Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-04
BALTIMORE. Maroh 81.

guns, captain CoDD's caule ~ ab'Ao.
az Port Royal yesterday from 3
cruise off Cape Maize, where she lett
the 1shraeian brigOf Is guns, capt.
Carter.
SIN the afternoon Of the 7th inst
while off Cumberland Harbor. the
ONYX sent a boat TO reconacltre'
| when large JHerican schooner
passed close by the boat and frea
/ info her, by which lieut. Stewart
/ Grst of the Onyx, received ball II
his right temple, which passed shr2'
| the left eye. and one man was lSrry
and three wounded. We aid will
to add. lieut.. Stewards .gght. The
deprive him OF his ey5ago.
sehr. es apsd into e .a,ner;ce.
! From .iletter from Cartha-
1 Extract 9th inst.
gena. ShguiIity, which at first ap-
sd to be entirely re-established.
Las only, unfortunately. been mo
mentary. Three posts, with guam,
tity Of specie. have been detained at
Mompos. The people of the latter
place are much dissatisfied that Pc.
neres, who il native of that town.
should have been transported; but
we hope that Gen. Bolivar. who is
coming from Santa Fee, with 1000
men, to take the command of the
army of Magdalena. to attack Santa
Martha and Maracaybo, will quell
any disturbance"
February 9.
BY III. M. ship Medina, which
arrived on Tuesday last, we learn.
that Rear Admiral Durham, had
received an official letter from Capt.
Patterson. ofthe Myrmidon. 90 gun
ship, stating the capture, by that
vessel off the Western Islands. of
the american Ship Wasp of22 guns
after an engagement OF two hours.
during which both vessels suffered
very severely.
BR1DGETowS, (Bs.) Jan. 7.
At noon yesterday. His Majesty's
ship Barossa arrived FROM Antigua.
1t is satisfactory, that weare ac-
quainted with the recent capture Of
the american SHY Of War Wesp'
by the Castilian British brig Of IS
guns, which it is reported fell in
with the enemy whilst cruizing OF
Madeira, and took possession Of the
Wasp by boarding.
KINGSTON. o. Feb IS,
Arrived, ships, L'Aigle Parish
Mersey. Lindsay; Blessing, Dun.
can; Argo. Barclay Edward Ellis.
Gibbs; John, Walker; Joaqaina,
Laspar: Prince Regent, Reslill
Aguilar, Robertson; Cornwall, Ward
Unity. Edgar; Marshal Wellington,
Cummings; Richmond. nearn: Me
dina. Kennedy; Catherine, Gritfiths
Swinev; Fife. Hearn /; Moreland,
Hodgson; Tulloch Castle, Cullen;
Sir Edward Hamilton. Bell; Caesar.
shand Uuion, Kendall; Mercury,
Lennox Fclypse. Rees; Royal So.
vereign, Ross; Margaret, Smith
rrhetis. Sewers; Gondies, M'Cul-
loch; Matilda, Montgomery Briggs
Rising Hope, Wilson Archibald,
Burke Rather, Epsey; Pyrenees,
Gibbs. All from Portsmouth, Fal-
mouth, Barbados, Glasgow. and
Hamburger.
The transports Bowson, Watson
and Beadica, Ross. from Plymouth,
destined to join the Expedition at
NEW. ORLEANS. arrived on sa-
turday. Gel. Bell, quarter master
general, and major Bell, aepuiy
auater master-geDeral. to the FIX
pedition captain H. ID. Jones, and
iieuts. w. Reid. E. Matson' >.
M. Elton, A. W. Robe and assis
tant-surgeon c. Jaggard, of tie
Royal Engineers lieuts. }: Adams.
--,)raftsman, and w. johnson,
and 12s men Of the Royal Sappers
and Miners, arrived in these vessels.
They are to proceed this morning
for their destination.
Shortly after leaving Falmouth,
the fleet was dispersed by gale OF
wind when, we are sorry 10 learn,