Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-10-12

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct 9.
| Extract ofa letter from Maj Gen. Aa,.
yison 10 the Secretary Of War, dated
Head Quarters,
BAss.IsLAND, 22d Sept. 1918.
aThe greater part of the troops are
here with me, and the whole will, be.
lieve, be up by - O'Clock. shall pro.
coed as far as the Middle Sister, in the
course of tonight and Tomorrow, and
in the following night get SO near The
enemy's coast as to land two or three
miles below Maiden by eight O'Clock Ia
the morning. These prospects may,
however, be retarded by adverse winds.
Commodore Perry gives me everyn-
.istance in his power"
Coty ofa letter from Commodore CAMP.
6eH to the Secretary Of The Navy, dat.
ed 81. MARr's, Sent Ia, 1913.
SIk-We had yesterday morning
and night preceding one OF the most Sc.
we're gales have ever witnessed. It
commenced about 6 P M. at N N. E.
and veered to N. by w. when it blew
with the greatest force, and continued
until-about !, A. NJ at which tine the
tide, which had risen to an uncommon
height, ceased to flow, and tor about one
hour we were favored with a calm. A
bout 2 O'Clock the gale RECOMMENDED
at S. w. and blew until day-break with
equal, indeed, / think, increased VIC.
lence. Here the destruction commenc.
ed; every vessel in harbor drove on shore
or sunk a, their moorings. Gun vessel
No l64, John R. Grayson, commander,
that had just returned from conveying
troops to Beaufort, upset at anchor, and
of 26 souls OH board at the time she
went down only six were saved. Mr..
Grayson snd two men reached the marsh
on the Florida side, and with great dit
fcul'y supported themselves thro' the
night & until II O'Clock next day, when
they were discovered and taken of. Mr..
Lecompt, midshipman on board, * two
men, were taken off from an old wreck
about two s a quarter miles down the ri.
yer between this place and Point Peter,
to which place tacy were taken. No.l6l,
in ordinary, lies sunk little above the
barber. am in hopes she will be got up.
No. 81, the same which was reported as
condemnable, which lay of the town,
having on board the men attached to
vessels in o. binary, sunk at her anchors,
bat fortunately no lives were lost. No.
$50, SO, s. and i65, are on shore above
high wat r Nark-they will be got OF
with li,,le damage The two former
are in ordinary No. 8, hospital vessel,
parted her cables and drifted over body
of mar h about miles, and is now on
tie FloriGa shore l have sent her as
,istanre, and hope she will be got of.
NJ. , g, John Hulburd, commander, ly-
ing off the south end of Cumberland,
not be ng able to fetch into this river a.
bove Point Petre, run fol- the harbor OF
Fernandina, & anchored above the town,
rom which situation he wa. driven some
miles over a marsh. and is now on shore
about or Z miles from this place With
the loss of his mainmast The Saucy
Jack privateer. OF Charleston, lying rea'
dy to sail, is now lying high and dry on
a marsh that must be at least five ieet q.
boye the level Of low tide. She draws
IA feet, seven feet being the common
rise.
This town has suffered much: seven
inhabited houses blown down, and seve'
raj in f,aase-but no lives lest; much
more fortunate than its Deighboring
town Fernandina, where, am told by a
gentleman just from that place, that 20
houses a'e blown down, every vessel in
poi drove Oh shore, except a Swedish
brig, and consider able amount OF mer'
cantIle property destroyed.
have tae honor to be, &c.
HUGH G CAMPBELL.