Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-11-26

l Kingston WheFe NO enSaStH HcF q
the batteries for one hour aud ID
minutes. I had made up my mind
to board her, bat she was so we'll
protected by the batteries and the
wind blowing directly in. it was
deemed imprujent to make the at
tempt at that time: tho pilots also
refused TO take charge oftlie vessels.
Under these circumstances, and it
being after shutdown. determined
to haul off AMI renew the attack next
morning. We beat mp in good order
under a heavy fire from the Royal
George anil batteries to ! mile Point
where we anchored. 1t blew heavy
in squalls from the westward during
the night, and there wa, every APP
pearanee of a gale Of wind. The
pilots became alarmed and l thought
it most prudent to get into place Of
| more safety. therefore Every re-
luctantly) deferred renewing the at
tack uaon the ships and forts until
more favorable opportunity.
At7A. NJ. on the 10th, | made
| the signal to weigh, and we beat out
Of a very narrow channsl under vs-
| r. heavy press Of sail 10 The o?en lake.
| At ten. We fell in with the Governor
simsoe running for Kingston, and
| chased her into the harhor. She
| escaped by running over reef OF
| reeks under heavy fire from the
Governor Tomkins, the Hamilton
aBd the JuIia which cut her very
much. Al. her people ran below
! while under the fire OF these YES
sells. The Hamilton chased her in
to nine feet water before she haul
ed of. We tackled to- the southwark
will, an intention Of running TO our
station ut the Ducks, but it coming
Oh to blow very heavy, the pilots
told me it would be unsafe to keep
III lakes. I bore up Cor this place
where I arrived last night.
In our passage through the bay of
QUAINT. discovered a schooner at
the village Of Armingstown which
we took possession Of. but finding
she would .'etsin us (being then in
chase Of tho Royal George l order
ed Lieut.. Macpherson to take out
her sails and rigging and burn her,
which he did. We also took Inc
schooner Mary Hall from Niagara
at the muu!h Of Kingston barber, II
took her with us to oar anchorage.
Thc next morning. finding that she
could not bca: through the channel
with lis. I ordered tho sailing master
in the Growlerto take her under CEN
vow aud run down past Kingston, an
chor on the east end Of Long Island
and wait for wind to come up on
the east side. 1 WAS also in hopes
that tic Rayal George might be In
duced to fellow for the purpose Of
re. taking our prize, bat her com
map,ier was too we'll aware OF the
consequences to leave his moorings.
We lost in this affair one man Kill
led AID three slightly wounded, with
few slot through our sails. The
other vessels lost no men and receIv-
cd but little injury in their hall and
sails, wiib the exception Of the Pert,
whose gun bursted in the carly part
of the action and wounded her com
mander (sailing master ArunaeO
badly, and a midsi,;pman and three
.acn slightly. Mr.. Arapdell. who
refused to quit the deck although
wounded. was knocked overheard in
beating up to our anchorage, and l
al. sorry to say was drowned.
The Royal George must have re-
ceiyed very considerable injury in
her hull and in men, as the gun YES
sells with long 50 pounder were seen
to strike her almost every shot, and
II was observed that she Was rel ?.
forced with troops Il different times
during the action.
| have greet pleasure in saying
that the officers and men On board OF
every vessel behaved with the Ut
most cooincss and arc extremely
anxious to meet the enemy on the
open lake /; and as long as have the
honor ia command such officers ard
snch men, l can have no doubt OF the
result.
| Think I can say with great pro-
priety that We have now tt" command
ofths lake. and that We can transp"rt
troops and stores 10 any part OF II
without any risk Of an attack from
the eremy, although the whole OF
his naval force was not collected ri
Kingston. yet the force. at the di'Tsr'
eat batteries woUld more than ccua