Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-07-15

Firsf.-Against Lieutenant Cox, that being Sta
oNed N command OF the second division on the
m;un deck, be left his division during the action.
Wiilie nus men Were at Their quarters and went
upon the upper deck: that when there, and the
enemy boarding, or on the point of boarding. he
le'l tne deck TO assist captain Lawrence below,
went down with nm from the spar deck IN the
birth deck did not return to his division, hut
went forward on the gun deck that while here.
ara tne men We're retreating below, he cpmman-
ded them 10 go to their duty without enforcino
ms commands But as a court of enquiry allows
AN accused person no opportunity of indicating
ms conduct, the members OF tins court trust that
their opinion on the conduct of lieutenant COY.
may not be deemed conclusive against him, with
out trial By court martial
Second.-Againstm itlshipman Forrest; that he
iett ms Quarters during the action, and dld not
return to them, and now assigns no reason for his
conduct satisfactory to this court.
Iiurd--Aganst midshipm,ui Freshman; that
he behaved IN AN unotficer-like manner at Halifax
assuming false name at the Office of the com,
missary OF prisoners, when obtaining his parole,
and was paroled by the name OF William Brown.
Fo'nth.--Against the crew generally, that thew
deserted Their quarters, and ran below after the
sinps were foul, and the enemy boarded But
i appearing that they behaved well at their
quarters before, and fired ON the enelny with
great rapidity and precision, the court ascrihe
ther misconduct to the confusion natnralIv Incl
dent to the early loss ofther officers, and the,
omission of the call for boarders in the accustom
ed manner. -
Yet tins court is very far from excjtDat;nr
tnose VINO are nus CRIMINAL. Ii is mlbie 30 dc.
siSnate by name all the individuals who thus
abandoned their duty, because most of the of.
ncers mad recently joined the ship, some only
lew days preceding the engagement, and of course
could not distinguish the men SThe Court. there
ore, respectfully submit 20 higher authority, the
eXpedehcy OF Withholding thewages of the crew.
The persons whom the court are able 1 desir.
nate by name, as deserters from her stations, srs.
Wiii am Brown, bug.enan, Joseph Russell, cap
tam OF the % gun, Peter Frost and John Loyce,
seamen
The court further End, that the following per-
sons entered the British service at Halifax. viz
henry Ensign, Peter John, Andrew Simpson, Pc
Ter Langrun, Magness Sparrng, Joseph Gala,
War en- Anderson, Francis 1aris, John White b;y,
Thomas Arthur. Charles Reynolds, John Pierce,
Junr. Andrew Denham, Thomas Jones. Charles
GOODMAN, Joseph Antonio, Christopher Stevens.
Charles Bowden, Charles Westerbury, JoseDh
smith, George Williams, and George Cordell.
-, me court further find and report, that WIN.
Wainwright, William Worthington, and James
Parker, the last of whom was born in Salem. Mas,
sachusetts, were claimed by the enemy as Bril-
tsh subjects and sent on board the enemy's sitins
Of war.
THIS courtrespectfllly beg leave to s,lper-adi.
ua'' unbiased byany liberal feelings towards
tne enemy, they feel it their duty to state, that
The conduct of;he enemy after boarding and car
Fylng the Chesapeake, was most understandable
abuse of power after Success
ihe court IS aware, that in carving ship hy
boarding, the full extent ofthe commend of anof.
hcer cannot bere9dily exercised, and that irnpro.
per volelce ayoidably ensue When this
happens in the moment of contention, a rnaprr. n
tinous conquered Zoe Will compl in. Buttie
iact mas been clearly established beforethis court
mat the enemy met with little oppa,it On tie
upper deck and none on the gun deGc Yet ster
ihey had carried the ship, oneg fred from the
gun ,!ecS down thehatcliway upon the BIRTH deck
and lied and wounded several OF the t,bes,-
;e iSe's crew who had retreated there, were a.
armed and incapable of making any 1pos Ton -
IN l'ome h2 lis we're fred evee ntotbe cock Il
What exc.tes the utmost adherence, Il. $ oils- e
vas committed in the presence of a er ;hote,.e,.
standing at thehs,chway.
WILLIAI BAfNBRIDGE, Presialsn.