Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1813-11-04
Whole No. 75s.

westward, wind from south TO southwest
and sqdally. l made all sail in. chase, and
continued the chase the whole day. it blow
ing very heavy in squalls at sun down We
could barely make him out from the mast
head when he appeared nearly up to the
head Of the lake it continued squally with
rain and the night very dark; at day light
on the 18th hazy, could see nothing Of the
enemy---continued working up for the head
Of the Lake, towards meridian it became
calm, ordered the Lady Of the Lake 10
sweep up to Burlington Bay and ascertaia
whether the fleet was there--at half past .
p. M she returned with information that the
boats. 1t struck me at once that be had A.
vailed himself Of the darkness Of ths Ffsced-
Ing night and had either run los, Kingston
or down the Lake for the purpose Of inter-
cepting the ifotilla with the army, | there.
fore made all sail and shaped my course for
the Ducks, with view Of interccpting him
or his prizes If he should have made any
The wind increased to strong gale from
the northward and westward and continued
during the whole day on the 5th, we there
fore made a great run, for 1T p M. we
passed Long Point; at 8 discovered sail
near the False Ducks presuming them to
be the fleet. made sail in chase; at 4 made
them out to be sloops and schooners. I
made the signal for the Sylph and Lady or
the Lake to cast off their tow, and chase
N. E. soon after perccivihg the enemy So
parating on, different tacks, cast off tho
Governor Tompkins from this chip, gave
the squadron in charge Of capt. Crane, and
ID aH SaI chaco a thn II
ing us to gain fast upon him, and one of his
gun vessels sailing much worse than the rest
he took the people out and set her on fire.
AT sun down, when opposite the Real Ducks.
the Hamilton (ate Crowley Confance
Qate Julia) and Mary Ann, struck to u.s.
The Sylph soon after brought down the
Drummond, cutter-rigged. The Lady Cora
run into the Ducks, but the Sylph (which
| was left to watch herr took possession of
! her early the next morning. The Enter
prize, small schooner, 10 the only one thar
escaped, and she owed her safety to the
darkness Of the night.
| Finding much difficulty in shifting tina
prisoners, owing TO the smallnesS. OF our
boats and a heavy sea, determined to take
the prizes in tow and run for this place and
land the prisoners and troops that had ON
board. We arrived here at day light. On
the 9th, the Lady of the Lake having t6wed
one Of the prizes in, l dispatched her imme-
diately to cruize between the Real and
False Ducks. She returned the same aftera
noon, having discovered the enemy's squad
ron going into Kingston.
have repaired the principal damages
sustained by this ship in the action on the
| 28th ult. and have put new foremass into
the Governor Tompkins. We are now rsa-
! dy and waiting the movements OF the army
which it is contemplated will leave here ON
the 10th.
The vessels captured on the 5th are gun
vessels, mounting from to guns each.
with troops from the head Of the Lake (but
last from York; bound to Kingston. We
learnt from the prisoners that tho ehemy
was much cut up in their hulls and spars,
and great many men killed and wounded,
particularly on board the Wolf and Royal
George enclose herewith 1 list Of the
prisoners taken on the 5th.
II have the honor to be, very respectfully,
sir, your most obcdient servant,
-. ISAAC CHAUNCEY.
Hon. William Jones,
Sec'ry of the Navy, Washington
Return Of British Priso1sfs Of War
landed from on board tie squadron, nm
der the m0nd Of Commodore Isaac
Chauncey, October 9th and 7th, 1919
G. w. GRANT, Lieut., Col B. u. Il g.
Charles ds viIatte, Major, VAUDEVILLE
Regt Lieut. Col brevct,
Frederick zchinder, Captain, do Major.
Francis Dicenter, Lieut.. do. Capt.
VIM. A. Steele, Lieut.. and Adjutant,
seth, do.
Arthur Carter, Leut Royal Artillery, do.
Charles Morris, Volunteer, do do.
David Duval, 1t VAUDEVILLE regt. do.
Albert Manuel. Lieut. do. do
Mort MNlahan, 1t. 6th or Kings, do.
- Orbai, assist surgeon VAUDEVILLE Regt
/ Hector M'Lean, 1t. Royal Navy, COM
manding sloop Drummond.
\ Iau,aa Iack SON Mastar rnafa do rans