Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-07-17

to give the officers an opportunity 81 oo.
tanning relief. One will leave here on
the 18th, and on the cd and 10th OF eve-
~ month hereafter shall despatch one
of them.
From tho Norfolk Bsaco" Of july "a:
ARRIVAL OF THE WILD CAT.
The u. 5. schr. Wild Cat, Lieute4
nant Com DIT Charles w. Skinner, ar
rived in Hampton Roads at II o'clock
on. Friday night last, in 6 days passage
from Key vacas, bound to Washing
ton City. We are happy to learn by
this arrival that Commodore Porter's
health is still improving, and that the
officers and crews of the squadron are
in very good health. The Wild Cat
left Havana let July for Allenton, CT.
I.) and sailed thence on the Sd tor key
Vacas, with some pieces OF artillery
and a reinforcement of marines, the
commodore having found it necessary
to form military post there, to pre-
vent certain mal.prsctices in that quar-
ter. The only U. 5. vessels at Thomp.
sons Island on tho Sd inst. were the
U. S. ship Hornet, capt. Smith, Sea
Gull, Com. Porter, .schr: Grampus; LIT.
Com. Gregory, and schr. Ferret, 1t.
Com. Newell; all the other vessels OF
the squadron were on cruises and gi'
wing convoy, no alteration having taken
place in their distribution since last ad-
vices.
1t was the intention Of the Commo.
dore to despatch one of the small schoo-
ners every Is days for the U. States TO
,ouch at Matanzas, Havana, and Key
West, for convoy and letters. In con.
formity with this arrangement, the
Terrier, 1t. Com. Rose, would sail on
or about the 18th inst. for Washington
City.
notwithstanding the apprehensions
felt at home for the health Of our 9TH.
GERS and men, confined on board OF
small vessels, in q tropical climate,
Lit. Com. Skinner states, that there
was no sickness worth mentioning, si-
Their in the squadron or at Key West !;
tho only cases (aad they were very few
we're those of chronic character, at
the hospital. the police of which was
, highly creditable to that worthy officer
| Surgeon Williamson, and gave assn
rance of immediate relief to'ail whose
/ health might require medical aid on
; shore.
! The Decoy, planned by capt Smith,
of tho U. S. ship Hornet, while at Hs,
vana, to entrap the pirates, who had
! plundered the brig Mary Joan, on the
. 18th ult. off Mstapzas, by putting 81
! men on board of her. under the orders
of Lieut.. Plat, and sending her OH thai
port again, had not been succ essfoi.
/ We notice with much satisfaction
fact which will be gratifying to every
rational mind, and may, we think, DC
"A ana of tha most lmpor'
ment in tho West India seas, viz: the
harmony and good understanding which
it has been the means of fostering be-
tween American and British Naval OF.
ticers; the reverse of which, on other
. services, it has often been our unplea.
SAINT duty to record. We learn tina,
, they promptly reciprocate every friend.
chip aad ciVility, and act in concert on
all occasions where they have an oppor.
tuuity of CO operating for the destruc-
ton Of Pirates.
| His Brittanic Majesty's ship Tyne,
Capt. Roberts, sailed from Key West
on tho ed inst. on a cruize. While in
that port every polite and friendly at.
tention, was exchanged between Com.
Porter and Capt. Roberts, becoming
polished gentlemen, This information
must be very PLEASING to our country.
men. az it is one of tho fundame ntal
principles of our government to hold all
nations as" Enemies in Var, in Peace,
Friends )" and surely no middle course
can be cousonant with that msgnanim-
ity which we have been accustomed to
associate with the naval and military
characteristics of our officera
We are indebted to the very polite
and friendly attention of 1t. Com'dr
Skinner, Tor regular ME OF the Hs.
vana Noticioso Mercantil from 22d TO-
2s,h June inclusive, and prices current
to 9th June-their contents are not
interesting.
We stated few weeks since that
Com. Porter had made a short cruize.
in search Of good water. We learn by
the Wild Cat that he had sunk aeyeral
wells at different places, without sue
cess, but fioally obtained some tolera-
bly, good, at Cabbage Island.
Officers attached to the q. S. schooner
Wild Cat,
Charles w Skinner, Lieut.. Com.
Lieuts. F. G, Wolbert, John NJ. Sui
Ivan.
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