Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-03-23

mnclI tempestu0us weather. 'Tne
crops of fruit were cut short--could
not obtain full cargo. Many vessels
in the course of the winter, were
wrecked on the Islands.
EXCHANGE COFFEE HOUSE, B0sTON,
Sunday Noon, March IL.
The following / have received
from Correspondent.
/" SALEM, March 1i.-Arrived
here this forenoon, British schr.
Arrow, ofLendon, late capt. Milne,
from Salon, Gin CataIonia) bound to
London, cargo 100 sacks almonds &
1850 sacks hazle nuts, [filberts,
Spencer Hall prize master. She
was captured Jan, 22, lat. 81, long.
10, fG, by the private armed ship
a merica, Capt, Cheeyer. ofthis port.
The Arrow is $50 tens burthen,
coppered, formerly an American yes
sci belonging TO New York, sold to
the Danes for privateer. and cap
tured by the British. The captain
Of the Arrow (who il on board)
informs, that he was boarded on the
18th Of Jan. off Lisbon, by the Bri-
fish frigate Horatio. which was
on that station. and by the new Brie
fish frigate Tiber, Capt. Dacres, late
commander Of the Guerrier) with "a
convoy of1I or Is sail frGn Cork,
bound to Gibraliar the boarding
officer informed him that Peace had
taken place between England and
America ; that the priyateer ship
Young Wasp was cruising therea-
bouts and that three american pri
vateers had gone into Lisbon, (most
likely the letters of marque from
New York ard PhiIad two OF them
schrs and one keich--names not
mentioned On the eth Jan. off
MADEIRA. the arrow fell in with a
f;igate in the night witbia musket
shot. got clear unperceiyed by them,
Feb. 27. was chased by privateer
sei,r. got clear after dark by altering
our course. March i. fell in with q
sehr. supposed TO be the same, being
to windward. escaped, by altering
our course after dark.
Captain Hall has favored me with
he following particulars OF the
cruize Of the America UP 10 the time
he left her. Nov. IS. at L NJ got
under weigh from Salem harbor,
wind NNW. At so p VI Tliacber's
Esiaud bore n w dist. = leagues. At
? A III saw Two sail apparently men
Of war. outsaiIed them. These
were NJ doubt the Newcastle and
Acasta, which were then cruising in
ouc bay ! Nov 20, at T NJ wind
hauled suddenly TO the n W IN a
squall. i,iowing tremendously, ship
broaehed 10. filed she gun deck with
water. lost Ike stern boat, split the
main topsa5i, &c, Dee 23, LAT SO,
60. Iorg IL. boarded Portuguese
schr Tpl,igenia, from lisbon for
Fayal. 4 days out. 2sih, lat 81, 50,
long II, so. captured british sehr.
Thistle, Clark, from Malaga, fer
Halifax cargo wine and fruit, put
Mr.. D. Treadweii on board as prize
master. and ordered her IL. tSist. l.:t
81. 2l, long 16, is, boarded sioop
Jabi.ee. Druil. from Tenepil'e, bound
10 Jersey, cargo 10 pipes vine and
LariIa, took out 4 pipes wine and
destroyed her, man cswar then IN
sight. Jan. 4. boarded Portuguese
provideneia, l. days from Lisbon Tor
Amelia Island, cargo wines. Jan s
lat ~, so. long II. 80. captured bri
fish sehr. Hope, from London, bcuud
TO Senegal, cargo dry goods, eordase,
and other articles F; took out num-
Der Of bales of dry goods. some coz
dage, &c.--put Mr.. Thomas Bow
ditch on board as prize master, and
ordered her in. Saw 7 sail under our
lee. made sail in chase. --Jan. 9Th,
lat IS Sc, long 5. 80, captured Bsi-
fish barge Adeona. Wilson, from
London, for Demerara, cargo dry
goods and plantation stores, put MIR.
Nathl. CIeaves on board as prize
master and ordered her ms sail in