The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-07-23

people on board these ships have actually
sold the greater part Of their clothes to buy
provisions.
Captain Upton has furnished us with a
listof one hundred and twenty-eight sea-
men, who had been impressed on board of
British ships of war, and delivered up as
prisoners since the war, with the places Of
their nativity, the ships they were dischar-
ged from, the time they have served and
the number of Americans on board the
different ships at the time OF their dis
charge. These were on board one prison
ship, the San Antonio. Besides these
there are on board the Chatham prison
ships $50 who have been delivered up in
similar circumstances. Many of these
poor fellows had been detained more than
5 years, and about 40 OF the 1913 on board
the San Antonia belongs to this state
We shall publish this list in our next for
the information of their friends. The me-
thod Ut ascertaining these men 10 be Ame-
ricans, adopted on board the British ships
was, when seaman requested as an Ame
rican TO be considered prisoner of war
rather than fight against this country, he
was severely logged for several days sue
cessively, and il he bore it manfully he
was given up as an American--if not he
was kept on duty
from London hahers.
LONDON, May 81.
Besides those of the 3th and l4th,
which we exclusively noticed in our last,
Paris papers to the 10th inst. reached town
on Tuesday night, which unfortunately
leave no room Tor doubling the character
of the battle gained by the French at Lut-
zen, the allies having retreated across the
Elbe, and Bonaparte having entered Ores
den on the 9th, TO which city he proceeded
by Waldheiin and Nossen.
1t is now stated, that in the battle Of Lut-
zen, the French took 5000 prisoners, and
10 pieces OF cannon, and that the allies
took Ill prisoners, Much ridicule is
thrown upon the Russians for having or
dered re Deum to be sung at Dresden,
for victory gained by the allies at Lut-
zen
A mail arrived on "Wednesday from Ca.
diz by the Kent packet in days. We are
extremely concerned TO state that differen-
Spaniards at the seat Of government. 1t
appears to be manifest that the latter are
anxious TO procure the removal of tie Bri-
fish garrison.
The London Morning Chronicle, speak.
ing of the retreat Of the allied armies, says,
this retreating SYSTEM we fear, must be
continued under circumstances of great
disadvantage, as from every account we
learn that the allies have neither magazines
nor commisariat in their rear, whilst thcy
will have at the same time 10 encounter the
most distressing embarrassments arising
from the French garrisons which still! held
out.
May %.
The accounts received in the course of
the week from Hamburger, we lament to
say, have been of most unpleasant nature.
a report was yesterday in circulation, that
the French occupied that city on the 9Th,
the Danes having negotiated in vain for a
recognition Of its neutrality; we believe,
however, that no adviccs of so late a date
have been received. According to the la
test accounts the French were in possess
sion of williamsburg which commands the
city, and from the preparations which were
making there 20 lombard it, but slender
hope was entertained for the safety Of the
place.
A London paper Of May 81, states that
VIC GSSSA WdtSTCu dt OF. SdlildF1ne S on the
18th Feb; and the Cherub and Racoon
sloops of war, which went to look after her,
returned in days, without hearing any
thing of her.
The Juniper schr. with 4 vessels for
England, sailed from Rio Janeiro 9th Dec
last, and has not since been heard of. One
OF the fieet having sprung aleak next morn
lng' was returned to port. but was captur.
cd same evening by the Essex frigatc and
burnt. The Juniper and convoy have
since been spoken, in lat. 4, 25, long. %,
SO.