Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-01-10
IMPORTANT TO MARINERS.

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Captain II. OIL his "a sage from Kanga-
roo Island, discovered a shOai of Cape
Jaha, lying in i59 81 East Longitude, and
SO SO South Latitude, bearing Vest by
South about IL miles distant from that
Cape. The shoal 10 estimated to be about
three miles 10 length, and three quarters
Of mile in breadth, having a black rock
IN or near the centre, eight or len feet
high. 1t could not be found in any chart.
AS it lies in the direct track 4 vessels
communicating with kangaroo Island,
aud other islands or places to the south
ward and westward. the discovery is Of
the utmost importance to navisators, the
mere especially as it is separated from
the main about the distance that vessels
generally keep off the land f-' -
Captain Coffin, OF the American shin
Entcrp-izc, Informs US of his having met
with three men on one Of the small is.
Ian S, called The Shares, of New Yea
Iaud, who we're some years since left
there by The schooner Adventure, Of Lon
don. The Adventure had been sealing.
and falling Snort OF provisions, the cay
tain submitted to their choice ether 10
e. on shore or to starre ahoat. They
went on shore much against their will.
taking few potatoes, which they plant
ed, and rad since lived upon the produc,
Of, together with. birds and sea fish VIII Oh
occasionally Tell in their. way. Their
number was originally four-one had
died, and all had the same dreary pr, s.
p-ct before them, but PROVIDING. had
been kinder than their expectation an,!
tremendously preserved them. These
men had written discharges from tie cap
tair Of the Adventure.
The. Calcuta.papers are filed with the
proceedings Of the 18th Congress OF the
Unittd States. In supplement to ore
Of them there is fifteen columns occ dpied
with debate on the bill to prevent citi-
zens of the United States from selling
vessels Of war to the citizens or subjects
Of any fore'gh power.
Calcutta, august Is.
We have been favored by an obl'siug
friend with The f"iio~ing inte estinc &C.
count IF the attack and fall OF the iOrt.6-
ed Pettah aid GhurIy Of Docsanpah, 10th
July, 1917.
A detachment consisting Of 4 galloper
gans, the 81 regiment light cavalry, a
battalion Of the twenty. second resin mt
native infantry. and some Mysoreau
horse, under tue command of lieut.. col.
X Scott, marched from brig. ger. Dove.
tons camp at Out ean 10 Kandeish, on
the Sd Of Jlly, for The purpose of disper.
sing a body Of the insurgents (who had
lately thrown off their alleg snce to the
court Of Poonab) who might be found in
arms.
Ga the 9th of July, intelligence was
received that party Who were engaged
in the siege of neighborins town, hear
ing the approach of the British detach-
ment, had occupied the fort and pettah
OF Doosannah. DoosaDuah is situated on
the RICH. bank of the Borah river, a tai
butary stream Of the Taptee.
One Of the chiefs Of the band or in.
surrection. after having made every pre-
paration, aed to tie southwark, entust-
ing the defence Of the place to three hum
dred Arabs.
A little after sunrise on the 10Th, our
troops Crowned the heights, and were
Immediately fired upon BY the garrison.
The line fell back few PAGES, ard were