The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-05-06

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no USE .oF.LeRDS, MareA 20.
.NagaL Mismunagrsarnf:

which convinced him Of .-vifai he had before
.stsspcs,oA, via. that PsrliameniAizl been ex.
ircmely ren,iss in its attention.ic ehc adnin.
,is,xa;ion of the Navy. The Noble Lord al
The head Of the Naval dcpar,ment was no, in
his place but he thought it bis boundcn duty
10 take the earliest opportunity Of giving no
tice, tkas he should, upon an early day, sub
Z mir 10 their Lordships motion relative to The
, Naval administration of the county. Their
Lordships ought no longer TO refrain from,
.insli.nling the proper Inquiries. He, at least,
would bring the subject before them and in
doing so, lac was actuated solely by sense uf
duty, and deep conviction Of It's nee essity.
From the London @iar, Of March 2ots.
1t is our painful da,y 60 record ano,her
.humilia.ing sacrifice 20 the Americans, in
the capture ef the Java, ope of the 6nesx
British Frigatcs which was ever. launched (
The DauntIess, has arrived At Plymouth, fron,
Gibraltar, with the melapcholy intelligence.
While We elament this additional misfortune.
it is some satisfaction TO know that The brave
men, who composed the crew, of tho Jaw,
diJ their duty. Her colours we're bot s,rucl:
nn,il her bowsprit and masts were literally
blown out of her. She WAS a. fine French
built Ship, prs years old, and was captured
after a gallant action, from the French, in the
East.lndies, about two years and, half ago,
Our readers will perceive that the subject
has Been. promptly taken up in, Parliament.
! i.Qfd Darby last night gave notice Of a mo
'',iot, Which viii probably hayethe effect, if
iio,Sof explaining where the blame. lies, at
least oFquickcring those Operations by which
!fasA.nefica" Navy Is 70 be y check
PC Franz the Lonaeu f;,ot, gS1are6 2oM.
We lament most deeply TO have 10 s,ate,
that another British f'igale, the Java, ha.
been taken by the American irigate Cons,i-
@,o'ion Tho Java Was On her passage to tho
East-indies, having on boaId Lieut. Gei..
. Iislop. who was going our as Commander in
chiei 10 Bombay, together with his suite, and
a Number ofrecrui,s and passengers, inclu-
ding some additional Lieutenants Of the navy,
insomuch, that there appears no. on this oc.
casion, that deficiency in point Of numbers,
which, in the piior instances, passed for tho
priaclpal cause OF thc success Of the, Ameri-
cans. The action was obs,ina,ely. maintain
cd 3 and the immense proportion Of loss OH
our part, while IT consoles Us with the assur.
ance Of the unimpalred siate ofthe clprae,cr.
istic bravery Of our sesmcn, affords al, addi-
,ional reason to lament the unhappy result
that we have announced, and aD additional
ground 10 reflect and to inquire seriously H.
10 the strange causes which have rendered
our relative circumstances, with respect 10
this new enemy; SO different from what they
haye been, touching all others, that VIC have
had hitherto TO contend with.-We have noc
room 10 enter into this important subiec, this
day. Butthe mourning OF our hearts, which
c,apmenced on the first capture Of British
ship-by an American, and has been rendered
dsener and more melancholy by every sue
ceseiye instance, and most deep by tits .:..s
atisstipg event, can neverbc laid aside, ill
the aheaor of-,hc British flag shall be redeem.
ed, By gce.tabhshing-the same triumpIian, SUP
esioyiky over the Americans. that we 'havs
eveHherr,oforc he'd over all the nations ,hae
! lrseerse the seas. .-
. Fsom Ae London Times Of '.s11ren 25ih.
The public will learn with Sentiments,
which wss shail not presume 70 anticipate,
that'a third B'iash. Frigats has struck 10 an
American. is AN occurrence that caiis
Gor serious refiection--,his, and tho faci stat.
Cd 10 Our paper of yesterday, that. Lloyd's
list contains notices Of upwards OF hve hun
dred Bviishvessels captured, in seven months,
by the e'Americans Fire hundred mercksns-
men and shres Fr;guses
Can these state emcnts be true and cen the
English people hear them uumoved ! Any
one who bad predicted such result Of an A.
merican war, this time las. year, would have
been treated as madmsn or . irai,or. Ho
would have been told, il his opponents had
condesceaded to argue with him, that lonp.
ere seven months had elapsed, the An. -ricsn
| flag would be swept from the seas, the con-
temp,ible navy Of the United States snnihila,-
ed and their maritime afsenals rendered a
heap Of ruins. Yet down to this moment. nnt
a single American fIigate has struck her flsy
-1hey Insult aad laugh at our want of rn.
terprize snd sigor. They leave their po,,s
wheo they please, and return 10 them whcn
II suits t'ieir convenience they traverse rhc
Atlantis |; sae. brs~t tie " -H-Indis lsIlnJ.