Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-10-07
We D. sIM.Ms. RoYAL-sTREET, ALEXANDRIA
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Drought quite as near 10 Us as was a.
sirabIe. At the time of meeting with
the enemy's two ships. the privateer sch.
Sconrge, of Ner.Yark, which ! had
fallsn in with the day before, was in conn
pany; but their attention was so much
engrosscd by the President that they
e,mnted the Scourge to escape with.
out ayppt airing to take any notice Of her.
Beng thus disappointed in meeting
with the convoy, and still further por-
ton Of my provisions being expended, l
determined to proceed to mere vest
erly station, ard accordingly steered TO
gain the direction OF the trade passing
out f and ihto the Irish channel. In
this position hctw cen the 15th OF July
and 2ud OF August / made three cap
lures. when, finding that the enemy had
superior force in that vicinity. found
it expedient to change my groGfG; and
after taking circuit ,ourd Ireland. and
getting INTO the lt,ilude OF C4pe Clear,
steered for the Banks Of NEWFOUNDLAND,
near to which made two more cap-
lures. and by the letter enc found that
the d ilcrophon "A and Hyperion fri
gate were on the eastern part OF the
Bank, and only few miles to the vest
ward of me; hewevcr did not fail in
with them. From the eastern edge Of
the Grand Bank, 10 which had beat
all the way from The N. w. coast Of Ire.
lasd & he wind having prevailed without
int: mission, from the lst of AOs. to
~ the middle Of Sept. from west to
soulhues.) steereu tor the U. States,
without seeing single vessel of any
kind until the 22d OF The present monta
being near the south Shoui of Nantuck-
Ell. met with a Swedish brig and an A.
mrrican cartel Qhe Russian ship Hof-
nung) from London, bound TO NeW.Bed-
fo Il
By this time my provisions, and
particularly bread. was SO nearly
consumed H. to make it indispensab!y
necessary that | should put into tho
first convenient pert after gaining the
requisite information OF the diYosi-
ton Of the enemy's cruisers as could
enable me to steer clear Of superior
force and this was enabled to do in
a manner which ] shall communicate
in another letter. On the Esd inst.
L captured bis Britannia majesty's
schr. High Flyer. Gender to admi-
raj Warren) with which vessel l nov
have to inform you Of my arrival at
this port.
Annexed is list Of vessels eaptur.
ed and destroy ed in which were made
Ell prisoners. liayen0w, however,
only IS prisoners on board, having
sent to England on parole Is in tho
Duke Of F0ntrose rs in the Green
land ship Eliza Swan. and SO in the
barqne Lion. of Liverpool.
During my cruize, altho' have
not had il in ~. power 10 add any
additional lustre to the character Of
our little navy, ] have nevertheless
rendered essential service to my
country. ! hope, by harrassing tho
enemy's commerce, and employing
to his disadvantage more than "a do
zen times the force Of single fri
gate.
My officers and crew have exrcri-
enced great privations since l left
the United States, from being near
Iy Eve months at sea, and living the
last three months Of that time upon
a scanty allowance of the toughest
fare; and it is with peculiar plea
sure acsuaint you that they are all
In better health than might be ex-
peeted. although you may well sup
pose that their scanty allowance has
not been Of any advantage to their
strength or appearance.
The High Flyer was commanded
by lent. Hutchinson. second of the
St. Domingo. She - remarkably
fine vessel Of her class. sails very fast
and would make an excellent light
csuizer. provided the government
have occasion for a vessel of her
description.
just at the moment Of closing my
letter, a newspaper has been handed
me containing capt. Broke's chal-
lenge to my late gallant friend capt.
Lawrence. in which he mentions with
considerable emphasis the pains he
had taken to meet the President and
Congress with the Shannon and Te-
nedos.
1t is unnecessary ut present to
take further rotice ofcapt. Broke's
observations than TO say, il that was
his disposition. his conduct was 50