Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-06-04
ny LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
ROW ouR coaKrspospENr.
NEw YoRK, June !

learn that The Spanlsn fatfiots na'S
successful in q severe battle isasne a.
Bout 20 days before the Anna sailed
: Guiyne in the interior OF ths country,
between Barcelona and Camana nc
Royal:.i IS lost in killed AID wsunded ooo
hes. Immediately after The battle SOY
Of the Royalists deserted and went over
to the Patriots.
BosroN, May %.
Arrived, sloop Aurora, Starr, Gard
ner, (NIa.) Saw no cruizsrs on the pas
sage.
Schr. Dcbora, Snow, from Plymouth,
n. G.. has arrived at Cohassett with
cargo Of corn and tar.
The ship Fidelia, Fardner, OF New
York was captured 2lst inst. OH Block
Island by the Orpheus i'igats ior a
breach OF blockade. She wss ooahd to
Lisbon, as suppose you know, with
-four.
A letter from New, London, dated
Yesterday, (2sth May) states, schooner
boscar, Boyscn, SO days from ST. Bsris,
had Just arrived ihsre--.inioi ming that
lie vas bou,.a to New Haven, but was
boarded the 2eth of Mon.aug, trem the
British frisatr Orpheas, and warned not
To proceed to the westward oil N.Londoh
as two pilot boat schooners>Were cfeis-
any above New London, which Wsaid
certainly Capture him it lbs attempted to
20 TO N, Ha.en.-Tbat IN consequence
he proceeded for New London, aud was
chased in there by all armed schooner
that the lieutenant of the Orpheus m
formed him taat TWO !r!gates and -
were cruising close in with Montaas,
waiting for commodore Decatur's >qua-
Gron, whica was expected every no'
ment from New York; that OH the 9th
he Captain Byson) saw several SRI a
bou. s :. NJ. 10 miles from New Lendon
fight. standing down Sound, supposed
to be commodore Deca,uy's squasron
the letter adds, that 'two sch3oners
have been cruising of New London Tor
the last three days, supposed to be ten
ders to our feet the information from
the lieutenant of the O'phsus wou'''
make them Engllsn-and his object IN
stating them TO d. English, Was. p'oba-
oily, that cspt.in Boysnu might i.oi give
information to commodore becsfnF.--
1t Is understood That ous SOU dren con-
slsts vi the United S,atcs, MaIeuou'eu,
Hornet and Argua, tcndsdbt tic New
.rt- b-, 10 arr
entertained tina; tho, .aal tal III with
pow crlui British Acct "a BlocS Island
bat as toe wind Sas fasr and Hery brisk
ias, nieht the 27,h) Il IS supposed ut
no rencohere Eas taken place. chat they
have go, to SEA"
Thrac plies have arrived Portland,
al, captured by the Y5nng Tsazer, OF
New York, viz tae lnylnclpie Napoie-
on the British Packet ofis .ann, caP-
tared by the Yorktown prlva.eer OF n
York, retaken by La Hogue, and again
captured by the rcazer; and British
schr with cargo of fi>h, oil, &c.
The Grad Turk .'r iUeG. The Nprl.
va,e armed brig GrandTuFk OF is guns,
capt. Breed, arrived at Pc ,land On
THURSDAY evening from cruise. On
tbs c~a.t of Brazil, early in April. ieli in
with two large English letter OF marque
ships, which she eaptured after severe
engagement OF two hours and halt;
several of the GrandTurk'e men wound.
ed. among others the sailing master
iMr. Abrsms) most valuable and intre
pid officer. who died OF his wounds -
;rhs same day. captured another largs
ship; they arc al very valuable and
we're er,ered 10 france, She has Ike
wise captured schooner. The Grand
Turk vas chased Oh Thursday by two
frigates and big. and escaped by swift
sailing.
A letter was received by the owners
OF the Grard Turk, announcing the a.
Dove particulars.
The Ilyinci6!e haholeon saf' at last.
b. sew crsl cras,ers y bic arrived ycs
terG tram P r;labd We lean. 'h,t the
ivatecr ship Envincible M,pcieon, of
10 guns, arrived a, that port on iVeaue'-
day nj 1T lat, prize to toe p'isaieeT
schooner Young 1eazer, Duhs2n. OF \
York of 5 guns captured IF Halifax,
thout resis,an e. The ta'e Of, shb
is ,rueiy extraordinary --She vas or;gl-
nallr French priva,eer from Ba, owe,
and after capturing eight pr;z:s. was
taken by the b itish brig ct va" Aintine
after warm &C ion a fev says after
she wss fallen in with by the Alexander
OF This port, lid the British prize crew
surrendered he, without resistance. She
had rristd within sight of Saia,n, svh. n
she was chased ashore at Cape Ann by
tbs Shannon and Tsnedos f,igates, who
SUGGESTED in getting her off. aud order
ed her for Halifax, and again when with
10 short distance Of her port Of dcs,i
nation, she is compelled to change mas
urs fof TIE nth time, and is at last safe
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