Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-12-04
From the Boston Chronicle ef Thsr.ddy,
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Captaip Smith, late of the schr. An.
son, captured & carried into Liverpool,
N. 5. arrived here yesterday afternoon iu
the schooner Washington, from Machi-
as via Portsmouth. He arrived at Ports
mouth on Tuesday night last in the car
Sel schooner Regulator, from Halifax,
whence she sailed 18th inst. The fri
gate Juaop, and packet from Now
York, had arrived at Halifax the cartel
brig Potomac, from Boston, had arrived,
aud was to take prisoners for Boston tho
next day. A feet Of merchahtinea sail
ed for England about the ssh inst. and
about the same time the frigstes Acasta,
Spartan and Eoles, on cruise after
Com. Rodgers. No prizes had arrived
at Halifax, since the privateer brig Ra'
pia, Of Portland, The San Domingo ~,
and tire. frisates were in port. twas
the current report in Halifax, that Ad-
rniral Warren would make another at
tempt to negotiate with the American
government and would winter at Ber-
nuda. Nothing of importance had
traGsY;rsd at HaIaax.,
Arrived Privateer sloop Blaek-Joke,
captain Brunow, from a cruize of 1903
days. The followihgis very summary
extract from her Log-book---" Aag. q,
captured the British schooner M.ry-
Ann, of Halifax, frsm St Lucia, with
rum, sugar .snd melsssss, arrived at
Norfolk September i3, ran small
schr. ashore little to the eastward of
?ort-a- Plat, and took from her barrel
Of sugar and some raw hides. Septem-
Der g, in.lat. l9, 20, fell in with the
prirateer schr. George Washington,
captain Scissor, of Norfolk ; next day,
in gale, she ran foul of US and carried
swav our main boom. October 3, in
the GuIph Of Maracsibo, captured the
English schooner Sally, from Jamaica
for Curracoa, and sen, her for Charles
ION, arrived there. On the l2th fell
in with small schooner having no per-
son on board; named her the Nonsuch..
put John Smith, Charles Morse < Tn:
Herring, boy, on board of her, and
cur consort, the George Washington,
sent two Of her men On board OF her
On the 18th. close under the land, we
saw square rugged vessel, to watch we
gave chase the George Washington,
at the same time perceisiDg her to be
wicked looking vessel, altered hercou!se
and pursued small sail-after chasing
her Eve hours brought her to, and or
dered her boat on board Of Us; she prov
ed to be Spanish Guarda- Costa, for
meriy the brig Tammsahnaah, of New
York, with 10 guns and full ofmen-IE
the mean time saw nothing OF the Non
such that we manned. The next day,
in company with the Guarda- Costa, at 1
A. III. manned boat Of each vessel, TO
cut out a schooner that we had no doubt
vas tho Nonsnch, anchored close In
shore, one anchor being on land and the
other in the water--soerdsd her under
very heavy fire from the natives Oil
shore and those on board Thesavages
an board flew to the hold, with whom
we had g severe engagement, and kept
the deck uatil fourof our best men were
severely wounded then returned with
determination Cater putting our wound
cti under the care Of a surgeon) 10 renew
the attack by day light, Here we are
sorry to state thai jain Smith aud VIM.
James afterwards died of their wounds.
At day light we attacked the natives on
shore, which. was vigorously returned
BY them from cntreac hments made in
the sand behind their canoes. Having
partially silenced them, at 8 A. NJ. We
sent two boats well manned, one from
the brig and one from the Black-Joke,
and cut The Nonsuch cut and brought
her off along side the Black Joke; she
was covered with blood ont none either
dead or alive were found on hoard of
nar; aud there is no doubt but The poor
fellows whs were put on board BY US
were lnassacred by the savage natives.
We then maIned and armed the Non
such, again attacked the natives Oil
shore and drove them from their en-
trenchmcnts about this tine a party of
horse appeared, bat from our well di-
rected ere, we killed many of the riders
and wounded several horses they also
sson retreated. Al bali past 10 on the
2!sty;e landed, and found that their en-.
trenchments had about l6 feet water in
them, which WAS highly colared with
blood. We burnt FIVE oftheir huts, one
Of which containing powder blew up
By this time wewere again attacked
BY the Indians, when we tho't il most
prudent TO return to our vessels. We
took the guRs from the Nonsuch, and
made her a present to the captain of the
Tammaahmaah, who in return gave US
all the provisions he could spare, Dur
! ing all this time our brave and worthy
consort was not to be seen, having with
him eight Of our best armed men. The
Black Joke having been considerably
disabled in her spar. WAS obliged to re
turn home. October 30, we sprung a