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

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: tI,e northward Of the bar 90 We'd.
neslsy morning, by q boat from the
british frisate in the otfisg. Capt.
Iuddjngto0 with three men left the
schooner in their boat, as the British
l,svges approached and pulled for the
shore, leaving only ouly one man %
board. The barge thens took pos
session Of the schooner asd caGrle0
!. Aer down to the frigate. Ono DAY
longer would have brought the resos
luton within the time specified by
the Treaty for captures TO cease, but
her passage ives unfortunately TOO
short. Itis bat 40 days since she
LETT Savannah. since which she has
performed a voyage to Porto Rieo
ane st. Domingo.
Captain Luddington reached town
early yesterday morning one of the
Uonsignecs and the captain went down
yesterday 10 the pilot boat, to endca.
vor to ransom the schooner, but did
not get on beard her. She was last
observed standing to the eastward.
( apparently in chase, with the schoo-
ncr in company. A small schooner
was observed yesterday afternoons
endeayoriDg to get into Bulls
Bay. Captain Luddington was to go
down again this morning
The lndigences were busily en-
ployed In fortiiying the Cape, ex
pecting visit from the French.
A fleet of i've sail of English YES
sells, and two Dutch ships, had just
arrived at Cape Henry, they were
part ola feet often sail. under con-
voy of a sioop of war. which was at.
tackled by the prisateer brig Chas
sour, captain Boyle, Of Baltimore.
The above sloop of war would have
been taken by the Chassenr. had not
one Of the convoy. a frigate built ship.
engaged tue priyateer. which being
mistaken by the Americans for
frigate, they gave up tire contest.
March 6.
Sloop Delight, Cooper, Savannah,
(outside) 2 days.-Cottou 4 IRON
The Delight was aboarded off the
. South Bar. by the FIRST Lieutenant
OF the British frigate SEvRRN, in a
gig with 6 men. Captain c. pre-
sented the Lient. with newspaper
containing the Treaty with the ratifi-
cation Of eur government--he observ-
ed that it was the first information
they had OF its ratification, or Of its
provisions. That they had been wait
ing since Che frst news Of peace hav-
Ing been signed at Client, for official
notice, through a Gag, OF it's ratifi-
cation, and requested Capt. Cooper
to make known on his arrival that
such was their expectation. The
same officer had shortly before board
ed the pilot boat Hampton, and
made similar observations, adding.
that he was going on board the sloop
and if she had no evidence Of the
ratification of Peace on board, he
should detain her. The Lieutenant
rcmained nearly aa hour on hoard
the Delight, and Informed Capt. G.
hatthey had detained Spanish brig,
bound in, having on board number
of Americans from Bermuda, among
them Capt. Vincent. of the ship Ru,
fns King, and Capt. silliman, ofthe
brig Erin, whose vessels had been
sent into that place, on their passage
from this port for France. The Ru-
fus King and cargo sold for 10000
dollars. They hadalso snail schr.
with the frigate, probably the REESE
luton, from st. Domingo which
Captain Nourse contemplated send
ing in here withihe passengers from
Bermuda. The, officer also stated,
that he had seen a Northern Paper,
which mentioned the arrival OF Com.
Decatur at Northern port in a Bril-
fish frigate, and that the I: $. ship
WASP had been taken in the En-.
glish channel by a British frigate.
The Severn, with the brig and schr.
ia company, were near in with the
bar last evening.
We understand that the u. States
schr. Nonsnch, Lieut., Hadaway, will |