Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-13

sTutklst commsndef, although surcessfa ]
sss,Dst The Egyptian reyol.e.s, could not
prevail sgsinst the prince ct Nsssao, who
commands d the Russ,aas.
81 .Ose great ohjvcicf The Turkish Rect
ga. ,he iorsress Of K,nburn, which " az
sat,issl !, IL Important 10 the kussisos tof
holding possession of the Csimea or lay.
r,c Chrssooess. SO much regarded by the
Russian geuesnments
There were shree engsgsine nts be- wen
shr. .rn,ks add Kassiaas ID the bay OF KID
burn In the 6vsf instance, The lu'k'shh
commander smployed his cmallrr sessess,
amouD,ir 8 20 81, Tor a,tsck,og The prince
s OF Nssssu with ~ sail. The Turkish as.
sailso,s were repuisrd Fs
afterwards Hsssan All. impatient of:dr-
fea entered he Liman 18th his principal
] Get, regstdlSss4of the sh.llowoess OF the
navirst,op bat Sin The emeau time, the
prince OF M ssay had receiSed'a reinforce.
snep, OF 22,vessels wi b one gun each. a
Turkish ship of rhe hoe was ssson aground,
sssallsd spsall sides and bio@r up. a sl-
nailar fate ssttrntyd he samrai'. ship OF
the captain pachs Igeorsnosot me ,ravt.
gstion, s;rfsriorisy IN stewardship want 81
skill 10 The mar emen' OF az ,iirtv, ex
pose d ,he Turks W b their iEpetocs'fy &
ideas of fssalis m. tube dtf ed by the SUI
prs,or skill ADD management on sssssPari OF
the Russians.
he next morn'sg several more OF he
Turkish ships we're iound stranded and
battle rnsueC, which cooiDued Tor msfe
,hao four hours. The Turk were detra-
cd. ard heir commanorr, Immediately al.
Ter the ac,,un. abaddoaed the enterpt'zes&
sailed from The " eper.
in so.ng for Inc bill on the table, he
wnold not be updsretaod 20 say s'ha' hr
thought osher means ade!eaes obGtcessa
~. lie dIseisimsd "a dra. Cap boats
would b. fond sitag herkust'ess 80 ths
aoIlheIn waters. ana ne cousd n9i stfs 2
moment SUPPOSE Il peopisS so'lessonsf0f q
mode OF Gsiin uateh alnss, opaR 'xPe'
s,a,ep.. pfove altogether nlga8Gsy IS TO
rhrH safssy, he was cot disposed to say
much Oh he ,sebJeci. IL might, Ao~eser,
b- rrcoiisc;ed. that pumbar Of tasse
iS,,ais, not extre'ding ten, had sa:isd ias
lie hitdresran.a 40 ~ the most favorable
season u she yesr& hat one Of them was
sos'. iis 49, -----"~'- . F'---rF- Il
! theIr safety.
lie opinion OF naval genilsmen had
been antrodueed 10 shcw the Elascy 81 guo
basfs. Fhat@es the ep,n,en OF cap ain
Dec.tur un this subject? inh'e ie Ter u
the secrrts1y of she navy, he expressed his
hope. that II any o,hsr kind ct navs!force
was empty q, he would not be kept CT
beard agun boat. This was as strong lao
|. gusgr, as an s4alcer OF hanor and sensib3!i,
-co1ld use 10 his gcvrrntntn ard was sufh
.rcltni 20 shrw t.aat hc had ba, LIKE conf
dence in she tlicacy OF gun boats.
He wishe q he cnul6 See some additional
mode at defence proposed Gehtftne q
had sld lhtm they wpuId meet it fairly
wten y was proposed He preferred ha..
log view ot tbs wnote system Of dsfsacs
., nnor-n I, however. thar he doubled
the casdor Ct seutirmen.
MIR, Nicholas said, his bill was obiec.ed
to .esserd y because The sy,5em wnich II
was in,epttd 10 embrace wouiG rot afford
protection 20 commerce. i,appeared upon
The yrsy 4ace oi snr b,il HAT il was not 10
tended TO accomplish tie protection ol
commerce. TODAY he bill sss objecfsd
TO becsnse gun hcaes alune were DOT an
adequass mode Of dafrnce. Had i, ever
y eeu SAID that they w.,e! For himself,
MI. N.tsatd, the, vt this was all the pre-.
pareilon .hty in'endsd toraake. no man
would scaus the tdss VIZ hsaole indignation
than hmsslf. Mss ,nere sny man who
believed ihas rhry were So fsst-to ,Sase
oil duy as res he defence oi ne ostion
on gon bos.s alone: No nasn could DC
slss sc u. ~
] he cs.n,ieI, an. from Cannec,icui. and