Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-04-29

oat, 10 proceed to Galvs&loga, anl hoist tie Pat
riot dag The Mexico pfigateer sch. -, from
cruize was in the fFs retlrued in consequence
of having sprung aeas IS Cleopatra, from \.
Orleans, with Gea. board, had ar. at
Galvestown.
Sch aarriot-Ne val <ss IN. " on her pas
sage from Savannah .4 h .aHz Is, was BOARDED.
March 1, off the Bahanas, from a Mexican priva.
teer said TO be commanded by one John ID. Van
Westen.l who forced up the matches and plunder-
ed her of 2 bbls beef, box fish, aud keg crackers
Ship GIentLorn, from Savannah, then in CO. was al
so pIundered Of some provisions. The privateers-
men said they had IS 600 dis. in specie on board
Sch. Ruby, of Wells. for n. Carolina, CT at Ber-
muda previous 10 the Sd.
Ar. as Phad. brig General Gates IL DAYS from
Havana. Passengers, John Merchant Jonas Jones,
Thos Westwood, and James Douster. April s.
off Oiaage Key, was brought too and boarded by
the Mexican brig invincible, Jewii, late the True
Blooded Yankee the boarding officer took all the
papers and letters on board TO be examined. the
letters were broken open, one Of which contained
bills of ading for &c oons of cochineal, shipped
for account and risk of Messrs. Gonzales & Cabara
of Havana. This they claimed as prize goods,
and sent a crew on board to look for the cochinea
They broke open the hatchways, took out so bbls
of coffee on deck, and succeeded in taking the ce-
coffee, and much water coming over the deck and
into the hold. They also detained packet of des
patches from the government at Havana TO the
Chevalier De Onis, minister plenipotentiary to The
U. > at Philadelphia giving receipt for them
as also for the ceroons OF CochineaI.
A letter from Pensacola, March f2 mentions the
arrival, on the day previous of the Consulate cor
yette Valencey, and an armed sch. from Havana,
with supply of provisions for the garrison, military
stores, &c.
At Matanzes, April 9Th, brig Hero. Greedy Of
Portland discharging, brig Mechanic, Small Of do.
A gentleman who came passenger in the brig
Silkworm, arrived at Boston, brought list Of 162
sail of vessels of different flags left at New Orleans
Baltimore April IS arrived schooner Regulator
of Portland.
exandria,-f4th cleared brig Tom, Weeks Of
Castine, for Falmouth, (England.)
The Franklin Bates OF Portland arrived at Phil
adelphia 18th inst
Boston, April 2o.-Ar. brig Unity, Barker Of
Kennebunk from the West-Indes.
The Courier. at Boston, from Liverpool las
week, in lat IL, so, long so, fell in with immense
quantities of ice and with difficulty got clear of it,
The sch. Mary, stackpole, Of this place arrived
at Boston on Thursday last, the 10th spoke
lat. SO, long. IL brig, I DAYS from Quaddy, far
Baltimore The Mary sailed from Havana the 9Th
instant left there, Oliver. of Kennebunk prospec
of engaging freight: Edwin, Of Portland uncer
tain Sarah, for Bath or Boston, uncertain Gas
tor, of Portland, dschargng. Flour at Havana
26 TO % dolls. Lumber, from rs TO 27, so.
The Triton, from Liverpool, brought 200 frkins
of butter
liverpool, March IL. The westerly winds hav-
ing ceased upwards of 500 sail Of vessels have ef
this port during the last week.
Sch Commerce, days from 0naddy, for Balti
mere, was spoken in lat. 80 80, long. II.
Brig Bedford, I days from Portland FIR a.
tigua, was spoken March 27, al 81 &c long GU
90.
Ar at St. Jago de Cuba, April 10, brig Argo
Johnson, of Portland.