk Borough capt. Days
company of light infantry from 9TH reg't
Norfolk county, and capt. Rogers compa.
ny of artillerists from the 21st reg't. Glou-
cester county.