The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-03-22


your information, that, bsviag landed Nh
M'nis,e' P'eoipoientis y (Mr. CrawioId) ant
suile a, L'Oueni,we proceeded on the cruiz
which bad been directed by the Department
aud alter capturing twenty vessels "a list o
ihe names and other particulars oi which
have ,h= honor to enclose,) being in lat. 50
5 north long. S so, west, on the l4th Aug
1913, we discovered u, 4 o'ciock,A. 81. a large
big Of war standiug down under press o
soil upon our weather quarter, the wind be,
lag at south, and the Argus close hauled OF
| Inc sla,board tack, we Immediately prepared
| 10 receive her aud at a 80, being unable Il
| get the weather gage, we shortened sail and
gave her an opportunity OF closing. a, 6
the big having displayed English colors, we
Lolsted on, fag, wore round and gave her
the larboard broadside (beipg at this time
within grspe distance) which was returned
and the action commenced within the range
OF musquery At =, captain Allen Was
wounded, aud the enemy shot away our main
braces, main spring stay,gaff and uysailmast
A 8, captain Allen being much exhausted
10y the .Uss OF blood, was taken below. AT
-, los, our spritsaiyard aud The principal
part of the standing rgging on the iarboard
side OF the ioIcmsst Al this ume recGiv-
ed wound on the head from grape shot,
which lor 4 time rendered me incapable oil
suending 10 duty. and Was carried below. l
had, however, the satistao Iion Ut recollect,ng
on my recovery, that noIhog which the most
gallant exertlons could effect would be left
| undone by It.. Wnl. II. Alien, junior, who
succendrd 20 The Command Ut the deck
1t. Allen teports, al 6 ID, the en-. my being
| on ouc weather qua,ser, edged of for the
| pw pose ol gcSticg onder our stern. but the
A sus iuif ID close 10 WIN the main,opsail q.
l. back anr giving HIM rakIns bioadside,
itus,iated his attempt. A, l8. the enemy
shot away Oh, ., ,eyenter main braces and
ma'ngpl oil yt aud the Argus having lost
he use ut her Aier sails, fell Oft before the
WIND wHen me enemy succeeded IN passing
"nf ste,r, ,rd ranged Up on the starboasd
side, A, rs he wheel ropes and running
rig ,ing Of e>C description being shot away,
the a gus became unmsnayCabie aud The
eDeuy, not having sustained any apparent
damese, had IL completely IN his power 10
chose position, coniinoeG 10 play upon ouT
sGrbpard quttter. occasionally shifting his
suuaiob up II 80 wnen tetu,ned 10 the
Ge's, the enemy bel. 6 under our stern with
IN pistol shot, wuere he continued to rake us
uoti SO, when We cpared TO board, but,
III Consequence OF our shattered condition,
were unable TO effect it; The eDemy then pas
Sed our broadside and took o position Oh our
starboatd how From this time until 6 At,
VT were xposs d TO a cross OF raking hre,
without being able 10 oppose but little mote
;eAn nusquetfy to the btoadside OF the enc
my, out guns being much disabled, and sel-
dom brought 10 Dear.
The A gus having now suffered much, in
hull and iiggins, as as in killed and woun-
ded, among the iorme' Of whom exclusive
Of our gail1nt caplaiu) We have TO lament the
loss OF two me'itonous yGune officers 10 mid.
,hipmen Deipny AID Edwards; ohd being ex
p s,d 20 = gazing hte, witch, from me enc
my's ability 20 manage M, vessel, we couid
noi avoid deemed II Necessary TO surrender,
snd was taken possession 81 ~ II Is. Nj sloop
tn Prncan, oi 81 'trrr - guns, VIZ six,e.n n
s. pound ,arrondG>s, 5, i1ur long 6's, and one
~ pounl car'on,d ! hope tins measure
VIII NEE you apP cDb" Ion, and that the re-
su!t OF lhj' ac,IOD wbcU the superior size and
meto! oi our opponent, ,nd ,he fatigue which
The crew, &c, oi the Argus underwent from a
ve'y topic succes ssioD OF captures is consider
ed, wii not be thought unworthy OF the lag
under which we serve.
| have The homo, TO eLelosc list Of killed
and wounded, and teel great satisfaction III
reporting the general good conduct OF the
men and cfiicers engaged on this occasion,
and particuIsriy the zcsl and &csivi,y display.
ed by Lieut.. Alien, who you will observe for
time commsndcd on deck.
have the nonor TO be, sir, with great re-
spect, your obee lent s0 want,
w II WATSON.
Llte l,t l. u 5. Brig Argus.
Hon. Il. w CroWninsbield,
Secretary of he My.
lHere follows a list Of the killed and wounded.
viz Killed nidshipmen md seam.u. med Of
their ,Oounds Wm IA Allen: commanders, aud <scs
- caaaed, VIM. II Watson, Isl 1t. and IL
seamen
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