Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-06-25
BOSTON, June 10.

BOSTON, June 10.
Arrived the Swedish brig Sophia
Stangene,t 48 days from Gattenburgh,
with iron and alum to William Pa.sons'
Two ships loading for Boston were lett.
A barque, Two Brothers, Rue'p, and a
brig sailed in company for Boston Pas
sengers. capitals Robert Swaine, Of ship
Lady Madison, of New York, lost in the
Baltic, and captain Nathaniel Barker, Of
brig Betsey. Of Boston. Captain Barker
left Stockholm on The 18th Of April, *
Informs, that the Swedish fleet were fit
ting out, destination unknown-hut sup
posed for Ph.nersaia. 10000 troops
were at Berlin, 100000 at Leipsic and
100000 a, Dresden Bonaha'te was
It Dresden The shove information
CAP, Barker derived from tbs consul
the day before he sailed. May Is, lat.
A., long. 20, was boarded from 50 gun,
frigate, did not ascertain her name, but
was informed by the boarding officer
that she had many names. June IA,
lat 40, long. 81, was boarded from an
English gun big OF l6 guns. 18Th
lat. A., long. 50, was boarded by "a,
the Valiant. and the frigaie Mnervs ter
Halifax. 18th, Cape Cod N W. about
81 mics, was boarded BY the Tenedos.
l7th, saw patti of the stern of a vs'se',
aPpare ntly belonging to man OF war,
painted red inside, one or two knees
hrnging to it, part of one of the ports
seen. and one or two of the deck plants
attached to it-appeared to be new and
net long in The water. No vessels had
arrived from tie United States tor ei8h,
or ten months.
We have nothing further respecting
the killed or wounded o. the Chess
peakc but hourly expect the snip Hsn
ryl which was ready at the last accounts
will arrive--when, no doubt, we shall
have the American official account of her
Capture and other particulars.
We have another report Viz Portland,
that vessel mas a,riycd there, bringing
accounts from ST. Salvad =, which con
firms the report of the Essex irisate be-
ing 6lockalcd there
JUNE l9- Evening.
Extract Of letter from The Surgeons
mnte on board The Chfsateake, 10
FRIEND IN this roam, dGted
" HALIFAX, June 8.
Mdshipmen Livingston. Evans and
Hopewell, are dead .Mr B ilsrd, fourth
Lieutenant and Mr.. White. Ma-;er, are
also dead. The wounded are in q fal"
way Of recovery The Whole number
Of killed and wounded are estimated al
about $50 or 10. | need not inform
y1u Of our misfortune III losing the Che
s,reake, as YOU already too well kno" IT;
nor will | at,empt to state 10 you the
particulars Of the action IL am, at pre-
sent. unable to do it with correctness.
The Captain is dead, and Wa buried
here this morning in becoming man
per."
Extract ola hitter from the Surgeon Il
tire Chcsaheake, tie some 6G!e as t"e
above.
+" About AZ minutes past S. when
within pistol shot cf the Shannon, we
received be, broad.ide, WHICH was re-
turned, and ct the hrsf ffe Cspt Law
isace vas wogndcd in he leg. Three
or four brcsdsidss only were exchanged,
when The ship hid her head, topssil-tie,
shet away, and Ser spanker b:ails fouled
by cut.rigg,ng. Capt. Lawrence was
wounded through The body morally by a
musket bali. Lieut. Ludlow vas twice
wounded By n,usket o. grape shot. Mr..
White the master vas killed. Mr.. BAL.
lard's leg vas shot from his body -
Lieutenant Bfoome and The boatswaln
were mortaliy wounded The ship be-
ing unnanag eabie, size Tell on boarh the
Sraancn, when ltey immediately threw
200 men On cur decks Our bnarders
we're called away, but tie man t-ose 6r-
" it was 10 give the signal, from friSbt
or some other cause, dad not give It -
Lieut.. Budd was informed, by NJ. Cur
lis tie captain, that TIE boarders were
called away he instantly headed his and
,.r. Cox's division, sprung on deck. blu,
was severed, wounded having but part
of bis men the rest having followed a
rascally boats~air's nate into the hold.
| have Dot time &c be more Particular.
List of Officers Killed and Hoanecd.
Capt. Lawrence MORALLY wound.