Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-22

to repei said attack :
Cd. Initial the said trigate Chesapeake
was BY order Of the said James Barron sur.
rendered to the said ship Leopasd, 81
time when the injuries sustained either 90
the frigase or her crew did DOT make such
surrender then necessary
Sd. Ia that the flag of The said fr'gaie
Chesapeake was by order ofthe said James
Barron struck TO the said snip Leopard,
whsnthe guns Of The said iriga's lhess-
peake were loaded.
.4ih. SIN tina. the flag of the said friga,s
Chesapeake was by order Of the said Jas.
Barron struck to the said ship Leopard, at
a time when the main deck battery OF she
said frigase Chesapeake was 10 situation
which would have enabled The return OF q
brosdslde in a very short time.
5sh. +" In that the Gag Of The said frigate
Chesapeake was BY order Of The said JAS.
Barron struck TO the said ship Leopafds
wishou. the said James Barron's having
consulted any of his officers, as to whether
he flag ought TO be struck or oot.''
oh. .. In that The R,g OF The said fri
gaze Chesapeake was by order ct 'he SAID
James Barron ssiuck TO the said chip Leo
pa.d, before a single guo OF any kind was
fired from the said frigase Chesapeake"
The facts stated 10 ,hese specifications
are SO al enuated and subdiyided, that it's
impossible 10 reply to shfm separately j;
without diminishing the force Of my de.
fence, or subjecting you TO the fatigue OF
repesi:ious-they may all BE- reduced 70
three heads:
LIST. Thar more might have been done.
TO take, or destroy the Leopard after her
attack, and before the surrender.
I'd. That the surrender was not necessa.
ry, at the time when il was made.
Sd. Tha. the On amer OF surrender was
improper.
Will not detain you, sirs, to defend
myself on the 6fs. head. II more could
have been done than was done, 70 take or
destroy The Leopard, after her al; OK aud
before the surrender, the censure caDnut
tali on nc. All the witnesses sta that,
prior to the surrender, not one quo coal.'
have been fred, either from the main or
quarterback batteries. for wsni or supplies
from the magazloe. II this representation
! hs fr,- {~uu rficrc Is no reason TO ques
t,onit) stand acquitted On TIE Grst mead.
| 1t false, ], besoogs 10 those who bad the
means Ct ammo. iog the Leopard, bot who
iailed 70 use them, 10 accouo! Tor the oaai,.
sioo. For the surrender itself alone am
| responsible, If either 10 the sime, or man
aer OF making il, there is canse for repre-.
heGsion.
Injudging Of the necessity of this mea.
sure, you muse ascertain the relative si:u,
atiops OF The Two ships, at The nsomsu, il
was adop,ed. flour situation wa. sccb as
TO furnish 90 hope of success, or escape );
II II precluded the expectation Of even sn
noying my au.ag aaist; if it pr esenied 20
prospect, but the war-on ard Ger ain &c
s'ruCilon OF the crew, Ca deesrncion en-
uttered by the denial OF lhe meana Of ret
lis.ion) there is uoe on earth one man Of
sound judgment, and correc, hart, who
will nc, declare .ha; the sa,rspdcr was pro
per- address myself go, 10 thar man
who sfecu'a,eg in safety on imaginary 81.
tuations, spurns the dictates Of reason ard
virtue; wckedly sports with the lives of
his fellow beings; and 10 she arrogance Of
mag nary he'olsm. prociams HAT. 10 eve.
ry Case surreauer ~ dishoaos, peak 10
him OF ;.ue spit;s, aud pure io.si..eence,
who dtscflmicases tween h lie sad IN.
practicable Suggestions ct FATS p lde, AID
she marty and deiiotfa,e copciusions CT
genuine honor. The wisest end braves
men have yielded without dishonor. My
coodaet will, Ihope, be tested BY the no.
norable rules OF real life ard 10, by the
visionary standard Of speculative quixo..
ism.