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THE REPUBLICAN.
Thursday, August 9, 1815.
BY FREDERICK S. FELL,
p THE BAT* WEAR THE EXCHAM*.
PRINTED THREE TIMES A WEEK.
At Si* Dollars per annum, in advance.
jr r om the Boston Gazette.'
yeike. the Sfcatmoa mail have vfcry soonsMt*
rendered or sunk. ...
It appears lo*tbe court; that as the ships vrwe
getting foul, capk Lawrence ordered Ihf hoard
ers to be called, bet the bugienun, William
Biown, stationed lo call the boarders by sound
ing a bugle, bad deserted .his quarters, and
when discovered and ordered to call, was una
ble, from fright, to sound his hbrn; that mid
shipmen went balow. immediately to pass the
word for the boarders, but these not being call
ed in the way they had been visually exercised,
few came npon the upper deck ; couranon pre
vailed: a great part of the men deserted
their quarters and ran below It appears also
to the court, that when the Shannon get foul of
the Chesapeake, capt. Lawrence, his first lieu-
i tenant, the sailing master, and lieutenant of
marines, were all killed or mortally wounded,
Bfcineon the gab deck. Yet after they hid
carried the ship, they fired from the gun deck
down the hatchway upon the birth deck, and
killed and wounded several of Ihe Chesapeake’s
crew, who i.ad retreated there, were -unarmed
•nd incapable of making any opposition: that
some balls were fired even into the cock-pit:
and what excites the utmost abhorrence, this
outrage was committed in the presence of a
British officer standing at the hatchway.
William Bainbriuge, President.
TSe Mediterranean .fleet.—The Fire-Fly,
sailed again on Tuesday for the Medilerrmcait,
to join the squadron of commodore Decatur,
with which the left this port in May last, but
returned on account of springing her mast. The
next vessels to sail from this station will be,
the Washington 74, commodore Channcey,
Java 44, captain Perry, (the first expected from
Portsmouth and latter from Baltimore) Boxer
16, lieutenant-commandant Porter, and Sara
nac 16,- lieutenant-commandant Elton, brigs
built at Chatham, Connecticut. The corvette
John Adams, captain Trenchard, proceeds to
Tc-Mcrrovr, 4th instanfc H
mu bet old before my s’ore, ««
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Groceries-arid Dry, Goodsi
CAPTAIN LAWRENCE
avd the chxsapbare.
Is the spur, that the clear spirit dotB and t j, or «.by the upper deck, of the Chesapeake
" raise, . was left without any commanding officer, and
-£That last infirmity of noble minds] w itb only o e or two midshipmen. Italso ap-
To scorn delights: and live laborious days: pears to the court, that previou sly to tie ships’
Tgot th* fair Gourdon, when we hope to find; getting foul, many of the Chesapeake’s spar
And think to burst out into sudden biaxo, deck division had been killed and wounlcd, and _ t r
-iCbmes the blind fury with the abhorred shears, t[le Bum ber stationed on that dock thereby Baltimore und sails from there as a store-ship.
And slits the thin spun life; but not the praise. C( j ni - 1( j,. ra bly reduced ; that these being left The rendezvous in the Mediterranean is Port
The publication of the subsequent report w jt}, on t a commissioned officer.ior evei a war- ****■"" ™it. tK»
(Would have been premature, prior to Ike trial fanl officerexceptcne or two inexperienced mid-
-Of the sutvivingoffiveesand men. whose conduct 4 hipmen, and not being supported by tie board-
■it implicates. The reason for suppressing no efJ f rom t|, e gun-deck, almost univeisally de-
Yaneer exists, and ita publication is due to the gKft€d their quarters. And the eaeni) availing
^nemory of the heroes, who on that disastrous j, j mM ]f of this defenceless state of the Chasa-
day so gallantly sacrificed their lives for their, p ea ], e , # „p per deck, boarded and obtained pes-
•country. „ . session ofthe ship with very little opposition.
The members of the court were eom., bain- From this view of the engagement, and careful
Bridge and captains Hull and Smith, names examina( j on 0 f the evidence, the court aro anani-
identified with chivalry, and dear to Americans: m0U6 ].- 0 f opinion that the capture of the late
and'their report contains the only authentic ac- United state’s frigate Chesapeake, was occasion,
count ofthe engagement with the Shannon. ; ed . t j, e f o u 0W i ng causes: Ihealinost unexara-
Capt. Lawrence’s sailing orders were p< rera- , ed car)y fa] j of cap tainT.awience and all the
tory : and when the enemy hove jji sight, the , principle officers; the buglemi
.. n.ntmAii* nn iippnnnt r. * i . ■ m*. : a J
run’s desertion of
Mahon, in the island of 'Minorca. When the
above vessels reach their destination, the Amo.
ricau force m that sea will consist of tho follow
ing:
Independence, com. Bainbridgc ?4r
Washington, Channcey
Gueniere, Decatur 1
Java, Perry
Macedonian, Jones
Constellation. Gordott
Congress. Morris
Ontario, Elliot, (ship)
Erie, Ridgely
Epervier, Downes, (brig)
Fire Fly. ltodgers
Chesapeake’s erew were mutinous, on account ^- s qu ar t ergt an d inability to'sound his horn: J Boxer, Porter
-payment of their prize money 1 he | f or t i le cour t .-re of opinion thtt if the horn bad , Chippe
of the non-
jipcwa. Reid
commander could not have disobeyed his orders j ^ een « oun( ] r( j V vhcn first ordered, the men ' Saranac. Ellon
-with impunity ; and mutiny was to be overawed | feein „ t j, en at t j, eir q Utr iers, the borders would J Flambeau, Nicholsoft
Torch, Chaunoe/
Lynx, Storor
impunity , j ocinir wen men >w | —------
by energy. He passed the day in preparation , have p rom ptly repaired to the Spar deck, proba- I Spark, Gamble
fisr action, and in theencouragement of his men, j Jj|y ^ave prevented the enemyfrom boarding— Spitfire, Dallas,
and before nightfall the whole ship was annua- , cer ta.lnly have repelled them,and might have ”
•td with bis heroic soul. . ; returned the boarding with success ; the failure
The unexampled destruction ofthe Guernere „f the boarders pn both decks to rally at the
was accomplished in less than 18 minutes, and # deck, after the enemy hadiboarded, which
the vanquished ship had sixty-three lulled and . i, ave been done succcRfully it is be-
wounded. One third more me'al is thrown by , j} eve< j f 1(ni , the cautions manner in w.-ich the
the Constitution’s than by the Chesapeake s | fen ’ came on board.
* ~ ,n “ r ’ The court cannot,. hrwever, ptreeive in this
almost unexampled concurrent of disastrous
‘ it
broadside : and the Shanon was so cut in her
bull, by 8 minutes broadsiding, that it was with
difficulty she could be kept afloat during the
•nisht; and she numbered eighty-eight kil.ed
and wounded. It hasbecn truly rcmarked.that
the world never witnessed so destructive a firo,
from so limited a broad side, in so short a space.”
Lawrence fell! and the remainder of the fight,
lif fiislit it can be called, was as disgraceful as
. n. . • a A • l.. hrillianf
the first eight minutes were brilliant,
moment aRcr captain Lawrence was carried
below, capt. Broke boarded our quarter deck
at the head of twenty men. Nothing but des
peration could have prompted or justified the
measure. Lieutenant -Budd, the senior officer,
had now gained the spar deck, where there
were, with those who had come up, from 60 to
73 well men. No attempt was made to bring
more men from the gun deck, and none on the
(par deck te rally the men and charge the boar
der*. This melancholy pause continued, as
Jfr. Buddhas testified, three minutes. In the
mean time, captain Broke, without making any
•Attack, had collected near 100 men, and pro
deeded to the attack on the starboard side of
the ship. Mr. Budd row perceived a British
uniform, then he concluded that the men on
the quarter deck were tho enemy, at whose ap
proach our men fled to the forecastle, precipi
tated themselves through the fore hatchway to
Iho gun deck, and from thence to the birth
deck* without an effort to prevent them. A
few only of the enemy were killed or wounded
by involuntary and accidental blows, and the
fire from the lops ; anil life continued his unre-
clsVed havock till not a man was left on either
deck. Althoagh Lawrence was prostrate, his
soul was In arms. From the cockpit he issued
lfi* memorable order*, “ keep the gum going”
fighter her till she strikes or sinks”—and when
he knew that the enemy had carried the spar
deck, he sent the emphatic message to the gun
deck, “ don’t give up the ship.” When he was
apprised of the issue, he only remarked, ‘'then
the officers ofthe deck hav’nt toe’d the mark
—the Shannon was whipt when 1 left.”
The officer like conduct of this gallant mar
tyr, on this day, has been impeached by some
of the survivors of that dreadful conflict. The
inevitable disadvantages under which he fought
a superior ship, perfectly prepared ; the chival
ry with which he courted the contest, and the
brilliancy of it before he fell, should alone res
cue his memory from censure. Cruel sacri
lege, to profane the sanctity of the tomb to
shield living defection from merited dis
grace l Every witness upon the court-martial,
under a close cross-examination, not only re-
jjclled the foul slander, but decidedly establish
ed hi* high character as a commander.
In a very unreserved conversation, commo-
eireninstances, that the national Hag has suffer
ed any' dishoner from the capturi of the United
States’ frigate Chesapeake by thi superior force
of the British frigate Shannor, of fifty two
carriage guns, and 206 men. Nsrdolhis court
apprehend that the result of tKs engagement
will in the least discourage our ibravc seamen
from meeting the enemy hereafter on equal
terms.
The coort being also charged to enqnire into
the conduct of the officers and mm during and
after the engagement, and thereupon having
strictly examined and maturely considered the
evidence as recorded, do find the following
canscs of complaint:
First. Against lieutr nant Cox, that being
stationed in command of the second division
on tic main deck he left hii divsion dur
ing the action, while his men were at their
quarters, and went upon the uiiper. deck, that
when there, and the enemy boarding, of on
the point of boarding ( he left the deck to assist
captain Lawrence below ; went down \Vith biin
from the spar deck to the birth dec!:; asd didnot
return to his division, but went forward oo the
gun deak ; that while here and th • ra:n were
retreating below, he commanded them to go to
their duty without enforcing his commands.—
But as a* court of inquiry allows an accused
persons on opportunity of vindicating liiscon-
duct the members of Ihfc court trust that their
opiru§n on the conduct of lieu’.enant Cox, may
not Adeemed conclnsira against hin, without
trial by cocrt-martial.
Second. Against midshipman Forest; that
be left his quarters during the action, and did
not return to th«m and now assigns no reason
for his conduct satisfactory to this court.
Third. Against midshipman Freshman; that
he behaved in an unofficerli'ie manner at Hali
fax, assuming a false name at the office afthe
commissary of prisoners, when obtaining his
parole, and was paroled by the name of Wil
liam Brown.
Fourth. Against the crew generally, that they
deserted t-eir quarters and ran beiow after the
ships were foul, and the enemy boarded. But it
appearing that they behaved well at their quar
ters before, and fired on the enemy with great
rapidity and precisicn, the C'url ascribe their
mi conduct to the confusion naturally incident
to the early loss of their offievrs, and the omis
sion of the call for boarder* in the accustomed
man. er.
Yet this court is very far from exculpating
tho<e -.tho are thus criminal. I* is unable to de
signate by name all the individuals who thus
abandoned their duty, because most of the ofii-
some only
In » very unreserved conversation commo- cer , ha a recently joined the ship, _ . . „ .
ilore Decatur, with whom captain Lawrence days’pmceding the engag ment, and of
had served much, was asked, ^whether nisin-. canr#e c( jiild not distinguish t- e men. The
trinsic merit aian.officer,justmed thecmbusi- coim> therefoie, respectfully su mil to higher
•Stic veneration in which the nation held nis aulhor j ty t j, e expediency of withholding the
. memory? After a short pause he answered, w # D j- t1)c creW- The persons whom the
“ ve* »ir, it did ; and the fellow died «» well as c01lrt ar( . a ble to designate by name, a* desert-
lie lived ; but it is a paTt of a soldier sli.e too le er , f>o m their stations, are Wni. Brown, bu-
Trail. He had no talk ; but he in spired ail about -
him with ardor ; he always saw the best ihmg
to be done ; he knew the best way to execute;
it- and had no more dodge in him than the, , rji _ ^ -vl-lvl _
mainmast.” Laudatum «M laudato v»ro.— : jj en ,y Ensign, Peter John, Andrew Simp-
This vindication is due to the ashes of the in-. Jon> p eter Langrun, Magness Sparring, Joseph
Bred patriot.
When the ill starred fortunes of this ship are
clt-man. Joseph Russell, captain of 2d gun,
teter Frost and John Joyce, seamen.
The court further find, that the following
persons entered the British service at Halifax,
Gulla, Marien AndeTson, Francis Paris, John
, When the ill starred fortunes o nus snip are , W hiie, bbv. Thoma* Aithur, Charles Reynolds,
recalled* 0 memory, when we Trcollecl that he^j John : un Aodrew Denham, Thomas
raafi !>>f> dpith scene cf our favorite hrro « . * , t
with victory almost in his grasp, we involaBta- Christopher feteven', Charles Bowden, Charles
rily adopt the longura;e of Milton a monody up- ; Wester ^ ur} > j 0SPp h Smith, George William*,
on his ship-wrecked friend ; and George Cardeil.
“ It was that faithless and perfidious Dark, | q-j, e coor t further find and repart, that Wil
Built in the eclipse; and ngg d with cur,e, i i„ ra \\ or,hin S ton. William Wainright, and
dark ; .. . .... .»,! James Parker^ the last of whom was born at
That sunk so low that sacred fyead of thine. g a | eBI , Massachusetts, were claimed by the
. REPORT. { enemy es British subjects, and seal on board the
The court unanimously of opinion, that enemy's ships of war.
the Chesapeake was gallantly carried into ac- This court respectfully beg leave to super-
tion bv her late brave commander; and no add, that, unbiassed by any illiberal feelings to-
donht rests with the court from comparison of wards the enemy, they feel it their duty to
the iniurv respectively,austainen by the frigates, state, that the conduct of the enemy after board-
that the fire of the Chesapeake was much supe- ing and carrying the Chesapeake, was a most
rior to that ofthe Shannon. The Shannon be- unwarrantable abuse of power after success,
ing much cut in her spars and rigging, and re- The courtis aware, that in carrying a ship by
eeiving many shot in and below her water line, boarding, the full extent of the command of an
was rwuced almost to a sinking condition, after officer cannot he readily exercised; and that im-
a » a -.AAAA>Iiniv from tiiA l^.liwaa- * __a..am niolonoa mar nnarnirlaKln oncha
the* 1 Chess peak had not accidentally fallen on [ complain. But the fact has been clearly estab-
Ln.rd the shannon, and the Shannon’s anchor listed before this court, that the enemy met
DQ&rU HI ^ a ..a»oo nos* of 1 he* rhpco- ! ..111. V.lllo onnoailinfl »n ibk Rnnoo JlmraW .oJ
got foul in the »fter qurter port of the Chcsa- I with littlo opposition an the upper deck^ qnd pug S—fif
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FRENCH ENTHUSIASM.
Bttract oj a private letter received from ^fan
cy, May 12.
I will tell you that our cify bas had all the
appearances of a great head quarters for a fort
night ; from morning till night there are no
thing but troops, cannons, muskets, balls and
powder, passing without interruption The
day before yesterday 20,000 muskets coming
from Phalsbourg, yesterday 80 pieces of cannon
coming from Strasbourg; finally, I do nat
know where they will stow them all. Last even
ing We were awakened by the cries of long live
the emperor ! more th in 200 waggons and six
brought in all the '-ational guar ! of the depart
ment of Vosi'es They are ail animated with an
enthus asm which surpasses imagination. I
cannot noiv give you a picture of it. ,
Yesterday, with our own eyes, in the several
battalions coming from the Vosges, we saw two
or three hundred women in men’s cloths, doing
soldier’s duty : a lady of our acquaintance teas
sergeant major / A great part of them march
to Metz; ( exaggerate nothing, I assure you; no
body would remain at home if they could
enlist. Ail our Lorfainers are already at
Thionville. at Metz, See. We have here still 4
battalions of married men, armed and equip
ped, with three thousand national guard of the
Vosges, and four thousand men, (troeps
ofthe line,) to guard Nancy, which is sim
ply an open city. Already have roads been
cut out; our wo?ds and forests are filled with
French partizans (voluntaires) ; all the vil
lages are organized into free companies ; they
all arm themselves with pikes, guns, sabres,
or whatsoever they can get. I assure you that
if ever the allies enter, they are lost, lost to a
man ; because the exasperation is at the high
est pitch. Here we have had the enemies dur
ing four months, to drink, eat, and vex us into
the bargain, and we do not wish to see them
again. At the moment I aro writing, the no-
tional guard on that side of Lunerville enter,
enraged to be the last to join the army. Al
ready all the garrisons of the strong places aro
nearly organized, die.—Munitcur.
Company Orders.
' £abannafj Volunteer <SuarbgJ
Bp on \enr parxdv ground TO MOKttOW
AFTERNOON, at S o’clock, in fiilifumiorin /
(with three rounds blank csrtridge .) F-.-r the
purpose of electing non commissioned officers.
By order of John I. Roberts, lietir. comd'g
Eell, s. ft.
july 3 * 87
Mrs. Graham
Has just received from A/evs TarJt
A box o{ BONNET S, «t :he i.evrsst fashion;
FEATHERS, aewir.g SILK, See.
fry SEWING of every description will be
djne at the shortest notice,
aug 3—M— 87
N otice.
To be sold at public auction on Thursday, the
17th instant from twelve to fifteen thousand
Reed-, at Ephraim Cooper’s wood wharf; sold
as the ju-perlv at Lemnel Mobly, the same
being ina perishable situation, for the heatfi'
of all concerned. D. WILLIFORD,
august S——87 r.uct'r
City sheriff’s sale’s.
On the first Tuesday in September next.
Wili be sold in front of the con<t bouse, be
tween the hours of 10 end 3 o’clock.
Lot Q and buiidsnpa, St. Gall, levied as the
property ol Wot. M'Farland, to satisfy an exe-
cutisnin favor of Richard Wayne, sen.
Als, Let 7. and buildings, Holland tything.
Percival ward, levied on es the property of
Samuel Williams to satisfy an execution in fa
vor ef Corey T«ber,
Also, buildings on Lot No. 11. Dai by ward,
levied on rft the property ol the estate of The-
m*s Smith, t j satisfy an execution in favor of
R. M’Carty, for the use of Robert M'Dougal,
Also, Lot 10. end building, Frederick tytb
ing, Dbiby ward, levied on a* the property of
John Pooler* to satisfy sundry executions.
HrslONlii
Halso*
43 beaver II«its
10 hhds : Philadelphia pin , ' 4C ^
S3 bis prime MarktreL, •
50.bis ship Bre;d #
30 b ixes yellow S-ap
10 do ' S'stcb
10 bugs Office
100 pieces' Cheeks
75 do Calsdoniai
10 do Liren
20 xen Handkerchiefs "
50 ;i(eces Crspe
15 boxes R bbon *
30 pieces b!u: Humhuma
50 d.zsn snuff Boxes
2 pieces Cio h
10 do Calico, with a number of articles.
Sale to commence at 11 o’clock
D. Williford, auct’or
bor 3-87
Auction.
On Saturday, the Sth inst. ^
iVill be sold before my store
Groceries and Dry Goods.^
ALSO, *
*0 casks Whiskey
1 pipe S I proof Holland Gin
S hhd: Vinegar
50 bis Bread '
30 do Flour
4 bis C tfce
9 dozen Windsor Chei'i
1 primo negro Fellow
Sale to commence at a 11 o’clock
A Howe, auct’of
aug S—87
For Boston
The f5»e new schooner SARAH
ANN, rap:sin Son.b.td will sail oft
t-U'day oexi. For passage only apply toll.® J
captain on b.ard at M'K one's wharf nr in 7
J. Hatielle,
«•’»» 3-87
Foi N t w Y oi k
The «hip itE.iOl.UUON, esptsio
D-vis, iiavii g ore kali her cargo ie*dy
to go u: boa'<’» will b: cl vpatchsd immediately
•for fre git: of the. temaioder or.psstoge. Ap-
pty lo CaRNOCHAN & Mi rCUEL.
ai r 3-P7 .
Piopj^als r >
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etwreo (.knrlestoi csd Savannah, will be
’■ cetred at tnis .office, untiil Ills 10th Aigdst
i ic-.!usiv-.
T-.e Mi.il to '»?vc •Cbir'.esioa every clay,
except Su-'day, tip. si. and arrive ai Savannah
the next -ta)- '. p. .a.; leave Savannah every
(Uv except Sun-lay. at 7 A. m. and arrives
\tC!iarle-foti ttiei r.e.t Jay, In 11 a m.
T. Wi-Bucot, Post Master.
Post Office, Cka-lesson July 11. fit;—37j
City Sheriff’s sales.
Bn the first Tuesday, in September next.
Will be sold in iront of 'he court house, be
tween the hem-9 ot 10 ar.d 3 o’clock.
L 9 and huhdi M' ore, Percival, levied
onas the pr.ope ty of es'ate of Seruthers for
e-iiy ax for the years 1811 aod 13, amount dun
SI 7. W
Also, Trust lot C. 3tid buildings, Da-by W3r;|r
levied on as the propetv ol So!on:an Shod for
ci'ytax for the years 1810 and IS 11, amount
due &46 75 and costs
A'so, half Lit ft. air! building*, 4th A '.'on,
levied on the property of the e>tate cl J- _C.
Lvmgston, for ciy lex lor the year lllfrv
amount duo BH SOard casts.
Also, Lot IS and buildings In fee simrt
F. anktin ward, levied on ci ibe property ol t
estate of J.vhn Mdten for c’"y >ax for riie yei
1310 aud 13 amount due g38 31 and cos*s.
Also, Lot 4 and building., 4th Anson, 'e»i
on as the property of Phiitp Tnu-’g for ci'y.i •
for the year 1813, amount due £13 75 (
costa.
Also, Lot U. and buildings, St. Cali, leytesj
on as the, property of the esta'e of Owen
Hughes for cry tax for the year 1813 amount
(III: £11 35 and costs
A so. Lm 6, Sloper, Percival, levied on as
the property ot Da.uel Ho'chkic. for city tax
for >he yea> 1812, amount due £6 75 aod costs.
Also buildings o i Lot 20, Warren ward,
levied ones Ihe property of the esate of Js.
ccb Hartsiene Tor city >as for the year 1813
amount due £8 50 and coats.
Also, half Lot 8 and buildings. First Apsnni
levied on at the propery of the es'a’C of Ns*
thaniel Adams for city tax for the year 1813, <
amount due £4 6| it d costs. '
Also, Lot 4 in fee simple, vacant, Digby,
Decker waid, levied on as the propery
Philip Cohen tor'eky tax for the year 18lw,
amount doe £20 69 and costs. . %
Also, Trust Lot 10 and buildings in fee An*
son ward, levied on as the propeity of Mrs.
Rebecca Newel for city tax for the 1813,
amount due £36 75 and coats.
Also bui.ditigs on Lot 31, Warren word,
leticd on as the property ef Tfccmat Llryd, e
fiee man of color, for city tax for ibe year 1813,
amount due £11 36 and costs.
Also, buildings, oo Lot fi ia Ysmacraw,
levied on as the' property of Stephen Jackson,
a free roan of coler. for city tax for. year 1812,
amount due £i 1 35 a: d costs. * . ' .
Also lot 3, and buildings. Hea hcotte vnrd,
levied onasthe property of G. R. Duke for city
tax for the year 1812, amount due £10 50 and -
costs. *
. Also half lot and buildings, Trustees' Cat.
dent, levied on the ’ property of John F. G. Da*
vies for city tat for the year 1813, amount due
£488 and coats.
IsaAc JD’JLyon, 8. c, e.
saggar