Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-07-08

me I..samo to major general
- ala.a he bearer Of the dispatches
bea, !. WV with. informing of the reauc-
> ps. s,ints. At the moment Q, inc
flas 01 advices had also been
bas depa , s;r A. Cochrane, who on the
w. 1'so DAYS after the enemy y, HS 9Th the
Paln's aaron. and in great hopes OF
3 sqaa them. The Recruit brig capt.
5g WIN i that time in close gun shot
z, . va, $ s,srnmost ship, keeping up
t ,'.5. fire on him aad tn Pom
j a'is a lonr shot firing her bow chassrs.
s ~n'ao as49 Gag ship was about three
Ns l..r,' on der heavy press Of sail ana
a-s'ss,l = Can't csn,ain fast coming up. The
lo'S r sna and Ethalion frlgates were
ona 'o Imam the whole about seventy
il 'S'' (. II. from the Saints. Thus
uss a !, ), IS are the hostile squadrons,.
, ols' and expectations of a complete
W. i ovrr the enemy, seems even now
rs s fully accomplished.
Ell a, noh frigatss too, although atpre-
y 'se,,ed under the batteries OF Guaeia-
''s ~. vet add 10 our triumph; for the
b ~, Nd en,srprizs of oar;navy will dare
~ s.hsm even sheltered as they are.
,'j have however carried very seasonal
.,n0lr 70 that impoverished country, 1t
/, ,ra asstc,ertainsd that they had in 1000 bar
| Of -four.
|rbe Jason, Narcissa, Swaggerer, and
{obin, arrived at 2 o'clock this day, With
prisoners from the SAINTS.
Atrifs5.
Nothing further has transplred respecting
nursuing and .hs pursued squadrons
l. n, SAINTS, since our last. A general
irw prevails as to the issue, but the
sof ne ensmy's capture predominates
/ he apprehension of their escape. In
mean time W. submit to our readers the
bwns extract of a letter from Martl-
be, cofroboratins the correctn IS OF our
account Of the operations against the
bis, and the flight of the ensmy's and
Suit Of our squadron:
On Friday morning, the ships with the
BPS on board having arrived, the admiral
lac master of the Neptune on shore to
h a snail and narrow channel, little
vn and never frequented by large ships
I'D which the French garrison or ships
he Saints, never expected would be at
pted and he had succeeded in huoylng
he channel and aocertaining its capablll-
i admitting even ships Of the line, be
DC vas discovered BY the enemy. A
i Il o'clock in the forenoon, having
Tea signal that every thing was in rea-
Ess, the Castor with the. frigates and
vessels, accompanied by the Intrepid
ne line, took dire, tly through the chan
and anchored in a small bay, having a
OF land between them and the enemy's
and principal batteries !: here they eff
lsd landing, during which they were
upon by the enemy without much eff
Inc troops were landed in two differ
places, and took possession OF the
a !; ana lnthe evening having landed
inch howltzers, they began to play on
susmy the admiral, with the Pompee,
ss'n, and York cruizing off the leeward
s'paI channel, through which it was ex-
su'as French ships would endeavor to
sas'art. About ten o'clock at night,
were discovered with all sail set, the
uaSine SO tar favored them as TO ena-
tnsn to lead out of the windward chan
%a Signals We're immediately made to
ssn'ral' who stood directly after them.
e ms boats behind; and he Judging
1e'f gong out to windward, and the
~'as last sallers and weatherly YES
'aUN)setured that they would endeavor
i , ,s w,,ndward, and escape if DOS.
10 y the winds eye.
S, however, having cleared the land
C s' pore up directly and ran down
h bo aaaa . suppos d might have
Eipb, s ar aver !, SO doing befor4. the admiral
as " them. The SAILING of th,. two