The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-09-06

W B"'.bi DiACy5 wi EhiiddS iplid, uDC
waiting cargo. Left at the Sand Head
ship Christopher, Elderkin, for Provi
ience, about discharging her pilot, nigh,
coming on, lost sight of her. II was
reported that an Am brig with Mis-
sionaries, had mr.. at Ceylon, June l6,
lat SO S long. 50 E. spoke British ship
Defence, 81 days from Loodon for Ma
ras. July 6 lat IS, 20, S loEg Is, E.
an English ship from do. bound into the
eape OF Good Hope July le. passed
81 Helena, wide off, and saw nothing
s6 II inst, Cape Ann w. by N IS leag.
spike scbF. -, Woodbury., from Be-
verify for ,he Banks.
Ship Crivie left Kedgeree eth Of
March, for Nsw.Ynrk
On the Eth Of August, La. S. lorg.
60, Captain Obesr was fired on and
nr"uSh, to by pnyateer schr under
L elish colours. After being boarded
80: iun up the Spanish flag. Captain
Oscar was taken on board, and detained
,oIne time. out his treatment was civil
The pirates plundered him of very
"nt ys"i boa, top-galiant mast, anu
pe"king trump ;,& The command
TT stated, tina; h. only wanted piece
goods and spucic-bu, he was assuren
ia. none OF those articles were IN board
the reason he gave for t,k'ng whal
tx did wss, that lie haa been chased in
| lac Mona Passage, by TWO gun briggs,
| tnj was obliged to hcave over his boats
&c. TO escape; and ;hst the day pre-
Eious (iwo other pctvateers in COZ ne
M" ,ast his main Top mast, while pur-
sued by irigate, and had separated
from his companions. Same day he had
boarded a sjip from Batavia for Boz
ton, (no dou5t the Clarissa In return
i"r tnc boat taken the priyateersmen
gave Capt q an iUietior boat, which
had been taken from the snip w iilian
keis, OF Philadelphia, abou, W. Elk pre-
vioGs. rhe captain Of the schooner APP
?cared to bc q creole, Spaniard, and he
iad 1iack fellow for an intrrpr6le -
tie n2de no conccalmcnt of his object
IL cruz n@E-'hat lie was for rich booty
"haIcv. ilsg protected it He said he
mad on beard so or $4,000 dollars in
specie takcu from different yesse s. a
spanish homsward bound Guinesman
h@. oeen capiured lay hir, plundereu
! a"d given up He eXPr: s:ed his fears
Vi taI.ing in with British vessels OF war
and OF being captured, ami his crew
brought to ulal tor their lives, From
@ome remarks made, ii was ev!ien' iha,
Ms pTivalct :. or ore Of her companions
mentioned, was the vessel which plum.
dsryd thG Trim, from ST.. U5es. Tbs
.cother IL the cnmElarder had been
'nndcd in the arm, by some person
! "clonging TO an American vessel, " IiCh
lie had p'undered.
Captain ODcar was unable 10 learn
either the name of the ps'ivaIeer, or her
commanders. Sac had long gun On
plYo, win several Gagronades aOou'
40 on so men were on deck, many oil
whont spoke good English. They stat.
ed that themselves @ be 4 weeks from
Garthagena, and capt. Oa.ar was shewn
, er commission, made out at Carthage
na-pro ably, however, a very old one,
II not forged. A pumber OF the crew
appeared to be wei! acquainted with the
names. Sc. of different merchants in
Thy United States
Captain Obear brought Calcutta zap
eTS 10 April (
Admiral Bile, sppointed by ihe
! Danes governor Of their possessions a.
| Ianquebar, arrived at Madras MarCh
OF, and proceeded Tor The former place
When Mr. Charles Fox was vche
mently teazcd for some money by q
| Hebrew creditor, he told him ne woUiC
discharge The incumbrance as soon as
possible.
III: MIR. Fox name :he dlysh."
g The day OF Jutgmenl."-
Oh, n,ishtcr Fog, that VIII be too
6ishy Day Tor u.s."
RigGt Moses, so we will make il
no I.,, q, far