The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-01-01

>h Telssr.ph, Of Portland. y from 81. Th,nn for
---.. Oston, was ST.. ia IN: Passage, Nov. 40
Doard TO p.ren.
SHIP Liverpool, ; hour, from Charleston, was spoken
3th iusr. Sc miles that port.
o. Tatsd.y night The north part Of Georgia.
Bank, b. AIsr 50 hours from I'M, part the West.
A. sunam. Nov th, ship Neutrality. for thi, port un-
AT AUX C.ye, 9th uIt. sehr L,on.., Lord for Kenne
bunk ~ 20 days.
MEMORANDA
Brig William Smith, or thu port, sailed from Salt Key
Az. It ST. Perres 7,h ut. brig Ellen Hall from this
Port-she was bou ID ST. Domingo after selling OF
Ar St. Thomas. Nov. ~ hr Superior, of Bath from
georgetown schr expected 10 sail from Fort Roy
AL Nov. ~.
SCI. !ndian Queen Pilsbury, of H4lowei, for M4tan-
brig Phenx Rey. OF Bah. was p:n,aeol, Nov. 10Th
The Havtian sch Great Lucia has sailed from Lagara
Tor Curacao, filed with frars and royalsts banshr from
Ar at Charleston, OH, ult sch voIant Thomas Bath
Ar. ar Wilmington, sch. Hancock, Ryan, tof 5-lfAsD
Big Barzai, Liscomb, Of Portland from NewYork had
As, at Norfolk; ..,h. Nancy. Thoma,,on.
IN inc Roads ship Concord, saeo. bound QUIZ " ballast
UP, 18th, SCH Fountain, Hill. for aud Porti.n
On the night OF the 3th there gale
port. Sch Commerce lying Al the head OF
hai most OF her top mber in her starboad side
when she parted her fast and drove Centrawhzr
aou OF The America Of Portland, which was so much IN
ursd as 10 sink aud supposed TO b. worth repairing.
me former broke her bow,pr her rudder. aud
%nsh injured ~ her sging Sch Bssey, Msr.ynaI Of
the dock. her ruder Off larboard
COW cimaged, anu o. herwse Considerably injured.
brig EnterPrze, OF Portland, Tor ST. Thomas saedfrom
81. Domingo Nov. "a.
SON. both from Savannah. DTien 9Th ins Below,
sch. Lyd1,Adams, Mo,n-n, of Thomaston, day, from
nah s tb ' at Psr''' rA'm'''0'' ar '.'an
Ar. AZ Richmond. 10Th. sch. Factor, Portland.
brig Olive, Lincoln of Wisea.sr e5 days from Stock
holm with much inIry, Alexandria i7,h. has loaf
Sailed. isth schr. Marysnn, Prince, lot Portland)
AZ St Thomas Nov go, schrs. Olive Branch, Thing, OF
from Wilmington Adv ship Harriet, Reed OF hA.h for
Al HsSans th inst ship Besty, %,ea.st w Sc a.
goi igs John and Hannah, P4ters ksnnebunk, d.
Al StJohn, p. r. brig Susan and Sarah, this port dis
Big Mary, Miller, ofwel., was az Jsremie. Nov. A.
seh. Kenneb<c adsr sailed from Ne~orleans Nov. a.
Brigs Maine, Townsend. Of kenn.Dunk Asia, Of Bath,
from Ma,a1.s, and 'sh5s olive Reia of Bath and VIII
liam aud Em.line, Halo"sil, via Havana, were at New
orleans Isl sl..-At the Turn. setr. Rambler, BARN
AZ Charleston, I4th ult. schr Betsey, Chase Gorge.
town. Sailed brig orion, Crawford, OF xennebee, for
Great Ssttla River.
gstata CLEARED Baltimore aoth u sloop Betsey Of
this port arrived there CT Schr. Decatur Rch of
At phiaelphia, 23d schr. George, Tobsy, of Thomas
ton.
Cpt. Hancock ar at Boston, sailed from Turks Island in
CO. with schr Madison, of N. Yarmouth. tor Norfolk
The VolAnr, Kenn chunk, which ashore Plumb
island, Was got on, on MoDdAy evening LIST
At Portau-Prnce inst. Byron Perkins. innate dead
brig Beaver, of Krnnebnk, f. Richmond just Nizrga
ret. Gant. (of Bristol Me.) tr. Wilmington, dis'g.
Brig Rebecca, OF Kenebunk, d,chArging St. Bars.
The cror. from Portland, ar ar Richmond loth.
Schr. Boston Packet Emery, bunk. y DAYS from
Brig Monitor bunk from II Malaga for \. YORK;
BOSTON. Dec. 24--Ar. schr Packet, Thompson, of
6dn, from La,poIt b5igs Hero Robinson Portland
ANS Rich, Casrine Abigail El~eI of Belfast, from
SS Shn Pilgrim HysG Of Eden" from S.. John ;dy
scnrs sophia. OF Wi.cAsset for ST. Domingo Ne~ H,z-
ard Of sullivan for Virginia Enrp,ise and Sally Fast
.tport; Enterprise, small. Lubec.
C.3S-Br,g cenrinr, Turner. from Hampton sehr cy-
a6.-sehrs Rola, Poland. Portland Diomede. Drink
sap Popans a KEN
nebunk. Fish-Hawk. Weeks, from CASTING.
GRAY. Portland Lady Washington Eaton, sedswiet Gus,
20 York, Portland.
Coie. Marlborough
29-Sehrs. Maine, Emery, Saco.
PRIZE TO THE ALLIGATOR.
Arrived at this port on Tuesday, Portuguese
chip Mariana Flora, Ventura .4nacleto de Brstto,
master, from Bahia for Lisbon where the vessel
belongs, having been ordered 10 this port by the
United States schooner alligator, Capt. Stock
ton, for an attack upon the flag Of the United
States. in charge of Lieut.. Abbot. The circum
stances relating to this occurrence are follows.
On the 5th November, lat. 90 long. 30, the
Mariana Flora was discovered by the Alligator
| standing to the Northward and East ward, but
soon after tackled 10 the Southwark, and on the
Alligator nearing her, she clewed up her courses,
handed her top gallant sail. and hoisted small
blue pennaut halfmast at the mizen top-galiant
mast.
1t was supposed on board the Alligator that
the ship was in distress and all sail accord
iugly made to approach her, but they were short
ly after surprized by fire from the whole broad
side Of the ship, when the Alligator was within
short distance Of her, which she kept up for
near an hour in a raking position, before sin
| gle gun was discharged from the Alligator dur
ing all which time the u. S. flag was flying on
board the Alligator, and the ship displaying no
national flag.
At the expiration of nearly an hour from the
time Of the first attack, the Alligator commence
ed firing upon the ship, which she kept up till
within pistol shot Of the ship, on her quarter,
when the broadsde Of the schooner being chang
ed, Capt. Stockton hailed the ship TO know who
and what she was, whether she had any national
flag, TO which he received answer. few
MINUTES after, the Portuguese flag Wa. run up the
mizzen, and Immediately after the flag was hoist
ed, two guns were discharged at the Alligator.
Capt. Stockton then hailed the ship and told then
if they did not cease firing and send their boat
alongside the schooner, he would sink her. The
crew ofthe ship then deserted their quarters and
the Captain came on board the Alligator.
The ship mounted twelve guns, viz long IL,
2 o, 4 "a and 4 10 pound csrronades, manned
with 20 NEE including officers. part Of the