Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-06-26

W. DUH. vA;.,
1 h;. ss', ipiormatioaa S :.
Ills corps lay a coD y; 90
n ron ~. the seen. Of ae ,'i,'
you will perceive BY ,' ~.
gram, which i. on ~. @s
yards to the inch ': Al
spoken of ver. csp,,,D ,l y
sholas las, and BiddIs '.'' s'i
, "a artillery , serving as i i"i,l
s sn'e: ra gentlemen and s s's
Leonard of the light s sr'aI
who would honor an, I' '.
gallan'ry and that Of =, a.
was equally eonspicuop," "s
as In the affair Of the -, %
view e; Of general ch,nd,.s',,.n
will be sufficient to sSs. !
ter was owing to is ~
It's centre being its wei.
that being disco,efetls , ~ !
the evening, received y.
tack of his whole tore, Wv
completely cut. The g, i,.s
18th, and part Of the s a;'
saved the army. OF h, J
when the day broke 10! ~
sing-and hat a Par, Ct a.
major Armstrong was to' y,
ii. left flank. Thsi, sr W.
bie-and tho enem, va, :.
give way. Could he t,u
the mex; morning, his lss'
inevitable. He was di,, wy,
direction, and even hi, ron'
neral was missing, sii.h ,a'
horse. l understand lie ",
next morning almost t.aj,s.
tance of four miles from fl,
action. Wy
Lieut.. M'Chesnsy's p,II,g
ed a piece Of ar,iIery n.
the Capture Of Others. He ]
motion for it.
On the evening Of the stt
received the order No. 4, ed
army at S in tbs afternoon q
found it at the 4C mile cr,.I
in the rear of the ground d
had been attacked, encsnp,i
OF about a nile in width, vn
flank on the lake, and is
creek which skirts the la,
pendlcuiar mountain of.cp
height. On ny route | recci
S and 6 enclosed.
~ six in the evening the B,
hove in slght--thoush lis
could net be ascertaiaet viii
We lay On our srn, al nigh.
Of day struck our tents, and
the hostile squadron sbrtMd
a nils from the shore, 0srbl
transported the principal pa
baggage and Camp equiPst
bea chit was a dead ssial-I
6 the enemy tnvsd in Iase
which epened her a'e On our
sopD IS she Stood fer he ,tta
ject being evident, | crfged
Cher's ano T"wn:an's c0lpaHl'
pieces Of artillery. 70 reas
tempts. / at tire same time scd
Tot,en Of tho engineer, a Bd
ble cficsr} 20 construct tempo
CAGE for hearing shol which w
ed and in operation in less 'h
minutes. Her 6r. YVES retgnd
vivaci,y and efec, (excsilfd
,illery in the UNIVERSE "h'chT
PEELED her to retire. A pHVe|
now made their appearance on |
OF the mountain (which beng
baId, exhibited them, to oa' Y
commenced a fire on our c'n|
dered colonel Christie 10 d''Ioo|
who entered on the seT'lce w
~. but found himself anuclPalf
Eldridge, the adjutant OF bis ]
who with q promp'ness ana
| highly honorable to that young
lad already gained the 'u =
mountain. with a party o. W "
and routed the BarbaFlan h'l y
| defender of the christian 'al'
| young man merits the notice o
ment.
These little affairs e'st USE
| Sir James L. Yeo being dI'sp'
a tragedy, next de'ern'Hso u
matte style, to amuss a' Win !.
| An officer with Aag was $
| from his ship, advising me- w
| invested with savaee' 10 ! ft. "
in ms front, and P' " -,
flank, he, and the ofD's'' In In
ais Britannia Maies'y'' ''0
thought it their duty y e e'u,
render of NY army. .l 'n' ;"
the message vas TOO nS'c1'''
g reply. ;, nj.
No. 7 was delivered TO w
thi. morning +; be'we'" 's' ".
o'clock the four Wagons W !
loaded first with the SICK . .|a
ammunition, &c. the rs,ls',
squipsge and baggage ' a. 3
boats and 4 Detachment !, "a
The 6,h regiment deia'''u -. " +,
them. Orders were Pf'p' ni
>shez, to defend the boats, S all