The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-09-20
U. S. SHIP CONSTITUTIONS,
JUNE 6, 1905.

JUNE 6, 1905.
"The Bsfhaw, confcious that by continu-
ance of his obfinacy, his town would fall 4 IA
or'hce to orr forces in the courfe of this fun
mer, propoted TO us terms of peace, which left
us no interet or motive in not acceding to them.
as he acknowledged that he felt frnlible our eff
forts would be f,lffcent to reduce his town and
ohige him TO retire to the mountains. This
acknowledgment at once precluded the pofIibi.
ty OF acquiring any honour by our arms-but
indeed the reverfe, as it would have been per;e-
cutting an enemy, who, in anticipation of our
vengeance, by his own Acknowledged felt
hlmiet more than half vanquiihed, and who,
perhaps, in his iavage perturbation, might have
Carried his reientment TO the iacrifice of three
hundred OF our unfortunate countrymen, whom
chance had placed in his power.''
Commodore Barron, oeving TO the ds6i ;tafed
Rafe Of his contribution, evat eonfraiaed 70 yefen
TIE command of'tbs Emadran to captain Rogers,
on tie e2d May.
The following is copy of letter from cant
Hull, of the Argus, to commodore Barron, da-
"ARGus, (DgRNE) April %.
"Sir,
:" have the honour 70 inform you, that AT o
O'Clock in the morning of the 9th being ten
miles TO the eaftward of the town of Derne
with the Hornet III company, we t,ifcovered the
Nautilus at anchor very clofrto the il1ore, which
led us 10 fnppofe that captain Dent had fallen
IN with Mr.. Eaton's army, as he had been fent
on ihore for that purpofe the day before. We
made all fail for the Nautilus, and at half Daft
ten, fPoke her, and were informed by captain
Dent that he had communication with Mr. Ea-
ton the night before, & that he wified the field
al
ton intended TO make an attack as foon as he
could get poi1eiiion of them, being Only about
two and half miles from the town of Derne.
and the enemy having fent them challenge.
hoted out our boat and ient the field pieces ON
ihore, with fuch fupplies AS Mr.. Eaton wanted ::
but on approaching the ihore we found il was
impofiib!e to land the guns, without hauling
them up an almof perpendicular rock, twenty
feet above the boat, but with the perseverance
Of the officers and men fent on this fervice. thew
effected the landing of one of them, by hauling
it up the fteep rock. Mr.. Eaton finding that
he fhouId lofe time in landing the other he fent
1t of again, Informing me that he fhould march
TOR the town as toon AS he could politely mount
the field piece that he had on fi1ore. leave
lieutenant Evans orders to tand clofe in Ghore
TO cover the army whilft they were preparing to
march, in cafe the enemy fhaaId come ont
pearance in large numbers outfde of the town.
gave orders for the neceGary preparations to
be made for the attack by Tea upon the town
and batteries. and food down very clofe TO the
town. At two P. NJ. MIR. Eaton began the at
tack by land, at the fame time the Hornet, leu
tenant Evans, anchored with iprings on her ca
bles within hundred yards of the battery of
eight guns, and commenced heavy fire upon
IL the Nautilus cook her ftation TO the eaftward
of the Hornet, about half a. mile dihant from
ihore, and opened upon the town and batteries I:
the Argus anchored little without, and To the
eaftward Of the Nautilus, and began firing on
the town aud batteries. The fort kept IN a
| heavy fire for about an hour; after which the
mot Hyng io thick about them. they abandoned
IT, and ran into the town and gardens back ;
the guns Of .ibe veGes were then turned ON the
beach, and kept no heavy fire upon the enc
my, to clear the way for the few brave Chriti-
ans Mr.. Eaton bad with him, to- enter the for,
as they were very fat gaining ground, though a
heavy Hre of mufquetry was confantly kept up
upon them from behind the boufes and old walls
near the lhore.
"At about half par we had the fa;isfsttion
to Zee lieut. O'baaren, Of the marine corps, and
Mr. Mann, rnidfIipnln of the Argus, with 4
few brave fellows with them, enter the for.
haul down the enemy's flag, aud plant the a.
merican enhGn on The walls Of The battery. On
turning the guns Of the battery on ~. town,
! they found that the euery had left them ~
great ha'c' as they were prmcd and loaded at
\ their hands.
! WhilH our men were turning the guns Of
the battery on the town, Hamet Bahaw bad
taken poi'eiiion 81 tiie back part of it. which
brought the enemy h tween two fires, hat f,or
iiemced them; and about iu the afternoon we