Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-21


The view which have taken brings me
down TO the departure otthe British officer
from The Chesapeake; and has embraces
every circumstance relied on TO suppors,hs
I'd charge.
The Sd charge is in genera! ,e,ms
for falling to encourage in my own per.
son, my Inferior Ulcers and aen to feh.
courageopsly." So far as The charge con.
ysys 30 impu,asioD on ny personal courage
l stand acquitted by the Concurrent STATE.
meets OF all WHO saw me, save only ,ur.
S. Smith. His testimony shall notice
hereafter. uoder this general charge hsrs
are ten spec 6catons.
1st. {" 10 TIA, he did not ca the first. mo.
ment of 40 Indication OF suspicious appear
auce Of hostile intention on the pstt Of
the Leopard order his men 10 quarters"
Cd. " In that he did not after he was sa.
usfed ,ha, an attack upon his ship would
be made, use prompt and 8ieer-lke mea.
sures 10 prepare bis ship for baitle.n
Sd. s. 10 that when he did order his men
20 quarters. he did not order then as be.
came an officer 10 the American navy"
4,h. In sha, he ordered that the drum .
should desls, from bea.ipg, ard that the
men should be got to quarters secretly,
withos, beat of drum"
5,h. Ia thar from the manner in which
he ordered his nen 10 quarters, he did
not evince determination braysy 70 de.
fend his ship"
6.h {" 10 tha. he was no, TO bis sation
during the attack aforssa;d, BIZ, remained
considerable time a. The gaugway, as If
iraplotipg Tolerance"
7th. ''ir hat he drew his men, Or some
Of ,hem, from their guns, TO lowering
d WI boat or beats 80 send On board Of
the attacking ship duri9g her attack uPou
hn."
9Th. "In ,hst he ordered his first lieut..
frcm his quarters during the attack, to
cauy . message on beard Of The Lso2ard,
al hat time hsieg upop HIM"
9h. 9 In thar during the attack he used
!aognsge in he presence Of lis men caltu.
Ia'ed to dispiEl, them"
io,h. +" In shas doring The attack he or.
dered his meo TO keep down, that they
would be cut all to pieces"
The obse,vaticps which have already
made. are sufficient answer to the 6rst
Of these specifications. did net believe
an'ergagemen, probable when the British
fieer departed, although | did deem il
proper TO be 10 readiness to guard against
every :h'rg which might oceur. In exc
cusion Of this purpose, captain Gordon
was directed to com. 10 me, The instant
the officer left the sbip-l immediately
communicated to him the object of the
application, and my reply, aud gave or.
ders instantly 10 prepare the ship tor &C.
t;on. That gentleman has indeed repre-
senled bat only desired him to clear the
gun deck, and seems 10 leave i; cubhul
whe,ts. this instruction ought 10 be con.
stfued IS direct order TO prepare for BAT.
tie, On his cross examination wbenasSea
if he considered ny observa,iop IS an or
der TO prepare for battle, he Gays, chat nc
considered j, =" an order 10 prepare 10 60
to quarters" 1t is remarkable 'nas 0"
nfder 10 eoto quarters, WIS Oy o."
-oGcers and crew considered as 40 o'd''
TOR battle.
There is no precise form OF words oy
which All cider TO prepare fer aeHon 10
to be given BY com mander TO an 'n,s''0,
officer Any terms sufficiently svPE'e y,
presume, are proper. OF my ln'sn"0us
be could have no doubt; tor he him'e'
states tha, !" on perusipg these letters 10
considered an engagement inevitable; 'oa'
he remarked to me thar my reply TO csp'
Humphreys wss decisive" and then re-
PRESENTS me 70 have added, that !" as lney