Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-07-29
BOSTON, July %.

Arrived brig Nautilus, Atkins, 40 days from
Ooor,o. Left, ship Factor of Providence !;
schr Charity, Sampson, not sold; Augusta,
Haskall. about half sold brig Presage, Ru-
tberford. All the vessels left reported by the
Friendship, arrived some time since, with the
exceD,ionof the above, had sailed. Spoke,
June 18th, lat 81, lon. Is, brig Virginia,
DAYS from Oporto for Norfolk. July 9Th, saw
ship and brig, under Prussian colors, steer
ing E. July l4lh, lat. -, Ion. so, schr. Da-
pbepe, from Oporto for Plymouth. July 18TH
lat. 4S, lon 65, was boarded by the frigate
Spartan, aud after taking out 1900 dis. in spe-
Gle, and putting on board the mate and sea-
men belonging to the Hiram, One, taken
same day on her passage from Lisbon to Sa-
lem, with cargo of Lemons and $4,000 dolls
specie-permitted the Nautilus to proceed
homo. The mate of the Hiram informs US,
that the Spartan had taken the day before two
schrs. one the u. States, Smith, from Oporto
for Boston, and ordered them for Halifax ;
she had taken two days before, very valuable
ship with cargo of Brandy, understood she
was from Bordeaux. When taken, the brig
plumper and Transport, was ID CO. which
were 10 convoy the prizes to Halifax. Inc
Transport bad in charge, valuable brig,
bright sides, no figure head and very deep,
unknown. The Spartan bad chased all night
before, the Piumper, supposing her to be an
American privateer, and in the morning came
up with her, and in firing at her, killed the man
al the wheel, and very much injured her
sails, &c.
S7me day, brig Jew, Smith, 50 days from
ST. Goes. Left, ships George Augusta, Hop
kins Solon, Williams /; William, Crabtree !;
briggs Despatch, Tibbets Active, Hodgson !;
Liverpool Packet, Marshall; Fredonia, Fame;
Nancy, BRIGGS; Altoona, Gray. Sailed IN CO.
with briggs Nelson, Atkins, for Boston; spoke
her nth June, lat, 81, lon. Is, 10 days out
also sailed in co. with briggs Cephalus, Jones,
tor Norfolk Fdvorite, Loring, Tor Savannah
Paa6x, hitchings, for Boston. July II, off
Cape Sahles, was boarded by the English irl-
sateSpartan,7 days from Halifax, who INFORM
ed us uf The war took 700 dls.-All the cash
ard ether property that capt. Smith claimed
as his Owl, together with the vessel, was given
GP-treated him politely, and wished him a
pleasant passage--5th and 9th July, on the
Grand Bank, in Is fatboms WATER saw Heet
I, VI - Sail steering u. ulluCF COb'Oy " - -
gate--july 8, lat A, lon. 81, on the Grand
Blnk, spoke schooner Minerva Marblehead
with $4,000 fish on board.-July Is, lat. |,
80, Ion, 63, so, spoke schooner Elizabeth OF
Col,asset, bound home from the banks with
$4,000 FISH. jul, l6 lat. - so, lon. IS, ship
Maria, from Cadiz, for New-York, in posses.
san of the English, Steering for Halifax
same DAY, saw 8 briggs steering same course
supposed them to haze been taken.
Capt. Smith was informed by the command
eroIthe Spartan chat he had taken a small prl-
Eatecr Of guns and 20 men, commanded BY
Patterson Of Salemy and burnt her; and
that he had also taken an American vessel s
seat her into Hafif,x, in co. with kings schr
The Spartan took, Same day, brig Mary, Weld
from Algeziras for Boston, with cargo Of
wine, and about 1900 dolls. in specie, and or
aered her for HALIFAX. Capt. Weld and s o.
MS crew have arrived in the Jew. The capt
Oh The Spartan gave capt. Smith Halifas pa
per OF the 9th, which mentioned the arrival O