Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-02-17

;neio,are. Of which the following are CO.
pies, dated 90.
My Lord, In
have informed your Loraship that the
batteries of The Rrst parallel, containing
7s pieces OF ordnance. Of various call.
bre, we're opened against the wsrks OF
the Bishofsberg on the 18th, and thas
nearly the whole of the granarles OF thai
part Of Dastzick, called the Spescher l.
.land containing, it is supposed, from
1000 to 1900 lasts of corn end rice, mao
been burnt by the fire of the batteries
established above the suburb OF Obra.
Ihave now the qualification further TO
inform your Lordship. that articles o.
capituiation fer the surrender OF the I'M
portant fortress Of Dantzick (of "hioh !
inelOse copy were signed on tho ]s'"
plt.
have great pleasure in being able to
assure your Lordship that the troops
composing this division efthe allied ar
my have distinguished themselves oy
their yallant conduct as often as oppor-
,uni,ies have offered: 1t is but justice
also 10 acknowledge that the defence
which has been made by the enemy mas
been judicioas, and that he has dispa'eu
every inch of ground which could DC al
all advantageous To him and from when
he was only Driven by superior Numbers
! have, &c. sc.
(Signed) ALEX. MACDONALD.
Major RI Horse Artillery.
The articles OF capitulation nineteen
in number capi,ulate that tho troops
composing the garrison of Dantz'ck VIII
march out Of the town, With their arms
and baggage Oh the lstof January lsi4'
and Law down their arms in il ont OF the
battery of rho Gottes Angel, 1T before
that period the place shall! not be reiiev-.
cd by an equal number to the oesies'ng
army, the officers to retain their swords,
a detachment of the Imperial Guards,
and battalion of 900 men shall retain
their arms, AID shall tese with them TWO
6.poanders * the sDnunitisn Wagons
belonging thereto. Twenty i've caVai'
ry soldiers shall likewise retain their
horses and arms The garrison OF Bsnt-
zick shall be prisoners of war, md con-
Quoted to France. The Governor Count
Rapp, formally pledges himself mat
none of the officers or men shall serve
until they have bsen regularly eAchang-
ed, &c.
Aavices have been since received
from lord Cathcart, dated Frankfort, 18th
December 1918, s,stisg, that his M
periaI majesty had not ratified the above
articles of capi,ulation, but bad ordered
,ha, the siege Of Dsntzick should con.
tinue until the garrison should surren'
der as prisoners of var.
admiralty Office, Dec. IS.
Dispatches of which the following are
extracts, which have been received at
ibis office from Admiral Young, addfes-
sed to J. w. Croker, Esq.
Inl.hregna6te, in me Roomfof.
Dec. ID, 1878.
Capt, Owing having landed on south
Beverlsnd with the Marines, ] enclose
fer their iordships information bis &C
count OF the manner In which nc was
received nv the Inhabitants.
Tor Goes, IN South ReUeland,
Dec. IL, 1918.
proceeded with the earliest llgs:
this morning with the parties OF the
Royal Marines, you did me the honor
to place under me, and landed at the
entrance sf the haven about 3 mile from
Tor Goes.
The peasants iioeked to me from eve
ry quarter the flag OF the Dutch nation
appezred borne by crowds OF every side,
and our march 10 Goes was covered by
the multitude of these flags which ga.
,hered round Us whilst the c'y OF
Orange Bowen resounded On every side
Tie scene W.. the most anEnstIng
and the most interesting that 1 ever
Witnessed the proclamation OF His
ROYAL Highnesa the Prince of Orange
VAS rend. az we'll as one from the Ma
,istrs;es, from the windows OF the Sisdt
House, and Vas followed by the NEST
en,hnsisstis cheers asd acclamations.
The Intention in the enemy II the re-
QUESTION he had ordered for the garrison
OF Flushing. has been defeated, and the
Dntch flag is flying upon every stespis
near the western shore.
The conduct of the parties OF the
Royel Marines, in the midst OF this In.
toxieating scene, & the kindness shower
ed upon them by the inhabitants, has
been mark I'd with regularity.
have tbs honor 10 be, &c.
(Sigued) w. G, {. Z. OWEN.
Capt. of III. Al 5. Cornwall.
Letters from St. Petersbu.gh, dated
$50 November, were received yesterday,
stating that the second attempt OF me-
lo.,or Failed ut G