Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-12-01

"e preauiae also that the possiii.ity
nf ii,e example CT Moscow, being
followed by an invaded people, and
Tho want Of naval cooperation, al
ways prccarious. should enter into
,se contemplation of Commanders
bent on desperate enterprises.
We shall absiaia from rrsapiiu-
hating Inc particulars OF tho attack,
as :hey will nc found briefly narrat-
ed in The o!fiuia, Bulictin. which we
garo yesterday in "a second edition
and re-paLlish TO day. The Ga.
ze;tc. it viii be seen, contains also
the details Of Tie destruction OF Sort
Washington and the capitulatioh oil
Alexandria, with which We were al.
ready acquainted. Thc difficult
service Of advancing to Alexandria
.ad afterwards securing "a retreat
aapears 10 have hcc.l admirably per-
| farIned.
disasters seldom come single. We
hare heard fyora various sources,
deserving OF credit that Intelligence
81 mare uapieasi;,s and alarming
nature has reach ID government. Ia
! iorm..ioa, we are ,cli, aas been 70.
,ci.ed Of ! defeat By land and by wa
,er-upcn Lake C;lamplain and at
The ..isan rr l'iatsi,urgh that on
the i0S September, eur whole feet
N the Lake WAS ciiher taken Or
Destroyed AID sir Grorge Provost
was under the necessity al abandon
lag i'ia,tsbursh. IF Tic rumor be
fuse. we ea,ncsily desire to sae II
o:iviAi!y ,0utr. dirtel.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
{" D6wNIxa STgsxr. Get. IL.
" Dispatches addressed to Earl
Bathurst. one Of III, aiaiesis's Prin'
ei..al Secretaries Of state. were re-
ssiyed early ibis morning from Ici'
i;raok. dated Sept. II, on board ms
Ma,jes,y's ship 1'onnaat, in the Che
sareukr;
+" III, division Of troops under
j u. ior General Ross. Effected a DIS
| e,naarka,isn On The tcih of Sea.em'
.sr. near North Point. on the ieii
bank OF lie Peiapsco River. d'stan,
! from Baltimore ahcGt Is miles.
=. Three niles from North Point
the enemy bad inlrenrhsd himself u.
ernss "A aeck Il land, from which pc,
si,ian he prceipiiaie!y rc'rested NJ
on the advance sf.ae British troops.
I" About two miles beyond this
| pos,. the Dri,is,, advance became
engaged, wb-a Gen. Ross received
wound i'll Lis breast. " .!eh proved
marital.
:. The advance confirmed 10 press
forward. the enc!s,'s hght tacps
we're pushed TO ~ita.a five miles OF
Baltimore. where 4 corps Of about
600o mpa. six pieces ii cannsn, and
some hurIre.l ea,airy. we're sl'ons-
/, op,ied nn,..r coreA OF a wood.
! 4" Dispositia-s we're Immediately
matte for genera! attack. ard upon
| tie signal being given. ,he whole Of
lie t,oop, advanced rapidly 10 the
charge.
.. In less than IS minutes the g.
nem>'s force, hp;as utterly broken
and ,!ispersed. He'd in ey'ry direction
leaving on the Geld two pieces ofean
san. .nd a considerable number vi
k;i!c.l. saHn,l.d ard prisoners.
=. The day being far ADVANCED, 4
Ike troop, much f4,isued, they halt.
ed fpr ,..e night on tie ground from
which the enemy had beea driven.
/" It day-bre..k on The iSth, the
army again advanced. and alto y
cIoes oeeupied "a position eastward
Of i,ai,imerc, and GboGt n!ic and
half distant.
" Arrangements were made FOR .
ni.ht attack, bat dmiss ilIe evening.
Col. Brock received a conmuniea
ton rrnrn the Commander ~ Chief
If the Naval F.Ycss. from which il
appeared that fran tie sinking q.
vessels in TIE harbor. naval TO ope-
ration against Ike town and mp
wasimpraciiehble. Under these oir.
rumsianets. il was determined nui
20 persist j.. all attack upon the
town, ard 'hc iraops were Withdrawn
m Tie iii,,, thee mics from their
last position. where the army hal,rd
N expectation that The eurmy mighi
be induced ls qui, his eniicbchment. ;
The rpr@,. however. showing no I.
iispa,iiinn 10 follow, tow arAs The q