Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-04-16

He had been juh retired, when the mu-
niciPality, Judging OF his intentions, after
the obainacy he bad ihewa, that rhey
fhould go to Hau, Gu Cap, reiolved on ex-
ecutins the 6rit inten,ion CT going 10 La
Vigie. The roads foon became more
frigatful than thoie which they had Paacd.
Taey arrived about break OF day at this
fesp place, and thcy diitribu'ed them
leyes IN the rayines and narrow Paiies
which farround it.
From thence rhe fquadron, on which all
their hopes rtlted, was difcovered. II
was az reed that they ihouli iemain at La
V,gi-, untii the moment thar the iguadron
entered the road, when they woaii de,
fcenG the monntainto receive their liberia
tors and brethren.
Scarcely had they arrived at La Vige
when heavy explohon was heard occa-
fanei by the blowing up the insll pow
der magazine OF Fort St. Joieph by the
troops OF Chritophc, when they abandon
Ell that pot.
Some hours after fill louder exp.o-
fen was heard occaioned by the blowing
w the grand magazine the connection
OF which fhooked the adjacent country
ard Gfcovs.ea The Enall number of hou!es
in the CITY wh..h bad ef1aPed the flames.
II was faPpofsd that hey had attained
the ;er;od OF thlir woes, when Ignace
again appeared to tear the citizens from
tbs lat aiylam. He f, X more vehe-
msntly than what he bad done before,
declaring that he had orders to compel
every one to defend, and 60 TO Haul
du-Cap, and TO burn the two houfes OF La
Vigie.
Every efFor, was ufsd to prevail on
him net TO deprive the wretched citizens
O: this retreat-prayers, fluctuations, ofers
OF money, all were in vain, his heart was
in(cnGblc to all they mua depart, he
then put dre to the two fmall chambers
occupied by the iensinels.
The municipality apparently obeying
this inhuman order, iecretly determined to
regulate their msrch by the movements
of tse fIuadron which favourable wind
wa, imPeiling towards The road. Fatigue
and bad roads ju2ihed the nowneis OF
their movements. They arrived at the
habitauion DeG,agne, which in the NOR.
ming had afforded an alylum, and not
prelented only heap Of ruins.
This fpettacie was 70 much the more
painful tor the municipaiity,a they learn
ed that the flames had confirmed the re-
cords aQd minutes, which the evening be-
fore, great number Of citizens who fled
with them, had taken this far and de-
ported with pcrlon relicing at this ha-
biiail0n.
Arrived at th;s place they repoied them
ftlycs. All eyes rivesei on the Tnanoeu-
yres of the fquadron, which experienced no
rcGNance ii paGng under the faf,s Pr
colct and ST. Joiepr, that had been a5an-
doned by the rebels the infant before the
magazines were blown ".
They rCioiFcd then 70 wait at the ha-
bi;asion Defragne, until the debarkaticn
was effected. At length about 4 O'Clock
in tie afternoon, advice was received of
the landing Of the troops from The fquad-
ron at the Carenage, every one hahened
to defend the mountain towards that iide.
On The way, the expioiion OF the powder
magazine Of Fort Belair was hearcd, which
the abandoned Williams had blown Up.
They ioon had the fa;issa6tion of EN-.
bracing the friends who came &c bring re-
l;eI: who condoled with the inhabitants
thar ihs evinl bad retarded 4 landing,
which had If been more prompt, would
have prevented al the horrors.
The municipality being informed that
part OF houle remained at the Csrenage,
which had not been entirely confirmed,
1eGd!yed that the women and children,
ovcryowered with fatigue, ihould pats the
night there.
The municipal adm;niara,ion, always
accompanied 81 large number of citizens
RLo followed its fortunes haaened to al
femble AZ the common Hall, which they
found till on fire. Not being able to en-.
te,, they retired 20 the houie of cirizen
Francois Nau, inn-kesper ituate on the
macs AZ Arr,es which had M, heep bpro