Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-03-16

!, fr51;se a fhe rsis6le .dlfned Kfa5,
i:N-o John White. Esq. Consnlss's I
dsr .,hicls scas cllassd ashore e1s
fhe Raecocn Keys; near Cope lso-'
s. u.s,;,,. 81 Friday tast. By g British
frisate. rsIaIrsias from e craissscf
rs days.
Sailed from Portland, Dec. 18th
|fst4 !; proceeded OF the Canaries y
Madeira, from thence towards the
Enuater,off tho csasts of the Quay
Ana aud Sursiaam, from thence OF
the island Of barbados, coastcd along
% the windward of the West. India
Islands. and cruised to the windwaFd
Eof the Bahamas, during which she
made bat two Prizes, one was sent
in the other barnt.
December 81, lat. 50, long. IS,
IS. captured brig ship Hero, Fen
wick late MASTERY with cargo OF
lis'l, lumber, shocks, slaves, iron
hoops, SIC. from Halifax bound toJa.
maica, mounting Al carriage guns.
of 700 t0as and so men--manned her
out and ordered her for the U. States,
Mr.. Daniel Freeman Weeks, prize
a,aster-( arrired.
Dec. Is, carried main topmast in
chase Of q schr. which we presumed
to be an American privateer.
Jan. 9, 1915, lat 20, 80, long. S.,
90, boarded Friendship from Bor-
deaux for Havana.
Jan. f2, lat. so, 81, long. &c, as,
bearded a Russian brig from Bre-
men for Havana.
Jan. IS, boarded Dutch ship
from Hamburger for the West indies.
Same day, a Bremen ship. from do.
for do. Same day, a Danish ship
from Flesburg for the West Indies.
Jan. IL, lat. -, Sc, long. SO. SO,
boarded q Dutch ship from Amster.
dam for the Havana.
Jan. 10. lat. 20, ai, Ion. 50, 81,
fell in with a feet Of 8 sail, under
convoy Of a frigate, which chased us
for 7 hours.
Jan. 90, lat. IS. SO. long. II, 9.
boarded a Spanish brig from LARA
COMA bound to Vera Cruz.
Jan. ST, put into Cayenne for sap
plies. The Governor afforded US e,
very facility in his power. Sailed
again on the 9TH February.
Feb. Z, boarded a Dutch ship and
brig, both 46 days from Amster-
dam for Havana. The ship spoke
the Rhine frigate. in company with
s others. on the 2sth December, 100
miles from the Behring'S, conveying
q fleet Of ESQ merchantmen for the
West lndies.
Feb. Is, to the windward Of Bar.
BADGES, saw an American p'iyateer
schooner.
Feb. Is, off Barbados, within Q
miles of the land, and in sight Of the
men of war at Bridgetown, captnr-
ed and burnt the British brig Lady
Trowbridge, Garnes late master,
with live stock, from the Cape de
Verbs fer Barbadocs. Two gun
briggs were immediately despatched
in pursuit Of us, who continued the
chase until night, bat to no effect,
The Lady Trowbridge was built in
Philadelphia, captured by the Bri
fish, and employed by Sir Alexan-
der Cechrane for some time on the
w, India STATEN she was consider
ed a very fast sailer, 2OS tons. pierre
ed for IL carriage guns. aud had s
on board, with a crew of is men.
Feb. 10, lat. IS, 42, long. SO, 50,
boarded the Portuguese brig Venus,
from Cape de Verbs for Martinico-
put on beard her all our prisoners.
Feb. 81, lat. 10, s, long. sc, %,
discovered tive sail on our lee bow
stood for them--made them out to
be a frigate and brig. making sig
nails to each other--Worc ship and
left them.
Friday, March 5, at 7 A. M. in 10
fathoms water, off Charleston, stand
ing in, discovered a large ship at an
Choir off the bar. Wind light at N.
TO E. N. e. hauled close on q wind
starboard lacks on board. The ship,