The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-02-18
Eoxrtb Naval Vietoy.


the L. ). srlsase Constitution, Commodore
BAiNBRIpoE Liculenan, LUDLOW came 10
,oAsn, -nu MAS ..e bearer oil he following
iniorsnauJn oi no.her Brilliant Nio,ofy
f" OL SAe 13,n December, lot. Is, 6, >.
on. SS. y ioout 10 leagues from the coast
OF - as, ~ Constitution ieii IA with and
c.ptpr,1 ss 5risannlc maJesy's irlsa,s Java,
OF A. .Qas, Aaj manned with upwards oil 400
men. .e action continued one hour and
n ry-hf- fanu,es,in which time The java was
"ic ccmpieic wreck, having her bcsesf'n,
and crei. tassf aud $40, shof Ont of her
" Ihc ~.nssllgiioa had 3 men killed and
IS wouncs.I 1hc Java had 90 Allied and
lvi wounded, cer;airiy' ,--among the latter,
motlA.iy, w4s Capt. Lambert, her cominan-
der, vei, distinguished officer
/" The lara was ia,ed So, but mounted
40 guns sne was Jus, ou ol dock, and h,-
ted in the most complete manner, 10 carry
our Lieutenant General HIsLor, Governor
OF Bombay and his staff, with Capt Marshaii,
Il COMMANDER In tue British Navy, aud "a
numbes OF Naval Officers going to join The
british ships OF wal in The Easl- Indies.
" Besides those, and having her own COM
plemcnt oil officers and men complete, she
had upwards oi 100 supernumcrarles oi petty
ottiIe and seamtn, tor the Admirai's ship,
aud other vessels on The Last lndia stations.
'' She also had dispatches from the British
Gov ernmen; tor 1t. rlclena,,he Cape oi Good
Hope, and 10 every Beiusa Es,aonshmcM in
The Last lndics, and China Seas--and had
copper OH board tor "a gun snip and two
soops oi war building a, Bombay-and il is
presumed much other vah,a5ies,al of which
ut IN hs,r ur n ~ xh hen
she was sci Oh t,e. The Constitution was
considerably cut III spars, rigging and sails !;
but not SO much injured, but wh-, she could
have commenced another action immediately
after The capture Of the Java, which latter
vessel was made a complete unmanagable
wreck.
- All the Officers and seamen taken in the
Java, were paro.ed by Com. Bainoridge, and
landed on the 81 OF January,h 81. Salvador.
- The following IL "a iis,--l 1t. General
| Mnjor--l Caplain--i Post Captain--.5
Lieuieapnts---3 L.eutenants OF Marnes-i
ourgeon--2 assis,aD, Surgeons-l Purser--
Is MldsMpmvn-l Gunner-l Boats ain---
MAster--l Cerpen,er---2 Captains Clerks
total officers Sand 32S petty offcers,sca.
men, marines and 0oys-exciuslve OF 9 Por-
tuguesc seamen liberated and given up to the
Governor of ST. Salvador--and 3 passengers,
private characters, whom the commodore
dic not consider prisoners OF war, and per-
muted TO land without rcstraint.
Com. cambridge was wounded, but has
recovered LIT. Aylwin Was wounded, and
died some days after. Mr.. Waldo va, also
wounded. No other officers were injured.
The Constitution has on board part Of The
cargo Of sch. Helen, from London for 81. Sal
vador, captured by The Hornet, off the latter
port /; the schooner was given up.
The Hornet had secaplured ;he American
ship Wiillam, belonging TO Portland, from
the Isle OF May, with salt, which had been
captured by tue Java, and had been carried
into St. SaIv aud lei!.
fae Java touched at ST. Jago, Cape dc
Verbs, and learned thA, the Essex had been
there--and supposins The CONSTITUTION 10 be
that tfiSate with carronades only, kept at long
shol, wuich prolonged the action. They
learned by lhe officers of The Java, that the
Essex nAd captured sioop oil war, and four
lcn prizes. The Constitution has received
only three shots In her null. Capt Lambert
died five days alter the aclion,at 81. Salvador.
The Constitution sailed from that port Janu-
AIRY 6. No vessels had lately arrived.
The Hornet was lett off ST. Salvador,
Watching the BRUSH sioop ol war bonnc CT
ioyenne, said 20 have on board s 100000 In
specie.
1t. Ludlow in the street, and at the Ex-
change Cofve-House, was greeted with re-.
peated cheetinSs.
This victory was announced at the Thea
tire, where we're Commodore Rodgers aud
Hull, and received with acclamations that
were unwilling to pause for the business OF
the stage.
The Constitution has spoken but or 3
vessels OH her return home.
By letter written By Of the officers Of tie ia
Ua, 1ohiLe prisoner bosrd the Consiituiisn, nc
states 60 killed md l7O s0on,.ded.
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