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and that their +" advancen was ne.
George Town; therefore determine, =,
wait only until half past eight o'clock. 20
commence the execution Of my orders. BE-.
| coming apprehensive that Captain Cre;eh
Ton mad, from his long say, fallen into the
nanos OF the enemy. During this delay, +
who were then near, me, to 20 Of in owe ae
the small gailies which was done. an,..sbat
ooae IS saved. Col. Wharton had been t,,rs
nisneo with light boat, with. which he lefe
o'clock n s'e"'
AT 20 minutes past eight Captain Creirh.
ton returned, he was still extremely averss
20 the destruction Of the properly. but har
wing informed him that your orders 20 mo
were imperative; the proper disposition Of
.ne ooats being made, the matches were an.
pheu, ana m q few moments the whole was
state OF irretrieyable coafagration.
l Wnen about iees.Dg the wharf fohserved
fine hire had also Commenced at the ,vorLs
az Srsenleat's Point. and in the way out Of
fire. oap''oi Oh
II mad been my Intention, not to leave the
vicinity of the yard with my boat. during
the night, but having Captain Creighton and
other gentlemen with me, she was too much
incumbered and over-Iaden, to render thae
determination proper. We therefore pros
ceeded to Alexandria, in the vicinity Of viii. n
l rested till the morning of the 25th, VII, N
we left Alexandr a at past seven n,c,oc,,
and proceeded again up to the ward, wherc
landed unmolested about q Quarter before,
| nine.
ne schooner Lynx had laid alongside tha
burning wharf, still Misunderstanding there-
| lore TO save her, we hau ed her to the omar.
ter OF the hulk of the New York, WHICH bsd
also ESCAPED The ravsges of the flames
Inc detail issuing ore OF the Nav, store
keeper, had remained safe fron tue Il g dn.
ring the night. which the enemy (beine i'm
force in tile yard) about 8 O'clock set fise To-
| az d 1t was spec Oily consumed. 1t appeared
that they had left the ard about half an hon,
| when we arrived. :"
| From the number and mevemen If the
| enemy. it would have appeared rash temeri.
| ty. to have attempted returning az ain thar
day--though my inclination strongly urged
II; therefore accommodating their motions
as well as Gould be effected at convenient
distance IN the gig. until evening, Iaeain
proceeded &c Alexandria for the night.
l Yesterday morning the 2Sth 1t was imnose,
bic to form (from tie various and contra-
| dictory reports at Alexandria) any sort Of
probable conjecture, either of the proceed.
ngs aud situation of our army; or that of the
enemy. determining therefore to have a
posiave knowsedge OF some part thereof,
from occuiar demonstration, again embarks
ed in the gig, proceeding with due caution
to the yard where learned with chaeriu
devastation and piilage had COMMENCED !.
and found also to my surprize that the old
Gunboat, which had been loaded with pro.
visions. and grounded in endeavoris- 70
get out Of the Branch, on the evening offb-
gath. was nearly discharged of her cargo. bv
number of CIR people, without connexio,
with each oIher.
Having landed in the yard, I soon aseer-
famed that the enemy had left the city.
Excepting only sergeant,s guard for IN.
security Of the sick and wounded. F;n5;ns
1t impracticable to stop the scene of plunder
that had commenced, l determined nine.
diateiyon repossessing the yard, with all the
force at my command; repairing therefore
immediately to Alexandria, Lieutenant Ha-
raden, the ordinary men and the few ma
rines there we're ordered directly up. fol,ow :
ing myself, and got full possession again a.
evening.
i am now collecting the scattered purloin.
ed provisions ready for your orders. pre- ann.
ing they will now become very scarce in.
eeeo-the quantity saved you shall be in-
formed of when known to me.
The Lynx is safe, except her foremost n.
ing carried away in the storm of the 25th.
about P. Nj. We have also another of the
Gunboats with about one hundred barrels of
powder; and one of the large yard cutters.
nearly full with the filed Cylinders, for our
different guns previously mounted-the DOW
der of those however is probably mach wet,
ted by the storm.
have the honor to be. very respectfully
sir,your ood't servant,
T. TINGEY.
Hon. VIM. Jones,
Secretary Of the Navy.