The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-03-05
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belt ute or his hNeeps, but was not abIe :,
tetch tar enough TO windwari to enpaue tb.
fame diviGon OF ts'. euemy's boats, which can't
Decatur fell in viii; he, however. c,Ilantl..
bore down with his Jingle boat on Eve of m,
enemy,S weftern diviGon, and engaged within
piitoi mot, defeated and drove them within the.
rocks IN ihattered condition, and with the lcr,
ol great number OF men. Lieut. Decatur. i,
no. 9, was cloiely engaged with one of the o.
neny's largef boats, of the eaffern d;y;6on
winch truck TO him, after having oR l,r~.
portion of men, and on the infant thar brsvr
oihcer was boarding, to take poilefion. he wa.
treacheroully ihOt through the head hv tba
captain OF the boat that had furrendsred. which
bale conduct enabled the paltroon with the a.
hltahce he received from other boatsl IN ,c,sre
he third boat ofcaptaln Somers' diyiGon. -,
20 wIndyTard, firing 1T the boats and n,inp;nr
I'D the harnor; had The gone down to his sflif.
ahce, II Is probable, fevsral of the eneu.v's boats
would nave been captured in that quarter :
Captain Decat3r, il No. 4. after bayir,, III,
ctt'nguiiiled bravery, boarded and Carried o,.s
!oi the enemy, OF irperior force, to k his pr;ye
IN tow and ga'lanty bore down 10 enraoes e.
como, which, after fcvere and bloody corDi,q
ne ai) took poiletiOn OF. Theft two ,,r;.,.,
had s3 officers and men killed, and 81 n.sJ..
priioneri l9 OF which were badly woupasd
Lieut.. inPpe, ofthe Vixen, in No. 6, ran sIor,-
nae or one OF the enemy's large boats, which
nc ooarded, with only niidiliipman John Her
icy ana nine men; his boat falling oil before
any more could get on board Thus was H., 10
compelled to conquer or perrin, with ~, III.
OF Sc TO /. The Turks could NOT v,;,Ln,,I
the ardor of this brave oaicer and mis- ana.
IN few minutes the decks were rl4,,1I an,
her colours hauled down. On board of nc
noal II or the enemy were killed and 90 ,,.as
Prliohers' ievcn or which were BADLY wounded.
the ret OF their boats retreated w;tr;a ~
rocks. Lieut.. Trippe received eleven FIRE
wounds, iome of which very fevere; he roeaks
IN the higheit terms of Mr. Henly and tboi,. WHO
toioWed him. Lieut. Btinbridge in No. ;.
haa MS latteen yard ihot away early in the AL
on Wl'eh prevented his getting along Gde or
5le s"e"y boats; but he CALLED tim -y A
neady and well directed fire WI ma #
hot; indeed he purified the ~
boat grounded under 49,
fortunately ioon got ~. y,
kept their Stations aItS = 10
iPray OF thefea, occafioii 49,. NJ,
they were well conductefN Its. D.nt nd
Noblnion, who kept up cW,lapt cr. g. ~
the m"rtars and threw great nur,,,-r nf Ill.
mo the town Five Of to enemy's euq-hn,,s
and two gaiiLe' comp, Eng the centre div;fior
ana M3''ohed within the rocks as ref;.rys
io'hei 6y the boats that had been driven in and
- ticui men from the lhOrG 10 re2'yoz =
l"oie tney had ioF, twice attempted to row
U"t 80 c;'deaTous 10 .uTround on. gun-boats and
the'T prizes, as often made The iiynal 70 cove.
men, which was promptly attended 70 Inv tb|
prigs and ichoOners, all of which. u-ra col
'ahtiy cohdnt'ed, and annoyed the enemy ~.
C'enhgiy; but the fire from this iiiip kent fhr;r
hp'lHa completely in check Orr pransG>rt
made great havock among their men. not o,.i..
Oh oo6rd tneir ilnpping, but on illore. we
were lsveral times within two cal,s',
me rocks and within three OF their bqtfe,iss
every one OF which in f:iccsli3a, were GIenced
~ 'op* as we could bring our bfoad(iie to bear
"po" ,'sl' bu' the moment we paTcd bat
tery 1t was terminated and cor'a,nt 49,,
hire kept up, from all that we Conf ~. ~
our guns at. We fufcred mof when y,. 49,
OF tacking; 1t was then Imof CnGblv I'll re
want OF another frgate. Al half paG four the
Wlhd inchnng to IL" northward ! ~ 81
lgna! tor the bombs and rug-boats -, -,
rom acton, and Immediately after. fhe f,r,I
TO tow OF the gun-boats and Drizes.,rr;c,, 90.
handsomely executed by the brigs, f,hcon@,r
and boats OF the fquadron, covered Inv 49,
Wy IRE rom the Contribution. AT three rusrrers
pa't T. M. the light veiIts, gun-hoats and
:, ~ pei'os ott ofreach OF the enemy's dot,
: ~ yd"'en on 10 take the bomb velleIs in tow,
we were two hours under the fire of tbe enc
my's batteriee, and the only dann1gs recs;,,cI
ID TINS HIP is, "a pound lhot nearly tbrouoh
inc centre OF the man-maf, 80 feet RON the
deck' main royal yard and fail fhot awa,. one
or our quarterback guns damaged by , 90
pound mot, which at the fine time Giat, cred z
marines arm. Two lower n,rouds and .,o
BACK ftays were lhot away and our f,ils md nm,
nng rigging comfortably cut we nun i'm
Pute our getting off thus well, TO or keeDing
10 near that they overlhot us, and 70 the nm,
noyance our grape ihot gave them 'bey are
however but wretched gunrers. Gun-boa. No
,, mad the main yard hot away; and the r;r-
glng and fails Of the briggs and fchooners were
conbderabiy cUt.-Lieutcnant Decatur wac tl,t.
Only officer Killed but in him the feryice has
ION valuable officer he was 4 yorpr man
VINO gave itrcDC promi'e Of being nm ornament
10 hi5 protection his conduct in Che aston wss
1'ghIy honorable, and he lid noIiy. The enc
my mutt have .iiefed very much In killed aud
wounded both among their AIipping and on
more. h'te "t heir rUn-boats were Girk in
the harbour, fty,-aI Of them had fheir dscLs
nearly cleared of men by our Mot. and num-
Zero lis BURT in the town and batteries,
w have done
OH men, and
beha c mott 81
I, ;' , -. s,. =. 90 ardour OF our
,.,,n.4 Negotiations.
Ger ike CO , """ ON
other lieut. ~ ""o We