Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-11-29

in soiu'S' ~ished 10 deteadE
threatened au officer wit his kniIs 70
aiming blow at him, ,rvck "si u
coat. The officer, turning about, d..
his adversary, ard tire him iIt, !.
sea, as will as his comra ie. ~ L.
The battle soon beca y, general,
mast broke, and falling u .en csnt,;. ! q
lpont, who remained IseIe.s 49,, ~ IN
|oroke his thigh. He was seizea beaI =!
soldiers, who threw bin INTO the =, az
We perceived this,& were in time !, se'-'
IN; we placed him Oh barrei : save
shence he was torn by the ,uut;,, "Ol
Mho wished to dig out his eve, m;t
kniie. Reused by such ierIoc;t, IA a
charged them with fury, dashed G y v:
he lines which the soldiers had f" ".olsl
abre in hand, and many Of them ato
with their lives for their madness, Ee ~
passengers sGcondedus. Alter s.,' 4%
charge, the fury Of the reoels was sa t.aq
fed, and gave place TO til most NV -''
cowardice. The sfea rr part fa az
themselves on their knees AMI ask ed =,
don, which was granted. p'
! ''We thought order restored. -
turned to our post in the ccatre If e
ait. 1t was nearly midnight. pet. ~
lar arms. After an haur of am.
anqality, the soldiers rOsc aaev !.I a..
ere quite mad, but as DE, still EMMY ~.5
lfneir physical strength, I'D were Ss"!I'l
armed, it became neces ary aesiG !, . !,
ton the defensige. : ~
" They attacked us; we charop5a.
u tarn, and soon the raft vas st,s@ ,I
E1th their caicases. Those four ,i,,
aries who had no arms, eudeayep,d =
tear US with teeth, mang Of Us oc-o =.
ley bitten. was so mvselfi in he ls,, !,
2oaIder. There were not mare G,o
ieIve or fifteen Of us 10 resis, sI@s,a
retches, bat our union formed Or,
,treagth. '
Day at last broke on IBIS scene 4
lorroT. A great nua0er Of those MD.
zen had thrown themselves into Fl, G.,
In the morning. we ioend that 65 me,i,J
persisted in the night. fourth na of
Iwnom drowned tbemse es in de,n,ir-.
i've had lost ONLY 2 o.oar party, and not
IA single officer.
| : a new misfortune was Disclosed 70
Us at day b eak. 'fhe rebels, drring the
Irumult, had hr WIZ iatO The sea two bar.
els OF wine, and tie Only TOO ca,ks It
gater which was upon Il ,aft. There
emained only one ca3h gf wine: We we're
,tlll SIXTY seven in all il became GeCes.
Irary 20 put ourselve, on hail ratiOa,--
i his was new subject Of mUrmur at the
.nom2nt of distribution. Matters cane
TO such a pitch, that il was necessary to
: es0r TO an extreme measure 10 .agOTt
tour w'etched existence. sbadder with
Ihorror while re race tbat which We put
In practice: | feel my pen dep from ny
Ihand: mortal col,lneSs freezes all ny
climbs, and my hair stands an eud Great
iiod e! dare we still raise towards thee,
cur hands dyed with tNe tinrd Of our e'
!ow men ? Thy clemency is inFnutal
.Itby paternal goodness has already giant
lea our repentance the pardon u he
Ecsime which was never voluntary, but
lat Of the most awful necessity
Those whom death bad >paredl0tis
disastrous night which Ayyc ir't de''
cribed, threw themscIye; gaYeGyusY On
oe dead bodies with which the at Ta'
covered, cut them up u Slices, WA
some even that instant de .onrtd Agra
number OF Us at FIST refq cd TO touch me
horrible food, bat al la,t. Yielding "
aant still more pressing ldao ilaL o. "ui
.nanity, we sa in ,ai. Iisotia, 'ePo>'
the only deplorab!e means o. p'o'0a5%,
existence: and /! pl opo,el, acha0" ~;
d. TO d these bleeding Ha2s' :" V,J ~.
10 make them little NOE s09FC'lss91
ito the taste. Some, however, eau II'
courage enepsh to abst:in fon II aa,p
Iraem larger qQanaty of@lne |a' '''D'
led.
=" The t,!lowiag day passed T'a. r,
Ircliet. Night came, and we 'ooS 'o ,Ds
Iaoments OF rapo:e interrupted , ,.o
most cruel dreams. N fac, The ~ 'I
a'nce our departure f on the s5If' ,oT ~
shine upon our e0e, lhd to she" ~ a,',SsIE
or twelve Of our companions S'S' ,,s
I!ifeleSs on the raft: wa c"dnii'"I ~,
bodies tothe deep rsStr"06 90!
destined to feed u.s. .,..L
In Tx. evening, about tour % ,,t@
happy event brought rs some eo'",4 oh !
a shoal ct flying iisb got andeF :. o. on.5
land as there vas al tniiity cb
spaces between the plank, '4 s -, .a,s.
en- aneIed there in na,ahefs' V: abe I
ed upon them, an.I Iaac 2 cSp M sA
capture, taking a III Gee. oe XIV.
I;nOypmaut Uas 10 Ia En 's"h J." s2 T.