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after ilieltipse of soma time, W-as to get' ilk men to
quarters secretly, without beat- of drum ,; although
with such a crew 'as he had' on board, aiid iii such a
situation as the 'pip the ti was, it wtss 41i* to be ex-
pecied that such Orders' could be
pliihed. '
22. it appears to the Court, that the eiindua of
Commodore Barron, during the attack of the Leo-
pard, .IThinifested great indecisiOn, and a disposition
to negotiate rather"than a determination bravely to
defend his sbip 'thlt he repeatedly hailed the 'Leo:
pard .during her atta4 upon hint ; that 4t; drew his
men from their guns to towerdown boats, td.send
on Wald of the attacking ship ; and that he ordered
his First Lieutenant from bblquarters during the at.;
tack, to,carry a message on board of the Leopard,
at that time firing upon
i? 3. It appears to the Court, that during The at.
tack, Commodore Barron used language in 'presence

of his Inca calculated to dispirit his-crew,' hy order-
ing them to keep do%ite, or‘that they wOuld'all be
cut to pieces.
14. It appears to the Court, that Commodore
Barron ordered the colourt of the Chesapeake 'to be:
struck ; and that they were struck, before a single.
gun of any.kind was tired froM her; and that at the
time they were so struck, her main-deck battery
was in a situation which would have enabled the
return a broadside in a very short time:
25. The Court is therefore of opinlion, that the

,Cheisapeake was prematur4 surrendered, at a titrle.
wben.she WAS nearly prepared for battle, and whel)
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the injuries •sustainWeither onAhe ship orotew did
not make such a surrender then•necessary ;
,and that
for this Commodore Barron falls under a part of
llie7Sixth Article of the Rules and Regulatitins for
the Clovernment. of the Navy of the United States,
adopted by an Mt of the Congress of the United
States, passed on the "2.3(1 day of April, itiou,
titled " An Aft for the better Government Of the
Navy.of the United States." ,
26, The Court is of opinion, that although the
conduct of Connoodoreliarron, before and during
the attack of the 'Leopard, 'evinced great inattention
to his duty, and want of decision, yet that during
that attack he expoged his person, and did not mani
feat, either-by hlg ordeis or klions,'any personal 11.ar
or want of courage.
27. It appears to the Court, that although the
Chesapeake might, and Ought to have been heti&
defended than' MI6 was, yet that she was not in
iti(tration at the time of the attack. made upon•her,
to have enabled so gallant a defence being madeas
-
might he expQaed. .Soine -of 'het gnus were not,
seinitely tixed in their carriages, some of her sponges
and. wads were too large,. but :few of her powder:.
horns were idled, her in:itches vikere -6(4 primed,
sonic of her ratniners wo.6not in their proveiplaces,
her Marines were neither stiplitiea with coongh of
cartridge, or were cynic which they had oIF the pro-
pa r size. None of thc.;L circunistaoces,' however,
could have influenced oOintnodore ILirron in strik-
ing his colours, bceause. tltey were 'not known to
Mini at the time.

28. The`C,Airt is of opinion, that the condnd of
all the ollier Officer's ofthe shi:), except thoF,ewhepo
ltity it wait to have reAnealed the d.eticienes befi we
stated, and the. creW, generally, was proper, co(
ti-
nieudable,,and' hot-towable.
(A True Copy.)
L. W. TiaSWELL, Judge Advocate;'

DUBLIN, Du:. 24.----About six o'clock on Thurrt.-
day -erening.trom fifteen to twenty persons, arinc
with pistais;,entered the house of Mr. Alex, Pack
enhatn, at Churclitown Avenue, Dundruin, fron
whence they brought off a considerable number o
valnablOarticles in gold and silver trinkets, tegethe r'
with a qUantity,of wearing apparel, .110115 e linen, •
laprosecution of their nefarious pursuit they 1
reirttalbed upwards of two hours in the house; and
among other spoil
.carried away some fire-arms.—
Those villains made an appearance much. superior
to what men of such a-rile-profession exhibit, being
ior :the treatee pare well dressed; We trust that a
banditti3;.!greatly fearedfrom the number. of
-its association, try tiros* who live i& thinly inhabited
or retired situationB, will excite a cornMensiirate
vigilance aiidaaivity on the part of the Magi'stracy.