Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-21

slant blew agals. Every one who has been
at Boulogne bay knows what must have
been the immediate consequence from The
! smoothest surface, the mos, agita,ed surf
came sumblingsin upon US. ;sIhe largest
vessels of the squadron were in eminent
danger of going ashore, and the smaller
ones were rolling gun-wale to. Victory
was in a moment snatched from oursgrasp.
The admiral was mostreiucsantly CON.
PEELED TO aunul the signals OF attack--ths
;bombardment ceased, such of.our ships as
were under weigh were with difficulty
towed off the shore many that were not
were compelled to slip their cables. The
confusion became general; false fires were
burning in all directions /; the armed boars
we're hurryiug back TO the vessels, many
Of tscm constrained TO take shelter IL the
first snip they could make. In shift OFT
wind so unexpected aud SO violent, II rs not
difficult to conceive the damage that has
been sustained in the smaller craft. and in
the apparatus belonging TO them. WHAT
the extent OF tits, we are yet ignorant, as
the7galr increasing in the night, anc blow
ing bard all day yesterday, the squadron
is yel dispersed. Three of the launches
however, are known 10 have goae Gown,
but withou, the loss ef any lives. Il is
bat too much to be feared, that SO much
damage. has been received, that the opera
ton cannot be renewed on the same scale
this year. One good effect, however, has
resulteds that every man III the squadron,
and every Que of the enemy too, il Is be.
lieved, VINO witnssse the commencement
aot the attack, is satisfied that the deairuc-
tc.lot Boatoene may yet De accomplished,
when the elements are not against US"
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KING5T9N, (J4mSica) Nay. al.
On the way 70 this iiland the Reindeer paf d
10 s5', of which the was boarded BY his Males.
TVS ihip, G~ioiea. that lmpref:d five of her belt
men. Oil AitaYello the tell In with the Suceeis,
who took thee more leaving only about twenty
mems caicsfs included, lome Of whom were in, H.
cienr from iitkreis and cebihty. About twelve
o'clock on Sunday lat, when nearly abreaf of
Cape TloerOn, the was attacked by LARGE pr
vatecr fchooner OF ten carriage guns, one OF
wbich was ong brais elghitenp ounder, trzyets.
ing In the centre Oh pivot, the 1lde OF rhe yes
sci lined with Sw,velS and arqucb uladeS, and car.
rying conf.dt ia6e more than one hundred men.
On cumming up fhe secured the 4hip TO her fore
chains, and tnsn commenced the action. which
was condaued with equal detperation on both
ii!cs till halt paa two when Che heered of much
i:jlred.
vi the lois fuaainad by the enemy foync' judg.
ment may be formed by the elect OF nv iichsrg
cs of cannifcr lhot, which completely fwepr the
decks, and deitroyed at leah 20 men. Three at.
bravery ot>the lhips company f,uaratcd them
and when the enemy bore off, Of her men tell
from he Chains into the lea and p.flhed. a
Daring the who.e OF the combat the negroes,
who had eren fortunately and1prudently, very
frequcntly exercised on the psaage, firing nuf-
kerry at mark IN the sea, behaved with isrpri
Eng sleedineis andrre.ofue.on. OF the galiantry
and conduct of captain Clark and his crew, it IS
difficult to fpesk In terms OF appropriate spp'o.
baton, The determined ipirn with which they
10 oug comoated, and at leagsh- beat, iuch fu-
perior force, deierves the higheG 4dihra,ion and
ap2laafe.
Csprain Clark had his left arm fsverely That
tered. and II is feared, will lole it. Five icamen
were iaage1ouly wounded, and two OF them are
6nce dead. One had his leg thos off during the,
aGion and expired the next day. None OF tie
negroes received injury, although the enemy
poured in repeated voii.es OF DukeTy through
the port holes.
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