Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-10-02
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| 'oi"aFu ana pore DolSS tnrSdgn the snip s
bottom; and To the gunner 10 drown the
magazine by turning the cock and secur-
ing the key; the witness heard the gum
ner report that he had executed this order.
Orders were then given to destroy every
thing on board which could be rendered
useful TO the enemy. Il had now already
been determined that the flag must be:
struck, a. no hopes remained of saving
the ship, and no possible means of de-
tending her. The colors were according
| ~ struck, aud the enemy took posse ssiof.
| |. was now about sun down, and the shi,
had grounded about half after eleven in
the morning as nearly as the witness can
recollecs, during which time she was e,.-
posed to the constant ire Of the gun boats.
but suffered only in her spars andrigging.
[ The ship was lost about three miles and
half from the town of Tripoli, and one and
hall from the nearest point oil land, VI iich
bore south.
! QGes,ions.hy the court.
J Had you any boats sufficient to carry
out m anchor!
Ans. IL is my opinion we had not but
had this been otherwise the e:,einy conf
Inanded the ground where il woflld have
been necessary to drop anchors.
What water did the Ship draw when she
went CT shore?
rs nearly as I can recol,ret she DIRE IT.
bont eighteen feet forward and nineteen
and hale abait.
Qnestion by the Judge Advocate.
During the transa ct,ons and disaster of
that day, did you notice any thing OF re.
mssness or neglect in her com raaritler
which could tend 10 the loss of the Phfa-
de.phia.
Ans. I did not: On the contrary, Ino-
tced in Captain Bainbridge great coolncss
and deliberation,
Lieut. Jacob Jo1eS was called into court
and examined. lie confirmed ia eye,Y
thing the testimony of Lienl, Porter, With
out variation.
Lieut.. Theodore Hxat was examined be-
lore the court; add varied onIy IN his s.
iimony from thetwo preceding witnesses
IN the draft Of the Phiialeiphia's water
when she went aground, which he stated
10 have been eighteen feet SIX iuches r.T-
ward, aud about twenty feet six inches a.
bait, which lie had asceytained from oo-
servation the day before The misfortune.
| And also, ia answer 10 the first question
| by he court to Lieut. Porter, he adds that
in the RIVER Delaware he made AL experi.
ment in carrying cut an anchor in ih='ph,-
iaaelphla's launch, when she was obiieed
to be buoyed by casks.
| Lieut.. Be'5amin Smith, corroborates the
/ testimony of the preceding Witnesses With.
out adding any material circuns ance.
Air. ItitAcrI Rnighs, SAILING master, was
examined. He confirms The testimony Of
the witnesses before recorded; and adds
hat he was positive the ship was pierced
forward by the carpenter as ordered, for
he heard the water running into The auger
holes. When asked why the ship did nos
fil, he said he expected she would haze
filled, as he was sure there were sufficient
holes bored FOR lhe purpose; but he coh-,
Jectured they must have been stopped in
some manner.
MIR. H7hIam Os6orze Lieut., of marines,
on examination Confirms the testimony Of
tht preceding witnesses.
Mr., Keih SDfnce, purser, varies in no.
thing material from The witnesses gone be-
, fote him.
| k'yGNifn 4. Read, masters mate, states
facts as recorded in I.eut. Pouer's tesli-
NOISY and adds that in order by eyrry
means 10 reudsr The ship useless after u
was determined 20 strike her cAlors, can.
Il non SHOT we're thrown into he pumps
N .J1,Hes Gi65oE, masters mate, says no.
thing more than b!iat goes IN cortObgra-
5 ton Of Tie preceding testimony.
j Dahist Patterson, masters mate con-
FIRMS the foregoing testimony but adds no.
thing.
Times Biidie, midshipnan, states facts
as recorded from the testimony oftbe pre-.
! ccdirg Witnesses.
.hhcs Hrasha7o, midslipman, siates
7 fac(s geueraily as the preceding witnesses
( have done and Ids hat he was thc bear.
er Of Captain Bsinbrldgc's order 10 down
the maCazine, seer be was de mined 90
I leave Toe ship ard knows il was executed.
Nichovd Sfc'lhrHgon gmncr, tts, lies
+ thai he knew no,tug 81 he tgaHsa6iions
i OF the phiiadeiphia'a deck size day she was
lost, bciag confined 10 the magazine uniil
fhe received al order 70 turn the cock aisi
drown Tie magazine wbica he did und
4 went op deck With tie Keys n his Band.