Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-25
MEMORANDA.
q JusrIcE is due even to an enemy.

JusTIcE is dge even 10 an enemy."
b If this good old maxim was more
strictly observed, its effects would prove
highly salutary, particularly as it re.
spects the mode of warfare on the high
seas. Captain Elwell in the sloop Sally,
arrived here on Saturday from Portland
states, that he .,as boarded on Friday
from La Hogoe IA; that nstwiths:end-
inS he had cargo OF some value he
was permitted to proceed; that captain
Espel treated him very politely. and
sheWed him Boston paper. containing
paragraph charging him (caps. Capei)
with piitcring hea jacket from coast
hog veseci--which charge capt. E!well
is Of opinion was a base falsehood and
90 arc we. We think il not amiss 10
60 remark here, tbat all the mention we
rFcollecJ to haze seen of "pea- lac et,"
vas liz the article from the Portland pa
er,, which stated that captain Abner
Lasaing,, of sebr. Nancy, captured by
the Broke priva,eer mot La Hogne) *
given up as a cartel, complained that
captain Wade .. the Broke had taken
his" pea Jacket; :" the truth or ialsbood
Of which we do not know beyond the
Charge made. Iii further due to JUS
u, 6, to remark that we have hca'd OF IN
stances of the humane and gentlemanly
copduct of several British cruizers To-
wards aptured vessels; and as respects
rapta;D Wade Of the Broke, we observe
that the above sioop Sally, Eivell, was
also boarded from the Broke, treated
politely, and Suffered to proceed, and
tsst Mrs. jackson. a passenger on board,
to when the freight oelonsst, has re-
questea us thus publicly to express her
thanks to captain Wade, for giving up
Der property, as well as for his polite
and highly honorable conduct while on
board.
Nonce Mr.. John Nichlye and Mr.,
George Walden have published lin the
last Newport Mercury a contradiction
sf,he wicked and malitious report whi;h
charged their two sons with enlisting on
board privateer in the service OF the
enemy, AS the democratic papers have
readily inserted the wiIful charge, we
shall sec whether they have the justice
to insert the contradiction.
A ssvers gale was experienced at st,
Barts, Jaly IS, and considerable damage
was done TO the shipping among the L.
lands.
From Lloyd's Lists to June 22-ar-
rived OF Liverpool, 10th, Correlo de LIS
boa, DE LOUISA, New York. A fleet of
800 sail for the Baltic, sailed from Got
,enburs, Jane S.
The fishing schr. -, Grant has arriv.
ed at kenaebunk, having been spoken
Oh the 8in inst. By an English ship OF
war, said 20 be the Ratler, who gave an
Improbable story of the capture OF Com
Rodgers
A fleet from Jamaica, IF about so sail
passed the HAvanaa ",iGile ct Juiy-the
feet had been dispersed, and IL or a
sail afterwards passed, without convoy,
and very weakly spanucd anu armed
"Ship Hope, Emery, sailed the day
before tie L. da !; ship Ganges, Of New
Bedford, for ST. Ubes in few days
Spoke, July %, lst. 81, long. SO, and was
boarded from the privateer Snap Drs-
gou, Burns, Of Charleston, 4s days out
on a cruize, on her return to the Unit-
ed STATES, having captured the following
vessels Brig Good Fntent, brig Pando-
IA, brig Jane. barque Henrietta brig
Veaus, seut 10 Saint Johns as a cartel !;
brig Happy, and barque Reprisai, given
mp schr. Elizabeth, dit:o-brig Ann,
S,osn England for Nova Scotia, then in
company With the Snap Dragon, laden
with valuable cargo of brosdcioths,
cs.simeres, linens &c. valued at 100000
dollars the Snap Dragon bad taken out
Other great part oil the dry goods, and
Intended keeping ~ company with her
for the United States. Passengers in
the Lcds, Mr.. Forbes asd family,
/" Also, arrived ship Mount Vernon,
Coffin, Of New York, 81 days from st
Ube., with $4,000 Bushels salt. Spoke
po;hing.
"a Arrived this evening ship Amiable
Matilda, Graham, of New York, 81 days
from Cadiz left brig Gohah, for Bos.
ton, next day.
"Yours,
q pn,.:.-. So Q.~kerO