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

omitted eveo TO assign their station, y:
trW days before VIC sailed, aud +
coce ,aaght them TO .exstc;ae n.
Aus cireams.snced, although m, es
donor and thai of any county dr,e,n ~
He 10 oppose to the last ex.remiv
less demand all impartial men vii,
eelss that Surrender was Gna!lv in, e -
bic. | am guilty, heweyer, if il was
nstsife.
It you are ,ojudge, whe,hcr the ,,,,
Ger vas accessory from the state q
ship at 'has momens; no man cao co,d.
me. Whatever differences exjs, il
statements off he Witnesses on o,b., oo;.
they all conror IN declaring, shst or ;.
nsnaene, they were nor onls disable
t.'iae, but even 10 commence &c. AL
ipssaot, there were nei,hsr matches ~
edIoggef-heads, powcer.horus, cs,f,;da
and wsds, in any OF The divisions ..s
some, he gias themselves were 90,
tirely prepared. The only gun which r L
arsd. IS represented to have beso d;.cs,,
ed, eyfter tie oreers we're g1yea to ,,,ikl.
the aag, and then by coal OF IRE IN 81
hegcrs OF an cfieer. A, thai t,n. 80
The hull add spafa of the ship had sugrrsA
materially iwenty-,hree Of the crew /
ben kilsd or wounded and he sss;dal
were oispisi'sd, and dish-arteosd. DC, all
by cur kuowo 'nierIorisy at the commr.,.u
nent OF The attack, bu, BY their ssnsr Il
our entire lnsbiliyto repsIr,. say ~
this, sirs, ID dlsparagsmea, of The payor a
the crew. 10 the situation OF The b,,el
ries, Il; is 90 impulaiisn on their bray.,yl
that they should have fell The full force Il
these considerations, which forced tsou
them the declaration, ,ha, hey VOID
DOT sand wlshau, any thing to dc, I'D
sheep, TO be shot ss.''
Is's proved by Mr.. Elliott aud Mr. Nod
ton. that 10 Iieutenan,s Crane and Cre,obl
tons division, men not destitute Ct srso!
lu'ior. pereeiviog that for wan, of supple,
from the magazine there were nc mead
of Gfiog 90 The Leopard, had some 4
them actually Quilted their quarters, vbll.
Others were lamentiug he useless exposu,,
of their lives. Our antagonist, nssa
while, greatly cur superior at he CON
meucen.ent Of the attack, was still uaio
iurrd, ADD flushed with the advantage sid
had acquired by cur surprise Il has besd
lusinua,ed, however. thar though the az.
tual state CT the ship al the time Of he :ur
rendaf justified the measure /; YET csaad
urge it, because is was not known TO c,e
Soarge Perversion of reason and jossice
Shall TO. be permitted 10 justly ,he act
bv usging the ressous which aye adni,;e(
30 have made /; necessary, uoless opep "a
you The sources of my information Bci
SO, bowever. And Why IS il nsinGscc
that / did 90, know il? Because il is 40
proved THAI repors were made 10 ms!
Week ADD perverse nsinua,ioo! And we't
there no other modes, BIZ. reperts froa
officers, by which could ascertain I'D
s,a,e Of the ship? There were others. %
less convincing and conclusive: Other
which led M 10 that opinion of Ter si;aa
,ion which ,ae evidence has now establish
ed TO be- correct.
The Leopard, two-decked snip, q
greatly s"pe rior force wi'hio 6f'y or az
yards, ard 90 a smooth sea; had cseu 70
L:,een or '~enty minutes maIotais'og q
incsssan;hre. Her object was 70; concea
by any surrounding SMOKE FROM our guns
nor her aim distracted by auy returning
6,e. Could 40 taicer doub: the effect c
such FIRE, even If his eyes aod ears hs
aos gwen testimony! In he saeci q ?
h'st discharge, my aid and bad psrs,
ly participated Doe ball s'gaek CIV
JOSS below cry feet Nothicg skc..
solple stupidity could have datA j IL.
Destructive eGct of suoh a a;e 70 re
crew. OF he MAR, in he spas aaA r;g.
giog, my eys btre wines, iN'e