Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-07-19

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:. been dreadtully severe,
W. r' have since died OF their
,s ID among shsm It. :. csw sn
- 'Dr wounded, ~ slightly
90 " 's,,,iog; making in all lsA,
.,'undsd, and mlsslng.
- .,6.ssional knowledge OF DR..
~ l0Fnsn, acting Surgeon, and
~ !, 'odsr Montgomery, Acting
NA Mate, added to their asslduisy
I''p s.osyolent attentions and assist
Nj d. p. Adams, the Chaplain,
o lives of many OF the wounded;
!" .n,I.men nave been interchangeable
s,msptloas TO shem; the two hrst
ave to recommend for confirms
yin me latter to The notice OF the
JIniens.
:, in Justification of myself OBJ
mat " Iln our six twelve Founders
e fought ,ais action, our CARO-
my almOs. useless.
ia killed and wounded has
real with the enemy, among TIE
the irst Lieut.. of the Phoebe,
he Ial,er Capt. lucker Of the
whose wounds are severe. 8o,h
y.,exSruJe ewere In a sinking sta,e
=. With dliiit ulty they could be kept
|, ua,i! they anchored IN Valparaiso
morning The battered slate of
Essex will, | believe, prevent her
.,.,ching EnSland, and i also think
N be OFT Of their power to repair
.hmages Of the Phoebe, so as to ena-
.s,r 10 double Cape Horn. All the
=, sld yards Of the Phoebe and Che
3 arc badly crippled, and their hulls
,,cS cut up; the former had Is lweiye
,sa1 ,hot through her below uer VA
Inc. some three feet under watcc.
Ess,, but the smoothness of the va.
srsd both the Phoebe a:.d Essex.
hope, SIR, that our conduct may
|ys satisfactory TO our country, and
aa will testify 1t by obtaining our
adv exchange, that sc may again
Lrnn our power to prove our zeal.
Com. Hillyar am mformsd) has
kcsnt proper ~ state to has govern
4 hi that the action only lasted IS .nL.
ss,; should he have done 50, tue mo-
Es nay be easily discovered-bAt the
Bs,a,ls Of disinterested witnesses who
|uued the surrounding hills CAn testi-
hat We fought his ships neas two
MRS and a halt !; upwards Vt City broad.
ks Ssre fred by the enemy agresa-
no their Own accounts, and upwards
is,su,y Eve by ours; except the few
,aulss they were repairing damages,
kEinS was iprsssant.
Sen after my capture I entered into
3 gresmens with Con. Hillyar TO dis.
no my prize the Essex Junior, and
raced with tue survivors OF my Off GERS
ID crew in her to the United States
king With me all her officers and crew.
ls consented TO grant her passport
Secure her from re-capture. The
lip s6 small aud we knew we had
lach 10 suffer, yet we hoped sooa 10
aca our country in safety, that We
nigh again nave it in our power 10
'r, 1t. This arrangement was at
st:d with no additional expence, as
Be vas asundantly supplied with pro-
aaas and stores for the voyage.
IA Justice to Commodore Hillyar, /
lust observe, that, Chat although can
ever be reconciled to the manner of
5 attack on the Essex, or TO his con-
lcl before the aetlon,) ne has, siace
u capture, shewn the greatest hu IA.
~ to my wounded (whom he permit
d me to land on condition that the y.
ais' should bear their expences and
a sndeavored as much as lay IN his
oEer to alleviate the distresses of war
'he most generous and delicate de-
'ument towards myself, my officers &
ss he gave orders that the property
ls'sry person should be respected
Borders, however. were not so strict
attended 10 as might have been ex.
SiSd; be.ides being deprived OF
eah charts, sc. SC. both myself and
ass's lost many articles Of our cloth
B some to considerable amount. |
''ad not have considered this last cir
instance Of sufficient importaoce to
Nse, did it not mark a strikire differ
'Ss between the Navy of Great Britain
= that of The u. States, highly cred
'Sis TO The latter.
y the arrival of the Tagus, a few
!" after my capture, Twas inSrmed
q besides the ships which had arrived
~ Pacific in pursuit of me, and those
:" expected, others were sent to
we Tor me in the China Seas, off
:" Zealand, Timor and New HOl-
~ ~ and that another frigate Was sent
nc River la Plata.
=. - possess the Essex it has cost the
'usn Governme.t near six millions