Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-08-11

J. around s-continued 10 liahtsn q
ship. by Ieaving every tairs oye,.
! hat could eitherbe Of service to tie s a'f
ny. or an impeachment to ti.s,;srra..
sailing. The mcu we're ordered to, ,s
down on tie quarter deck, IN rre "''y
trim The ship, and to facilitate tIe - !"
sailing. AT q, oDe OF Tic ST o,, n.y. /
enemy struck tkeIb boot,. auotIier s.m
the starboarl buiyark, just forwa,1I
the gangway, and third struck en- a
deck forward OF tine main hatch. On ~ u
|starboard side, giaEced of and p,s' "t
Through the foresa:I. At half Dasi foau
I'VE began to leave The ers,oy. and "a o
rearance by niagicS-set tie l,,}.,lra
lower steering sal, tAe wind d,av;,s
mere aft. Al tie eEen.r's SHOT ~
j-horf. At flesh breeZes-- [. e enco,
ItuI. s.own IA err wake. III ccoI, iyTs.
see his lover STERN. sa aEc,e TIE -
l-izor--!rom 6 to IL desc,ied LIN At IN
terva!s. with the night glasses. 1t day.
Hight Discovered the enemy aste.n Off
distant s laspnes. ht9, A. n, the enc
my shortened sail, ree!ed lis ,argai,s
land Eau!sd upon 6, wind, totI.e .ssfpaIG
after chase Of 80 ko.rs. l.u;!lg ,.;s
tedious and anxious chase. tie Wild Was
variable, SO as to o5Iige US toria't.e ser.
fleet circle rcund tie enemy. Between
2 ard 5 O'clock Yesterday Lot rerson
on beard had the most d SAINT idea tlst
There was q possibility % escare. u.
Jail packed up Our things, and waited M
I'll tie cnemy's shct vca;d ccmrcl rs TO
lhcave to and surrender, which sprearca+
icertain. Never has there been 80 cyl.
dent an interpretation Cite goodness ola
Divine Eathe: --ry heart with gratitude
acknowledges his supreme rowcr and
Igocfness. On tie mcrnins Of tie cS,l.
lit was very calm, and nothing hut mnr,
Fmurs were beard throughout tie ship. as
1T was feared we should lose cur altici.
Pated prizc-ynany pans had been form.
ed By US for tie disposa! Of our plrrdef.
The soalj1en declared tieY would Gave
TIE birth deck carpettsa with Fast-IGdia
silk, surpcsfng her IN fp6;cman tloa
.f.ndia, while the Officers. sndGr The in.
preston she was frosa En%ieud, were /
making arrangements how We should dis
pose of the money, porter, chSeop. tyr,
SC. Nothing rerpicZed rs more thaa
the idea tlHat re shonld not be abe to take
out oil the good things before we shoad
be obliged to destroy her. We were re.
grettine our ship did net sail faster, as tie
Peacock would certainly capture hfs
first, ard would take or many at tie
best and most valuable articles before we
should get up-{this very Circumstance
Of orr MT sailing as fast as tie Peacock,
saved us in the first instance from iHeri-
taBle capture, fSr when CAPT. ". mace
the sisnal Tor the sail to be an enemy Of
superior force. we were q LEAGUES to
wind wavl.) We all calculated car fer
tunas were made, but alas. eve caught
4 Tartar During the latt:r part cft.e
:hase. when the shot an, shells we're
vhistling abaat our ears, it was an int
resting sight to behold The varied cocn.
fenances Of our crew. they had kept
the deck during all tie preceding night,
amsloyed continually III Lighting TIE
.hip, were excessively iat!sUrd. and W.
Ter momentary expectation Ct 'a!iine II.
70 the hands of a tarbarous al errased
enemy. The shot that ieIi on the ain
leck, as before related. struck lmmedi'
lately over the head Of one Of eur ga
ant fellows who bad been wourded II
?ur cInrious act;en with tie Penguin,
where he was lying in his cot veTl3
with his wounds--the shct was very near
coming through the dech. and it threw
splintcrs al aroahd tliS
Door fellow, and struck down 3 81 ai.li,,
per, .fnericeu Ensig", which ne "a4
ioisted oyer lis bed-destgc:icn aFTss,,
ccntly stared us in tic lace, J! We o'a
not soon surrender. vet 40 o,feer, 10
man, in the ship shcwc:I az disposition
TO let the enemy have TIE roSr niue
Hornet. Many Q! orr men lad been III
pressed and tmrrisong3 fer years y '9'r
horrible service. and hated 'i@m ( fnsi'
snfion with tie most iles1Iy a;s:inoSii%'
While the rest OF tie c"e'v, norror-.'E'Ih
by the rei::.;ion cf tic sni'eEE2s ei '"SI
ship.:aates. who had been inJhe, F'Tsi!
Of the English, ard now equally FSs.s.
With rage, .;o;l,ed heartily IL e%sc'a1E
the present au1hor @! or ',''!oi me- 4,
Cantain Ridd:e mu, tered tie ere" 1'.,F y
tod them he was pleased with t''iF ,' '.o
Huct during tue chase, a'i re-. 20 '''i' ~
perceive TIA rroPricts Of e'noaet "' .'.;
had always marked their cnafac, 't -,