Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-03-02

Durham corvette was DoaIatds AtoM Ins
larboard bow Of the Arson, while her star
board guns were firing at the batteries.
The Flying Fish. q large national schooner,
was boarded by the boats OF the Arethusa;
the officers aud crew Of taose vessels fought
most gallaDtly commodore Cornelius
Zsr.z was killed the captain Of the Sufi-
nam MORALLY wounded, and the FIST lieu.
tenant dangerously, besides several Others.
The moment the town, fort Amsterdam,
&c. were completely in captain Brisbane
possession, a lieutenant OF marines was
sent Ragoi truce, requiring fort Repab-
lie to surrender. The officer diseontiau-
ed 6ring, but would nes.sarreudsr without
an order from lieutenant general Z.
Chapguiou, the governor, who was At this.
time prisoner, with all his staff, 10 fort
Amsterdam. We understand that captain
Brisbane desired the council to be collects
ed, and gave them FIVE INMATES to CAPITA
late for the whole island, bur as tsey in.
treated for longer period, twas extended
10 half an hour, in the mean time the most
active pr parations were madefor sorrlng
this almost inaccessible fort. The ships
company of the Essuard, commanded BY
captain Bolton, were 10 boats ready topro.
coed by water The marines Of the squa.
dron, with about 800 sailors of the Are
thusa and Aason,were prepared to advance
by land, we remainder OF the sailors On
shore, inclading an officer aud sixty men,
from the Latoaa, maased such gans as
could bear on the object of attack, every
thing was rescy on signal being made,
when capi.uis,ion was signed, and the
troops in fort Republic alone marched out
with The honors Of war, pllioS their arms
and becoming prisoners. AllPrisate pre-.
perty is respected, and the troops 10 bg
sent 10 Europe and eaehaoged. Captain
Bolton took possession Of fort Republic.
Captains brisbane and Lydiard landed
nearly together, the former WIS the FIRST
man who scaled the wall, the la,tcrthe sc
cond, closely followed AID supported by
their respective officers and ships eompa-
MES. Captain Wood r,mained aaoas IN
the command of the squadron :; about 200
of The enemy were killed; our loss is very
sriaiag; had our ships been half an hour
later in the attack, the slaughter must have
been dreadful, nothing could be better
timed. The ci.devan, governor comes
passenger on his way TO Europe, h
LIS. Of Killed end founded Oh 5aay1 his
nsajesfy's Oesseis.
Are,husa killed al.l S wounded. s..
Lasona: killed and wounded. q.
A1son: none killed, 7 wounded.
Fisgar5: none killed, none wounded.
To1a!: 9 killed, IL wounded.
We understand 1hat there were upwards
OF sixty Spanish, French aud Dutch vesr
sells, exclusive os ak or seven Americans
lying at Curacao when that isiand fell into
cur possession; como Of them are stated
TO be of great value. Fl
Slz commissioners have Been appointed
TO anvessigate prize concerns at Curacao.
Captain James A:hof Wood, of the La.
tona ffigaie, is the president.
La SpPesieure brig, Of II guns, captain
Rushwouh, sailed Gu Tuesday morning
for Great Britain, having on board capsain
Lydlard,a of the Anson iriga,e, The bearer
Of dispatches 10 the lords ogthe admiralty. |
announcing the capture of the isIaad OF |
/. Cniacoa.
The Princess Amelia packer, Stevens,
ssiled The same morning with a mail for
Ores, Britain, under the protection to a /
certain lasitade of, LIE GoeIan brig, of le
guns, captain Clement.
The big Fair Creole sailed the same
morning for Charleston, By the permission
of his honor the lieut.. governor.
The Areihasa frigate of$53 gans, capt.
Brisbane, arrived Oh "Wednesday in 6 days
from Curacao, with THE following vessels |
captured al that island, Wig :.Dasch friga.e |
Kenau Hassiar, of So guns and no men;
do. corvette Susinam of 2s guns and SO |
men; dc. schr. FLYING Fish, of II guns