Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-04-16

.,naek. M tho Sound, and that they
have taken number Of coas'ing YES.
sells"
Arrived, ship Virginia, Cunningham,
~ Raltimore. IS days from Lisbon. A
,nril !. lat. SO, 80, long. y. spoke Swc,.
dish brig Gustavus, from St. .Barts. for.
Boston, who put on board captain West
and two seamen who had been captured
by the British. April 9, saw 40 and
The Acasta frigate, 30 miles S. Of Sandy
Hook, in chase of large pilot boat ouilt
eclooner-commenced firing at II A
M and continued firing till S o'clock P.
NJ The schooner was obliged to run
ashore after dark-kept up the tirlng.
The schooner was supposed to be a.
French trader. Captain West OF the
schooner Fayorite, of N. London, from
Plymouth, N. c. for New L.ondon' with
a cargo Of provisions and naval stores,
was csptured off Montaug Point, 5sh OF
Anril, by the Valiant "a, in company
with the La Hogue ~, and trlgate,
They had captured British brig,
West. prize master, captured by the
privateer Jacks Fayourite, OF N York,
cargo rum. A few days before, cap
tured schooner belonging to and from
Marblehead, bound to Havanna-set her
on fire.
CAPTAIN Ridgeway was informed BY
the master of the gun brig Richmond,
at Cadiz, that he spoke an Algerine fri
pate ON the I'd of March to the westward
Of Cane Trafalgar, and was Informed
that the Algeripe had captured an Ane-
rican brig the day before, and the brig
was in company with the frigatc. Cap
tain 2. was further informed, that the
force of the Algerines is 7 trIgates, 3
sleeps of war, and smaller vessels, all
of which will come without the gut, as
soon as the season would permit. On
Friday afternoon, about miles to the
southwark of Sandy Hook Light House,
captain Ridgeway was boarded by the
DRAGON, Of "a, the Acasta frigate IN CO..
(beth ships at anchor) and was informed
that on Thursday afternoon, they chased
the Letter of marque schooner julia, OF
Philadelphia, from Bordeaux, ashore on
Long Branch. The captain OF the Julia
took out his guns and made battery OH
the beach, which enabled him to keep
off the enemy's boats, until he took out
all the bale goods, and then abandoned
her. The enemy then sent their boats
to the Julia, and finding her crew had
left her, and had taken out the most va
liable part of the cargo, they set fire to
her, and about o'clock on Friday night
the Julia blew up.
Spanish brig Tidy, Prero, GOT Boston,
IA DAYS from HAVANA. OFF the Hook,
was boarded by the Dragon of "a guns,
frigate in CO.
The Spanish brig Lucia, Mowley, Is
days from St. Juan, lisland of Cuba),
March 90, in lat. 20, 40, lou. 20, so,
was bearded by the private armed schr.
Suwarrow, days from Charleston on
cruize. soth, lat 81, 40, long. II, so,
was boarded by the British schooner
Marlboro, from Barbados on cruizs.
April 9Th, 8 miles to the southwark of
the Hook, was boarded by the Dragon,
of "a guns, the frigats Acasta In compa-
ny.
Big Mary, Barnes, Of Philadelphia,
As days from Lisbon. Two days after
sailing spoke the privateer Globe, of
B-ltimore, she had captured d ship from
the Brazils and burnt her. On Friday,
off Barnegat, was boarded by the British
frigate Belvidera. On\Saturday morn
ing, off the Highlands, was spoken by a
British "a, another "A in company.
Smack JeHerson--wasspokenb between
Block Island and Menlaug, by one of
the British cruizers. FIVE ships in sight.
Passed the United States brig Argus,
ard Letter of Marque brig Tartar, ON
Friday afternoon eff Crane Neck.
The schooner Two Brothers from
Ba,nt gat, and the sloop Be,sey, from
Seuam Beach, which arrived at this port
oo Saturday morning, state, that they
were chased by British "a close III
with the Highlands As they passed
Lorg Branch, they ssw sharp looking
schooner ashore, which from the num-
Der OF men on board OF her they Judged
to be privateer. The men had landed
their guns, and had thrown up breast
work on the beach, and bad sIcceeded
in beating off the boats Of the "A, which
were endeavoring to take possession of
her and get her off.
The above schooner is the Julia,
Hutchinson, of Philadelphia, so days
from Bordeaux, witha cargoofsiik goods
brandy sc. Captain II, succeeded in
saving all the bale goods, and then left
the Julia, and on Friday night the boats
of the enemy, ships Dragon and Acasta
were manned and sent to the Julia,
which they set FIRE to, and blew her up.