Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-14

warsans of he honorable secretary of ths
) psyy against cap, James Barron ia 10 these
words:
!" For not doing his u,mos, to take o,
destroy the Leopard, which >vesselis was
NE duty TO encounter"
:. SPECIFICATION
fst. s Ia that the said ship Leopard did
kte upon she said friga,e Chesapeake. aad
shs said James garsoa did fail suitably &c
sepel satd attack"
Cd. $40 ihas the said frigs.e Caess.
psase was by order of ghe said James Bar
ron surrendered TO the said ship Leopard,
at a time when the iojaries sustained Ell.
iher ca the said frigaic or her crew did cot
make such suereuder then necessary"
sd,s Ia that the a s Of the said f,igate
Chesapeake was by order OF the said las
barton struck to the said ship Leopard,
rhen the guns of the said frigase Chesa.
prakc were loaded"
4,h. "Ia that the flag OF shs said irigsse
Chesapeake was by order of the SAID as.
Barron s,racs 10 the said ship Leopard, at
time whea she main dees battery Of the
said frigEse Chesapeake was in situ.ioa
which would nave enabled the return OF a
broad si1is 10 very short time"
Ssh. 8 10 that the fig ct he said frigste
Chesapeake was by order Of the said Jas.
Barron struck 10 the said ship leopard,
wi,hout shs said James Barron having con.
suited any of his officers az 10 whether the
said flag ongh, TO be struek or oos.'
6:h. - Sn hat The Gag OF the said trigate
Chesapeake was BY order of the SAID Jas.
Barton ssTusk to said ship Leopard, bsfore
q single gan of any KIDD was 6rsd from the
said frlgate Chesapeake. .
n deciding Upon this charge the court
vii, make the following statements
las Il appears to the court. that she
said ship Leopard did fire upon The said
friga,e Chesspeake, AID that hsr at ack was
los suitable repehsd. The Court, are there
fore of opinion TIA. this 6sss specification
is fully proved.
I'd. Ieappears TO the court, that the Aag
Of the said fTiga,s Chesapeake was By or
der Of the said James Barron struck 20 the
said4ship Leopard. at time when the in-
iuries sustained either 90 she said irtgate
or her crew did no. make such surrender
then necessary. The caurs are therefore
of opinion that this second specification IS
fully proved.
Sd. Il sppsass 10 the court, that the bag
of the said frigase Chesapeake was by or,
der of the said James Barron struck 70 the
said ship Leopard, when she goos OF toe
said ftigase Chesapeake were all loaded.
The court are therefore of opinion that
this third specification is folly proved.
A4.h. Il does aot appear 10 the court,
that the main deck battery OF the sa'c FRI.
gate Chesapeake was in situation which
would have enabIed The return OF abroad
side 10 q very short time sf:er her fig was
s,Fuek by nrdsr of the said janes Barron,
TO the said ship Leopard. lhe court ars
,serefore of opinion that this fourth specl.
Ecas;on is not proved.
5sh. It appears to the court that the lag
sg tie said frigate Chesapeake was by or
der Of the said James Barron struck TO
the said ship leopard, without the said
lanes Basron's having consulted any OF
his officers, as TO whether the aag ooght
ro be ssruck or DOT The coars are there.
fore of opioion that this fifth specification
is fully proved.
OH. IL sppears TO the court, that the
neg of The said frigase Chesapeake was by
order of the said James Barron struck 70
the ssid ship Leopard, before single gun
Of any kind was fired from the said triga'e
Chesapeake. The court are therefore OF
opio,on that lhis sixth and last specification
is folly proved.
Anho'the specifications annexed TO this charge
fouc only excepted are fully proved, yet the
Ct are ofopinion that those which are proved