Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-15
Ero,, The Gosfon Centinel.

| CHESAPEAKE AND SHANNON.
"a Halifax paper OF the ielh ult. was
received at the Ct'tire House Yesterday,
which gives more infinitely the parucn-
l,rs of the battle between those friga.es.
| We lave not been shle 10 copy 1t; but
from a perusal of it, give the following
| outline. The account admits that the
Chesapeake came into close action IN
very gallant Style; that the canhonade
was furious; but that at the second
hroadside the Chesapcakc's upper decks
were swept; that the ships then closed,
but the Chesapeake shooting ahead, was
caught by the Shannon's anchor, ard
brought obliquely across the S"ann"a,s
bows, and was exposed to hrc WHICH
sIrewed her main deck with killed an'!
wounded. That after the snn"ke occa-
sioned by the Blowing up OF a snaii
open cask of mu,quet cartridges, abatt
the mzen mast Of the Chesapeake
(Which occa<ionad 20 essential dansaBe)
captain Broke saw = flvoraole moment
.!Dr boarding, and psssedirtn the Cicsa-
peaks near the 5n'zen rigging with Only
20 men; bat they nerc afterwards toS-
lowed by 80 or 40 Dar,ncs, who si'enced
the tops; and, thirteen minutes tom
toe firing of the tirst gnn. the tairest,
shortest, severe,t aud most decisive &C
ton ever fought between two ships "f
equal force" ended. That INC Shannon
mounted SO guns-ihe weight Of her
metal being 1910 los Fms saPeake
4a-weisht of meta! 81 making toe
ChesaDeake's round 50 los. heavier than
tha .;hannon's. Tnat the vlCiuailed
muster book crew Of the Chesapeake
was $50; the vicLuailed crcw OF tie
Shannon 3a5, twenty Of winch had nst
before been impressed from vessel
from Ireland-taat captain Broke was
wounded at the close 0: ihe actlon, while
calling on his mcn 10 desist and give
CHARTERS. Il denies that either ship lost
spar, and that af the damage to the
halls, that of the S,annop's was trihIng
10 that Of the Chesapeake. Ii contains
some assertions respecting the car
t:iases & lanyridge Of ,hc Chesapeake,
and .r lime casi1, sc which, II untru1,
We hope to see officially contradlcted.-
L closes with some severe ridicuie on
The statements in the American papers,
about = combustibo 'slinkpots, lnlernai
machines OF terrible construction, &c.
sc. and with a trade against Yankee
fa!sabood, r,ahce, &c. winch Is oCad
match TO ,aost of tho slang OF the Aurp-
ra, Ssc. ON the other side or the gutter.
go Y
From the az j E%ser PARROT.
MArrEh-o-FAcT ANEcDoTE.
During the present blockade OF New
London, the celebrated D.. =, OF
Hartford, Conn. made a visit to tile for.
.,,er place with the view OF Examining
the STATE ofth fortihcations, sc. Wnite
there, be concluded to deliver a discourse
ID croudcd audience attended, prlnci-
paliy composed of The soldiers and sail
ors on duty there. The DR.. TOOK Tor
MS text :: Fear God s. honor the King"
In the course of his sermon he had tIe-
ouent. occ aslon to repeat the words OF his
ic XII. One o, the sailors belonging TO
the Macedonian was observed TO be very
restless: atlsny,h, on the Doctor once
more repeating the words, ;" Honor the
King" the tar could no longer restrain
his indignation, supposing the DR.. al
luded to the King of England he rose
up and audibIy exclaimed, " Fear God
aud homer the Congress but let the
King alone :" at the same time looking
very ansrily at the pr"acber.-The au-
dicnce we're much agitated, and an or
derby sergeant stepping up to the salle-
~, Ordered the sailor to 5e quiet or he
would turn him out OF the church--the
sailor sterniy replied, By Us if the
lubber says so again, III pull him out OF
his bunk"