Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-07-02

a{|yautaSc ~ alsn ~ sas ,.ssss -. rlause Of
sle,;sed from the full effect - ne ciapI' =
ne Sc, Of parliament 22d O U.s. -.
ss en- ss I. And t. is hereby faf.ns. 81. e
.ss i ], from add af.erthe Sssn Gay :.
IS $500 ) ,,,her 17fs, 10 case any eommaru:l
!. sh;sf & anv aees OF squadron o. nis
maiesiy's ships or vessels g = I, :. aa $. ~
rs;sa parts shall deiach any sucn lse Ill n
.sauadron, every commander = . an,ir BIZ
writing under his hand. TO empower the
hief commander of The aoadron or df
tachment SO ordered 90 separate service,
f and ID case Of his death or removal, the
Officer to whom the command OF such Sc.
parase squadron or detachment shall be-
long, 10 hold court martials daring the
time of snch separaie service. or until the
commander Of said squadron or desach.
mens for the time being shall come under
the command Of any OF his superior of,
6cers, or return TO Great Britain or iTe-
land.''
!. 1st. Because il is an open and direct
violation Of the foregoing act OF fparl!a
mept.
ss2d. Because from the service the com.
ma1der in chief is upon, watching 40 enc
my's squadron, itisproba5le he may no:
be found OF Cadiz, consequently she ser.
viccis much pra.rac.sd and myself, officers
and ships company thrown out OF i tor an
indefinite period.
3diy. Because the commander OF he
squadron, vice admiral sir John Thomas
Dnckworrh, has she fullest meas by a spf. 4
6eieaey of ships, to comply with tie
&C. of Parliament, departing from With
becomes most cruel hardship &C indivldl.
ais, aud extremely Injurious 10 the servif. /
4ihly. That, were il not for the sene
that Vice.admiral sir Jchu Thomas Dadi-
worth has Of the peculiarly Of the case,
bling kindly pleased TO adopt middle
course, by ordering court to enqcTe
into the cause Of the less of his msjEs- I
iy's ship Ajax, it would be Impossible FIR
Us TO voun,eer eur services on the exped
ton before US, which Iuow do for mysilf
and officers, hoping that the service large
ffom the enquiry thar has taken place shs
day, before FIVE such highly distinguished
and respectable members, willin the eve5t
of our falling in battle, consider the opin;n
given as conclusive, tina. no; Only The iie
was such as twas scarcely possible to guard
against, but alsoshat il was more rapid .han
any everwi,nrssed, and that every eAertion
was used to extingnish ii, though without
effect.
g At nine O'Clock r. n, on the 14th Of
February, 1907 at anchor off the ,nou h
ofthe Dardauelles, in company. vi h the
squadron, uader yiee,adqlrel 5 J. T..
Dackwor.h, K, B. Jus. as | had goue TO
bid the cfiser of The watch ran ipto my
cabin, and acquainted ne with there
was great alarm, Of Are in The after pari of
the ship III Immediately ordered the dram. /
mer TO beat GO quarters, waich was ct. 1
fected aud instantly | came on, OF my ca
bio | directedthe signal Nc. ~ 20 be made
which was made and repeatedly enforced by
guns a. intervals !; cslled sd,ne Ct the
senior officers Of The ship, who w down 4
With me TO the after cockpit and he lower
deck. from whence the smoke issued,
imn,e dia,ely ordered as much Wstar as pcs
sibie TO be thrown dewn3 and tar Geek ebe
turned, which found had been previous
y done. When made he signal No Is
ordereda bsas with lieut., Wood, mid
-shipman, and a boats crew to 60 aud m
form all the ships asar rs.efske uefertuoa,e
'sisuation Of the Ajax. Ihad scarcely BEEN
three sAiauses on The lower desk. whsn i
found the impessibiliy Of an aGcerpr man
'renaioing 10 the cock pit,,o endeaseur 70
extiuguish the FIRE, pereeiving from HE
quantity and thickness of the smoke, that
several nenfsli down withbuckets in their
shandsftom suifocation.
!" To ebsiate this, desired the lower
deck ports tcbe hauled up . give All, but
very soon fndiny the harm il producsdI
directed them to be lowered down and the