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As TVntui “was ah u? ? > pto
cced *• ;jt wvitii l;:\ j/’iz,, the boat
which h.’d c<*m . -rid*. and l,y liis
brothi r came uiulvi his flern,nml
inhumed him th.M th< v h.ul e*ii;:ai:
id ami captured one ot tm cm my ;
but that her commander, after fur
rend cling, had tr.arhtrouily {hot
Lieut. Decatur, and pulh .1 oil’
*virh the boat, and wa* then and.
big {or the harbor.
ihe feelings ot tlie gallant Pe
atuv on receiving this intelligence,
may mere easily la* im.tginco than
dclciilxd. Every c<>n(uteration < f
p:ud.-nce arid Kit*y was I. !t in his
iai>trn<*{s to punish l> ttaiiurdlv an
r.cl ntid t. avingr the death < t a
hr ‘h r so Iv.l-.ly murdered. ii*■
pufp. ; within the eucmv’s line v irh
his tingle boat, at.d ! li’.glu ee d
ed its getti. g al*i .;{.nie h-s tetoat
ing foe, hoardt and her at ‘lx head * f
eleven mtn, v.h< v.etc all the A
ita ricans he l a * I*, it
i'lii fate i this conb ft was i j;.
t;em ly doubtful lor twvt.tv min.
ins. All the Americans except
four v.’ re new jtverc y a* uii.! and„
1) c..tur now tingled out t'.e coin
manner > the p-cuiar object <i
Ins vdig-ance lhe link u. :
armed with .;t) efponto* Decatur
with a cutlass; in attempting to
cut if the head of the we pm, hit
i'x> rd llruck on the ir*<n, ami hioke
c ! ofe t,* the iiiit. l'he i uik at this
t;l >mefit made a pufl), w hich fl’ght-
Jv woumied him iti th. tij.t atm
and bread, ileimtm haftly leized
tlu spear and clol and with him A
fierce (!niggle enht -d, and b* >ti. le il,
Dicatur uppers <ll By this time
‘he Turk had drawn a dagger from
.Vs It. It, and was about to plunge it
m th r.edv t his foe, when Deca
tur c;.aghf his arm and shot him
with a p.'iol. which he had tak n
‘run hi p**cki* f . Daring the time
t v wet*., ftniiigkng -n the deck,
th. crew** rufiie.l to the aid *>! their
cnmtnan ! rs, and an ft la: guina
rv to {let took place i ! tmxh,
t when Decatur had dibian h J
lii:. adverlurv. it was with th * gttat
t!l dtfticuhy he c.-uld extricate hun
f* t from the kit ed and uoumied
t ‘i had f.i!le.ii around him.
I: is with no common feeling ot
admiration that we lecord .m in
stance of heroic courage, and loy
al fell devotion, <*n the part of a
common sailor: During the early
pot of Decatur’s struggle with the
Turk, he was alLiied in the rear
by one of the enemy, who had jufl
aimed a blow at his head with his
fabre, that mull have been fatal;
at this fearful juncture, a noble
hearted tar, who had betn so badly
wounded as to loose the use of his
haiu.s, ftiing no other means of
laving his commander, rufheJ lie
tween him and the uplifted fab re,
and received the blow on Ida own
head, which fractured his full.
7 .Vt* love to pause and honor great
acli ts in humble life, 1 xcaufe they*
fpt ak v.vll for human nature. —
Men of rank and ftati. :in foeicty
often do gallant deeds, in a manner
from necefiity. * heir conspicuous
fttuarion obliges them to do so, or
iru-ir eagernds for glory urges them
on; but an act like this we have
menti ned, so defp„r..ie, yet lb eiil
interefteti; dm: bv an oblcur. an
ambitious individual, a poor sailor,
can fpii'ig fr n* nothing but innate
nobienefs of foul. We art happy
to add, that tgenerous fellow
survive:!, and :irw recciv.j a p-i<-
;"a*n from gov* rmnait.
Dtratur fucceedvd in getting
with K:h ci ii : prizes to the
t.-i., itiU r.vi-.i i: ty tcccivcct the
liighi fl co:nniend.i:ion, i:i a g. ner
al order, from c-n no lore- i‘u ble.
When that abl** < fit er wa.. super
ceded in t!:e com r.ati l of the fijtiad.
ri.n, fie gave th (lonflitutum to
C.ipt. lietatur, who h.i I, loin, time
lief Or* , tcCtiv.d hi.’ COllH!.lflii.n.—
From tii..t ihip lie was tetnovcJ lo
the C'ongrcfs, and returned bone
i:i her when peace was corn luU and
with Tripoli. ()n hi:; return to
the United .States, he was employ
ed in Superintending gun boats, un
til the allair of the Chelapeake,
when lie was ordered to fuperceue
commud re Boron in the com
tivmd of that fliip, fmee which peri
od. he h.-s had the command ot t te
sou her:; i.y adron. When the U
nited St-i'ea was again put in com.
m din, hr was remove 1 from the
Cihei ip uke t*) that liigate.
Ih* foregoing pariicuiats Wire
iurtnfli -d us by a iric tin, as nukri
ii which t> form a hog a
ph\ ; Tm*: we were I > well pleakd
with in* liie.pli ity, con.ilcneis and
m’ !• iiv “l the n.unation, that we
ii folv* and to I v .t h* t .re * u* reaut rs
with itti v a few tnval aiteiau >ns.
Hu* ptil.nt war \>.. :i < > a’ 15 i
fuin has given (b iimu ‘• tel) i.itur
another opportunity ot a ‘mug t ,
the I tui ii> he has alu.-iv w- n. I >.i
the ‘Alt!i of < )cl !ht, lol‘J, in l.*t
‘Jb N I mg. ‘J‘J ;{() w Te S-d m
with his Britannic M.ijelt)’.*. fliip
hi iced ‘than, mounting 4J cautage
guns. I’his war. one ot inc he ii
frigaiisin the liiitiih navy, (.>u
man.!<*.! hy Ihspt .1 *iin S linden,
one of tlx able ; i o(li trs Sue v.*is
in prime o:d-.r, tv years old, and
but I ‘nr moot!;:- *..•.:t of dock. Ihe
cm my being to windward, bad tin:
advat.tr.ge of c. o.*hng h:.*> own oii
tsAce; and fuppofmg the United
States to be th* Id v. (which only
mounts cairontutc ) kept at firlt at
long fn t, and did r. t at any mo
mem cotne witliincorjipli.tei.fi cl
i>f the mnlki-try .;r.d grape. Alter
tile t'ig ite'* had c - .u* so close action
the bank wa * terminated in a uty
H. >rt p-:i*ut I>\ ti.*. cne t y’s lurien*
dt.r The wh le (mg lgunuit I ut
eri an li*.ui and a half, f.eing pro
bulge J bv the diltunce at wlmh the
eaiy ]virt of it was fought, and by
a heavy fuel I of ti:e i a lit- iu
ptrii r gunnery ot the Ativixatis
w.'s apparent in thi-g as wci. .o all
other actions. Ihe Mac*.(lonian
101 l her niizcii mail tore and *>iam
top-maftii and main yard, and was
mu:h cut up in her hull. il*.i loss
wasihirry-ftx killed, an I fixty-eiglit
wounded. The dstnage ot tin. IJ
nited States was cnmparativdy tmi
al, lour kid J and T vcn wounded ;
and flic luff:red so little in iter hull
and rigging, t.'.at flie might have
continued her cruise, iiad not Com
modore Decatur thought it impor
tant to convoy his prize into port.
Mis reception of Capt. Carden on
board the United States was truly
chara&eriitic. On pruhntir.g his
f,vord, Decatur observed that he
could not think cf taking the Iword
cl an oiTicer who had defended his
Ihip so gallantly, but I.c would tie
happy to take him by :iie hand
Such lias been the brilliant career
of this naval Ttto. In private life
his fortune has been <: :in!lv p? pi
lions. Hi nored l y his country,
beloved by hi; fri;t-.h'-, and bkltcd
by the affect ions cf an a.v.ial •*.* and
elegant woman. lie is n*.w in the
pt.tne c>f ii:c, pu\.;.r.<; m i..s
of a.i intelligent and intercUing
countc-i'.trice, in v’tofe mi and and
t: Iv.flr , ipi’ it. • ttrpiiie and
oritaiiit, u.e ti.'ij pi% in.... ..h tii*
i leporluici.t is n.anly and un. {Turn
ing, his manners peculiarly gentle
and engaging ; uniting the polifli <■!
the gentleman with the frank sim
plicity ot the sailor. It i*. wi;h the
mod perftcl delight that vve have
noticed our naval * slicers. on te
turning in tn the gnllat t suhieve
nie.n's wi ieh are the moveifal toj'-
irs of n t*< pti.le and exultation,
linkin': at < ■ into tmoftenrati us
and quiet eirizons. No vaingl ri
ous t) .things, no puerile g.ihein
ades, ate ever heard from their lips ;
of rlii ir enemy they always fp< uk
with courtesy and rilp*ct ; of th* ir
own deeds with unaffected mo- tity
and frariknefs. With r'u* aspiring
ardor of truly brave spirits, they
pay but little regard to the past ;
their whole fouls a:e stretched to
wards the future.
TO< I.IGN NEWS.
from Tint NORTH OF FITROPi.
Lxtmct of a Itlfi-r from lionftuux,
M.I 10, to a tuircimt lc home in
jYrx’ I oi /.•
1 (In t e ttSt'* and y9fli uit tiic
campai *i w,o opened by paitul en
g *g( met*f> betw “on t'.e -t. va’ced
posts. ihe l< fii i.o. ad Pri.fhans
w • fl
l!.. S . !* ! i.e tow ns of N. uni
tin'’ . \ i-’ tdrls and Menzeburg,
arc >r e i*v til: Fem h and
th* j*i cm ii rwt en the Fix:i. h ar
mies ot the i b- and the Mayne is
formed I ‘i Fienrh garril <u of
I ’in n in F utlia has lurrendt ‘ed to
the U lii-.ms.”
“ \iav ii —The F.iiiperor has
gaitit Ia in oft f'gnal vict ry over
tiie F. uflians atid llutliaris luar
l.tipfic and fill'll a one as decides
th** fax* of the campaign. The
public lunds h ave til* n very rapidly
at Paris, and goods muff alio rile.
“Order*, hive been received at
the cuflom h life h r.* f*r the ad
rr (lion ol priz s Unt in Tv Atn< ri-
Cans Wilt India and ai other
pro iu;e rumpofing th.ir cargoes,
exetpf ptoliiotfed go'-ds, fueli us
j.ngldh itia 1 ulartmes, Tee. may be
fold without being oblig'd to e;;-
pe.rt the proceeds. Fruliii'iti and
goods will be Itored in entiipot,
until ixportvd to the U States”
FROM FRANCF
l.xtract of it litur from Portland, to
tht fitter of the hxchangt ( office-
Hon t. dated July 6, 18x3.
4 ‘ The fcli’r llnitie. cepr. Crow
ell, \c) days from Bordeaux, has
julf anchored in cur harbor, and
brings French papers, containing
an account of a battle having b.en
fought on the 31st of May between
the French and the Allied Armies,
commanded by Alexander and the
king of Pruflia, in ptrfon. The
account is official, and dated at the
Fienclt head-quarters, mar Ixipllc,
w here the battle was f uglit. !t
dates that ic coo French were ta
ken or killed ; and luppoks that
from to 30,000 of the* allied ar
my were killed an*! taken priloncrs
—This account is l>*ng. and given
in the usual Bonapartcan style, and
of couilt*. not lo much confidence
can Te placed in its corn chiefs.—
!t is confi. er* *1 that tlu* c< ate If was
by no means dtnfive, although Tki
poleon ir.ys he touted the allied ar
my, and w..s a league and a half in
advance, and that; *: * * viclory would
have Tf.tn more brilliant had all Ins
arn.v 11 non tin* ground ; as he
r • lerv-.r, that his * r V'.T? ’* e; ’
g! t.Fy ir>fr-Ti.'.r r > tro :”!■ ofr rcc.,
and t! at l.u had I atlu r * i.■*t 1 ■*:
to put I ite that the rtumy mi;:’ * be
fp-ared ! ‘Th.* empitor It *. that
ill* allied army 1 * nfilied i-. 165 000
‘i lie at C(*un? vn.. tr: rdtt.irt and to the
t inputs, w!i • puTdiflii.d it in an of
fi i.d paper t'anel lit Btl* *1 May.
’I lie unpi rot i*. Vi i\ part: nl. r in
has aennut of tlx gtiurals < * tn
manning the < iff* r-nt divifu ns. f<.c.
i lii.v ti.ili-niei t i*. givtti from -nc:e
heating the pas ci read, aid 1 be
lieve, is ful.fT,n''a!!y com ft ”
Char i.j s i on, July 20.
We !:avi rcc 1 v*.. liv f’s y’s
mail, 111 French rout ‘ I ihe
battles .f VViilei.fields t \ I.utz* n,
ai*d regret that tin ii It r g*h wi'l 1 ot
adtuit of givir g tlmn full it. thi.s
day’s paper—Sulli< t i’ t<* fay. that
the allied at my confiding of fr m
i y 3 to 2co.c :c> men, hav** been de
fo.iti el am! put to the r* .ut, by less
than one half of the French army.
Their I* Is it •ftimafod at * r 3c,
coo nun. IT* Prufli t K \al
guareis wore ih II oyol Tin !< uf
fian impel ial gnat .is t.ti red i * . ltd
erably. an** ten regiments *t Kuf
<in. 1 uir. Ilii r*. wen cruthod to pie
ces. 1 }•< princes o 4 1 1 fie Hatn-
I urg Mei leidntrg ami btr* I*'/., are
laid to be ktlkd—and the i’niice
Royal of ]< ii Ilia wound'd
1 he en.prels regent lias ordered
a l*. I) utn to be lung T>i ti:e vic
tory ot l.utzrn
J
IMPuIcT/lSn
Extract oj a Utu r from m-s;rs Par
r.ard ‘jf lire.:bits, daud Liver
pool May 13
“ A ticbaie upon the policy of
interdicting all 1 01. mun ial c mu u
nicatiori with th* U r> J St’* r • > u
rifig the w.*r, t *i k place ii, IT ute
•it ('.ofnm .ns on tlu ic’h it ii - :tic
fetili “f the la uk was to j.n t ibit
tiu import of U St..to.’ ptoi uce
in t* 10, but the C’.banct!lor o: r■’ >c
exchequer having ixptt fin* a w .'h
to cotiiuir tire tiur at.tr!c* intirt'ls,
no relolu’ions wore m ved </;/?•
vtri.ru n: has refuted to myociati
through th: mdium of Rus ia.”
I oxnoN, May 25.
Russian Mediation —A cabinet
council was htld yeftt relay, uh.- n
the cMpatchcs from lit |ohn W ar
tenw.r laki 11 into confidetaiion.
Some American papets have In fix
re eivt ~- hiy .te not of re • m
portance. i\liftts. Gallatii l> :y
----aru are certainly g; ing t > Kufli.i to
open a iitgociatioii for peace under
the mediation of Ruflia It is vtty
strange, that th* y fhoulei lot out be
fore they have aieertatned wlutfier
the mediation will he acc pt< and Ty
us or not. On that point, dure
cannot we apprehend beany and nht.
Commit onr naval rights 10 the me
diation of a foreign pi wa! \Vc
hup-, and believe no Britifti minister
would entertain futh an intention
for a moment.
St Louis. Tune 5.
Arrived here a hw days ago
from the jVandan Villages (Upper
Miflburi) Mr M l.ifa, aftit g part
ner “Id e Miftc-uri Fur Company.
From Mr. l.ifa. we learn tl at the.
Arigaras, e I.vans. (>i v.s. Grof.
ventre, and Are pa};; y, are or may
be confxitred at u*r v ith the Ame
licans ihe Ibit sh N. ;th \V it
em Ci ir.par.y having a number of
trauinc l iuks wi'hin a flu rt dis
tance ol the Mill* uri ..re enabled to
er.ibtc i! < ur p, * } !*. witii the lavages
who are ci ; ftantly ordeved to cut
them •