Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-11-19

",,.araupe of its nag alone. a band
"r niratss. superior in number of
ssss.Is and men, after having termed
he line of battle, shonll tase TO
Gjsht nithoa, (irins shot at Us.
partieu,sr.ietails will be forward
ed b. Goa. Patterson and m, self, TO
\, eh:ers or cur departments.
Nith respect, Sir your ohedient
GEORGE T. ROSS.
Colonel 18th Regt.
u c. Gun.vcsse,, M. IS. South West
Pass, 25.h Sept. 1914.
s.p,
7 an happy te inform you.
TIA. the expedition against the band
orprr,es AID s:nussiers who have
s;,,crio infested the western waters
,r,his state. aud established Them
.Sy-s 1T B2rra.ari2, en the Islands
Of Grand Isle aai Grand. Fcrre. has
terminated in re- eaptnre aaa drs-
erection of mi their vessels, and the
9;s3crsisn or'ae haa'i themselves.
On thc f7,h inst. ut 8 o'e'ock 4. II.
Gu~reii the line. or,aiilc aad stood
far he h4riar Of Grand Terrc. en-
Tered il aLart 10. AM ere sunset Of
TIE Same ia, had eatirs ncsseSs;on
o. tarirvesseis. an;, Sol. Ross. Wit,
i,.aetmpnt &c his r"gi'a"'t. of
:h?;r establishment on tue isiaad OF
Grand PSrvc.
rr,aairci ut chat place ill th"
s;.:, and arrived ri this anchorage on
tre ,uornies OF The 2tia. bringing
VII, ne seven sail. lately the efuis
sgs ortas pirates ,.aiit;e and Others !:
aa,; orr armcd schooner. under Car
,s.agrn,an ealo-s. found in company
Mil tue former, ami ready 10 oppose
nv entrance. have also ordered
ia for adjudication two ether armed
s.hooarrs under the same nag, ana
iJf tic SaMe caaSe.
As we approached The Island OF
Grand 'Terre. l perceived them for
n,iog their vessels into line OF bat
tie. near the entrance of:ae harhor,
al making every preparation IN
il,r;r power so OFFER us battle. bn,
uAich they very pruden,ly Declined
AID lied (af;er firing two oil their,
best vessels. one Of which was saved
short time before We came within
can. shet from our ieng guns. not
Nuhstandias the grounding of two
oiay heaviest gun vessels. by whirh
my force was reduced Go four gun
vessels, one tender aud Launch.
pi;h the armed boats tron tac
grounded, vessels, the schooner Caro-
Ina ret being able. from her drausa'
of water. TO approach nearer tlian
two miles OF the bar.
From the number Of the enemy
vessels. aud their advantageous posi-
tioa. I bad anticipated a sharp si,ert
rantrst, which must have terminated
most fatally 60 them.
sa consequence Of my two vessels
grounding. rs before stated. anti iiity
hat! as many guns as could have
brouga, into action. and which we're
Givifed among ten vessels. and from
;.e best Information which | have
hren able 20 obtain from persons
fegnd IN Grand serre, the nnnn'iet
az .ae pirates and persons connected
With ,hen. could not have been less
than SEQ. OF all nations urd coiors,
nearly double the number l took IN ~
Their establishments at Granu.
l,lr. VITA their telegraph. stores Dc
st i,aeniere Caa;nat.a. were destroy.
CO, as also the wholeof their buiid'
inss on Grand T'crre. prior 10 mj
leaving The latter place. 1 am hspp,,
so state TO youthst this service ha'
been performed without the less OF .
siusic nan to the public service.
ha.r the kcuo,. TO be. respect
fully, Sir yosr obcdirnt servant.
BANIEL y. PATTERSON.
r. s. Celcncl Ross and myself
will. upon my arrival. in town, sub
mit ~ ycar Inspection SEINE iinper'
tart and curieus papers.
His Exeelleeey Wm. c. E. CLAI,
EoGxE. Gayersor oil the State 81
Louisiana. II
RICHMOND. Nev. Is.
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