Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-03-10

Kffsg--William Lghtioot; John Robinion,
Seaman, John Smith, do. Thomas Stevenion,
old do. John Williams, feaman John Will
fan, do. lanes Foler, do. Emmanuel Mamma,
do. Robert Sf.th, do. Emmanuel Drill do.
William Powell, old do. Joieph Grower, lea
man ChriRopher Mccormick, Mdhipman.
Mr.. A. Shirley, I'D Lieutenant, light wound
in the leg
Mr.. p. c. Wederarand, fight wound in the
head
Mr.. z. Warren. nidhipman, eight wound
in the head i;
Mr.. f. Comeford, maaer's mate, Hight
wound in the head;
John highland, quarter gunner, ihot thro'
the back;
lanes Rodgers, ieareant of marines, Eight
wound on the arm.
Jona Bell, fail makers mate, fraduredleg !;
John Hoxfe, feaman, arm fhot off, and woun-
ded in the tide;
William Mufgrove, feaman, fractured thigh |;
James Carter, feaman, wounded in the thigh
and fde;
Ephram Jabins, feaman, wounded in the
Benjamin Bradford, feaman, arm lhOs Off
died;
Antonio Poyn,z, feaman, flight wound in
the arm ana knee =
Edward Hallman, feaman, flight wound in
the head
George Matthews, old fearnan, irae,urea
thigh,
John Logan, old fea man, fractured leg
Thomas Fitzgerald, old ieaman, glutous maxi
mus muicle badly wounded;
Charles Lewis, old feaman, ihot through the
arm;
IL R.1,;1 hov 1eu thor of
Philip Smith, boy, wounded in the back of
the neck
Cader Brantton, marine, wounded in the
thigh -,
william Small, marine, ihot thro' the thigh
William Howell old feaman, flight wound
in the thigh;
George Carton, marine fhot thro' the head.
ISAAC HENRY, Surgeon.
Feb. 3, BOO.
I'm officer on board tie Csgae2atisn bar fsrsoardtd
TIE feLasuiag oddrsf, sUbieb svas delivered BY ibt
brave Truxton, to bis officers and ersap, on tn
I'D February, lSee.
PUBLIC thanks, tho but fmAll tribute, is
nevertheless ualy due to feamen and folders
who have manfeied their ZEAL activity and
bravery 70 confpicuouily, in fnpport of the
nonor dnu oiSnity VI theH eouhliy haS' "1
the crew of the Conaellation, Of SO guns die
laR evening 10 an engagement with a French
national frigate Of So guns or upwards (car
rying much heavier mesal) in which the enc
my was completely beaten, and would have be
come their prize, had not the damages fuRaineo
in making the fra efforts to get along fide Of
her, together with the lois OF the main malt
main top. mat, main top gallant malt, mizen
top matt and feveral other fpars, which alic
went over the fide at the moment OF her iheer.
ing of, together with the dimanted aate Of
the fhip othefwiie, made further purluit i'm
practicable.
AS the commander, therefore, feel Infinite
fatisfatlion in returning my thanks to the off
GERS OF every deleription, feamen, marines. ane
others. for the gallantry they difplayed on this
occafion, which under benefcent Providence
ha, enabled me to add another laurel to th'
American character, on the records OF tht
navy, and you may be ahured gentlemen, Tea
men and folders, that You lhall be properly
noticed to the Prefident of the United States
and fuch of you as have been unfortunatel,
wounded & lurvivc. will doubtlefs be put on th,
penGon lift, and while their misfortunes re
qret, fhall fate with pleaiure their jult claims
20 the government in order that they may hav,
that protection and care taken of them which
is provided by grateful country for thole thai
,he fortune of war has been unkind to.
THOMAS TRUXTON.
United Slater IMP Capitalization,
Feb 2. 1900.