Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-02-20

Moehnltely. Negatived.
The bill was taen passed.
From the Delescare Watchman.
ANOTHER SPLENDID NAVAL
-. VICTORY!
By he,FRIGATE CONSTITUTION
COJf.IODORE B.aINBRIDGE.
We have been obligingly favored
by Major Robert Carr, who has Just
returned from New Castle, with the
following interesting account of ano-
ther splendid naval victory.
: The account was brought to New
Castle by an officer of the Constitu.
tution,e who had jusl landed from
schooner, prize to the Hornet, who
was in sight at the close of the ac-
ton, and from whose journal major
Carr extracted it. The officer,
whose name is not recollected, has
gone on to Washington City with dis
patches.
December 20, 1918. AT meridian lat.
IS, s, Ion. So w. 10 leagues from St.
Salvatore, deserted sail which was
soon discovered to be an English fri
gate. We took in main sail and royals
tackled ship and stood for her. At 50
minutes past ! P. Nj. the enemy bore
down with intention ofraking us, which
we avoided by wearing. At P. M.
enemy within half a mile and to wind
ward;' having hauled down his colors,
except Union Jack at mizen mast head,
the Constitution fred gun ahead of the
enemy to make him shew his colors, on
which, he gave us his whole broadside.
A general action with round and grape
shot then commenced, tie enemy keep
ing at much greater distance than we
wished, but we could not bring him to
close action without exposing ourselves
to severe raking. Both vessels manoeu-
vered some time to rake and avoid being
raked
Arp. Nj. commenced action with
in good grape canister distance. AT
80 minutes past 2 our wheel was shot
entirely away. At 40 minutes past 2
determined to close with the enemy
Notwithstanding his raking fire, set fore
and main sail and fell up close to him
At 50 minutes past the enemy's pb
boom got foul of our mizen rigging.
At 3, head of the enc ny's bowsprlt and
lib boom shot away by US. At five MI
nutcs past 3 shot away enemy's bow
spirit by the board, At Is minutes past
5 shot away enemy's maintopmast Just
above the cap. At 40 minutes past 8
shot away their gaff and spanksr boom.
At IS minutes past 3 shot away their
rrizen mast nearly by the board. At S
minutes past 4 having completely silen.
ced the enemy & his colors in the main
being down We supposed he had struck,
and shot ahead to repair our rigging,
which was much cut, leaving the one
my complete wreck. Soon after we
discovered the euemY's flag was still
flying. ?: 20 minutes past the enc
my's main mast went by the board. IT
Gfty minutes past we wore ship and
stood for the enemy. =
At Is minutes past got close to her
in very efftctual position for raklng
,bwar, his bows, ana at The very instant
of our preparing to give our broadside
the enemy prudcntly struck his colors.
Lieut.. Parker WAS sent on board to take
possession of the prize, which proved to
be his NJ ljesty's ship Java, rating SO
but mounting 40 guns, commanded by
CAPTAIN Lam bert distinguished officer.
(who was mortalIy woundedDwith crew
Of UPWARDS Of 400 men besides 100 su-
pernumerary men going out to the East
indies for different ships there. There
were on board many passengers, among
whom are 1t. Gen; Hisiop, Governor
of Bombay, Major Walker and Capt.
Wood of his staff, Captain Marshall,
master and commander in the royal
navy and several officers appointed to
ships in the East Indies -,
On board the Java were 90 killed
anl.17O wounded. The Constitution
had 9 killed and Is wounded.
She had on board dispatches for
St. Helena. Cape of Good Hope
and the different establishments in
the East Indies and China. and cop
=. ,,d @ f,ieatps. building
at Bombay. The Java was-an eie'
CANT ship, and fitted in the most . com
plete manner for the purpose OF car
ryiug out the Governor n. to Bombay
Tie crew. with the officers baggage
being taken out. the ship was set fire
TO. Jan. 1st, and blew us, as she wa'
so crippled as to render it impos''
bic to bring her into port. :.
Commsdole cambridge was slight
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