Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-09-21

ers to Judge OF what IS really passin6 mNSn
Grenada. II appears, upon the whole
that the Royalists are very bard pressed, 10
the South, and that they are directing, thl-
tber the movements OF their force, aban-
donins the most important points, and that
thew themselves consider the evacuation
of the country inevitable. These are things
of which there is no doubt, especially, when
we consider that there does not remain zoo
Spanish European soldiers, and that The
ptan Of combined attack by Guayasuil and
Casanare las been long talked OF.
Official letters have been received from
Generals Paez and Naraza, stating that, IN
the middle of July last, tl'e enemy retreat
ed towards Valencia, abandoning al his
posts both on the VariEas and Sombrero
districts. II is not known what is the cause
of this sudden movement"
Extract of a letter from on board the ship
Palladium of Boston, dated
Calcutta, .afay2.
"Sailed from Beverly, January /, 1873
On the 9Th at 10 A. M. sail was disco
vered on our beam, to windward, and in a
few minutes found her to be brig under q
great pres, Of canvass standing ENE. We
steered E. Al 9 P NJ having got into our
wake, he halted bis course, and gave chase
for us-from to 8 r NJ he fled guns to
bring to, but we finding our ship held pref
ty good way with him, kept on. Al dark
he was miles astern, gaining on us appa-
ren,ly about half mile per hour. At 8,
evening, being very dark, capt. L. thought
il best to alter OR course TO NNW tor a
short time We had been on this course
near an hour, when the brig was discovered
close on board of us. She Immediately
gave us gun, and we hove to he then in
insolent language ordered the capt. on board
Of him, and fired two small arms. While
capt. l.. was on board, boats crew OF II
rascaIs, armed with cutlasses and pistols
boarded US, and immediately drove every
soul except the steward into the forecasHe,
set sentries over it, and then commenced
robbing the cabin, breaking locks of chests,
trunks, desks, &c. They robbed us Of 700
Spanish dollars, all the trunks and chests
were emptied of every article Of wearing
apparel, besides 2 new beaver hats, 3 or 4
pair boots or shoes, 3 quadrants, silver
watches, chart and scale, new pair pis-
tolls, ] case mathematical instruments, 40
or so VT. sugar, J excellent spy glass. and
a number of small articles. When they left
US and got to the brig, capt. l.. was per-
mitted to return, and brought back some
shirts and few small articles of clothing,
but nothing else.
The captain of the brig said he was about
two months from New Orleans ON cruise
and captured and sent in number Of Spa!
nish vessels. The brig reported herself to
be called the Chino, and mounted IA guns,
and an 10 FOUNDER amidsbips, and had a.
bout 60 or 10 men. The captsin's name
was Michel Sauxmadoe Robes. He gave
captain l.. an order on somebody TO pay
for some duck s. rigging which he took from
US. AT midnight he left us steering west
erly, and glad were we TO get off so we'll
The men were mostly Spaniards, but
there was a mixture Of different nations.
The above is true account of the brig s
transactions with US.
HENRY LARCOM.
EDW. w. PARKER.
OF the money taken, 500 dollars belong
ed TO the captain, goo an adventure from
Salem, 40 LIST officer, &c.