Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-05-17

Il SouussAf ~ shS, ANoyes RA"St"Ssb s.sS
~ great skill and attention shown BY
| Mr.. Thomas Cook Jones, surgeon, in
the discharge Of bis important duties !;
the active services of Mr.. ]. Bryon, the
parser, and warranted officers, with all
the mate. and midsbipmen, whom Ibeg
leave most strongly to recommend to
your lordship's notice.
l inclose a list of the killed and wound.
! I'd, and have the honor to be, &c.
(Signed) ]. FILLMORE, Capt. !,
| Killed and wounded on board his MAJ
| jestp'sship Eurotas. Killed so-wOund'
led 80. Efl
Extract Of a letter from the Secretary
Of the British and Foreign Biste
Society, dated Lsndon, March 2.
g 1t will afford you pleasure to learn,
that in the Russian Empire, the Biolo
Societies are making rapid progress;
being now at least seven in number,
which are engaged in printing the Holy
Scriptures, in ten different languages.
VIENNA, Feb. 4.
Her Majesty the Queen Of Sicily ar.
rived yesterday, at noon.
BRUSSELS, Feb. -:
We learn that Napoleon has again ira.
prisoned his Holiness the Pope, and de-
prived him of all communication with
his Cardinals.
PORTSMOUTH, Feb. l6.
Sailed, Gloucester, ~, Rota & Hydra
frigates, and Carnation, with feet OF
about so sail, fer the Wsst-Indies.
Feb. -:
Arrived, Cyane sloop Of war, from
cruise off the Western Islands, with a.
bout 800 ofIhe crews of French frigaies
Alcmene and lphigenta, taken ey the
Venerable. Also, the Raleigh brig of
war, ls days from Halifax, with irapor.
tant dispatches.
Feb, -.
The Leopard, so, Melpomene, Sc,
Thames, 80, and Nemesis, 20 TROOPS
ships,) are fitting for foreign service
for tho purpose of taking out
the Marine Battalion lately arrived here
from Holland, to quebec.
CoRk, Feb. 10.
A feet is collecting for the West-1n-
dies, under convoy of the Conqusstadore,
7 4, lord Stuart &c. The Illustrious and
Marlborough, ~, are ordered to be
paid off,
A Spanish ship from Lima, captured
by the French frigates Atalanta & Terp-
sichOrs, was recsptured l4th Feb. near
L'Orien,, by, the RiPpon, u, and Meme
laus frigs,e
HALIFAX, April Is.
Arrived, Monday, ship Plutus Ora.
ham from Gibraller for London, Feb. $,
by the American priyateer.
Re. captured 9Th inst by the Curlsw,
cargo rice and dry goods.
Never has our coast been 50 well !
prote cted, as during the present season:
A fast sailing frigate and two or three
fine sIoops Of war, are constantly on the
look out, both east and west. A suspi- !
cious looking schooner was OF the har-
Dor 18th, and H. NJ. S. Nymphe, then
coming in, went in pursuit of her.
. Arrived, 18th, H. nj. briggs Riaeman,
from Boston Bay, (where she left the
Junon and Tenedos, and Curlew, from
a cruise. l4tb, sailed the Curlew, do. |
April -.
Arrived, Monday, Manly gun.brig, 1t.
Hare, aud transport Lord Somers, Capt.
Brown, from N. Bruins. Passengers in
the Manly, 1t. Col. Robertson, I'd batts.
lion, 18th regiment. In the Somers, ma.
ior Phillott, R. A, captain Agnew, and
IS soldiers Of the sth regiment; the
transport was attacked Sunday evening,
10 leagues from the light house by an
American priyateer schooner OF IA
guns, and 100 men; which after a sharp
action, was compelled to sheer eff.
The Cd mate of the Somers, A. New.
lane, killed, and the ship suffered much
in her sails and rigging. The ships |
crew was Is men and boys.
Extract from the lsg.6ook efMe Somers.
"Sunday, 18th April, lsl4-At 8 P.
NJ. saw strange sail bearing S. by w.
a great distaDce-at 4, discovered her to |
be large two topsail schooner, with all |
sail set, and coming up with us very fast
lat half past S, in steering sails, and
top-gallant sails, up courses and hove to
for her to come TO action, as we now |
saw the American colors-at three-quar.
tiers past $, the schooner in steering sails,
and hove to at some distance from US,
when we bore away under the stopszils.
The schr. followed US under easy sail
at half past all ready for action, the |
,chr. came up along side of us; we hail.
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