Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-07-23

Extract of letter from st. Thomas,
Of the 10Th ult-"Three weeks age, flour
rose in 8 days from so TO IL dollars bar
rel. Should no large supplies take place,
moderate quantity might be sold at that
price. or at a trifie less. 1t is, however,
dangerous article.
Nev York Gazette.
From the Boston Eueniag Gdzette. Of July IA.
On Thursday last, fourteen men, comPos-
ing part Of the crew oil The schooner 'eune
Eugene, captured on the Coast OF Atriea' py
the U. S. schr Alligator, 1t. Com. BLOCK
ton, were placed under The custody Of tne
Marshal of this District, and conducted oy
him under guard of marines from the Navy
Yard, in Char es:own, TO Boston; ana pla-
ced IN close confinement. 10 the afternoon
the examination of the facts connected win
their capture took place before HIS Hon.
John Davis, the District Judge. >, :, j,
1t appeared in evidence, from the Oniteo
States officers and seamen, who were e4'
ammed-thst the commander OF the Aillga,,
tor, on the l7lb of May last. having boarded
small soop north Of the mouth OF the river
Galhinas. and about ten miles of the Coast
of Africa, received information OF Vessel
| not beng far distant, which apparently was
engaged in the slave trade, and prepared u
| take in slaves from the shore. he sloop
| was Immediately manned from the Alligator
| and placed under the command oil mr.: DICK
son, masters mate, who the same evening, on
discovering the schooner, immediately aP'
preached her. The sleop was hailed IN
English 6rst, and afterwards in French, tel.
ling them to keep off-Presently hre OIL
small arms was opened from the schooner
but the sloop laid her along side-the men
Immediately boarded and drove the ere" DE-
low. Some pistols were hred by the board
ers, and one of the crew OF the schr. was
wounded. She was evidently READY TO LAKE
| in slaves, having Sc water casks tllled, 81
large bags of rice, and some bbls OF beef ane
pork on board. The birth deck was pre-
pared fore 4, alt, with elects, &c. Tor slaves
A bulk head to separate the ren from the
! women was erected, and gratinss were Owe
the matches.
The captain and doctor were on shore;-
no Americans were found on board.
On the Goth of May, the schooner was des
patched for the United States, under the
charge Of Mr. Wm. M'Kean, midshIpman
with the vessels papers for adjudication
| On Der passage here the second mate dice
he said she was Baltimore vessel raised
upon. The first mate, the wounded man
and another, were lett on board The Alliga
! tor.
The schooner's papers were verified by
Mr.. M'Kean, which appear to have beer
| issued at Basse Terre, Guadalupe, and de
clare her To be an American bottom, built
in 1918, in the United States. She has now
, French register or sea letter, and by he'
/; Roll d'Equipage, il appears, her Master:
name was Victor Mars:in. II also seemed
by the papers that she was French property
| and had cleared out for the Coast OF Mala'
guitta. Some other itDmaterisl facts were
proved-when the prisoners, consisting o
three Spaniards, two Italians, and eigh
Frenchmen, were semanded for further ex
| animation.
The prisoners were this day re-examined
The testimony. thougi, it afforded he strong
est presumption that the Jeuene Eugene " a!
| engaged in a voyage for slaves, and fully
justified Capt. Stockton in sending her Il
the United States, yet not being strong en-
ougb to prove her 10 belong to American
owners. the crew were set at liberty by thu
Indge.--The French and Spanish Consul
were present. We do not understand VIVA
proceedings are intended tu be adopted il
relation to the vessel. 1t is unfortunate tina
the captain was OH shore in Africa--the frs
mate detained on board the Alligator, an,
that the second mate should have died Of
his passage hcme,