Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-03-08

Renome, a FrS>clr lrig sc, ra:el in Steele's
British Navy i-isS, a Jrrfp four g,.a JiSase,
the same rate ostne Constitution and doubt
less carrying the same nun.0cr OF gum. She
was captured Oft Madagas0ar, S0;h May,
1911, III company with the La Neye,dc. of
f4suns, by the British frigat 5 phcbe, Astrea.
and Salatea, after a severe action. She
was conaidered very fine vessel so much
for the boasted correct information always
to be expected" IRON Lord High Admiral
Russell.
Since the above was intypc, we have re-
ceived The following particular stateneu
from an Officer OF the Navy.
Iperceive that the Centinei of IVednes-
day, states the Java TO be by Steele's Navy
List, RACED So. The Editor of that paper
may realty discover that Stcele's List is Ii
ableto inaccuracies fer lie will find in some
of the;h, that the Acasta is rated 20. and
in others 4S gnn ship. From the manner
| in which the same Editor has given TO the
public the victory obtained over the Java it
Is fair presumption that his feelings woald
not admit the Acasta 10 be aAS, Il She was,
taken by an Americana rigate.
he force OFT the Java, formerly the French
frigate L'Renomme, which the British called
Al on capturing her, now state from the
fest authority, was twenty eight 18 poun-
ders on the quarter deck, four 80 Founders.
and two large 2pounders on the forecastle.
and enc shifting gun. "a FOUNDER.
from the long acquaintance which the
Editor OF the Centinei processes he has had
with Stee'e's List, and British rates, should
n nix by this time he had learnt, thar the Bri.
| tish Navy rate their ships, from the number
OF guns on particular deck, and that fri
gate carrying twenty eight Is Founders on
the man deck, is regularly called by them a
81, which rate has frequently So guns mount
ed Should the Editor of the Centinel doubt
this statement of the manr er the British rate.
their ships, by calling OH board the Const-
tuuan, he may there see it III written author
Ivy from the British government, directed
70 their Boards ofOrtlnance at Bombay and
Caicu ia, taken in the Java. He NAV also.
It he chooses, weigh some of the Java's shot
and compare them with the weight of the
shot on board the Constitution. and convjnce
himself that instead of pounds difference
between the rated 1875 and 24's there is
scarcely 5 pounds; and that the SO pound
shot OF the Java. are heavier than the 80
! pound shot the Constitution And he NAV
| also By comparing the Quarter Bills of the
respective ships, convince even his doubtful
mind, that the Java had one man more sta
tioneda each gun on her gun. deck, and two.
more men at each gun on the upper deck.
tnan what the Constitution had II is lit
Gle strange that the Editor of paper in A.
merica, should wish to make the English
| frlgate Java OF less force than her own ofi-
GERS did, who all called her an eipht-and
thirty and 1t also appears singular that he
should make an apology for Com Bainbridrc
TOR his returning into port. He may now
learn that Cnm. cambridge has not found
1t necessary to apologize for himself on this
| head.
| AS to the comment of the said Editor, re-
specung credit to be given to Mr.. d. Cor
neck letter, 1t is too contemplate to be no.
ticed ny