Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-08-20

America, for which purpose several Prus.
sian consuls have been appointed for the
American seaports."
PIRACY.
We have already giveE the particulars of
the recent robberies below New Orleans.
The following letter from the Louisiana
Gazette Of the 18th, contains something
new on the subject: IN. Y. Gas.
Extract of letter received in town, from
passenger Oh board the brig Calypso,
dated,
Balize, July II.
We arrived here last night, all well, and
expected in course Of the day TO 60 to sea.
Last evening about half past FIVE o'clock,
six miles above the Balize, we were board
ed by a boat containing nine men, who
having taken possession Of the brig. and
confined US all below. began to make &C.
neral search, and took from us every thing
of value they could lay their hands on
They then wished US safe voyage and
made for the rest of the vessels in sight,
all of whom shared the same fate. These
fellows have fine boat, (much like the
mail boat), and were completely armed
each maa having pair of pistols, sword,
dirk, and nusket. Two passengers were
robbed of 73l dollars in specie. And in
short, we were robbed of whatever we had !;
they took even our boots and bats-and
from my desk, both ink stands, penknife.
and twenty dollars in cash. They said it
was toe hard times, and they must hve,"
and ve:y composedly ordered me to drink
with them, and of my own wine. Said
was ad-d good fellow and must have
been privateersman myself, else ! should
not have known how to have treated them
SO we'll" ---
New- Orleans, July %
We learn that one of the pirates who
lately effected escape after they were cap
tured, having been discovered, notice there
Of was given to the mayor, who promptly
despatched party to take him, by whom
he has been safely lodged njail. One Of
the seamen who were present at, and op.
posed the rescue. recognized in him the
person by whom he was wounded in the
arm.
Charleston, yAuguss IL.
YELLOW FEVER.
The usual alarm" produced by the ex-
istence of the Yellow Fever in this city,
has resolved itself into proper consisten.
cy, and the city is now restored to its usu-
al health, which was few hours since roll.
ing in pestilsnce, andexciting all the SYM
pathies Of humanity, and the agonies Of
terror. We congratulate the public on this
happy revival, and sincerely hope that we
| shall have no more cause to sound the toe.
sin that has already existed. That there
has been some cases Of malignant fever is
undeniable that they arose from peculiar
causes. is equally so. These causes, be.
ing developed, are removed; and we have
every reason, at present, to believe that
the city is free from contagion, g. as healthy
as any large maritime city 10 the Union
We are not disposed 10 treat this subject
with any degree of levity, but we are not
willing to see our vessels quaraalined in
their destined ports, and our city depopu-
lated without cause. Courier.
Philadelphia, August Is.
In this city last week, 90 persons were
buried, of whom 50 were children, and 50
adults. The weekly bill of mortality !,
decreasing in numbers the deaths by e.
yer, and that too ofthe ordinary kinds, ART
very few, only eve having occurred ,hs
past week. We here take leave to say
upon the authority Of our board Of health
and in contradiction to an assertion in lat.
Baltimore paper, that the weekly account.
of burials in Philadelphia "may be impli
city relied on as correct" and as furnish
ing remarkably accurate criterion of tn,
number of deaths which occur here.
| [Frankiin Gazette.
/ Philadelphia, August II.
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