Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-01-02

above the island that cover,
yard. immediately below i
the enemy lay in torce, much H.
ed 10 consequence Of the aiai,
day, occupying a line Of shyr. u
a mile, where The current is ,WS
the banks abrupt. l did ru ~
possible to effect landing i
troops, in any tolerablc ordS, b.
in the face Of the flying a,l.i!,K
fantry, which a IuIl view of IN
ments in the day time u,aA
them to oppose to us. | ~
postpone the expedition il "
march snd embark the troop, 81
to put off about AN hour aud b.
fore day light, so as wpass tals2!
aus line oil shore liz the DARK, q!
should suffer les. from lh,rG.M
land about FIVE miles bsu. NJ
ward. where the STREAMS sasW(
81 the river were peculla!t L
!, safe and orderly landing {.
seconded ny proposal sHA r
cstness AID force and Ii Sa (
Fine army vas to embark at J 81
Tuesday morning and 20 pH s
half past four, according 10 u4 =
A line Of battle submllteo a lev h
lore by general Sm!t"--the 70
he right, or in tue front O'~h
ronnehilI's troops In lie c.
The New York volunteers on
| was to SO in a front boat WI
sen set Of men, direct the lal /!
Join the New York 'o.unIesn
arrival.
Or Monday evening seven {
| col. Swiit's regiment, ana Gig
ate volunteers, were DlouSM.a
snce up Ire 'lve', anu le'ta
points % 40 d the noise Aid
Of cmba King TIE whole ar~;
| lace. A, naltpas, 3 On lus@''
ng the eiest boa's "sIe i'"eV
luuleers (cc,onei S"iIt's 'es@y
uigaer up and dropped oO'i
their stations above the ha'! u
sur arrival | fund tnat aDout q
me artillery a co.pS winch u.s.
" occasion Nnl.e Oh Tie lilo
.-feat eXaCtncss III Gis, ipi'i!,
I'D. and zeal tor TIC ssf'it.l
naked. and the reAi0uc wer' tM
No, a man Of the re-, u'ar mi
"A pUats for about Hal! an mol
colonel W md : ,osthtiil trts
boat, with Iical 0fnC! ui!a 20
Aboul lDree quarters - a.. .
bis the reh.ayn.nS !cSutat' CvI
n. eG.Da,kattvi, " aeb l ufopd
| 10 the front vi TIC !inc, win
| my Dual to desiErn.. II aS tt
| boat. l ~ss accontpa!Jtl "
Cyrenius Chaplin anu John ~
u.p,ain Mills OF tae ca''"H
! Cuace, ana Quarter n'astet NY
pilots and abuut twenty I'VE !.
trom Buffalo nndcr ileui. nav"
mention tne names Of tiIt'
men because thsy had tne %
decidedly objected to pass1'.
proposed polut by day hs"t'
Gay light appea cd, ahd ont Z
raised some difficulty Oh llis'
! he was induced to rctnaih, al
unanimously g'eed u incur
tiol,ai bazald ana patiently w
der Of tie seserai To- put OH
light We Discovered the tT'f
bark King, and wc' { Informed Il
| OF Cabaua hid been a5dndoMe
| scoson, and that the troops "
mo winter quarters. A Sc
| fusion eHsueG which II Is Gin
scribe. About 1000 hiel ~ii
OF :cssralnt aischarbing lhei
in every direction.
About onc thousand vOlun
il updcr general Sny,h's pc
| but OWING tn thr State III the !
were blu beyoEd example.
not arrl,e untll the ms, ~ 1
Ii islmpvssible lot ne to +
t.,nale OF the hunber OF trooI
cd at any one ,ln,c this mob
| yet SCa;Ct.y ilSh, Mh l VS.
81 a inc OF Duats occupl ing
| Vi halt a ulilc. NhcE tic
| first ariIvce at the navy yea
iound that Tue reguia. GOO
| yet appeared, tbe'r ohiceI'
siru"tca 10 perU.lt sLci 70
| keep themselves warm ny {
tiic boats were covered with :
had iallen during the night;
were inStl uCtcd nOt 10 leave
the boats, that they might "
rG.eNter.
PETER B. Pl
| Black Rock. DEC "a; 1917
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