The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-06-25
Donasstic.
From tsc Boston l}aNy .Adoertisy
CONSTITUTION AND JAVA.

redChsu TINS country. in ihe form OF . letfer
ststet &c De iiorl Lieut., Ihads 20 John " ~
: sen Croker. but the palpable niisrenra.
| ASh'"u'hs WITH WHICH this letter abouI,dS.
.t'ate " ociiet THAI the lie ter was not WRIT
ten Oy iieut, Oh ads; Ior a. a seaman :, =.
TO be presc;ned that re never wcn,,i 80,
cou'mlttsd hlmseit IN tie manner TIA r..
yer o"es Commit hin. 1t Is therefore a SAC
! inference that the letter wa e,st,a, bc2
S"'is " 'isoa t.rocker. 70. iljuysriS 20 sr,ss
81 the y duiialty. Butte il fan ci.fer =
carries ITS own Ietutation; and i,-e,Is only 70
DC fead TO SHOW the absurdiy ana fAlsity of
IT'S statements. When, how ever sneh vi
gent MARKS OF the want Gs magr auinity ~,
inc part OF anenetny, who had prof of bia
oeing We'i Tough 10y his Toe, aud certsinly
leAperenced generous treatment ate, his
Capture, are exhibi ed TO the public /; Il then
becomes an act Of but Comm n in, ice IN ~
pose such iiibera!i.y in its proper .co,ors.
ana III state facts which deicacy' alone r..
wares van4u'shed foe had suppressed.
ons in The letter alluded f..
ihe first assertion that the Const;totio,
was made out I" be a large frigate . Is in.
correct ana is disproved by the fact thar
4he was supposed by the offcers Of tn Iva
10 De the Essex, which they were inf ry,ed
mad sailed from St. Jago but four da.s nrr.
Vioh' To the arrival OF the Java AT Thar
pisce. Ihis ali the cfficers Of tn, law Sc
Lieut.. Chads himself, admitted. ,Yhi,s, -,
board the Constitution :; and they exn,..s =
toeir establishment at her ann, sri,oS ~
S'nau, winch appearance was in consc-
queoce or her being disguised with taint
Inc second Assertions states thar the Con-
stitution tackled and made All sail ava, mn. -,
!ne vino st the same time mentions the
Java oeing 10 wmdwarc. The absurdit, g
u" oS,r or this sentence mus; be PAL
paole to the mind OF everv seaman.
Inc Sd assertion, that the CcDs,itu,icn a..
pcned her IRE, at one half mile d;.,ar.o
wp'eh was not returned until the Java was
c'o'e upon her weather bows. is foil wed by
q neflaration Of the same ignorant writer.
,nat thev could n brmg her 20 close acii
on ai,Eongh hey were eli, c upon he. i.oss.
q 10 Wmdward Aad h zdmt tina n. Crp-
9utntipn Wa: Wing 20, snd thai The lava Nd
S'eaIiy ths superiority IN sailing
Ouf opponent avoid d Close artion u,
hred nlSi y the .wrSrer 81 ina, -tx.ttv,- &c
been there and spoken the truth. ne ,onId
nave ackrow iede.d that the Ccrsfitu+iro
even exposed herself to r.isng FIRE +, get
ne position OF close action and that he
Java believing the Constitution to be The Els.
sSh' WIN carr"nades. made every possible
nahGnvre to prevent the Constitution cIos
I''g with her This was, h we've efEactrd
IN spite # all the exertons on board tha
Java and so close position was taken thai
IT was presumed the acticn wc,ild have
oetn decided IN that sitiiaticn. without fur
ther mhneuvring ; both vessels living i.h-
IN pistol shot, the lava t. wiudward, so that
each vessel could bring ali her guns T. bear
spoh me other.-But most astonishingIy to
all on board the Constitution, the lava nus
FER helm up and wore raund 10 get lear ~
the excessively hsavy fire from the Capsti-
tution, thereby exposing herself 10 rakin
1re' Al 1t mad been the inc nation # cg,t+
Lambert to have boarded, which that wi
ter ASSERTS To be the case, he certainly could
nave taken position favorable f. SUCH an
attempt But Lieut.. Chads told the Com
h"oore they never had an intention Of
,Onsrdines ana observed. .'Sir again suct a
crew as yours it would have been imross,Sle
To nave succeeded" The ackuowletc..
ment of The writer /" of having a p ca, naTe
II their crew killed and wounded--.heir
Oo"spNc and three mastS p.re-severai
guns use"ss--many Of their mates and mid
'nlpmen Killed, and the greater part IS ind.
cu' Is sufficient Comment upon the asser-
to- that the Constitution frrd h.gh al me
M"1tS III proves, at least, thatth ul' as
wen asthe masts and spars, vas the beet
| ot her aim. The asserti u that he Iva
was not able 10 keep The weather gage j. e.
qually false with the others she retained
| 1t durlnG the whole e the acfion aid ON q.
very tack. And when the Java AZ mi
nutes past 4, strGck her fag the CONSTITUTE
GA lay unier her lee beam, and In thai n,-
sippn ceased her FIRE On seeing The I, VOC
h"g was hauled down, she then shot ahead
TO repair dan ayes and while thus enplov-
lea, The h9g va again hois'ed on board the
lJavsl which excited general DISCUS; OFT b ard
che Constr uuoh, 1t was eydent 10 MS that
the Java could make 10 further resistance
and thai this 'ceuvre was MA e rom tie
false pride OF desiring thai liz the teport Of
the action its duration might be le ethesed.
Oar presumPti' u prove cotr. o. bear.
ing down upon her size s'r.ck her fsp Sc
cOnd time atho' aeitaer vessel had fled a
sho after 5 minute, pas 4. the action having
iastsd preci, ely hour SIS minutes. great
part cf which TING was taken up in MAJ
nGuvriug.
The last assertion, respecting The number
killed and wounded on D. ard the Constita
ton, is also incorrect. 1t is = fact that VA
had not man killed when in close action
with the Java and her killed and ptihci-
lpsl rart 81 her wounded were At lone shot
Charity induces ne to believe that tie post
script to the letter is forgery, If ne letter
Itself is not; fer Lieut.. Chad saw the lie
Of the killed and wounded om board the
Consttutien tx mad minute cf the sarneY
winch correctly stated 9 killed q IS wcnnd-
ed including The Commodore. Aud NJ, q.
man Of our wnunded died urtil some time
IN Iouu,rv affsr the JavaSe 1rc,, J. 4. 49,