Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-03-07

term. Of peace. I enclose you copies ct
our Correspondence which will convince
yea that our attacks have not been made
without effect.
18th. No news of the frigates, and but
short allowance of water in The squadron.
Sen, the Enterprise to Malta, with orders
TO the agent there, to hire transports and
send off Immediately supply OF fresh wa
ter, provision and other stores which have
become necessary, as sose of the squa-
drons have now been FIVE months in sight
of this dismal coast, without once visiting
a friendly port; those vessels as vel! as
the gun boats receive their supply OF water
and nrovi. ions from the Constitution.
18th. As the season IS fast approaSh.
ing when we NAV expect Dad weather, and
no news OF the fr,gates, have determined
10 make an attack as soon as the wind
shall prove favorable. At 2. NJ. sent
captains Decatur and Chauncy in two small
boats to recoanoitre the harbor, and CD
serve the disposition of the enemy's foul
la at night they returned at midnight,
and reported that they were anchored in
line abreast. from the Mole to the Ba.
shaw's castle, with their heads TO the east-
ward, for the defence OF the inner hatbor.
At dav light the wind SHIFTED suddenly
from u. +. TO n. n. ". and brought
heavy SEA on shore, which obliged US for
greater safety, 70 weigh and stand to sea.
both We bad gained an oiiins OF 9 or
10 eagnrs, sill blowing hard. We met
with the hetch Intrepid, from Syracuse,
with cage oi !rcst water STOCK, and We
a5les for the squadron.
AZ. Fell in with shi? from Malta,
with water and live stock tsr the squadron.
These cargocs arrived very orpor,uneiy,
as we have fer some time past hcen on
snort allowance o! W ater. The w:rd hav-
iuy moderated, we stood in, and anchored
win rhe squadron 6 miles \. /. by n.
from i.i.oii AMI he boats werr enT>ged
~ hlr,,or ,h1 lrlasporIs, ihe hnss--
prise al.,4o iram Malyi, 0at brought so
,a,,.I g-5ce os hs Ion. expected E-ga'es.
zl.l. ,Viihaiight breeze Irouo the n.
t. we stool IN Win tn sqla1roa p!e?af-
"a ior action, intending 20 attack the town,
anI shipping in tte nisnt. ~ 8 IN the e.
yeciag ancaurei about two and al half
nils from the batteries. Al mldnlght /:
tel calm. sent the bomb vessels under
the protection OF tie gun boats, to BON.
bard the town; the boats of the squadron
were employed in towing them in. At
A. NJ. the Commandment commenced, and
continued until day light, but with what ef-
tvcc is uncertain. At six all the boats
iojued us, and were taken in tow by the
squadron, which was under weigh, and
sanding off. AT anchored 4 m!les north
of the town. The weather for several Gays
uaiavorao!e tor approaching the shore.
2Sth. We were favored with pleasant
b eeze from the Eastward. At 'aree p.
NJ. we weighed and stood in fer Tripoli.
1t i've anchored the Consultation two
miles n. by Z. from fort English, and two
miles and an half from the Bashaw's castle
the light vessels ordered to keep under
weigh. We were employed until e,sh.
y. ". IN making arrangements for attacking
toe town, number of the officers, and
,aanv OK the seamea ct the Constitution
being attached to the be NIB, gun, and ships
boa's; cartoin Ch.nCy win several of his
rmcers, and al " seventy seamen and
marines volunteered heir services or bcarG
the Constitution. al the boats in the
squadron were eiEcerei ard m AIMED, and
auached to the several gun boats the Two
bomb vessels could not be through; into &C.
uon, IS one was ieaky, and the norter bed
OF the other had gwen way.
The John Adams, Scourge, transports
and bomh,, were anchored seven miles to
the northward of the town Lieut.. com.
mandant Dent, of the Scnnrce, caase on
b, ri toe Constitution aud took charge or
,hr "a, deck ,zarl e the Sccurps al o
Joined ne. Lieut.. Gordon commands gan
boat No ,, ant lien Lgurence Of The En-.
rerpri2e, No. 5-these are ,hr only chang.
es. Al hais PAST A. N. the gun boats lii
TWO divisions, led by captains Decatur and
Somers were ordered 70 advance, ard take
their stations close to the rocks, at the en-.
trace Of the hsrbour, within grape shot