Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-07-12

yJsies, yesterday afternoon in
81 :, her yaN Is with six men, about
orc : ;;es eatsWie Of the Hook, and land
50 Wis .n;s mornrag at Babylon on Long.Is-
Cd where ne procured wagsos, took
h'' ss,ara bis yawl and jolly tars, and
% cbcd Brookly about FIVE o'clock this
NV, ~. understand the Essex had landed
her spacie, amounting to TWO
UNIONS at Valparaiso, previous to
~ being captured.
" The brig Colt formerly Of this port,
,;cb was sold to the Patriots and fitted
:, by them at Chill, had on board IS
=, ,nericans. Shortly after putting to
The Spaniards rnstinied and carried
80 srjr into Lima, when she was taken
- The Rosalis,s. Mr. Dusenbury, Of
Ne CITY, one OF the crew has come
so,e in til. Essex Junior.
r,rracf Of a letter from one Of The
otfcs-s Of The late United States
tigri.ats Esssr, 10 his friend in
tbs city
I,nuaryl 3th, made the Continent Of
SOP America, in lat So, %, S. We
~, ed down The coast to the northward.
S;s.. arrived al Valpariso, and cruised
If there until January 80, when NC ran
N and anchored. FEBRUARY 8, the En-
,usb frisste Phoebe, of S6 guns, mount
;og 40, add sloop of war Cherub of 20,
counting thirty 50 pound carronades,
r,mc 10 anchor in the port, and few
@,s afterwards put to sea, ard from
Ibis time kept in the mouth Of the bar.
bcsr, bockadirg US. Though capt. Por.
ter made every attempttobsiDg thePhce-
be % single engagement with US, the
English commandant refused to fight us
|. ,nnr, Notwithstanding his suprierity Of
free. We once saw the frigate little
s;oarated troR and to windward Of her
scnsort; and, supposing this was intend
ed as challenge, we Immediately went
,ut to SIGHT her; but the towards i'm
mediately ran !or the sloop, and then
hove about and S God alter us together,
Un.il we returned to anchor. We were
row convinced We could outsail them
therefore prepared for sea, with an inten.
Il \ 10 run from them, unless one would
came at a time.
"March 2Sth, being ready for sea, and
having fresh gale, we put to sea, in
tsadiug to give them chase fight until
VIC coald get ous of their shot but in
doubling round the point of the bay,
tecry sauall struck Us. carried away our
r.sinioon.ast, and drowned several men.
We Immediately put about ship and
sood in again.; bot, in consequence Of
The l0ss Of our mast, we could not reach
Ouroid anchorage, We came to anchor
ia apo,her bay under cover Of the guns
lite fort.
"Bcing in neutral port, we suppos-
ed oMselvs secure from an attack and,
hsrlore, began TO clear the wreck, as
our mast still hung over the side. But
TIE tvo English ships came in and at
bcSed US in this distress and confusion.
they lay off at, distance under our
Stern, and with their long guns raked
uevcry shot. We had only two guns
SGt Of the stern that would reach them.
| OR carronades did not carry more than
hlli way. The two long guns were SO
vel worked as TO make both of the en-
,mies vessel TO haul If and repair, but
&ey returned soon TO the attack. Our
galiantcrew. stimulated by the determin-
ed and iudicious conduct of op- valiant
captain, stood TIC slaughter with unpar.
r.ieil bravery. The engagement last
81 two hours s. IS minutes. Our Ca
blss were cut away, and no sail could be
set, as all that were not entangled by the
S'tseu mast had their haulyards shot
ly'y.
Our ship caught FIRE several times,
I'D One or two violent explosions took
p'ce bat the undaunted Yankees saf'
eTtd Hothing to discourage them, until
'uFpOvdcr grew short. At the surren'
Ter otour ship we had only two or three
@ss oil damaged powder on board; Is or
y OF our guns were shot away or dis.
oied and only IS of our men well and
0Ie t. stand TO their guns. $50 men
we're killed aud wounded. The ward
"0m, cockpit. and Storage, were iaii
wounded, besides many on the birth
S'k- II was Necessary to amPu'ate
'@os We bad about so men so badly
'''nt that 8 Of them died shortly after
sard..
March 80 and sist, removed all the
~ I,a'dsd to sick quarters on shore, and
s.Ne officers went ON parole. Aprii
s'' sailed in the Essex Janior with the
t'NOhsr',&c, for the United States, and
sSToled Cape-IIorn in the cold month
nv u Nay. Crossed the Eqaator on the
- 'a u June, aud arrived at New YORK
ru ne 9Th of July"
lIapt. Porter left the Younp Essex