Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-11-01

lass.f ..,ss,
psrt Of the ehemy's cruizers 10 inc iSo'sn
West, at a great distance ia the ofnag a.
half pasta, they rallied and formed IN 'i''e
OF battle.
@Ireu,rned on board, and shortly alter
wards the enemy began TO attack US anew
,bev kent at short cannon shot distance,
conten,ing themselves wththrowinga huih'
her Of shells. several of which bursted close
10 our vessels, but doing thea very llt'le
harm.
sssThe FIRE OF our gun boats and Praams
was wellsupported, and strongly aided oy
The land batteries which Obliged the enemy
70 sheer Of, about O'Clock IN the moru-
ing, standing iupart to westward seven o.
their vessels steering TO the north west TO-
wards The coast. of England, which MADE
us conclude that some of them were too
much damaged to be a6Ie TO keeP1the seal
g After this action. ordered, by signal,
an account 10 be rendered me OF the damage
sustained by the different vessels; and l
found chat nine gun boats and one Praam
were unableto follow the rest OF my little
snnadrop, sent them into the port Oh
Calais. There were besides two gun boats
stranded.
"E landed in order TO concert win the
Commandant of the Marine on measures
pr oper 10. be taken, for. the prompt repair
of the vessels which had sent toto port,
after which returned oo.hoard.
Towards three O'Clock nlle afternoon,
| made me signal 20 prfpai Ter getting un-
der weigh. :, !,
$. The enemies DIVISIONS having avalled
themselves in the morning.. OF The ude to
get TO tie westward. | supposed that they
meant to take post between Cape Blanc
Me- and Cape Grlsnez; and that the pas,
sage would be entirely Tree tor the vessels
which had ordered to weigh from Dun
kirk.
g At three O'Clock, the wind being Z Ne.
with a good breeze and a clear sky, made
the signal TO weigh, and to form IN single
line of ba,yle, at quarier OF acaDle,s d's.
lance. Ny Signals, were executed "ith
such promp,uess, that owe the greatest
partlSe 10 my oRCerS.
! !" The enemy were IN sight at great
distance 10 the ofing, and there were abreast
of the hotilla none but lock out vessels,
which made signal for. oar being under
weigh, as soon as they saw US under sad.
i.s At half past d, ship of the line, 4
friga.es and three briggs, ttll in with us oil
Cape Blanc .Nez, and kept abreast Ut US
/ REMARKED with pleasure hatthey hesHa d
10 attack us, and waited the other vessel OF
their division. which soon joined them,
making in ali 10 sail. They then formed
in line Of battle, and began, off Sanga!e 80
press us closer; but before they were II
reach of our guns, The land batteries threw
some bombs which fell at no great distance
from them. The enemy also began cam
ponade, and returned their fire but they
kept at so great distance that | ceased
firing. Some moments afterwards, the
enemy having approached nearer, lrecoal-
tlaenced firing.
g The force of the enemy increased suc-
cessiveiy IN such manner, that when we
were off Wlssant, il was composed OF 70
vessels the action then became very warm
and we made use, on both sides, OF grape
shot.
/" Haging entered ,hepassage Of the Bone
Laigoe, the order of battle was exactly
preserved. Although the passage is DOT
fifty toises broad, and that we were con.
s,an,ly obliged t. have the leadip our hands,
aud often forccds,Q increase or. diminish
sail. the FIRE of our ba;teries was SO vigour-
ouslv kept up, that none Of these. grand
floating castles daredto approach Us. On
LEAVING the banks, one gua-boat1only got 9
ground, which, BY Ahat false manapvre,
accustomed two Others TO touch, bur they
did notcease firing.
Having arrived a, the extremity q Cape
SSrisnez. all the line doubled the Cape IN
L IL ,Lraa praoTos m the rear