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force tb c tiec t Lod Jr° 11... 0 7 1, . % . 1 ,;:o" do or P1)4:. I , d l V eil s 11 , 5 ~t (11' • I ' Iv t,t f ) s o it oft ; i ,ll, i d iti, ;l l id lc;; iii (l ig tol „(1 bi ete' o 'er.' 0 0' C til l Iti t ' -• vir ,t b t ' r '4 ll '; „1 0 ', 311°' e ri tl' f ible !cr 1 to tal leq ( tie 1 . . . td.,1140,,4,111`',0'e Ma jor-Goleral received a musket t ' e. 'ata i t( t ; i i ttis. arm into his breast, which prov „libilth „ li nt on his way to the water=side for u m , uti atio o; `MI b ray ° atry e! , t , ou has lost in him a Lli I es- soldiers - .one of its best ,1 1 ,1, (, a f..:, _ '-u and those' who knew him, Ltr iist, Sired most honoured and beloved; It," a saved,'''' I may be' forgiven for consider lai,le' 1. -hat l ! duty - I owe to him to mention Iv ' I re we 1 st ' i t his wounds were binding up, . tt:' to ca r , te Pacing" him on the bearer, which s tilloileitorsal:lo,,,siianoli.etic.oyefli:vatehtnieseifindetllll,ei mrliieerafrs,rsitltirae:licemoef the iii _not a pang ; but li bi ttitl i , ile , anxiety for a wife and family dearer p r teNi n 1-1 lI'S life, whom, in the event of the fa titectietiati°ll be foresaw, he recommended to the -nt, 1 a 'l notice of his Majesty's' Govern -1 , I t tit C olo tiel t Berlcountry. OY no w r 'tdc on: whom the command of the ►: 1 ) P of devoed, having come up, and the 1,1.'1,4, th e troops having closed, with the ad i.:t'elfluilie wh( de proceeded forward about two ad lore er, where we observed the enemy in ‘) l t t, l ' l el a t lv . l l l IP befor e us (apparently about six '' , y 1 , n 0 ti ti o e El usund strong) ; on pe'iceiviug our )1, lir e 'l nffinto a large and extensive wood ,-tili right r , . his lo„ "loin lvluch he commenced a can ilk ~ us f r I drew up (l et q o . om his held pieces, ant etp i nnd a thick paling, where he appeared. tii it ,, 4 lecl ' '4O Cl) make 'his stand. Our ' field guns . i '° , ,tr as ' o lt i is l 'ith an evident advantage, and so t l iNti 'l4=l Brook' had made the necessary !)p t e e : l ,iri tl t r i l le ',.tlie. attack was O . rdered, and cxe 7 I l ed 1. le'oest style possible. The. enciny IN us ‘ - 1 4d ' Niai e i 41sketry on us 17om his whole line,. th e ' 4 ePt I, av e approached within reach of it, - t' l loo l 'r hi e fire till we reached and entered 41 il, wb tr eat 'asci i en he gave way in every direction, i sl. as ed by us a considerable distance xi i i. Nsli cit lA ti , „, close tQ r, abandoning his post of the . Mect li 1(:7 0 4 11 , 1 ',situated in this wood, and leavings q ', li on, e ' a nd;two of his field guns iii our pos y.llNu zilv,,i . Itq' v ers o - f .' of this description against superior r: (1 Witt 43 enemy so posted, could not be e_f ‘liirr, c 'oat l oss. I h ave t h e honour to enclose ti ( 4141 1) ° 1 : "lat has been suffered by those of the Iq '' 1-411111 ctit actin; with the army on this l'lni 4 ; a, l • ! , 4 rit a , "( It is, Sir, with the , i tl .ur e r s i lil en .4 report to' you,. that the brigade t 01" th small arms. Cap err 0t0,,' , rof, commanded by ,y, 44 1 , .- "'n asqsted- by Captains Sullivan, 1 4o l tith •,`, tla msev,.(thc three senior command iit'l•lli, 41 1 ! fleet), who commanded divisions tto l n lv lii l l' ue llavesl with a gallantry and steac.t -11:)11) a ( n l i ` %. ° 11 1(1 have done honour to the oldest lf l Y. r . l;, ( ` which attracted the admiration of the li e ? Q 1 seamen ler Mr 'Jackson, Master's „. 4 , 1 r) 'II um . • t ell' co lh e I uonant, attached to the rocket bri tlte of " 41 a nded b the First Lieutenant Law- II! th e A l • y • 1 with equal II 41 1 ,1 -1 arines, behaved also I l l i t t qli Ps ,l a verv. The Marines landed from It 4 4 Ni o ti n ' l ler the command of Captain Robyns, bei t i o -fl icer of that corps, belonging to - the ll' Ili ed with their usual gallantry. m o ti ,, li h aC t t c' i ' Si t , in making to you my report . of ‘il . 4o ° " l „' I know it is right 1 should confine Vitik"tiettti,oning only the' conduct of those. ti. 47,4 f„, ° the naval department, yet I may be it(tstiithe-•••hiN.ekuturting further with sttecitiolyvoiue viewed , ,ti f i!lq ue. su aqiniration -w ta t i.R 4 lla l i: . o f the whole army, and the ability til t NI b r (.3 , with which it was managed and • T t i llc ce - s s t : s . b rave Colonel, which insured to it 111,,traio is 'net with. Illaltit.g.tti be ret fast approaching, and the troops ; 4 ; l. l l ;'''lt ' ii; r e : , Colonel Brook determined on re - 't ih e ih o ,. t ,.`" night on the herd of battle, and 11 . ' • 14 ,• of the 13th leaving• 'a small guard 1 ,, .. „„ . , n ti ON , l'ig house to collect and protect the '40,, q, • IVe again. moved forward towards Bal- . §ti,llltil 'l,l.l)Proaching which, it was found to be lit,,kililY extremely strong" works op every trtllili, limediately in front:Of us by an - exteo 'iryttlii4:4l, w.liieh -was an entrenched camp, and ttoNl et ,', lt tlie s of artiller • • • d the information . y , an f it mi lje lie; (e t ( l l, alined to -what we observed,.gave us 11 , 1 i ; 1 4 tt le re were at least within their works 714, - ; 111 0 1„ 4 20 ,000 Hien, Colonel Brook lost i li tlii - 1 : 1 li e '' recormaitrin,.• these defences, after '' 111,41 e, big arrangement- for storming, ''ilea 4 the el night, b with his gallant ttv , 1ty 1 ,, , , Istim g I N 4 11 4 ' 1 !'•te entrenched camp in our front, t '4 ,. 4 eq : ri n h (lil ig all the difficulties which it pre- . 1,, t1' o kti e e subsequent communications which , Zi l :hl i qq: l „,_ w ith von, however, 'induced him to +1 44 •411 R ti.sain the idea, and therefore yesterday he,,% ill i t 4411 v retired leisurely to the Meeting NOte s ' er e it halted. for some hours to make i t NI essay ..... i''t tile ' langements respecting the wound -lil4th'lluptPrisoners taken on the 12th, which be ftifi ev,: e . (l ) it made a further short movement ttl.e'lrlivail'lg t owatdS the place where it bad iN„ e thli, t 4 a nd where it arrived this morning 1,1),,.qiti 04 ;ation, without suffering the slightest '"I " l it v 11. ° 11 1 the Cllwho, in cpite of his , 4 t .7 o emy, .. A 11% clot n umber, did - not even venture to f r % •ilt ~t i q(11;1:' Were in• person with the.advanced ‘ l itl itti 4 ll 4 ri te and ' bomb -vessels, and as, from ~:iti, th e i r n'l.; took, I did not see them after b yt e 4 44 b . ~ ~ would ‘ 4t. t each it be superfluous for me , "Iv, il l, ;,cirt to you respecting them, I ' f t 411 4 ' ' ere tr)re only to assure you of my en -14,1.4, a etio o . : ;1 t u, i oft, , . anti approbation of 'the conduc . t y o t)p er . 11 and man tanploYed under me, din - t., l k: Il lotv i 4 ) 14)11 s above detailed, and to eXpress I .tl W a i ) t:ii, ticu larly I 'consider myself indebt :ttY, 41 til k! ij. - Edward . Crofton (acting mealCap pl4ll(l °Yal Oak), for the gallantry, .abi ttlthet ti, which he led on the brigade of iii ' til c'tl ier ucti() o of the 12th, and executed with• which he has been in-: I,,l'ai,l;t4till ? kik t: '`l lit e S_Cry.ices - 1 ot u ti r ie l4 nding ; to Capt.. White (Act litvet'''t-c,, Albion), who attended me as tl, l ty Yl os s 1,111,1! the whole time, and rendered i k 'll e i i di l d it '' assistance ; to Captains Sulli vat), t ii til - g'rl' d e ‘ 'ilis aY, who commanded'division& It', se t i)iot, seatnen ; to Lieut. James Scott Ct l j 4 14 .' 11.110111 I have had such frequent It 'll " ti l e. rotsl4 to ik % , Of „e batt,You un former occasions, and I L l qll, lll titl beli le of the.l2th commanded a divi -11 I lly, ,Y also'' 'old helizied most gallantly, oc -0 VP!. C : , "ing as an extra Aid-de Camp 1 14 4 Ill), Ptaiii 11 b .-who commauded t t 11 4 S of 0 , 0 yus„, 4 0 cll 1 lino ue I' leet and who Was severe qui • ' 'tlio to g the Ye engagement, I- also beg• ell'. favourable 'notice and cone 'sideration, as well as tickitenent Get . rge C. trni ,ston, of the Albion, whom I placed in cohnuand of the smaller boats, to endeavour to keeii up a communication bettvnen the army and navy,. which be effected by great pers,evvyauce, and t h ere b y ren d ere d i f s m u st essential service ! I n short, Sir, every individual seemed animated with equal anxiety to distinguish himself 'by good con duct on this occasion, and I, trust therefore the whole will be deemed worthy of your approbation. Captain Nourse, of the Severn, was good-enough to receive my flag for this service ; he rendered rue great assi . otance in getting the ships to the dif ferent stations within the river,, and when the storming of the fortified bill was contemplated, he hakened to my assistance with 'a reinforcement of seamen and marines- ; and I should consider myself wanting in candour and justice did I not partiularly point out, ...Sir, to y ou , the hi g h opi nion I entertain of the enterprise and ability of this valuable Officer, not only for his conduct on this occasion, but on the very many others on which I have employed him since with me .in the Chesapeake. I have the honour to he, &c. &c. GEORGE COCKBURN, K.8.-Admiral. Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir A. C oc h rane , 1.1 ' Commander in Chief, On hoard H.M.S. Tonnant v Sept. 15, 1814. DEAR Bllt—l beg leave to .be allowed to state to you, 'how much I feel indebted to Captain Crofton, commaijding the brigade of sailors from his Majesty's ships under' your command, as also to Captains Sullivap, Money, - and Ramsey, for their very great exertions in performing-every for mation made by ;his Majesty's troops, having Oen myself those Officers expose themselves to the hottest of the enemy's fire, to keep their men in line of march with the disciplined troops. The obedient and steady conduct of the sailors, be lieve me, Sir, excited the admiration of every in dividual of the army, as well as my greatest gra titude.. Believe me , to be, dear Sir, . . (Sicned) • , Awriluß BROOKE,, Winn.] Commanding. ,Vioe-Admiral the Hon. Sir A. Cochrane, - K. B. • Cominander in Chief, &c. 'A Return of Killed and Wounded belonging- to the Navy, disenibarked with the Army under Major-General Ross, September 12, ISI4. Tonnant-1 petty officer, •5 seamen, 3 mari nes, wounded. Albion-3 seamen killed; I petty officer', 8 seamen, 6 ma rines, wounded. Ramillies-2 marines killed ; 4 petty officers, 6 seamen, 4 marines, wounded. niaderu—.l officer, .2 seamen, wounded. Melpomene-1 petty officer killed. Trace—l seaman wounded. kladagascar,-1 marine killed, 1 marine Wounded. Royal Oak-1 marine wounded. . • , Total killed-1 petty officer, 3 seamen, 3 marines. Total wounded-1 officer, 6 petty officers, .2:2 seamen, 15 marines. Naire of Petty Officer Melpomene—Mr: (or Arthur Ednionson, clerk. Names qf glficers ?coward. Tonnant—Capt. Robyns, Royal Marines, severely. • Diadem—Lieut. S. Marshall, Severely. Names of Petty qtfietrs wounded. • Tonnant—.Mr. Charles Ogl., midshipman ; severely. Albion— , John quarter-master., severely. • Ramillies—Robert Walton (or Walton), boat,Swain's matc,•se verely; Henry Bakewell, yeoman of the ,powder-rawa, • badly; John Prichett, ship's, corporal, slightly. • (Signed) G. COCKBURN, Rear-Admiral. Tennant, in the Chest:per*, Sept. 22, 1814. • Six—l transmit to you herewith, returns of the names and qualities of officers, seamen, and killed, wounded, or missing, in the deMon stration on Baltimore, between the 12th and 11th. inst. I have . the honour to he, &c. ALEX. COCHRANE, Vice-Admiral and • . , John Wilson Croker, Esq. Coniniander-in-Chief. Return of Killed, Wounded; and Missing of the Naval Bri gade, commanded by Capt. Edward Crofton, of his Ma jesty's ship Royal Oak,"ariii serving with the Army on Shore, 'under Major-General Ross, on the lath Sept. 1814. Tonnant. Killed—Geoi•ge Cochrane, supernumerary ; belonging to the Endvinion. Irounded—Chades Ogle, midshipman, severely; Matthew Hampsted, ordinary seama3; severely; Daniel Ross, ordinary seaman, severely; William Johnson; ordinary seaman, slight le; James Maguire, ordinary seaman, severely ; John 1t il -5110, ordinary seaman, slightly; 'John Redinond.s, _ordinary „seaman, slightly. _ _ - Rnyal Oak, killed--4ames . Bishop, able seaman 41bion. Killed.—Charles Callaway, oreinary 'seaman ; John Nor mail, ordinary seaman ; William Cordroy, landman. frootuded.—Jo linllch, , Quarter-master, severely; Pa trick Smith, ordinary seaman, severely; James Howe, guar, ter-gunner • severely; David Connell, ordinary seaman, se verely; William Powell, landinan,severely; Nicholas Serieth, ordinary seamani•sever,ly ; William Biirgen, able seaman, severely ; Simon Shipherd, Landman, slightly; James Finney landman, slightly. _ Ramillirs, irounded.—Robert Wotton, yeoman of the sheets, sel'ere ly ; Isaac Simeox, ordinary seaman, severely; Thomas Hays, able seaman, badly; Henry Bake well, yeoman of powder room, badly ; Edward Merryman, badman, slightly; Thos. Hewson, ordinary seaman, badly ; Anthony *ethic, land man badly; John WAllister, captain foretop, badly; John Hannah, trumpeter, slightly; John Pricket. ship's corporal, slightly; James Borthwick, ordinary seaman, slightly; Henry Dent, ordinary seaman, slightly. Diadem. lf - pwirled.—Samuel Marshal, Lieutenant i sererely ; James Conner., ordinary seaman, badly; John Moore, able sezanan, slightly. Missivg.—William Graham, able seaman.. 111elpomene. Billed.—Arthur Edmondson, clerk. Tta.'"e. frounderL- , -John Mire, able seaman, slightly. Total Killed, Wounded, and Missing, of the Naval Brigade serving on shore—t killed ;34 wounded ; 1 missing. A Return of Killed and Wounded of the Marine Brigade, commanded by Captain Robins, .Royal. Marines, of his Ma- jesty's Ship Tonnant, and serving with the Army under •Major-General Ross, 12th September; ISI4. Tonnant. Trounded.-4ohn Itobyrrs, Captain, severely; James Darby , shire, Private, severely ; Thomas Cooper, private, severely. , • Royal Oak. • Trounded.—Daniel Thomas, private, badly. Wounfled.—Robert Parsons, private, severely;. Andrew Dunn, private, severely; Thomas IVoodward, priVate, ser verely ; Jolin Compton, private, slightly ; ,John Pratt, pri vate, slightly; George Fraser, private, slightly. Ramillicv, Thomas Daw,. private, died from fatigue. Trounded.--,3ohn Brice, private, badly; ,M6lloWs, private, severely; John Vaughan, corptital, severely; Bryan Bughes, corporal, severely; John Linigar, corporal, slightly. • • Total-1 killed;, 16 wounded. His Majesty's ship Tonnant, Chesapeake, Sept. 12 SIR,—In my dispatch of the 2d inst. recounting the success of our expedition against Washington, I•acquainted yob, for the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, - that the winds had• beeh unfavourable for the return of the 1-hips which were detached . np the Potomac;'•under tain J. A. Gordon of the SeahOre, to co-operate against the 0.1)4,0 ; but Olat I had hearti of th . cit havin g uocompiished the destruction of Fort Washington. 1 have now the honour not only to confirm this report, but to - transmit, for their Lordships' information ; a copy of Capt. Gordon:s detail of his proceedings, in which his further suc cess has exceeded my most sanguine expectations ; ' having forced the populous city of Alexandria to ,eapitulate, and having brought down the river in kriumpli, through a series of obstacles and deter mined opposition, a fleet of 21 enemy's vessels.— The difficulties which presented themselves :to these ships in ascending the' liver, impeded by shoals and contrary winds, 'and the increased ob stacles which the enemy had prepared against' their return, with a confident hope of obstructing their descent, were only to be overcome by the. most indefatigable exertions. , • trust, therefore, that the resointion and gal lantry displayed byevery one employed upon this service, which deserve my warmest aPplause, be further honoured by the 'approbation of their LordshipS. • • - I have the honour to be, &c. ALEX. ,COCHRANE, '~ Vice-Achniral, Cununauder-in , Chief. John Wilson Croker, Esq, Sqohoese, Chesapeake, Sept. 9, 1814. Sitt—ln obedience to your orders - , 1 proceeded into the River Potomac, with the ships named in the margin; viz. (Seahorse, Euryalus, Devasta tion, A?tna, Meteor, Erebus, Anna Maria dis patch boat,) on the I,7th of last month, but from being without pilots to assist us throngh that dif ficult part of the river called the Kettle-Bottoms,' and from contrary winds, we were unable to reach Fort Washington, until the evening of the 27th. Nor was this effected but by'the severest labour. I believe each of the ships was not less than twenty different times aground, and each time we were obliged to haul off by main strength; and we were employed warping for five 'whole suc cessive days, with the ekception of a few hours, a distance of more than 50 miles. The bomb-ships were' placed oii the evening of the 27th, and immediately began the' bombard ment of the Fort, it being my intention to attack it with .the frigates, at day-light the following morning. On the bursting of the first shell the garrison were observed to retreat ; .but supposing some concealed design, I 'directed the fire to be continued. At eight o'clock, however, my doubts were removed by the explosion of the powder magazine,' which destroved the inner buildings, and at day-light on the 28th we took possession. .Besides the principal fort, which contained two 52-pounders,.2 32-pounders, and 8 24-pounders, 'there was'a battery on the beach of 5 18-poun-, rlerS, ti Maaell° tower with 2 12-pounders ; an d loop-holt:a for ninsouetry, and a battery in the rear bf two' 12 and six 6-pound field-Pieces: The whOle of these guns were already spiked by the, ' enemy, and their complete destruction, with their carriages also, was effected by the seamen and marines sent on that service, in le.s than two hours, The populous city of Alexandria thus lost its only defence; and, having hayed the chatinel, I deemed it better to postpone giving any answer to a proposal made to inc icir its capitulation until the following morning, when Lwas enabled to Place ,the shipping in such a position as Would enkura assent to the' terms I , bad decided to en-• force. To this measure I attribute their ready acqui escence, as it removed that doubt of my determi nation.to proceed, which had been raised in the minds of the inhabitants by our army having re tired from Washington : (hi % p art of our pro ceedings will be further explained by the accom panyiog documents. The _Hon. Lieut. Gordon, of this ship, was sent on the evening of the 28th ,to prevent the escape of , any of the vessels comprised in the capitula tion, and the whole ,cat those which- were sea worthy, amounting to 71 in number, were fitted and loaded by the 31st. Captain Baker, of the Fairy, bringing your or ders of the 27th, having- fought 11i5 way up the river past a battery of five grins and a large mili tary force, confirmed the rumours which had al ready reached me, of strong measures having been taken to oppose our return ; and I therefore quitted Alexandria without waiting 'to destroy those remaining stores which we had not the means of,bringing away. Contrary winds again occasioned us the labo . tious task of warping the ships down the river, in which a day's delay took place, owing to the .Devastation grounding. The enemy took ,adVan tage of this circumstance to attempt her destrue-' tion by. three fire vessels, attended by five row boats; but their object was defeated by the promptitude and gallantry of Captain Alexander, who pushed, off with. his own boats„ and being followed by those of the other ships, chased the boats of the enernynp to the town of Alexandria. The cool and steady conduct of Mr. John Moore, Midshipman of Seahorse, in towing the , nearest fire vessel•on shore, whilst the others were removed front the power of doing mischief by the smaller boats of the Devastation, entitles hun'to my highest commendation. . The Meteor and Fairy, assisted by the Anna Maria . dispatch-boat, a prize gun-boat, and.a boat belonging to the Euryaltis, with a howitzer, bad greatly impeded the progress of the enemy in their works, notwithstanding which, they were enabled -to increase their battery to eleven guns, with a ftirnace . for heating shot. On the 3d, the wind coming to the N. W. the Etna and the Erebus succeeded in getting down to their assistance, and • the whole of us with the prizes, were assembled , there on the 4th, except the devastation, which, in spite of our utmost exertion in warping her, still remained five miles up the river. This was the moment when the enemy made ,his greatest, exertions to effect our destruction. The Erebus being judiciously placed by Captain BarthifforneW in an admirable position for harrass- . Ing the work men emp l oye d i n t h e trenc h es , was destroy the boats, the attacked by th ree fi e ld p i eces, w hi c h did h er con siderable daM ag e b e f ore t h ey were b e at en o ff .— And; another attempt being madet p o t Devastation with fire-vessels, I se under Captain Baker; to her assistance; nothing could exceed the-alacrity iyith which Captain Ba ker' went on this service, to which I attribute the immediate 'retreat of the boats and fire-Vessels. His loss, however, was considerable, owing to hav'inif sought range tinder sonic giliv; r 1 narrow- creek thickly Wboded, from which it wits impossible for him to di',3lodg'e them: On the iith, at noon ; the Wind coming fair, and all my arrangement's being made, the Seahorse and Euryalus am-bored within 'short nut:sr:et shot of the batterie p , while the whole of the prize..: passed betwixt us drid the shoal ; the bombs ; Fairy and the Erebus, firing as they - passed, anti afterwards anchoring in, a favourable position 1 . 01% faciLtating, by, means of their force, the further removal of the frigates. At three e. P.S. having completely silenced the enenty's fire, the Seahorse and Euryalus cut..4ir•eables, and the whole of proceeded •tO,lttre next ` position taken !up by the troops, where they had two batteries, mount • ing from 14 to 18 guns, on range of c liff s of about mile extent, under which we were of tic-- cess , ity obliged to :pass very close. _ I. did, not tend to!ul'ake the attack that evening, but the .Erebus grounding within ,range, We Were meci._s ' satily called 'into action. On 'this occasion the fire of the Fairy bad 'the most decisive eifeet, as well as that .of the Erebus, wizik -the boint - ,i ! I threw their shells with excellea precision, astil the guns of the' batteries th e r e by' completely si lenced s by about' eight o'clock. • At day-light on the 6th I made signal to weigh, ' and so satisfied were the whole of the parties op posed to us of their opposition being. ineffectual, that they allowed us. to pass ivithOut further tno-s lestation. I cannot close this detail of operations, comprising a period of 23 clays; without begging leave to call your attention to the singular exer tion of those whom I had the honour to com mand, by which our success was effected. Our hammocks wer e d own on ly two nights during the whole time ; the. many laborions - duties•whieh cvc had to perform were executed with a cheerfulne'ss which 1 shalt ever remember with pride, 'and which will ensure, I hope, to'the. whole of the' detachnients your favourable estimation of their extraordinary zeal and • To Captain Napier-1 owe more obligations than I have words to express. The Eury;:ins lost her bowsprit, the head of her foremast, and the beads of all ker topmasts, - in 'a toruado, which she en countered on the 25th, just as her sails were elus:d up, whilst we Were passing the flats of INl'drylatid Points ; and yet, after twelve hour's work on her refittal, she was again under Weigh, and advtlic- . ing up the river. Capt. Napier spea4s_bighly of the conduct of Lieut.. ThomNts :-ierbert on this, as well as, on every other, of the many, trying occa- , sions,. which have called iris abilities into acti on . Ilis exertions were also particularly Conspicuous in the prizes, many of which, alread y Slimuk by the en emy, were weighed, ma s t e d, hoYe (limn, caulk ed, rigged, and loaded by our - little:squadron, dur ing the three days whica wvc remained at 41e andria. It is difficult to distinguish amongat the Of freers who had a greater share of duty than often falls to , the lot of any, and wfiiel(eacii perform lyith the greatest credit.. to his professional charac ter I cannot omit to rccommenci ,to your notice the meritorious coud4t of Captains Alexamfer, Bartholomew, Baker, and Keuah, the latter of whom led us through many of the difficulties the. navigation 5 and particularly to Captain HO berts, of the Meteor, who, besides, undergOing the fatigues of tlie - day, eniplOyed the u;ght s io coining- the distance of ten miles to communicate and sousult With me u-pon our further opeiations, preparatory to our raising the hattelies: So universally good was the conduct of Al tbe Officers, seamen, and marines of the detaChincnt, that I cannot particularize . with justice to tha rest. But 1 owe it to the long tried experien:e I have had of Mr..l-lenry Fitst Lieutenant, of the Sealforse, to point out to you, that such was his eagerness to take the part to irhich his abilities would have directed him On this occa sion, that he even came out of 1i.3 sick bed, to command at his -quarters, whilst the ship was passing the Watteries, (the two first guns point- • ed by Lieutenant King, disabled each a guit of the enemy) ; nor can I ever, forget materially the 'service is indebted 16, Me. Ptiex-- ander Lonthain, the Master, fp.- both - and buoying the channel of a navigation Which no ship of similar draught of water had eves' be fore passed with their guns and stores on . board, and which, according to .the report of a seaman now in this ship, %vas not accomplished by the President Ainerican frigate, even after taking her gulls - under a period of .42 days. , Enclosed is alist of, killed and .woUnded, and also of vessels captured. 1 have The honour to be, ttc. • JAMES A. GORDON, Captain: To Sir Alexander Cochrane, Commander-in-Chief, Resolved, that 'Charles Simms, Edward J. , ,Lee, and Jon:1- than Swift x be a COMmittce, in case the British vesse:s . pn, the fort, or approach the town by laud, and no sottioent force on our part to oppose • them with any reasonante pro,- .pect of success, to carry a flag to the Officer commanding the -enemy's force abut, to attack the town, and procure.th , ,!icst terms for the safety of the houses and property of the town intheirpower, _ The alrove Resotution passed the Caancil tinaninpasiy, tht, (24th Anust, !sl4. TIIOS. Presi‘lent V M. I-I 1; Arrolt, ci e !: . IN THE COMMON COUNCIL• OF ALEXANDRIA. The following Order Was unanimously concurred in by the Common Council of Alexandria ; 281, August, 1814 : The forts erected for the defence of the district: having been blown up by our teen, and ed withont resistance, and the town of Alcxao - chi t ; baying been left without troops or any Men it-s of defence against the hostile force now within sight, the Common Council of , Alevinchia ha\ e with reluctance been compelletli from a regni'd to the safety of the inhabitants, to authorise an ar rangement with the enemy, by which it has hecn stipulated, that during their continuance before the town, they shall not be molested,—no sup6rior force la ving on this emergency appeared to dlf fend or direct, the Common Council has consi c dered itself authorised, from extreme nece:ii42, to make the above . stipulations ; they considerdr binding on themselves and the nation, arid require a faithful observance of it from all the iuhabiLants Of the town. - Resolved, That copies of the above Resolutions be transmittd to Brigadier-General Winder, of the 10th ,military district, and to Generah,:i c i ng and Hungerford, with the request of the Com mon Council, thavyroper measures may 137;. u , vd to secure a strict observance of the public 14itt,,