Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-06-01
From the Newport Mercury of Saturday.

From the Newport Mercury of Saturday.
FRENCH SHIP ALEXANDRA. The arrival
this ship at this port, from the East
bdirs, appears to have created not little
,ciemenl in our community AS far as
can ascertain the facts, it appears that
be ship belongs 10 Bordeaux, and sailed
Nom that port for Batavia, where she took
board valuable cargo, consisting of
bfee tin, sc. that on her return voyage,
be was overtaken by a violent storm, and
ba overheard the captain, second mate,
( bid six seamen that the present command
d, who represents himself as the son of the
wner having sailed from France as mate
nd supercargo of the ship, then assumed
be command, and put into the Isle Of
France 10 repair damages, whence he
feared for the United States. The papers
the ship, we learn, appear to be correct,
pad regular entry was made at the Custom
House
. Ia consequence ofthe master refusing to
Recognize the authority OF DR.. Gourard, the
French Vice Consul at this port, or 10
nswer his inlerrogatories, it led to suspic-
On that all was not right. and the Consul
aused the captain and crew to be arrested,
bod confined in Jail, where they are under
BOlng an examination. We do not learn
bat any new facts have yet been elected
4 We learn that an order was received here
aa evening, from Judge Ptman, of the
COlted States District Court, to take the
faplan and crew Of the Alexandra to
Providence, this morning, for examination.
ship now lies at Long wharf, in charge
Ihe revenue officers.
The French squadron, consisting Of a
ne ofbaltle ship and corvette, having on
poaTd as an officer the Prince de Joinville,
Cae Of the sons of Louis Philippe, King OF
PIE French arrived 10 Hampton Roads,
Prom Havana, on Monday last The Prince
landed at Norfolk the same day, and left
lAa' city on Tuesday, ON his way (by cir
t9I'ous route, however,) for this city. AT
Norfolk it was expected that the squadron
n Won't remain in our waters until the
rInce's return. National Intelligencer ]
The Prince de Joinville, attended by sew
Fra French officers, arrived at Washington
Ia Thursday afternoon, in the mail Steamer
Syaney, by the way of Richmond, Virginia,
Daring Robbery. A gross outrage was
EFrpe,lTaed few days since, upon lady al
brooklyn, l.. l. While walking alone a
D0u' o'clock, in the afternoon, she was ac'
IOS!ed by an lrishman, who asked her If she
Naa any money-and before she could reply
presented pistol to her breast, and threaten
81 10 shoot her if she did not supply him.
SOe'hen took seven dollars and a half from
d dsl rrellcule and gave him, when he imme
0alel y made off.
fGigJal Accident. One of the loaded
'"elght boats Of Parker, Douglas, & Co. in
|.Vlnlng up the river on Tuesday afternoon
Suen about six miles below this town, was
'em In about twenty feet of water, and one
~ ne two men on board. Mr. Giles Prior
SOwaed The body of Mr. Prior has no
'een lound, Springfield Republican
=, another SLacer Captured.-By an arriva
~ mis- port, we learn that British man-of
, %a' was spoken off the Berry Islands or
'"e Solh ult., which reported that two days
PREVIOUS she had captured an African Slav
n WIN live hundred slaves on board,-Neu
''sa"s Herald, May l6,