The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-04-01
MARYLAND. baltimore. MARCH 90
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.

United States schooner Adeline. Chesapeake Bay,
March IL, 1918.
/ was until the 10th inst. reaching the
mouth oil the Potomac, where received di-
rect information that the enemy were in
Lynnhaven Bay with four 7z's, five friga,es,
and some smaii vessels and ,ha, two olhcc
frigates, with two armed Baltimore builr
schooners and sloop were OF New-Poinr
light, committing depredalions 10 every inlet
and on every bay-crait they could come a.
cross. immediately proceeded down tho
bay, and at midnight made hai Dor under
Gwinb's Island, the wind being ahead and
prospect OF bad whether. After having anch-
ored IN a line across the channel with two
gun boats in company (the other not being a.
bic 10 fetch in hsd gone to the Rsppahau-
nock.JI was hailed from an armed sch'r.
within Us, to know who we were. informed
him, and upon requesting to know who Rc
was, he went to quarters Immediately, and
ordered ny boat aboard him. | had anchor,
ed with springs upon our cables and our men
at quarters. / ordered him to let me know
who he was, and upon his insisting OH my
boats baing sent to him, fired a musket az.
head OF him, which be Instantly returned
with bioadside Of round aud grape shot,
with constant fire Of small arms Being
well assured from this conduct, that it was
one OF the schooners belonging to the enemy,
opened a fire on her from this vessel, and
In about fifteen or twenty minutes silenced
her. now ceased firing, and desired the
nearest gun.boat to hail him and know ii he
had struck 10 us, and who he was. He made
no reply, but Immediately renewed the &C.
tion. then ordered general ere from all
the vessels, and In aboul the same length Of
time sllenced him second time. He acted,
upon our ccasing TO fire, precisely as he had
before done, and II was hah an hour before
he was a third time siIsnced. Although his
conduct dad not deserve third indulgence,
yet humanity induced me to stop the efiusion
OF blood, which our well directed fire muss
evidently have caused on board his vessel I.
was DOW IN the act OF sending an Officer on
board him to take possession, when dscov-,
cred he had made sail and was cndeavorine To
escape under cover of the darkness Of the
night. Immediately cut my cable and made
alter him but after running Gghr Of half
an hour, his great superiority of ssiling and
the extreme darkness OF the night, effected
his escape. The last we saw Of him, he APP
peared to be on wind down the Bay. This,
procedure, added TO his other conduct, and
his having, as am informed by the inhabi-
thnls of this place, anchored here iast at
night, without showing any co.ors, confirms
me IN the opinion of his being one Of their.
light cruizers. He has no dosb, suffered Sc.
verely in killed and wounded, as we were at
all times in good grape md canister dis
lance, and from the quantity Of his buIwarks,
which were i1oated on shore near where he
lay, his hull must have been as much shatter-
ed, as we could see his rigging appeared 10
be, by the light from bis guns
Our damage has been very trihing, only
one man severely wounded, and our rigging
a little cut. Cannot say too much in praise.
OF all the eeiccrs and crew of this vessel.
Extract of letter from lieutenant Sinclair dated.
United States schooner Adeline, Chesape AXE Bay.
March l3.
s. have the satisfaction to inform yoi,,
that have this day received informa,ion,
that the unknown vessel we engaged on tho
ioth a, night, and Of which gave you the
particulars in my letter OF the ilth, was mis-
B. NJ. schooner Lottery, and that she sunk
that night before she could reach the feet at
New Point Comfort" wa
MASSACHUSETTS,. Salem, 1i4-eh ae.
Capt Bowditch, of Salem, Of the brig
Henry, was at Holmes Hole when the Hor.
net went in, and was on board her. lie in.
forms that the Hornet had taken two or three
other prizes besides the Peacock, and had .
considerable quantity Of captured goods On
board. The number Of prisoners brough, in
was t27 Several American prisoners we're
on board the Peacock at the time OF the ac-
ton, and two IMPRESSED dmerieans, who re-
presented tn the captain that they were a..
mcricsns, and could not fight against their
countrymen out we're ordered to their STA
,ions and compelled tn fight, one Of these
men -vas a eoasin 10 the lady ef Captain l.a1v-
renee /! /! 4E
Americans who we're on board The Peacock
inform, that when il was asccrtsined tha, the
Hornet was an Hmericsn sicop ef war; gen.
eral panic rervsded the crew OF tho Peacock,
aod ihc Captain reprisnanded Dhem severely