Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-08-19

i tAcICCyFVt3 VI 1hu ~ SS'
Cosmopolite, Campbell, Of do. for New
Orleans; schr. Jane, Berry, of Salem,
Tor w. Indies ship Missouri, Hart, of
Baltimore, entered the Garenne the 9TH
ITuly, from N. Orleans, after long pas
Sage; scbr. Manlius, Young, in 90 days
from BaIti,nore, entered the Garonne
fthe 9TH July--was chased close in with
lthe Cordovan light house, by two In
tgates, then 4 frigates and 8 sloops ofwar
lin sight, which had been cruising off the
lmouth of the Garorne for 4 days--the OBJ
gject of their cruising so close in, was to
prevent Napoleon Bonaparte quitting
France in any American ship or vessel
las report stated that Napoleon had or
twas about to embark at Rochefoft oa
board of frigate for TIE United states,
There to spend tie remainder OF ms iiie
lin qnietness amongst q tree, lndegend.
lent, and bospitabIe people-his political
(Iite being terminated. Ship Maria The
lresa, Skiddy. FROM New-York, enteree.
1.-THE Garonne the 9Th OF July. Brig South
lCaroina, Hutchinson, in 3S days from
In. Orleans, entered the Garonne the
10th of July--on tie 9Th, was boarded
Iby British sloop of war and permitted
Ito pass without molestation. Ihe EN-
barge which was put on to prevent vessels
from sailing, was taken Oft by orders OF
Ithe French Admiral at Roctefort, the
|11th of July. The bris Pike quit the RI
liver GaroanS on the 18th Of July, at 4
Ip. NJ. in company with the following
vessels Ship Belle, Pension, Of Charles
lton. for New York briggs Ludlow,
Nudge, of and for Boston Ahneida,.
Pearson, Of and for Baltimore; Clotilde,
Bass, Of Baltimore, for Martinique. On
|gettius out of the river, discovered 4
British Frigates and 8 sloops of war
cruisins close in with the Cordovan
Hight house--the commodore's snip hove
out signal 70, one OF the frigates: and
sloop Of war to chase the Pike to the
westward, which they did after firing
Is or 20 shot at the Pike, she hove too;
on the frigate coming up--she proved to
be the British frigate Hebrus, sent her
boat on board with 9 officers, marines,
twith boats crews armed. to search TOR
Napoleon. On the boarding officer get
fling on beard Of the Pike, be immediate
Fly enquired of the captaia where was
Napoleon Boraparte, and said that he
! had orders to search the brig close fer
him, as it was expected that re would
sendeavor to make lis escape in some a.
american vessel Cor the United States.
During this tine the; caFtain of the He
brus hailed the Pike, and ordered the
CAPTAIN to get his boats out Immediately
otherwise he we.M fire into hin, and
| sink him; and in short time after.
HAILED the boarding officer ard ordered
him to get the latest Bordeaux newspa-
! per that was 81 beard the brig, and send
lit on board Of the fiigate, and he would
| pay for it.--'fhe officer Immediately ap-
|; olicd to the captain Of the Pike Tor pa
Ger of the latest date, when the captain
Of the Pike informed him that he would
with pleasure send tie paper to the cap,
tain of the frigate, ard lay by him until
he had perused it !; at the same time,
craving that it might be returned, as 1t
was the only one OH board OF the brig
THAT contained the news OF Paris having
capitulated to the allied armies, on the
I4th July, and the paper which contained
the articles Of tie capitulatlon, and that
he would wish to carry it to the United
States. Accordingly the officer took the
paper and promised to return it, but in
| Short time after, being on board ofthe
lfrisate, the captain Of the frigate hailed
the brig and informed the captain that he
was at liberty TO make sail. kecoing the
paper. Then the ship Belle, and brig
Ludlow, was lying too under his lee,
which lie was about to board and no doubt
commit the same robbery, or robbery of
a similar nature, on board OF each vessel.
Fin the boat which FIRST came on board,
there was French colonel of Dragons,
|who quit Bordeaux with the Duchess d.
Angoulemc, as one of her guard-his
motive for coming en- beard of the brig,
was to recognize Ivapoleon's counte-
nance, in case of his being found or
beard /; he also stated that the whole OF
the ships belonging to the squadron were
| full Of troops, and that it was their In
tention to enter the Garonne the follow
| ing day, and land at koyon, and inform
|! ed the capt. of tie IKE tiiat the Dutch
ess d'Angou'eme was at La Ieste, and
twnuld shortly rn on 10 HnrdpauX