Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-03-23

chase, and gaining on 81. a..
NJ came on dark. altered our ~ T
(this was probably the riber ''utss
Dacres, and she may have tais capt p
America TO have been the ya me
Wasp.) At day light, saw : ,oaas
coming up with, and boarded pf'ss
she proved to be the Dan;s,' ler,
Edward. II days from Glget.,orls
for the West Indies, cargo Iinsa.'
put one prisoner on board u'Gs'
Jan. ~. lat. Al 50, LONG. ts -,
tured. British schooner Rst sap'
Collins. from Portsmouth Fno ", ~
st. Miehaels in ballast. took ont # ~ Ips
prisoners and destroyed her-vha aS
boarding her saw a sail whi.h "ns
| afterwards boarded. they proved il -
the Portuguese vessels from the R,o
zils for Lisbon and 0po 20. cat f..
Roberts crew. 5 in numl er on ho."S S
them anu supplied them with npo
visions. "
Jan. 22d. lat. 10, 81. Ion. 10 1s.,o
tured the sehr. Arrow, as hefarr.
mentioned. Left theAmfrics in ebos
Of vessel, saw her board er;S
while in sight. p
The Americas crew were all usu
had only the crew of the Arrov on
board as prisoners"
Sailed at 10 A NJ VIII 6pbs
breeze at W the fine hips Mia
for Liverpool. * Liver DOL ps,te,
| Nichols, for do. each Wit. about Ton
passengers, among those ger Mia
is Capt. Stephen PopAsm, Of tia
British navy, who was takepat Sandy
| Creek, on Lake Ontario the last
summer. They set sail from Ipdia
| wharf and were cLeered most hear.
thy by vast concouFse Of citizens
Who had assembled to witness the
novel spectacle Of once more behold.
ing commerce free and uasAack!ed,
Ii is indeed a lively scene.
MILLEDaEvILLE, Geo March 10.
Extract Of q letter from COL VIII.
liam Scott to Governor EarIg dat.
ed Great Satilla RiUsr, 2sM Fe.
bruary.
=" | have the pleasure TO inform
you Gfa brilliant affair having taken
place on the 24th inst. on the River
St. Mays between part Of my de.
| tacliment, go men. commando by
Captain Wm. Miekier, aided by a.
bout 50 OF the Patriots of Florida,
under Col. Dill, and six Of ihe enc
my's barses, containing about $50
| men, which had attempted TO pro.
| ceed 10 the river to burn Mr.. A.
/ Clark's Mills. The enemy were
first attacked by the Patriots from
tie Florida shore. near Camp pisFk'
ncy. when The b.fges Immediately
tackled about to retreat, bat cur men
being in ambush on this sbolesa's
Them a second reception, and ii',
II
the FIRE was kept up from both shores
| until they got into a greater eAifns
of river than car riaenen eClla
reach. The reports from Amelia
say ;hat the loss CT the enemy v"
100 killed and wounded; s0ine say
fOO-Rut Ibis l have bfea cIeoiOiJ
Informed, they we're so eat apaS ho'
70 he able to work their baiges WIN
the compliment OF oars. We n'a
one man severely wounded through
The body and several received Ds'i'
through their clothes, but no iu''Ds'
injury. The news Of ihelr !"'sH'
lions reached me too late iojoIH 10 .
detachment with the remainder o.
my troops which is 70 be laa.sD a''5
as ] am confident not barge should
have returned to Cumberland 10 : Va'
ry them the news. Whilst w.'a ars
this / am informed the enemy y 81" 90
atlisg out another ezped'. .S ;f 70 ~
up the river St. NIary'' anu %".ai, %" ,or
do hope they will pay u'"'''
their undertaking.
Eetraet Of II letter from .1g - Fart
lip Cock (eommanams ID a. daIes
Haucl;ins J to Coz: haIlg s tsi5.
Fort FuicS:ins, 9Th Mo''a' is sh.t