Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-07-14
REHABILITATION.
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During the action the Essex Junior Law
in the port ofValparaiso, under the guns of
a Spanish Fort, unable to take asy part in,
the contest. After the action capt. Porter
4 bis crew were paroled, g. by arrangement
permitted to come home in the Essex Jr
as a cartel viii his crew. OFF the Hook
they we're detained 81 hours by the Bri.
fish Race Saturn in company with the
frigate Narcissus. Capt. Porter left the
Essex Junior yesterday afternoon, in one of
her yawis with 8 men, about so miles out
side of the Hook, and landed this morning
at Babylon on Long Island, where he pro-
cured a wagon, took on board his yawl and
jolly tars, and reached Brookling about s
O'Clock this afternoon.
We understand that the Essex had land
ed all her specie, amounting 10 TWO
MILLIONS, at Valparaiso, previous to
her being captured. 8
The brig Colt, formerly of this port.
which was sold to the Patriots and fitted,
out by them at Chill, had on hoard 25 A.
meFicans. Shortly after putting to sea the.
Spaniards mutined and carried the brig in.
to Lima, when she was taken and carried
by the koyalists. Mr.. Deusenbury of this,
city, one of the crew has come home in.
the Essex Junior.
Ertr0ct Of a letter from one of the of
,fcers of the late u. States .frigate
ESSEX, TO has friendin this city.
Jan. 18th made the Continent of South
America, in lat. 38, 46, S. We cyuised
down the coast to the uorthward. 2lst, ar
rived at Valparaiso, and cruised off there
until Jan. sc when we ran in and anchored.
Feb. s, the English frigate Phoebe, of So
guns, mounting 40, and sloop Of war Cherub
OF 20, mounting thirty 80 pound carronades,
came to anchor in the port, and a few days
afterwards put to sea, and from this time
kept in the mouth of the harbor, blockad-
ing us. Though captain Porter made every'
attempt to bring the Phoebe to a single en-
gagement with us, the English co~mmandaht
refused to fight us alone notwithstanding
his superiority of force. We once saw tbs
frigate a little separated from and 10 wind,
ward of her consort and, supposing this
was intended as a challenge, we immediate
ly went out to fight her; but the towards i'm.
mediately ran for the sloop, and then hove
about and stood after US together, until we
returned to anchor. We were now con.
WINGED we could outsail them; tberefore
prepared for sea, with an intention to run
from them, unless one would come at a
time. r
March 2Sth, being ready for sea. and
having a fresh gale, we put to sea, intend
ing to give them a chase fight until we
could get out of their shot but in doubling
round the point of the bay. a heavy sauail
struck us, carried away our maintopmast.
and drowned several men. We immediate.
ly put about ship and stood in again but
in consequence of the loss of our mast, we,
could not reach our old anchorage. We
to anchor in another bay under cover
of the guns of the fort.
Being in a neutral port, we supposed
ourselves secure from an attack and. there.
fore. began to clear the wreck, as our mast
still hung over the side. But the two Eng.
lish ships came in and attacked US in this
distress and confusion They lay off at a
distance under our stern and with their