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IcftMe to < fleer the entii^
OCMon of the redoubt,orders
jsiven bv sir Sidney Smith
pt. Moubrnv. which I fully
oved. to remfiin at anchor
ir the Ferquies. & to emplov
jieutentmrs Carrol & Arabin of
the porr nee and Lieutenant
of the marines, to com
plete the demolition of the re
doubt and puns, which, when
performed, the Active to
continue in the passage ot the
Dardanelles, till furtb* r orders.
At a quarrer pas> 5 P. M. the
squadron was enabled to m ke
sail; and on nfthti
nexr, the 20'b, came to arr an
chor at 10 o’clock, near the
Prince’s-l'dnnds, about 8 miles
from Contn* ; nopV, when I dis
parched captain Cabel, in the
Endvmion. to anchor near the
town, if the wind which was
light, would permit the ship to
stem the current, to convey the
timbassador’ij dispatches to the
sublime porte in the morning;, by
a A lt'of truce ; but be found it
impracticable to yet within four
miles, and consequently anchor
ed at half past eleven P. M.
I have now the hiyhest satis
faction to add, that the conduct
of the officers and ship’s compa
nies of ti e squadron under my
command hastul'v supported the
character of the British navy, 6e
■is deserving of tny warmest eu
login m.
Having endeavored to pay just
tribute to those whose duty ne.
cessavily called them into this
service, I should lerl mystlf ve
ry dt ficient if 1 omitted to men
tion that his majesty's nunistei
Mr. Arhuthnot, and lord Hurg
hersh, (who had requested to
take a cruize vviih me) were a
iriotig the most animated in the
con bat. To captainlilackwood,
who, after the tin fortunate loss
of the A j ix. volunteered to serve
in the Royal George,great praise
is due lor his able assistance in
regulating the fire of the middle
and lower detks ; and when the
Is oval George anchored, he most
readily offered his services to
convey a message to the iindy
rnion, of great moment, her pilot
having refused to take charge ol
the ship. Prom th nee he gave
his assistance to a* range the land
ing of the troops from .he 64* and
setting her on fire huted, wtieie
active service was to perform,
there was his anxious desire to
be placed. His officers, too, re
quested to serve m the squadron,
and their services in passing
through the Dai dandles, met
with approbation.
I have the honor to be, Stc,
(Signed)
J. T. DUCK WOK l H.
A lift rs Turkif! fli psanHvtfleW taken and
Ccflrryed by the lquodtuii ut.csr the
ci mn-a dos vice ai miral Sit J l*n 1.
Duckworth,K B ; t anchor if Point
Pcfijliiev the > y h, Fein u .r \, ißc 7with*
hi tlie f. rr* of the Dirdane is
Burnt —l l i.e of. battle flop ‘64 g uns I
“4 frigates ;'3 corvettes ; l L>ng;l K uu *
boil
-1 aken rTT & n of—l ccrve'te ; 1 gun
boat. (sigi eo) J. 7 DUCK.W OR JH.
Hoteih'vg -S'!net, May 9.
A dispatch, of winch H e in
closed is a topv, has bet n receiv
ed dis day at the office of vis
count Ciistlereagb, one ot his n a*
jestv’s principal sectetaries of
state, fn-m m -jor-general Fraser
dated Alexandria, March 25th,
180", addressed to the tight hon.
William Windham .*
Jlle.wiidi ia him eh 2 5th, 1807.
Sir— it is with much sutisfac..
lion I have the honor to inform
you, that, in the afternoon of the
20th curtcnt, the town ami for
tress of Alexandria, surrendered
to his majesty’s arms by capitu
lation ; and that they were taken
possession of on the memorable
morning of the Si 1 at,by the troops
under my command.
Yon are already apprised of
my having been detached on ifus
service, with a body ot troops
from Messina, by fits excellent. \
genetrd Fcx, under convoy e.t
tiis msjesty’s ships 1 iger and A
pollo , and the Vv s*: and sloop -as
scot to: ward by* c.pt. Haliowtii,
lo get h.'.cUtgentc l.om m.-.joi
’ v 'ls.*Ct, V ueut i haO been, by tny
HBgPilom:, directed to cotnlt
■ss to the'best plan of operators
for e ffectiug the purposes of the
expedition.
1 have now to acquaint you.tat
in the night of the 7th inst. (he
day after we sailed,) the Apdjo
frigate, with nineteen transput*
out of ihirtv-three which cor.vt.
cdthe troops, parted compary,
and hat the oiber fourteen, w’n
the Tiger, came to an anchor t\
the west ward of Alexandria oi
the 16th. Jk\
On onr getting near rhe land
eve saw the Wizard, and captain
I’almer immed'atelv b-ought me
the intell'gence be had received
from major Misset, together
W'ih a letter from him, stating
tbt b* bad not come off himself,
thinking bis presence in Alexan
dria absolutely necessarv- to
e>unteract the intrigues of the
French Conis, who was en
eleavnuring to prevail upon the
governor to admit a bod y of Al
banian*, from Kosetfa to assist in
the defence of the place.
He earnestly recommended
me to land the troops iinmetli
a'tlv.as the inhabitant* wore well
affected towards us, and that he
had sanguine hopes we should
be able to get possession of it
without firing a shot.
Before I determined, how
ever,upon this measure, I deem
ed it prudent to acquaint maj >r
Missel with the verv diminished
state o! mv force, and l therefore
sent in my aid and * camp, captain
A’Comtcl the 3lst regiment,
wiiir a flag oftruce to him, with
a detailed account of it, and at
the same time, a m imfesto to the
governor and inhabitants, (a copy
of which 1 enclose,) which had
not tile de-ited elfect, bu on
the contrary, was treated by the
governor \vi h contempt.
The m■ jor, however, in teply,
strongly urged mv immediately
landing; repeated that we should
not meet with any resistance, and
that my doing so would be the
oulv means of prevent ing the gar
rif on being reinforced by he Al
banians, wiio had actually been
sent for, and might be expected
in the course of twenty-four
hours.
These consideration* led me
to follow his advice, and accord
ingly l landed that evening (die
17tn) as many troops as our sun id
number ot boats could convey, a
few miles to the eastu.. lof
Marabout, without opposition,
though l could Oitiv take up a
position for the night ; as before
the next landing could be effect
ed, buch a surf h.t ‘ arisen on the
beach, as totally to prevent tire
second divison from approaching
the s..ore.
The next morning, however,
with infinite diHknlty and tisk
.hey were landed; but finding
im situation now. from the in*
ci eased height 0 f surf and ap
pearance of the weather,to be ve
r> ptecanous, hotii with res-pect
to gelling pi ovisti ns or s ores on
shoie,o. having any cotnmuuica
ttous with the trait-ports, 1 deter
mined at ail hazard, to force tny
waj to the western side, where
i could receive supplies from
/vbutiktr bay, at the same time
resolving to attempt (in passing)
to g t itt.o tire town, even wutr
the Saudi force I had, and push
my way , il possvbk, into the forts
that commanded ir, a matter I
h.id reason to believe from ma
joi .Viisset anil otuers w">uld not
oe very ciiliicui. to accomplish.
1 therefore moved forward a
bout eight o’clock in the evening
ot the 18th, and in our way for
ced a pallisadocd imrenchment,
with a dtep ditch in front of it,
(that had been thrown up by the
1 u ks, as a defence against the
Mamelukes and Arabs on the
western sitie) stretching from
lon Des bams u> lake Mareotis,
sirengihcucd by thiee batteries,
inouiitutg eight gun-, ix lusive
ot foil Des dams on its light
ii.it k, n.ouutir.g tht i teen gun
i his elltoud with very lit
tle loss, .hougn turner a vary Hea
vy me oi camion aud n u.ketty,
ai.t: pi occceitu \t t tun a tew > atcL
oi .touijey’s kale, wuere we
found the garrison prepared to
receive us, the gate bamcadoed,
and the wails lined with troops
and armed inhabitants; this, a
ded to the smallness of mv force,
(not exceeding one thousand men
of all descriptions,) led me tf>
think the risk too great, and I
determined to proceed to the
westward, as I had originally in
tended, where I arrived on the
morning of the i9‘h, and took up
mv position on the ground the
British troops occupied in the
action of the 21st, immediately
sending detachments to take pos
ses-ion of Ahoukir Castle, and
the Cut between the lakes Mas
die and Mareotis. bv which com
munication the reinforcements of
Albanians was expee'ed in Alex
andria ; in both these attempts
jve succeeded.
The next day the 20th, I sent
n (by a friendly Arab that had
solen out of town, and joined
ns) a Manifesto, addressed to
the inhabitants, warning them of
the danger of implicating friends
and foes in ‘he event of taking the
place by assault, ancl urging them
to force tlu- governor to capitu
late. This had the desired effect,
a fi ig of truce was sent out and
a Capitulation, (of which I here
with inclose a copy) was agreed
to and signed.
Although this service has for
tunaulv not been of long durati
on ,* vet, from the scantiness of
our numbers, and the scarcity of
sill sorts of supplies, as well mili
tary stores as provisions, (which
the boisterous state of tnc wea
ther completely prevrnttd our
receiving) our situation was, for
some time, rather critical ; and
1 am happy to have it in my
po-wr to hear testimony to the
patience and cheerfulness with
which the troops bore every pit
va ion, and the ardour and spirit
they shewed in the at'ack ot the
enemy’s work**, as well as the in
clination and wish they display
ed to have stormed the place,had
I deemed that step advisable,
To Major-Gen. Wauch.
ope. (he Hon. Brigadier Gen.
Stuart, and Col. Oswald, who
ianded with, and accompanied
nr*, 1 [eel ntvself under great
obligations, for their exertions
and aifiitance in carrying on
the service; and I am much
indebted to Lieut. Col. Airey,
acting as Deputy Adjutant-
General, and capt Green, att*
mg as Deputy Quarter- Matter
General, for the greatattention
and zeal ihown by them in
forwaiding and executing the
duties of their refpettive dc
paitments ; and I think it but
jullice to capt. Pym, and to
the officers and men of the de
tachment of the royal at title i y,
that|were with me, to mention
the very great zeal and ala
crity which they cilplayed on
every occabon, which I am
confident would have been e
qoaliy conspicuous on the part
of Capt. Burgoyneand the of
ficers of the engineers, had cir
cumitances permitted them to
have atfed.
To Capt. Ilallowell, and
the officers and seamen of His
Majdly’s (hip Tiger, I cannot
(ufhciently express my ac
knowledgments for the a fit It a
ance they offered me, and for
thereadinefs with which they
flood forward on all occa
lions. Capt. Hallowell march
ed with me to the attack of the
enemy’s entrenchments and to
the very gates of the city, &
remained on Ihorc until the
place surrendered; from his ad r
vice ind knowledge, I deriv.
ed nuch uleful information.
Capt. “Withers of the royal
nav , agent o! tran(ports is alio
enulvd to praile, for his acti
vity in landing the troops,and
lor the exertions ! e afterwards
made for lupplying them with
prc vilions.
I fend you herewith a return
of the killed, wounded, and
miffing, together with returns
of prisoners made, and of the
public (tores, of different de
feriptions found in the fcverai
batteries and magazines,
I have the honor to be, Lc.
(Signed)
A. M- FRASER, Maj. Gen
To the Right, Hon.
William Windham , tfc.
P. S. The Apollo, with
the nineteen miffing transports
came to anchor in Aboukir
Bay, on the morning of the
20th, & S:r j. T.Duckworth’s
squadron arrived here on the
2 2fl.
It is but due to Lieutenant
Hunter, and a {mail detach
ment of the 20th light dra
goons, who were landed with
out their horfrs or arms, to
mention the zeal and (pint
with which they volunteered
their (ervices, and cartied the
sealing ladders, on the night of
the ißth.
Sheriff’s Sales.
ON the first Tuesday in August
next between the hours often &
three o'clock , al the Court home
ill this city,
WILL BE SOLD.
ONR hundred acre* Oak t3* Hickory
Land, be the fame more or less, situate -
bout three mile, from Savannah on the
Louisville road taken under execution as
the property of Dr, Benjamin Putnam,
diceafed attliefuit of the estate of Jacob
Wifcnbakcr.
ALSO,
One half of the Wharf and Buildingi on
L-t No. It, in Franklin Ward, adj ining
C ig’s to the east, and Richard Wayne s to
the wtft, levied on to farbfy a mortgage
duly torec’ofed.
Ptftpandcd from July sales.
T. ROBERTSON S.C. C.
Ju'y 9.
Sheiiti’s Sales.
oNil-/‘ , I t Tv'Jty i* AvfuJl ntrnt,
VVIDLBF, boLiJ.
Ac the Court-house in the city of
Savannah, between the hours oj
10 and 3 o'clock.
All ih.it tract of land, situate
uDout two miles from Savannah
containing 66 acres, being part of
the Fairlawn tract.
The above levied on and sold
as the property ol Thomas Nor
ton, deceased.
ALSO,
All that Lot in Ewinsburgh
Number twenty-five, and four
Lots in Savannah Number |Q in
Green Ward, No. 22 in Elbert
Ward k Nos. 5 & 10 in Franklin
AVard, Sold under a foreclosure
of a Mortgage, given by John I.
Gray to John Glass deceased, in
his lifetime, Terms Cash.
Poftyoned from July Sales, i
T. ROBERTSON, S. C. C.
July 9. 6i
Sheriff ’s Sales,
0)1 the First Tuesday in August
next,
WILL BE SOLD,
At the court-house in the city oy
Savannah , between the hours
of 10 and 3 o'clock,
ALL those buildings and
improvements, on the N. W
half part of Lot No. —, Deck
er Ward, belonging to the
heirs of Philip Minis, deceased
—formerly occupied and own
ed by Maurice Lchiffi.
A fifty acre lot, known by
the number 8, the house at
present occupied by Joseph
Arnold, in Anson \Vard
and three lots, being part of a
five acre lot, adjoining the
town, formerly belonging to
the estate of John Currie, dec.
taken under execution as the
property of |ofeph Arnold, at
the suits of Benjamin Bufiyj
surviving copartner and Bcnj.
Buffiy, jun.
Postponed from July sales.*
T. ROBERTSON, S. C. C
I Julv 9. 8
PATRIOT.
*s"f ❖{*•;* F<9* t--> v+A tf
SAVANNAH, July 9 , ; su ,
Saturday last, being the A nniverfa- •
A r. ER, I c .*". l " D V' hD f KC *.*a. ‘-klUu
cam this City,with that refpetff due
the day—'The dawn was annnunr.j
Salutes from the Artillery Cump lnr O
the Revenue Cutter—at Sun-rife tht 1
lours were difylayed on the F
and on a LibertyPilt crofted in front ~ “r
the Court-Hot,fe. 01
The different uniform Corps affemUH
at ten o'clock, on their parade ground,
and at twelve o’clock repaired, with a
number of other citizens, to the I‘rcfb„te
rian Church, where the Declaration <f jf
pcndcncc was reaf by Major “f
OaarioN delivered by W. B. Bulled Ifn
A large party of Ciiizens dined at t j le
Exchange, and another large company din
ed in the open air,around the Liberty.p, i e
-The unifo m Companies dined at Gunn 5
Coffee Houfe—Baylcy’a Hotel; and the
Court House—arid the day doled,with g e .
ueral conviviality & harmony. A number
of excellent patriotic toads were drank
which for want of room >vc are obliged tn
omit.
NORFOLK, June 25. 180*.
Sir—We have the honor
to trailfmit you a detail of an
itifuliing and mofl cruel out
rage committed on our Na.
tion by a British squadron, to
gether with cei tain Refoltitions
thereupon, entered into by the
Inhabitants of Norfolk, Pouf,
mouth, and their Vicinities, to
which we invite your co-ope
ration.
We have the honor to be;
Sir, Your mofl obedient fervann.
Daniel Bkpincer, *)
j. W. Murdauch, ( Con,ante*of
Wo. Akmistiao, $ Corrc, P Mdeil ‘ f
To tht JMayor of Savannah,
At a meeting of the Citizens cf
the Borough oj Norfolk mid
Town of fortsmouth, hehl at
the and own-Hull, an Wednesday
the 2<tk June , 1807.
Genet al Thomas M<*hews,
unaniinoully called to the
chair.
Samuel Moseley, appointed
secretary to the meeting.
1 he meeting after due considera
tion came to the following He
solutions :
Whereas the governmer.tc f
our country lias conWautfy
manileftcd an ardent inclinati
on for the preservation of
peace,and to secure that ftiend
ly disposition which might rca
fonably be expedted from the
jultice of foreign nations, (if
luch a sentiment as that of jus
tice was to be found among
them) and whereas, wc as indi
viduals, seriously deprecate the
horrors of war, and view it as
one of the gieatcft evils which
can befall our country; bu:
when we behold our fellow ci
tizens itnpreffed, and forced
by a tyrannical and arbitrary
power to fight again!! their
own country, and basely and
infidioufiy murdered on our
coasts, it becomes neceffiary at
this awful crisis, to be prepar
ed lo meet the consequences
which I'uch condubt and incli
nations give reasonable cause
to expeft, to discipline our
(elves and be in readiness to
take up arms in defence oi
thole (acred rights which our
forefathers purchased with their
blood; and until our govern
ment (hall have been informed
of the late glaring violation of
our rights and our fovereigntv,
in the unwarrantable and un
provoked attack upon the
U. Slates frigate Cheiapeake,
Commodore Barron, within a
few miles of our coall, by me
Briiilli fquadion, com poled 0:
the Beliuna,commodore Doug
las, the Triumph, capt. Har
dy, the Leopaid, capt. Hum’
pliteys, and the Melampu 3 ,
captain Hawker, a fling under
the orders of commodore
Douglas, and the jnhu:fl*f ;
j murcier of a number of Q"’
j fcllow-ciibens in the aneroi 1 -