Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-17

Il appears 20 'as coSt1' 'l'a' W'lsa ss s.'s
,seked and sssod in shore, o. the
Is0p..sss with the Chesapeake, shas her
arc ' ssek norris were all Tlcedaup,
.s Il sppears 20 the ccurs, thar wisep tue
~ rnp down for the Chesapeake, she
ss gasd 20 on her s,aIbOard quarter, end 70
e lo'sSs,a Of her, and that AZ this time her
s @o;ou, were out Of her guns,
re Itsppeafs 10 the court, that couan,o-
- R.ryon was upon dsck, obsers rig the
ss mad. dnsicg The tims shssc nanGuyrss
& s re practising, ADD shsse appearances ex.'
8 1aed.
* The caus IS Of opiuion, thailhe CIR.
.,s,soces above stated @ese IN themselves.
sssoicioes, as 8 have furnished suhsi
{, = i y,seefo prudent. discreet and al.
'.s,;sr s,fIicrY, of he probable d. isas Of a
hin 81 war conducssd in skas wsy, and
,,s,1r 10 haxe induced commodore Barron
A hive prrp2frd his shiip for action, especi..
81 A. gitb the inforGlatioo he possessed OF
a Is sitaatioo of his crew gensralsg, al these
d 40 had been demanded By the Brutal, go.
,.,er.,snt particularly, aud CT the general
ss.e IF the ship at lhaErimc.
is.s Il appeals 10 The court, that commo-
ase Barrou ueyeftheless did not order bis
.siO q be cleared for action, and that he did
%: call his men to quarters
is. kapneass TO the court, that ehen The
Leopard came along side The Chesapeake
4 d oGlcsr was sent from Der, with a com.
aorseasioo siTar, captain Hunphfiss. TIE
e,ptaio Of The Leopard, TO commodore bar-
,Oa. which The latter could not and didnos
plsoodrfssar.d, bot very correctly corcled.g
,5io be a demand with which he. ought not
md corI,i nos cumply, aud one which,
frsfasssb woyId be enforced if posi-.
BE.
iS. II appears tn the coprf, thas although
,ush was he sS:pa.ion and amptesaiun of
rcpmodnrs Barron al hts tfs7le, YET that he
i'd ucs sstll order bis shlpto be prepared
ix sc.ioa, although ample itms wss allow
sslor tAa; purpose, the British officer be-
ias detained &C board The sCnesape. from
$40 IS inmates.
90 Ihs cpurs Is Of opinio bat khe neg.
lepoF commnaoyss E4TFon 10 prepsre his
ship for ac,iS,a under such circumstances,
ha direct breach of the fourth arti1ie OF
hs nlles and reguia.icns FOR the govern.
Heut cf he navy ofthe United States, a.
aop,cd by an SCI Of the Coe2res of the
Uuissd States. passed oc ihs Esd day
sf spril 1860; cnsitird $ An Aes for the
better .goysFaassns Of the Sasy Of the u.
Ssales-
LII lta2pears 70 The ccpFs, that alter The
British oRicer LIT he Chesapeake, bearing
saposiliys refusal fsosp com enoaAre nsrroo
'loiSs dssnand which had bgen madc bv
gs'pl iiumphsies.snd sitter cosBmsdorr Bar
REQ was himself satisfied thar az attack on
bisship would be made be Gid not tske
ptomB,, aecessafy and s6cienr means to-
3FspaEe his ship 40. battle bat his
.fsss order was merely soeiear hiss deck
audshe second given afser the lapse Of some
'lane. was 30 get hia nstn 10 quarters st.
.aeGss Ri,hsut best Of drum although
si.h such crew as ne had on board, and
'nsush ] sisua.iou as ;ar ship then was, Il
'Tas ncs robe expected lbs, suck orders
scaid be sffcctually accomplished.
Y L appears TO the court, that the con.
usetsf commodore Barron sduting The as-s
lsFk OF The, Leopard manifested ggeas indie 81
s'ios and a disposition to ncgocla,e, rather
man DETERMINATION brayeip 10 defend his
ship, fnas he repeatedly hailed she Leo.
paFt dafl9g her attack apon hinl-- That
&c dssw his mep from ihtit guns 70 lower.
SS dowDboass 10 seed 90 board ST the 81.
,'aekirg ship, and that De ordered his hFs,
l'su'enani from his quarters during The q.
! ,as :, ocarrysa me ssags on board o. The
lscpsFi, a,sl,at time ,Gri2g on hin.
IS Il appears.so Tbs court. thas during
'ss Attack, eprpmosscre Barrpn used Ian.
sas Sc u the prcssnce of MS men caseulats
60 to &snirit his cry 10 ne ord o. thr 81 al