Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-23

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sion was Incorporated and tina, q s,m;,.
reply was made from she second tliyis,os
OF those who heard no such repor, no,
pretend, that to these enquiries ayy r.nl.
was made, authorizing a belief ,ha, 81
ship would shortly be prepared. WIZ.
captain Goidop, In exc u,ion OF his Ian, -
der had been absent for at least 6y. ~;
nuies Gas appears from the testimony Of :.
veral Witnesses Eudirg that no. one On.
had been discharged, lost lhope ofnI
ing able 10 retaliale on the enemy. n
cape was then impossible. No al,erna,A
presented ltself, bus ,c sacrifice The i've,
my crew or surrender. adopted 4
latter. Captain Hall was ordered u .
on the gun deck and endesyor to have on
gun fired before The surrender. Wbr1
time had been allowed to execute the ~
der, the coiors were struck the gun ~,
no! fred, till moment afterwards ocean,
there were neither lighted m.tcaes. \
heated lcgger.heads 10 The division audl
was necessary TO ges coal of Ere fran
the galley to discharge it.
The Trainer Of these charges, con, CHM
that the stare Of the ship at tbe momeu, n
he surrender. Justified the act; prouo.,
however 10 60 beyond that period All
represents that 10 short tine af,erva,dl
she would have been prepared to rspsl i
attack. L csaoot perceive the Justice Il
thar mode of erquity, which proposes \
ascertain The proprie;y of this nessnre 20
by the actual state OF thipgs, at this 60
ment it was adopted bu, by their comic
rural ssate, Of . future period, lam vll
Iing however, that even this sou,se should
be puesued.
From The crippled state Of the shin Al
the time 20 oae Can doubs, thai cur even.
tual capture was then inevitable. Eye,y
Que will see that many vslu.ble live,
would certainly have been sacrificed Id
the suspension OF this measure. This ccnI
s'deratIon, however, is not enough to lusl
tliy the surrender. at tha, momen,i il
any ,hng was 10 be hoped fran its susI
pension. Cav any man perceive Id
slightest Foundation fer such bore /?
/ Before | proceed, must pray you I'd
be guarded against the Inference, which
might al hrstview be drawn from The an
s@ei to a general question, whith, uearIy
in ,he same wo rds has been put to sewers
OF the witnesses. The question is this
Were The injuries Sustained at ina, tine
sueh as 70 make the surrender necessary
lhetques.lon has been propounded 10 such
form, chat negative answer would coz!
vey 20 sspe' eciaI observer The IN pressiou
the, IN The opinion of the witness the Eur,
render was nos then necessary /, really,
however, conveys only he IDEA, tha, the
injuries sustained" did not make a sur.
renoer necessary; wishau, expressing any
opinion as TO he necessity occssicned BY
The wao. ct means to di9sha &c he guns,
or soskeep up FIRE. The surrender bias
DOT beeo justified merely on III. grouod
thar he " lolarles theo sustsiDed'' resoh
I'd Il. hst consideration JUDGED had sen
tofce; but he great and substantial mo.
tive was ne total inability TO resist. You
Will prfcs'se me greater necessity of this
sirlcsure i,@u, recollccipg, that csp.au
Gordon, Who readily gave a rega,lve az.
swsr 70 thar question, ~hen propounded
by ,ht judge advocate, refused 10 say, OF
his crcss-czs mination, Whether, from til
present k'lezOle9ge Of facts, he did DOT be-
lieve the surrender theo necessary. JudS'
however fory yourselves from the facts prev
ed, VIVA, would have been gained b. sos
pend1ag he surrender. On 1te quartet
deck, il is proved, that, notwilbs sanding
repeated applications to he magazine, ttu
were at no time, either before or aferlh
surrender, matches, lcggerhesds, psv L
horns, cartridges, or wads; aud 'ha "a,
or none Of the guns had beer e. !
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