Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-21

vessels. The Spanards, however, reused
to give them up, when the brig, as il deter
mined TO have them at all hazards, COM
menced firing ON the Spanish flotilla; and
Admiral Brion coming up at the same time
with his squadron joined in the attack and
nearly all the fecheras were, IN short
time, either taken or sunk. The town OF
Guayra was then taken possession OF oy
Admiral Bron, and the two English YES
sells restored to the captain OF the brig
[Reading Room Books.
GIVE suspect there are some mlsrep-
reservations of facts in the above statement;
which is the more likely as the account
comes from the Spanish town OF Lagmra.
We have more direct and positive inlorma-
ton of the transactions at Guayra from a.
mother source, which enables us TO say, that
the Spanish hotlla was taken by brlon's
squadron, alone; that instead of brig Of
rar i, was the British frigute Scamander
which applied for the release OF the two
English vessels, and that so far from her
firing into the Spaniards, she kept alooi du-
ring the engagement, which, indeed, her
neutral character compelled her TO do
The "brig Of war" which commenced The
attack on the hotilla, was one Of Brion's
squadron, which was taken by the Spa
niards during the action, and afterwards
recaptured by Admiral Brion. Herald.
Extract Of letter from New-Oriesns, da-
ted 18th September, received at New
York
The yellow fever prevails, but by no
means formidable. We have had frequent
rains lately accompanied with laundering
and lightning, which has been Of great
benefit to the city. There still continues
10 be numerous cases of highly bilious fe
vers, but, in general, they yield 10 timely
aid. The Doctor has had full share of
practice, and has been very successful, ha-
wing lost but one patient, complicated
case. Our friend, Captain Hunt, is dead.
We have had most astonishing change in
the weather since yesterday-so cold as 10
be under the necessity Of making fires
Our season has not been so intensely hot
as with you: the Thermometer in the
shade, the hottest day this summer, did not
exceed ninety four degrees. The Amos
phere, however, has been very dense, and
the nights more oppressively hot than for
many years.
The greatest mortality during The height
OF The fever, in one week, was 81 during
this week, AZ.
The late English ship news received
by the Ga!en at Boston, mentions cir
cumstance worthy of record, as tending TO
shew the liberal conduct of South Ameri-
can privateers, who really hold commits
sions, when contrasted with those spu-
rious patriots who have assumed the flag
only for plunder--such honorable dealings
would do honor to anygoyernment on earth
Washington City Gazette.
"The Jack Tar, arrived in The river
Thames, for London) from Jamaica, on
the 18th June, was brought 10 by the Gen.
Arismendi, Venezuelan Privateer, Capt.
Beluchi, who asked few questions and
then ordered her TO make sail. On the
esd. was brought to by the General San
Martin Of Buenos Ayres, who cOncoyed the
Jack Tar from of Cape Maize 10 the west
end of Haneaga. as the Captain said there
were a great many small schooners on The
coast, pIundering merchant vessels.
SURVEY OF THE COASTS.