Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-04-01
BERMUDA, March 3.

Win the rTenCn lfl9ate La Vile de NJ Ia
commanded by Monsieur de Reynspt :"
Pitalne de Vaisseau, and men5sr re y
legion OF honor, and monsieur Gille, -
pltalpe de frigate, under iury-masts. WIN,
s1lps had been taken by the Leapder .oJ
also with - majesty's ship Cleopatra a.,
tain sir Robert Laurie, Bart. also nn,.
|JuF5. Kasts, retaken by the Leander. 4
very deserate ehgagement had taken pl,,s
between the Cleopatra and La Viii 4.
Milan, which ended in the capture of l..
former, and of which the following .rs
some of the particulars, stated "a aec,
rateiy as we have been able to procnr.
sthe,as.
About 10 o'clock, A. IF. Of the 10,
Feb. ia Vile de Milan hove il, slri,, s,d|
the Cleopatra gave Chase, toisfnc i ~
llncan.colers to induce the other to briro -
La Vile de Milan, however. eoat;p,ad
her course, & the Cleopatra (theugh md,
apress ofsaiD could not come up with her
50 as 10 Bring her to action, uhtil half n.s.
2o'clock P. NJ. Of the l7tn of Feb wbsr
The action commence and continued with
great ,ury en- both sides. within half a .,
bles length. During two hours and half
the Cleopatra had grestl, tie ADVANTAGE
notwithstanding HE great super ior;v Of
theforce Of the enemy, and in all proa,b;li.
ty Would have soon obliged The Frenc,
shipto surrender (having At ), p. NJ sbol
away her main top-sail yard and her mast,
being very much wounGed) had not the
wheel of the Cleopatra been unfortunately
struck with a shot, which rendered II in.
movable and the rudder at Tie same time
SO choaked as to be wholly incapable of di.
recting the movements of the ship. The
Cleopatra having shot ahead, was, At he |
moment of the wheels 3eirs struck win
the shot, attempting to cross the bows Il I
the iNnch ship, SO as r rake her, when I
the II Inv {seeingtEe accident which lad
happSnS, and that she was wholly unns
'nagefablel with the wind Oh his beam. ana
heavy swell, run his head aud bowspshE
over Clcopatra's quarterback; and 4
avaiK himseif of his great superiority IN z
num- s'njer a tremendous fire homt
% "a, which almost cleared tn. /
soshc ks, attesald y board /
pC hwevpS' 51a.Ssytsates,t
s7DaM ,~,D'galiahs few +
! the s.ee he ship. An
Is f,Gist the fore.
Tlaif I'D to set the s2tit-sa1 B
top - eetclear of he et1eAysE
shiPs-ou he men ordered TO do his tlavE
were al Fled by the nuskery @F the
other ship, land the Cleopatra Being TOW
able TO brig only Two guns TO bear upon
NE fftnchbhlp, and that with very little
elect, froni her superior height, and sts
Frefch Inpketry sweeping The decks, she
enemy at hngth succeeded in fsear,ifhss
and at a qia1er past :, p. n, (akter q SCI
we're conaIctp ri rear three t,oss1s} lie Cleo
paua was obliged to giye over a. faeHtstN'
al resistance Land to susffees.,.Qasxgf 70 sssgA
superior for&-aide <y Is Mcs By AZ Hs'
fortunate ACCIDENT. After the a@tf8h shs
Cleopatra W. mere wreck, having nc
mass standing but her ni2ens m asst; her
foe-hiast, manamast, and also her bow,
'prIs, having been shot away; and the
next morning BE French ship had no ,nast
startling but hfr fore.nast: her f1ainmas!
and MISUNDERSTANDING gore over the side
10 form a list op:aion Of the very gal
liant defence mal by the Cleopatra, III this
severe action van .9igate Of such SUPERB
or strength, it is only necessary to stse
tie comparative farce and numbers %
board the two vessels. La Vile De Mlia1
was laid down for -, is a ship of 100
.ons burthen, with s ports Of 4 side upo1
1er nnain-deck, upon which she had mouot
I'd in the action 26 French eighteen pound
rs, each carrying a twenty-two pouD'
mot; Il long nine Founders upon ne
quarter deck, and 6 long nine poundelH
lpon her tore-castle; with crew OF soy
men, besides 30 French officers, and
lumber Of soldiers who were going pas
engcrs to france. The Cleopatra mour'