Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-04
BOSTON, April "a.

W.T. IlU, late supeTCdiSo VI TIC snip
Volant, from Bayonne, captured by the
Cur.ew, and arrived at Halifax, Cd inst.)
arrived in town this day from Halifax,
whence he left 18th inst. and has favor
ed me with papers to the 18th. Mr.
Gill left Halifax in fishing boat, and
was put on board schooner from Lis
bon, boand to New-York, and from her
was put on board one Of our pilots boats
of Cape Cod. The schooner was board
ed 2lst inst. at P. M. on Csssa's
Ledge, from the Nymph frigste, which
had parted from the La Hogue, "a, and,
Curlew sloop Of war the day before, to
60 in chase of a brig, which she came up
with after chase of 70 hours-shc
proved to be the Vivid, Vanderford, "a
l.ours from Boston, forCape Henry, Hay.
ii; manned her, and sent her to Halifax.
The plot-boat saw the Shannon and Te-
nedos inside of Cape Cod yesterday,
steering to the north. The boarding Of.
icer from the Nymph, Eeutcnast, in.
formed that tho Tenedos and Shannon
were desirous of meeting the frigstes
President and Congress, and coasted up
and down the bay for the express pur-
pose ct decoying them out, for battle,
and gave them to understand tina, no o.
Their vessel should Interfere,
Ship Frederick, Augustus, from Ca.
diz, Bound to Newport, arrived at Hall.
fax, 10th inst. prize to the Sir John Sher-
brook. The captain destroyed his Ii.
cense, taking the John S. to be an Anne.
rican privateer, which was the cause Of
her eapture.
Ertrscts from the taters follow.
HALIFAX, n. S April9.
"Monday fifth, arrived brig Eliza,
Rossignal, from St. Kits, for London,
captured 18th ult by the privateerJack's
Favorite; rs-captursd Slst by the La
Hogue, "a.
Wednesday 9TH, arrived sloop Botsey,
from Newport for HAVANA. This morn
ing schr. Maria, Windsor, from North.
Carolina for Eastport, with $500 bushels
corn, 20 barrels -four, $50 barrels naval
stores, captared 29th ult. off Block.I-
to the privateer Sir John
Sherbroke. Sailed, brig Curlew. on a
cruise.
The American ship Louisa, Alcock,,
from Lisbon, out 80 days for New-York,
cargo salt, was lost, 29th ult on Cape
and cargo loSt-captain
and crew saved. +
April II.
Arrived yesterday, H M. shipEolus, |
and Lauristenus, Is days from Bermuda.
This morning, American sloop Bet
sey, from Providence, r. l bound to n. i
London, prize to the Sir JohnSherbrook, |
md American sehr. Lydia, from Port
and, for HAVANA, prize to the Liver.
,ool Packet.
H. Nj. ship St. Domingo, Admiral Sir
!. B. Warren, BIT. sc. Rear Ad. Hotham,
capt. Peckell; Families, Capt. SirTho.
mas Hardy Mohawk, Hon Capt. Byng,
nd High Flyer, --, sailed from Der.
nuda,a month ago, for the Chesapeake,
With the intention, it was supposed at
bermuda, of attempting the destruction
f the u. States frigate Constellation ~
ne at Annapolis, as party of artillery
nes and considerable number of NOR
ars, bombs, &c. were taken on board
he ships.
H. NJ. ship Spartan had arrived at
Bermuda, and sailed in co. with the 40.
us, for the Chesapeake.
The Chri.tiana, from Alexandra, tor
his port, has been sent into Bermuda.
There had been no arrivals at Bermu'
a from England, subsequent to the La
[ogse.
The Eolss was bound to the Chess
cake, but sprinsing aleak when two OF
Uee days cat, bore up for this port