Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-22

men at the mast head looking out. The
large schoonersen on board the Hero three
times The small schr. once.
Kingston, jam. July Is.
Recent adsices from Porto Belto com
municsle the following information
\ In consequence OF the interruption 10 the
trade, from buccaneers and pirates, line YES
sells which had arrived at Panama from
San Bias, didnot carry single dollar. All
! the treasure which was to have gone thro'
the first named city, had been sent to Vera
Cruz, al which place 1t is expected il would
; have arrived if not detained at Mexico. A
considerable part is due to merchants in
this Island. The Roya!isis themselves
will not purchase goods with their specie,
as they are determined not to risque the
! carrying of the merchandise TO Panama.
Many of the principal merchants al Pa
mama, began to despair OF the arrival Of a
British man of war, and have sent direc-
tons to Lima, 10 remit their money by the
first safe conveyance to England, or North
America.
Mosaic could lie found for British manu-
featured goods at Panama. The trade car.
ried on between this and that city Is almost
entirely DESTROYED: hut which might he a.
verified if the British flag was allowed 10
afford it protection in The SoGth sea.
I Directions had been transmitted 10 Gen.
Hore, TO have all the misguided British
subjects shot, who had fa TN nto posses
sion Of the Royalists after the re-captun
Porto BelIo. With philanthropy which
will ever rebound to his credit, the Se'i-
teDcc has not been carried INTO execution
and they were treated with as much leni'n-
cy as could be expected, considering the
rash and precipi'ate manner in which they
had sought their own misiortuneS.
Official accounts had been received by
Gen. fiore OF the sailing OF two Spanish
friga,es from Cadiz, which it was expected
will arrive next month. They were direct
ed TO touch al Lima, and are intended for
the protection of the trade between that
port and Panama.
His Majesty's frigate Andromache, had
sailed from The South Sea to convoy to a
certain latitude. The Blossom, merchant
ship, bound 10 England with large sum in
specie.
Jug 81.
The brigantine Gustavus, Depoal, which
arrived yesterday, furnishes the following
'On the 9Th inst. while the briganilne
was taking in her cargo N the bay OF Car
nesal, schr. was Observed standing to-
wa.d Is the Bay. AT /, p. NJ. the schooner
set her ssu4re-sail and stood for the Gu,ta-
vus, till within gun shot. Capt. Depoal,
supposing from her appearance she was
Spanish guarda costa, from Rio dc la
Hache, ordered the guns 10 be loaded,
boisted Dutch colors, and fired gun TO
leewarI. The schr. continuing still TO
stand in, she fired second AMI third gun
TO keep them off but perceiving she per-
sisted IN nearing them. they fired their
small arms at her: Tie schooner com
mcnced firing her guns end small arms, vi
til she got alongside. The Captain OF the
ccbr ,hep or,lprei his CREW IN Io3ri and
cut down every living soul OF them They
then plundered her Of lime musAets, ten
culas>es. ali her powder, ana several O.
ther articles belonging to the people
/ he Captain OF The schooner then ordered
the Captain Of the brigantne on board
the former vessel, where he examined his
papers and threate ned TO put HIM IN rr"ns.
Capt Depoal, asked the people in the
schooner, the name Of their vessel and
captain IN reply, they said, The captain
was called Clarke, but refused giving the
name Of The vessei--lhey, however, said
she was from Montego Bay. The
| schooner had one man killed and thee
wound T.. She remained IN the ay three
| days repairing her sails, ana then pIo-
the brigsntine received any INJURY.
From die Cortes del Orinoco Of august 4.
Trinidad, .7usust4.