Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-12-22

I receiver message from the A.
nerica1 Consul. requesting 70 see
mo on shore, where he informed
ne the Governor had sent note to
capt Lloyd. begging him to des;st
from further hostilities. To which
capt. Lloyd sentifsr answer. that he
was now determined to have the pri.
vateer at the risk Of Knocking down
the whole town. and that if the CO.
werner suffered the Americans to in.
jnre the 2riyatecr in any manner, he
should consider the place an eaemy's
port. and treat it accordingly. Find
ING this to be the cases I considered
all hopes IF sewing our vessel to be
at an end. therefore west on
hoard. and ordered all our wsunicd
| anil deal to he taken on shore. and
! the crew to save their effects rs Fast
as possible. Soon after this it became
daylight. whca the enen,ys brig
F! stood close in. aaa commenced, hca-
Wy fire on US wiihas' her farce. Al
ter sevrra! I-nah,:dcs sue hauled OF,
havis, received saot in her boil.
her rigging much edt. and her :are-
toamast wounded /: (of this I was ia.
| fsr,nei, rs the British Coasul.j Sho
soan after camc Isl s...ia, and anchor.
Cd close 10 tic privatccr. 1 then
ordered the Armstrong to be sca'iied
10 preveut the eaeny from getting
her oil. She was soon after boarded
by The eneuiy's boats. aais on Gre,
which soon completed her destrnc'
! lion.
/ Thay have DESTROYED a number Of
Z houses in tie town. and wounded
so!ue of:ac inhabitants.
3y what 5ave been able oIsarn
! rro.a the Briti,;: Consul and officers
OF tie ileet.i, appears there were a.
boat 100 officers aai mr1 IN the last
attack ~ the boats. oil which f20
were killed and about $50 Wounded.
i-Cap,air Lloyd, ! nm tod ny the
3siti.h uo1sal, is badly woanded in
The les;a Jury OF sarscons hal been
held, who gave ma their oaiaion that
u 1,pu.a,ioa would Dc necessary 10
Insure III, lie. 'Fis said however.
,aai the wsuad was uecasio.ed by an
o. trcadfag OF ilim. The f'eet has
remained here about week. daring
which they have beea principally en-
PLAYED in bur,isS thrir lead. and ta>
kim care oil their woasdsa.
rhcec days after ,hc ac,ian thev
were ioincd by the sal, 'i'hais ami
brig Ca!ynss 1.-TWO sleeps of war;
who were Immediately taken into
reqrlsition by Captain Lloyd. 10 take
hons Ire woua'led mea.-'sAe Ca
J., pss ssiicd rar Enslaad with a part
af,ac voaadel. on lac 81 inst. amons
waam the first Ii utclaat af:hc Plan
tagcae., The rhl:s ssi!s this even
iq- with the recnain.!er. Capt. Loyd's
.lcnf sailed 10 dsy. supposed Tor the
! west Indies,
The loss on eur part. lam happy
10 say Us comparatively ,,r::iii,g; 2
Sil!cd and Z. wuanie:!. ii!,, regard
10 my officers in general, |! feel Inc
greatest satisfaction in saving they
ahe and all fnrsht with ths mast &C.
terr;nsd bravery. aud 10 whom feel
hisa!y Indebted for their oi;iceriiis"
cea.laet during tbr shnrt pcriad we
we're together their cxeriioas an'!
bravery deserved a better fate.
I harc inscrt. Ter Yoar inspection.
list OF the killed aad wounded.
KILLED
! Mr.. Alexander d.. W;l.ians. fd
y.irn,. nv a musket ball in the fore
head. died ins,an,'y. Burton Lloyd.
seaman, do. thre' the hesri, do.
WOUNDED.
Fred.s. A. Worth. IS. Lieut.. in the
RIGID, side. Rchcrt Johnson, sd dc
left knee.
nazil.a Hammond, Or. Master,
left arm.
.Isha, Piner, Seaman knee.
Wm Castle. ia arm.
Nicholas SeaisaB. Ao arm and leg.
! John Harrison. 10 bands * face, by
the ex:,lasisn OF a gun.
,tsivcs me much pleasure to an.
nouaee TO you that our wounded are
Eli in fair way ofreco,ery. through
he uarc,p:tct care * attention cfoar