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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-01
WAsHINcroN CITY, June %.
Cohy Of a letter from LII. Bndd TO the Sec'y
fhe Nary, dated
HALIFAx, June 18Th, 1918.

SIR
The unfortunate death of Capt. James
laurence and Lieut.. augustus C.. LueJiogy.
has rendered it my duty to inform Won OF
the Capture of the late u. States Frieate
Chesapeake.
On tuesday June LIST, at 8 A. NJ. we nm.
moored ship and at meridian got under wav
from Presidents Roads, with a Iieht wind
from the southwark and westward, and pro
ceeded on cruise. a ship was then in
SIGHT IN the offing which had the appearance
or snip OF war, and which, from informa-
ton received from pilot boats and craft. we
oehcved to be the British Frigate Shannon
we mace san III chase and cleared ship for
action at ha'f past four p. NJ. she hove TO,
win her mead to the southwark and east
Waru. AT , +. M took in the royals and
top gallant sails, and half past five hauled
the courses up. About Is minutes before &
4. M'the action commenced within pistol
shot. The first broaesde did great evec,,.
ton on both sides, damaged our RIGGING.
Killed arlong others Mr. White the ssiI;nc
master and wounded Capt. Lawrence. In
about IL minutes after the commencement
OF the action, we fell on board of the enemy
ana Immediately after one of our chests IN
the quarter deck was blown up bt a hand
grenade thrown from die encmy's shin
IN lew minutes one of the Captains aids
came on the gun deck to inform me that the
ooarders were called. Immediately called
tue ooardcrs away and proceeded 10 tbe
spardeck, where ! found that the .,er,,,
had succeeded in boarding us and had gain
ed possession OF our or. deck. Iimmedi,teIy
gave orders to haul OF board the fore tack
Tor the purpose of shooting the ship clear Of
the other, and then made AN attenpt tn re-
gain the quarter deck, but was wounded z,
thrown down on the gun deck. / again
made an effort to collect the boz r.lers' but
IN the mean time the enemy had gained
complete possession of the ship. On nv be-
ing carried down to the cockpit. I there
found Capt. Lawrence and Lieut.. Ludlow
oc.n mortally wounded the former had
been carried below previously to the ships |
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WASHINcToN CITr, June IS.
Cohg of letter from, Commodore JoHN
CASSiN 10 The Sec'ry ofthe Navy.
Navy Yard, Gosport, June 81. 1915.

SIR,
On Saturday at IL p. NJ. Capt Iarbell
moved with the hotilla under his command
consisting OF Is gun-boats. in two divisions,
lieut.. John.M. Gardner LIST division. & lieut..
Robert Henley the 2nd, manned from the
frigate and SO musketcers Cen. Tayior or
dered from Craney Island, and proceeded
down the river; but adverse winds and
squalls prevented his approaching the enc
my until Sunday morning at p. M. when
tue hotilla commenced a heavy CALLING FIRE
on ii1gatc, a. about three quarters of a
mile distance, laying we'll up the roads, two
other frigates lying in sight. At half past
tour breeze sprung up from ENE.. which
enabled the two frigatcs to get under vay.
| one race Or very heavy ship, and the o.
ther a irisate, TO come nearer into action
ne boats in consequence OF their approach
hauled oil, though keeping up a well tlirec-
ted tire on the race and other ship, which
gave US several broadsites. The frigate
hrst engaged, supposed TO be the Junon, was
certainly very severely handed-had the
Calm Continued, one half hour that fr.gate
must nave iailen into our hands or been de
stroyed. She must have slipt her mooring
SO as to drop nearer the race, who had ali
sails set coming up to her with the other
frgate. The action continued one hour and
a half with the three ships. Shortly after
the action. the razee got along side of the
snip, and had her upon 4 deep careen i'm a
little time with number of boats and sta
ges round her. ! am satisfied considerable
damage was done to her, for she was silen-
ced some time, until the race opened her
hre, when she commenced again. Our loss
is very tri'iing. Mr.. Allinson, masters mate
on board No. $50 was killed early in the ac-
ton by an Is pound ball, which passed thro'
nm and lodged in the mast. No. 1874 had a
shot between wind and water. No 67 had
her Franklin shot away, and several ofthem
mad some OF their sweeps as well their stan
tons shot away, but two men slightly iniur
ed BY the splinters from the sweeps on the
Mood tide several ships of the line and fri
gates came into the roads and we did ex-
pect an attack last night. There are now
ilthe Roads, IS ships of the line and friga.es,
one brig and several tenders.
cannot say too much for the officers and
crew on this occasion for every man an
peared to so into action with SO much cheer
tuiness, apparently to do their duty, resol-
we'd to conquer. had "a better opportun;
tyot discovering their actions than any one
else, being in my boat the whole of the ac.
ton.
have the honor to be, &c.
JOHN CASSIN.
The Hon. WILLIAM JONES,
Scc-ry oil the Navy, Washington:
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49gun
or 5
Cos

AS to the British report of n.
of men On board the Java be;,o 49," nulnoer
the officers OF the frigate Consp;,n,;o. 'eot,
not IN the least astonished, well tnn,,;.
TIE tact OF the prevarication thar ,ha nsrs
GERS ct the Java did use ON boa,l the r."
st'.utlpn, respecting the number of tbe To-
va crew. Lieut.. Chads and CAPTAIN M
>hai!' previously to the prisoners beino IN
removed rom the Java to the Const;tn1;o,
on Oeln5 asked the number of men tho
va mao on board, did declare that II did 10.
exceed go when they left England D..
after The Constitution had received r, LUZ
tlah mat number on board, they then -,
creased the number to $50 and ca,,4.'si
Marshall aid expressly declare to the T.,
"iodore' that on leaving England tbev. bod
noF so sous, including every one ON 6oard
captain Marshall confirmed his declara,;'
on by saying, give you my word S;- a.,
an English officer, that we had not.'' Wben
all the prisoners were removed from the T.
va, and the Commodore found that he ri
o4l, ne observed to Lieutenant Chadd and
" S"P".i' !. arshaIi, on the quarterback ofthe
Do vi, mat IT the Java left England
"'-n o"'y 90 men, she certainly must have
5ossen some recruits on her passage, for
there were 34l received on board The e.,
st'tation, and upwards of 80 killed -, -,
the Java, according to the reports oT,l,s ~
VisIonal officers belonging TO her. H CO.,
Guided his observations by saviog h. ~,
not see the propriety Of their conceaI;re ti,o
iorce OF the Java that he did not hes
late IN stating to them the real force ae
',e constitution, (Which he did, and from
tne PreVarlcation which had been she,vn a.,
'neir par'' he dld not expect to receive r.,
u'e'" correct statement of the force octha
'"Nd. On winch, purser ludlow. ,vbo 80
s,."luulB ny, observed TO the cotnr,,f..'a
'hat the pursCr Of the Java bad tba ..l,e
musterbook. The com modore thsr' oS,i ava
ca lieut. Chadds as follows. or, Ct Sss-
the purser OF the lava has the rnn.,,.,h i't,us,
mat ship. 1t is public propertv- r .%,ss OF
lore request you will order hin, r. dst;.'e.-
20 me- On which lieut. Cbatlds OIL, @
'harSnall, went into the ward roon,
erased therctrom great number of ,,a ""'
'e'"een so and 20, who they said ,v,.,a' ,I.''
narged IN England previous Tn tbe sI.;'s
'ailipg when the fact was, the nuet.. ~,
was made and dated FIVE DAYS after t,,.. DV3A'
Z" England LIZ this alteration tbev 10y
IeS'eu 70 after the date of the book IT,
-, employed alone an hour i'm this bo,,o,
ole WORK instead of fairly and canddlv d.
','e'h'6 .ne muster'book immedlateIv -, 49,,
1sns Caiieu tor. During the period oF ,l,is
D'.t'>'AFe transaction, capt. Marshall carr.
~ tue quarterback of The Constitution and
'serVed 70 commodore Bainbridge---" WI
was really mistaken, for now find W. bsI
~ nlsn 10 winch the commodore rcDlicd,
nave no aonOt, SIR, OF the Java's bsv;n,,
au "'p' 'nan 600 men at the Commence
~. 60 =. VIC dCAon' Shortly after Iier,er-
w |nadd' brought up the mus.er.bo"t and
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being boarded the latter was wounded
attempting to rcpel the boa,ders. Anon"
those who fell early in the action was Mr..
Edward j. Ballaid the 4th 1t. and Ii. James
Broom of Marines.
l herein enclose IL you return Of the KILL
ed and wounded, by which you will perceive
II at every officer, upon whom the charge
OF the ship would devolvc, was either killed
or wounded previously TO her capture. The
enemy report the loss of Mr. Watt, their lst
lieutenant; the purser (; the captains cicrk,
and IS seamen killeds and capt. Broke, "a
midshipman, and 56seamen wounded
The Shannon had, in addition to her full
| complement, an officer and 10 men belong
ing to the Belle Poule, and a par. of the crew
belonging to the Tencdos.
| have the honor 10 be, with very great
respect, &c.
GEORGE BUDD.
The Hon WIN. JONES,
| Secretary of the Navy, Washington.
|. A return of all the killed and wounded
Is III our possession, and shall be published
IN our neXt.] Mar. Int.
| we nave information from our Army
at Fort George as late as the 22d, vixen all
was well and Gen DEARBoRNE having
In some degree recovered from his severe
lndlsposltion, had resumed the command of
the Army. 10.
Ihe remonstrance of the Legislature
OF Massachusetts against the War, was
/ Yesterday presented to the Senate by MIR.
lore and read After it was read, Mr..
varnnm presented the protest of of the
minority of that Legislature against the
pernicious doctrines contained in the Vic
lent document to which we have alluded /:
which was also read. No further procee.
dinss took place in relation to these papers.
| B
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-01
NEw.YoRK, JUNE IS.
FROM LAKE ONTARIO.

We apprehend VIC have not much to expect
of offensive operations, before tie equipment o.
the new rigate; it being understood that the
British are superior 10 our navy by thirty guns,
counting their new frigate tie Wolfe (pfoba,
bly, General Wolfe of 60 guns. The General
Pike, Of 80, when ready for action, will restore
the balance oftotvey, if ii is not counter6afancea
in the mean time, by fresh additions to the Bri-
fish feet.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-01
DELAWARE BLOCKADING SQUAD.
RON
VETERINARIANS Del +

WILMINGTON, Del. June IS.
I'm tuesday last the Statira frigate was
the only blockading force inside the Cane.
he gun boats went down the bay on Wed
nesday tor the purpose, we presume, of
attacking the Statira
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-01

Pre- G. con-There were two public dinners
lately 1t Washington: one to celebrate the VIC
tories of our country over it's enemy; theothcr
OF celebrate the victories of the ally oiour en-
envy over power with which We are at peace.
This requires no comment
Military Monitor.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-01

June 28.
Under our marine head on Monday, we men
toned the arrival of the sch. Loraon, having
been captured on her passage to this port from
Providence, and ransomed. Captain Berrian
has since favored us with some further particu-
lars, from which, we extract the following 8
In Is minutes after We had deserted the
schooner, the barge men had her ahoat, and
stood tor the squadron. They directed seine
fishermen, in boat which they passed, to call
on capt. Bcrrian, and informed him that If he
wished TO have his vessel restored, he might
come on board the Commdore's snip. repair
cd hitler. when the ptirser informed me that
could have the vessel for 800 dollars, {; graz
duaily lowered his price to SEQ, agreeing to
put the schooner in the same state they found
her, and to give me ransom bond and pass,
to New York, and allow me four days time to
obtain the money Having succeeded in pro.
curing the money at New London. | went on
board the Families. snd had an interview with
capt. Hardy. expostulated with him on the
eXtravagant demand made for the schooner
meHtioned the trifiing worth of vessels at the
present time, &c He replied, that his orders
were to distress the enemy and that he was de-
ternlned 70 punish the coasters, and learn hem
to vote differently, and turn out the present adj
ministratiOn ; that the war was not of his seek
Ing, &c. Finding could not obtain the schnr
Tor less agreed to give the above mentioned
SUM- when IN possession OF It, they refused to
give the ansom bond, or even a receipt for the
same, but acknow edged it before passenger
and the mate. They returned nothing except
barrel of pork, puncheon of water, and one
compass took from us every individual article,
would not sell lis candle, and left us in a bad
condition.
while on board the Families, person of
genteel appearance came on board, with his
baggage, from Swedish schooner from New
Lone on. who was &c gnized by nearly ali he
crew and PASSENGERS Of the Loraon, to be the
same person they had seen the day previous ON
the wharf at New London, railing against the
British squadron, and who we all deemed was
no other than an officer en- board, and a spy on
shore. small vessel (the name of VIII CHI capt
Ii; does not think proper to give at presently
which We saw standing directly for she commo-
dore' ship, as pretence they fred mus ket at
her when she Immediately rounded 10 under the
stern, and delivered number Of newspapers.
hcers I"
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spHr,, was tile oi,f.ct other .iri. W. ~
Sert'oh that the Java was not able II La.
the weather gage, is equally f,lse with tha
others she retained 1t during the whose
OK Tie action, and OF every tack. And whc,,
tue Java, at minutes part 4, S.yurl he,.
nay, the Constitution laid uHder her lee
beam, and in that position ceased her 6r,.
On seeing the Java's flag was hauled down
she then shot ahead to repair her damages
ana whiie thus employed, the flag was n
gam hoisted on board the lava, which excl.
ted general disgust on board the Co,st;.u.
ton. 1t was cvideat to us that the. Iva
could make no further resistance an,, -,,t
tins manGuvre was made for the false n,;te
OF desiring that in the report of the action
Its duration should be heightened. O,w prc'
sumption proved correct ON bear. !, toy,
upon her she struck her flag the sro,1J ,ir-
although neither vessel fired a shot fter (,
minutes past 4, and the action having CONT
nued precisely one h0ur So minu.es q great
part OF Which time was takenup in mannn.
wiring.
Inc last assertion, respecting the num-
oer ki1ied and wounded ON board the Con-
st'tu;ion, Is also Incorrect 1t is fact th,,
she had not "a man killed when in cIo.- 90.
fion with the Java: and her killed andnrn-
cipal part of her wounded, were AZ Ionc-
shot. Charity induces me to believe thar
inc postscript to the letter is a forgery ;f
Che letter itself be not for Lieut.. Chads
saw the list OF the killed and wounded o.,
board the Constitution (lud made ninute.
Oh the sane) which correctly stated killed
and Is wounded, including the Commodore.
Ana nor man of cur wounded died until
some time in January, after the Java's crew
had ieft us. We lost only four of the wouod-
ell, and some of them died north of the G.
quator yet this postscript states that. On
tic Sist OF DeccmDer days a ter the act;-
on tour OF our (the Constituton's) wount-
eu' are since dead" At the same time
the letter is dated, Lieutenant Chads could
not nave been acquainted with the extenr
Oh eae Killed and wounded on board the Ia
Va Tor It was the third day after the acti-
on before all the prisoners were removed
from the lava.
ne following plain statement of facts by
an American" may be relied on as per.
fectly Correct. pe
IN Officer on board the U. S. ffeot.
Consultation.
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j 7
Extract o. a letter from Sackett's Harbor
10 ne Secretary ,fthe Napp.
On the 10th Lieut.. Chauncey fell in with
IN with and Captured the ssir Murray. from
kingston bound to York, with an ensign
Geo. Charles Merce) and Is non. commits
stoned oticers and privates, belonging to the
4ist and l04th regiments, loaded with pro
VISIONS, powder, shut, and fixed ammuni
ton. Lieutenant Chauncey arrived this
morning with his prize
Cohy Of ietfer from Lieut. Chauneev 10
Com. CEauncey.
SAcKErT's HARBoR, 18th June, 1919.
SIR, 'ue' i0i'.
According to your orders Of the 18th
INST. proceeded eff Presque Isle in the
sch'r Lady of the Lake" On the NOW
ing of the 10th fell in with and captured tbe
English schooner Lady Murray from Kings,
ton bound to York, loaded with provisions
and ammunition.
Enclosed is a list of one Ensign. Is nov
commissioned officers and privates found mr.
ooard, with men attached to the vessel
l have the honor TO be, &c.
(Signed)
WoLCoTT cHAuNcEY.
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Extrac' efs lener reseivea in this city, dated

E*ndet ofs letter reseived an this city, dated
Aleony, .fane "a.
The news from the westward last evening
is, that the British had Effected a landing at
Oswego with 1900 men-the accounts differ,
some say at Sodus, 40 miles from there The
Lady OF the Lake from Sackett's Harbor, had
taken prize, consisting of military stores, va
lued ut twenty thousand dollars. Gen. Lewis
is on his way TO Sockets Harbor to take COM
mand.
" The above accounts came by private letters
to different gentlemen in this city last even
ing"
| SPANISH OUTRAGE.
| The atrocity of the following act needs no c.
lucidation. The detention of the vessel is q
violent act OF injustice but their usage of the
men would be more than barbarous, even in q
nation with whom we were at war.-.-Comna
| from neutral, then, who can peruse the nara
tive with coolnessi If these Spanards ave al
lowed to injure one hair of the American peo
pie with impunity, many heads viii suffer ioi
our forbearance. We lo1e the govcrnmen
Will take immediate measures to enquire III,
cause and obtain sedress for this high hAndet
| outrage.
Apassenger in the sch. San Jose, which ar.
rived heI e yesterday, in 10 days from Ilavanna
informs .ua, that some time in the monil. of Fe
Druary last, the priyateer Saratoga of this por
captured on the coast of Caracas, a British
brig, bound from England for 4 port in Souti
America, laden with dry goods; put a priz,
master on hoard, and ordered II, r for the Uni
ted Substituting put small quantity o
water OIL board, the prize master put in o San
Martha, TO the leeward of Laguira, for a sup
ply. The vessel and cargo were there seize,
by the Spanards, and sold ON account of tn
government the prize master and crew put il
irons, and sent to HAVANA, where they hav,
been confined ut hard labor in the arsenal eve
since, under the NEST rigid masters. They ar
barefoot, and almost naked. One of them Ia.
: been severely tioggcd for refusing to enter
Spanish man of war.-Some Americans wer
attempting TO raise subscription for their re
lief Oh the day our informant left Havanna.
Mere. Adv.
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JAVA.

Gun Deck, IA guns, lob. shot each
Quarter Deck and f'orecsstIe o car
fonades, 32ib. 10 oz.each,
Forecastle, 1 long gua,
Shifting qua,
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Consultation.

a true statement of the relative force IS.
me nlted states frigate Constitution. and
the British frisate Java - al"
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Contribution.
81 guns
WefShf Of Mofin a Broadside.
CO NsTITUTIoE,

Gun Deck, Is guns, 22lb. shot zach
Quarter Deck and force. stle, IL car.
ronades, 29tb z OF each,
ForecaStie, l long gun, 22Ib.
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IA return of al the killed and wounded
rs III our possession. and shall be published
in our neXt.] Mar. Lnt.
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WAsnrNGroN c. 1nne 90

The Hon. WILLIAM JONES,
Sce,ry of the Navy, Washington:
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-12-03
DRAMATIC INTELLIGENCE.
JOHN HoWARD PAVE.

This young American having become q
candidate Tor theatrical pre- emlnence upon
the British stage, those Of his coun,rymep
who have ever Witnessed display OF his
faculties, or who pride in The suprem.r-. OF
American genius whether at home on a.
broad, will feel an interest in pcrusing what
ever relates 10 the manner OF bis rcco ption
or progress. In looking over files of Eng
lisb papers, we end much said OF The Is H.
m-rican Roscius," as MIR. (nrs he has
just attained his 2lst Year, Payne is justly
styled, and many criticisms aud flattcring
encomiums, upon bis performance. Some
OF these cri,iaues we have already re-pub
lished The following articles, hew.vcr
are selected. as not likely to be unamusng
to our readers. That Mr.. L. has been tie
subject of conversation in the Fashionable
circles of England, appears from the civ
cumstance mentioned in the paragraph from
the London Pilot of June s. h, Which, in
"thatmoral and religious" Kingdom, W ould
doubtless be considered as a Islander. That
report being done away, We should not ve
astonishcd To hear hlm announced as pau.
per OF Bristol or a native OF some other
part of the "fast anchored isie."-Cef.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-12-03
From The Boston Patriot.
H. MANSTEALING! -!

The most atrocious outrage that one ma
tion con commit against ano,her. is The
murder, or stealing, of its citizens or sub
I@cts. In comparison to this, the plunder
| Of property is trivial offence. The chief
duty of every government, is to afford
personal SUety TO its subjects This may
with truth be said to be Tho FIRST and msin
object for which government is Instituted
So clearlyi is this fact established in the
| minds Of The British, that they punish with
DEATH the teton who shall kidnap
British subject. But while they are thus
prompt to protect their own people, they
bssciy break in upon the dearest rights of
others They seize the unfortunate An,e-
riean sailor; drag him on board their float
Ing huIks. and by meanslof nShes, starva-
non ard irons, compel himt TO enter their ae-
cursed service, ard fight their battles, euen
against his o7vn country
The federal legislature of Massachu-
sets, in the plehitudc, of their "hariot-
ISM" appeared DESTROYS at their last ses
sion of volunteering in defence OF England.
and against their o7un connnymen, on thi.
important snbiec'. They endeavored to
mako it appear, that there had not been so
many Americans Impressed, as had been
oxa ggeration, sc. sc. but 4pc say, and
every american will say the same, that ONE
such instance OF borbarity and vilany as
is detailed below, is sufficient cause of war,
and would fully justify any government ir
the declaration. 1t ought here, howe yer,
TO be observed, that as the fcderak feefsla-
tire OF Massachusetts appear ANXIOUS 10
defend Great Britain in imhres8ing our sea
men, IL is reasonable TO conclude, that II
the government IF The nnion were also in
the bands of JedsTaAsts, they would do
the same. Here then the rehu6Ecans and
fsderalSfs are completely at issue tie
former are fighting against Britain to Sc.
cure the fersonal sqfcty of our gallant sea.
men, and TO protect them from British
Press gangs, willie the latter are willing to
surrender them 10 foreign Slavery. and to
tho injuries and insults Of every Petty En-
giish mdsbipman. The following is the
case We alIudc to; and the man who can
read u without feeling the glow Of honest