The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-07-02
WASHINGTON CITY, June so.
Cory efa letter from, Com, CAsslx TO the
Sccreta' ofthc Nary.
Navy Yard, Goshort,

occreta' 81 me Vary.
Navy Yard, Goshor,
Jane 81, ISIS.
| SIR have the honor to inform YOU that
on the goth the enemy got under way, in
all thirteen sail, and dropped up to the
mouth OF James River, one ship bearing a
! flag st the mizcn. Ats P. NJ were disco
1 vered making great preparation with troops
tor landing, having plumber Of boats or
the purpose. Finding Craney island ra-
Their weak manned, captain Tarbell direct
ed iieuts. Ncaic. Shubrick aud Saunders,
| with one hundred scamcn oa shore, at
p. Nj. to small battery on the n. w.
point Of the Island. Tuesday 22d, at the
| dawn, the enemy were discovered landing
round the point of Nanscmond River, said
to be four thousand troops and at 8 A.
NJ. the bargos attempted 10 land in front
of the island, out of L III of the shot from
tho gun-boats, when iieuts. Neale, Shu-
brick and Saunders with the sailors, and
lieut.. breckenridge with the marines Of the
Constellation, one hundred and fifty lin num-
Der, opened the fire which was SO well di-
rected that the cHelhy were glad to get off,
after sinking three of their largest boats.
One Of them called the Centipede, admiral
Warrcn's boat, fifty feet in length, carried
seventy five men, the greater part of whom
were lost by her sinking. Twenty soldiers
and sailors were saved and the boat hauled
up. From the boats that were sunk, pre-
sumo there were forty prisoners. The
troops that we're landed fell back ia the
rear Of the island and commenced throw
ing rockets from Mr.. Wise's house when
gun boat e7 threw few shot over that way,
they dispersed and went back.
We have shad all day deserters from the
army coming in {; ] have myself taken in
twenty-five, and eighteen prisoners belong
ing to the Ccntipedc.
The officcrs of the Constellation fired
their s FOUNDER more like rifemen than
artlllcrists. I never saw such shooting
and seriously believed they saved the ISL
and. In the evening their boats came
round the point of Nansemond, and at sun
set were seen returning 10 their ships full
of men. At dusk they strewed the shore
along with fires in order to runaway by the
light.
have the honor to be,
Sir, your obd't humble serv't,
JOHN CASSIN.
The hon. WIN. JONES,
Secretary of The Navy.
P. S. Captain Tarbell has this moment
come up, and informs me that the enemy
has Withdrawn his troops from Crancy Isl
and, and landed at Newportnews, and is fir
ing congreve rockets. ]. G.
Return Of kiilediand zvounded on board The
U. S. Frigate CheSaheake, James La7v-
renee, Esq. CAPTAIN in Tie action with
the British .frigate Shannon on tie LIST
June, 1918,
KILLED.
Edward ]. Ballard, acting lieutenant !;
| VIM. "A. White, sailing master Pollard
|. Hopewell, midsbipman; John Evans, do
Courtland Livingston, DO. Abraham Cox,
oy. seamen George Clayton, boy Sterl-
| ing Clark, seaman; Daniel Burnaua, quar-
ter. master !; Alexander Mariner, oy. sea-
imam; Thomas Evans, do. John Miller,
seaman Daniel Martin, do. Robert Bates,
do. Jas. Woodbury., quarter-master; Will
liam Russell, seaman; Harris Ball, oy. sea-
man Andrew Williams, seaman Joseph
Simonds, do. John w. Duggin, o. seaman /;
David Bias, seaman; Henry Munroe, do.
Josiah Shatheld, do John Phillips, do. Ben
jamln Esday, o. seaman !; John Reed I'd,
seaman Michael Kelly, or. gunner Sa-
muel Mullin, oy. seaman Michael Saw
yer, do. James Bottom, seaman John Car
tier, bo. mate John Crabb, seaman Sa-
muel M. Perkins, o. seaman; Joseph Ju-
dith, seaman; John Jones, do. Christ Hous-
ton, do.
MARINEs.--James Broom, st. lieutenant
marines Thos. Wheaton, Benjamin Nor
| rison, John Milligan, John German, John
Huntress, James Treanor, Jacob Preston,
Philip Bryant, Redmond Barry, Robert
Standby, and Dslany Ward, priyates--To-
tai killed 40.