Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-10-14
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
LONDON, August II.

! the swapping of boat.
! We find by an American paper, that
the Senate have refused to confirm the
nomination Of Mr. Gallatin.
We are glad to be able to announce
that Gen Moreaa has accepted COM
mand in the Russian and Prussian ar
mics. We believe he will serve with
that part of the allied force under the
command Of the Crown Prince Of Swe-
!, den. He is arrived at head quarters.
The news of the war with America
arrived at Canton the middle of Ftbrua-
ry, by the ship Ann. from Baltimore. in
1873 days.
I; The Cressy, "a, with Admiral Coch-
rane, Governor of GuadAloupe, on board,
ha. arrived at Portsmouth,, The Cres-
sy brought in the Amdrlcsn ship Fame,
with 1900 bbls of oil, from lhe South
Seas. She had not heard ot the war.
! On Wednesday night, l7,i80,Oo0l.
Of the Loan, had been paid up.
The valuable fee, from Jamaica has
arrived intoe Channel The Frohc. Of
l8 guns, has arrived from the HALIFAX
station.
August l9.
Dehredations Of the Arsus off the coast
Of Ireland
Coax August l3.
On Saturday the eAip Barbados, the
Alliance and the Jason Russian vessel,
in company with some others, sailed
from this harbor for Limerick. In the
courseoi Sunday, some otthc vessels put
into Kiusale, out the lhree above mention.
ed proceeded on their destination. Or
Monday evening trey fell IN with, off
Baltimore, the American sloop of war
the Argus. She boarded the Jason, but
permitted her TO proceed, Snc then
boarded the Barbados and Alliance, and
after having taken out the crews, set
them on fire and completely destroy cd
| them. Capt. Skilier, OF the Barbados,
states, that half the crew of the Argus
were British seamen, and that one mid
shipman had held similar post in the
British frigate Macedonian He further
adds, that imnleaiateiy upon his yesse!
being boarded two OF his crew VIOLIN
! teered into the Argus The Argus had
also captured and destroyed the follow
Jag vessels:
The Richard, at Whrby tron Gil
braitar to Portsmouth, IF ScjiiY
The L2dy Frances, If R;thsay; from
Limerick to Liverpool.
The Foy, OF Dartmouth, burned in
| the ShanS on on the lst Of this month,
with provisions from Limerick, for Ply
| mouth and
The Cordelia, from Antigua, for Bris-
| toll.
The cargo Of this latter vessel was
first destroyed, and she was then deliver
ed up to the prisoners OF the different
vessels, amounting to 4s, six masters *
| AZ men, who arrived at Cove Oh We'd
nesday.
AS soon as the intelligence reached
| Admiral Thornbrough, the Leonidas fri
gate, Capt Seymour. which was going
out convoy with the fleet for Lisbon, was
sent to sea, and we understand the Peli
can, which only arrived yesterday morp-
| ing from cruise, was ordered to pre-
pare for sea Immediately.
LONDON, August 90
Surrender Of the Fort Of Zaragoza -.
Aduance Of Lord ~. Bsntinck.
| Dispatches were received last night
from the Marquis of Wellington, dated
Luzaca the llth inst and the substance
OF them was Immediately communicat.
| ed in the following Bulletin:
BULLETIN.
"War DEPARTMENT, I'D Aug. 1913.
| Dispatches have been received this
evening from the Marquis Of yelling
/ ton dated Luzacs, J lth of August.
| /" Nothing of consequence had occur
red in that neighborhood, since the date
of the last dispatches The Fort of Ia.
raguza surrendered on the S0th of July,
! to Gen. Nina. Above 500 prisoners,
AZ pieces OF cannon. and vast quantity
of ammunition. arms and clothing, were
: taken in this place. &c.
{ t'Lord William Bentinck was near
) TarragSna on the lst of August"
!; This bulletin is sufficient refuia,ion
of the rumors put forth yesterday, that
Soult had again advanced, and had re-
sumed possession of the Pass of Bera,
with the heights of St, Barbara. In his
precious despatch from Luzaca, dated on
the 9TH. Lo'd Wellington Informed US,
that 8 there is now no enemy in the field
within this part Of the Spanish frontier"
In his present dispatch he states, that
nothing OF con.enuence had occurred
in thst ueighborhood since the date of
his despatch !"
Pampluna and St. Sebastian still held
cut at the date Of these dispatches. But
we believe fresh supply Of shot had ar
rive Ell. and the Ere Wac ahaut m he omen