Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-07-10

gers On the Gath June, IN lat 20, n,
long. IS. so, w. at 4 P. NJ. fell in with
the British frigate BelVidere, and was in.
formed that the evening before she had
been attacked by an American squadron Of
FIVE sail, and succeeded in making her Is.
cape by throwing her boats overheard cut.
ting away her anchors, and stayins her
water casks, having received much damaq,
and several shot between wind and water.
The following is an extract from the log.
book of the Pallss, giving the particulars Is
rclAted by the captain of the Belvidere.
June "a, lat. 40, N. long. &c, so, W.
the brig Palas, Ed. Cole, master, from
LoughswiIly, Ireland. bound to Phadel.
phia, was at 4 p. NJ. boarded by the Beyi.
dere frigate, who ordered capt. Cole to
lower down his boat and come on board
with his papers. Captain Cole went 90
board the iriSate, and was informed by the
captain of the frigate, that there was war
declared by the Americans. against tbs
British government, and that he had an en-
gagement the day before with all the Yan.
kee navy and commodore Rogers at their
head, and that all the Yankee navy could
not take the Belvidere. Captain Cole saw
that the Belvidere was much shot to pieces,
and her carlines in the cabin cut away by
the shot. The captain of the frigats In.
formed capt. Cole that be had one nsan xii.
led aud two wounded, and likewise that he
should send IN all American vessels he
came across with cargoes.-He took in sight
oitde Pallas the Brig Malcolm. capt. Ior.
dan, of Portland, bound to Boston from
Madeira, with wines and sent her for Hall.
fax. He impressed four men passengers
out of the brig Palias, named Charles Agra,
James M'Giniey, Thomas Orr and Owen
Llnnard. The csptain of the Belvidere
spoke with great deal OF disdain oithe A
merican navy, saying that they were so
cowardly that they dare not come up along
side, but kept waving about across his
stern, and firing. The Belvidcrc had
started her water and cut away her anchors
to tighten the ship, having some shot holes
between wind and water"
The above rhodomsntade from the capt.
ofthe Belvidere, must be received with the
usual allowance off, errors excepted !" Il
is literally impossible that he could have
beat off Ave sail of the American navy, and
made his escape.
We have been informed by an Intelligent
passenger in the. Palias, that capt. Cole
found the captain of the Belvidcre lying on
settee in the Cabin, severely wounded
and unable to rise. That on leaving the
frigate one of the crew Gone of the fifteen
men lately impressed on board the Belvi-
dere from the brig Retrieve, Hunt. OIL the
Capes of Delaware) whispered to him that
they had been engaged with frigste and
brig, and had THIRTY men killed and x1T-
TY wounded. This last account we believe
TO be truth.
Captain Stevenson passenger IN the Pal-
las Informed us that there was newspaper
on board Of May 81, containing repeal OF
the orders in council, signed by the Prince
Regent, and that before he sailed orders
had been received to liberate all American
vessels and cargoes which had been carried
in under those orders. We endeavored to
procure this paper, but captain Cole would
not part with it, as he intended 1t for the
editor of morning democratic paper.
We cannot however believe that the or
ders in council are repealed. and captain ).
must allude to the manifesto or state pa
per lately issued by the Prince Regent IN
Council.
The above engagement took place on
Tuesday, June %, evening, off Georges
Bank, about $50 miles from New. York
and 100 from Boston. Commodore Rodg-
ers sailed from Sandy Hook on Sunday al
tcrnoon, June 81, with the frIgates rreS'-
dent, United States and Congress, the
Hornet sloop of war, and Argus brig. Ii
is possible that the Belvidere of So guns,
may have been engaged with the slooP Hor'
net of and brig Argus of IS guns. while
the others were in pursuit of the Jamaiea
feet.