Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-14

been pee, ,- s.ngeance, by his own acknow-
t0n 0..a feIs himself more than half
lsdgemiSssd and who perhaps in his savage
Sl L,srbatiou, might have carried his resent:
psr'a'. - he sacrifice of three hundred OF
asu a'ofortanate countrymen, whom shance
\ ~ nlaced 10 his power"
=. folIowing is a copy of letter from
~ s.n,. Hull, ofthe Argus, 70 commodore
D''' aArgus. (DernsJ Apra2s.
%@ 6 have the honor to inform you
:, j. nine O'Clock in the mornlng Of the
saa. being ten miles to the eastward OF the
.as s of Derne, with the Hornet in com
INV we diseoveredthe Nautilus at anchor
.,rc lose TO the shore, which led Us TO
'nn M that captain Deat had fallen In
wsS Mr.. Eateu's army, as he had been
-, on shore for that purpose the, day be-
fare. We made all sail for the Nautilus,
and At half past ten spoke her, and were in
tanned By captain Bent that he had COM
muniication with Mr.. Eaton the night be-
co.. and that he wished the field pieces
landed as soon as possible, that Mr.. Eaton
;nt.uded 10 make an attack as soon as he
enld pet possession of them, being only a.
boo, two and an half miles from the town
q Dsrne, and the enemy having sent them
achsHeuge. Ihoisted our cur boat and seat
tr Ssld pieces on Shore, with such supplies
>, Mr.. Eaton wanted, but on approaching
The shore we found it impossible to land
The guns. without hauling them up an al-
most perpendicular rock, twenty feet above
ths boat, bat with the perseverance of the
officers and men sent GA this service, they
effected the landing of enc of them, by
hauEugit up the steep rock.
Mr., Eaton finding that he should lose
lime in landing the oeher he sent it off a.
gam informing me that ne should march
for thetowa. as soon as he could possibly
mount the field piece, thas he had on shore.
gave lieutenant Evans orders to stand
close in shore to cover the arnsv whilst
they were preparing to march, in case the
eaemy should cone our against them, as
they had already made their appearance in
large numbsrs outside of the town. gave
orders for the accessory preparations TO be
made tor the attack BY sea upon the town
and batteries, and stood down very close
20 the lows. AZ two, >. NJ. Mr.. Eaton be-
gan the attack BY land, at the same time
the aornet, lieutenauy Evans, anchored
with springs on hcI cables within hundred
yards OF she battery of eigh, guns, and
commenced heavy FIRE upon il; the Nau-
titus took her station to the eastward of the
Hornet, about half mile distan, from
shore, and opened upen the town and bat
efies; the Argus anchored little with
out and to the eastward Of the Nautilus,
aad began firing on the tcwn and batteries.
ihe tori kept up heavy FIRE for about an
dour, atIer which the shot flying SO thick
a0out them, they abandoned il, ADD ran
mo the town and gardens back the gums
Of the vessels were then turned on the
Oeacn and kept up heavy FIRE upon the
enemy, 10 clear the way for the few brave
0AilsIlanS Mr.. Eaton had with him. to
enter the fort, as they were very fast gain
ing SrOuad, tho a heavy FIRE of rusquetry
v constantly kept up upon them from
OsAnd the houses aud old walls near the
shOre,
{ Atabout half past we had the salts.
Iscaoa TO see lieut.. O'Bannen, Of the ma.
rue corps, and Mr.. Mann. nlidshipman
=. The Argus, with a few brave fellows
WIN them, enter the fort, haul down the
susMy's Eag, and plant the American en-.
slSn on the walls of the battery. On turn
.ug Inc guns of the battery on the town,
.H'y found thar the enemy had left them
- great haste, as they were primed and
@aded at their hands.
= Whilst our men were turning the guns
/ we battery on the town, Hamet Bashaw
a LAY laSen possession Of the back part of it,
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