Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-03-16

elk away OFT ma fs---Sn ~ 2
dangerous sitpa tim and laying nearly
on hpr hss "a ends. at day light DIS.
covered tbs frigate at ancher and
her boets pnI llssi il, for u.s. prepafed
to receive them. Wren within grape
range. hoistcd our aas on q plk5 ssef
and gayo thrna broadside ofgrape
and canister, on which they precip-
|sifately hauled off W. then manned
our RATS and set fire TO her, at 2 Z.
M. she blew up. WYilcat the most
imminent hazard Of Pur lives, our
RATS torn to pieces b. the breakers,
and part ofas swimming, they again
came in with their bots & 0dl,ontly
took two poor fellfws who were
swimming for their lies and carried
them off. We finally succeeded in
getting on a sand spi from which
unpleasant situation v were relieved
by the humanity of captain, JOHN
PHILLIPS, of Charlcspn. command,
ing shall schooner laying ia the
bay. The OGcety 1 the mo at
present rorbear makig comment on
this extraordinary Transaction, but
merely observe, thathey had no idea
Of peace having taen place, but
have ascertained tina the Captain OF
the frigate (the seprn) had known
it for many days.
Capt. WHITE andtwe OF has OH
| GERS arrived here inthe stage yes
terday morning frol the SO mile
heuse--the remaindc of the officers
and crew are alse OF their way to
this city. The Inc vas owned by
VIM. Gray.
March 8.
Captain Vincent, late master OF
the ship Rafus KIM, came up last
evening in the piBt-boat from the
British frigate Sevrn now at an
| Choir off the bar. He left Bermuda
on the f1th ult. in he Spanish brig
santo Yago, which vessel was de-
tanned on Sunday list, for breach
ofbiockade, and ordered to the Al
miraI, at Cumberland Island. She
| was 4 months from Cadiz, and had
put into Bermuda indistress.
Capt. V. informs Us, that none Of
the vessels from thR port for France
had been sent into Bermuda, except
his ship and the brig Capt. Siliiman
the isufus King was taken five
days cut, nearly MI with Bermuda,
by the brig Peruvian, the Ellen
Que day out, by the brig Portia,-
Captain s. had taken his passage on
board Swedish brig bound to Anne
liza Island. The sloop Farmers
Branch, capt. Pleasant, from this
port bound to N. York, had been
taken by the Ciailders brig, and Or.
dered to Bermuda, but had not ar
rived. The brig Tram Georgetown,
taken OF that port a short time since
by the Severn, was off Bermuda
when capt. Y. came out. The ship
Eagle, Of Salem. ard brig Funchal,
Of N. York, were among the prizes
lately sent into Bermuda.
Mr.. Williams late prize master
of the British ship Adventure also
came up yesterday in the pilot boat
from the Severn. The Adventure
was captured on the 18th ult. to wind
ward of Grenada, by the Chasseur,
captain Boris, OF Baltimore and
re captured on Sunday evening, Goth
ut. just of our bar, after being
chased all day. The firing it will
be reeoilected, was distinctly heard
in town. The Adventure was from
London for Havana, with valuable
assorted cargo, consisting of dry
goods, sugar pans, &c. The Chas-
seur had captured two days before,
out Of the same feet, another large
ship from London, and ordered her
for the U. States, She had been pre-
viously chased by the Barrosa frigate
and escaped, after throwing over six
Of her guns-these were replaced
by six taken out ofone of her prizes.
She had had brush with the brig
Mosquito, before Mr.. Williams left
her, her action with the sloop Of
war L'Espiegle took place since he
left her. While Mr.. w. was on