Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-09-07
BOSTON, Sept. /.
COM. RoDGERs's SQUADRON.

Yesterday arrived in this harbor the u. S.
ships President, a., Commodore RoDGERs /;
United States, "a, Capt DECATUR; Con-
gross, So, Capt. SMITH Hornet, / g. Capt.
LAWRENCE and brig ARGUS, is, Capt. SIN
CLAIR the,whole of the squadron, which sail
ed from N,~York on the 2lst of June, under
Com. RoDGERs.
6 Sailed from N. York July 81. The 23d
at A. NJ. discovered and gave chase TO All
English Frigate, supposed to be the Belridera
The superiority Of the Presidents sailing,
while the breeze continued fresh, enabled her
to get within gun shot between and P NJ.
when il had moderated so much as to gige We
ry faint hopes of getting along side. At this
time, pcrceiving she was training her guns to
bear upon thePresident, the latter commenced
a fire At her spars and rigging, With the view
0! crippling her, to get Sd east of her. A fire
was kept up about hours. The President
gave her two or three broadsides, and kept
up we'll directed fire from the chase guns,
which cut her sails and rigging very much,
but did not succeed in destroying any of her
spars, although some of them were much
wounded. The President, al this time, was
exposed 10 d running fire from ner four stern
chasers and once the British trlgate COM
nenced fire from her main deck, with an
intention OF rakug the President with broad
SIDE, but at the moment receiving one from
the President, continued her course under
press of sail, and used only her stern guns.
All sail was crowded in pursuit, but in VAIN.
The chase Was now throwing overheard every
thing that could be spared, to increase her sail
ing, and escaped by lghtness OF the wlnd.
-Four OF her boats we e seen floating by tht
President, completely knocked to pieces, to-
gethef with great number of casks, spars
SZc. audit was supposed most of tie guns were
also thrown overheard.
The Pr sident received considerable num-
Der of shot in her sails and rigging, but was
not materially injured, The chase was CONT
nued til about midnight, when it was relin-
qulshed, IS hopeless, and the President hove
to for the squadron to come up. Early in tb'
Chase, one 81 the Presidents chase guns, OF
the gun deck. burst aad injured the upper
deck SO much as to prevent the use of the
chase guns on that side for considerable
time The President had three killed, and
10 wounded, most of the latter slightly; Of the
wounded, Is were by the bursting Of the gun
It was by the same gun Com Rodgers had his
leg fractured, but has recovered.
The squadron afterwards pursued the ia
maica feet, but owing to uncommon foggy
weather missed them. although at times very
near
The squadron has been off the English chan
mel, then along the coast of France, Spain and
Portugal, within 80 miles Of the rock of Lis
ben-then made Madeira Island--then of
Coro and Floros-then back to the Banks--S1
BY Nova-Seotia to Boston.
Many of the scamen Of the squadro are
sick with the scurvy. Several have died -
About 100 English prisoners are on board
We understand the seamen stated to have
been impressed from Portuguese brig, en-
tered voluntarily.
TATENT1 EROM EEROPE.