Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-09-16
NETWORK, September IL.
Two British Sguadrons on our Gas

Two STlt1Sh SQuGdronS on our Coast
It's now asserted that twoBritish squadrons,
consisting of at least frigates are on our coast
They have come OH the coast, for the purpose
of falina. in with our squadron under the COM
mand of Commodore Rodgers when he put
to sea again.
The enemy's force consists of the following
frigates viz.
Belvidera, F.olus, and Maidstone frigates,
which, on Monday last. in the afternoon, board
ed the snip Ganges, from London, for this
port, of Long Branch, within two miles of
the shore, since which they have probably
stood to the eastward, and the following ships
have taken nearly the same station, short
distance from Sandy Hook, as we are inform
cd by the passengers in the Packet. viz.
The frigates Acasta, Statira, and Nymph,
on Thursday, at noon, boarded The British
Packet, 20 miles to the eastward Of the High
lands, and the boarding officer stated, that they
hourly expected to fall in With Commodore
Rodgers, from Boston they having heard Of
bis arrival at that port. and Of the capture of
the Guerrero, by the Constitution.
The British Packet Nymph, Capt. Bersey,
arrived here yesterday from falmouth, wa
Halifax, with the July mail. Size left fa-
mouth the 9TH of July, and HaiiGsx on the
9th ult
On the 10th of August, in lat 43, So, lon.
4s, 80, spoke the British gun brig Blood
Hound, from the Chesapeake with flag Of
truce for England with the British ConsrH
Mr. Shaw, on board. Last Tuesday, off CaIA
MAY, spoke ship Lorenzo from the Isle a
Nav for New Bedford, with the loss Of hs
topinast. Yesterday at one o oIeck, 90 niles
east Of the Highlands, was boarded by the
British f.igate Statira, in CO. with the frlgstes
Acasta and Nymph.
The whole number of prizes sent into Ha-
Iifax down TO the 9th ult was 49, We have
had an account of the whole, except the toi"
lowiHg.
HALIFAX, Aug. 81.
Arrived, Thursday, H. NJ. brig Laura, from
Burbadoes, ls DAYS; and
Brig Union, Tulloch, from Liverpool, bound
to Newfoundland She was taken by the Dol
phin, priyateer, and re-taken by the MorgIana.
Saturday, ship Osborne, from Gibraltar
bound to New Brunswick. She was captur-
ed by the IeaZer privateer, ana re-caPsu!eu
by the Emulous; and American ship Onlon'
from Liverpool, bound to Boston, prize to the
Emulous.
Monday morning H. M. Ketcll eleanor, LII
Knigh, from n. York, 9 days.
Ship Monsoon, from Liverpool, bound 10
the u. States prize to the Africa.
Brig Phoebe, from Ciyita Vechia, bound 70
Do.+-, r>r;1a to tho At oIuS and
The Bunker-Hill, privateer, of and from NJ
York, prize to the Belvidera.
Yesterday the ship cambridge from Liver
pool, bound to Philadelphia, prize to the bel'
videra and
Brig Hare, from Naples, bound to Boston,
prize to the Belvidera-
This day, ships Concordia Embellishments,
from Liverpool, prizes to the Africa; ato
ship Eastern Star, from Corunna bound 10
N. York, prize to the Africa
The Newfoundland government brig Eh'
deavor, sailed on Sunday tor Boston, with up
wards of 100 American prisoners.
The eleanor sailed yesterday Tor England
NORFOLK, Sept H..
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