Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-10-28
From the Aurorq.
MIR. CROKER'S
EULoGIUM ON .4NERIC.4N SET



1t will, no doubt, strike the reader that in
the debate in the British Parliament. nun
!ished in our last, on me state me Br;-
fish mary" Mr.. Croker has paid our tars a
higher compliment, than even, the most en-
thusi;tstc admirers oftheir heroic deeds have
yet done. That the causes, which MIR.
Croker assigns for our naval victories. ma "
be Impressed upon the public mind, we shall
re-publish that part of has reply To the reso-
lutions introduced by lord Cochrane. which
has immediate relation to the subject. Let
II be keptin mind, that these are the onini.
ons not OF a friend to this country, as might
be supposed, but one of the di9ciples of pitt
and fellow laborer with the Infamous Cas-
tlereagh in the work of devastation, treach-
cry and corrlption.----It cannot be denied
that in this instance, he has, however nm.
willingly or undesignedly. done that Justice
TO an enemy, which nothing short Of an alb
solute convictions Gifts being deserved, could
have drawn from him.
Mr.. Croker said
!" He was surprized the noble lord should
have Ventured 10 submit to tile house resolu.
ton bearing upon its face such evident marks
OF its own iaisehood-a resolution, so reDtete
as it is with the most unfounded calumny and
with such distortion of facts-who but the noble
lord would have ever dreamed of such an in
sinuatlon, as That the late victories qaned bv
the American navy over the British flag. had
been attributable, not TO the Inequality of force.
but 80 the misconduct and pusiiamimity of our
sailors Hear, hear J What he would ask
was the crew o. tie Java dispirited when Size
was taken Hear. Whcn the Macedonian
was taken, was her crew sunk in anatbv anil
broken hearted ~ Heir, hear) So far from,
tins being Inc cast, he could state from his oSvs
knOyvledSe that IN the latter part of the actions
IN which these vessels were engaged, and in
which they fought with so much honor To
themselves, and 30 much glory to the British
name, when almost all hopes had failed. their
spirit and yalor still remained northumberland
instead, as the noble lordwould have the house
to believe, ofHhking amidst the weight Of their
mIsiorlunes, they cheered each other, with re-
Iterated shouts OF encouragement aud those
cheers invariably commenced among the woun.
ded in the cockpit bid this, he would de
mand ofthe noble lord shew any thing like a
crew dlsheartencd Did this shew British
sailor TO be aught bat what he had ever proved
himself to be Did this tend TO :afnlsh. or To
diminish the lustre which had ever attended
the career Of the British navyl CHear, hear. J
With these Jacfs before The house aud The coun.
ny, was he not authorised to ca upon the no.
Die loro to state, how be- could presume TO ask
the house to vote for has resolution Another
bic lord would cOnstrue intO q new proof of tbA
pathetical and dishear ened state Of our sal
ors. That to which he aludcd, was the con.
iuet OF John Humble, the boMswain Of the Ja.
va, who, 1t would be seen on examination before
court marital, amongst other facts, stated.
hat having had his arm carried away, he went
below the surgeon, and, Shaving had tbe
lump "put 10 rights, Us leterined it, he ba-
ing the tourniquet applied to IL, returned 20
he deck and cheered the bosrders with his
2'Pe-L near, keay J was Tins proof of any
dimnuion Of BRUSH valor, or Of a falling On n
the character and spirit of those brave men.
Who, until lbeied and blown upon by the no.
Ole lord, bad stood above he mos. distant i'm.
Putation of miscondn t."
Is needless TO enquire whether or not
the crew OF the Gucr7ey, the Java, or TN,
Macedonian, we're dispriieJ and broken
hearted" when these vessels were ca3tur-
ed, since it has been a.wcil ascertained fact.
thu a great proportion 81 them we're killed