Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-17
WasH1seTos CRY, April IS.

WASHINGTON CRY, April Is.
Copy ola letter from Lieut. Het'man, to
/ tie Secretary Of the Macy, dated
His Britannia Mlesty's late ship Cyane,
New-York, April 10th, 1915.
SIR have the honor to inform you,
that en- the evening of the e0th Of Febrta-
nv last, wi.iie cruiziag off Madeira, tfe
United States frigate Constitution fell IL
with his Acknowledgements ships Cyane
and Levant, which she captured afteg al
/ action of so minutes. Il.
The Cyane is a frigate built slip,
mounting 81 carriage guns, VIZ. % 5Slb.
carronades.on TIE main deck, 8sl8lbcar-
ronaaes OH the quarter deck, 2 16lb. car
ronades and slcng mines on the forecastie,
and from the best information could OBJ
tam, carrying compliment of 175 men.
commanded by Gordon Falcon, Esq.--tlle
Levant mountins II carriage guns, Wis
24lb. caironades, 9 long nines, & shift
ing - ponndefon the top gallant torecas-
! tie. WITH complement of SO men, COM
manded by tie honorable George Doug
] lass--both sliips suffered severely in Their
spars, rigging aid sails. The Constitu-
ton received but trifing injury, having
.csly A men killed and 10 wounded. AS
to the loss of the enemy, cannot possibly
ascertain, but should presume twas very
severe.
On the eth OF March the Constitution,
with her too prizes in company, anchored
OH the Isle Of, Nay, Zone Of the Cape lie
Verd Islands,. yin the 10th at a. Nj.
rot under way ard made sail for st. ia
go's. where We anchored at 10 As A. NJ.
0nthe 18th, at halt past meridian, disco
yered 5 sail in the oiiing-af1 10 made
them to be f.igates--at which time the
Constitution made signaltoget under way,
Att 20 cut our cable ana made sail to
the southwark close ona wind. At So
the forts on shore commenced firing onus
lat 2 the Constitution made signal to
tack. which | did to the northward and
westward-at 2 5 the sternmost tilgate
commenced hiring on as, and holsted En-
glish colors, distance aSeut two mlles.
At2 coolest sight of the Constitution and
Levant. who werestai,Ging on a vind to
the southwark and eastward. Ehe III
gates in chase. St. So lost sight Of the
enemy. at s heard heayy cannoaaG-
ing, which continued at intervals usrtli
ihalf past A. 1T sundown SHAPED ny
| course for the United States. For the
further particulars OF oar cruise, be- to
refer you TO Gsptain Ste~s.ftS cslic,a. &c
| coanton his ARRIVAL to the u. States.
| / cannot conclude my letter without
particularly Recommending to your notice
| tlidshipman Joseph Gross, for whose I'M
remitIed attention aad eAegtions feel
tmysei. greatly indebted, and he is a
lyoung man VINO l think would 90 honor
tea cos. mission.
/ AS to Mldsaipman James Delanv. and
names 4. Curtis, and the few men nave
under my command. words would be III
sufficient to express my gratitude towards
taem.
| Very respectfully, | have the honor to
be, your oDeGient servant.
d. i. HOFFMAN.
The hon. s. w. Crovninsnieid.
! Secretary Of tie Navy W ashington.
/ he Birth OF aDanask Rose
BIZ Faul .4tien, Esq. one Of the Editors q
tie Baitinsore Telegraph.
ONE summer morn when Love was
| young
And slumbeling at his mothers
Tue morning lark 50 loudly sung,
| 1t broke his slumbers up lie sprung
And lett ms parent stu asrest.
He caught her doves with tender
hands,
| From him they never wandered Tar;
And now the little urchin stands,
And binds them fast in fiow'ry bands,
Then ties them to his mothers Car.
| He mounts the seat-away they skip,
Swift thro' the yielding air he scours,
| And still to hasten on the trip,
YoungLeve impetuous snaps his whip,
The lash string of braided flowers.
The more his pastime to beguile,
He lowers his fis int and skins the ground:
He.saw and past with many smile,
The tribes of Flora, rank and tie, "a
That rais'd their gaudy heads around.