Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-07-31
BOSTON, July a,


BOSTON, July a.
C.ARTELS.
Yesterday arrived here the schr. Liverpool
Packet, capt.'Freeman, Cartel from Hall4y,
7 days. Sailed July Is. Passengers Franc,
Lowell, Esq. lady and family, Miss H. Jack.
son, Mr., A. Hayward, of Hanover and Captain
James F. Trott, passenger III the brig Miner
va, commended by capt I. which Was captured
on the 9th July, lat. 4s, 20, long. Ga, BY tie
Africa of 81 guns, and sent into HALIFAX, with
the above persons on board, together with Mr.
Edward Perkins, (who remained at Haiiax)
The crew of the Minerva were detantd a;
prisoners on board the Africa; also, Captain
Samuel Hancock, ef Martha 5 Vineyards pas,
senger. M. Caldwell and Mr. M'GllvelSof
Canada, were likewise passengers IN the Nj.
nerva. Ship Marquis de Somcruelos, Movlay
from Ciyita Vecchia, for Salem, and big
George, Robertson, from Rochelle ivr New
York, arrived at Halifax 18th, detained. Saw
gong in, an American brig, tull rlsged high
deck, bright sides and about so tons, aprze
in company with British masted schOOrr
On Saturday last off Cape Stables, saw a Olis
standing for Halifax, supposed 10 be prize
Capt Trott sailed from Liverpool June ),
in co. with the Joseph of Boston, tor the Bal
tic. Spoke nothing. Left, the RecoverNd
Portsmouth; Hunter, Charleston; Erln Stan'
ton, from Smyrna
Messrs. Emmons ard Blackwood, from Ha'
ifax, are passengers ID the Cartel.
Yesterday were landed here the following
persons, taken OH Wednesday morAIng CT
Chatham, from the cartel schooner Defiance,
Frost, from Halifax for n. York, viz, captla
David Suckney, late master OF the ship For
tune, from Bonavista, for Ncwburypor; capt.
Ichabod Jordan, late master Of the big Mall
colin, of Portland, from Madeira; Mr.. Mlchatl
Sposito, I'd mate of said brig Jonathan Stick
hey, nephew of capt s.; George Bango' sea-
man, Of the Fortune and Samuel KnaPha
boy, Of said vessel. The following persons
remained in the De6apce to proceed to New
York, viz. Mr.. VIM. Garesche, of Pbllade'
phia, l2dy, boy and servant; MIR. jerome
Heating, OF do; capt. Bangs, late master o.
ship Amanda; captain Joseph Osgood, la|e
master of New York ship cast away some
time since; Mr.. Samuel Campbell, ot North
Carolina; Miss M. Oracle, grand daug heF"
S. Campbell, Esq. and Mrs Hugh Chalmers
of New York.
The Fortune was taken June 25, lat. Az
long. 6s, by Tie Belvidcra, As days out DC
Malcolm was released, and captain had pos
session Of her & hours. and was preparing O'
sea, when the captain OF the Belyidera order
ed her 10 remain, to ascertain whether ths.'
was war or not. The Fortune did not gel III
Till July 2, and was retained, but the Col0.'
when she sailed, was ordered if she tell ID
with the Fortune TO take out the prize c'eT
and release her. The Americans are tTe''u
as prisoners of war. The officers and cF0"
of the Fortune and Malcolm were treated "'A
by the captain of the Belvldera, admiral paw
yer and the governor. New clothes had D n:
given the seamen of the Pickering, &c f'P
yate adventures, clothes, Sc. are respectco'-
Admiral Sawyer said the American pTlsoIt''
should be well used, and not suffer tor any
thing July IL, there were IS American '1
men in prison and were to be separated lF0"'
the French prisoners.
July Is, off Cape Sable, sawa frigate' sup.
posed to be the Spartan, board two AmsFl'a'
briggs, standing to the westward, which aN',
wards stood towards Halifax. One an heF~'
phradite.