Star.
London, England, 1805-01-10 00:00:00

ATFACX UPON TRIPOLI.

EXTRACT OF ♦ LITTER FROM AN OFFICER OF THE
SQUADRON OF THE UNITED STATEE, OFF TRIPOLI,
DATED A.UO. 9, 1804.
"I received your favour by the frigate john Adams
which arrived here yefterday.
The wants of the captives at Tripoli have been
liberally (applied by Commodore Preble, who not
long lince font them a veffel with clothing and a va.
ri:ty of other articles, all of which they have re.
ceived, athi fe.y they are amply (implied. T,ieir titu-
scion has been ct:mfortable, as much fo as capqvity
will admit of. We have had two aftions with the
enemy. Oa the 3d init. they 101 l three of their gun-
boats, captnied by ours under their battery, and fuf-
tained contiderable 101 l in men. CM the 7th we horn.
barded the town for five hours, when they fultained
Igreat damage. Our lots in both was trifling, confi-
dering what we had to contend with. Bnt lam lor-
ry to inform you of the lots of Lieut. Caldwell, a
brave and excellent officer, who on the 7th was blown
up in bis gunboat. The favourable effedt thefe two
aftions have had upon the enemy is very risible, and
as a communication is to take place tomorrow, there
is great hopes that peace will be the conefquence,
when our unfortunate countrymen will be tenured to
liberty."

EXTRACT OF A LTTTFR nom AN OFFICER ON BOARD
THE URI TE ETA: LS AR.411.0 BRIG EIMER, BE FORR
TRi

.. Syren, Aug. 9. iao4.

" Co the 16th tilt. we attempted to bring off
with our boats, under command of Lient. Caldwell
and Mr. Darfev, a final' x effel, but the v did not
litcceed, the colletion cf trnuTs for her defence was
fo numerous, our boats had to retire with the lois of
one man killed and three :everely wounded. The
101 l of the enemy was t ec• killed and wounded, as we,
have been informed by a Nlaltefe Captai.:, who was
fent in with cloathin , for oar milliners.
Commodore Feeble arrived here on the 23'l
with the refl of his force, bat on account of the
weather we could not attempt any thing until the
24tb, when we anchored in a line before Tripoli,
about three miles from the batteries, where we hail
not been two hours before we were obliged to get
under way, as the wind blew too frelh on Ihore ; but
this day it has moderated, and we (hall be able to
take our (Winn before their batteries.
" The Tripolitans are much di(ireffed at prefent—
their crops have failed, and the vigilance of the block-
ading fquadron has prevented their getting ftipplies
from abroad. They have been fortifying themfelves
at every point, have removed every thing valuable .1
from the town, and have made, and are (lift making
great exertions for its defence.
".The fcene of combat commenced on the 3d ;MI.
when the weather became favourable Inc our opera-
tions, and accordingly, at two o'clock P. M. the lig.
'nal was made to prepare for battle ; at three o'clock
we got within gun fnot of the bane' icy, and cast off
the gun-boats and bornlnketches. They aeleanced in
a line a-head, led on by Capt. Decatur, and en.
vered with the Canflitution, the brigs, and fern :onus.
The enemy had 17 gun-boats nioore-d in a line in the
front of their batteries, alit) a brig of t 5, and a
fchooner of to guns, to aid the cover of their boats.
The moments were anxious as we advanced—a dif-
charze of (hells from the bomb-boats induced the
enemy to open their fire, which was heavy and ineef-
fant, yet our brave fellows advanced with all
intrepidity through a tilower of grqe (hot, win.n our
gun boat nnt wit' in twenty yards of the enemy, they
cid-charged their great guns, loaded with forty pounds
of nruficet balls ; this was fnllowed with a volley of
mo(ketry. This obliged five of the gun boats, corn.
poling the enemy's right wintr, to cut their cables
and retreat. Our boats then'bore up fur thole to lee-
ward. Captain Decatur boarded and carted the
fiat boat ; Lieut. Trip hoarded and caused. the le-
cond, and Lieut. James Decatur, in the ail :if carry.
ing the third, was killed. Captain. Decatur continued
down their lire, and cariled the third, all ci which
were fare:). brought off.
" -fife att::cle continued one hour and a half, the
Ttn k. were driven cut of Port Francaife, and mutt
have (offered much from our fire in the town as well
as in their batteries. The reafon the enemy's fire did
us In little damage was, on account of its being fo
badly direded.—The three gun boats taken are ex-
cellent, two of them carry a twenty-fix pounder each,
of brats, and the other an eighteen pounder. Lieu-
tenant Tale, who carried the feconJ boat, received
eleven fabre wounds, but none of them dangerous,
and he is likely to do well. On the sth we had the
captured boats rigged, and fhculd have returned to
the attack, but a small French privateer, finding her
birth too warm in the harbour, came out ; by her
we learned that the enemy had one gun boat funk,
another loft two-thirds of her crew, and all the reit
very much fhattered ; they alto informed us, that
they were employed all night repairing their da-
mages, The platforms in their batteries were torn
up, and our unfortunate countrymen were employed
to repair them.
0 The Commodore fent him back with the wound
ed, and the next day he returned with a letter from
the French Conful, bearing tlrong marks of a pacific
difpolition •, however, the Commodore determined
to attack next day to westward. Accordingly
to the 7th, at eight A. M. the figaal was made to ad-
vance in two lines and attack the batteries ; the morn-
ing was calm and warm, which prevented our get-
ting in until twelve o'clock, when the enemy opened
their fire from their batteries, and in their confufien
fired at lea fitly guns without ball.
" The bomb boats got their pofition at half pall
twelve, and anchored ,• the gun boats got within
point blank range, and in a little time difmounted
two guns in the wellern battery, and drove out the
enemy; a (hell was thrown into battery Francaife,
and burft, which filenced their fire for neatly half an
hour.—At one P. M. the quarter-deck of the gun
boat, No. 9, blew up, by which we have to lament

Adele of Lieutenant JAPilts Cacswsu, Connnan.!
der, Mr. Doasav, a promiling young Officer,'
and eight of her crew. Mr. SPENCE (who was fpung-
' log the gun), with Tome others, efeaped unhurt ; they
had nearly compleated die hearing of the gun to fire
when they found the boat (inking, and the brave fur-
' vivinz few gave three cheers as they went down, at
k Aid) time we lay two hundred yards from them,
and our boats were immediately difpatched and pick
ed them up. This caufed a fmall cell:scion of our
fire; but it was only momentary, and was renewed
with redoubled vigour, and teemed to fay, we will
revenge our brave companions.—At five o'clock the
fignal of recall was made, and the firing ceded.
u We, as in the other affair, have fuffered nothing
like what might he calculated on, owing to their bad
management : we have loft on this occafion ten men
and two Officers, and tome wounded. It is not cer-
taM whether No. 9 blew up by accident, or by a red-
hot fhot—that it was caufed by a fhot we have the
obfervation of one of the men raved, who lays he felt
the flsot ftrike her, bust before he could communicate
the circismitance the blew tip ! roe frigate Jlhn
Adams joined this day, Augurl 9. By her I received
your's of the 26th May and svis June, for which I
thank you." . _

AUGUST t s.—From the farne.-4, I wrote you a
long letter on the 9th, informing you of our opera-
tions on this coati, fince when nothing has occurred.
The Bsthaw in his communication has offered peace
to us, and the delivcting of prifoners for 150.000
dollars : t oo,coo, I believe, have been offered; but the
Bafhaw has declared he will Coffer himfelf to be bu-
ried in the ruins of his Cattle, or drove into the coun-
try, rather titan take leis than the t so,ooo. There.
fore we are pteparing for another attack this Jay—
the weather is favourable.'?

UPPER CANED*, NOT. 3.41,05 E OF THE SPEEDY.—
The following is as accurate an account of the Lofs
of the fchooner Spcedy, in his Majelly's fervice, on
Lake Ontario, as we have been able to cone/Is—

The Speedy, Captain PAXTON, left this port on
Sunday evening the 7th of Odober (alt, with a mo-
derate breeze from the N.W. for Preque Me, and
was &Ivied off that Ifland on the Monday follow-
ing, before dark, when preparations were made for
the reception of the patkngers; hut the wind comini;
round to the N. E. it blew with fuch violence ac ren•
dered it impodible for her to enter the harbour, and
very thortly after the difappeared. A large fire was
I then kindled on (bore as a guide to the veffel during
the night : but the has not been feet or heard of ; and
it is with the molt painful fenfations we have to fay,
we fear the is entirely 101 l Enquiry, we underhand,
has been made at alma every part on the Lake, but
without effed ; and it is concluded that this unfor-
tunate veffel mull have upfer, or foundered. It is
reported that fcveral article.i, fuch as the cornpafs-
bor, hen-coop, and matt, known to have belonged
ta this veffel, have been picked up on the oppofite
fide of the lake. The paifengers on board the ill-
Itted Speedy, as near as we can recoiled, were Mr.
Jultice Cochrane, Robert J. D. Gray, Efq. Solicitor
General, and Member of the Houle of Affembly ;
Angus Macdonnell, Efq. Advocate, alb a Member
of the Houfe of Affembly ; Mr. Jacob Herchrnen.
merchant; Mr. John Slegman, fur vtyor ; Mr. Gen.
Cowan, Indian interpreter ; James Ruggles, Efq.
Mr. Anderfon, ttuilent of Law; Mr. John Fifk,
High Condable, all of this place. The above Gen-
tlemen were proceeding to the dillri.t of Neweadle,
in order to hold the Circuit, and for the trial of an
Indian (alfo on board the Speedy for the murder of
John Sharp, late of the Q2een's angers. It is alfo
laid, that exclnlve of the above pa ffengers, thcre
were two favarts on board, and two children of pa-
rents, whole indigent eircumflances neceffitated them
to walk by land. The crew of the Speedy confided
of 5 fean:en, three of whom have leg large families,
each:five of Captain Paxton, who had alt.() a large
family. The total number on board is fuppoted to
have been twenty.—Upter Curoda Gazelle.