Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-19
Il CITIZEN.
From the PHILADELPHIA True american
HONOR TO THE BRAVE.

HONOR TO THE BRAVE.
We have been politely favored by
Captain lur!sy, Of the brig Aurora. cap
tured on his passage to HAVANA and car
riel into Bermuda who has just returned
thence, VITA the subjoined statement,
printed at Bermudain the form of a circu-
Iar, relative to the capture of the frisate
President. We are assured it wss drawn
UP by the GHcers of The Pcmone, in con-
sequence of the mlstatements which had
BEEN published, as q tribute of justice TO
the brave but unfortunate men whose fame
had been aspersed. Though the account
is anonymous, yet as the writer r,atably
considered himself Put upon his homer, it
is clear and candid, and must convince
the most scepticai, tbat the ship was not
given up till longer resistance, against
sue, fearful ODDS, would have been both
rasa. and useless.
lis .Vaiesty's Frigate Pomoke,
Ecrmada, Jan. IS, 1915.
About az hour LeGore day light Of the
18th inst. two strange sail a ship and brig
we're discovered On car lee bow, standing
TO the eastward under press OF sail,
wind u. w. by \. Majestic and Endy-
m:cl N company all sail was made III
.!.ase by The three snips, and 1T was soon
evident We gained Oil them. As day
dawned, anot,er snip WIS seen hull down
Ito ieeWard, ana tue commodore, lmagln-
inY her else to &c an oneiny, detached 20
-lnone in chase We immediately bore
right up before the WIG and IN three
quarters of al hoar, ascertalnlng her to
be the Ie!ledos, aga4n hauled up to the
east, being by this circumstance thrown
seven Or eight miles more astcrn OF the
'iginai Chase; however, we soon again
ngsan toapproach the enemy, as did also
the EDdyMion; who from the above event
was now far ahead of the Pomone. AT l
2. NJ. passed the a;aestic-i'resident &
-1adynlion at 9, occasionally exchanging
stern and bow guns; the wind began to
;,..i iisht. and Pomone was yet too lar oil
I, ,enuer any assistance; but still CON-
IN, u. A. ), SO, the President bore up
csesLg with the Endymion, and fired her
starbvard broatiside which was promptly
returned by the rndymfon'S larboard;
run;,in, h,ht then continued tor SOME
time WhicA slacually slackened, and at
half past 9 Ceased the Endymlon talilng
astern-iolnone passing her at haif past
9-ald at tits tine ste was ODserfea 10
lire two guns, . hich tie president return
ed with one.-At Ii, being within gun
shot Of the fresiaeat, who was still steer
lag to the eastward ul.der a press OF sail,
with royal, top gallant, tolnast, ana low
er studding sails set, kna;nG low much
we outsaiied her, our studGlno SAILS were
taken in, and Immediately afterwards we
We lutfed to port, and lired our Starooard
The ehemy then also lutted to Port, BRING
Ing his larDoard Dreadside to bear, which
was ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS as aiewmanutes
previous to cur closing her, she holsted
light abaft,. winch IN llaht actions suast1-
tlte the Ensign; our second broadside
was fired, and the PRESIDENT sul lai-
ing up as if intent to lay US on board
VIC hauled cluse to port, braciDg the yards
up, aid setting tue mainsall rhe broad
SIDE vas a ain to be fred into is bows
raking, wien she hauled down the light.
and We halleds demanding it she had sur
re. dered; the reply was IN the aiIrma-
i've, anu the nrins instantly ceased. The
iened0s, who was not more than three
niles, OF, soon afterwards came up, aud
assisted the pomohe in securing the prize
and removing the prisoners. At three
quarters past le, the EadyEaion ca.ss up,