The National Register.
London, England, 1814-10-23 00:00:00

TIM NATIONAL REGISTER.

OCT. tn.

wo poohoeri., and eight twtnity-f. ur pounders, there was a hatter
On the bewli of five eighteen pounders, a martello tower with two
Iv. pounders and loop holes for musquetry, and a battery in ti.e
fear of two twelve and six six pound field pieces. The whole of
these guns were already spiked by the enemy, and their complete
dcsti action, with their carriages also, was effected by the seamen and
marines sent on that seroiice in less than two hours*. The populous
city of Alexandria this lost As only defrnce: and having buoyed
the channel, I deemed it better to postpone giving any answer to a
proposal made to me for its capitulation until the following morning,
wlon I was enabled to place the shipping in such a position as would
ensure assent to the terms I had decided to chforce. To this 'bee.
sure I att. ibute their ready acquiescence, as it removed that doubt
ot my. determination to proceed, %Web had been raised in the muds
of the inhabitants by our army having retired from AVashiogton ; this
part of our proceedings will be further explained by the accompa-
nying documents.
'l'}i Honourable Lieutenant Gordon of this ship was sent on the
evening ot the.2Bth to prevent the escape of any of the vessels corn.
prised in the capitulation, and the whole of those which were sea-
oi thy, amounting to 71 iii number, were fitted and loaded by the
31-t.--C,pl. Raker, of the Fairy, bringing your orders of the tt7th,
having iimght his way up the river past a battery of five guns and a
large military force, confirmed the rumours which had -already
reilched me, of strong measures having been taken to oppose our re-
tar ; a;;d I therefore quitted Alexandria without waiting to de-
/troy those remaining stores which we had not the means of bringing
away.

Contrary winds again occasioned us the laborious task of warp.
ing the ships down the ricer, in which a day's delay took place,
owing to the Devastation's grounding. The enemy took advantage
of this circumstance to at tcmpt her destruction oy three fire ves-
sels, attended by live row-boats; but their object was defeated by
the 'promptitude and gallatitry of Captain Alaxatider, who pushed
off with his own boats, and being followed by those of the other
ship ultase! the boats of the enemy up to the 'ewe' of Alertimidria,
The cool anti steady conduct of Mr. John Moore, Midshipman of
the Sean. Esc, in tow ing thp gearest tire vessel on short., whilst the
others were removed fron the power of doing mischief by the smal-
ler boats of the llevastatiou, entitles him to my highest commin-
dat,on.

The Meteor and the Fury. assisted be the Anna Maria dispatch
boat, a prize gun boat, and a boat frelonging to the Einyalus,
with a howitzer. bad tjeatly impeded the progress of the edetuy
in their works, natwithstanditit: which, they were enabled to in.
crease their battery of eleven eon., with a furnace for heating shot.
On the 3d, the wind coming to the N. W.- the Elms and the Erebus
auccerded in getting 'town to their aasistance, ati,l the wlio;e of ma,
with the prizes, were assembled there on the 4th, except the De.
vastation, winch in spite of our utmost exci lion in warping her,
atill remained fire miles higher tip the river. 'lbis was the ovinzent
Whseis the enctnY Made his create:4 efforts to efts et our destruction.
The C..reints being judiciously placed by .Capt. Bartholomew in
an idmirableposilion for harrassieg the workmen timployed in the
trenches, was attarkcil by three field pieces, which did her con,
aiderable dancige before Thay were beaten off. And, an other at-.
tempt briug udicie to destrdy the I)eyastation with fite iepsels,
IS rut boats, tinder Capt. Baker, to het assistance : nothing could
exceed the alacrity with Captain Baker went on this service,
to which [ attribute t;ey immediate retreat of the buata MA tire
vessels. His loss, li/xeye', xvas considerable, owing to their hay-
ing songlit retiogc ueuler some gaits in a narrow creek, thickly
wooded,•front which it was impo-siule for him to dislodge Built.
On the sth, at moil, Cie aitio coming lair, and all nr at, augments
beiog made, the Seatiouie and Enry,a!us anchored within short okii•liet-
shot of the hatte,ies, 'lre whole of the prizes passed hetuixt its
aii.i the shoal ithe boa.b., the Ferry end Ei elm-, firing as t passed,
and alterwartis :meowing in a Ili p si ion for facilitating he
their force, Ilia further removal of ti e frigate.. At three.
I' M. having cctupletelii sitercrd the enemy's ire, the Se:dimly and
kurvslus cut :heir i•Jhlts. and the %triode of us proceeded to It e urttt
position taken up by the le .nos, yvliere they Lad twobintertes, niourt-
ing irons 14 to 18 gows, on a rue of etas of bout a ni;le t. strut, ue•
der %bleu we 'were of nece•sity in pass very dust • I tiid tun
'menu to make the :ith.ck that evening. but the Ert WI% Lroul;ding within
range, we *ere nixes, ;rily called int•• action. On this -occasion the
Ere of the Fairy haft the m st circkive effect, as well us 1h:1 of the
Elebus, %voile the bombs ti new c heir shell, aith.eseellent precision, and
the guns of the ti.e.cries thereby completely silenced by about eight
.
o'clock.

At day-light on the 6,h Imarle signal to weigh, ui so sati,fied
Watt the wlto!e of the parties oppong ►o et of their oppositiou being

ineffectual, that the y•allosed us 'pass without )iiidetation.
I cannot close this detail of operations, comprising a period of twenty.
three dui s, without begging leave to call aour attention to the singular
exertion of those, whom I had the honor to command, by which our
success was effected. Our hammocks were down only tiro nights
during the whole time: the many laborious duties which wo had to
pert*.rni, were executed with a cheerfulness which I skull ever re.
member with pride, and which will ensure,
,I hope, to the whole of the
delectinienta, your favuurahle estitustion ot their extraordinary seal
and abilities.

To evtain Napier I ewe more obligations than I have words to ex.
press. The Euryalus lost her buosprit, the bead of her foremasts
nod the hea,ls of all her top-masts, in a tornado which she encountered
on the ?sth, just as her sails were clued up, whilst we were filming
the Flies of. ary land Point ; and yet, after twelve hours wo; k tun het
relittal, she was again under weigh, and adsancing up the river.
Commit Napier speaks highly of the conduct sit Lieutenant Thetas*
Herbert, on this as well as on every other of the many trying °cc..
*ions which have called his abilities into action. His exertions were
also paroculary conspicuous in the prises, many of which, already
sunk by the enemy, were weighed, masted, hove down, caulked,
rigged, and baited, by our little squadron, during the three days
which we remained at Alexandria.
It is difficult to distingnish amongst officers who bad a grealet
share of duty titan often falls to the lot of any, and which each
prrtiirmed with the greatest credit to his profeksi.. nal character. I
cannot omit to recommend to yeur notice the meritorious condnet
of Captains Alexander, Bartholomew, Baer, ami Keindt, the lat ter
of whom led us through many of the diftrulties of the navigation ;
and particularly to Captain Roberts, of the Meteor. who besides
undergoing the fatigues of the day, employed the night iu coming
the distance of ten miles to communicate and consult with toe upon
our tnrther operations, preparatory to our woolen.; the potteries. So
universally good was the conduct of all the officers, seamen, and
marines of the detachment, that I Cannot parties' larize with jirstice
to the rest. lout I owe it to the long tried experience I bake had of
Mr. Henry King. First Lieutenant of 'the Seaborke„ to point cut to,
you that %itch eagerness to take the part to which his Winkles wink*
have directed him on this vet:mien, that he even tame out of his
sick bed to command at his OM-tem whilst the ship nit: passing the
batteries ; nor eau I ever tiirget how materially the service is
itolchtedlo Mr. Alexander LOUthiliti: the Master for both finding
Lod buoy rug the dlia.,tiel of a navigation, which no ship of simihte
draft of water had ever passed with their gnus font stores en board,
and which, according to tine report of a seamen now on board this
ship. was not accomplished by the Preiiident • Amerieso frigate,
cicu after taking her gusts out, under a period ot-torty- two days
&otiose** is ales' of killed and wounded, and also of the vessels
eadfrued. 1 have the honour to be, &c.

J-% DIES A., GORDON, Cept.

To Sir Al hinder Coclirane,-Commnuder
- in Chief, c. etc.

Mete follows a resolution entered into by the Inlinhitants to form a
Committee, to neat with the Bri.ish in case tut necessity ; as also
Resolution of the Common Council of Alt.santiria, agreeing in the
necessity ; anti also the Articles of Capitulation -.The loss on board
the stiontiron amounted to 7 killed anti :35 wOuntied ; owing the killed
is Second Lieutenant 6. lonics Dickinstm,ot the 11..iry ; end ansoug the
woutteed, Captain Napier, ut toe Ler% situ, slightl).]

Ririe also follows a iist of twenty-two vet.st.is captured at the city of
Alexandria sad Fart Washington. o►► the morning of the '4911i of Aug.)

.TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

• BANK!.:UPTS.
Abel Walford Benoit', Charles Cope Ell.le We!by, and George
11•11 airs, of I ejoester, barkers, to SW render Nov. t,13, and 29, at
eleven, at the %Mite liar, Itlll, Leteestcr. Anomie., Mr. Cooke,
Leicemer ; owl Mr. Jame., E4ri street, BlaeLfrvzol.,
Charles C.pe Earle kVetuv, o,t Leicester. h:;Ekrt's IN(Iv• '4B, and
29, at eit vett. at the White flout Le;tester. Anomie., Alt-,sro.
Edmonds and Jr ye‘l Clituscer, Law, L.oidon ; ano Mr. I)alby,
Leice,tet. -
S wat..l Bradilock, of r` Rroeer, Nov 7, S. and '29 at eleven,
at the Svrao fun, S airtird Ato.ritie4, 11.1essr.. Pike :too I\l it•ous,
I u coIn'..I1111.14o11eto1; ; and ;11essil. en,l K eoe,
Ji)sit!‘ C se.. of Leict•ster, I, sier, Nov. 1,5, 29, at
tondoll. Attorney, Mr. lianniton, Tieri.tocii-row, Covent
garden, Loudon.

AV;llinin Beer, of Cnstle Bristol, auctioneer, Nov. 11, 12'
f,*
ut two, at the Commercial Ronnie, Bristol. Aguties, Alessrs.
Yantes and Abbot, New' Inn Lendon ; and Mr. James Itinvwle,
,
Sumerso. .
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