Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-11-15
IN VIRGINIA.
ALEXANDRIA, NOV 6


ALEXANDRIA, NOV g.
The enemy again in the Potomae.
We are informed, that on Friday the
2sth ult a part of the enemy's blocka-
ding squadron, consisting of one irig
ate, one brig, one sloop, and schooner,
made their appearance In our river, and
nave committed more damage than the
whole flee, did in July last. Before the
night OF thai day the brig and a cutter
had got up as far as Ragged Point,
where they took brig with forty cords
OF wood on board and burnt her. On
The next morning they took schooner
laying on Peokstone, loading with
wheat, and carried her off,ogrther with
80 bushels OF her cargo, then on board
i.ter taking out the wheat they set five
TO her aud left her. On The Saturday
morning following, they captured
schooner from this place with whlskey
and dry goods Oh board, which they
COX out and burnt the vessel in the
mouth of Yeocomico.
Our informant ADDS. that since the
evening OF the 2Sth, the Potomac may
be said TO have been on hre-vaSr col.
INNS OF fre ard smoke ascending, from
hat lime until The I'd inst. from every
quarter OF the rive, .--On the morning
oil the Is, the brig went down The river
with a fresh n. w, wind. There is
nothing now in our waters but a !,igate
& her lender. Ii is not ascer,ained what
injury was done on the Maryland side,
but IL is feared tina, the people on that
side of the liver have sustained equal
and perhaps greater losses than their
neighbours in Virginia have suffered by
this severe aud unexpected vtsitaHon Of
the enemy. Five barges were discoy
cred on the opposite side OF the riser,
moving along the Maryland shore, and
catering every creek marking their
course with fire and smoke. On Sun.
day night several b. ges had gone up
81. Georges creek after some vessels
from Baltimore, Two Of which, IL is
said, are Packet, from this place.
heir fate is not YET known, but their
can be but little doubt of their des,ruc-
ltion. l hus, while the whole attention
Of our government is absorbed in the
views OF oorques, upon the Lakes, Sc
lgun tiigate Is allowed 10 assume the
uhdisputed right OF our waters; TO
blockade The entrance 10 the capital
Of the nation, and to annihilate the trade
81 an important commercial city In its
nrighbonrhood Nhere Is the Adams,
which was 6lttd out for the express
purpose of p, o,t cling our shores from
those maraudeis! and where are the
invintible gun boats, which where TO
swarm om from every hole and corner,
and creek, whenever British vessel
should dare to anchor in our river |?
he si,ua,ian Of the people below, is
t,uly deplorable.
Their losses have already been i'm.
mense, and they are every day exposed
to new and greater calamities, without
possessing the means of averling them.
| he people OF this Town are not exempt
rom a share Of the evils which result
nom the Permitted violation OF their
1wn waters Even the ecanty pittance
Of trade, which was saved from the gen
eral wreck OF commerce, and which did
suilice 10 give business and support to a
CIV industrious men Of limited desire $
and engagements, is taken from them
/ he coasling trade is at an end--ior
though a vessel may scour the seas,
and not meet with a British cruiser
she will, in all probability, De intercept.
ed at the very mouth of her destined
harbour by some bold picaroon, who has
taken bis station in our river and main
! tains il with defiance to the whole naval
force OF The country. How long shall
such things be /!
From The Phisd. Au, ora, of Saturday last.
I" EGfracs Of letter, dated Norfolk,
November |.
"Advices have just reached town that
| Admiral Warren has entered the Capes
OF the Chesapeake with II sail"