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London, England, 1814-10-18 00:00:00

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to
talleq (tie 1 . . .
td.,1140,,4,111`',0'e Major-Goleral received a musket
t'e.'atai t(t;iittis. arm into his breast, which prov-
„libilth „lint on his way to the water=side for
um,
utiatioo;
`MI bray° atry e!,
t , ou has lost in him
a Lli I es- soldiers - .one of its best
,11,1, (, a f..:, _ '-u and those' who knew him,
Ltriist,
Sired most honoured and beloved;
It," a saved,'''' I may be' forgiven for consider-
lai,le' 1.-hatl! duty- I owe to him to mention
Iv' Ire
we 1 st
'it his wounds were binding up,
.
tt:' to car,te Pacing" him on the bearer, which
s
tilloileitorsal:lo,,,siianoli.etic.oyefli:vatehtnieseifindetllll,ei
mrliieerafrs,rsitltirae:licemoef theiii
_not a pang ; but
libittitli,ile, anxiety for a wife and family dearer
pr teNin 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
titColotiel t Berlcountry.
OY now r'tdc on: whom the command of the
►:1)P of devoed, having come up, and the
1,1.'1,4, the troops having closed, with the ad-
i.:t'elfluilie wh(de proceeded forward about two
ad-
lore er, where we observed the enemy in
‘)ltt,l'lelatlv.ll lIP before us (apparently about six
'',y 1 ,n 0
titioe 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 fr
I drew up
(let qo . om his held pieces, ant
etpi nnd a thick paling, where he appeared.
tiiit,, 4lecl
' '4O Cl) make 'his stand. Our ' field guns
.i'°,,tras 'oltiis l'ith an evident advantage, and so
tliNti 'l4=l Brook' had made the necessary
!)ptee:l,iritltrille',.tlie. attack was O.rdered, and cxe7
I led 1. le'oest style possible. The. enciny
IN us ‘ -
14d' Niaiei 41sketry on us 17om his whole line,.
the' 4ePt I,ave approached within reach of it,-
t'lloo l'r hie
fire till we reached and entered
41 il, wb
treat 'ascii en he gave way in every direction,
i sl. ased by us a considerable distance xi i i.
Nsli citlA
ti,„, close tQr, abandoning his post of the.Mectli
1(:70411,1 ',situated in this wood, and leavings q
',lion, e' and;two of his field guns iii our pos-
y.llNu zilv,,i
.
Itq'vers o-f.' of this description against superior
r:(1 Witt 43 enemy so posted, could not be e_f-
‘liirr,
c'oat loss. I have the honour to enclose
ti(41411)°1: "lat has been suffered by those of the
Iq'' 1-411111ctit actin; with the army on this
l'lni 4; a, l • !
,4 rita, "( It is, Sir, with the
, itl .ure r
si lilen
.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,
14oltith •,`, tlamsev,.(thc three senior command-
iit'l•lli, 411! fleet), who commanded divisions
ttolnlvliill' uellavesl with a gallantry and steac.t-
-11:)11) a(nli `%.°111(1 have done honour to the oldest
lflY. r.l;,(` which attracted the admiration of the
lie
? Q 1 seamen ler Mr 'Jackson, Master's
„.4,1 r) 'II um . •
tell' colhe I uonant, attached to the rocket bri-
tlte of "41a nded b the First Lieutenant Law-
II! the Al • y • 1 with equal
II 411,1 -1 arines, behaved also
IllittqliPs ,laverv. The Marines landed from
It44Niotin'ller the command of Captain Robyns,
beitio-flicer of that corps, belonging to-the
ll' Ili ed with their usual gallantry.
m oti,,li
haCtt c'i
' Sit , 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
,
,tifi!lque. su aqiniration -w
tati.R4llali:.of the whole army, and the ability
tilt NI br(.3, with which it was managed and
• Ttillcce-sst:s. brave Colonel, which insured to it
111,,traio is
'net with.
Illaltit.g.tti beret
fast approaching, and the troops
;4;l.ll;'''lt 'ii;re:, Colonel Brook determined on re -
't ihe iho,.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
ttoNlet,',lttlies of artiller • • • d the information
. y , an
fitmiljelie;(et(ll, alined to -what we observed,.gave us
11,1 i; 14 ttlere were at least within their works
714,-;1110 1„4 20,000 Hien, Colonel Brook lost
ilitlii-1:1 lie '' recormaitrin,.• these defences, after
'' 111,41 e, big arrangement- for storming,
''ilea
4 the
el night,bwith his gallant
ttv, 1ty1,,, , Istimg
IN 4114'1 !'•te entrenched camp in our front,
t'4,. 4eq: rinh(lilig all the difficulties which it pre-.
1,,t1' oktie e subsequent communications which,
Zil:hliqq:l„,_with von, however, 'induced him to
+144•411R ti.sain the idea, and therefore yesterday
he,,% illit 4411 v retired leisurely to the Meeting
NOtes 'ere it halted. for some hours to make
it 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 towatdS the place where it bad
iN„ethli,t4 and where it arrived this morning
1,1),,.qiti04 ;ation, without suffering the slightest
'"I "litv 11.°111 the Cllwho, in cpite of his
, 4t .7 o emy, ..
A 11% clot number, did -not even venture to
fr %
•ilt ~ti q(11;1:' Were in• person with the.advanced
‘litlitti4ll4 rite and 'bomb-vessels, and as, from
~:iti, the irn'l.; took, I did not see them after
byte 4 44b.
~ ~ would
‘4t. t each it be superfluous for me
, "Iv, ill, ;,cirt to you respecting them, I '
f t 4114 ''eretr)re only to assure you of my en-
-14,1.4, aetioo . :
;1 t u, i oft, , . anti approbation of 'the conduc.t
yo t)per
.11 and man tanploYed under me, din -
t.,l k:Illotvi4)14)11s above detailed, and to eXpress
I.tlW ai)t:ii,ticularly I 'consider myself indebt-
:ttY, 41 tilk! ij. -Edward . Crofton (acting mealCap-
pl4ll(l °Yal Oak), for the gallantry, .abi-
ttlthet ti, which he led on the brigade of
iii'tilc'tlier ucti()o of the 12th, and executed
with• which he has been in-:
I,,l'ai,l;t4till ?
kik t:'`l lite S_Cry.ices
-1 ot utiriel4nding ; to Capt.. White (Act-
litvet'''t-c,, Albion), who attended me as
tl,ltyYloss 1,111,1! the whole time, and rendered
ik'lle ii dild it '' assistance ; to Captains Sulli vat),
tiitil- g'rl' de ‘'ilisaY, who commanded'division&
It', se t i)iot, seatnen ; to Lieut. James Scott
Ctl j 4 14 .' 11.110111 I have had such frequent
It'll " tile. rotsl4 to ik%, Of „e batt,You un former occasions, and IL lqll,llltitlbeli le of the.l2th commanded a divi-
-11 Illy, ,Y also'' 'old helizied most gallantly, oc-
-0 VP!. C:, "ing as an extra Aid-de Camp
1 144 Ill), Ptaiii 11 b .-who commauded
tt 114 S of 0 , 0 yus„,
40 cll 1 lino ue I' leet and who Was severe-
qui • '
'tlio tog 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
thereby rendered ifs must essential service! In
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 you, the high 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. Cochrane, 1.1
' Commander in Chief,

On hoard H.M.S. Tonnantv 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 marines, 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, Lieutenantisererely ; 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
having 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; and
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% part 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 workmen employed in the trenches, was
destroy
the
boats,
the
attacked by three field pieces, which did her con-
siderable daMage before they were beaten off.—
And; another attempt being madetpot
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 batteriep, 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 cliffs 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 thereby' completely si
lencedsby 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 were down only 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 action.
Ilis exertions were also particularly Conspicuous
in the prizes, many of which, already Slimuk by the
en emy, were weighed, masted, 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
sio
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 Swiftx 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 -
chit; 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 laving on this emergency appeared to dlf-
fend or direct, the Common Council has consic
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,:icing
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,,