Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-09-27
Translated from a Freneh Pcncr.

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Translated from French Poncr.
Il he Dritisn, who had triumphed in so
many naval com6ats previously To The pre-
Valing AMERICAN war, mad long reiinqu,sh-
Ell the practice Vi rejoicing for victories OBJ
taMea over single trigate. If all achieve
ment oil thirlsort took place against any CT
tae European powers, HE detail OF the ac-
tluh WAS mercy inserted III the London Ca
2ctte, tie papers OF the metropolis echoed
the narrative, pad passing compliment 10
the CihCel, ana me affair went or, being re-
Col ed, IiTo henloTIG, IN lne Naval Chrun-
3cie, as ii tillns OF course. Votes of honour
from ihe corporation of London, d SWORD oil
a nuEuiCu 5ulless value, and parllamenta-
ny enCCnluuis, were reserved ior tue IL. 70
Thu should destroy <teeI. The battle of
the >iIe, that % Trafalgar, and the like,
were, aiUne, Drl!!lant enough To excite The
spplGLses ot people brown cailous To
CoiniUn lGa-s OF ie4Io~I, ana who, &ccus
toned IL vanqulsh every thing cn tic ocean,
benLILu thea.seRes CnimpUteni Oh that G.
dement,. Il. the Americans tlc british have
5Nuhd all enemy that has INSTRUCTED the a.
greeaOIe trAin Vt their maritime IDEAS. IhL
CIuZCns 81 the United States are the best
: ke..uiCn IN the word. Their officers ere
men vi nauucai science, OF great experience,
and SencraIlS III the pIIme OF lille. The
5ITsS naval combat oI the war marked, net
a simple equallty ot skIi ahG courage in the
men oil ,he Two countries, but decided
aKhe,iCsiiy III isvor oil the Americans A.
the IsUL llsn piIde was mortIfleQ AT this SUD
den rev rse i'll Tue case of the Guerrero,
the wnuie BIZ 1871 government was thrown
into CONSERVATION at The capture oil the Ma
cedo.han, the Java, the FroliC. and the Pea
SuCn paI,lu and lfsrl+s
made The cabinet OF ST. jaWes brIstlc again:
II seemed as II AL The E.ugnsh captains were
doomed 10 pass, Ole alter the other, under
the Yankee yoke, or TO the regions of the
dead ne terror OF the London oiigarchs
was mere ased by peculiarly which attcn-
died theSe conbsltS for it SO happened that
the ufhcers who commanded the vessels
thus beaten by the Americans, were seve-
rally Oi SCine one OF the different races OF
which, Tie reputation of the Kingdom of
Great britain Is composed. Dacres was a
gay, fearless lrlshm&n. He would drink
WIKI you, OF hgnt with you, in the civilest
nlam.ar 10 be Imagined. lie was the boast
OF the British cruizers IN the West Indies
Garden was south Brlion, & was remark
able .or that sury vanity of mind that dis
6ngu,sned the modern English, who, after
SuDdu,ns the Scotch and tne Irish, are now
actually governed by them. Garden was
so as.onisned at the vehemence Of Captain
Decatur'S FIRE, that he lost the faculty of
Command, and did not recover himself till
his decks streamed with blood ard his ship
was entirely disabled. Win, eats was a
NeiCimdn, and fought with Courage wor :.
thy 81 the natives OF ancient BRITTANY, from
whom the WEIGH are descended. But he
coniended III VAN against the American
Jones, who has made himself more ilusti
lfF Il.
memory. Lamberl was a ScOtChman, or OF
Scotch descent, and evmced the heroism for
WhICA tnat people have been celebrated e.
yer since the days of the Roman. Peake
was "A EsuVe of the West Indies, and fought
with warmth of courage derived from the
temperature OF ms Climate. He could not,
beS eryheieSS, resist the proves OF Law
renee, VINO Overwhelmed tho Peacock with
bia1e Of fire, as It she had been pierced <
sent TO the bottom by stream of lightning.
Had such all event occurred In the DAYS a
Healhen My Theology, the Greek and Latin
poets would not have iaIled TO celebrate II
under the REORGANIZATION OF Jupiter DESTROYING
with stroke ot thunder, the favorite bird Cl
his Jealous cOnsort Juno. Such, i'm effect
was the sensation throughout Great Bri.
taln at the unVaTying current Of American
naval victories, that enquiries were set OIL
foLt by lord Ddrnlcy ~ the House of Peers,
as to the cause OF British failure the
otewe OF English ships VI war were mcrea
sed ~ number, and the officers were com
mauded TO keep their meii ia Constant ex
srClse. Ships Oi the line were cut down,
Suli bearing heavy batteries, so rs to pass
for rIgates seventy iouis sailed disguised,
50 as TO veil their force All sorts Of stra
tagtins were put III practi by the British
cheers, 70 decOy and take advantage Of the
thu Americans. Frigates were even fitted
out, aud called privateers! it was in this
way that Englsh pride sought to restore
il reputation There was something ~
4icuiOus IN AL these contrivances, especial.
~ when We Consider that they were the IN
senuOus OF Britons. who had so often and
SO n.sulUntly 5oasteG themselves the iogGs
u ths OeeaH! At englh captain OF the
name Oi Broke, who went ia the ir.gats
SHANNON 10 watch the port OF Boston sue
cvedeG ia bringing the Unissa states fri.