Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-09-03

voyage. 4 is the intention Of The f T. a1
csooamapder.to burnths Juno, prcua,.' saSa
for which were made previous 70 b T., IN
ing. Capt. Af1eck, and his crew. ''l'
op totown laa evening, in the pilo, bs s''
an exchange receipt, for the lame ,aa
Der Of officers and men, being given s =,
tie Brititb conful in this city. Y
Capt. Afl-sk failed from Liveruoo, ;.
he zlf Of June, bound to Winnings.
N. C.-rhe lh,ps Maria, Chiholm S Ias
Pratt, ; and Boyne, Stafford, were 10 ,I ca
a few days after for this port. =
August %.
Extral7 fyam The Leg Book oftbe EnpS.
Bib JIM, captaw AG2sek, band r..
Liv<rpool 10 Wilmmgt9u, N. C. ="
Sunday, August l4-At half ~.
ID saw large ship in the S. z. ousn.,
standing for US, under press of sail
her to be the French corvette !,
Boyanas, having few days previous r.
ceived information that said corvette Va.
lying at Havana, ready for sea, and
bound to France. Made all sail; bm
the winds being light, at 4 P. M. shc
gained upon Us, and commenced firing
her bow chases. TO this We pad no a.
te4tion, but continued to keep every sail
set, in hopes TO escape during the night.
At s she appeared to be about leagu.
and an half astern and we soon after lost
sight of her. We then threw out cask
With a lanthorn attached to it, in hops
she would steer for the light, and chang.
ed our course. Saw nothing further Of
the ship until I O'Clock, when we disco.
yered her short distance stern Of US;
finding it impossible TO get clear, took in
all small sails, prepared Tor action, anjas
2 O'Clock hove too for him, fred a gun
ard hoisted light at the mizen peak.
It did Dot appear TO be his with to com.
near US until day light; but having eve.
ry reafon to fuppofe it was the corvette,
we were determined TO bring him to &C.
zion Immediately. as our fhip made
noble appearance at night ; and every
man On board was anxious to commence
he ligh,-knowlng ALTO that we could
place reliance upon their activity and
bravery. A, q O'clock fired ieysral
guns at him, bot received no returns both
hips now hove tee, and lay in that il'u'
alton until day break, when we holasd
our enagn and pendant, and fred a gun
The frigase foon after ron up French
colours, and commenced firing, which was
returned by The Juno-We CONTINUED IA
shis iiuali5n, firing without mo-
ment's ceH4tion for three quarters OF an
hour, when he hove before the wind We
did the fame, and commenced firing On
The other iide-lhe action now became
warm. his hot conltanfly hying over US
and cutting Up The rigging the irigll'
aill keeping 1t a ccnide,able diitance'
hraced our yards forward 10 approach
nearer hin, uoder a conhant fire We
nov received number Of ihot IN 'Ii'
he'll, and many falling on board wfi''
we found 10 be r. poondets--at tbs TINE
W. had two men killed, the mate ana on.
man wounded and finding we coald I'O'
beas Ger off, notwithstanding we fired Two
guns TO their enc, at 7 O'Clock ltfd' K Ou'
colours ; when capt. Aiisck welt on
board, and found Ter to be the trs''
La Pugfuivant, commanded BY citizen
Willeramiz, Of 81 guns, II long .,
FOUNDERS, and IL long mines, Win 81
men, bound 70 France. The capt. cav
US credit for The lpirited reffance We lieu :.
made, aad treated Us in the handionS'
manner allowing crery man to take M
clothes, and turni.hing them the lame :, a. =.
Iowance with his crew To capt. AM ~
he offered part of his own CABIN '~'
endesvored to render his Etuation as 'oul :.
Portable as pofible. lie declared nc '01 =,
The Juno for Bri,ih Hoop OF "2l' u
fnail friga,e and was mach iu'p''1 Il,
n. L,t g Guns, WIZ