The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-07-12
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a NEw.YoRK, JULY4.
ANOTHER
BRILLIANTLY NAVAL VICTORY (!
ACHIEVED By THE -
u. S. SLOOP OFsW.4R HORNET,
Captain BIDDLE,
(1iounti5lg bnt Twenty Guns
In the capture and destruction of Il. b. Maesty's
SLOOP OF VAR PENGUIN,
Captain STIcEINsoN,
(Monniing 81 guns, and complement Of l58 A'cn)
After an action of twenty-five minutes, on the
23d of March last, of the Island Of
~, Tristan d'Cunha.
-r For tie following particulars Of this BRILL.
ant action the editors Of the Mer. Adv. are
indebied to The arrival at this port yesterday
morning of the u. s: brig Tom -Bowline,
captain Carleton, from cruze in the Pacifc
Ocean.
The Tom Bovine sailed from this port on
ethe 3th of January, in co. with the late y ..
'4riga,e President, and sloops Of war Hornet
and Peacock, and private EARNED merchant
big Macedonian, and parted company with
the Hornet on the third day out, and did not
fall in with her again until the oath Of March,
off the Island Of Tristan dc Cunha. when
they first made her she had in company the
: British sloop of war PENGUIN, her prize,
and apprehending the Peacock and Tenn
Bowlioe were British cruizers, she scut,led
her. The following ere the particulars Of
the action, furnished by 1t. Brownlow, OF the
Marines, belonging to the Hornet, who has
10 charge the colors Of the Penguin, and ees-
patches for government. -.
On The 23d of March, of the Island OF
Tristan de Cunha, the Hornet, capt. Biddle,
rated ls and mounting 90 guns, (ls 32-lb.
carronades and ? long 1879 fell in with his
Majesty's soop of war Penguin, rated l9 and
mouoting . guns, ls 32-lb. carronades,'wo
long las, one l2.lb, carronade on the fore
castle, and two brass swivels in her tops,)
with crew of lss men, and after an action
Of 30 minutes, succeeded in capturing her,
with the loss on board the Hornet Of only
ONE man killed and II wounded. The loss
on board the Penguin was IL killed, Including
the captain and boas,swain, and 90 wounded.
= Lieut.. Brownlow Informs MS, that about
minute after the Penguin struck to the Hor.
net, and the action had ceased, shot was fir.
cd from the Penguin, which wounded Capt.
Biddle severely in the neck, but from which
wound he was fas, recovering. The Penguin
was much shattered, having SO round shot in
her hull, her fore.mast shot away feet above
deck, and bow Esprit close TO the niglH-heads.
The Hornet came OF with the loss OF her
spanker boom, carried away by ropnd shot,
and several grape in her hull. During the
engagement Lieut., Connor Of the Hornet
was wounded 10 the hand and through the
thigh, and in that situation emained on, deck
till the battle was over, pere mptotiy refusing
TO b. carried below.--The day after the action
the Tom Bovine in co. With the Peacock fell
10 with the Hornet, and then put into the Is
land OF Tristan de Cunha, on tho Brazils,
where they remained 20 days, and then made
. cartel of the Tom. Bovine and sent her
with the prisoners to ST. Salvador, where they
were landed. Before the Tom Bdwlinc left
Tristan dc Cunha, Capt. Biddic bad nearly
recovered from bis wounds SO as to be consid-
cred out of danger. The Hornet spoke'a
neutral vessel Two or three days before the ac-
zion who Informed Of the Peace, but Capt.
Bidde did not believe i,.---The Tom Bowline
did no, hear Of the peace until she arrived at
ST. Salvador.
The brig Macedonian which sailed from
Dor, in CO. with the Ton, Bow!ine, touched
ii Tris,isu dc Cunha and then proceeded on
her voyags to the East Indies. Leh at ST.
Salvador, the private armed brig True Blood
ed Yankee, bound TO the Isle Of France, end
the privateer BIskely, Williams, Of Boston,
b,ond TO Hivana.
The T. Bovine brought homo upwards Of