The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-06-11

- board the Chesapeake, duplicates were
.. gicers and crew of both vessels
u'cs, have suffered severely IN the close &,
,CSrprrdlc VCntcst, and fears are excited Of
tarlhei loss or board the Chesapeake by
tUS ~ VI tAls occurrence the untortunste
'c.minscios os the batll:is generally asci,-
te,.
The sapeake was rared So guns, but
~ understand nounted ~, The shannon,
vas rated IS, hut. j, Is said. mounted 52--Se
"as Superior 10 weight at metal. ! he
numher Of Uen probably about equal. he
Chesapeake h1d been reh,ted 10, d cruise *
VAS Yearly ready for sea.
CAgtain Lawrence tcok the commanded
the Chesapeake few day. Slice. So,.e
Charges had also occurred in the other Oil
.ers and th. First lieutenant was sick on
shore. FOR TIE same GHsLrrs Ia be long
associated, we shouid c...ceIyc an advan-
ta8e Many of the saiicr> Mere fresh re-
cruits, ana little ar no rprortu,ity had
been aifrded to discipline them, as the
business Of equipping TIE vessel for sta
was nor completed. The enemy, on the
contrary, there is reason 10 believe was
specially prepared for a rencontre with the
iriEate President. All her Officers and
men had been for several months in the
SAME ielauve siuations-the complement
In each repect was full---and the seamen
lad had every chance OF being Thoroughly
exercised. From these circumstances Cap
laurence night, without improperly,
nave delayed the interview, hut he yielded
TO the impulse of his intrepid spirit
as soon as he saw, the foe, and wharever
speculations there may be as 10 what would
have been the nloGe OF battle deNrvinc
r. y
one doubts the bravery OF Inc commantler,
officers and crew, aau. tha, he did what Re
Considers" best. rers,ua! accidents early
i'll tae enEaEc ni,nt -iray ave contributed
WIN the Ell cis %. Tie expulsion to have
produced ihe len,,ntaole result.
Among the Od.cers Of the Chesapeake
were many !oung 8,utiemen OF this t,.wu-
AID tih me pa uCuars OF the battle are
known great an~iey VAL prevail.
Al The acc,uuis We yet have OF the
captore OF TIE Eh.s2psekl lead to a belief
that the Americas dad not strike thsir
own colours. FclaGion,.
From HE SALEM GAZETTE,
a ms NJ mi c.
CHES.4P G-tk3 e .S{{.1NNOM
Cape Ann aenims boat arrived here
Yesterday mor"ims, WDich, together with
Niaroiehead boat. a, rrrg mar the scene
or acuon- The Cut>ai cake snake him
when within very snoi; distance ct her
antagonist, about whom She made some
enquiry. Iue Shannon also haiied the
M aibi.head boat x .tavqse; Ter to remove
further out OF danger. The ubScvva,i:ns of
tne skipper agree in the Tns,n ysi;h the
Boston account He SAYS tBat "a cr tn,
sreat guns ceased, a constant stream of
IRE froi" musquct, was KEEP, up Tor about
he same iength ct uine that the eaunoDa
ding had continued. he observed the ~
plosion on board the Chesapeake which
appeared to him to he near tne mainu.as.,
sending up body OF smoke (as lie desCr
bed ~ as big as hogshead in,mea,ateiy
upon which he saw the American Aae
lowered, and the English, then ran over it,
and boats passing and repassing between
the ships. which lay TOO for a cons dera5Ie
,ime, aud between D and y c'clock stoud
to the Eastward. Previous 10 the battle he
pIcken up Is boxes which the Chesapeake
had em2ted of canister shct, and thrown
over. They are AL marked 4th division.
~ Meeting of = The Friends Of The
Revelation" IS requested at he Washington
Tavern, This Evening at o'clock.
CT Tic friends nj Mrs. \ me Mitchell deed are
Teuuestyt attend her isf.,.,.t III .,...;-u 4