The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-08-07
NUMEEs IS.

iufering any foreigner to muGer his hips comPa-
ny, but that he would write an auiw TO captain,
humphreys letter, 1t would be the bearer OF it to-
hini-atter having anGwered in the affirmative he
wrote, laying that he had delerters, and tina, his
ntructons prevented his allowing the Cheispeske
be iearched. returned with this ANTWERP alter be-
ing on board 40 minutes, As the admiral's order
was poHtive, there alternative but foroe-fv
we edged down to her, and captain Humphreys
hailed, and iaid, that commodore Barron mutt lie.
aware that the order OF the pritiIh commander ii,
chiei mutt be obeyed, the only reply, (Which was
twice repeatedly was " do not und.ritand what you
lay now were wndward, and heard
diitinety his anfwers, 1t eviden; he ALTO nuis
have heard what captain Humphreys iaid--oriers
were then given fire lhot acrois her bows from
the lower deck; after a minute another and, in
more, no satisfactory aniwer beirg given, captain
Humphreys ordered the fire be opened on her,
beginning with the foremott gun, and i'll lucc.iiio,
alter: but as the order perfectly uuderilocd,
broad Tide was poured into her; commodore Bar
ron then hailed hen orders were given to ceafe
firing, but he only faid he was going to fend i
boat on board, and as they prepared return
the hre, IL iuppOied artifce gain time, and
orders were again given to fre-two broadides
more were the reiult, when fhe ftruck Two lieu
tenants, with feveral midihpmen, then OH
board the Chefapeae fearch for deierters and al
ter being there three hours, returned with four
three belonged TO the Malampus, and one the Hal
Iowniend at Norlolk-Con,modore Barron
capt Humphreys, iayng, that he confdered the
Che!aPeake as his prize, and that he ready
deliver her up to any perfon authorized receive her
Capt. Humphreys replied, that as he had executed
the orders of the commander in Chief he had moth
ing more TO do with her {; that he nluft forthwith
join the ref of the fquadron and that he not only
amented, mott lncerey, the neceiIity that compelled
him to violent meaiures, but that if he could render
the ChefaPeake any fervice, he would cheerfully do
IL. In fhort, captain Humphreys has conducted
himielt throughout the whole of this uDpleaiant
traniaction, in the mot praiiew orthy manner, as
an officer and gentlen,an--he has more humanity
IN his competition than mott mankind you may
then iuppoie his feelings of tie motf conn
Portable this location. The Chefapeake returned
but Anew ihot-they were icarcely prepared when
We began, and were thrown in fuch coniufon, that
the greateR part ofthe people deferted their quar-
tiers.
"The number killed on board the Chefapeake ac-
cording 70 their own Natement, 6 and % were
wounded.
"Iwenty-fx fhot went through the hull feven be-
tween wind and water the fails were completely
riddled, and have doubt but tina, in 10 nsin-
utesmore fhe would have gone down, the fea being
70 fmooth, every flot tod after the frR broadGde,
which was chiefly st the rigging.
Commodore Barren was lightly wounded in the
leg by fpnter he behaved in the cooltR way inn
aginable and food at the open gaugway the great
er part of the time"
If any thing place this matter in a nronger
light, we need only compare the aifuranc.s of Com
modore Barron with the infut {; Of the deierters
Claimed, Fix were taken of the frgate upon the
fearehing her, two were killed, and Jumped o.
verboard. The gunner of his maielys fhip Chi
cheter, wko bafely delerted his eountrys flag, was
found dead aching in that Gaon on board the Anne
rican irigate, and many others left by captain
Humphreys, beeauie they could not be identified.