The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-11-04

A, meridian, both neets steering w. by y !;
minutes past IL heard tho report Of mus
ket on board Of the enemy's ship Queen Char
,oiie, which was succeeded by one OF her waist
guns, and was returned by on animated hre
from The Lawrence, seconded By the brig Gale
donia', and the rest from the smaller vessels
as they came up-at half past -, a tremen-
dnos hiring was kept up on both sides, being
wthia abou, point blank range with each 9TH
er-at !, the commodore made the signal Tor
closer action, at the same time ordering the
Caledonia 10 take her station under his stern,
and run do~nin the midst OF the enemy's fleet;
when the action became general, betwe cen the
Lawrence, the Catalonia, and several small
vessels on the one side, and the Detroit, Queen
Charlotte, Lady Provost, brig Hunter, and
several smaller vessels on the Other.
About three, the Lawrsnce, being In The
shortest OF the action, and having los, SO many
OF her crew IN killed and wounded, that the
otheers and even the commodore had 10 work
the guns, and she being SO crippled from the
hre OF two ofihe enemy's largest ships, the
intrepid PERRY hauled down his mnion jack,
and with his usual presence Of mind, delibcr-
ately Jsmpcd into boat and got on board The
Niagara, vessel OF the same size with the
Lawrepce, bore down upon The enemy, and
renewed the action, when the Queen Charlotte
struck, and few minutes after the Detroit,
and within 30 minutes of 4,the whole fleet
struck, except two small vessels who a,tempt-
ed to get away by making sail, but were chas-
ed aud brought back by our pilst-boa, and an
other OF our smaller vessels.
Thus by the unparalleled skill and bravery
OF Commodore Porry (whom every officer and
seaman acknowledges with reverence to be
the saviour OF the whole American squadron
on lake Erie) we hud ourselves in possession
OF the ship Detroi, OF 30 guns, large "a poun-
dcrs. the ship Queen CHARLOTTE, of 10 guns,
the brig Hunter Of 10 guns, the schooner
Lady Provost, Of ~ guns, the schooner Chip
pewsy, OF gun, and the soop Little Belt, OF
guus,--in all s. guns.
Tho Lawrence when she struck, had 60
men wounded and 20 killad, lying ON her deck,
all her rigging cut away, and spars much in
jured, with shot holes through her in every
direction. The Caledonia was also much in
Jured, but has bsen repaired, and is now res-
dy to sail ; and the Lawrence has been soAi
10 Erie with the wounded, where she will be
fitted out. The two captured ships have no
masts standing they were so much cut up in
Wv "Sh"o, ep"t thC mot butS VI Win OISW AL
overheard (: and their hulls are SO peppsrcd
that common ,ized plate canno, be laid on
them without covering balls or ball holes !;
they will remain here ill We get possession
OF Maiden, where they will ba repaired
The mode OF warfare adopted by the enemy
was very ungeGtlemanly they fred carcasscs,
and every kind of combusublc materials !;
while we deah ut'good wholesome ralions Of
round,grape and canister. Since they have
fallen iato our hands, the British prinencrs
have been treated (as they acknowledge them
selves better by Us than thsywerc by their
own people and the humanity OF the Ameri-
cans has, OH this occasion as we'll az on all
others, been as conspicuous as their bravery.
Ohio Freeaonian.
1t. TunsKR, who commanded the CaIedonan,
belongs 10 this place. lie is meri,orious and de-
serving young officer, and his conduct Oh the above
brilliant occasion is handsomely spokep of by his