Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-01-31

bn, lingering its t'te will, at no VERY il,
tant pr,lua, be corSu.nmat d.
PRINCESS GNARLOl'YE p.iLKEr
The Elowing Interesting ccceut ofh ,,
.snsrmcN Getzren tbs Tcrtot cs5 ii,
frehch !pr;veteer Nrm1s, zoe coty f,,
LiOetposlpnPsr q tke 26h M,oemJt,
The gallant defence ma,!c by Cart. X,
of ne Princess Charlotte packu, !, sab
norable t" him, his officers, his ship's ,n;.
pany, and passengers, as to lncsi, pari,p.
Jar EOtice.
The French privateer was one of ,',.
long, low, last sailing schooners 5, ,ar,
mon in that service. She had doQcrd h.
packet the grsal,st part Of Ihufsda, H..
s:h, AID came up with her abnut midn,h
The following were passenger. ia d.
packet: Mr. Ills, lady, son aud 2 dar,s.
tiers the Rcv. Mr.. Currea, a Port,p,,,
Priest, Captain Sisted, 18Th dragons, ".
Dohe, Esq. q Young g. ulie man On his n.
veis J. n. MacomD. Esq. Mr.. W. Coz
Mr. kawdon and Mr. Harrison trco',
John Dupsn aud John ] Inns, seamen, al
]. Dre"l y, Mr. Duse's servant.
The whole Ct these armed III mse 're
with muskets, while The ladies r,,ned II
The cock pit Win 'hv surgeon. The y
vau er took su,h an oil qne position on
qnarter OF The packet, as equally 10 avy
her stein and side gins. The ccn,es, v,
continued an n"ur chiefly With mu,srr
1t was moonlight, and man was o!ser,
standing On the FI,nehmsn's bow am.
with graphing "o"s preparatory to boa,
ing. when the enemy dropped 50 far,
Stern as to be exppssd to the packs,', Ste,
guns, or ran so lar ahrad as 70 ne., y,
side battery, her guns were fired win sud
RECESSION as To produce tie most dreadh
shrleks from the Erenchm,n, II. ,ac;s
IS pepPerrd with muskee shat in her s,.s
Quarters, masts, yards aacs RIGGING Pei
Mat'ack received two musket balls in ri
back as he stood a, In helm. e. which d
d.ed on Tuesday the 1sh inst. Mr. NJ
COMO was describing to his fellow n,,e. !,
gers his narrow escape, when bullet pr
ssd through his body, Of which h. DID.
ADD was buried in Falmouth ON S,,,Im
This gentleman has lef, widow and 81:
children IN America. AS native Of tbs
country he would not have been ,ri,oas
had the packe, been taken; bur his mir
was frank, social, and Grave. and in tn
sp"'s of good fellowship he Tough, wiz
courage, nor ever rep;ned =, his fa.t. T.
deed all the passengers, even to the post
c'"isral'ns p'irst. Piled their mu.ke,s w:'
Zca'' and evrn the ladies assisted The sar
sson' lr. HunsIeJ', 10 whose prof s,ion'
al abilities and humane attention CapTa
HsfF bears honorable ses,imony. l'ht a.
Ace.' and seaTa slpp,r,el The cha,nc"
lor bravery winch the Fal,noui, p,ck,'"
mtn nave established for themselves ia
many we'll fought actions. Their last sr2
iuii charged WIN grape and canister ,a,
'"se" such dose into he enemy as Pr
oscea a dreadful Yell, and brought dor'
his ms'osal about bis ears. H. l.,,a m'1
OIL, wh.le Captain Kerr brought ;ht SIP
and mail safe iato Fslnou,t.
a word or two about bullets a T',o@
surgeon 81 ia'eIy Tod fine story in on; q
bnnara'te's newspapers, abom to- ets-'t
ct hns''sh ta's who jagged .hrir bu.'t's'>
we have h"ndcd the bullet that ro:'1
through The body oi poor N!aconbi
somewhat the shape OF IN almond 70 !
nu'" Jagged" ous all of shape and wy
ms d"ns BY the c,MA1 ii French ,''i"'