Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-13
!" S SPECIFICATIONS

fsf. q lu THAI certain threats on the pair
Of some commander Of a British vessel OF
var, maj he would take by force il he could
not o4herwise obtsla them. certain men
from On boatd The frigase Chesapeake, aud
chat such threats were known to or heard
by the sad lame. Barron, aud sill he ne
geetedto clear his shiptor acted.
2nd. !" In shatsheve wsre various indica
lions of a hostile disposition towards the
seiga,e. c Chesapeake, exhibited by The Bfl
stish sFlin OF war The Leopard. 10 vii, her
cutting 20 sea AFTER certain signals bad oesn
seem aud no1icedby The ssld James Barron,
wssca sEete Mas no other vessel in sight,
or aep o.hey object 10 induce her togo
TO sea bur us Chesapeake; the ports
|. os The said strip Leopard were sriced up,
ADD her iompioas were ont considerable
time before she commented aring upon
che Chesaptaks and still thai aolWita.
standing these suspicious appearances
which were scsn and observed BY sht sa.d
Ja,aes Barron, he neglected TO clear bis
ship fer acsiou." a
81. g In that by various marc avFes
which are ser forth 10 the opioian OF the
court Of eoqaify hereto annexed, the ssh
sish stip OF war i.vopard did manifest an
,oscnsion 80 ire upcn she SAID iFigsse
Chesapeake, an6 sui ihas the said james
Barron Neglected 20 eiesf his ship tor &C.
t,on.,'
Alb. "lo tia, the said ship Leopard
| did approach the said fr'gs'e Chesapeake,
under al! she appearances Of being psepa5ed
Tor action, aol stiil sae SAID James 8atron
Neglected TO clear bis ship for action"
5sh . .athat i've ssid James Barron did
receive from the coe,mandlns officer of
the Leopard eom r.uGicasion cieafly nii,
IL. a,ing ,has ifcer.ain mra were no delper.
ed up 10 him, be- should proceed 10 use
fosee, and grill she said James Harron ue-
elected &c cisas Dis ship for .sctlon.'
Ga. & In that ihe said James Barron,
did verify believe from the commauica
sioa be received lrpm the commanding of
hcer Of she SAID ship hi Leopard. thar the
said ship W Guild Are upon the sad trigate
Chesapeake, or take by force, If they could
no. Sc obtaiaed by other means, aoy Brl
,iah dcsertefa shaS coold be FOND % board
4
Earron aegiec,cdto clear his ship for &C
ton
10 deciding upoa this charge ;ke
Court will ,aake the following sys,emeots:
lst. IL does not appear &c me couft
that any tilrea,s wire ever used on the
part OF any com0ander Of British vessel.
Of war, tina, he would take BY free, IL he
could not otherwise obtain them, certain
neo froc1 on board the frigase Chesapeake
(excep, The threats which NAY be consider.
ed az contained III the docunen,s heresf-
Ter referred 20, an d which constitute he
subject ofanother speciica,ion.) Ofcourss
IL does not appear that any other Thea
were known to or heard by captain James
Barron. The Couri must therefore de-
Tide that this first specification j $ not prov
ed.
CT. I,appears to the court, thu; the Bri
fish ship at war the Leopard did puf TO
sea after certain signals had been seen and
noticed by captain James Earroo. Whe.
Their any other vessel was then in slgh; of
her, or whether she ,hsn had any other
object 10 induce her TO go TO sea bu the
Chesapeake, il !. Impossible isom the ma
ture Of things shat this couTs Can now de-
eide, DOR is il necessary that they snoo!d
decide.
1t appears TO shs court aIsc, that the
ports of The sai. ship Leopard we're niced
up considerable !itac before she com
mencsd firing upon the Chesapsake. Bur
when the court adverls 80 she relations be.
tween Great Britain ADD the United Safes
at thar time, ~ the situation 9th british
squadron which had been lying III Ghesa
peake bay for macy months preceding hiss
and 20 the STATE Of the wind and wsathef
al this period, the court csnno, consider