Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-06-16
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Norfolk, june II, 1871.
ARRIVAL or THE PEACOCK.


The United States Sloop of War Pea
cock, Thomas Brown, Esq. commander,
arrived at this port yesterday afternoon,
rom the Mediterranean, and last from
,loeeiras whence she sailed the 9Th of
lJsy. aud left there the u. s. Ship Col
nnbus Commodore cambridge; Ontario,
Can't Chauncey, and brig Spark, 1t.
Cont Gordon. Com. b. was in daily ex-
nsctation of being relieved by the Consti-
fnt;on, when he would sail for the United
states. The Ontario was going to Tan
9;er. to carry Mr.. Mullowny, the Consul
for Morocco, and the Spark was under
orders for Tunis, to take Consul Stith &
family to Leghorn. Commodore Balm
bridge had appointed Lit. Whipple, of the
Navy. to the charge OF the Consulate at
Tunls in the absence of MIR. Stith.
All we'll in the squadron.
The Peacock touched at Santa Cruz in
the Island of Teneriffe on the 18th May,
where she remained two days and took in
.o,ne wood and water-sailed on the 18th
and took the southern passage by way of
the Cape de Verbs, and thence to the
West India Islands-June lst passed close
nv Anegada, Tortola and ST. Thomas
same evening made the Island of Porto
Rico and hove to off the town of ST. Johns,
within mile OF the forts, and made sig
nal for applet, but none coming off and
night approaching, made sail for the Capes
ofYirginia..
On arriving at Santa Cruz, Capt
Brown offered to exchange salute OF Is
guns, gun for gun with the Governor, but
he declined that honor with a Republic,
though at the same time he rendered very
cheerfully the hospitality of the port.
Next day French frigate arrived from
Toulon, with whom a salute of ct guns
was exchanged. gun for gun, by the Gov.
ernor. Capt Brown Immediately sent
his compliments to the French comman-
der, and offered salute, gun for gun,
which was promptly accepted and ex-
changed, each running up at his fore, as
he fired. the national coiors Of the other.
The Peacock sailed from CIviti Vecchia
18th April, whittier she was sent by Com
modore cambridge, 10 receive from Rnme
The Monument Of Washington, tor the State
of North Car lima 1t was brought in the
Peacock to A'geciras, where Commodore
cambridge received il on board the Column
bus, il being so large that IT could not be
got down the matches OF the Peacock, but
wa. lasbed on deck.-ln that situation it
was not deemed safe 10 trust il across the
Atla?tic.-lt is put up in two packages.
each weighing near tour tons. e shall
take another opportunity 10 present our read
ers with a description OF the monument,
which is pronounced to be the chef d'GHUre
of the celebrated artist whUse work 1t is.
We hear tut little political news by this
arrival.-ln Spain things remained tranquil,
though great alarm tor the safety OF the con-
stituiional system was excited ~ Conse
oueuce OF ieiters from France, stating that
permission had been given by the French
Government TO the Russians to pass through
France into SPAN.
In Morocco The revolution was over the
rebel aephew OF The Emperor having been
abandoned by his followers, and forced 10
take refuge in a mosque.
The Peacock communicated with our
Consul at Algiers eth April, All quiet with
the Barbary Powers.
Richard Lakewood, ESQ, of the house of
Billing, Leach and Gatewood, merchants CT
Malaga, came passenger in the Peacock, to
whose friendly attention we are indebted for
the foregoing information and tor Gi 1ral
lar paper OF May 5th, from which we give
some interesting extracts-also, Tor the sub
sequent items Of commercial and marine in
teilgence.
Price, at Gibraltar, May 8.
Flour, II; Tobacco, 81; Rice ST.
The Peacock lett at Mahon in April, brig
Il IL. Il Ill .N,,l 81
Cape Palvs, spoke brig Merlin o! New.
buryport, IRON Sicily, bound to Newbury-
port; eeth, brig Adriatic of Boston, As days
irum New Orleans for Villa Franco.
Lgf at Gibraltar, May g.
Ships Jane. MiltImore OF Boston, TO sail
for New York in two days; Hope, Dixey, OF
Philadelphia, just arrived briggs Olive
Branch, Cuthbert, discharging Eunice OF
New York, sold; Perseverance, OF and for
New York, in lew days; James Murdoch
OF Philadelphia, for Rio Janeiro, The schr
Waverly bad just arrived from Boston, land.
ed pant OF her cargo and sailed from Leg.
horn.
.arrivsd at Gibraltar betwesn the Cd and 9Th
May.
Brig Perseverance, BUvee, from New
York, schooner Roseway, Dill, from Boston
OFFICERS OF THE PEACOCK.
THOMAS Brown, Esq Commander.
Lleutenants, Spencer, Evans, Wish,
Bowyer and Potter.
Sailing Master Drew,
Purser DeBree,
Surgeon Cadle,
Marine Oticer Gardner,
Midshipmen, Adams, Cooke, Lassalle,
Shaw Booth Dornin apd patfar