The monitor & Wilmington repository. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1800-1801, 1800-09-20
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BY publihiug the following very honorable
teaimories Of the unprecedented Bravery Of
Capt. Gamaliel Bradford and crew, OF the
ihip Induary, Of this port, aud the humane
conduct Of capt. Hallowsll Of the Bri,fh ihiP
Swiiture you will oblige, Yours, &c.
Exfraa If Letter from mr.. Charles Hrniy, On
board he lndyG,y, dated LiiSon, JE5 ~,
1900.
:" have the misfortune Of having the pain
ful talk allotted me to communicate the very
unfortunate accident that capt. Bradford @rs
with on the 9Th of July We failed from Ma.
plea 90 the I5th Of Ju'e, aid arrived lately off
C byaltar on the 9Th Of July. Conceiving it
not fate to enter this port, BY reafou of the
annoyance g;-su by la~ cI@--.h' - 80
proceeded for LiGbon: Soon after catering the
Gut, about one league thtrr came from fhn-e
a large French priv.tser whiuh came ~ fight
of cur guns, but did rot like our appearance,
m hsulcI her wind, and went a.Rerh, fhe' then
Sired gun ard hoaed french colour, with
bloody flag ard bcAa sizing at vs. but waa
at lnch a difance, tha. we could net reach
her with gu herh Funp, although a!s from her
bows VS. throvi g her grape ih2t IN and be-
yond u,. Cspt. B laid all we could do was TO
wait until fhe care nearer, when he hoped .e
.hohld be able to Civ: the yafcals what they de-
ferved.
After firing above an hear at that diaancs
fhe cave nearer, hat finding there WIS dangcr
in the attempt, lhe again returned TO her for
mer diItauce, where fle confused firing her
bow chaGes Soon after three other privateers,
one nearly as large as the fra came cut, and all
Of them commenced firing a. cur le,n. Coz
ceving themfeves much lupefirr in force, they
became holder, and approached nearer 70 that
we were enabled to keep leady firing upon
shem; bar they had much heavier gnns thAa
We, partcul arly the two large friva ee's. The
wind blowing freiher, the two imallef were
net able to do much harm Rrnpg errrene
sganf us, and having many Of our fails ard
fpars ihot away, we could oct carry fail, e.
cept before wind, ald in this cnurfe moved
Aowly through the water. After engaging
thefe pirates three hours, capt. Bradford was
unfortunately wounded BY grape n 10 the
thigh which entered the back part, little
above the knee, and went n,a.ly through, you
may fuppofc this was great neck TO us a !,
that he fhould be the ara wounded. We took
him into the cabin; previohily TO his lesvlpg
the deck, he addrsncd the crew, Begging them
not to be alarmed at bis fituation, but to keep
,teady firing and prevent the enemy from
boarding the flip, which have the pieatute
to FAY they did with determined courage. Mr..
Bradford mDie, and brother to the captain,
lighted the tern guns during the whole action,
which continued two hou,s and an half alter
captain B. received his wound. Whrn the
privsteer ihsered of, and left us to proceed on
cur voyage. which we were poorly enabled to
do, from the BATTERED condition Of our rig
ging and fpars capt. B. then ordered us TO
iteer Tor Cadz, III hopes of meeting with lone
Britiih veIel Of war, which We very Fortunate
ly Gid the next day, and received from capt
Hcls~ei, who commanded the v<iG.l we ipeke
with (ths SwifIure) every mark of attention
aud humanity. On being informed of the
melancholy fiuation in which capt. B. lay. he
ordered his chief furgcon on board To take care
of, ~ al;