The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-04-09

LIE Macedonian was cotfessedly the finest fria-
ate al her class al the WHOLE British navy aud capt
CSid.m, the Enehs psl,ri $ sequsnt US one ot the
Fbsa,est OF u,e,r Ohis.is. Some a,o..,.:, as
then made out for t,s case. aud luckily that apollo
~ MAS suggested " the letter OF capt. C,viso.
drowning nlsn viii s.tcl,a straw and the su. Ces-
ton was eagerly embraced tosuoth their feelings
sniaru"s under tbe d, grace winch had befsen
Their navy. Passing over MINER differences not 10
he reconeilri. between the letter of captain Deca-
'ut anu captain Garden, Tor the character ol Can't.
Deca" rs tno JustT aplrr Grated Ia render whate
he may state oatter nj doubt, though vsrianee
WIN the statement - h,s adversary; can we NOS ut
oree perceive Why " was thar c,pis'a Garden
svts, that the United States Was ~ iu disguise; &
that nj on gong board the United States, h. eea.
SEQ TO won''er al the resui, ot the action Had esq.
tain Garden gone aboard the tniied States, ui,tsr
other circumstances he would have made THE
discovery,
In fact, when the Macedonian and tie United
States were together IN Hampton iSss,is--whcn VS..
ats were trcgueu,lY in'eTchsuzed. captain Garden
'tier examining the Unitvd States thoroughly aad
Win thc eye ~ man. Gui ercuiyc i.cr ~ n
supcriority, aah very eaadidly told capt, Decatur
that OF the two ships lac preferred his own. Capt,
garden, m conversation ~ this country, tork ire
quent occasions torendcr to captain Decatur that
apiNuse which his due, To-! the handsome man
ner IN which lie fo'.ght his ship. But he had uot
fhe magnaruiiiy TO do tins also in nis enI.muuica.
ton to LIS government. Captain Garden knew th.
llhbs,s u'iorsivng disposition OF his cOuutryinen:
he knew the contempt ia which they affected To
hp'd the reoplc of tvs country aud aware or
he'r sens'hlity 10 whatever, concerned the rep
"'H'o" ~ their navy, caVtsiH Garden knew thSt ,f
~ t'bfhe ptsin mnvarr,shr,l truth. his character
~ hcue Won be forever lost. Hence the ri,,,o a.
ous id"s that irigates are ~ s in disguise.
ih's ih,H occurs in consequence OF the great
engh OF three o, Our trgates, The Constitution Efo-
salient and u.,i,ed States. These ships have not
preahth at beam ~ propnrtiou nor is Their unlb y
pr'roiunnhly beavy. Prot .ssinnsi ner, hsv- Their.
fore Justly considered this 6spropor,;ohate l. myth
asa de'est' - e consequence of length dispro
pofunned to ~ hreed;l is that in order to max,
th~ ship Sufficiently stiE tor sts YOU nrd OhliseJ To
iut or ard such a iuaHiitv of ballast as or .th
TO increase the draueht of water, an Inconvenience
hueh ei' on our ;oSs. where most of the hsrbo,s
nave oar ut THEW entrance. Another considcra-
uh Vs. maj sSt1s Ot such length an,ot 4uP1y or
stray with the CELEBRITY that shorter tr,,,t-s
90 hrs ~ indeed! most len portant consideration
ne tuth al the position ami its grsat mportsnc-
w 'pe u'"e OF battle, ave 50 raaniftst every mind
'"ft " Is unnecessary tn insist upon IL here Hui
we are really 10 admit that IN The actions in whi,t
w" "isa'tS nave been Engaged, the supt rior.ty nj
'N'es mas neen somewhat greater than in I've pro-
F"tu"h "I % toI9 tire difference in the number nj
guns mounted Isn't thus disparity of force has lee,
more iiin cOunterrpiai"vd h, the superior,r, Al -,
teet' l he slaughter On board the EN-. my hss been
SNoes'Ne us ":sS the damage sustained in their hui
sPns "p" t'Sgl"g' VA our part the number OF killed
anu ~ounued have been but few the ,niir, ,o ,hp
snip So sight that they wcr In r, ,dInes. far I, .s
con" action almost ma m edis,cy after the termiua.
o' ~ ''s nj st hn'i ihc superiority our yunne.
~ th"s renuered indisputahle. We ma, safely
'"h"u'ce u"ti IN the event o' o our SIN. n lr
sstes engaging an cneny's frisate Of ipber Gins,
'ah herself, 1t she rs captured She viii mt .,r,
uer uVt alter she shall have made srs ater mpres.
s 40" u1on her ene,"y lhan the enemy under the
hke rcumsi2 ees have tnsde uPon us
We have yet To learn ia wha, mann p the v:c,o,v
"'ieh we have obtained over the enemy i'm : p
s"'hern hemisphere viii nr accounted Tor anu tx
p'"nen' where their ingenuity 'a,ls, their want OF
0"'u"r Is an ample resource wsch To rev RIM
one w"nid surpose cat ,hcy cou d not sitrnnt IN
e'' uie Java ~s"ni fi,ale tor the Official letter a
apt 0'hohl'eFg Is NOW before me, ia which, Civ.
'"s ." account OF LIS rsprure from the French Of
russ 'e'} snip, "Ssign4tes her a FRI ate of the
mrs, Gas and oi - ga The, cannot so,nntsi ,f
haVinE s'nit comply nrnt ot n-, tnr il sn te,e
y APPEARS That there were i.uinhsr ot suuernu,o.
i''y oulcei" ini.taFl ell nava) and sen,,eu
on boairi, going out TO India They win M, or.tenh
that the com .sBder young aud inexp.r.1,. cpd
'"" that tae snip WAS thereto bail, fought Tor
capt ~ Lambert was distinguished Office of cir
"avy, and his Oppure nt bears tt stu, on, Ia 81;
whh which he fought his ship. II is wortbv ,,C r,.
MAJ =, however, that ~ neither of tue three actious
win ou' irIgatts have the enemy engaged in ,,b.,
'nel iH'e been pleased to term the English fashion
aud y ard arm. " "
Captain Hull, in his oficiL letter. savs-o :
sum - e A'"nst''ution was ready for action bore
uo"n VIM al intention 10 bring m close to ac ton
immediately; bur, on our cnunng within p,,n shot
Size gave as brcsdside, and filed away and gore
giving US a 6roadsde on tie ohsr tack bur with
ont elect her siut failing short She cou,inrd.
wearing and maReuyrng for about three quarters
+" a'i hour 20 get rakins position, but hodine s,.
oU''u MOI size uo'e up and run under her to0.sails
Ah Jir with the wi-d on the quarter | rnn,edi.
at msde sail TO bring the ship uD win her
& 20" Capt. Decatur states, " the cue,n, hciu,
20 "hh"aid, had the advantage of engapinr ne a.
rs c"h Instance, which was SO great tat for tho
niSt nan hour We did not use our earron,des and
III 10 moment was he within the complete effect of
our 'Hnsqnruy or grape, Ste." Captain BainbriIye
OBSERVES, " general action with round aud ,rat,e
'"eh commenced, tie enemy Keeping At a murI,
greater hist":ice thar wished, hat could uot br,ng
Inn t. closer action without eyunsiur .urs Loo. -,
ssvsTHi rak es. AT Sh 4Om dies r,n:ned IN go
Wth ne enemy Notwithstanding III. rsk ing and set
-"e ,oIe and man saii, snd uii ip cluse IN bi,
&c &c. thus II would seem that in r.pard .. ,,s
re Nrash officers have changed somsvns,
Of their mode OF fgrIng II appe 70 ton, ian he
"oard ot auInia ~ have red their 8, STEM nf
manning fnT eV ~ vcSs ord rod uDou This st,t,o,
% nov fTniehed wit officers and seaDen sd,Ilionai
to their usual cOrnpieme
WIN IeS'Td 10th Wasp and Froiie here fhs
superiority p ic'ce was decidedly IN avor Of IN. on
emf' MS acton WAS iadeed = most brilliant -
cie'me"t on our part, AID the feelings excited nm
'hs Occasion !" England ar. To be inferred from th
circumstance tlai not single comment on it has
appeared IN their papers Their sjlrpee !, mn.
eYrrcsaye o. their chaerin, their gloom a,d a.
mor"he"t'"n' Dian " the papers had been filled
WIN attempts 80 PHIiiate it. Aitke misrepresenta
"ohS H' ths acton are contained 10 the elt,rs NJ
cert "hy"yates ard eaptsin sir John r Bereslord
ne 'after ~ captain Whynyates has already hem
Ys'. :" the papers OF this city, aud its nn;sren
res nations rendered dear and Obvious
J hc letter II Capt. Beresford IL, which bs ooor
rates the fvree Of tie Wasp, is evidence tbo, 49,,
British usty there are officers who do not Los;,a,c
to s1rrihee their own individual cbsrao4o,. -