The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-09
THE, CONTRAST.

In the actioi between the iInenct and
Peacock Capt. Lawrebce lost more men, IN
Saving sa'n IN conquering RE enemy. One
man Only was killed in ;he ,bs,,ie. 'Chf.,
OF his g brave fellows" went down in al
tempting save the vanqu ,hcd from S,e
sinking vessel. "'rs~ Survivor, Of the
! feacock's crew saved ncthiax BAT What the,
had OH .heir baoks.--,ihe hornets Gre
immediately raised u Subscription suIficiens
40 fnr''iSi' these distressed Seanen two siiirts
q Jacket < tsow.ers each"
(iark's .Nauai Fis,orv. IA
Ahe se,uln OF TN, Oh the pat - ,Ac sr.t.
ish was, hot only the moss hort.d 3ArLari..
ties Committed ca some ~ the ,iiicers aud
crew OF the Chesapeake, CHrr n. sarye7
der 81 ire Sh.h, but an ind,scrlmias.s plum
der OF all the clothes Except what they ma;
On their backs cs both odictrs & u,en!!.
~atrm Register.
Capt. John Upton, late commanders tn.
prNateer Cossack, OF this port, arrived AT
i'os'on on Monday in tue brig victory, &
licensed Nesss from Liverpool n s Cant.
u lett tia.txX Oh tie BOZ. ins, The Rr,p-
r'icupln1 troni Frtuce. had arr,eti IL la
TAX. Capt. kroke was recovering. From
cart. Upton v ( learn [wnIl has be tors. bern
rumcred) chat the conduct of the enemy on
board the Chesapeake, attsr her csptnrs.
was such as woa!d disgrace his Majrstv's
Red Allies OF the wilderness. Cant. In
ton boarded ar the same house with the sur
y,vWS Midsiirmcn and Other off & 4. of the
Ehesapea <. ana ram :hem l-arot the fol-
lowing particulars -
ht;cf the enemy had cnmpietc possession
OF ;he ship, and me lucn were ordered ffnn,
me tops, N.r Berry . midshipcan who
eo'nm&hded i,s rlizrn top, had 60, half way
down the tnizch Sh1ruls, 10 surrender biu,,
sell as a prisoner, " hen ,wo Sai,or. rnsbed
up, and seized him by tlse collar, attempt
ing to throw him overheard. bu; h got with
ID inc shFohds, when thes s,ezcd him by the
heeis' and pitched hin, on 70 the deck p.
ms stunned ~ rhe faa. ne lay sone> ttn.
senseicss, and when lie came 40, he was
cat over the head with d ontiass, whicf.
eariy terminated his eX.'ence. Mr.. Liz
inS'ton, another rnI,ishipn' an after receiv
isS nu.kst ball through his body. was run.
throuSh the body three oiiocs, nCtwiths an
ding ms repeated cries for quarter, (and af
ter the enemy had POSSESSION of the SHIN =
ne nved iotg enough 10 express his indie
nation al the brutality OF his enemies and
expired in = few hours.--i'hree mcn were
ki!ied IN the hold att the cspture az thu
ship, and they even fired i1to the CocLai,
amo2$ the wounded and dying Eleven OF
the ChSsapeake's officers were cuufncd II,
a small place, feet By 6. with a guard a:
the dSnr, tai their arrival az HsiifaX, * only
Of : permitted TO come out ~ time.
Men were shot at IL coming down cat of h
tops to surrender themselves, and otacr u
stances OF bhrbarity tool: place d'Sgraccial
t. civilized people. Capt. L. wcz pa
ticuisr'y requested by tie surviving m,!l
shipmon t. sake these tSces known 10 tn
pubic, and when tney retCra 10 their cou-l
try they VIII undoubtedly give full s an
thentic statement Of these hclr.d ;rznsac
lions
ne ocuddci on board he Chesapcai.-
after capt't7e. is contrast 10 the gereio4,
behaviour Of our ships in such situations -
We hope cur brave seAmen will SELL scci-
to initiate aavases I'm