Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-09-16
they were Immediately taken into
custody.

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NEW.LONDON, Comm Sept. s.
In our last Gazette. first part Of
the impression, we mentioned that a
flag he'd been seat to Commodore
Hardy, requesting passport for
brig to convey the bodies Of our gal
liant countrymen. Capt. LAWRENCE
and Lieut.. LUDLOW, to New-York;
and that it was refused. We after
wards learned that the request was
subsequently granted and so stated.
Since which we have made ourselves
ACQUAINTED with the following facts
relating TO this affair.-Commodors
Decatur received from Commodore
cambridge, the original passport
permitting the brig Henry, TO pro.
ceed to Halifax and to return TO Sa-
lem; requesting him to obtain from
the commanding officer Of the Bri.
fish squadron off this port an cxten.
sion of the passport, SO as TO allow
| the same vessel to proceed to New.
York, with the remains of those
brave officers, and to return to Salem.
! Accordingly Com. Decatur dispatch.
ed Lieut.. Nicholson, Of the friga!e
! United States on this mission with
letter addressed to Com. Hardy, or
the officer commanding II. Is. nj.
squadron off N. London /: enclosing
the original passport. The Rami-
| lies had sailed for Halifax. On ap.
| preaching The Valiant Lieut.. n. was
ordered to lie by until an officer was
| sent on board his boat. To this Of.
ficer Lieut.. N. delivered his dispatch.
The weather by this time had be.
come boisteroas. and being to the
windward, 1t. N. enquired whether
he might take shelter to the lee
ward OF the ship, but was answered,
that it was the pleasure Of Captain
Oliver that the boat should remain
where she was. After an hours dc.
tention, a letter was sent on board
for Com. Decatur informing that
the letter and passport would be for
warded to com. Hardy, at HALIFAX.
Com. o. being the commanding Of
ficer Of the squadron. committed
something very much like an insult,
in the triflipg subterfugc which lie
adopted to avoid a direct refusal.
The following day il appears he be.
came sensible of his error. He sent
in flag with letter to Com. Dc.
catur, conceived in manly and eIe.
CANT terms in which the favor re.
quested was granted in courteous
manner, as became an honourable
and magnanimos enemy.
BAssATERRE, est. Kitts,) July so.
With extreme sorrow, it is our
painful duty to state. that the effects
| Of the gale (by which thank God,
We have comparatively sustained lit
tie iniury.) have been felt in a much
more destructive degree to windward.
BY captain Purvis, who arrived in
a small schooner yesterday, we learn
thai at Martinique, ri vessels were
driven or shore. and totally wrecked,
the wind blowing with greater fury
than could be remembered by the
oldest Inhabitants /; so dreadful was
the raging Of the wind and sea to-
gether, that many Of the vessels are
| said to have been literally driven in
on the town, and making a complete
destruction among the houses near
the beach at st. Pierre's. A ship
called the Watt. of 700 tons, & 140o
hhds. Of sugar on board. was forced
on shore, and in II minutes not yes
tige remained of her, every soni on
| board. in number about 40 havirgps.
rislied.
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