Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-12-18

About ten o'clock Lit. Rees had his
left shoulder bruised by part of the
parrapit falling on him-which, tho
il did not materially injure him.
obliged him to retire, and Captain
Leouartl of the tst regiment United
States artillery at that moment ar
irving. he took the command of this
battery the remainder of the day.
Iaieut. Wendell Of the Sd regt. artille-
nv. had The command of Is and four
FOUNDER on the west battery-and
DIR. Hooper Of Capt. jacks eompa-
nv militia artillery, had the com
E,and of six FOUNDER on the Mess
House. OF these gentlemen and
their commands. cannot speak
with too much praise, they distin-
guished themselves highly, and from
their shot. all Of which was hot, the
town Of Newark repeatedly fired,
and one Of the enemy's batteries ST.
Ieneed for a time.
Aninstanee Oiextraordiasry brave.
ry in a female the wife of ono Doyle,
n private Of the u. States artillery
made a prisoner at Qucenston) eau,
not pass over. During the most tre-
mendous cannonading 1 have ever
seen, she attended the six FOUNDER
ON the old mess house with red hot
shot. aad showed fortitude equal
TO the Maid of Orleans. L;euts.
Ganseyoort and Harris Of the ist
rest. U. S. artillery had the com
mand Of the Salt battery at YOungs-
town, mounting one 1sand + pound
er, these two guns played upon the
garrison Of Fort George and the
buildings rear it from every obser-
walton | could make during their
fire, | avn happy to say they uerited
my warmest thanks Cor their skiliin
the service Of these guns. Lieut..
Harris from his i pouader sunk a
schooner which lay at their wharf;
she was ore CT these taken by the
eaemy al the mouth OF the Gencsse
river a short time since. Hs also
assisted in burning aDd destroying the
buildings near the wharf. These
two officers and their men in the
warmest part Of the eaanona;ling
having firei away all their eartrid-
ges. cut up their flannel waistooats
and shirts, and the soldiers their
troYsersio supply their guns.
cannot say too much in praise OF
all the officers ansisolaiers of the AZ
tillery immed;atsl, under my obser-
Walton in this garrison, they merit
tie thanks and e5tecm Of their cOun-
try for the defence Of it, and l be-
1ieye il never sustained so sharp and
continued bombariment.
The enemy threw more than two
fhousaBd red hoi balls into it, and
number Of shells mounting Ia more
tina, go only -Saa OF Mh...l dad it,;u=
~ 10 oar men.
Lieut.. Col. Gray commanded the
artillery, the unrca'ittins attention.
paid to his duty, proves him an o'Ei-
Ger. whose zeal and science de hanor
Ia himself and country; to this gen
tlxnan feel much indebted for the
manner ne acquitted himself.
10 the officers of nv regiment
{paH;icula,Iy capt. Mili;gan) and the
soldiers who assisted the artillery.
ard those employed in cN'ingnishins
the fires and carrying CIT the killed
md weunded, l am also much in
debled, they merit my warmest
thanks. To Dr.. West ofthe garri-
son. 81. Hngaa of the iith rcgt. U.
s. infantry and DR.. Craige Of the ED
regiment q. 6. infantry. offer. my
thanSs. They were employed during
the entire day in the most critical du
ties of their profession.
Our Killed and wounded amount TO
eleven.
E>ILLED-SeI.jeant Jones. 1st re-
eiment L. S. artillery; Salisbury. "a
do. do. do.-frivates, Stewart. 22d
do. u. S. infantry; Lewis, 1st DO. U.
s. artillery.
Observation-Disclosures. Ii. Tho
mas, 22d rsg,. U. S. infautry-tri-
Ystes, Homan, nth do. do. NJ Evoy.
1st DO. do. Campbell. tst do. do.
Welsh. ist. do. do. Ray. Sd do. DO.
Woedworth, 9Th do. military artiiie-
~. !,
From the numbers We saw carried
efTrrom the cnemys batteries. pre-
same r:any more were killed ana
Seuntied on their side.
Galy. two OF the above men were