Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-10-06

bottomei boats, each of which carried
howiszcr or carronade. The enemy an
pear to have expected I'd attack, and IA
have been prepared for it. They had
thrown up frelh works, aud had ient
large Reinforcement of troop, into u,
town. AS foon as our diviGons approach
ed efficiently near the ihore, IRENE,
dous FIRE of grape and round ihot was oven.
ed upon them from the gun yeie.s ana
ffore batteries. The former had between
and 100 men on board each, and wee
well covered by hanking batteries and
mortars. Troops, deep, lined the lhor
for 3 miles.
Our brave folders advanced to the Al.
tack with their ufual ,teadinefs and con-
rage amidh this heavy fire, and boarded
the enemy's gun-vcneis. Great laugh.
FER eniued bu.. the decks of ievera of
the enemy's gun-vefisls were cleared and
the flips taken poHeiiion of, bur they could
not be got off. The enemy had taken
the precaution of claiming their gun-boas
70 each other head and fern intermedi.
ate chains alto faftened them to the flore.
While our gallant countrymen were una.
vailingly trying TO get them loofe, they
were expofed to a dreadful difharge Of
grape .lhot, ihells and mufquetry. At
length they were forced TO retire, bring.
ing with them one lugger.rigged veasl.
Our readers may form iome opinion of the
carnage, from the lois which this lugeer
expcrienced-of 70 m.n, a. only were
left alive, and mott of theie were wound.
ed.
Our lois in killed and wounded is eai.
mated about 200 men. Captain Parker.
of the Meduia, a ,noh gallant officer, had
his leg and thigh fhos off tie matter of
the Medufa was dreadfully wounded; the
iecond lieutentant, and other officers were
a!io wounded, and about go men in lord
Nelfon's fhip.
Yesterday afternoon Lord Melton in the
Meou!a, with feveral cutters, returned to
the Downs, bur whether to reinforce his
tquadron, or to proceed againit fome other
place, We know not. The remainder Of
the fquadron was left off Roulogne.
Alter this paper was at prefs, we learnt
that rumouf of very different nature
from the above had got into circulation,
namely, that Preliminaries of Peace having
been fgned between this country and
france, an express had been fent to lord
Mellon, deiiring him to return, which he
has accordingly done. Stocks were even
getting up on this rumour. A fhort time
Will determine what we are to give credit
to.
The Hamburger Gazette of the 10Th
init. fates that the chief Conful has ex.
plunged the name of Gantheaume from the
lift of councillors Of Gate, for not having
obeyed his express order to land the troops
entrnfed to his care, on the coat Of
Egypt. 1t is fngular that fuch cir
cuHitance, if true, (hould firit tran)pire
through a Hamburger Journal. Itisno
however, altgetaer unworthy of credit On
that account.
4eitcrday we alto received Paris Jour.
nails to the 18th inf. incluhve, and this
morning thofe of the z4th, The mott
important article in them relates to the
llaryeit. Our readers in general will re-
yoice on being informed thar the abundan!
harveft with which Providence has bIef
US, has not been limited to this country.
La France they Ultimate the crop at one
third more than that Of Taft year, which
was abundant. In their corn provinces
their hsrveit is alrnof over, though it ap.
pears that they have had great deal OF
rain in the foOthern difries.
The French Jouinalifs begins at ierEHh
to iPeak'of Gantheaume 's:expedition as be-
Ing aopelefs. The papers contain Everal
r innnrs refna Qinnr liz, IL s.An :.a-.nnt