Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-05-22

Prisoners 1ss officers, seamen and ma
rines. s
Killed os; wounded 16--total killed
and wounded SO.
CYANE.
90 thirty-two Founders, carronades,
10 eighteen Founders, ditto,
2 twelve Founders, long guns,
81 guns, $50 officers, seaman and ma
rines.
9 brass swivels.
Prisoners, l68 officers, seamen and ma
J. rines.
Killed 70; wounded 26-total killed
and wounded So.
Minutes Of the action tet,ceen the U. s.
frigate Constitution, and his .Majesty's
ships cyaae and Lerant, oathe Goth Ft-
burary, 1873.
Commences with light breezes from
TIE east, and cloudy weather-Atl dis
covered sail two points on tie farbcard
bow-hauled up and made sail in chase
At IA past one, made the sail to be
sship; at ga past one discovered another
sail ahead made them out at 9. p. j. to
be both ships, standing close hauled, with
their starboard tacks on board at 4, ?.
Nj. tie weatkermost ship made signals:
and boresup for her consort, then about
ten miles to leeward we bore up after
her, and set lover. topmast, torgallaht, Z
ROYAL studding sails in chase; at e
past 4 carried away our main royal mast;
took in the sails AID Got another pref ar
ed at J. P. M. commenced firing on the
chase fem our two lab lard b w guns
orr shot falling short, ceased firing; al
10 East 5, finding it impossible to pre-
venttheir junction. cleared slip for action
tiien about miles from the two ships at
A minutes after S, they passed within
hail of each other, and hauled by the wind
Oh the starboard tack, hauled up their.
courses. and prepared to receive us at
45 minutes rast o,.they made all sail close
hauled by tie wind, in hopes Of getting
Ia wiadmard of us at 55 minutes past ).
finding themselves disappointed IN then
object, and We were closing with Their
fast, they shortened sail, and formed on a
lie OF wind, about half cables length
from each other. At 6, 7. NJ. having
them under command of our battery. hoist
eetl our oolors, which vas answered b,
both ships hosting English ensigns; at
minutes rast ranged up en- the stalbcaic
side of the steihmost ship, about So
Yards distant and commenced tie, action
by broadsides, both ships returning sou,
fire witt. great spirit for about l5tminutes
then the fire of the enemy beginning t.
slacken, and the great column of smoke
collected under our lee induced us to
cease our fire to ascertain tl.eir positions
and conditions; in about three minutes,
the smoke clearing away, we found OUR
selves abreast of the headmost ship, tie
.sternmost ship !ufing up for our larboard
%uarter: we poured broadside into the
headmost ship, and then bracedS aback
our main and mizen topsails, and backed
astern under cover of the smok., abreast
tie sternmost slip, when the action va
continued with spirit and considerable
effect, until IS minutes past 6, whea tie
enemies fire again s acke'l, and we dis
covered the headmo,t bearing up; I'll ell
our topsaiis, SHOT ai.ead. and gave her two
stern rakers; we then discovered the
sternmost ship wearing also; wore ship
immediately, after her, and gave her
stern rai.e she lufing too on our starboard
bows, and giving US her iarboard broad
side !; we ranged up on her larboard
quarter, within hail, and was about to
give her our sta.boa,d broaGside when
she struck her colors, Cred "a lee gun and
yielded. At Som. PAST ., t)ok possession
os Ii. ii. s. Cyane, ca;.t. Gordon Falcon.
mounting S4 guns. At 5 P. NJ. filled
away afterhe consort, which was still III
sight to leeward. At falf past found
her standing towards, us, With Ter star
beard tacks close auled, with topgallant
sails set and colors flying. At 5Gm. rast
s, ranged close along side to windward
of her, on opposite tacss, and exchanged
broadsides-wore Immediately under her
stern and raked her with broadside she
thea crowded all sail, and endeavoured
to escape by rurnirg-hauled on board
our tacks, set sIanker, and flying jib in
chase. At. half rast &, commenced firing
ON Ter from our starboard bow chaser |;
gave herseveral shot, which cuther spars
aud rigging considerably. Alto P. III.
finding thea could not escape, fired gun
struck her colols, and yielded. We i'm