Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-12-18
Rnsrok, Sew. Z, lgl2.


SIR am sorry a. latc'rn y"'' OF the
capture uf his rnalesty's late ship Gner-
rIcr, BY the American trigate Cons,l'u-
lion, after severe action, Oh t"G .9Ih
August, in lat ~, deg. 20 aIln \ anG
long. SIS deg. w. httwo P NJ. beng
BY The w,nd en- the sta:boa:d TACK -
saw sail en- our Weather beam, bearing
down onus. Al three msde her rI' I"
DC man Of war, 5cat to quarters, and
prepartd for action. Al tour, she CLOS
sd fast. wore TO prevent ncr rak'hS US.
Al zen minutes pas, four ho.slHd orr c.
lors and fred several SHOT a. her at
twenty minutes past :our ste Hoisted
her coiurs and returned our hre, were
several tines = avoid being rEkec, rX'
changing b,eadsides. ~ FIVE SIC c'"s-
I'd up 81. Our sta:bsard beam, 10 ii keep
iIg upa he.vv are aiid S;s:iiGg zee.
his intention bciag cvtochus 10 cross
our bow A, twenty 'ar.utes past ave
III" mizsn mast wen, aver the Stib"atd
quarter sind brougas the sep M IN TIE
wing !; Tie enemy t,.sn placed Mn'eii
on our ,siLoasd DOW, rak'ng Us. ~
oaly o.our bru guns ',ta.us, snd ms
srsps and risen.e.. s~"ePn,g "ur Seck
AZ tbrty ul!IU,v- pms nEc' XIV sup !'o'
answering her helni &c .;tcn p'oo /" -?
US on boa,d al this tire Ny Gr-n'.
who comusadeo toe .cy,Has;.e, wea cNr-
ried below naGiy wou@ded ina edi-
ateiv ordered tie n'orncs -Hd beelo1r>
from tbe main deck; &c ni=stst --S -
THIS time wounded rnrnugh t"a &c,
sud | receiy,da severe Ecuoei III tne.
back
Lieutenant, K!cs wa, leading on ~"
boartcrs. " ncn yhr sip comia, to, Nc
brought some OF orr .ut be,w gus g
hear On her, and had 90. Gear q our
"vpaasnt, when -, 80 81: u.cs past h,e'
our tore and main n'asts ~r't Over nc
side, leaving the s.ip pc.:cct unn'"-
nsscab!e week. Tue in,sale shco,ins
ahead, | WIS in hopes 10 Clear lie wrcck
! aGd get the ,hj = uader c1mmal q to re
new the ac;ian but just a: "e had clear
! cd the wreck, eur spfitsail Yard went,
| and the ensniv having rove new braces.
&c wore round Within pistol sh"', 81
rake US, the ship ~ my L.. IL, tough c.
the Sea sna rolling ley a'aln deck guns
| under water. and all attempts /" & hcr
bs fore the wind beii iEuit!cS. mts'
! Calling u,y t.a remaining officers toee-
Their, they were all of op!sion tat J"y
further resistance would rnl, o. nee
SIS waste Ut lives, | r'dtred. tough
reiuc;sn,iy, ri:e collars 20 be s,ruch.
TIE loss Of the sh;p IS t. b. Ascrlhso
"a thc ea.l. ta'l d Tie Il, zen nsst,WAl' r
enabled our opponent 10 choose lis pr-
ai,ion. sm sorry TO say We suHore,
severely in kiiiesi aud ssrn;ltd d, s most
! " Will. she l.v n our bow, f'om her
s!ape and musketry In all h';esn Nil
| d and sixty three wounded, Many Il
them severely none of the wouudcU
Ulcers Quilted the deck TIL the hnn.
ceased.
The fri8ate proved to be the C.s,s,es
snip Constitution, of thirty g po,adels
Iii Lsr u,.in deck, a.:,l twenty-four SO
FOUNDERS, and two 1875 OH her upper
deck, ard four hundred aba seventy SIX
,nsn hor loss il comparison with ours
is ts;Hiag, about twenty. the first lisute
nant ct n'srines * eight kis!ed, and hrst
iisuisnart and master Of The ship, and C.
lessn men wounded he, lower m.sts
badly wounded. and stern much shat,er-
sd, and very much cut up about the rig
ging.
The Guersier WAS SO CIT up, that al
attempts to se, her in would have been
.eisss. AS soon IS the wounded were
got out of her, they set her On fire AID
feel it my duty to state, that the Ger
duct of captain Hull and his officers 10
our men, has been that of u brave ensiny
tne greatest care being taken to present
yor men lssirg the smallest trifle, arc
she greatest attention being paid TO the
wounded, who, through the attention S
sail OF Mr.. IRVINE, surgeon, l hope will
10 well
i hone, though saccess has not Crown