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Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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Captain Bird of the schooner Ontario reports that on Thursday last, while entering the Capes under Danish colors, his vessel was fired upon without warning by a patriot brig, possibly the Washington. The shot passed close under the bow; he continued up the bay and saw a pilot boat approach the brig and a prize in Hampton Roads.
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Baltimore, Sept. 26.
Captain Bird, of the schr Ontario, a regular packet between this city and N. York, states that on Thursday last, while coming into the Capes, and when about two miles to under Danish colors, this was done on by a patriot brig (supposed the Washing-) without being hailed or receiving any previous information from the brig. The shot passed close under the bow of the schooner. Capt. B. continued his course up the bay, after the latter filled away and came into lot boat go alongside the brig--and soon and before he got out of sight, he saw a pi- Hampton Roads.
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Capes, Hampton Roads
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Thursday Last
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the shot passed close under the bow of the schooner.
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Captain Bird of the schr Ontario, a regular packet between Baltimore and New York, states that on Thursday last, while coming into the Capes about two miles under Danish colors, the vessel was fired on by a patriot brig (supposed the Washing-) without being hailed or receiving any previous information from the brig. Capt. B. continued his course up the bay, after the latter filled away; a lot boat went alongside the brig, and before he got out of sight, he saw a pi- in Hampton Roads.