Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-09-17
arrested and seat to Paris, as Desta-

ges, thirty. four of the most respoc-
table merchants of Hamburger. A.
mong those are Messrs. Osy DE Cha
peaurouge. NJ. ]. Hertz. j. M.
Schuldt. Won Gurgen, Lubbert, Wet
phalen. Beren Roosen, Jacob Albers,
! Hertz, (of Eeekscher and Co's.) 8.
| ID. Kruger, L. III. Wallach, N. w.
Hellman. Meyer, Of Fodder Karstens
and George Wortmen; this last gen.
tIemaB is at least 80 years of age, II
| is much afflicted with the govt. The
celebrated Chief of the Hanscatic
Legion. Mr.. Won Hesse, has sacri-
feed his property. in order to effect
his personal escape. If this brave
man has not already reached England
his arrival may be daily expected, e.
will doubtless be hailed with those
sentiments which are due to the pa.
triotism he has so honorably and gal
lantly displayed.
Lord Thurlow, whose poetical talents
are not unknown to the public, has, un-
ders,and, found an inspiring Muse in an
amiable young Actress of Covent Gar
| den Theatre, whom he is shortly to lead
to thG h> menial Altar
The West India Fleet, whose safe ar
rival in the channel was announced on
Satu, day, consisted of 2S6 sail Not a
! Sip, le SbiD Ia ,IiScInp
| A foreign boat was discovered off Do
yer, on Saturday msklng for the shore,
bot owing Ia he badness Of the sail, &c
unable 10 reach it; one OF our gallles
went Of, to its assistance, bo; the wind
blowing Strong from lhe East, cou)d'not
reach it tiil 1t got near Dimchurch 1t
had on board two DutcamoD, who had
made their escape from Heivoetsluys.
! They were taken on board one Of the re-
| venue cutters, and landed at Dover yes
,erday. The account they give is, that
they belonged TO one of the "a gun ships
IN the Texei, all the men OF which had
been marched off to Join the army. to-
| gether with all the men who were capa-
bic of bearing arms on board the Scheldt
! feet; but these two having made their
escape, got to Rotterdam, and from
thence to Helyoelsluys. where hey took
| a boat and put 70 sea; they had Only one
oar, and the sail was an old blanket, and
part Of their shirts with this miserable
equipment they put to sea, to escape
the iron grasp of Bonaparte. Luckily
the weather was tolerably moderate, or
they must have persisted. The heet, as
they say, is entirely dismantled, every
effective man having been marched of
! both from the sea and out OF the towns,
Sc. on the coast.
A poncy, IA hands high, the property
fof gentleman of the name OF klikwa'l,
was Yesterday backed to trot a miles in
one hour, on the Wat.ord road, tor
wager of2OO guiness. The animal broke
twice in the first two miles, and was 50
inmates doing hnlE the distance. Action
became greater ~ the ninth mile, and
the distance was performed in 81 Sc
conds under the hour.
A farcner of The name of Yco, under
took to 60 100 miles in 90 hours on Fri
day last, at Stow, Herts He perform
ed the FIRST at the rate OF more than SIX
miles IN hour, and he did so under nine
hours fresh. He continued gradually
10 slacken, to bring himself fresh at
times, and he performed 80 miles In l6
hours He then became exhausted, and
could not proceed to finish go miles, x
consequently lost the match.
On Saturday morning, at ten O'Clock,
the sentence upon Lieut.. Dclap, late OF
tho Java frigats, was carried into eXecu.
ton al Portsmouth All the officers and
men at quarters having been ordered
snder arms, Lieut. Delap was Brought
| from his room, in custody Of the Officer
on guard, and placed in the centre OF a
hollow square, which the troops had
formed. The sentence was then read
| by the Judge Advocate (Lieutenan,
and Adjutant Patteni aud the Drum
Major Gu, the epaukt from off his shout
| der, and his sash from around his body.
| Gen Winter (the PresidenD then ad-
| dressed the corps 10 an impressive man
| mer, ed pointing out the evils OF insub
| ordinaUon, advered 10 the case theyhad
lust Witnessed, as proof that no rank
was above the reach of the law. He In
formed Mr.. De'ap, that it was his good
! coneluc, in the action between the Java
1 and Constitution that had alone averted
an additional disgraceful circumstance
that would have been Included in the
sentence, that of having ais sword broke
over his head Mr.. Delap was then led
| out of the barracks
Found in Maryland,