Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-11-16

O2DI DdiIke STATES iDdt tUS Psid'Co p"N
become more numerous than OF any iormer
period, and the cas- along the coast OF
Cuba were literally swarmmg with tn N.
They had recently captured of Port Es>
confido, the brig Swiitstfe, vi y York.
and Laura Anu. nj two schoOners, oil Of
uhich they burnt, md murdered he cre~s,
with The exceptions OF one man belonging
TO the Laura Ann, who made bis escape.
Herald
Extract ola letter from an officer on board
The y 5 schr Porpolse,' TO d friend Of
has ia Washington dated
Havana, Oct. Is, 1924.
We LEFT Norioik, Va. on the 10Th OF
June, bound to Inc coast of Africa
Three or tohr Jays out se spoke a brig :
days from II yans She said her rev
were sickly. ana that II We bad q good
physrcIan on board it was probable that
the lite Of a valuable person might be say
ed; on which lr captain sent George Ter
r,fi on board. Juiy so, made the land a.
head; at s A. M made the island OF 81.
J.agn, and at 2 p. NJ. came to in the h4r-
Dor OF Port Praya, in 8 tathoms water -
Remained there 8 days, during which
tine walered the ship and received on
board a quantity Of fresh provisions. On
.bs 28th got under way for Sierra Leone;
at Daylight, Aug z. spoke the British
ship bsDn; at sunset the weather beng
unsettled, cane TO for The night Next
morning at Daylight, got under weigh,
and at Z p. VI came to IN ST, Georges
Bay; remained a days, overhauIed our
rigging, aud took in our waller On the
9Th got under weigh, and shaped our
course for Cape Montserado. On the 18th
arrived of the Cape; saw a vessel getting
under weigh, made all sail, and gave
chase, fired several gems, came up 10, and
took possession of her, supporting her 10
be engaged in the slave trade; sent a
prize crew on board, and wore ship for
Montserado. next morning discharged said
schooner. August q, got under weigh to
sea
We suffered extremely from the rain as
well as The heat We had no sickness on
board while on the coast, but very soon al
ter leaving il, one OF the seamen and our
purser were taken very i'll; the sesman re.
covered, bui the purseT died. Soon after
NIdshipmau Cuts, son OF Mr.. Cuts, Sec
rotary to the Senate. Three other per-
sons we're extremely i'll, but recovered.
Sept. Is, arrived al ST. Plerre's, in
Martinique. Sept. 18th, arrived at St.
Thoma,'s, and Oct. 18Th arrived here
Nat. Int.
SCENE UPON The FRONTIER.
In the following extract OF a letter from
an officer ul the Usiled States, While as
cendiOg the Arkansas in December last,
90 his way TO a remote agency, addressed
TO a trend in the City OF Washington. Mr.
Cooper may find a subject tor another
chapter ~ his Pioneers, and our readers
will doubtless be amused with the Ike en-
OF a character who, without much effort of
the mag na,inn might be metamorphosed
into the Rob Roy of the Western Wlids (;
Not. Int
'DEc. 22d, 5 O'Clock P M.--SInce an
Ghoring ! nave taken a walk, aud called at
the house situated on the farm, beside
which our vessel lies, lhe owner OF which,
Ga Mr.. WaIker,) | found very intelligent
and interesting young man. He is old
enough however to be termed a bachelor,
a0d his node OF living entities him to that
designation. Imagine the costume of a
wiid-,nan or of a complete woodsmsn, and
you will have an idea of his. On my left,
as | entered the door, sat al old and re-
spectacle locking lady. sewing The seams
OF a SHIRT, cut oul OF the coarsest linen |
ever saw wrought INTO such a garment
On my right was quite a g D'eel and neat
ly dressed young lady knitting; and al the
upper emf OF The room directly before a
large log fire, careiessly reclining in an
old char, sat the person named He rose,
and with great ease and dignity, offered
me a seat. His dress was a buckskin
hunting shirt, hanging about bali way be.
I cen his hip and knee, with a standing
collar made Of the same material, but
dressed wi'h The hair on it; il was tied a.
round his middle with a leathern string
he had no wsistcoat; he had on buckskIn
shoes, aud Oh his head a Hessian cop -
This hunter-dress, however, could not
conceal the tact, which his manner and
expires i've couDteuance indicated. | soon
found be was not what be seemed 10 be.
He is tall and 81 nder, thin visaged, with
a brilliant black eye. and acqueline nose,
and black whiskers, extending from the
lower part Of bis ear, nearly under his
throat, and a luSuriant suit of Jet black
bar, three or tour inches long, all over
his head, from which, before | lett the
house, he carelessly drew bis cap. His
complexion is dars; bis skin somewhat
sun burnt, bul handsomely tinged. near
the cheek bone, with a roseate hue. He
is laciiurn, almost to responsiveness, only
speaking when asked question, and then
as ii he condemned social intercourse. He
has been seventeen years a resident of the