Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-21
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Left by the shin Huntress, in the Bay Of Ca
dix, TIT Of February, 1912.
Ships Mary & Francis, Boston, VIM. Bur-
rows, to sail in or days; Commerce, A
lexandria, Croudhill, just arrived Missouri
Philadelphia, Baush; Polly, Philadelphia, s.
Swift; General Colburn, --, ]. Macy, Just
arrived with loss of foremost and bowsprit;
Laura, New ork, Loyett; Thomas Ketland,
Philadelphia, 7. Allen; George, ditto, Baush /;
Thomyris, Norfolk, VIM. r. Smith Fortune,
Newburyport, D. Stickney Pocahontas, Nor
folk, R. Hutton; Ohio, New-York, Pratt /;
Fortitude, ditto, J. Laudlow; Regulus, Bos-
ton, VIM. Stutson; Sachem, Baltimore, Cor
ton; Lucius, New-B Bedford, captain died on
the passage Almyra, New York, Geer; Ma
ria Theresa, ditto, T. Backus, to sail next
day Manlius, do. J. WATSON, do. for ST.. Ubes.
Briggs Osnym, Boston, B. Davis, Just arriv-
ed; Gustavas, Weathersdeld, G. Sutton !;
George, Baltimore, H. Worthington ANA
zon, Philadelphia, w. Phillips; Julia, Boston,
Luce; Dresden, ditto, J. Hardy; Clio, do.
Croker Francis, do. Fisher, had been run
foul Of and lost her bowsprit Amelia, do.
VIM. Hews Respect, Nantucket, T. Ward !;
Rd. Mead, Perth Amboy, G. Bray Botanic,
NewYork, J. Ingraham, for Newt Orleans the
next day.
Schooners Hiram, Boston, C. Bradford !:
Elizabeth, ditto, Newcomb F; Resolution, Bos-
ton, j. ]. Pratt, Just arrived; Richmond,
Richmond, Goodwin Hero, Philadelphia,
S. King.
Many others besides those particularly men
toned, were ready for sea. The weather for
l., i IL 4
ing, had been boisterous from w S. w. with
much rain. Very little damage had been sus-
tanned by the shipping in the Bay.
The French were reported to be much dis
tressed for provisions on the opposite shore.
A great part Of the besieging army had march
ed into the interior towards Valentia, as &C.
neral Hill was said to be rapidly marching
to its relief. 1t was confidently expected that
they would be obliged to abandon the siege of
Cadiz for the present
On the Sd February arrived in Cadiz Bay
the brig Osmyn, Benjamin Davis master, OF
Boston, with eight persons on board, whom he
sioop blown off the coast, on her passage from
Newly TO Egg-Harbor. At the time cap.
tain Davis fortunately fell in with them, they
were upwards of thousand miles from the
American coast, were In the most distressing
situation, having suffered very much from the
cold and the scantness of their PROVISIONS
Under the hospitable roof of r. S. HackIey
Esq. American Consul, they found Immediate
renef on their arrival, and through his human.
| ity and that Of his co,,ntrymen, ample pro
| vision had been made for their immediate re-
| turn to their country and friends. Their names
| are, Henry Davis, master of the sloop, and his
daughter George Painter, his wife and two
| children, of New York, bound on a visit tc
Egg Harbor (they had taken passage in the
| Maria Theresa, capt. Backus, who was to sail
| the next day for New-York J and David Wei.
| don and Pertes Brown, Seamen. Capt. Da-
Wis, his daughter, and seamen, had likewise en-.
gagged passage in another vessel, soon to sal
| for New-York.
An order had passed the Regency, prohibit.
ing the expectation of -four to the ports west
! of Cadiz, which had greatly stopped the sales
and reduced the price of that article.
March 9th, lat. 80 4s, long. 81 W. spoke the
| brig Two Sisters, Charles Thomas, master
! bound for the West-Indies. March IL, lat
81, long. 49, spoke ship Ganges, S. Goldsbu-
~, Jun. master, from Pernambncco, for Boston,
! IL days--supplied her with water and provi-
! sions. Cape Henry bearing West by South,
10 leagues, was boarded by b. NJ. frigate Bel
videre, captain Bran, and treated politely