Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-18

foundland for Alicant, cargo hsll. s9til
manned her and ordered herin received
several broadsides from che brig without
sustaining any injury. slst landed %
prisoners in Porto Santo, one OF the Madei-
"a Islands. Jan. 1st off Madeira, was
chased by a frigate, got clear with ease.
Cd captured brig Hope, Pringle, 81 tons
burthen, from Glasgow FOR Buenos Ayres
cargo dry goods, manned and ordered in.
18th, captured ship Francis &Eliza, of &
from London for New South Wales, S77
tons, 10 guns, So men, II marines, ID
passengers, and 124 conyicts, male and fe-
males took from her some sails, rigging
and provisions, put 16 of our prisoners OF,
board of her, and suffered her to proceed.
18th off Madeira, was chased by frigate
eleven hours, exchanged several shot with
herin passing, and got clear Of her with
ease. 5Oth, lat. "a, So, long. go fell In
with fleet of 10 sail, supposed to be In
diamen, and run within musket shot of a
"a, supposing her to be an lndiamar--
when abreast of her discovered our mis-
take and hauled our wind, the "a firing
several haoadsides at us and making all
sail in chase we got clear other without
sustaining any injury-kept sig mt of the
fleet days, in hopes of capturing some
of them, but they kept so close to the "a
that we found it impossible to succeed.
Feb. I'd, off Bonavista, Cape de Verds)
was chased by a frigate hours, and got
clear. 4th, came to anchor in the Isle of
May-remained there 2 days taking in
water and provisions. March 1st, came
to anchor in st. Salvador--staid there "a
hours-victualled and watered there
18th, off st. Salvador captured by board
ing the ship Nicholson, Tullock, $50 tons,
from Liverpool for St. Salvador, cargo
dry-goods, copper, tin, SC. Same day
captured brig Dundee, of Dundee, from
London for st. Salvador, cargo dry goods
copper tin, specie, &c.-took out the
specie and principal part ofthe dry-goods
amounting to $50 packages, manned them
and ordered them in. 18th, put into St.
Salvador in consequence of mutiny
taking place on board-left the surgeon
and several OF the crew in prison. Left at
that place,six sail of British merchantmen
and the private armed brig Irue-blooded
Yankee-she had made several captures.
On the 18th April, lat. So, 9, lon. II, &C.,
spoke schr. Boyle, from New-York for
st. Jago de Cuba, who Informed us ofthe
peace. Att O'Clock last evening, while
lying too abreast of the lighthouse wait
ing for pilot, the sloop of war Alert run
Oh board of US, and carried away cur
flying jib-boom and split-sail yard. We
carried away all her STAFFORD mizen rigging
and stove in her stalboard quarter.
From the Boston Palladium, Of .apri II.
| We have been favored with Halifax
paper of the 9th ult. from which We copy
the following:
HALIFAX, March q.
! Arrived, Fl. NJ. S. Pomone, captain
Lumlev, Bermuda, 7 days-also, mer-
chant ship Rebecca, Bermuda; sailed in
| co. with ship Elizabeth for Halifax HE
Elizabeth was probably the ship lately
| wrecked The pomone lett at bermuda,
II. NJ. S. Tonnant, Surprise, Armde'
Leonidas, Iphigenia, Castor, Hebrus, Jas
seur, Dotterell, Pandora and saracen-
| The Walshingham Packet has arrived at
Barbados-She sailed from Falmouth:
Jan. IL, in CO. with the Lady Wellington
for Halifax, not arrived, md it IS feared
some accident has happened to her--H e
understand r. Admiral Griffith, will pro-
coed to Bermuda and that on his ARRIVAL
Admiral Cochrane will sail for England.
Eatract of letter from Salem, to the
Editors cfthe Palladium, .aps'l 9.
"I have obtained few items of In
| telligehce by the America, in addition to
what you may find in Saturdays Hesis-
! ter.
The Packet captured by tine America
was weeks out from Rio Janero when
taken ;her officers informed that serious
misunderstanding existed between the
Portuguese and English governments ;
thata war was expected-the Packet and
other English vessels were ordered a way
at very Short notice by the English MINI
ster at Rio. The Packets coming away
in SO great a hurry, was the cause OF her
not having sufficient supply OF bread,
| &c.-The mars were thrown overheard
and lost, when her colours were struck.
GA letter found on board one OF the
Americas prizes,l from an English M lie
! chant at Porto Delgada, (st. Michael's
dated Feb. 90. to his brother in England