The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-11-01
PnsrnN Oct Is
BOSTON, Oct. IS
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Ship Alexander 81 Mary, from Portsmouth
F.. ar. at Halifax 18th inst She sailed Sept.
J, in a feet of SO sail, including transports,
%irh troops for Quebec, under convoy OF sy,-
gate and store-ship, & separated on the 22d,
lat AZ. len. IS. when the fleet was dispersed
N a severe gae-The fleet was bound to \.
Scotia anil Quebec, but only the above ship
had ar. at Halifax 18Th inst. The James,
captured by the Portsmouth, was one of the
convoy.]
a passenger in the Alexander and Mary
arrived in town on Sunday evening. He left
Halifax on Sunday, 18th inst in an English
sch. for Castine, and was landed at the or
Islands.
The passenger informs that Id. Hills ex-
petition was expected TO include Is or &c, 600
troops, and to sail about tie middle of Sept-
He heard the British ENJOYS were expected
from Client.
The above passenger favored the keeper
Of the Exchange Coffee House Books with
l. nd papers tothe Path Of Aug. with which
We have been obliged, and have extracted
from them the following articles:
LoNDoH, Aug. 19.-The Adventure, Dug
dale, of Liverpool, sailed from Galloon on the
18th May, and was taken 2lst by the SYRk.Nt,
American sloop of war; crew landed at -
Ihomas'S days after. The Catharine, of
London, which was in CO. parted days pre-
vious, for Cape Coast Castle, Africa.
LONDON, Aug. ~ Some oft the transports
at Portsmouth are for Madeira, to take to A.
mcrica the british troops which garrison that
island. The remainder will proceed to Cork.
and take on board TIE troops collected there.
where the whole will rendezvous, and sail
under the Valiant and Other men OF war, u
one Of which Id. Hill viii 20. Col. Dutson it
is sad VIII command the artillery.
4 dot. III 4 a.. QCt.I.
VIZ. q officers and $50 men, have marched
G. Portsmouth 20 embark for America, with
detachments Of the following rrgiments,
4lst, 37th, cd, 10th, och ana Tooth
The London VI. Chronicle raves It the Am.
sioop of war Peacock sailing round Ireland
with inaPunity and making captures II Saws
the Irish ports are il state Of blockade
The Peacock is last mentioned off the lie
brides
g We viii venture TO say that Lord Wei.
llngton could not march from Plattsburc &c
n. York with less than 10000 men"
HAL1rAx, n. S DC. 1.--fonene sl ',,
tired Of fayoring us io Canada-she a.. red
us Sacket,'s Harbor, but we disdained her
protfrTed kinAnc ss-she gave us the means Of
a superiority on all the lakes in that couEtry
this too was rejected and It was thought
better to put G. Britain TO 100. 900 pounds *
pehse az home, to send frames Of ships 70 Q1e-
bee, which will never reach their Ges.ina. IN.
than TO crafty builder or the shot win one
thousand pounds more thai those who were
net Judges thought the work worth.
In the Chesapeake our troops are zoo few
~ Canada too many unless we know better
now 60 handle them It Is one thing to row Il
wherty, arother to work - gun shin.
FURTHER FROM HALIFAX.
We last night re-, civcd Halifax partrs Of
Oct. a. wh ch mentions the arrival Of the
ship Alezander ard Mary, and that she sailed
with SO sui, etc oHder CONVOY ofthe L,fI,.y 8,
Raven. The Packet was TO sail from Fal-
Tnouth for Ha'ifax, Sept. !.
the II midas frigate, a., from Vera Cruz.
with halt a million Of money. ahd Eolus fri
g1te, % days from Qecbec. had arrived in
England Cap. Barclay, corn. ftht late Br
Get on Lake Egie, passenSe, in the ..ttee.