The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-11-22

SHuclCu US 10 tnoSc out Slowly anu
cleai she chips en- FIRE. The enemy re-
commenced a. heavy Gre Of n.usketry
upon Us, aud some lew Jorge guns al
Intervals nred grape and cauDisier TO
dislodec their small! aimed men. a.;
ID, IS, the LcanIer ceascd firing,
drawing fast cat iuto the boy. Light
breezos, ard very dark weather, wind
S. w iIluninsd Ly the Mole, arsenal
and Algerine navy, in Games An
chored with tic best bower in IS ia
thoms water. Day LIGHT, mustered
ships company Icy ships books, and
found is killed and 100 wounded |;
found our bowsprjs fore, main and
mizen masis very Gladly wounded, fore
and main yards Shot away-main and
uizeH SHOT away, mali ,opsail, yard,
and the standing and running rigging
so completely cut UP that we had
scarce s. rope 10 make use of-.-uur sails
just az bad--empioyed in Cleaning the
wreck. Al 9 so, actirg captain Much
e!! came ca board frem the Command
er iu Chief, 20 thar k Captain Chelham
for the admirable position taken Up by
the l'eauder, and itY her conduct uu.
ring the Co, flict.'
Whist The above detail shews the
prominent share which tic Lcsnder
lock IN the battle, it racy likewise be
nslCereu as presenting Z So.d gene
raj v'>w oftt zeal and valor tia, mus,
hsv> 5esr displayed by all The SUB
Ioined ietIei AID inform alton from 9th
u cheers s,ili increase this impivs-
sion.
II. NJ. snip Leander, Mo,he,bank
SEPT %.
I mus, inform you, that this ship
archc!ed et Aisic tie momcnI t.l
Sueco Charlotte did, and both com-
n.cnced bunB together. His higam
oy d iA'se confidence in tis rseans OF
detelce, -Dd ignorance os orr nava!
Character. He perMitted ustl TAXI up
our position without TnolestatiOn, ia
ending, IL is since confessed, 10 boarti
rs from lis Rotilla, whilst we were
furliDg sails but 10 their utter coDiu.
sion. meana he'd been prepared 10 clue
them up, instead Of iurling them, So
hat we begon the dreadful havoc and
destruction before they could apply the
few strokes OF the oar which would
have brought them alongside Of our
ships Inc tremendous brOadsidc: OF
the Queen Charlotte and Leander pour
ny upon them, instantly sent ;he!h to
Tie deep, leaving scarcely aswrcck be-
bind, bot the people swimming from
destruction. The mole was flied with
spectators on oaf entrance. Where the
critic broadside Of the Queen Char
iotte instaul!y spread Gesoiation and as
crowds rushed "a the great gate foI
snccor aud safety, the Leander's guns,
which commanded tie principal street,
there carried death and destruction.
Three times were the batteries on the
mole cleared, and thrice were they
manned again. HE dey was every
where offering pecuniary reward to
those who would stand against US;
zequins were to be given to every man
who would endeayor 10 cX,iIguIsh the
IRE. At length horde Of Arabs we're
driven into the batteries, under the IN
speclion OF the most devoted of the ia
nissaries, and the gates closed upon
them. have never seen men so AMI
4
~ and repeated British cheers sent
forth On every occasion, when the
houses were tumbIing about the enc
my, not only animated the men on deck,
but those who we're most severely
wounded re-echocd them. The brave
| captain Chelham, who excited the adj
miration o. the whole feet, Tor the no.
BILE position ne had taken, and the mas.
terly style in which he brought his ship
in was every where, and most singular
iy escaped. Lord Exmouth sent an
| officer in the middle oil the action 10
thank him tor his support. / shall
never forget" said his lordship to lieut.
Monk, while shaking him by a hanG,
" that the Leander was the first ship
20 VOlunIeer 10 second me, and had
chosen Throughout. the navy, ! could rot
have had a more jealous and able sup
porter; tell your captain, and ali the OF
| ficers and men that l shall ever ieei
| grateful TO them" Many Of The
wounded returned to their quarters al.
ter being dressed, ana spectdCles could
be rci&,cd Ct theig devotion 10 their
country. All the passage they had
been trained to their guns, and they
were seen 10 take aim and fire as deli
berately as il they had been exei cising
Nothing but the NEST singular inlerpo-
sition of Divine Providence ronld have