Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-09-30

1 audau TO Surren0eFs on us
escence fsee the annexed correspondence
II directed captain Rowley, in his malessy,s
.hip E.aplr. TO cover The landing OF ma
tiaes and boats crews, and caused.a an attack
70 be made under his orders. That DfasS
officer placed his ship judiciously, nor ola
he open hi. FIRE tiR she1was secured anu
! his distance marked by the effect Of mus.
query spon his quarter deck, where .tne
6rst lieutenant, James Crawley,, fell wound
I'd. and q anna was killed although
captain Rowley regretted lnueh.the sefvlc'
ed Of that meriforious officer In such q cri-
I~tical moment. he has since recovered.
An hours 6re from both decks OF the
! EAGLE. between nine and ten O'Clock, win
| thar of two Nrapolitan mortar boats unoer
an active. officer, lieuteoant Rivera, drove
the enemy from the whey ards within 1ne,r
walls /: the marines were landed. and gat-
lanlly led by captain Bunce the seamen
in like manner, under lieutenant Morreat
| of the Eagle; and lieutenant Redd'ng Q I
she Pompee, mounted the steps {. tor such
was ,heir.road, headed blythe oficeFs,near-
err to the narrow pass by which alone they
could ascend. Lieutenant Carrofhad thus
an opportunity Of particularly distinguish
ing himself. Captain Stannus, command.
ing the Athenienne's marines. CALAMITY
pressing forward gaioed. the heights, and
The French commandant fell by his hand
this event being known, the enemy beat a
parley, a letter from the second IN com.
mand claimed the terms offered, 'battelng
dated on the 18th, after midnight, some
d meulty occurred, my limitation as 10 tine
being precise but on the assurance thaithe
drum beat before twelve, the population
annexed was signed, and the garrison al
lowed to march out and pass over TO Ma
Plies with every honor oftwar, after the 10
| serment OF iheir former brave commander
with due respect. We thus became mas
tiers of this important post. The enemy
not having been allowed time to bring Two
pieces Of heavy cannon, with their amnon.
milton, 70 Capri, the boat conssining'hem,
together with a boa. loaded with timber tor
the constructor of gun boats at CaseelA-
mare, took refuge at Massa, onthe main
land opposite 10 The island, where thcguard
had hauled the whole upon ,hee beach, i
detached the TWO mortar boats and q Gseta
privateer, under the orders ct llenienants
Faiverue and Rivera, to, bhag them IN,
sending only Mr.. Williams, midshipman
of the fompee, from .he s~quadfen,o s pur-
pose TO let the Nespolltans have the credit
Of the action, which they fatty Obtained ;
Tor, after disiodglog the enemy from a
strong .ower, ,htyno' only brought Oft the
boats and fwo lhrty-6ve FOUNDERS, butthe
powde. f2o barely from The magazine of
the tower, before the enemy assea.bled 40
force.
The projected %sorsies took place on The
18th and 18Th. in the morning, in a man
ner to reflect the highest credit on the part
of the gsrrison and naval force employed.
The covering Ere from a feet Was luditl-
ously directed By c~ap;ains Richardson and
Vicuna, whose conduct on this whole SER
vice merits my warmesf appreciation. /
enclose captain Richardson's TWO letters,
as best detailing ,hese affairs, and a lis, Of
the killed and wonnded ON the 18th.
On the 19,h ult. the boats Of the Pom
pee, under lieut.. Braucrofl, brought out
a merchant vessel from Scaivs,ra, nearSa-
lerno, although protected by a heavy fire
of musketry. That officer aad Mr.. Sret!-
ing distinguished themselves much The
enemy are endessosing TO estabsish a land
carriage there TO Naples
Ga the Esd, OBJ ai,sicg intelligence that
the enemy had two So gouaders In il small
vessel on the beach at Seaivitra; sent the
Pompec's boats in for them ; but the
French troops were TOO well posteA n,he
houses Of the town for them TO succeed
without the cover Of the ship. | accsrd.
irgly stood in with the Pompee; sent a
message TO the inhabitants TO withdraw,
which being done, q few OF the Pompee's