Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-05-17
FoRelcN INreLLicENcE.. !.
TO me Editors of tae Mercantile Id
!. verfiser.
s. DosroN, May 7th.

s. HosTos, May 7th.
q Gfnflemes,
Two frigates and brig we're Of
, Cape Aan yesterday afternoon. The
latter had AIKEN schooner. said TO be-
aong TO Penebscot, and set her on fire
: She was towed into Sunday bay last e.
vening, burnt TO the waters edge. Ono
Of the ships 1.-THE Junon) brought to a
fishing boat, took out some tish which
they paid iibe ally tor. and then let her
CO..
On the 3oth uit. Eastport was block
AIDED by the Fantome brig of war and
B cam schooner.-They had takenss Sc
yeral vessels.
IA Lloyd's List of January 18th,
menti lns The capture Of the Volunteer,
f;om NaD,z for New-York; and that
she had arrived al Guernsey.
We have received Halifax papers,
containing LoHdon dates 10 the 7th soi
March. and have inclosed you most of
tae arrcles they contain which possess
any ssoeral interest"
LONDON, Feb. 81.
Her ROYAL Highness the Queen OF
wiatsmberg is about to return to her
naive country for which purpose
certain arrangements have already TAX
Ell place.
By the accession Of the King of Ma.
pies 10 the Coalition, the Allies gain
5000 Neapplitan troops.
The Cossacks lately had the good tor
tune 70 hbera,e about 1000 English Pri'
soners in the interior Of France, BY at
lacking and dispensing thsir escort.
81 March 2.
q The luther adjournment OF Parlia-
( mept 10 the 2Ist inst. was deemed ne
cssssry in the present state ofafiairs on
/ the Continent. Austria having posi-.
lively refused to listen to any PROPOSE
-tions tore xcluding the present Usurper
from the throne Of France, notwithstand-
inc al remonstraBces from Great Bril-
tain. Russia, and the other allies 1t is
supposed that the assent of our Ministry
i ill be given, thougs with great reiuc-
) tsace, TO a treaty with the present CO.
vernment of that country.
Hamburger yet holds out; but In
late affair the enemy under Davoust was
defeated, with the loss OF 900, among
/, when were some officers OF distinction
Marshal Sault has gone to Paris With
great part oil his army. Suchet has quit
ted Spain, leaving email garrisons IN
Barcelona, &c,-Lord Welling'on's head
quarters Feb. Is, we're at Pau, 90 miles
S. OF Bordeaux and the British army
will move forward, as soon a. supplies
are proc cured, towards Toulouse, Lam
guedoc, &c.
The Bellerophon, Captain Hawker,
takes Admiral Sir K. Keats, to New.
fcund)and.
Sir g. Provost. beside the 10th regi-
men, is 10 have the 10th, which is un.
3 der orders for Canada.
Letters from Paris ststethat Monsieur
James who had been treasurer to Joseph
Bonapar,e, mad absconded With two and
a half millions otlivres.
The Racoon British armed vessel out
of Rio, has fallen in with aud captured
an American hd,amao, with cargo oil
campfire, from Java, supposed to De
worth from 70 to 100000 sterling.
The Devon, from Madeira to London
was carried into Qui,nper, latter end OF
January by the Prince OF Neutchaiei'
American privateer. ,
AT Buenes Ayres, fine is imposed OF
500 dolls. upon any person sending let
ter to Great Britain, aot conveyed by q
British ship oil war. >,
.TAe transports Britannia, Dick, Har-
vest, Herald, Sceptre, Unisn, Phebus,
Samuel and Sarah, Warrior, and Mala'
bar. rom Halifax, arrived in England.
The latter carried out several hundred
American prisoners.
The PyraDas frigate has sent into
Plvmouth, the French .privatesr sehoo-
ner La Vile de L'Orient, OF IA guns
and 90 men, but few hours out from
L'Orient.
No fewer than So vessels have been
fitted out al the port OF Hull alone, Tor
the Greenland and Davis's Straits whale
fishery, this season. In consequence OF
the great importance OF this branch OF
trade. government have determined to
send Tor its protection very strong seet
10 each fishery, to remain during the
whole of the season.
March S.
We are extremely concerned TO have
20 announce the loss Of bis Majesty's
SCHOONER Holly, in the harbor at ST, Sc.
bsstian. On the ssth ult. at o'clock
in the morning, in violent gale she
parted her cables, and ran on the rocks
= under the noun, OF St Sebastian. Her
Commander, Aeat. S Sharpe Teacher
MIR. Crane the surgeon, and several ol
-. .r.w were washed overheard, and