Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-09-19

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.Nem York september 16 1916.
The editors Of tie New York Gazette
IRE indebted to ter Boston correspot-
ident for the following interesting News.
| ,&lerchant's lIaN.
boston, Sept. l5--NopD.
Arrived ship William Henry, seahury
la days from Gottenbug, with $3.50 bars
lof iroa Left, July 81, ship Colamous
Robins. 70, Boston. nearly ready to take
Iil--,he only American vessel in port.
The brig Dragon, for Boston, sailed a
joaut ten days before. sailed in co
ships lslingten, shachfaid COR Por S on h
lGommerce, CrowdaiiI. Alexandria brig
tlexandpew, Coffin, \. Y aud Por.
asuese schooner for Boston -Spnke.
AG. ust IL, lat 80 l-g long. 5 a ship g
Hays from ST. Petersburg for Phiiadei-
Iphia. Sist, lat. 4o, ship Gilbert, Hender-
sou, f.om st. John, for Liverpool. Next
morning, ship Ann Alexander, Allen,
IRON Norfolk, for Falmouth Eng. Sept.
Il, lat. 81, long. So, brig Merchants
Array, Saith. from Gibraltar, for Progi-
Idence, having sprung aleak that day, sup.
posed 10 have started butts. lying to in
IA gale, lay by her, and finding it imposi
lbe 10 free her, took oct captain and GREY.
aud abandoned her tie SIN IN sinking
Icondi ion. she was in ba ast only
laptaio Smith sailed from Gibraltar,
August IA, and left several American
vessels; but DIES not recnllect their
aames. The brig Pomona, Percival,
sailed the day before for Boston; and
Iorig Hector, Hethringtou. 9th July. iof
providence. The snip Pallas, Of Baiti-
more, fem Leghoru, was il quarantine.
Locd Exmouth's squadron from Eng
Hand, had arrived at Gibraltar, and was
WAITING for transports, for the purpose, il
as sad, OF takiEg 10000 troops tc go
AGAINST Algiers The Dutch squadron
was also at Gibraltar.
The u. s. shipsW ashinston, Java. and
Iknie, arrived at naples about the middle
Eof Joly tie forme had passage OF or
Ilv five days from Gibraltar.
Captain Smith informs Us, that Mr..
Gibbs, American Consul at Palermo, III
consequence OF bis embarrassed circum
Stances. put an end to his existence about
|tls 18th of Juiy. 1t was said he had
failed for Eve hundred thousand pounds
sterling.
Captain Smith sailedfiom Naples July
"A. aud left the biz Nautilus, Frost, OF
salem /. Tor Monteyideo aud brig betSey
Shilaber, Of Salem, uncertain where b'unti
all the American merchant vessels III port.
|'phe brig Ocean. Batchalcr, sailed about
l15 DAYS before for Sicily. The Wash
Elngton, Java, g Erie, were under quaran-
ttiae, and expected to be released rex.
|dav. The remainder of the American
scila,.ron in the Mediterranean, were
daily expected at Naples. 1t was se-
morally supposed at Naples, that Mr.,
|pincknev would be able to effect the OBJ
|iect of his mission, restoration OF Amefi'
can property sequestered under the go
vernment of Murat, as two OF the vessels
seized by Murat, we're then in the Kings
service. 1t was thought the present CO.
scrnmeat would not be able topay atpre-
sent but would acknowledge the debt,
Aag, 10, off Malaga, passed an Ameri-
can fl4gate. :,
Canaan Smith was at Gibraltar only
two DAYS. which is the reason OF his not
being able to give the names OF the A
aerican vessels there.-Yonrs, IN haste,
SAMUEL TUPLtFF.