Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-06-04
ARRIVAL OF THE CONGRESS.
Norfolk, May so.

Captain John ID. Henley, in - days pas
sage from Rio Janeiro. She took pilot
Yesterday morning, about O'Clock, Cape
iicnrv beng then about SO miles distant,
anu anchored in Hampton Roads at d
o'clock P. NJ. Capt Henley, Sailing Mas
ter Lawton and three of the Midshipmen,
came up to town last night, in the Steam
Boat Sea- Horse.
Thomas Sumpter, Esq. Minister of the
United States, to Rio Janeiro, with his
family, consisting of four daughters and
three sons Mr. Thompson, Merchant OF
Philadelphia, from China, & Mr.. Prince,
of Boston, came passengers in the Con-
gress. Capt. Henley also gave passage
home from Rio, to several Americans,
seafariug men, among whom are MIR.
Crane. Of Boston, and Mr. Otway, of
Philadelphia.
The officers are all in good health, and
the crew, with the exception of Is, have
nearly recovered from the affecting mala-
DIV, which, in the space of few months,
has cut off IS of their number and al
though its ravages have been chiefly con-
fined to the crew, the service has to lament
the loss of valuable and promising Off
Ger, in the death of Lieut. William Mich
OILS, commanding officer of the Marines, a
gentleman in private life, as in the Navy,
highly esteemed and respected He died
at Rio Janeiro. on the Oath of March, at
ter an illness of three months, occasioned,
as we learn, by using the Salt bath, while
under an attack of Dysentery. His re
mains were inferred at Rio, with military
honors. the British Officers in that port,
and the public authorities, uniting with
those of the Ship, on the mournful occa-
sion.
The service has also been deprived Of
worthy and skiilful warrant officer, in the
death OF the Boatswain, MIR. Joseph Pick
ems, of Boston-he was carried off by the
Cholera Morbus on the 9th OF December,
the cav on which the Snip left Manila,
after an illness ofonly six hours.
We learn, that on the fifth day out from
Rio, AIijshipman Porter fell from the mi
zen top, and had his skull fractured in
six aces but by the skill Of the Surgi-
Cal department, we are happy to state he
has been restored to nearly as good health
as he before enjoyed.
The Congress left several American
vessels at Rio, names not remembered,
but spoke nothing on her passage, with
the exception OF French Barque, from
st. Jago, bound to Marseilies, which she
passed a little to the Southwark OF Ber-
muda.
Of the state of political affairs in South
America we have as yet learned nothing
definite should our further enquiries re-
suit in any thing worth communicating,
we shall give it in our next. Rio Janeiro
is represented to be in very unsettled
state, filled with troops, who are continu-
ally shouting "the Constitution" without
appearing to understand for what they
would contend.
A fleet of one line of battle ship, two
frigates, and several merchantmen, was
LAYING at Rio, waiting to convey king
John to Lisbon, whittier it was said, all
the foreign ministers would accompany
him. The fleet was to sail on the 10th in
slant, and Don Pedro was to assume the
government on the departure of the King
Specie was extremely scarce in conse-
auenee of the heavy drafts made on the
Banks, by King John, to carry to Portu
gal. who had pledged ali his Jewels to ap-
pease the dissatisfaction manifested on
this account.
The Markets at Flo were very dull for
most articles of American Produce Flour
was $40 so per Bbl. Fish not to be sold
at anv price other Sailed Provisions very
low and Rice, although little in market,
in no demand.
The Congress has brought home va
rieS of Natural Curiosities.
The United States frigate Macedonian
had not arrived, but was daily looked for.
AFrench line OF battle ship and frigate
arrived from round Cape Horn, i few days
previous to the saili'x;of the Congress,
bound 10 France.
Capt. Watts, of the brig Alexander, re-
ported under our Marine Head, has po-
liteiy furnished the Steamboat Hotel
Reading Room, with the Port-dn- Prince
Telegraph of 18th inst-but it contains
no news. Capt. w. also informs that, on
mis- passage out, off Crpe st. Nicholas, he
was boarded by piratical brig, called
the Aspnrgua. Capt Pelot, and plundered
of some cabin stores he further states,
that the West end of Hispaniola swarms
with these picaroons, and that not ves-
sci arrives at Port-au-Prince, but reports
some depreciation committed on them by
these freebooters.
6,-I.ts nf Porf-au- Prince.-Flour