Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-09-14
NETWORK, Sept. r.

NETWORK, Sept. z.
We learn from Capt. Brewster Of the
Revenue cutter, who left Albany en- Sun
day at 10 O'Clock A. nj. that news had
teen received there that Sir James L.
Yeo was cruising of Little York. No
accounts bad been received of Comm0.
dore ChaGncey.
E.rtrdct from fhe iog-6ook Of the trip0te
armed sehr. Matilda, CAPT. Henry Fl
Raaton, Of philadelphia, captured by
the Li0s frfvatssr off Perndm6nca.
Monday, March 2s, lsls-At meri-
dian, took pilot on beard for Pernam,
bHcs, who inforn.ed u. there were not a.
ny British cruisers on that coast. At2
p NJ steering in, saw ship lying at
tho entrance of Pernamboco B.y, with
Portuguese csioss flying. AT ), being
within half gua-shot of her under her
lee, she hauled down Portuguese and
hoisted English colors, at the same time
giving us gun we then hauled our
wind across her bow, and made sail to
get away from her, she keeping up a
continual FIRE upon Us from her bow
guns, and making all sail in chase, At
length finding VIC were out of her reach,
we shortened s.il, and after clearing a.
way tor action we stood tor him AZ a,
As, dropped alvDg side Of him, and ct.
fec;cd boarding. but being oyerpower.
. cd were drove back Capt Ranton, MIR.
JaInes Robinson, first Lieutenant being
Killed, several u our officers wound
cd, and sone lost overheard At SIX
O'Clock haulcd down our colnrs, the enc
my still keeping up continual fire. At
s, 10 she b"al ded rs. al the same time
their captain gave orders to sbew. US no
q0arters several oil our people were
wounded after the enemy had posses.
sion of US.
The ships name was the Lion Priva.
tcer OF Lokdon, Capt. Thompson; she
bad formerly been Turkish frigate-
mounted zS guns, -, l8 and "a prs. she
fought her guns upon decks; had 100
men; her lass wa. killed s. 10 wound
ed, amongst The latter was the captain,
purser, sailing master, Sd mate and boat
swain.
The Matilda mounted IL guns, 6, 9
and l2 prs. had 64 men and boys.
KiI.LED-Capt. Henry II Rsnton, J
Robinson Isl lieut., James Wilson, Car.
penters mate, VIM. Garne and William
White, seamen. Wounded, severely,
E M. Catlet, Sd lieut. James Cotterall,
prize master; James Sutton, steward;
John Murray, seamen, since dead Ray
mond Domingo, do dc. Peter Barber,
severely-Siightly, Stesrilt, prize-mas'
,er,Ebenezer Bow dirch, Nathaniel Niles,
James Galaway, John Murphy, James
Rurtin, James Berry, seaMen, and Jas.
Black, boy, Felix Galican, surgeon.--
Those who were not wounded were car
ried in the Lion to St. Salvatore and
landed under parole.
The wounded were landed at Pernam-
huca and sent to the R>spital--some OF
them being recovered walked TO St. SAL
vadore. Some Of the crew are LETT at
Pernambuca.
September 9.
Latest from The Fnemy's Squadron in
the Sound.
Yesterday morning British frigate &
sloop of war, we're at anchor of Rye
Neck, about 10 miles above New Ro-
chcile, in the middle Of the Sound, where
they remained at O'Clock in the after
noon, becalaed, with sloops and schrs.
{their prize at anchor astern of them,
and several tenders eruizing about the
Sound, two of ahich apparently smacks,
were several miles this side Of New Ro-
chelie. II the morning At II o'clock,
the enemy had sloops and schooners at
anchor as;esn Of them, all Of which were
supposed to be prizes.
A gentleman from Mamaroneck, in
formed us, that The enemy made so pri-
yes on TUESDAY afternoon, 20 OF which
they sent rff 10 the Eastward I; and that
the same evening, they sent their barges
sshorc in The neighborhood OF Mamaro-
neck, and stole from so to 80 sheep
A sl0op was also chased into Mamato-
neck by one Of the tenders, and escaped
without any other damage, than shot
through the niainsail. A sioop that had
made a harbor in Stamford, WAS cut out
BY one of the tenders, who fired yoIley
of n.ushe,ry at several gentlemen who
were walk;ns on the beach, but iortu-
na,ely did not hit them
We have not been able 10 learn the
names OF the vessels captured, but un-
derstand Que is Rhode Island Packet,
and another sloop belonging to Hart
ford.
We are informed that gun brig and
.. fr;gale are cruizing about 10 miies
10 the eastward of Rye Neck. r.