Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-10-28

anu F'0UHded-that their ships were Com,
pieteiy riddled and rendered unmanageable.
whilst our own were comparatively uniniur-
ed-and that notwithstanding the "shi,ic
ana Vaior OF their c1e7vs remained unsu6du,
ea' they were glad to cry forquarters from
tneir conquerors, who, according to MIR.
Croker's acknowledgement, must have been
their Suheriors in " sti,ft and yaLoy" as well
as IN sktH. as the issue of these engagements
proves--and as the result OF every battle
fought on equal terms, since the commences
nent OF the war, places beyond dispute.
Mr.Croker has now fully settled the point
IN dispute between the two political parties
IN TINS country so far as relates to British
linvncioihEy-he has acknowledged & main,
tanned
1. That neither the crew of the Java or
the Macedonian were dishDited or sunk
IN apathy, either at the beginning or at
the termination of the engagements in
which those vessels were taken.
2. That their capture was " no hroofof
any diminution of British valor, or of a
falling of in their character and spirit"
and MIR Croker states 9. from his o,vn
Knowledge :" too
8. That" in the latter hQrt Of the ac,;on.
in which these vessels (the Java & Ma
cedonian) were engaged, and in which
they fought with much honor 10 Them
selves, and SO much glory TO tie British
name, when almost all ho:aes lof beating
an equal force in Yankee cock boat1
ha,l failed, their spirit and valor still re-
manned uosubdued.''
We hope that the question of navak Sxhe-
,i9riy is now decided for ever-now that
even Mr.. Croker, in the face of the British
parliament, openly declares and ad mits that
the capture OF three British frigates and Sc
veral sIoops OF war, by an equal force of A.
nercans, is " no hroof Of any dinliauifion of
valor, and does not tend to tarnish or dimi-
niSh the lustre, which had ever attended the
career of the Britith navy"
We hope that after this we shall he.r,o
more whining and lamentation about the in.
Ufncibity of his majesty's navy, from the
British party in this country, when the Fri,
fish government itself, through the mouth of
one OF IT'S official organs, openly acknow-
hedges that the CAPTURE Of British Shihs of
7par 6y american Shiis Of qpQr of equal force
does not tend to diminish the lustre, which
had ever attended the career of the British
navy--so anxious indeed is MIR. Croker IN
swell the magnitude of our victories. that he
is quite indignant at the bare idea that we
should have gained them by the z,,iscon.
dacf and fHsillannity ofthe British seamen
but on the contrary, asserts that thew
ShSSIeu edSh otner with reiterated shouts os
encouragement, and those cheers invariably
commenced among the wounded in the cock.
plt!' What greater tribute has hitherto
been rendered to American skill and vajor
than hisvountary acknowledgement of Mr..
Croker F-How ought Americans to appre-
cate the deeds of their countrymen, when
even Britons acknowledge that to be defeat
ed by them, does not tarnish the honor of the
British navy--a navy uniformly triumphant
for series of years--and held of late to he
inyincible.
we might say much more on this subject
but the tribute which Croker paws 70 on,.
naval heroes, is so full and explicit, that his
own words are sufficient for our purpose-ws
wo1id merely recommend them to the con-
s'deratioE OF those whose business it has
been to usderrate the deeds of their conn
trymen, and to emblazon and elevate the
merits of the enemy