The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-08-16

| Seuea'y-Feal', g5fSr,a chase II 20 hoars----
/ erlrGeied from q private Joar,,a! Of one o.
nae C@esrs on d0ard me Hornet.
u j. ship Hornet, oil the Cape of Good Hope.
| Saturday the 9Th hay, 1915.
! 1Sgrs5oy, 2Yti .fo,9L 1913
/ ~ p, NJ. the Peacock made sigma! for
strange sail bearing S, T.. by s. We i'm.
medla'e'y mode all sail in chase. Friday 2sth,
commenced with light breezes aud pleasant
whether, all sail set IN chase at sun dawn We
nsared the s,ranger con,idcfably, when il fell
perfectly calm and remained so during the
whole OF the night; the stranger ahead and
! could list discern his topsnils ont OF the Aa-
ters----.it cay light the sail not 20 be seen
| iron the deck at A. NJ. a breeze sprung
| W irem The N. w. we Immediately cioudcd
all sail, in order If possible to get sigh, Of ihe
chase again soon after deserted him standing
TO the Northward and Eastward on wind:
Saturday 29,h, at S.A past =. nj. the Pea
cock was about 10 miles ahead Of the Hornets
we observed Capt Warrington approaching
the stranger with much precautiora; we there's
fore took in all our arboard steering sails, set
the s,sy sails, and hauled up for the PeacocA,
suli under the impression the sail in sight
was an English lndiaman, and from the appars
ent conduct OF the commander of The Peacock
we were under an impression (as tho ship
looked very large) that Capt. w. was waiting
until we came up with him, in order 20 mako
Join, attack AT half past 3P. M. the p:
made the signal, that the chase was a line OF
batIlc ship and an enemy; our astonishmeht
may easily be conceived we took In all steer
ing sails and hauled upon our Ice quarter d.
bout 8 leagues distance the Peacock OH his
weather bow, and apparently not more than 3
miles from the enemy at sun down the ene-
H. 10 -
soon perceived the enemy sailed remarkably
fast, but the Peacock left him, running of 10
| the eastward. The enemy continued By thu
wind, and evidently in chase of us at 6 loo:td
| the wedges of the lower masts at Q VIC dis
| covered the enemy weathercd upon Us !as,S
and that there was every appearance lie would.
| ifno. come up with us, continue il eight all
night. IL was thought necessary 10 l!ghten
the ship az 9 VIC Gu, away the shcct anchor,
and hove overheard the cable, quantity OF
| rigging, spats, Skc.----At half past Q scut,led
the ward room deck TO get at the ken,ledgc ;
hove overheard about 90 pieces, weighing a.
| bout so tons. Al A. Nj. tackled ship 10 tho
/, s.ethS ard and westward, whloh tic enc my nj
] sooner discovered than he tackled alao. AT
| day light he was within shot distance, on our
lee quarter; at7 A. M. he hoissed Epglish
colors and Rear Admiral'o Aag a: his riircn
| top gallant mast cad, and commenced FIRING
from his bow guns, his shot over.reaehed nS
] about one mile. We therefore commenced
again TO tighten the ship, by cutting away our
remaining anchors aud throwing ovcrboard
| ,hc cables, cut up the launch and hove il overi
| board, quantity of ptoyison with more kett4
ledge, shot, capstcrn, spars, all rigging, sailss
guDs, and in fact every heavy article .has
could possibly tend 10 impede tho ships sail.
ing. Tho enemy continued 10 filc very heavy
and in quick succession, but his British thun4
der could neither tcrrify tho Yankee spirit or
dimi0ish Yanxee skill, or compel us 10 show
| him the Yankee stripes, which must have irri.
ta,ed him excessively. None OF his shot as
! yet had taken effect, although he had been
| firing for near four hours in necessarily, hio
shot generally passing between our masts.
| We thought a, this period VIC discovered we
werc dropping him, as his shot begun to fall
| shoot this stimulated o1r gallant crew TO
| fresh cxertion. Al II a. NJ. his firing ccas
| cd, and The breeze began TO frcshcD, %c dts
covered the cnemy was again coming up with
Us Fast, which induced general bciici he had
nrade some alteration irf the ttin Of his ship.
! A, meridian, squal!y and fresh brcezcs wind
! from the westward. Sunday soIb, fresh brcc-
zcs and squally the enemy still gained cn tho
lfofnet. ~ T.. w. beiuC "l'uiu gun e"o.
f, distance, he commenced very spirited and
heavy fire With round and grape, the former
| passing between our tnasls, and Tho latter fall
! ling ali around us The enemy fred shells,
| but were so MI directed as 10 be perfectly
harmless. From TO } Z. NJ. threw over
board all the musscts, cutssscs, forge, &c.
| &c. and broke up the bell also eu, cp tire top
gallsn, fofecastle. H was DOW our capture
appeared inevitable the enemy three iour,hs
Of mile on the lee quarter, pouring bis shot
and shells in grcal numbers oil around us--
continued to tighten the ship, By heaving ey.
ery thing owe board that could either be OF
service to tho enemy, or an impsdiment TO
the Hornets .aIiog. The men were order
cd to lay down on The quarter deck, IN order
TO trim sbip, ant. 10 facilitate the ships SAIL