Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-01-10

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|ato aid inraising tlls sunksn yssssis
these two points we're icldcds ny ins
enemy. The enemy was requess ,a
ID expIaia what vas included y the
terra snerchandize which was 90 NO
taken, and ia answer It was stated
that Il would embrace such as was
intended for expiration, saeh as te-
Laeea, cottDn, Hour, bale goods, = 9.
The plundcr Of the enemy was To-
discriminate and net confined 60 any
particular class 6f indiylduals, anu
.iacluded alike non residents and ~
habilants. Tie pinnder ofthe enemy y.
was confined principally 70 fioar, co ''
ten and tobacco.
Estimate of the loss: 9 ships, .
briggs, several bay and river craft
some vessels burnt. 10000 barrels
of' -four taken, 1000 hsgsheads OF ts-
bareo, so bales of cotton, 5,oOo
dollars Worthof wines. sugar, 9 9. ~
relation to letter written by Admi-
raj Codrington to Capt. Gordon, me
coMm;ttee will refer TO the easlrs ies
Ter Of General John Mason, VINO
gives a satisfactory bis.sry Of ihis
Transaction ard to esnpiete this
part Of the subject, reference u haa s
10 the statement .of Gen. Hunger
ford, giving tha movements OF his
troops. and explains the interviews
he had with the ileputation from A.
iexanlria, on his march to the City
Of Washington.
CONCLUSION.
In the inquiry int the causes o.
the suaeess Of the enemy in his re-
cent enterprises against this metro
soIis and the nsighhoring town OF a.
iexandria. &c. the committee con
shifted a mode Of investigation least
embarrassing to themselves and to
others. They determined that as It
was indispensable 10 resort TO some
of the parties for inisrmatisn' moi
,!eriyalle from other sources, u
would be equally their dnty TO hear
as,far as practicable those wha we're
deenly concerned as to character ard
reputation, from the agency Trey had
| in this unfortunate transactien. WITH
detcrminat;on that in the eyeat Of
A
any contradictions in eatefial err
rnisstaaces, to resort 10, impartial
sources for explanation or correction.
| IN the mean tine the eommi,tes cal
led upon those who may ,e consider
ed as impartial observers for state,
meats. that a just comparison might
be of different i,gasions and repre-
sensations. Yf, therefore, the com
| miffee have failed to- call upon per.
sans in p.ssessian OF any additional
facts and views npt submitted. il has
not been through a Waat Of incliisa-
ton 10 receive all that could DC ma
pestaat, bnt fran a want Ut
knowledge Of such persons ana saei
| facts. 1t was 4 question with the
committee. at its earliest meeting,
whether persoaai examinations be-
fore The committee shonii be adopt.
ed. or whether resort should be had
| ia the Erst Instance, to call for writ
ten concentrations or to views anu
inieprogatories submitted by the corn
mittee. and bes; calculated to extract
every important faet.-seyerai con
sideratieas induced the adoption ai
! the Ia tier mode.
1t gave tie ccnmittes command
Of part Of their true TO attend 20 Q
Their public duties equally impeFiaas
and obligatory. 1t incurred no ex-
pense to government or individuals.
wha were not interrupted in either
their private concerns or public dn,
ties. The committee knew the 'anx
| iety Of the house 10 have shl. ihqai
~ closed as soaa as pessihie. and
which. BY different course, would
have taken up The whole Of the ses-
sion, aud eneuMhered with more
useless and irrelevant matter and
yieMs than will he found IN the cen-
n,uniea,iens. The. committee feel
therefore confident, that the honse
MI, he satisfied with the manner In