Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-14

The richest publican IN ~ nm, illf

| ~ OneiJM Ssedng- ErigGte.--A Stcanl-trclte
| was launched at Ncw-lOrk last year, 800 feet
III length, 200 in breadth, and I3 feet thick az
| It's sides, which are composed ofoak-planks
and corkaiternately il carries tigui,S, four of
| which are lO0pounders, the others are from 81
| 10 CO. Besides which. in order 10 prevent board
ing, II can discharge upon its assailants hun
| dred gallons ofboliing water every minute. Bv
| the same mechanism likewise, 800 sabres are
| moved outside its port-hoies with the most per-
| feet regularity and times every minute as
many lOng-spears are darted out with the most
! incredible force. and pulled back every time
| tor fresh emission. What human power can
| overcome the effects OF such q dreadful ma
! chine IL is the chef dc 0urre o. mechanism; il
l>af the very top OF art, being more wonderful
because, though useless forattack il is inyincj-
BIKE for defence. The Americans have also iu-
vented boats, the wheels of which instead OF
beng put IN motion by steam, are moved BY
horses embarked or board and which work as
m Il rlding-honse. 1t may be suggested that
this way may be as advantageous as the other,
but experiment must decide.
TJonndldes Debats
During the late glorious action before AL
Siers, as lord ENmouth aud capt Brisbane were
conversing together, bya spent ball or some %
Their cause, the latter was struck HAT on the
ground. Lord Exmouth immediately called the
first lieutenant, ANA exclaimed, "PoOr Bris-
bane he's gone tale the command" The
captain, raising himself into Il sitting posture,
coolly said, Not Vet. my lord and in a mo-
ment after, resumed his share IN the business
Tkelate5aftIc.--'Th Algerines .itwouldseem.
have been much uuder.vaued to their skill
in gunnery the late action against them our
readers will DC surprised to hear, was the blood
lest which has been fought of late years in COM
parison to the numbers employed.
In the action of the LIST June, there were 20
san OF the hne (including the Audacious) i'm
action, with ABOUT II 900 men; OF these PSI
were Killed, ani 737 wounded. Total, LOIS.
In Lord Hudports action, 2Sd june, 1895,
there were II sail, with about 10000 men; OF
Whom ouly 81 were killed, and llS wounded.
Total. IA.
were u sail of the line, with about 10 900 men :
OF whom there were killed -, and wounded
227. Total 500.
In Lord Duncan's action, IIth October.
l107, there were sixteen sail Of the line (ncu-
ding two sos engaged, with about 5 900 men
OF whom i9l were killed, and 500 Wounded
Total 75i.
In the battle ofthe Nile, LIST Aug l79S. there
were j sail OF the line engaged, withabout $500
men of whom 2lS were hilled, and or woun-
dcd 1otalSo5.
In Lord Nelson's attack on Copenhagen. End
April, 1901, there were II sail of the line and .
fiiSateS engaged, with about 1000 men; of
whom 81 were killed, and gu wounded. To-
tai SIS.
In the battle OF Trafalgar, 2lst October, 1905.
there were u sail of the liue engaged, with a.
bout IL 600 men ofwhom ii2were killed, and
li2 wounded. Total ,j2l.
In the attack on Algiers, there appears to
have been > sail OF the line and frgat,s euga-
ged, the crews of which may be computed at
about 1900 men; OF whom Us were Killed. *
G@O wounded. Total SIS. Ii the Dutch fri
gates were added. they may be taken at abort
1000 men; of whom Is were killed. and ~
wounded 50 that the totals would be, of6.5OO
men-lH killed, aud 722wounded. Total SG3
Our readers will see, that the proportion
therefore, of the killed and wounded i'm this ac-
ton exceeds the proportion in any OF our for
mer victories.
Extract of a letter .tiom an officer o., board the
Queen Charlotte.
The position of this vessel enabled us 10
have beautiful view of the commencement OF
the action. j cannot describe tOvou the inn
menSe crowd OF meu that covered the Mole *
all parts of the marine they were as thick rs
hops; thicker suppose than the hops are this
year, unless the weather mcnded-Wel, lust
as the old Lldy was going to let fy her broad
side, the Admiral, | suppose, had some pity on
the poor devils for lie stood on the noon and
mot1ned with his hand for them TO get out of
the way-but, there was such a crowd that this
WAS impossible, even if they had wished; but
don't suppose they understood what the Admi-
raj meant-at last, fire. fire fire and bang
think l saw 800 or 1000 bang dorn in an in
slant After that did not see much, until our
boats, taking pity on our darkness, set fire TO
trigate close 10 US, just by way of light, to see
what we were doing.
you talk of your fires in Tendon. and of
your engines and fire-mep / wish we had some
OF them, when this cursed frigate was b.azipec
not 80 wards from CIR dwelling which, being
bulit OF wood, With oakum for mortar and fine
ysrandas and balconies made OF hemp and
tow, was rather more in danger than one of
your substantial brick messages is, when the
neighbours house takes fire. The fact is we
were on fire, believe, two or three times bnt
we were all so id cyol that we put il cut di-
rectlV.
"All our gun-boats were numbered, and it
was g0Dd fun tOScc hoW No. s would pull 10 Get
into the fire before NO. Is; in fact they were all
nob.y conducted, and the only Tua,ber, which
he body seemed 10 tahe care Of was number
one.
Now, the grief of the story is. that we had
no officer killed so no promotion; the Dey
balls seemed 10 have the navy list by heart, aud
took care to avoid every body who would have
made vacancy.
But, the best of the storyis, and must take
Il new sheettO tell ii, that the PrOmetheus brOt
us2 new midshpnen, funny little fellows who
do Won think they were the cOnSulS wife and
daughter. wonder how they behaved in the
action; did not see them.
g He hada little child in the cradle, and the
doctor promised to give itsOne dose that should
maxi it lie quiet and lie engaged to bring il
down in basket like a roasting pig but just as
the poor doctor and his pig got to the last gate,
the poor little devil began TO squeak so the
Turks found out the whole affair and clapped
crew into prison, as they do the old women d
bout London, for chIid-stealing.
shall try TO Get this letter sent, TO let Won
know that am alive and merry; and now that
yOu are sure of that, m tell YOU Of little
scratch / hdtS but IL nothing atall, Just like my
letter. Our doctor, you See has no better suc-
cess with me than the Promeihcan doctor
et."