Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-07-10
b Y THE Mails.


Ar. yesterday, brig ION Bovine, Capt
Carlton, from cruise The } b. sailed
from this port on the 18Th Of Jan. III co.
with the sloops Of war Hornet and Peacock,
and parted with her again until the "a h OF
March, I'll The Island OF Tristran dc Cunha.
When they frs, made her she had in Co.
the British sloop OF war Penguin, prize,
and experimenting the Peacock and Tom
Bovine were British cruisers, scutlled her.
The following are The particulars OF the &C.
ton, furnished by 1t. Brownlow, of the
Marines, belonging TO the Hornel, who has
in charge the colours of the Pengain, and
dispatches for Government On the ooh
OF March, IF The Island Of rstran de
Cunha the Hornet, Capt Biddle, of II 81
pound carronades and long 1875 fell in
with II. b. M. sloop of war Penguin, of 8
I32-pound carronade on the fo1ecas,le, and
brass swiyels in her tops, with a crew of
SO men, and after an action Of % minutes,
succeeded in capturing her, with the loss
on board the Hornet OF only 2 men killed
and wounded The loss OF board the
Penguin was IL killed, including the cap
tain and boatswain, % wounded.
The Panguin was much shattered, hav-
ing SO round sho' in her hull, her Foremost
shot away feet above deck, and bow-spirit
close 10 the night heads The Hornet
came off with the loss of her spank-r- boom,
Carried away by round shot, and several
grape in her huil During the engage
ment, II. Conner, ofthe Hornet, was wound
cd in the hand and through the thigh, and in
that situation remained Cd deck till the bat
tie was over, re peattdIy refusing TO be car
ried below.
The day after the action, the Tom Bow
line, in Co. with the Peacock, fell in with
he Hornet, and then put into the Island Of
insiran de Cunha, on the Brlzils, where
they remained twenty Gays, and then made
Cartel Of the Tom Bovine and sent her
@ith the r!soners 10 ST. Salvador, where
they were landed. Before the Tom Bow
Inc left Iristran de Cunha, Capt Bidd!e had
neatly recovered from his wound, so as 10
be considered out ftlanger. The Hornet
spoke neutral vessel TWO or three DAYS
before the &C ion, Who informed of the
Peace, but capt. Biddle did not believe i.
The Tom Bovine did not hear Of The
peace until she arrived at St. Salvador. The
brig Macedonian, which sailed from Ibis
port in CO. with the President, touched at
Tristan dc Cunha, and then proceeded on
her voyage 10 the East Indies.
The Penguin was fitted out for the ex-
press purpose OF c1pturing the private arm
cd shi? Wa&h, which had been cruizing in
the South Seas. Three of her Midsh;p- |
men (Neyes, Bond and Elyin,) and sever Il |
OF her wounded seamen, died SOON after
their arrival at ST. Salvador.
Com. Chauncey is appointed to the com
mand OF the Washington, and Capt Smith,
10 the Franklin, American line of battle
ships. Il is also understood, that in case
Capt Ste7Oart retires from the Constitution
trlgate, Capt. s.. Clair will take command
of her.
Speaking facts.--In taking retrospective view
oil the astonishing scenes that are past nothing in
them appears more astonishing than the whole DO
litical conduct Of goody number OF prominent
characters ia these United States conduct which
ought TO be held in perpetual remembrance, and
when VIII tdrnish rare matter for the pen Of the
hlStonan.-While their predictions and partiali-
ties were manifest in all their doing., they treated
WITH scorn the imPutation Of being in the French
interest. Whensoever told that they were under
Ffench influence, or that they were partial to
France, they fatty denied IT, and sometimes very
a.ngrily. And, to do them Justice, they were con-
sideraDy IN the righs in that particular for their
apparent love to France has turned out to be a
love merely TO the tyrants OF France.
During the first reign ofterror ii that country.
Wheh fenchmen were cast into dungeons by scores
OF thousands, and were led to execution after mock
triais, or, without any trial at all when in Paris
me heads 81 scores day fell under the guillotine
When through the heIish invention Of suction-hoats
ihnitltudes OF men, women, and children, were dali
y drowned together n TIE rf;~cr t4ore; when
Fesec Died at every pore from the hands of the n-
iefnai bandits that ruled her--whcn these awful
ana aoomnable scenes were passing, there were men
among U.s. arrogatlng to themselves exclusively the
appehatlon oil republicans, who were in high glee
thefeat' and even shouted aloud for Joy. The Ro-
pespiefres, the Dantons, and the others, who filled
+ rance with groans and misery, were meanwhile
the OBJECTS oil these mems high regard and venera-
uon. WIN them it was no matter that the French
PeoPSe were made miserable beyond any comparison
OF former times or other countries in their concep
uoh y was apparently 10 matter that millions OF