Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-12-06

:, ~, aasr we're fitted and loaded by
the Sist.
Capiaia Baker. OF the Fairy.
HUI, sysur nr,iers OF the 3Tth havS
inc fought bis way UP the river past
..ba!ter, Of i've gans. and a large
military fnee. cosiieaed the ra-
mars which bad already reaclied me.
ofstr,as measarrs havipsbeen TAX
>, ia opp,se onr return; sdi there.
foe qn;t'rA tlsxasarii without
u,iiil. 20 d,siray those rem iiai,s
stores waica VIC hzd aot the means
srAsisgi,s away.
Contrary winds again aeeasiened
y. the l..harisas TASK, of,warpias the
sims dawn the river, in which DAYS
d,,ay toak place. ewing 70 the De-
VISITATION grona;'ins. The eaemy
,oak adyan'a se OF this circumstance
"a at.e.n,t her Destruction w three
Gre vessels, attcn,lci hy i've rnv
Las,,: but their object was defeated
by IN. prc,np.itale anl'gs!iap;ry Of
Caps. Alexaajsr. whn .,slei Rif
With ais swa beats. and being iol
lossd sy tt,ose Of the cher ships.
s,aseI ,Ae heats of''.e cnvn,, M go
The iowa Of .tiexandria.--'iae .ool
ani steady conduct C. Mr. Juaa
Moore. alidst;sssn of tie. Sea
hor-a. is towing the neares' ire ,cs-
sci on shore. ahiis, ihe oihcf, we're
reviewed irsa the power Of doing
niSsair { by the stailier boats OF the,
lseyssts,ioa. eatitles to MY hisbesi
eou.nenia,ien.
'rhe s,eiesr anil the Fairy, as.
Sisted sy tae Aans Naria dispatch
heat, prize gsn boat. 4,ai a ba,t
te!aesisg 70 H. Ear,alas. With a
losiIzer. had s-eatl, is.peded the
progress OF the enemy in iheir
works. M, wi,hstau,ling which they
p,.yv s'aasIei 10 increase iseir bate,
T, 20 eipsen s,ss; vita a iarearr lar
Ess4iins shot. On the Sd. me sia1
ennias on % the y. w. ,nc E;na x
a.. Eresas -arre-ted in getting
diva 80 their assi-taaer. ard ;ac
wi,oie ofu,. with she ptize-, we're As
ssnhled there on the s,h, except the
p.Yasiaiioa. which. IN site Of our
n .ns., ex-rtioa ia warning her. still
remained Eve miles higher u, AZ.
Iiser. This WAS the. mo'neat WHEN
fhe eaemy made bis gaeatest e'ions
10 eject aa~ acs,rlct.nn.
The Ercbns being iallirirusly piae-
ed Nv Gal.taia Bartholomew in IN adj
n.ir.'!r position for i,srra-sins tie
sass.neu explored in he treahes,
as attacked ny three tieM pirers.
Nfith did her considerable damage
before they wrre beaten aiT.' And,
suoiaer attempt being matte 70 de
s.roy the Devastation VIA Dire YES.
sels. 1 sent The boats. ua,ler Captain
Ea&er, to her assistance nnfi'ins
eouA exceed the alaeriiy with " b;eh
Cant. Baker went ON this serN iee.
% shieh | attribute the Iu,media'e
retreat OF the boats AMI fire Vessels.
His loss. huwryer. VAS considerable.
owing 10 their having sought refuge
uaier some guns in a morrow creek
thiekiy wooded. froM which IL was
impossis.e for him 10 ,;is'0,'Yc them.
an Ike 9Th. III neon. the wind co
Ring fair, and afl N, arrangements
being made. the Seahor,e and Flu
ryalus anchored within short n,G-Set
shot of the batteries. whilr the
Whole Of the prize, passed brt"ix'
". and ,ss s,oai /; the soh's. thu
Fairy. aad Erehis, firing a. ,he'
passed. aud aftrrH ards anehoiing IN
a f,,orab!- position for facilitating,
b, means OF iheir, force. tae furIhrr
removal OF the r'igate.. Ats =. ~.
having eompletei. silsnecd the enc
my's fire. the Scahoise and Er3alns
eut iheir cables, anil he whclr ofus
proceeded Ia the HeAi position taken
up by the tro-es. where they ha''t"o
batteries. msnaiiBg from IL {" Is
gurs, On u range Oh ellis OF abeH. a
rile in extent. unier wLirh We Nrie
obliged TO pass very clese. l did noi
intend to b,ase tte attack thai even
ipg. but the Ervbus srounaing,~i'iin
range, We were necessarii. called
into action. Ga this eccasica the
Gre or the Fair, had the most aeei-
siye effect, as welias that Of the Ere
bus, willie the bombs threw their
shells with excellent precision. and