Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-07-15
WILLIS BAINBRIDGE, P1esi.l.nt.

ne hcpe been faV0red Nth the f3llo.yiao. ey,,,.,
81 a letter from an officer on board the sioo5 r
zvSr Peacoc&, of Tristan de Cl,aha 96iqi 10.
iol'' Columbian.
ne Hornet separated in chase two d ont.
ana we ony fell IN off here a lew DAYS siRe.. tve
were oehGhteh TO her of her gond snr,une so s,,.
perIor To ourown--she had czpturet, ,yy, 40 g -,
WouS, lis BntaDnc Naiesy's triy penonip ,fi-
sn action ct % I-2 r.iHWes The Pepo,iin ,vos g.
ts0 OUT oy admiral Tyler, at the Cane Of Good
hone, expressly TO take he priyaieer Younr Wen,
whph captured AN Ihdaman in III a,
'nu an' ca the prisoners ard was sabros-d to bavs
Drougl her prize here TO strD hsr stJ m r.feab,
- nc Jusu'h was commanded b. captain Dicken-
S'n' distinguished young man IN their chro iees
and 1t appears. from some of his narers Of rs.n,s
soie co1nec ions, and great favosie IN tg,e nnv,
ADMIRAL >ler loaned him ~ tnariuez fro,n tl,
I't15uWay, ana was very minute in his instructfons
gu" grave 90 degree IN lis riunctiors IN n Oirt.
eneoo, as to the manner ofep,as;7o t ,r;,a.a,.,
20 ket close enough was the great co, s;Jerst,g =
,,'' man seeks earnestly he is almost st,rs IN
IN IL a,u c,Ptsn 10. supposed he mud The WASH.
wlen ne ohty Sd10 the Hornet vessel onsdsro
ply smaller IN all her dimen so,,s and Doll. "a
ierior IN her armo meut 10 the privateer The 10
net, on peresying that the brig bro mn for To-,
,.' ~, a"sk the brig came stern on. lest tho Hor
net ,p'ghe d'scoyer her gurs and be of and brcsb
ing close alongside of her fred enn d
her d. george. An entire lroa,sii. from, tbe H.
net every shot of which told 'opeped dc voc 81
,t ohh nun n upon fsnkee man Of war; inst what
hey off Eno
'ahu M ~ minutes the Penguin hal he, r,,en,oss
over re side--her bowspyit In two ,ieces -.
.o'"dusiSe nearly driven in--2O men Killed i,cirJ
tl,e captain and o of To- Nelson's syvaios
-, Ii o"ued including the 2d lieutenant. two
'"'u9'"P"en a. q masters mate &c The Ho-rnt
nhtouootd IN herhull, was severely ent nm 4, 49,,
6s"s' ESP oi@iiy about her main aud 20, eson-el
1n'n''ts, her miztn being vas, deal TOO ln,y E
- - suvnhery-one marine k,ied-the contain
anu ist heuteOant, Couuer (severcIyN .rJ 49,,
others wounded. The Pe,,rnin was nof e., -. -
epo '9rhet on deck by two feet bn - Z o,,. -oI
more neam Tn ckcr sides and L.aitei. bpl,y.,..s.e
- ~ 'neT own account. l5z mei ~ qnalter,.
''hu mounted 10 32ib carronsfcs and y 49, -
o. her gun deck, I Q on a n;vt, NC 49,. -
$3.50, - hBht carronade on her capstan. and sol.
sS's ~ Ooth her tops. Her officers 1scr.led 49,.
,h,sO'tlhe entirely 20 the mpcrorit, of sE. ,o.o
,o,ihS ts ~ t"e iornei--hsve repeated i0 they
"yaI pc g'"d 70 Try il again vii her n he per-
gun was manned wifh suot toef s..fb,.. se.
''o'"'" Ieu England last : 31tcf, sr aud tI,.n,.e
S sS arc Us stout finc-iookinr r,vf ne cye,.,.
80, ito., I"oh IS proyab'e goy'h 30 speeula-
~ er ~ a,.. :" inquiry On OK aiming hes guns
.. % We fcuon, 2 92ib csT-tifae IN TIE sfas m
s"geH was iOnnd wifh We ..rtot IS ,iicery 6uff'8
G , stepped "a as It the ty Size left Spitbeadi
peEchsOn, tOwsr 8 fne c'rsc 81 the Grht told he
'Iu'snAht, hciJoa I'D that thesi r. ilowsar
gVns u 10 AS like h--ii wc must get on boar IS,
on beIns asked by BiGd.e Why ne did not, rs cheer,
never h7u bcSn b. tter opnortuoity, la s,id ttbe
lio tfy' gut found tss men raher baekward-sp5
70, yo .r snog, con luic' give it up" Alter
MIR. Mcdonald had fcpes II .lly called ont tl,st 80
h'h surrendered, and B.ddle had ceased bis &C.
two fellows on board tic Penguin 6teJ son, 49,
ind the man ~ the wheei-D.dds gae e'.,,L -
u coin, and the ball passiag round tie reek wc,s
~ tnnousl we cape OF ms s2rtOut--wOJndme him.
'o~e'er, severely, bl not dangerously liz rr,,,.
scp7ped, nut the rHfliaps did Bot ia. ~. -.
observed, " Two OF Bddcs marines ~, is.-'.,,t
md 'a'd them dead upon the deck ~ he ins,..,
~ '-s Hiese fellows grow Worso iastesd sf