The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-03-04

"AtsS. shot away the enemy's fore-mas,
by the board.
@As . is. shot. away his main-sop-mas,
Jusi above ise cap.
a. 80, shot away the gait and spa"ker
bcon,
So ~ So, shot away his mizenmast nearly
by The coard. A
" a o5, having silenced The FIRE oil tho
enemy completely, and his colors IN main
igs:ng being down, supposed he had struck,
tnsn vaufed down the courses TO shoe, ahead
10 repai. our riggIng, which was extremely
cut, leaving the enemy a complete wreck
soon aiiei discovered that the enemy's Gag
Was sill fl,ing. Hove 100 to repair sonic of
our damage.
+" AT 20 minutes pas, 4,the enemy's main
mas, wens nearly by the board. .sl-~s'
At 50 minutes past 4, wore ship and
stood To- the eneny.M
At IS minutes past S, got very close TO
the enemy IN very etfec;nal raking position.
ainwart his bows,and sss at the very instance
of aking him, when he most prudently struck
his has-ior bad he suffered The broasside to
have raked him, his additional loss must have
been extremely great, as he laid AN unnan-
sgesb- wreck upon the waler.l Alter the
enemy had struck, wore ship and reeted the
topsaiis then hoistcd out one OF the oniH
two remaining boats we had left out Of eight
and sent Lieut.. Parker, lst Of the Constitu&
ton, 10 take possession OF the enemy, which
proved TO be II. NJ. frigate Java, rated IS.
but carried 80 guns, aud manned with up%
wards OF 400 men, commanded by Captailt.
Lambers, a very distinguished officer, who
was mortally wounded. The action conrinn.
ed from commencement TO the end of the
hre, hour and SIS minutes. The Consti,u-
lion had killed aud 25 wounded. The enc
my had 60 killed and lol Certainly wounded,
but by letter written on board of the Cons
stilulion by one Of the officers Of the Java,
and accidently found, il is evident The enemy's
wounded must have been considerably grcatcss
than as above stated, and who musl have died
OF their wounds previously to being removed2
The letter states 90 killed and 40 woaudcsis
The Java had her own complement Ut meu
complete, and upwards of 100 supcrnumaraj
rles, going to join the British ships of wsrint
the East Indies also several officers, pas<.
sengers,going out for pronotion.-The force
OF the enemy in number OF men at the com!
mcnceIient ,. tho ac,ion,is M douot considers
ably greater than we have been able to ascer,
tain which is upwards of 400 men. Ths
officers were extremely cautious in discovers
ing the number. BY her quarter bill she had
one man more stationed at each gun than va
had.
The Constitution was very much cut III
her sails and rigging, and many of her sparx
injured.
T" Al p. M. the boat returncd with Lieut.
Chads, the lst lieut.. of the rnemies .frigat&
aud lieut.. gen. HIslop, (appoin,ed goyernor Of
Bombay major Walker and capt. Wood.
I" Capt Lambert was too dangerously
wounded to be removed Immediately. The
cutter returned on board the prize for the
prisoners, and.brousht capt. Marshal, master
and commander of the British navy, who was
passenger On board, and several other naval
officers.
The Java was an impor,an, ship, fitted
out In the completcst manner to carry lieu
tenant general Hislop aud staff 10 Bombay"